Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 413: The Last Time

After packing her things in an orderly manner, Shen Xi approached Fu Qingli and slammed a bank card on the table right in front of him.

Keeping her distance while remaining polite, Shen Xi gazed at him and said, “Mr. Fu, here’s the payment according to the market price and it would be great if you could check on that. I should get going if everything is in order.”

Fu Qingli had the feeling that she was mocking him. However, there was only calmness and tranquility without any hint of concealed fury and resentment reflected in her eyes.

In contrast to her composure, Fu Qingli was growing anxious as emotions began to get the best of him.

Since there was nothing more to say, Shen Xi grabbed her things to go, not willing to spend another minute with him.

Fu Qingli stopped her. His narrow and profound eyes were like a depthless black hole capable of sucking souls while his voice was emotionless as usual. “You told Xuan that you want to enroll in a medical school?”

She must be putting on an act, pretending that she got it together in front of him. Fu Qingli was barely convinced she had no hidden agenda for bringing up payment and coming personally to the laboratory.

“Oh, that. It was just small talk.” Shen Xi did not give a f*ck. Having gotten over it, Shen Xi was no longer afraid of him and now saw him as less than a stranger, a nobody, to be exact.

Fu Qingli was ticked by her cold shoulder and disregard. Feeling the fury in him about to explode, he coldly smirked. “You’re only bringing this up intending to stay at the lab.”

“Nope. This is the last time.” Shen Xi unreservedly made it clear. Her eyes were clear, and her lips bore a smile. “I shouldn’t be your concern. If you don’t want me to get involved with your family, please mind your younger brothers and stop them from looking for me.”

The lab?

Sorry, but she did not need it anymore. With Li Yuan investing and planning the construction of a laboratory, it would not take long before she could do anything she wanted in her own medical facility.

Shen Xi then walked off and shut the door behind her, leaving Fu Qingli burning with rage. Frustration led him to kick the innocent coffee table in his way.

Compared to the anger, Fu Qingli was more annoyed by the sense of loss when she said that it was the last time. He obviously felt disappointed.

She was gone and never coming back. He should be happy, and yet he was riddled with feelings of resentment and emptiness. What was going on?

A flurry of footsteps was fast approaching.

Fu Qingli had gotten a grip by then. He took another glance at the bank card before turning his attention to Fu Qingxuan at the door. He sneered. “Don’t bother looking. She’s long gone.”

Fu Qingxuan gave him a dirty look before storming off to go after her.

Fu Qingli blurted coldly, “Qingxuan, I dare you to take another step.”

Fu Qingxuan immediately stopped in his tracks.

As the head of the Fu household, Fu Qingli was not without power and influence. Naturally, Fu Qingxuan was intimidated and too spineless to rebel. Fu Qingxuan turned back to reveal a disappointed look. “Qingli, do you really want it to end like this?”

Without a word, Fu Qingli stuffed the card into Fu Qingxuan’s hand and taunted. “You and Qingye think of her as a friend, even giving her access to the lab despite the danger of me finding out, but she draws a clear line between business and personal.”

There was no need to talk about money over a trivial matter if Shen Xi really thought of Fu Qingxuan as a friend.

The Fu family did not need her money.

Holding the card in his hands, Fu Qingxuan was taken aback by the sparks and fury in Fu Qingli’s eyes. Whatever coming out of Fu Qingli’s mouth was only a buzzing in Fu Qingxuan’s head because the only thing in his mind was that he was done for.

With Qingli only going to stop them at full force, Fu Qingxuan had no idea when he could see Meanie again.

Qingli was known to be cool-headed, rarely showing any emotions. The last person who pissed him off like that was Li Yuan, that b*stard!

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Shen Xi was on top of the world after shutting Fu Qingye up. So, the best way to handle him was to imitate him – hiding all weaknesses by putting on a deadpan face.

She clearly saw the grimacing look on Fu Qingli’s face. The thought of him tearing up inside really made her day.

“You seem happy.” Li Yuan observed the girl. She had not stopped beaming since leaving the laboratory. “Something good happened?”

Shen Xi nodded with a smile. “Yes. If all goes according to plan. He’d regain consciousness in two days. Now it all comes down to whether Situ Zhangyou can find the key ingredient.”

The Ning family was not short of cash and not one to go back on their word. The issue was that the key ingredient was hard to find, but it should not be a problem for the Situ family.

As expected, she received a call less than ten minutes after she phoned Situ Zhangyou, saying that the key ingredient had been found. Nevertheless, the price was high.

It was found on the black market with an asking price of five million. The key ingredient was century-old wild ginseng, and anything less would not do.

After returning to the capital, Shen Xi headed straight to the drug manufactory rather than home. This was a life at stake and every second counted.

To put it bluntly, Shen Xi was snatching a life out of Hades’ palms. Ning Sinian would be dead if she waited two more days.

With Pei Xu around, Shen Xi needed not to concern herself with the Ning family.

It was true that Xu Wei was pregnant and that the baby was Ning Sininan’s. However, the former was hit with misfortune. Perhaps retribution was more befitting in this situation. Xu Wei suffered an ectopic pregnancy and had a miscarriage on the morning Shen Xi went to the hospital to examine Ning Sinian.

Of course, Xu Wei was not bold enough to let the Ning family know about this. Putting up with the pain, she took care of it in a private clinic and then went to the hospital after hearing that the Ning family arranged a doctor for Ning Sinian.

As if the retribution was unsatisfactory, she had to bump into Shen Xi who unraveled her web of lies.

Shen Xi had faxed a copy of the analysis report with Fu Qingxi’s Medical Laboratory’s official seal on it to Pei Xu.

Over on the other end, Pei Xu had found the video proof of Xu Wei purchasing neurotoxin through the connections and she would definitely be charged with attempted murder.

By the looks of the Ning family’s influence as well as Mr. and Mrs. Ning’s hatred for her, there was no escape for Xu Wei. She would not get the death penalty, but her life would be a living hell.

Mr. and Mrs. Ning had learned that Pei Xu was not completely responsible for Ning Sinian falling into a coma. Their son was poisoned and the result was two years in a vegetative state.

They diverted all resentment for Pei Xu to Xu Wei, the culprit who injected their son with the toxin. Mr. and Mrs. Ning were ashamed to face Pei Xu because of their behavior, especially when the latter never gave up on their son.