Yu He reluctantly ordered takeout for them again. After Shen Yao finished eating, he went back to catch up on sleep.
After resting for a while, Yu He gave Qiao Wei a few more acupuncture treatments.
Upon removing the needles, Qiao Wei felt much better. "Yu He, thank you."
"You're welcome," Yu He said, sterilizing and packing away the used acupuncture needles. "Last night, what happened between you and Qiao Qiao?"
Qiao Wei was a little surprised. How did Yu He know he had seen Qiao Qiao?
But then he thought about it. A night had passed, and with her and Qin Beiting's capabilities, things were probably already investigated thoroughly.
He recalled how hard Qiao Qiao had pushed him the previous night and instinctively believed she hadn't meant to.
They had lost their parents at a very young age, and Qiao Qiao was someone he had raised himself. He knew her character; she was afraid to even kill a chicken, so how could she hurt someone? She had just been too angry at the time.
Yu He was very busy every day, and he didn't want to cause her more trouble because of his and his sister's affairs. She had already done enough for them. It was his fault for not paying attention to Qiao Qiao's emotions; he needed to resolve this himself.
Qiao Wei explained, "I tripped and fell by myself. She probably didn't know."
Otherwise, why wouldn't she have come to see him?
Yu He was a bit suspicious. "Are you sure?"
Qiao Wei worried that Yu He would go find Qiao Qiao, and quickly said, "It really has nothing to do with Qiao Qiao. I just never imagined that Qiao Qiao would be with Qi Suilin. I'm sorry, I didn't raise her well. I'll go find her as soon as I'm discharged from the hospital and bring her back to apologize to you."
As he spoke, he threw off the covers and tried to get out of bed.
Yu He stopped him. "No need. She has better prospects, and I won't stop her. As long as she doesn't harm you guys."
She had given Qiao Qiao a choice before, and now she knew the answer.
As for what Qiao Qiao intended to do in the Qi family, she would wait and see.
Qiao Wei was deeply touched by Yu He's words. Yu He had been so good to Qiao Qiao; why was she so foolish as to seek out the Qi family?
No, he had to bring Qiao Qiao back to apologize to Yu He.
Yu He had originally wanted Qiao Wei to rest for a few more days in the hospital, but Qiao Wei refused to stay any longer.
"I'm fine now. This place is too expensive, and I can rest just as well back home."
Seeing his insistence, Yu He said no more. They completed the discharge procedures at noon and returned home together.
Yu He had more important matters to attend to and didn't pay too much attention to Qiao Qiao.
In the following week, she attended a meeting at Qin's Consortium headquarters and accepted Qin Yonghao's new chip research and development requirements. She and Li Sichen had to come up with a complete R&D plan within three months.
While working on the plan, she also took time to research methods to awaken Li Yehan with Qi Nan.
Qin Beiting saw how busy she was and felt terribly sorry for her. He hugged her and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Yu He heartlessly pushed him away. "Just try not to bother me too much."
Qin Beiting: "..."
What to do when your girlfriend is a workaholic?
Just as Yu He was overwhelmed with work, news about Qiao Qiao broke out.
#Shocking! Qi Yuanyuan is not the Qi family's daughter, the real Qi family daughter is her!#
A gossip news report suddenly appeared on Weibo. The accompanying short video was edited from paparazzi footage: Qiao Qiao, linking arms with Mrs. Qi, emerging from the hospital's identification department. The two bore a resemblance to each other.
At the end of the video, a reporter asked a nurse, "What kind of identification is done here?"
The nurse replied, "Paternity test."
As soon as this news broke, it quickly trended on hot search due to its connection with Qi Yuanyuan, whose reputation had been tarnished recently.
Gossip reporters rushed out to dig up more gossip from the Qi family.
Qiao Qiao also seized this opportunity. She went out shopping with Qi Yewen and his wife and was naturally surrounded by reporters.
Seeing Qiao Qiao residing in the Qi family, the reporters confirmed the rumor!
"Academician Qi, there are rumors that Qi Yuanyuan is not your biological daughter, but Miss Qiao Qiao is. Is this true?"
"Are you planning to announce the finding of your biological daughter to the public?"
"Due to Qi Yuanyuan, Qi's Pharmaceutical stocks have been sluggish. Are you not planning to reveal her identity?"
"..."
As the reporters thrust their microphones forward, Qiao Qiao quickly shielded Mrs. Qi. "My mother is not in good health. Please move aside and don't hurt her."
The address "mother" confirmed her recognized status within the Qi family, instantly igniting the reporters' curiosity and further blocking their path.
"If there are any questions, I will answer them. Please don't hurt my wife," Qi Yewen said helplessly to the reporters.
Seeing this, the reporters turned their microphones to Qi Yewen.
He then began to answer them one by one:
"We originally didn't want to occupy public resources to discuss this, but since everyone wants to know, I'll explain briefly.
"Yuanyuan is indeed not my wife's biological daughter. After my wife gave birth to our eldest son, her health was not good. She always wanted a daughter, and I didn't want her to be too tired, so we adopted Yuanyuan together.
"Later, after my wife's health recovered, she gave birth to Qiao Qiao. Unfortunately, shortly after Qiao Qiao was born, due to the negligence of a servant, she was abducted by human traffickers.
"It wasn't until recently, when my wife had an accident and needed a blood transfusion, that Qiao Qiao happened to donate blood to her, and it was unexpectedly discovered that they were mother and daughter."
Qi Yewen looked dotingly at Mrs. Qi and Qiao Qiao at this point, and they responded with smiles.
The family of three, in front of the reporters' cameras, looked happy and harmonious, a perfect unit. The reporters were envious.
"What about Qi Yuanyuan? How do you plan to deal with her?" a reporter asked.
"As for Yuanyuan, although she made mistakes before, we have always treated her as our own daughter. Even though Qiao Qiao has returned, Yuanyuan is still the eldest daughter of the Qi family, and Qiao Qiao is the second daughter."
Qi Yewen continued, "Yuanyuan's mistakes are due to our failure as parents to raise her well. It is our responsibility, and we apologize for any trouble caused by our shortcomings."
His words were delivered with passion and sincerity, deeply moving many.
This scene, broadcast live, touched many people.
This was the first time the Qi family had spoken about Qi Yuanyuan since she went to prison, and their sincere attitude caused some netizens who had boycotted Qi's Pharmaceutical because of Qi Yuanyuan to change their views, and they began to lambast Qi Yuanyuan for dragging down the Qi family.
The next day, Qi's Pharmaceutical stock, which had been consistently green, finally turned red.
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At Yu Xian Yi Clinic.
Shen Yao, after seeing the news, immediately found Yu He. "Yu He, your foresight is truly amazing!"
Yu He was confused:?
"When you debunked Qi Yuanyuan last time, didn't you tell Qi Suilin that Qi Yuanyuan wasn't Academician Qi's daughter? And you were right!" Shen Yao handed his phone to Yu He, letting her see for herself.
He then nudged Qiao Wei. "Qiao Qiao is the Qi family's daughter? Does that make you the Qi family's young master?"
Qiao Wei had also seen the news report and stood frozen in disbelief.
How could this be!
Qiao Qiao was clearly his biological sister; how could she be of the Qi family's bloodline?