Chapter 16: Zhao Ran Is Kidnapped
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Back at the hospital, Tang Xuan was stopped by Liu Ling just as he was about to return to the ward.
“Could you come to my office and talk?”
Tang Xuan had cursed at her in the delivery room in a moment of panic. Thinking back, he realized she had not really done anything wrong, so he did not refuse.
Ever since Liu Ling had heard Huang Ying say that he had cured Huang Long, she had wanted to speak with him. She knew Huang Long’s condition very well. It would have been a miracle if he had lived another year, yet he had actually recovered.
She was also desperate to learn how he had performed the bloodless treatment on You Zhen.
“If you’re willing to tell me how you managed to treat You Zhen without surgery and cure Old Master Huang, I can satisfy any demand you make.”
“Sacrifice yourself for the sake of medicine?”
Tang Xuan could not help but sneer.
“Do women with a little beauty like you really think they can use their bodies to accomplish anything?”
“Do you think every man in the world should crawl at your feet? All you have to do is lift your skirt, and men will wag their tails like dogs?”
“You’re just like Huang Ying. Spread your legs, and you expect to get everything?”
Liu Ling had not expected the humiliation to be so crude.
She had struggled with herself for a long time before making that decision, only to be utterly torn apart by Tang Xuan’s words.
“If I hadn’t offered this, would you have told me?”
“I only want to improve my medical skills. Is that wrong?”
“I just want to save more people.”
Tang Xuan burst out laughing.
“Don’t make yourself sound so noble.”
“Aren’t you doing this for a higher position?”
“If a seriously ill beggar were lying by the roadside, would you save him?”
Liu Ling fell silent.
“If you’re going to play the whore, don’t pretend to be a saint.”
Liu Ling was so furious that tears welled in her eyes.
Never in her life had she suffered such humiliation.
She had been beautiful since childhood, and there had never been any shortage of men around her. They obeyed her every word. In Liu Ling’s eyes, all men were simps who would let her command them with a single glance.
No one had ever dared disobey her.
What was more, she had offered what she considered a tremendous sacrifice.
“I’m still a woman. Don’t you know how to show consideration to a lady?”
“You’re no different from Huang Ying.”
With that, Tang Xuan walked out of Liu Ling’s office.
Suddenly, he sensed that something was wrong.
What had he meant to do just now?
That was right.
He had wanted to apologize to Liu Ling for his attitude the last time. Instead, he had cursed her out all over again.
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Still, she had brought it upon herself.
Tang Xuan had never been unreasonable. Unfortunately, these women simply refused to act reasonably.
When he returned to the ward, Tang Qinghua looked panicked.
“You’re finally back.”
“What happened?”
“Zhao Ran was taken away by people from the Li family. They said they were inviting her to the Li residence.”
“Zhao Ran doesn’t know them at all. I’m sure the Li family has bad intentions.”
Tang Xuan’s face instantly turned icy.
He had not expected the Li family to move so quickly, much less dare abduct Zhao Ran.
They were practically throwing themselves onto the muzzle of a gun. Were they determined to die?
You Zhen watched Tang Xuan with a grave expression.
“What grudge do you have against the Li family?”
“We didn’t have one before. We do now.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll bring Zhao Ran back.”
At the Huang family villa, Huang Long could not stop laughing when he learned that the Li family had gone to the hospital and taken Zhao Ran away.
“The deaths of Zhou Zhuoyi and Zhou Hu are both connected to that woman.”
“Li Qin considers that woman his Achilles’ heel. You really have no idea what you’re doing.”
Huang Ying asked, “Grandfather, can he really stand against the Li family?”
Huang Long shook his head.
He had no idea how powerful Tang Xuan truly was, because he had not dared test him.
But Tang Xuan had entered his room without making a sound and without being detected in the slightest. That alone proved he was no ordinary man.
“Whether he can stand against them or not, Li Qin’s legs certainly won’t recover. That’s enough.”
Huang Yin said anxiously, “What if the Li family kills him?”
Huang Long suddenly froze.
Without Tang Xuan’s pills, he could live for only one month.
He had been so focused on watching the two families battle that he had completely forgotten his own life was still in Tang Xuan’s hands.
“Let’s go. We’re heading to the Li residence!”
The Huang family members felt their hearts sink. This was disastrous. The Huang family was about to break completely with the Li family.
After Huang Long and Huang Ying left, several of the Huang brothers gathered together.
“The old man actually wants to drag the Huang family into trouble for the sake of an outsider.”
“That so-called miracle doctor is completely worthless to us. Why should we offend the Li family for him?”
“Find a way to drive the old man out of the family. He’s already planning to hand his position over to that harlot, Huang Ying.”
On the way to the Li residence, Huang Ying said worriedly, “Grandfather, now that we’ve offended the Li family, will they let us off?”
Huang Long replied grimly, “Li Qin’s legs have been crippled. For the time being, he won’t dare make a major move against the Huang family. The Sun family is watching us like a tiger stalking its prey.”
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The Sun and Li families were the two leading clans in Jiang City. They had secretly competed for many years without either side gaining the upper hand.
On the surface, they had maintained peaceful development all these years. But who would willingly share Jiang City’s throne with another?
If the Li family moved against the Huang family, the Huang family could fight back with everything it had and still leave the Li family severely weakened.
That would give the Sun family an opportunity.
Therefore, Huang Long believed that the Li family absolutely would not act recklessly.
By the time Tang Xuan arrived at the Li residence, Huang Long and Huang Ying had already been waiting for some time.
Tang Xuan was rather surprised to see the two of them.
“You’re making such a huge gamble. Aren’t you afraid of losing?”
Huang Long gave a sheepish smile.
“Little Divine Doctor, my life is in your hands. I’m not in a position to decide whether to gamble or not.”
“But I believe I won’t lose.”
Tang Xuan nodded. “I like that kind of straightforwardness. Don’t play tricks behind my back and treat me like an idiot.”
Those words landed on Huang Ying’s face like a scorching slap.
“I didn’t think things through carefully enough. I’m sorry.”
The three of them walked to the entrance of the Li family villa.
Two bodyguards stepped forward and blocked their way.
“May I ask whether you have an appointment?”
Tang Xuan smiled at Huang Ying. “See? This is what treating me like an idiot looks like. They knew I was coming, yet they still want to put on this ridiculous act.”
The next second, Tang Xuan suddenly attacked.
The two bodyguards did not even have time to react before Tang Xuan sent them flying with a punch from each side.
With a thunderous crash, the villa’s main doors were smashed open.
The two bodyguards did not stop when they struck the doors. Their bodies flew straight into the middle of the living room.
Huang Ying stood there, dumbfounded.
She had thought Tang Xuan’s refusal to show her any consideration was excessive.
Now it seemed that he had actually gone easy on her.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of bodyguards charged out from every direction and surrounded the three of them.
The living room was filled with dozens more men glaring at them menacingly.
Li Meng sat motionless on the sofa.
After glancing at Tang Xuan, Li Meng turned his gaze to Huang Long.
“Huang Long, you’re bold indeed. You actually dared kill members of my Li family!”
The moment Huang Long heard this, he knew that Li Meng had misunderstood. He actually believed that Huang Long had been the one to strike.
But Huang Long did not explain.
The more Li Meng regarded Tang Xuan as weak, the greater the price the Li family would ultimately pay.
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