Plunder-Chapter 57 - Inescapable Disaster

Chapter 57: Chapter 57 Inescapable Disaster

Chapter 57 -57 Inescapable Disaster

The next morning just after dawn.

The sky had just lightened, and Qiao En was still curled up on the sofa, not yet awake.

After washing up, Qiao’s mother came out of the bathroom and bumped into Mrs. Qiu, her face bruised and swollen.

Bent over with two boxes of high-end nutritional supplements in hand, she was peering into the hospital room from the doorway.

“What are you doing here? Get out—”

Qiao’s mother yanked open the hospital room door and chased Mrs. Qiu away with the towel in her hand.

A mother’s fierceness arose; after hearing about the incidents from Qiao En the day before, her heart ached unbearably.

It seemed as if her lifelong timidity had vanished overnight.

“I… I came to apologize to Miss Qiao.”

Mrs. Qiu refused to leave, dodging Qiao’s mother’s towel, her eyes sneakily glancing into the room.

Qiao En was awakened by the noise.

Qiao’s father on the hospital bed also made grunting noises upon hearing the commotion.

“Dad, it’s nothing, I’ll handle it.”

Qiao En patted Qiao’s father’s arm, straightened up, and headed outside.

“Miss Qiao!”

Seeing Qiao En come out, Mrs. Qiu fell to her knees with a “thud,” incessantly kowtowing to Qiao En.

“You have a big heart, please forgive my loose tongue—I was deceived by someone else’s slander and caused trouble for you. I am sinful, I deserve to die!”

As she spoke, she began slapping her own face.

“Mom, you go inside first.”

Qiao En grabbed Qiao’s mother’s arm, gesturing her to go inside.

Qiao’s mother was worried, “En, let’s call the police.”

Qiao En shook her head at her, “I’ll handle it, you go inside.”

Qiao’s mother was concerned for Qiao En, but fearing she might add to the chaos, she obediently went inside the room.

Qiao En closed the door, leaning against the wall, and watched Mrs. Qiu’s act indifferently without interrupting.

Only when Mrs. Qiu had slapped both sides of her face into a swollen mess did Qiao En call a halt.

“Who put you up to this?”

Qiao En went straight to the heart of the matter.

Mrs. Qiu hung her head low, not daring to look at Qiao En.

The question seemed very difficult for her to answer.

Qiao En didn’t give her any chance to hesitate, she reached for the door, and commanded harshly, “You can go now.”

Mrs. Qiu panicked, “It was President An… President An.”

“He told me it was you who hurt my husband, so we came looking for you…”

Qiao En had indeed hurt Qiu Zeming, and An Jinhua had spoken the truth.

However, his real intent was probably not as simple as just telling Mrs. Qiu the facts.

Qiao En’s heart sank, she wasn’t surprised at all.

An Jinhua was An Kexin’s biological brother, and blood is thicker than water; it was not surprising he would take his sister’s side to teach Qiao En a lesson.

Likening the marketplace to a battlefield, An Jinhua and Qiu Zeming were thick as thieves; even if Qiao En had the ability to multi-task, she could not ensure her own safety.

“And who asked you to apologize?”

Qiao En’s questions were one after another, each piercing to the point.

Mrs. Qiu became petrified, wanting to speak yet not daring to utter a word.

Qiao En’s expression was cold, but her eyes possessed an oppressive force.

“Director Zhou… Director Zhou.”

Qiao En was shocked; she hadn’t expected Zhou Jin’an to get involved.

“You slandered me first and then harmed my parents. In broad daylight, you fabricated lies; and now you want me to forgive you, it won’t be so easy.”

Qiao En didn’t make any definitive statements.

She knew the principle of sparing others when possible, but some people, easily forgiven, will never learn their lesson.

If Mrs. Qiu wanted her forgiveness, it would depend on her sincerity.

If the sincerity was sufficient, the past could be wiped clean; if not, she would only humiliate herself.

“Miss Qiao, please forgive me. I realize my mistake, and I’ll never dare to do it again,”

Mrs. Qiu hurriedly kowtowed.

Qiao En didn’t soften, she turned the doorknob and entered the ward.

Outside the door, Mrs. Qiu remained kneeling.

Countless people passed by, each casting surprised glances at her.

“Isn’t that the woman from yesterday?”

Someone whispered quietly.

