Divine Doctor and His CEO Wife-Chapter 28 Fire Outbreak

Luo Qingli was silent for a long while before she finally said, "I think... maybe we could try to work things out?"

"Hold on, are you going back on your word?" Chen Xiao asked, stunned.

"Chen Xiao!" Luo Qingli gritted her teeth. "I’m not that bad, am I?"

Chen Xiao replied lazily, "You’re not bad. In fact, you’re the dream girl for many men. But I don’t like this feeling of being at your beck and call."

"I’m a person, not your tool."

The room fell into silence once more. After a long time, Luo Qingli spoke up. "I’ll give you back the Jade Pendant."

"Then bring it here now," Chen Xiao said.

"The Jade Pendant isn’t at the Luo Family residence," she replied.

Chen Xiao took it as just another excuse and said indifferently, "There’s no need for these convoluted games. I’ll just fulfill your three conditions as soon as possible, and then we can go our separate ways."

Luo Qingli didn’t explain any further.

Chen Xiao felt Luo Qingli hug him tightly like a small cat, her cheek pressed against his back. Soon, he heard the sound of her steady breathing by his ear... He was speechless. Had this woman really fallen asleep so quickly? And so peacefully?

「The next day.」

When Chen Xiao woke up, the person beside him was already gone.

He leisurely got ready, ate breakfast, and then headed to the company. After entering the marketing department’s office area, he happened to run into Qin Lan coming his way.

Upon seeing Chen Xiao, Qin Lan’s pretty face flushed. Thinking back to her loss of composure yesterday, she wished she could find a hole to crawl into. Chen Xiao’s power had left her shaken. It was a powerful jolt her little toys could never provide... Qin Lan, oh Qin Lan! What are you thinking? This guy is your best friend’s husband! You absolutely can’t make the same mistake again!

With a roguish grin, Chen Xiao asked, "Manager Qin, is there something on my face? Why are you staring at me?"

Qin Lan glared at him. "If you’re late again, I’ll dock your pay!"

With that, she turned and walked away with a sway of her hips.

Her stunning, voluptuous figure made the men in the office stare with heated gazes. But only Chen Xiao had witnessed the fatally alluring body hidden beneath that skirt.

However, Qin Lan and Luo Qingli were best friends. If she hadn’t been drugged, such a sordid event would never have happened. He took it in stride, treating it as nothing more than a thoroughly satisfying dream.

It had to be said, compared to Luo Qingli, Qin Lan was an entirely different flavor.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Suddenly, a series of urgent alarms blared from every corner of the Luo Group.

It was the fire alarm.

"A fire?!"

"Quick! Evacuate immediately!" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The Luo Group was thrown into chaos. All employees scrambled to evacuate, gathering on the open ground below. The fire department arrived swiftly and began their firefighting and rescue operations.

Chen Xiao was in the crowd below, looking up at the building. Thick smoke was already billowing from inside the Luo Group, with the fire concentrated on the top floor. At this rate, the flames would soon engulf the entire level.

But how could the Luo Group suddenly catch fire? Could someone be pulling strings behind the scenes?

Suddenly, his expression shifted. He quickly located Luo Qingli’s secretary in the crowd and asked sternly, "Where’s Luo Qingli?"

"President Luo?!" The secretary jolted. "She... she ran down with me!"

Qin Lan was also frantic, sweat beading on her forehead. "What happened? Where did Qingli go?"

An employee suddenly spoke up. "Just now... when I was running down, I think I saw President Luo turn back..."

"What?!" Chen Xiao’s eyes turned cold. "Are you sure?"

The employee nodded. "If I saw correctly, she ran back toward the offices..."

Hearing that, Chen Xiao rushed straight into the building without the slightest hesitation.

"Chen Xiao! Get back here!" Qin Lan yelled from behind, her eyes filled with anxiety.

Has this guy lost his mind? The rescue team should be the one going up there! What can he possibly do?

