Chapter 414: Chapter 414 Fierce Mother-in-law_1
Upon hearing those words, the smile on Zhang Xian’s face vanished instantly, replaced by seriousness, his eyebrows furrowing tightly.
From Xiao Nan’s tone of urgency, it was clear that the situation was not simple. Considering Xiao Nan’s personality, it must be sothing hard to handle if even she was losing her composure.
With that in mind, he hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
"Mo Shaoyun was attacked and injured."
Zhang Xian’s face turned pale as he questioned, "What happened? How is Mo Shaoyun? It’s not serious, is it?"
"Quite serious. She was shot in her left shoulder and is undergoing surgery. Also, uncle was assaulted too; I suspect soone is targeting the Mo family."
Zhang Xian then asked, "So you an it was a preditated assassination attempt?"
"Yes, otherwise it wouldn’t be such a coincidence. Business matters are minor, but this... can you co over?"
Zhang Xian answered without hesitation, "I’ll definitely co."
"Alright, I’ll wait for you. Talk later."
As soon as she finished talking, Xiao Nan on the other end quickly hung up.
Zhang Xian put his phone back in his pocket and said, "Ladies, I have to leave again; there’s sothing going on in Yanjing."
"You’re leaving again?" Fu iting widened her eyes in surprise.
Zhang Xian nodded, "Yes, Mo Shaoyun was attacked, and she’s in surgery now. I have to go. If I find out who did this, I’ll make them regret ever being born."
"Ah... Elder Sister Shaoyun was attacked?" Dong Qian was quite scared, "Is it serious?"
The expressions of Fu iting, Duan Hong, and Wen Yulan changed as well. An attack was no joking matter - no wonder Zhang Xian looked so unhappy.
"She was shot in the shoulder; there’s no danger to her life, so don’t worry," Zhang Xian replied.
Zhang Xian continued, "But I won’t be able to be here with you girls; I must go handle things over there."
"Okay..."
Fu iting nodded, "You should go."
Dong Qian, Wen Yulan, and Duan Hong also agreed without objection. They were quite rational during these crucial tis. If Mo Shaoyun had faced an assassination, how could they still keep Zhang Xian here?
Seeing that the girls didn’t oppose, Zhang Xian quickly finished his al and left, getting into his Ferrari.
...
In Yanjing, at a certain hospital, within a patient room...
Mo Shaoyun was lying on the hospital bed, her eyebrows tightly knitted, with a trace of paleness on her lovely face. She looked pitiful.
Xiao Nan, having red-rimd eyes, was sitting beside her. She seed so unsteady, as if she could collapse at any ti.
"Sister Nan, you should go ho," Mo Shaoyun turned her head and said. "You haven’t slept for two days; just look at the state you’re in."
"I’m fine..."
Xiao Nan tried to muster her energy and chuckled, "I can hold on a bit longer. I’ll go ho after lunch."
"Click!"
All of a sudden, the door to the room was pushed open. In ca a beautiful well-dressed woman - Mo Shaoyun’s mother, Xia Shuyuan.
Seeing that Xiao Nan was still present, she frowned, "Xiao Nan, why are you still here? Shouldn’t you be resting? Didn’t I tell you that I’d be back soon?"
"Auntie, I’m fine!" Xiao Nan shook her head.
"You stubborn child!"
Xia Shuyuan placed her hand on Xiao Nan’s shoulder, chuckled, then looked at Mo Shaoyun and asked, "Shaoyun, how are you feeling? Any better?"
"Mom, I feel much better," Mo Shaoyun shook her head. "Only a bit of pain remains and I can’t move."
"Ah..."
Xia Shuyuan’s pretty eyebrows furrowed as she sighed, "You were good, and then this happened. You and your father were attacked, who wants to destroy our Mo family?"
"Mom, how is dad doing now?" Mo Shaoyun turned and asked.
Xia Shuyuan replied, "Your dad is fine; he just got a few minor cuts. He has already gone to the company, there’s so urgent work he needs to handle."
"What about grandfather?" Mo Shaoyun asked again.
Xia Shuyuan responded, "Your grandfather, these last two days, couldn’t eat or sleep due to worrying about you; I’ve asked him to rest at ho."
Mo Shaoyun relaxed a bit now that she knew her family was alright.
However, she was very puzzled by the sudden attack that happened without any clear reason. It was so unexpected that her family was still without any leads.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
All of a sudden, a knock sounded on the door to the hospital room.
Xia Shuyuan frowned, walked to the door and opened it.
Seeing a young man standing outside, a familiar face but she couldn’t rember who it was, she asked puzzledly, "Who are you? What brings you here?"
"Eh..."
Zhang Xian scratched his nose and said, "Auntie, it’s !"
"You..."
Xia Shuyuan frowned as she struggled to rember but ultimately shook her head and said, "I’m sorry. You look familiar, but I just can’t recall who you are."
"I’m Zhang Xian, your son-in-law," said Zhang Xian, sowhat embarrassed.
He didn’t bla Xia Shuyuan. When he was with the Mo family, he was just a child of about ten. After decades, how could Xia Shuyuan rember him?
As for Xia Shuyuan, she hadn’t changed much over the years, so he was able to recognize her easily.
"You’re Zhang Xian..."
Xia Shuyuan gave Zhang Xian a once-over in surprise. "Have you grown this tall?"
"Well, everyone grows up!" Zhang Xian said with a smile.
Xia Shuyuan crossed her arms and frowned at Zhang Xian, "Fine, you’re very good! You’ve been gone for so long and haven’t even called us. Do you still consider
as your mother?"
