noffsinger Chapter 8 Madam, come here quickly!
Chapter 8 Madam, come here quickly!
Jiang Qin knew Lin Xiaoyu's character well; otherwise, she wouldn't have brought her along in the first place.
However, it was clearly not the right time to deny it. Jiang Qin glanced at Li Nana and looked at Liu Wenli, "You two should take her to the hospital first. The most important thing is to stop the bleeding. When you come back, we'll handle this matter as it should be."
Liu Wenli glanced at her, tossed her long hair and turned her head away, her hair, which exuded a strong fragrance, seemed unfriendly as it touched Jiang Qin's arm.
Jiang Qin could naturally sense the other party's malice, but at this moment, unaware of the facts, she could only watch as everyone helped Li Nana into the elevator and left. Once she was gone, the crowd that had been watching the commotion dispersed.
Jiang Qin looked around but didn't see Lin Xiaoyu. She walked towards the president's office but still didn't see her.
I frowned and went to the restroom; one of the stalls was occupied.
"Xiao Lin?" Jiang Qin called out as she stepped forward.
Lin Xiaoyu came out, her face clearly streaked with tears, "Sister Qin, I..."
The young woman, who had just entered the workforce and hadn't officially graduated yet, was clearly terrified. Her eyes turned red like a rabbit's, and tears welled up in her eyes before she could finish speaking.
Seeing Lin Xiaoyu like this made Jiang Qin feel a little dazed, as if she were seeing her former self for a moment.
That was two years after her grandmother passed away. At that time, she and Horstley were not very close. Although she regained the courage to live a good life, her personality had been worn down by fate and she was quite fragile and sensitive.
At Mrs. Huo's behest, Huo Sili asked her to be his secretary. She was actually unwilling, but due to various reasons, she had no other choice at the time and agreed. And the secretary who was parachuted in was so young.
One day, when Horstley was away on a business trip, she was unsurprisingly bullied by several of the senior staff members in the secretariat.
She was too vulnerable back then, and when she was bullied, she cried even harder than Lin Xiaoyu does now, feeling panicked and helpless.
She kept falling into the trap of self-justification, and after hearing her explanation, those people said even harsher things.
"Alright, stop crying." Thinking about it, it's only been two years. Jiang Qin felt a little emotional. She raised her hand and gently patted Lin Xiaoyu's shoulder, her tone gentle and calm. "Come on, come back to the president's office with me, and tell me what happened."
A few minutes later, in the president's office, after listening to Lin Xiaoyu's account and combining it with what she knew, Jiang Qin completely understood what had happened.
At Huo's company, there are ten interns in each position, and unless they are particularly bad, eight of them will usually be promoted to full-time employees.
In the last list, two interns were already deemed unqualified. If another one is removed, then even if Li Nana has some issues with the assessment, she will still be promoted and continue to be trained.
The first person Liu Wenli targeted was Lin Xiaoyu, who had recently experienced a family incident.
It just so happens that Lin Xiaoyu is under her command, so it can be said that she killed two birds with one stone.
Liu Wenli deliberately let Li Nana provoke Lin Xiaoyu with her words, and even let Li Nana insult her, saying that she only became the president's secretary because of her face and figure. The more she talked, the more she seemed to be about to hit her, and she got closer and closer to Lin Xiaoyu in her high heels.
In the end, Lin Xiaoyu fell for the trap.
She didn't expect that just as she was about to push her away, Li Nana suddenly stepped back and slammed into the wall, crying out in pain and even exaggeratingly bleeding from her nose.
At this moment, Liu Wenli arrived with several colleagues from her department, perfectly serving as so-called witnesses.
but……
"You said you didn't run into her?" Jiang Qin seized on the key information.
“Yes, I didn’t touch her.” Lin Xiaoyu recalled while wiping away her tears. “I was trying to push her away, but before I could touch her, she bumped into me. Then Secretary Liu and a few other people came in to help her up and asked her what was wrong. She said that I pushed her.”
"As long as you're sure you didn't run into her, that's fine." Jiang Qin glanced at Lin Xiaoyu, gesturing for her to wipe away her tears first.
"The burden of proof lies with the person making the claim. They say you pushed it, so let them provide evidence."
Jiang Qin said, turning on her phone to take a look. "It's lunch break now, so they won't be back for a while. They'll probably come over when President Huo is at work in the afternoon to talk to them."
Speaking of President Huo...
