It was Huo Xiao who informed the Qi family.
The old lady of the Qi family rushed straight to Huo Xiao. "Xiao Xiao, what's going on? Why did you end up in the hospital out of the blue? How's Yang Yang?"
Huo Xiao found it hard to speak up.
Shen Shaoqing rushed over directly. "I'm the one who beat him. I'll take full responsibility for Qi Yang's medical expenses. But your Qi family has to give me an explanation!"
Shen Shaoqing didn't really want an explanation.
After he sobered up and regained his rationality, he finally realized what he had done.
With things having developed to this point, he had to seize the initiative and at least make sure that justice was on his side.
Hearing this, the old lady of the Qi family immediately pulled a long face. "You brat! You beat our Yang Yang and still want our Qi family to give you an explanation? Who do you think you are? Our Yang Yang is kind, but I'm no pushover!"
Shen Shaoqing scoffed. "Huo Xiao is still in the period of prenatal care. At this time, Qi Yang seduced and coaxed someone into sleeping with him. It doesn't matter if your Qi family looks down on me, but do you still have the Huo family in your eyes?"
The old lady of the Qi family was stunned for a moment and then cursed angrily. "You're talking nonsense and slandering! Don't just dump all the blame on our Yang Yang!"
Huo Linsheng had originally been standing aside with Ling Nuan watching the show, but his face darkened after hearing Shen Shaoqing's words.
"Shen Shaoqing, what do you mean by that?" Huo Linsheng stepped forward.
His voice alerted the others, and only then did they belatedly realize that there was still Huo Linsheng here.
Having noticed Huo Linsheng, they naturally also noticed Ling Nuan.
Huo Xiao's face changed. She secretly resented in her heart. Shen Shaoqing's face also changed, but there was more heartache and remorse.
"Speak." Huo Linsheng urged coldly.
Shen Shaoqing came back to his senses, sneered, and then said, "I saw it with my own eyes. Qi Yang was completely naked, and he and Huo Xiao were in the hotel room! I also heard it with my own ears! Qi Yang actively invited Huo Xiao to have sex with him! If I hadn't arrived in time to stop them."
Shen Shaoqing gave a cold snort and didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.
He also didn't forget to emphasize and said to the old lady of the Qi family, "If the old lady doesn't believe it, you can ask the medical staff again. Wasn't Qi Yang completely naked when he was sent to the hospital?"
The old lady of the Qi family blushed with anger and turned to look at Huo Xiao.
"Xiao Xiao, you're the person involved. Tell me, what on earth is going on?" The old lady of the Qi family secretly held out hope.
Huo Xiao kept silent.
Huo Linsheng cast a cold look over. "Huo Xiao, speak."
Huo Xiao pursed her lips and replied, "I don't know either. It was Qi Yang who sent me a message and asked me to go to him. Who would have known that as soon as I went in, he was completely naked and even tried to make advances on me. Just then, Shaoqing arrived, so there was a misunderstanding."
To prove that what she said was the truth, Huo Xiao even took out her phone and showed the text message to the old lady of the Qi family.
The old lady of the Qi family's face turned as black as coal. Obviously, she hadn't expected that instead of denying it, Huo Xiao would shift all the blame to Qi Yang.
She was extremely angry, but still managed to say stubbornly, "This only proves that Yang Yang invited Huo Xiao over. What does it prove?"
Shen Shaoqing questioned, "Then what about the fact that he wasn't wearing any clothes?"
The old lady of the Qi family countered, "What's wrong with him not wearing clothes in the room he booked? Who did it bother?"
She gave Huo Xiao a contemptuous look and continued, "Moreover, Huo Xiao is an adult. Doesn't she know that she's pregnant and in the period of prenatal care and can't have sex? Does our Yang Yang have that much influence to make Huo Xiao do whatever he says?"
Huo Xiao's face also turned black. She looked at the old lady of the Qi family in disbelief.
But the old lady of the Qi family got more and more excited and said plausibly, "It's a consensual thing. Who can you blame? If she doesn't even care about her own body, how can she expect our Yang Yang to care?"
Then, she looked at Shen Shaoqing again. "And you. You're incompetent and can't even control your own wife. I should even blame you for leading our Yang Yang astray!"