Chen Xiao sprinted, reaching the top floor in less than ten seconds.

The entire floor was already shrouded in thick smoke. The acrid, choking smell made his head spin, and the searing heat was unbearable.

"Luo Qingli!"

"Where are you?"

"Speak up! Have you gone mute?"

Chen Xiao shouted, kicking open one door after another, but there was no trace of Luo Qingli.

"Luo Qingli!" he continued to shout.

"I... am... here..."

Faintly, Chen Xiao heard a weak voice.

He immediately rushed toward the source, kicked open a door being licked by flames, and dashed inside.

Seeing Chen Xiao enter, Luo Qingli’s eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

Chen Xiao had no choice but to throw her on his back and sprint down.

A series of explosions erupted behind him...

「Thirty seconds later.」

Outside the Luo Group’s main entrance, a filthy figure emerged from the thick smoke.

It was Chen Xiao, carrying Luo Qingli on his back.

"Chen Xiao? Qingli?" Qin Lan was the first to rush over. "Quick! First aid!"

The medical personnel who had already arrived immediately began treatment, while the firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze. The scene was tense.

About ten minutes later, Luo Qingli slowly regained consciousness, coughing violently. She looked to be in pain, and it was several minutes before she fully recovered.

"Qingli, are you okay?" Qin Lan helped her sit up and handed her a cup of hot water.

"I’m fine. Chen... where’s Chen Xiao?" Luo Qingli’s anxious gaze searched the crowd for him.

"I’m here," Chen Xiao said, his expression grim.

Luo Qingli’s mouth was dry. She hesitated, then finally swallowed her pride and apologized. "I’m sorry. I caused you trouble."

If Chen Xiao hadn’t risked his life to save her, she would have perished in the fire. She knew perfectly well how much courage it took to charge into a situation like that to rescue her.

Chen Xiao said coldly, "You didn’t cause me trouble; you caused trouble for yourself. What could possibly be so important that you’d risk your life for it?"

"So, you do care about me?" Instead of getting angry at his harsh scolding, Luo Qingli broke into a tearful smile.

"You’re still smiling?" Chen Xiao was so angry he turned to leave.

"Don’t be mad. I was wrong. But... look at this," Luo Qingli said.

Chen Xiao turned back and froze when he saw what was in her slowly opened palm.

Lying in Luo Qingli’s fair hand was a Jade Pendant.

Luo Qingli stared at him. "I told you I would return the Jade Pendant to you."

Chen Xiao’s heart trembled.

So, she had gone back to get the Jade Pendant.

Luo Qingli pursed her red lips. "I remember what you told me last night, and I’ve thought it over. We are both independent individuals. It was wrong of me to threaten you with your Jade Pendant, and for that, I apologize."

"Whatever you ultimately decide, I’ll respect your choice." After a pause, her speech gained a hint of her usual pride. "The world doesn’t stop for anyone, right? If you want a divorce, I’m ready whenever you are."

Chen Xiao was silent for a moment before taking the Jade Pendant. "I will still fulfill the three conditions I agreed to. For now, just focus on your recovery."

Luo Qingli nodded.

Qin Lan watched, baffled. Why had Luo Qingli’s attitude toward Chen Xiao changed so drastically? Before, she had always been so indifferent to him.

What exactly happened between them?

As her curiosity grew, her own feelings grew complicated at this subtle shift in their relationship.

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「Two hours later.」

「Yuncheng City’s First Hospital.」

Inside the hospital room, Qin Lan walked in. "Qingli, the doctor’s results are in. Aside from some minor damage to your respiratory tract, you’re fine."

"Also, they’ve found the cause of the fire. Surveillance footage identified an arson suspect, and the police are investigating now," she said, holding out a file. "Here’s the initial report."

Chen Xiao took the file and glanced through it, his expression gradually darkening.

So the arsonist was a low-level gangster from the Jianghai Gang.