Jiang Qin lowered her eyes. At this hour, Huo Sili should have been back at the company for his lunch break by now.
But now, there's no trace of him, and no news at all.
"Why don't you take a nap here? Go sit on the sofa over there." Jiang Qin gestured for Lin Xiaoyu to go to the sofa next to her.
Lin Xiaoyu nodded, wiping away her tears, her voice still choked with emotion, "Thank you, Sister Qin, for troubling you."
Jiang Qin didn't say anything more. She was also a little tired. She glanced at Xie Youan's message that said he was free next Wednesday, replied with an "okay," turned off her phone, and planned to take a nap.
Just as she was about to lie down, her phone rang. Seeing the contact name, Jiang Qin quickly swiped to answer, "Hello? Assistant He?"
Suddenly, when she heard He Xu address her as "Madam," a rare occurrence for Jiang Qin, her heart skipped a beat.
He Xu was the only person in the company who knew about her secret marriage to Huo Sili, but he never addressed her that way at the company.
Just as she was about to ask what had happened, He Xu's anxious voice reached her ears—
"Madam! Mr. Huo has been in a car accident and is in a coma! A family member needs to sign the consent form for the medical examination! He's on the fifth floor of Building A at the Municipal Hospital. Please come over now!"
"What did you say?" Jiang Qin's pupils suddenly trembled, her face turned deathly pale, and she jumped up from her seat.
Huo Sili was out having dinner with Li Xueqian, so why did he get into a car accident?
Before Jiang Qin could say anything, He Xu anxiously repeated her words, and then a crackling sound came from the phone. She called for her assistant again but received no response.
An increasingly intense tension and unease instantly enveloped Jiang Qin's entire body, and the image that immediately appeared in her mind was an old and loving face.
That's Old Mrs. Huo.
The old lady of the Huo family was her grandmother's close friend. Four years ago, her grandmother fell seriously ill, and the huge medical expenses in the later stages were paid by the old lady of the Huo family. Before her grandmother passed away, she was worried about her and entrusted the old lady of the Huo family to take care of her.
Huo Sili is the beloved grandson of Old Mrs. Huo. Knowing that her grandmother was worried that she would be alone in the future, Old Mrs. Huo did not hesitate to let her and Huo Sili get married, so that the marriage would be a guarantee and put her grandmother at ease.
At that time, she and Huo Sili didn't actually know each other at all, or rather, Huo Sili seemed to have no memory of her at all. It was only because Old Mrs. Huo and Huo Sili said that that Huo Sili cooperated.
Later, when her grandmother heard Huo Sili promise that he would treat her well and take good care of her, she smiled peacefully before she passed away.
Grandma passed away without regrets, and Jiang Qin will never forget Grandma Huo's kindness in this matter.
Not to mention that in the early days after her grandmother's passing, she inevitably suffered from pain and negativity, feeling that life seemed to have lost its meaning. Old Mrs. Huo would still care for her from time to time. It can be said that Old Mrs. Huo was the one who pulled her out of that dark period.
To her, the old lady was an even greater benefactor.
Four years ago, when her grandmother fell ill, Mrs. Huo also had a serious illness. However, it was discovered in time and the treatment was successful. But it relapsed last year and she has been taking medication to control it. She cannot tolerate any stimulation.
If anything were to happen to Horstley...
Jiang Qin dared not think about it. She looked at the driver in the driver's seat. His handsome eyebrows were furrowed, and his hand holding the phone was trembling uncontrollably due to nervousness and anxiety.
"Driver, could you please drive faster? I'll give you more money!"
"Miss, I understand you're in a hurry, but I can't offer more money!" the driver said helplessly. "I'm already speeding, and my license will be revoked if I go any faster! I can't just do this one fare, can I?"
Jiang Qin took a deep breath to compose herself and gripped her phone tighter. "I apologize for not thinking things through."
A moment later, the car stopped at the entrance of the city hospital, and Jiang Qin quickly got out and went inside.
The wind blowing in through the doorway tousled her hair, and her unusually hurried steps and disheveled hair couldn't hide her beautiful and eye-catching appearance, which attracted the attention or admiration of many people around her, but Jiang Qin was completely unaware.
On a weekday, the elevator was unexpectedly crowded with people, and the stairwell door was closed.
Without hesitation, Jiang Qin quickly went over and pushed open the door. A red string was faintly visible on her right wrist under her long sleeves. Jiang Qin glanced at the red string and rushed upstairs as fast as she could.