Shen Shaoqing: "?"
Shen Shaoqing was deeply shocked by the old lady of the Qi family's shamelessness.
There's always someone more shameless. The ginger is still spicier when it's old.
After scolding Shen Shaoqing, she turned to scold Huo Xiao. "Huo Xiao, I know our Yang Yang is very charming, but you're already engaged. If you keep pestering our Yang Yang like this, you're just harming him."
Huo Xiao: "?"
"He invited me over on his own initiative!" Huo Xiao couldn't help but shout.
The old lady of the Qi family: "Just because he invited you, you went? If he wanted to sleep with you, you'd let him? If our Yang Yang told you to die, would you go too?"
Huo Xiao was so angry that she was about to go crazy. "Are you crazy? Qi Yang invited me over, took off all his clothes, and begged for sex like a beast in heat. He made me be misunderstood. I'm the victim!"
"Don't you have hands or a mouth? Can't you say no or run away?" the old lady of the Qi family questioned.
Huo Xiao felt a bit guilty, but how could she admit it at this moment?
She stuck out her neck and replied, "There's a big difference in strength between men and women. How would I know if Qi Yang would go crazy if I ran away? I'm pregnant. I was just thinking about my own safety!"
After saying that, feeling that her reason was completely justifiable, Huo Xiao also became more assertive.
"He Qi Yang bullied me. It's already light for our Shaoqing to beat him up. Don't you dare pour dirty water on us. Our family is not to be bullied easily!"
Huo Xiao originally wanted to have a good talk with the Qi family, but since the old lady of the Qi family had poured dirty water on her, how could Huo Xiao bear it?
Thinking that Huo Linsheng was still there, Huo Xiao turned to look at Huo Linsheng pitifully.
"Uncle Xiao, they're bullying me! You must stand up for me!"
The old lady of the Qi family immediately followed up. "Mr. Huo, if your Huo Xiao were a minor or mentally handicapped and our Yang Yang had coaxed her, we'd admit it no matter what. But they're both normal adults. It's just a matter of mutual affection and consent. No one can blame anyone else, right?"
"Moreover, Huo Xiao is fine now. It's our Yang Yang who's the one with problems!"
Facing Huo Linsheng, the old lady of the Qi family didn't dare to be as aggressive as before. Instead, she simply wiped her face and started crying. "Yang Yang, my Yang Yang. If anything happens to you, how can I go on living?"
Huo Xiao and Shen Shaoqing looked extremely annoyed.
Ling Nuan watched in admiration.
This old lady of the Qi family really had Huo Xiao and Shen Shaoqing under her thumb.
Huo Linsheng was a bit annoyed. He reached out and pinched the tip of his nose.
"Shen Shaoqing will pay for Qi Yang's medical expenses. This matter ends here." Huo Linsheng gave a decisive conclusion.
"Uncle Xiao? How can we just let it go like this!" Huo Xiao was dissatisfied.
The old lady of the Qi family was also not very satisfied.
Huo Linsheng swept his gaze over the few people. "Everyone is at fault. Let's just offset the blame and forget about it. If we really start to argue, it'll be a scandal for both families. Do you still want to make a fuss?"
Everyone shut up.
If it got out of hand, no one would benefit.
They'd be laughed at and lose face. In a serious case, it might even affect the company's stock price.
Huo Linsheng then turned to Huo Xiao and calmly asked, "Huo Xiao, what kind of show were you trying to watch?"
Huo Xiao's face turned pale. She didn't know how to explain.
Huo Linsheng didn't need her explanation either. After saying this, he turned around and left.
Ling Nuan followed behind Huo Linsheng, still savoring the farce just now.
It was really satisfying. Coupled with Huo Linsheng's final warning to Huo Xiao, although Ling Nuan hadn't played a prominent role today, she had gained a lot.
She was in a happy mood. Suddenly, Huo Linsheng's voice rang in her ear.
"You were the one who invited Huo Xiao to Longxin."
Ling Nuan suddenly raised her head and met Huo Linsheng's gaze.
He was looking at her, approaching step by step.
"The cooperation project with the Qi family was deliberately chosen. You were the one who lured Xu Shichen there."
"Ling Nuan, what do you want to do?"