Qi Shifeng glanced at Xu Tingyu. It seemed that he was also intent on resolving this matter once and for all.
After all, aside from the assets, the fight that had escalated to someone hiring thugs to beat someone up needed to be dealt with.
So he dialed the phone right in front of Xu Tingyu.
Liu Ning answered quickly on the other end.
But as soon as she spoke, it was a barrage of questions and blame.
"You're finally calling me? You finally bothered to take me out of the blacklist?"
"I was beaten up like this by your ex-mother-in-law, and you didn't even come to the hospital to see me once. Do you have a conscience?"
For some reason, Xu Tingyu really wanted to laugh.
In some ways, she and Qi Shifeng were really a perfect match.
Even the things their mothers scolded them for were the same.
"Why did you hire someone to beat her up? I remember telling you that you weren't allowed to take this fight any further," Qi Shifeng said coldly.
Only then did Xu Tingyu realize that although Qi Shifeng hadn't gone to see Liu Ning, he had sent Jiang Li to convey the message.
Liu Ning had been the one to provoke the fight in the first place, and it had been a mutual brawl, so it should have ended there. No more talk about it.
At that time, Liu Ning had also cursed up a storm, but there really had been no more trouble.
Who would have thought that she had been waiting for an opportunity and then hired someone to beat Zhang Qiu up.
Liu Ning understood what he meant and flew into a rage. "What do you mean by that? When did I ever hire someone to beat her up?"
To be precise, she had had the plan, but she hadn't had the chance to hire anyone to carry it out yet.
Her hair had been cut off, and she wasn't satisfied with the custom-made wig, so she wore a hat all day and didn't meet anyone.
If she were going to teach Zhang Qiu a lesson, she would definitely do unto others as they had done unto her.
"So she got beaten up, huh? Well, serves her right. She must have made too many enemies outside. There are just too many people who can't stand her," she sneered.
"Even though I didn't do this, it doesn't matter if you think I did. I'm actually quite happy about it," Liu Ning laughed heartily.
Seeing Zhang Qiu in trouble lifted the cloud that had been hanging over her for days.
That kind of bitch dared to go against her. Getting beaten up was really satisfying.
Zhang Qiu obviously heard these words and was furious.
"You're still lying! If you didn't hire someone, then who did? I'm telling you, I'm definitely not going to let this go," she seethed.
"You said I'm a bitch? Fine. I'm just a worthless person anyway. I'll fight you to the death. It'll be worth it even if I take you down with me."
When she got angry, she naturally said things without thinking.
But if Liu Ning were standing right in front of her at that moment, she might really fight to the death with her.
After all, a person lives for their pride.
Liu Ning wasn't one to back down either.
"You really think I'm afraid of you? I'm telling you, I've never been afraid of anyone in my life."
Just as the two were about to start arguing again, Xu Tingyu suddenly spoke up.
"Since one says the other did it and the other denies it, let's call the police. We're not judges. We can't tell who's lying," she said.
She didn't have a good impression of either of these mothers at the moment.
Since someone was lying and wasn't admitting it, they might as well call the police and let them investigate.
Qi Shifeng had no objections, and Liu Ning even shouted on the phone, "Call the police then. I'm going to get a medical examination anyway."
Since that was the case, Xu Tingyu took out her phone and called the police.
"Alright, now we'll let the lawyers on both sides handle this. As a personal suggestion, I think you two shouldn't let this conflict escalate any further," she said calmly after making the call.
"After all, you're both getting on in years. How many more times can you keep fighting?"
She never thought that these two would be so stubborn. Even after calling the police, neither of them would admit that they were lying.
So they might as well leave everything to the police and the lawyers.
Liu Ning naturally didn't accept her "advice" and was about to curse on the phone when Qi Shifeng hung up.
Zhang Qiu also reacted very strongly. "Is this how you treat me? I got beaten up like this, and you can't even say a harsh word to the other person?"
As she spoke, she got even more agitated.
"If my son were still alive, he would never let me be bullied like this. Having a daughter is really useless. There's no one behind me now," she wailed.
"My Jiajia. Why did it have to be my Jiajia? You ungrateful girl are still living so well."
She had said these things countless times.
Xu Tingyu's ears were already numb, but her heart still ached.
She tried to endure the pain and was about to change the subject like she always did when Qi Shifeng walked over and covered her ears.
"You're still alive today because of Tingyu. Why do you always talk to her so harshly?"
"Has she ever done anything to let you down? Back then, she listened to you so much and always put her parents first. Why didn't you cherish her more?"
He himself had been treated the same way by his parents, but he couldn't bear to see Xu Tingyu suffer like this.
After all, he was tough-skinned, and all the children in his family had similar experiences.
But Xu Tingyu was such a well-behaved girl. How could she be treated like this?
Zhang Qiu never expected Qi Shifeng to stand up for Xu Tingyu. Out of instinctive fear of him, she was speechless for a moment.
Qi Shifeng didn't seem to expect an immediate answer from her either.
People like them wouldn't reflect on themselves.
Otherwise, they would have done so long ago.
So he put his arm around Xu Tingyu's waist and led her out of the ward.
The deputy dean and the doctor were still waiting outside.
When they saw the two coming out, they stepped forward.
"Alright, you two can go back. Let her stay here for observation for a few days," Xu Tingyu said.
She didn't want to make things difficult for them.
After all, it had been her who had agreed to let Zhang Qiu out of the nursing home when she kept insisting on going shopping.
Seeing that she wasn't going to pursue the matter, the two on the other side breathed a sigh of relief and promised to take good care of everything.
Xu Tingyu didn't say anything else and left with Qi Shifeng.
After they left, the attending doctor asked the deputy dean, "The man next to Miss Xu is Qi Shifeng, right?"
"You know him too?" The deputy dean adjusted his glasses.
The doctor smiled sheepishly.
"Before, his assistant came to the hospital to inquire about Ms. Zhang's condition, and he's been following up ever since. I was curious, so I did some digging and finally found a photo. But it wasn't very clear, so I wasn't sure. The other day, I saw someone who looked a lot like him outside Ms. Zhang's ward," the doctor explained.
The attending doctor had always taken good care of Zhang Qiu. Besides the fact that she was a VIP client, it was also because he had heard some rumors.
It was said that Qi Shifeng was actually very concerned about this ex-mother-in-law. Otherwise, he wouldn't have donated a lot of equipment to the hospital in the name of the Qi Group.
The deputy dean didn't comment. He just looked distantly at the figures of the two as they left.
"We should be careful with our words. These people's affairs are not something we can discuss," he said.
Then he glanced at the ward.
He had actually been instructed to report any news about Zhang Qiu in a timely manner.
It could only be said that there were always so many dramas in the wealthy families.