Immediately someone reminded, “Shh—don’t make a sound, have you forgotten what Doctor Ding said yesterday?”

No one gathered around; they all treated her like the plague and steered clear.

Mrs. Qiu couldn’t save face, she was as haughty yesterday as she was humble today.

The two boxes of high-end nutritional supplements sat to her left and right, looking quite mocking.

Now she regretted it so much that she could have turned green with it.

After Zhou Jin’an left yesterday, she went straight to her young lover, and they met at their usual spot for a secret rendezvous, barely clothed and about to get to the main event, when Cheng Lu suddenly burst in.

He frenziedly snapped photos with his phone, collecting undeniable evidence of her infidelity.

The young lover even turned the tables on her, revealing quite a bit of her dirty laundry.

Mrs. Qiu had capsized in a gutter.

She and Qiu Zeming were still husband and wife in name, but if these pieces of evidence and the dirty laundry were exposed and they ended up divorcing, she wouldn’t be able to get a penny.

Cheng Lu said that as long as Qiao En forgave her, he would loosen his grip on the “little braid” in his hand.

Mrs. Qiu thought it would be simple.

Qiao En was soft-hearted, and she just needed to bow her head and say a few soft words, surely he would let her off the hook.

But her hopes were dashed.

Qiao En might appear fragile but was actually a tough nut to crack.

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Even after she knelt and was struck, Qiao En just wouldn’t budge.

For a moment, she didn’t know what to do and could only continue to kneel foolishly.

“Enya, I’ll send her away, she’s an eyesore kneeling here.”

Mrs. Qiao went to go, but Qiao En held her back.

“Mom, just treat her as air.”

She wasn’t one to bear grudges, but the reason she was doing this was to set an example.

Zhou Jin’an had said, if someone looks down on you, nip that contempt in the bud.

What about next time, if he made a move this time?

Qiao En didn’t want to be a canary in a cage. She had to have full feathers to protect herself and her family.

Around noon.

Xu Mei made a call.

“Come back to the office.”

Xu Mei’s tone was very neutral, strictly professional.

“Sure.”

Qiao En went back to the office, heading straight to Xu Mei’s office.

Upon entering, she saw a large stack of red banknotes on Xu Mei’s desk.

“Sit.”

Xu Mei didn’t stand up, gesturing for Qiao En to sit on the guest chair.

“This is your commission since you started working here.”

As she spoke, Xu Mei handed Qiao En two lists.

One list detailed every commission Qiao En ever earned, totaling up to one million three hundred thousand.

The other was a list of hospital treatment fees for Qiu Zeming’s admission.

He was in a private hospital with exorbitant fees, completely beyond Qiao En’s expectations.

“Qiu Zeming harassing you was wrong, but your self-defense was excessive—you almost took his life. President An stepped in and negotiated a settlement, agreeing not to pursue your criminal liability.”

Xu Mei took out the agreement from a drawer and handed it to Qiao En.

The terms were in black and white, with both parties having signed.

The treatment fee column clearly stated six million, with Qiao En and Tianyu each bearing half.

“The company will cover this money for you first, and later it will be deducted from your commission. If you have no objections, sign here.”

As she said this, Xu Mei passed her a pen.

Qiao En hesitated for a moment.

By signing this, she would owe An Jinhua four million.

With such a towering debt, escaping would be even harder.

Xu Mei added, “Don’t worry, you’re capable. In just over a month, you’ve earned such high commissions. In six months at most, you’ll definitely be able to repay it. Of course, you might not need half a year, after all, Director Zhou will help you.”

The implications of Xu Mei’s words were clear.

Qiao En took the pen and signed swiftly.

Why dodge the unavoidable misfortune?

“Manager Xu is worrying too much; Director Zhou has no personal ties to me, so why would he help me?”

Xu Mei laughed, “That might not necessarily be the case. I heard he went to see President An yesterday, insisting on paying your debt! And if I’m not wrong, the withdrawal of the charges by President Nie was probably due to his efforts, right? Qiao En, this Director Zhou really goes out of his way for you!”

Qiao En was unaware of what Xu Mei was talking about.

She was momentarily stunned, almost unable to gather her wits.

But she quickly composed herself and gave a wry smile.

“I’ve been Director Zhou’s secretary for a few years, he’s vain, and probably thinks my work in public relations has embarrassed him!”

Implicitly, Zhou Jin’an wasn’t helping her, he was doing it for himself.