32 Emotional Roller-coaster

Qin Residence - Elder Qin's Study

It was 11:30 pm, elder Qin was accompanied my Madame Qin. They both sat on the sofa; Elder Qin had his phone on loud speaker as he was confirming the last of the details with his contact.

Elder Qin: "The photo has to be one that everyone will be able to identify the time it was taken. Also, make sure it's large enough."

Contact: "Yes elder Qin, I'm sure you'll be very pleased with the results when you see them tomorrow morning. I've chosen the best photo."

Elder Qin: "Make sure the caption and article is accurate. It's Dr. Li Xiuying who broke the engagement with Chen Wei for the happiness of Li Yu Yan."

Contact: "Yes."

Elder Qin was satisfied with the results. He put the phone down.

Elder Qin: "When was Xiuying's engagement arranged? So Li Yu Yan was the other woman?"

Elder Qin found that sometimes his wife had a better information gathering network than him, she was like a blood hound when the topics of information was concerning marriages, engagements, socialites and couples.

Madame Qin: "Li Wang had arranged Li Xiuying's engagement from when she was only 15 years old. At the time the Chen family were just a family of doctors that were not known to the social circles, they moved here from some small town. They started making connections with a few people in the medical world as well as a few politicians."

She took a long sip of tea and started savoring the taste.

Madame Qin deliberately took her time; she loved keeping people in suspense.

Elder Qin: "Chyou, can you continue please?"

Madame Qin: "Okay dear, no need to rush me. When the Chen family started becoming more successful and mixing regularly with the right social circles, Li Yu Yan suddenly started taking notice of Chen Wei. I wouldn't be surprised if that Li Wang encouraged them from behind the scenes. For the last several years Li Yu Yan and Chen Wei have been acting like a young married couple deeply in love, they've been spotted out together numerous times even being caught on camera in highly questionable photos together."

Elder Qin: "I can't believe that Chen Wei would choose a fish eye over a pearl."

Madame Qin completely agreed: "I heard this Li Yu Yan is meant to be a gentle and graceful young girl, who's soft in speech and very intelligent. She's even applied to medical school."

She snorted after she said this.

The only doctor she'll be is a doctor in the bedroom.

Elder Qin sighed: "That poor child, having her fiancé stolen away by her own cousin."

Madame Qin nodded.

Elder Qin: "I've looked into the Chen family. This Chen Wei is apparently a highly competent surgeon even going to the US for a couple of years and working in top hospitals. The Chen family have recently taken over Emerald Hospital and is one of our major competitors."

Madame Qin: "How could they possibly compete with us, when we have the world renowned Dr. Li Xiuying working with us."

Elder Qin voice sounded solemn : "We'll still have to look out for them. Underestimating the enemy is never wise and has caused the downfall of many empires."

Madame Qin: "Yes, yes dear. I can't wait for the news to come out tomorrow! Those two people deserve everything they have coming to them. mwahaha."

She accidentally choked whilst laughing and started coughing.

Elder Qin patted his wife's back gently and chuckled lightly.

He thought his wife looked adorable as she took delight in Xiuying's revenge plot.

Qin Song listened to the conversation between his step-mother and father. He had planted a listening device when they had returned home form the hospital; whilst his father had gone to find his mother. He wanted to know what Li Xiuying had discussed with his father and he doubted that Little 4th could be persuaded to tell him.

As Qin Song listened to the conversation, he felt like he was on an emotional roller coaster.

Firstly, he felt an overwhelming emotion engulf him when he found that Li Xiuying had been engaged, it wasn't anger it was a strong sense that he didn't like the idea of Li Xiuying being with Chen Wei. Qin Song couldn't pinpoint what he was feeling but he had never felt like this before, it left a somewhat bitter taste in his mouth.

He then felt relieved when Li Xiuying had broken off the engagement but this was short lived as he didn't know whether this was because she was forced into a corner or that she didn't care for Chen Wei. Qin Song also couldn't decide who he was more disgusted with that stupid B@$£ard Chen Wei or the treacherous snake of a woman Li Yu Yan.

Qin Song then started thinking more deeply about Li Xiuying's situation and about when they had first met. She was dishevelled, covered in mud, blood and bits of plants and stones. She also smelt like a farmyard.

What was going on inside the Li family? How had they been treating LI Xiuying all this time?

He decided to have Cao Shan investigate. After all she is now working for the Qin family and he had to ensure her well being, of course this is a boss's duty to his employee.

...

Apartment 5

Li Xiuying was in bed with Little 4th laying next to her. They were both in pj's. She had finally managed to get Qin Jingfei to go to the guest room to sleep.

Li Xiuying: "You cousin talks a lot."

Little 4th nodded: "She talks too much."

He was slightly annoyed with Qin Jingfei for interrupting his time with his big sister.

She was only a tag along, it would have been better if big brother had come he talks less.

Li Xiuying: "We'll leave at 8:15 tomorrow, I have to be at the hospital by 9 am. I only have one operation at 10 am, we can get an early lunch after I'm done."

Li Xiuying closed her eyes and after a few moments her breathing was soft and even.

Little 4th was as excited as a puppy, he felt like he had all this pent up energy inside him. He just couldn't get to sleep.

I'm sleeping next to big Sister YingYing! This is the best night ever!

Little 4th wasn't the only one destined for a restlessness night.

Across the hallway Qin Jingfei was tossing and turning.

I can't believe I'm in the famous Dr. Li's house. I still have so much I wanted to talk about today. I'll have to make a mental list of all the topics.

I'll have to ask about the new laparoscopic camera she created and the..

What Qin Jingfei failed to remember was that her husband and daughter were due to arrive tomorrow afternoon and she had to pick them up from the airport.