These words successfully calmed An Qian down. The pain from her broken ribs was still there, and she had no intention of aggravating her injuries.
She broke free from Gu Yuqing’s restraint, pointed at the door, and glared at Tangxi Li with intense hatred. “Get out! I don’t want to see you. Get out of here right now, go—!”
Shouting too hard made the pain in her ribs flare up again, and An Qian instinctively clutched her abdomen with both hands.
Seeing her so enraged, Tangxi Li felt utterly refreshed.
She flicked open her Spotted bamboo folding fan and took a step forward.
A breeze-like smile curled on her rose-colored lips, making her resemble an elegant and noble white swan.
“I don’t know how to ‘get out.’ What should I do? Why don’t you demonstrate it for me?” As she spoke, she continued to approach slowly.
Her beige pearl-satin high heels made a rhythmic sound against the polished, pristine floor.
Each step made An Qian feel as if she were facing a formidable enemy.
“Stop right there!” she cried out in panic, retreating nervously. Her entire body was on high alert, like a beast with its fur standing on end, and she kept waving her hands. “Don’t come any closer! Leave, get out of here…”
The more she said this, the more Tangxi Li advanced.
She had come to the hospital precisely to make life difficult for the An Family, so of course, she would do the exact opposite.
Seeing that Tangxi Li had no intention of stopping, An Qian retreated even faster, completely flustered. “I said stop, didn’t you hear me? Mom, hurry up and stop her!”
Gu Yuqing could tell that Tangxi Li was deliberately provoking An Qian, trying to make her lose control again.
She took a swift step forward, positioning herself between the two, and stared coldly at Tangxi Li. “This is a hospital. If you cause trouble here, I’ll call the police immediately!”
“Call the police…” Tangxi Li raised the bamboo-scented folding fan in her hand, covering the lower half of her face below the bridge of her nose. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly.
She looked as if she had been threatened, her long, curled eyelashes half-lowered, trembling like butterfly wings, creating an innocent and fragile, pitiable appearance.
An Qian thought she had actually succeeded in intimidating her and straightened her posture a little, waving her hand dismissively. “Hurry up and leave! Otherwise, I really will call the police!”
Hearing this, Tangxi Li, still hiding behind her fan, slowly began to laugh. Her bell-like laughter was filled with mockery.
A moment later, she glanced sideways lazily at Bella, who was standing beside her.
Understanding the cue, Bella took out her phone, unlocked it, walked over to An Qian, and shoved it into her hands. “Miss An, our lady isn’t afraid of you calling the police. She’s just worried your phone might run out of battery, and you wouldn’t be able to make the call. Don’t misunderstand.”
With that, she gestured toward the dial pad on the phone screen. “See? I’ve already unlocked it for you. Go ahead and call.”
An Qian: “…”
(What the hell am I supposed to do with this? This bitch is truly insane! Who the hell is worried about our phone battery?)
In all her life, she had never encountered such an outrageous move.
“Hah…” An Qian felt like she could hardly breathe.
This audacious move left Gu Yuqing utterly speechless as well.
At that moment, she wished she could instantly become an overbearing CEO and obtain all of Tangxi Li’s information within three minutes.
What kind of deep background and confidence did she have to dare act so lawlessly in the capital?
Or perhaps she didn’t have a powerful background at all and was simply bluffing—
Putting on an empty fort strategy, betting that they would hesitate to act for fear of the consequences.
If it were the latter, then her cunning and strategy were truly bold and insane.
Gu Yuqing hoped it was the latter—it would make her easier to deal with.Tangxi Li fanned herself with a folding fan, leaning back against the sofa with the carefree ease of a wandering cloud and wild crane. Her gaze lazily met Gu Yuqing’s, and she raised an eyebrow.
“Ms. Gu, it seems An Qian doesn’t dare to call the police. How about you do it?”
Gu Yuqing remained silent.
Only a fool would call the police. That wretched girl had merely sent an unlucky bouquet of flowers and hadn’t actually done anything. Even if the police came, they would only give her a warning and wouldn’t take any real action against her.
It would only make that wretched girl even more smug.
As if guessing her concerns, Tangxi Li moved the next moment. She circled around the sofa, picked up a glass of water from the table, and hurled it straight at Gu Yuqing.
With a loud “thud,” the glass struck Gu Yuqing’s head and shattered.
Instantly, a warm stream trickled down through her hair.
Staggering, Gu Yuqing gripped the railing at the foot of the hospital bed and reached up to touch her throbbing head.
Her palm was immediately coated with warm, crimson blood.
Tangxi Li closed her fan and remarked nonchalantly, “Now, Ms. Gu can call the police.”
The sudden move left Gu Yuqing utterly bewildered.
A wave of intense dizziness washed over her, and her vision blurred. She quickly grabbed the railing with her other hand to keep from collapsing.
An Qian’s eyes widened in shock. Horrified, she rushed to Gu Yuqing’s side and screamed hysterically, “Help! Someone, please help! Save my mother—”
Nurses hurried over upon hearing the commotion. Seeing that Madam An was injured, they wasted no time asking questions and swiftly escorted her away for treatment.
An Qian tried to follow, but Gu Yuqing stopped her, struggling to speak, “Stay in bed. Don’t provoke her again. Call the police. Do it now.”
So what if they lost that batch of raw materials?
She couldn’t swallow this insult any longer.
Besides, this was a chance to find out just how capable Tangxi Li really was!
An Qian had been hesitant before, but after hearing Gu Yuqing’s words, she didn’t hesitate any longer. She took out her phone and decisively called the police.
After hanging up, she snarled venomously, “Tangxi Li, you’d better prepare to be sued into oblivion!”
“Gladly.” Far from showing fear, Tangxi Li looked almost eager. “I’ll be waiting. But now, I’m off to visit Old Master An and Old Madam An. I haven’t finished delivering these flowers yet. When the police arrive, tell them to find me next door. Farewell.”
An Qian didn’t believe her, convinced she was trying to flee. Clutching her ribs in pain, she chased after her.
“Weren’t you so arrogant just now, Tangxi Li? Running away the moment I call the police? So you’re nothing but a bully who preys on the weak! If you had the guts to hit my mother, then have the guts to stay and—”
The last two words, “face this,” died in her throat.
Because she saw Tangxi Li enter her grandparents’ room diagonally across the hall.
An Qian’s face instantly darkened. Damn it, she really wasn’t running away!
No, just because she wasn’t running now didn’t mean she wouldn’t later. She had to keep an eye on her!
With that, she hurried after her.
In the more spacious double suite, nurses were changing the IV drips for the two elderly patients.
Hearing the sound of high heels approaching from a distance, they glanced toward the doorway.
They saw an elegant, coldly beautiful woman walking in, holding two bouquets of white chrysanthemums wrapped in black paper.
Behind her followed several tall Caucasians.
The nurses found it strange and asked hesitantly, “Who are you?”
Tangxi Li’s gaze fell on the hospital bed. Noticing that Old Master An was awake, she smiled faintly. “I’m here to visit the patients.””Here to visit a patient?” The nurse eyed the flowers in Tangxi Li’s arms with suspicion.
She didn’t look like she was here to visit a patient—more like she’d come to pay last respects!
Who brings funeral flowers to visit someone in the hospital?