Chapter 6: She and Qin Lang

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Ji Jing immediately switched to work mode. “These are the files on the Qiao family. Take a look first,” he said, a hint of helplessness crossing his face. “This collaboration will still be led by us. In terms of research and development, the Qiao family won’t be able to help at all. You need to be prepared for that. When it comes to technology, we at Hengxing are the ones to rely on.”

Even though Yu Xiangsi already understood the reason, she still looked puzzled and asked, “President Ji, although the Qiao family is a long-established automaker, they are nowhere near as competitive as they used to be. They even shifted their focus to running hospitals. Why do we still have to cooperate with them? We clearly have better options.”

Ji Jing knew her concerns stemmed purely from professional considerations, and he thought she made a very valid point.

He simply said, “There’s a necessary reason behind this. Just focus on your work.”

Yu Xiangsi was slightly surprised but nodded. “Yes, President Ji.”

Ji Jing was very pleased with Yu Xiangsi’s attitude. In the workplace, when faced with unreasonable situations, she raised reasonable questions. Once her superior clarified the objective, even if she knew it was unreasonable, she complied obediently.

Their relationship didn’t lead to any further probing either.

In fact, from the moment they met until now, Yu Xiangsi perfectly matched his expectations—there was nothing about her that displeased him.

Yu Xiangsi left Ji Jing’s office, returned to her workstation, and began reviewing the documents.

In truth, she was already very familiar with the material—she knew even more than what was contained in those files.

The Qiao family was indeed a venerable automaker, once holding a top-tier position in the industry. But over the past two decades, as foreign car companies flooded the domestic market, the Qiao family stubbornly stuck to their old ways and gradually got edged out. They were merely hanging on by a thread, with financial reports showing deficits as early as five years ago.

At this point, the Qiao family started to transform, investing in hospitals. Over the past five years, they have opened four high-end private hospitals, catering specifically to the upper echelons of society.

This move was successful. By establishing connections with influential figures across various industries, the Qiao family managed to survive, kept afloat by their patrons.

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This collaboration with Hengxing was one of the projects through which the Qiao family profited from their hospital investments.

Ji Jing’s cousin, Ji Qing, suffers from kidney disease and needs a transplant to survive. However, she had been unable to find a suitable donor until the Qiao family intervened and helped locate a matching kidney, saving her life.

With this life-saving favor, the Qiao family not only gained the Ji family’s support but also secured a marriage alliance between Ji Jing and Qiao Zhiling, the chairman’s daughter.

Just thinking about this made Yu Xiangsi clench her fists, a deep pain twisting in her heart.

Even after five years, she still couldn’t face this matter calmly.

On the surface, the Qiao family’s hospital investment seemed legitimate; in reality, it was a front to provide organs to the powerful.

The hospital was designed to help screen suitable donors—Ji Qing’s donor came through this system.

Ji Qing was the only daughter of Ji Mingchuan, the current head of the Ji family, but she had suffered from kidney disease since childhood. The Ji family poured a great deal of manpower and resources into finding a suitable donor, yet to no avail. The Qiao family found one for Ji Qing—how could Ji Mingchuan not be deeply grateful?

To forge this connection with the Ji family, the Qiao family spared no means, even going so far as to cause the death of Qin Lang.

Just the mention of his name stirred deep emotions in Yu Xiangsi.

Her own father had died of illness when she was very young, and she had followed her mother to a remarriage.

Marriage is often called a woman’s second birth, but unfortunately, Yu Xiangsi’s mother had been unlucky twice. Her second marriage was to a man who drank heavily and was violent. Yet she no longer had the courage to leave him. She was a fragile woman; occasional domestic abuse seemed less painful than raising a daughter alone.

She endured it and demanded Yu Xiangsi to endure it as well. But Yu Xiangsi could not bear it and ran away. She was only ten years old at the time and was taken in by Qin Lang.

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Qin Lang was Yu Xiangsi’s neighbor; their families were both struggling.

Qin Lang’s parents were divorced, and his mother took him back to her father’s home, but his uncle and aunt there did not welcome them. After Qin Lang’s grandfather passed away, the uncle and aunt drove the mother and son out.

Qin Lang’s mother was ill, and the shopkeepers on their street all knew their situation. Some took pity on them and hired Qin Lang for odd jobs to help with living expenses.

Even under such harsh conditions, Qin Lang still took Yu Xiangsi in.

Children without support tend to be exceptionally mature. After school, Yu Xiangsi would help with chores—washing clothes, cooking—doing her best not to be a burden.

Even though many people said, “Qin Lang and his mother are barely holding on; why take on another burden?” Hearing such words would sadden her deeply.

Once, Qin Lang overheard this. Usually mild-mannered, he stormed out and argued with them.

“Xiangsi is not a burden!” Qin Lang shouted angrily. “You don’t know how good she is—she’s sensible, polite, and does well in school. She can cook, which is incredibly useful!”

He told her, “Xiangsi, you are incredibly important to our family. Don’t listen to their nonsense.”

To this day, Yu Xiangsi still remembers the look in Qin Lang’s eyes at that moment.

The three of them grew up relying on each other. Qin Lang’s mother, Qin Shuyue, was too ill to do heavy labor, so after Qin Lang turned fifteen, he began working after school to support them.