"Um..." Zhang Xian was left speechless.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to call, but he knew it wasn’t right. At first, he had a dispute with Mo Shaoyun and felt too embarrassed to call.
After the dispute was resolved, he had quite a few won by his side and felt even more embarrassed to call the Mo family. This ti, he had to co here; he had no choice!
"Pfft..."
Seeing Zhang Xian’s arrival, Xiao Nan finally let go of her worries. With him around, the pressure on the Mo family would be reduced.
When she saw Xia Shuyuan scolding Zhang Xian, who was lowering his head like a well-behaved child, she couldn’t help but laugh again. This guy wouldn’t dare to act arrogant in front of his future mother-in-law!
"Um..."
Zhang Xian looked at Xia Shuyuan and asked, "Is Elder Sister Shaoyun alright?"
"Hmm, there’s nothing serious. She won’t die from it."
Xia Shuyuan glared at Zhang Xian and said, "You certainly have a lot of nerve! You’ve tortured our Shaoyun so that she’s neither human nor ghost, what’s your intention?"
"I..." Zhang Xian’s face was full of bitter smiles.
This was not going well! He had co to help, not to be severely rebuked. Couldn’t they be a little less stern?
"First, tell
how you plan to handle those won at your side?"
Xia Shuyuan continued, "I don’t think our Shaoyun is extrely outstanding or a goddess, but isn’t your behavior towards her kind of excessive?"
"Well, since Elder Sister Shaoyun is okay, I have other things to take care of and would like to leave."
Feeling a bit overwheld, Zhang Xian couldn’t explain the situation to Xia Shuyuan, so he made his exit and ran off in record speed.
"Hey... Zhang Xian..."
Seeing Zhang Xian run away, Xia Shuyuan felt angry and was stomping her feet. This child was really out of line.
"Um..."
Xiao Nan was also surprised as Zhang Xian made his escape.
Mo Shaoyun, frowning, didn’t say anything. For now, she still harbored a lot of resentnt towards Zhang Xian. That guy shouldn’t have taken advantage of her without her knowing.
"Xiao Nan, give
your phone." Xia Shuyuan walked over to Xiao Nan and grumbled, "That kid, why did he run away?"
Xiao Nan smiled, handing her phone to Xia Shuyuan.
After receiving the phone, Xia Shuyuan dialed Zhang Xian’s number.
"Sister Nan, what’s up? I’ve already left. I must say, Auntie is too fierce, scolding
non-stop. I can’t handle it!"
Xia Shuyuan was taken aback and angrily replied, "Zhang Xian, are you speaking this rudely about your mother? You’re not happy with
giving you a few warnings?"
"Um... Auntie... um..."
Xia Shuyuan said angrily, "What are you stamring about? Running away as soon as I scold you, where are you planning to go?"
"Well, I have so matters to attend to."
Xia Shuyuan again responded angrily, "What kind of matters? Can’t you spare so ti to have lunch with your mother? Your wife is still lying on the bed, and you’re thinking of running off?"
"I’m not!"
Xia Shuyuan said, "Then you should co back."
"Well, I really do have things to do! Auntie, isn’t it a bit unfair?"
Xia Shuyuan frowned, "Zhang Xian, why do you always call
auntie? Didn’t you change how you addressed
to mother when you were young? Are you implying sothing?"
"No... I thought you might not be comfortable with it. It was different when I was a child, now we’re grown up."
Xia Shuyuan hesitated for a mont, "Alright, you go do your thing. I’ll see when you’ll co back and visit your future father-in-law and grandfather."
"I’ll try my best to do it as soon as possible. That’s it, I’m hanging up."
At the hospital entrance, as Zhang Xian hung up the phone, he felt overwheld. A heavy score of lancholy was stuck in his heart that he couldn’t let go of.
It wasn’t hard to see from Xia Shuyuan’s attitude that she hadn’t given up on him being her son-in-law. However, it seed like she also hadn’t agreed to him having multiple wives and only accepted Mo Shaoyun as his wife.
With a bitter smile, he shook his head and put his phone back into his pocket, planning to find a place to stay.
He could protect Mo Shaoyun from the shadows. As for staying at the Mo’s house, he must admit that he didn’t have the courage yet.
"Oh..."
Suddenly, a beautiful woman rushed from one direction. Distracted or unable to control herself, she bumped directly into Zhang Xian.
"Uh..."
Zhang Xian supported the beauty and asked, "Are you okay? Why aren’t you more careful when you’re walking?"
"I’m sorry, I was running too fast..." The beauty felt a bit embarrassed.
When she raised her head and saw Zhang Xian, she first froze, then jumped up and cried, "Filthy flirt, it’s you?"
"Li... Li Peichi?"
Zhang Xian also hesitated for a mont before laughing, "I say, Little Sister Peici, are you missing your brother too much? The incident caused
to be caught off guard!"
"I... I’m not! It’s been a long ti, why are you still so narcissistic?"
Li Peichi rolled her eyes at Zhang Xian, asked, "Hey! Why are you here? Did you co to visit Elder Sister Shaoyun?"
Zhang Xian said with a smile, "What do you think?"
"You probably did! I’m also going to visit Elder Sister Shaoyun! Shall we go together?" Li Peichi asked.
She and Li Peichi did not know each other originally, and they didn’t have any connections. However, after living in Tiandu for a while, she got to know Mo Shaoyun better and they beca good friends.
"Well, I just ca out, I won’t go in."
Zhang Xian fiddled with his hands and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, Little Sister Peici, I did entertain you in Tiandu for a while, now that you’re in Beijing, don’t you think you should..."
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