MGASC -Chapter 150 She’s a Cunning Little Fox

Earlier, Zhang Qiao had intended to go over and greet him, but saw Jin Quan turn and leave.

At that moment, Wu Xia came out of the police station, and she lifted her leg to walk toward her.

“Doctor Wu, thank you so much today.”

Zhang Qiao’s smile was gentle, her words carrying sincerity in every tone.

Wu Xia, however, glanced at her coolly. “I’m just doing my job. You don’t need to thank me.”

“Even so, it still takes moral integrity to resist temptation. From our last chat, I knew it—Doctor Wu, you may be cold on the outside, but you’re warm-hearted. You’re a good person.”

Zhang Qiao’s words were sweet, like a cunning little fox. It was hard not to like her.

Originally, Wu Xia held some resentment toward her, but last time Zhang Qiao had forcibly pulled her into the shop to avoid the rain. They talked for a while, mostly with Zhang Qiao speaking and Wu Xia listening.

Zhang Qiao recounted the whole story of her conflict with Wang Mingqing clearly. It turned out she hadn’t seduced Wang Mingqing—he had been scheming to tempt her all along.

She also said that she and Wu Xia had both misjudged people before and were victims themselves, and their reputations had been harmed because of him. But Zhang Qiao never blamed herself for these mistakes. She didn’t wallow in self-pity, didn’t let rumors weigh her down, and certainly didn’t close herself off from love.

She added that she was just that kind of person: the less people believed in her, the more she would sharpen her eyes and live her life brilliantly.

In short, that day she said a lot of encouraging things to Wu Xia. Later, when the rain stopped, Wu Xia left.

Afterwards, Li Dong came around, bringing food and gifts, treating her with exaggerated attentiveness, acting like he wanted to pursue her. Wu Xia had even felt a little touched at first. But Li Dong couldn’t resist—after only a few encounters, he proposed that she cooperate with him to take revenge on Zhang Qiao.

She was a doctor—if Wang Dahai were hospitalized, she could simply claim it was food poisoning.

To coax her into agreeing, Li Dong had said plenty of sweet words, all carefully calculated to exploit a weakness.

Seeing his true intentions, Wu Xia felt disgusted.

She wanted someone to marry to escape the nightmare left by Wang Mingqing—but she wasn’t going to take just anyone. Zhang Qiao was right: rather than wallowing in self-pity, she should pull herself together and sharpen her eyes. A failed romance didn’t mean her future was ruined.

Besides, what Li Dong wanted to destroy was her career.

Everything she did today was what a doctor should do.

Wu Xia didn’t want to owe Zhang Qiao any favors, but faced with her sincerity, she couldn’t remain completely indifferent.

“Don’t flatter me; I don’t fall for that. You’re busy—I’ll leave first.”

Wu Xia walked a few meters, then stopped, thought of something, turned around, and beckoned Zhang Qiao over.

Zhang Qiao hurried over excitedly. Wu Xia still wore a stern expression. “Just a reminder—be careful of that Li Dong. He has long-standing grudges against you. This might not be the first time he’s tried to harm you.”

Zhang Qiao froze for a moment. By the time she reacted, Wu Xia had already walked away.

Not just this time—was there another before?

Zhang Qiao pondered for a moment. Could she be referring to the last arson case?

A chill ran down her back. Beyond business, she and Li Dong had no personal grudges—but just to make a little money, he’d go to such extremes. This man was ruthless!

Infuriating! Absolutely infuriating!

Li Dong didn’t just harm her and Lin Tianyue—he had indirectly caused Wang Yan’s mother’s death. He was still supposedly friends with Wang Yan’s brother. In this man’s eyes, friendship, family, and love were all secondary to profit.

Wasn’t he a beast?

Seeing her expression, Chen Gang came over, concerned. “What’s wrong, sister-in-law? Did Doctor Wu upset you?”

“No.”

On the contrary, she had to thank Wu Xia for the warning.

“No, sister-in-law, when did you get so close with Doctor Wu? I remember she—”

“You mean, she was involved with Wang Mingqing?”

Chen Gang rubbed his nose. He knew that name was Zhang Qiao’s taboo and didn’t want to mention it, but she brought it up smoothly.

“She got involved with the wrong person before, but that wasn’t her fault. Better to resolve enmity than hold it. This time, we owe Doctor Wu.”

“Right, right.”

Chen Gang thought to himself: this sister-in-law of Brother Yue’s is incredible. She even handled Wu Xia, helping them. No wonder when the police showed up, she remained calm—the truth is, she had everything under control.

Such an impressive sister-in-law—only Brother Yue could handle her. If it were him…

Pfft! What was he thinking? He certainly wouldn’t dare take advantage of Brother Yue!

Zhang Qiao didn’t explain in detail how she approached Wu Xia.

Actually, on opening day, Wu Xia had stood outside the crowd. Zhang Qiao had simply felt something off in her gaze and kept a careful eye on her. Unexpectedly, this led to a major discovery—she overheard Wu Xia’s conversation with Li Dong.

Wu Xia was unlucky in love and easily manipulated. Rather than waiting for her to stand on the opposing side, it was better to advise her back.

Finally, the family returned home together. Zhang Ling was still uneasy, so Zhang Qiao told her to rest first.

When Chen Gang left, Zhang Qiao accompanied him and Yingzi to the door.

Yingzi still looked worried. Although the food poisoning issue was resolved, the incident had caused a lot of bad publicity. She feared the business might not recover quickly.

Zhang Qiao, however, appeared calm and carefree, as if it didn’t concern her at all.

Maybe this is what they call a big boss aura?

Yingzi muttered to herself. No wonder she could only be Zhang Qiao’s front-line soldier. As for mental fortitude, she really couldn’t compete.

While Yingzi went to get her bike, Zhang Qiao thought carefully and called out to Chen Gang: “Chen Gang, I’ve been thinking—the last arson case was suspicious. I remember Li Dong went to the scene the next day. But he’s so close to the Wang family—shouldn’t he have been consoling them after Wang Yan’s mother died?”

Chen Gang’s eyes narrowed. After the arson, Lin Tianyue had been secretly investigating.

Things were indeed more complicated. But Brother Yue didn’t want Zhang Qiao to worry, so he hadn’t told her.

“Sister-in-law, you mean—?”

“Considering this and the other bad deeds Li Dong has done, he must be familiar with how to get away with it. Chen Gang, if he indirectly caused Wang Yan’s mother’s death, do you think the Wang family would let him off?”

Chen Gang, as someone close to Lin Tianyue, understood in just a few words.

“Sister-in-law, don’t worry. Evil will be dealt with by evil. Leave this matter to me.”

Let the Wang family fight it out with their so-called brother—this way, they wouldn’t continue to put hatred on Lin Tianyue and Zhang Qiao.

If Li Dong truly committed a crime, the law would punish him.

Brother Yue and the rest were legitimate businessmen—no need to touch dirty matters unless absolutely necessary.

Once again, Zhang Qiao’s careful thinking prevailed.

Chen Gang felt even more convinced of her. Previously, he and Yingzi hadn’t really respected anyone, but now, even as front-line soldiers, they were willing.

Besides, their lives were visibly improving. This proved that Brother Yue and Zhang Qiao weren’t exploiting them—they genuinely cared.