Chapter 4: Taking a Fancy to Miss Ruan

The hospital's nurse found Ruan Qi's mother's number in her phone, and her mother, who was out of town, immediately called Xu Xiangyang, who was also in the Imperial Capital.

Upon learning that Ruan Qi had been admitted to the hospital, Xu Xiangyang, so startled his heart almost stopped, rushed over without even bothering to change out of his slippers.

This was his master's most cherished little disciple, after all. If anything happened to her, his master would surely flay him alive and hang him on a flagpole for three days!

"...I'm not quite sure what happened," Ruan Qi rubbed her aching forehead, trying hard to remember, "I was waiting for the traffic light, and something fell from the sky, hitting me right on the head."

Xu Xiangyang: "..." My sister's luck, I'm afraid she might be a black Koi.

"Anyway, no matter what, it's good that you are okay. I'll go handle your hospital admission, you rest first."

Xu Xiangyang stood up to leave, and Ruan Qi quickly called out to him.

"Brother, no. It's just a concussion, I'll be fine after a couple of needles, no need to stay in the hospital."

After saying that, she pulled out a silver needle from who knows where and, without even looking, pierced it into her Baihui acupoint.

Xu Xiangyang: "..."

Xu Xiangyang felt a bit weary.

He rubbed his temples and said helplessly, "Then I'll go settle the bill I just made. Don't move around, wait for me to come back and we'll leave together."

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After Xu Xiangyang left, Ruan Qi slowly put on her shoes and got off the bed.

She looked around the empty hospital room, her face showing bewilderment.

During her moment of unconsciousness earlier, she thought she heard someone speaking near her.

Could it have been a dream?

Ruan Qi rubbed her head and walked out of the room.

She closed the door of the ward, leaned against the wall, and as she pricked herself with silver needles, she waited for Xu Xiangyang.

Footsteps approached from afar, along with the sound of people talking.

"Eh? Miss Ruan? Isn't that Miss Ruan?!"

Ruan Qi turned her head to look.

It was actually the Qin family members she had met just a few hours ago.

It turned out that the hospital Old Master Qin had been sent to was this one.

Ruan Qi blinked her beautiful eyes and nodded politely, "Patriarch Qin, Miss Qin."

Qin Qingdi's eyes lit up when she saw Ruan Qi.

She ran over, her eyes sweeping over the bandage on Ruan Qi's forehead, and asked with concern, "Miss Ruan, what happened to you?"

"Just a small accident on the road, it's not serious," Ruan Qi replied, giving her a glance and a soft smile with her peach blossom eyes, "Miss Qin's complexion looks much better than before."

Qin Qingdi, feeling a bit embarrassed, touched her cheek, and before she could speak, two men walked out from around the corner of the corridor.

One of them, dressed in a white suit, was her fiancé Bai Yuchen. The other man was even taller, every movement exuding a strong presence.

Seeing that man, Qin Qingdi's smile froze, and she shrank her neck out of fear.

"B-Brother Jiu..."

Xi Jiu hummed indifferently, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone's faces, and paused when he saw Ruan Qi.

"Hey, isn't this Miss Ruan?" Bai Yuchen had a very good impression of the young girl who had saved his fiancée.

He nudged the Xi Jiu next to him, introducing with enthusiasm, "Brother Jiu, this is Miss Ruan I told you about. Thanks to her, Grandpa Qin and Xiao Di were safe. Miss Ruan, this is my brother, Xi Jiu."

Ruan Qi looked at Xi Jiu and nodded slightly, "Hello."

The expressions of the Qin family members present were a bit strange.

In the entire Imperial Capital, anyone who hears the name 'Xi Jiu' is either shocked or fearful. At the very least, they would show some respect.

But Miss Ruan...it seemed as if she had never heard of the Xi family?

Bai Yuchen, however, hadn't thought so much about it.

He was still recounting to Xi Jiu the brave act of Ruan Qi saving Old Master Qin, completely unaware that Xi Jiu had been staring at Ruan Qi ever since the beginning.

"Miss Ruan is from which place?" Xi Jiu suddenly asked.

Bai Yuchen, who was in the middle of his enthusiastic storytelling, choked.

He opened his eyes wide in shock.

Brother Jiu was actually initiating conversation with a woman?

Shit! Could he have taken a liking to Miss Ruan?!!!