After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 240 Su Xiaoxiao is attacked

Su Xiaoxiao quickly went over and took Huang Yuanxin's hand. "Thank you, Miss Huang. It is truly an honor for me, Su Xiaoxiao, to have you as my sister today."

“Sister Su, from now on we’ll call each other sisters. There’s no need to keep calling me Miss Huang. It’s too formal.”

Su Xiaoxiao quickly nodded in agreement, and unexpectedly, she even made a younger sister as a friend.

Regardless of whether Huang Yuanxin is a worthwhile person to befriend or whether she is sincere, it's always better to make friends with someone than to offend someone in this world, right?

As the saying goes, having more friends means having more paths to take, while having more enemies means having more walls to block your way.

That's true. The ancient town of Xianglan where Su Xiaoxiao is currently located is still under the jurisdiction of Huang Yuanxin's father, Magistrate Huang. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, so there are many things Su Xiaoxiao still has to consider.

After confirming that Huang Yuanxin had answered correctly, Su Xiaoxiao returned to the shop.

When Sun saw that Su Xiaoxiao's face was rosy and glowing, she came over and asked Su Xiaoxiao if there was something good happening.

Su Xiaoxiao took out the perfume she had developed and sprayed some on Sun Shi. Sun Shi's eyes widened. "It smells so good."

"right?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled and immediately gave Sun a bottle of perfume, the same perfume as Huang Yuanxin's.

How could there possibly be only one bottle of this perfume in the world? Of course I had to say that to Huang Yuanxin, just to flatter her.

Su Xiaoxiao worked in the shop until closing time, and she was the last to leave around 7 p.m.

Thinking about having to go back to the countryside, she quickly packed her things and went to catch the horse-drawn carriage.

It was pitch black outside. She was checking the accounts at the store today; the end of the month was indeed quite busy.

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to hurry home. It was already dark outside, and she thought that if it was so late, Pei Yuan and the children at home would worry about her.

Just as she was about to untie the horse's reins, she sensed someone walking towards her from behind.

But it was pitch black and there wasn't a single streetlight. By the time Su Xiaoxiao realized there might be danger behind her, it was too late.

"what……"

Su Xiaoxiao felt something hit the back of her head. She felt pain and numbness, and her head was buzzing.

She reached out and touched it, and a warm liquid flowed out from between her fingers, making Su Xiaoxiao feel dizzy and lightheaded.

She forced herself to turn around and saw a man standing behind her. He had a large head and was staring fiercely at Su Xiaoxiao. He was holding a wooden stick about the thickness of a wrist in his hand.

Just as she was about to lose consciousness, Su Xiaoxiao finally saw clearly who was in front of her.

"Liu Datou..."

Liu Datou said fiercely to Su Xiaoxiao, "I'll show you how arrogant you are, Su Xiaoxiao. You think you're so tough? Get up and come at me!"

Su Xiaoxiao knew that this man had lost all reason; he looked insane, and the stick he held in his hand could end his life at any moment.

Su Xiaoxiao remembered that around that time, an old night watchman would pass by her shop every day.

Sure enough, the old night watchman's gong sounded not far ahead, followed by his shout: "The weather is dry, be careful with fire!"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly mustered all her strength and shouted in the direction of the old night watchman.

"Help! Help!"

Liu Datou was always flustered, so when he heard someone coming, he quickly threw the stick in his hand to the ground and ran away.

The old night watchman noticed something was wrong and ran over to see a young woman lying on the ground, bleeding from her head and half-conscious. "Young lady, what happened to you?"

"Help! Someone, please help!"

The old night watchman called out to people all around, and after a long time, finally a few people from the surrounding shops came. They opened their doors and ran towards Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao was taken to a nearby clinic, which happened to be close to Ci'an Hall. Mr. Li, the owner of Ci'an Hall, naturally recognized Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao was unconscious, her jaw clenched, and her face was deathly pale.

When Mr. Li saw that Su Xiaoxiao looked unwell, he quickly began to help her.

If not treated promptly, it can easily be life-threatening.

After picking up his two children from school today, Pei Yuan made a simple dinner and waited for Su Xiaoxiao to come home.

As it grew dark, Su Xiaoxiao was still nowhere to be seen, and he began to get anxious.

Pei Yuan went to Sun's house, only to find that Sun had already returned.

Sun was also wondering why Su Xiaoxiao hadn't returned home yet. She should have been back long ago.

They searched together along the road at the village entrance towards the town, intending to meet Su Xiaoxiao, but they couldn't find her anywhere.

Where did this person go?

Pei Yuan's right eyelid kept twitching; he had a feeling that something was about to happen.

At this time, everyone at home is usually asleep, so how could Su Xiaoxiao not be back yet?
They arrived in town and found the carriage still parked in front of Su Xiaoxiao's shop, with a pool of blood on the ground.

The horse seemed a little frightened as well. Several shopkeepers nearby had just returned after bravely escorting Su Xiaoxiao to Ci'an Hall.

She happened to run into Pei Yuan and Madam Sun, and told them the truth. When Pei Yuan learned that Su Xiaoxiao was injured, he immediately ran towards Ci'an Hall without saying a word.

Pei Yuan rushed into Ci'an Hall and saw Su Xiaoxiao lying in the outpatient clinic, covered in blood. Mr. Li was cleaning the wound on the back of her head.

Su Xiaoxiao lay motionless on the bed with her eyes tightly closed, lifeless.

Pei Yuan suddenly felt his heart sink, and a sense of fear instantly filled his mind and body. He was terrified that Su Xiaoxiao would never wake up again.

"What exactly happened? Who did this to Miss Su?"

No one could answer him. The old night watchman simply described that he rushed over after hearing someone calling for help.

But at that time, only Su Xiaoxiao was lying on the ground, and she had fainted.

The old night watchman then called for someone to bring Su Xiaoxiao to the clinic. He didn't know who had beaten Su Xiaoxiao up like that.

Mr. Li is rescuing people inside, so Pei Yuan and the others can't go in anymore.

Pei Yuan waited outside for nearly three hours without sitting down to rest, pacing back and forth outside the door.

Anyone could see that Pei Yuan was very anxious and cared a lot about Su Xiaoxiao.

Finally, Mr. Li walked out of the clinic.

Pei Yuan rushed over and grabbed Mr. Li's hand, anxiously asking, "Mr. Li, how is Miss Su?"

"I've already treated her wound. The wound on the back of her head is a bit deep, and there's a fracture in her skull. I've applied the best wound medicine, so she should be fine. Now we just need to observe the wound to see if it gets infected. We'll observe her overnight, and if she wakes up tomorrow morning, there shouldn't be any problems."

(End of this chapter)