I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 607 "Xia He is in trouble. To save Qing Qing, your daughter..."

"Tian Qian? Hello, sister-in-law!" Fang Qingye greeted her warmly.

He was secretly surprised. Why was she here?

Fang Qingye and Qiao Yongfeng are now friends and business partners, but Fang Qingye has little contact with Tian Qian. They had met a few times before because of Xia He.

Since Xia He was transferred to work in New York, Fang Qingye has not seen Tian Qian again.

Upon hearing Fang Qingye's warm greeting, Tian Qian simply hummed in response, ignoring Fang Qingye and instead looking at Bai Ou beside her with a slight smile on her face.

"You must be White Lotus Root?"

"Yes, hello," Bai Ou replied politely. "Please come in and sit down."

"You're welcome, Bai Ou. I'd like to have a private chat with Fang Qingye," Tian Qian said.

Bai Ou paused for a moment, but nodded anyway. She glanced at Fang Qingye again and then turned and went into the nursery.

"Sister-in-law, what's the matter?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Fang Qingye, let me state this first: Xia He is unaware of this matter since I came to see you today."

"What's wrong with Xia He?"

"You haven't contacted her?" Tian Qian stared at Fang Qingye, her expression very unpleasant.

“We haven’t been in touch for a year. She doesn’t reply to my WeChat messages or QQ messages, and it seems she’s changed her phone number.” Fang Qingye sighed softly, then asked, “Do you know how Xia He is doing lately? Is she alright?”

"She's in bad shape; she was seriously injured in a car accident and is hospitalized."

"What?! How could this happen?!" Fang Qingye was stunned for a moment, then quickly snapped out of it and asked anxiously, "What exactly happened?"

"To save Qingqing, your daughter."

"My daughter?! What happened?! Tian Qian, stop talking like you're squeezing toothpaste, okay?!" Fang Qingye's voice rose involuntarily.

"Okay, I'll tell you everything."

Tian Qian began by recounting how Xia He discovered she was pregnant shortly after going abroad, and how Xia He resigned voluntarily after giving birth.

After resigning, Xia He opened a company called "Lotus Financial Consulting Company" in an office building in Flushing, Queens, New York, as planned. She offered personal investment consulting, financial planning, and risk management services, hired six employees, and obtained an EB-5 visa.

With her solid financial knowledge and rich experience working in the bank, her consulting firm is doing quite well.

I go to work on time every day, and when I get home tired and see my lovely daughter, all the day's fatigue disappears. On weekends, I take my daughter to the playground or the nearby park, and occasionally chat with my best friends in China, Tian Qian or Lin Yajing. Life is very peaceful.

Watching her daughter grow up day by day, learn to walk and start talking, Xia He felt very content. She liked her life now.

Let bygones be bygones.

But a sudden car accident not long ago shattered this peace.

On the weekend, Xia He took her daughter to play in the nearby park as usual. The two walked happily on the sidewalk after leaving the community, with their daughter skipping and jumping ahead.

A car seemed to have gone out of control, suddenly veering onto the sidewalk and hurtling towards Xia Qingqing.

In the nick of time, Xia He suddenly stepped forward and pulled her daughter away, but she couldn't dodge in time and was hit by the car, her left leg being run over.

"Later, someone called 911 and took her to a nearby hospital. Qingqing was fine, just traumatized and had some minor injuries. Xiahe was in a terrible state; she broke five ribs and suffered a comminuted fracture of her left leg," Tian Qian concluded.

"After receiving the news, I immediately rushed to New York and only returned from the United States yesterday. This happened a week or a month ago."

"How is Xiahe now?" Fang Qingye asked hurriedly.

"I had surgery a few days ago and I'm still in the hospital."

"How did this happen?" Fang Qingye murmured, then suddenly remembered something: "Where is the driver who caused the accident? What happened to him?"

“She’s been released on bail pending trial. According to local US law, reckless driving causing injury is a criminal offense. The other party seems to be a local company owner who has hired a lawyer to prepare for the lawsuit. Right now, our main focus is on taking care of Xia He’s injuries; we can’t deal with the case yet,” Tian Qian replied. “Was she suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs?” Fang Qingye pressed.

“The accident report from the police didn’t mention it.” Tian Qian finished speaking and looked at Fang Qingye: “Xia He kept telling me not to tell you, but I think it’s necessary to tell you.”

"Thank you. I know what to do." Fang Qingye tried to calm herself down and then said to Tian Qian, "Come in and sit down, have some tea."

"No need, I'm going back to Huijing. Fang Qingye, you handle it." After saying that, Tian Qian put on her sunglasses, got into the car, and quickly disappeared around the corner.

Fang Qingye stared blankly for a while before turning around and entering the nursery, where she saw white lotus roots in the small courtyard.

"Tian Qian is gone?"

"Um"

"What does she want with you? Did something happen to Director Xia?" Bai Ou asked softly.

Fang Qingye suddenly raised her head.

"Tell me, don't hide anything from me."

"it is good."

Fang Qingye then told Bai Ou everything that Tian Qian had told him, including her past interactions with Xia He.

Bai Ou's face was pale. Finally, she sighed softly and said, "I had long guessed about you and Xia He. Before you got married, you often went to Huijing to see Xia He. I just didn't expect that she was pregnant with your child."

"I'm sorry." Fang Qingye felt that her words were pale and powerless.

But he didn't know what else to say.

Bai Ou also fell silent, and after a while said, "What do you plan to do now? Go to New York?"

"Yes, I have to get there immediately in this situation."

"How will you tell your parents?" Bai Ou asked again.

“This…” Fang Qingye asked hesitantly.

He certainly couldn't say he was going to New York to see Xia He, that would cause a huge uproar, but he had to have a suitable reason, right?
Besides, Bai Ou is currently pregnant.

"Oh, it seems your thinking is completely muddled. You can't even come up with such a simple reason. Go set up an office."

"Oh, right, I understand." Fang Qingye knew that Bai Ou was reminding him.

"I'm a little tired, I want to go upstairs and rest for a while," Bai Ou said again.

"Okay, I'll help you back," Fang Qingye said quickly.

"No need, I want to be alone for a while." Bai Ou said, turning around and walking towards the stairwell. After a few steps, she suddenly turned back to look at Fang Qingye.

"When you see Xia He, tell her that you hope she is alright, but I don't want to see her!" After saying that, she turned and went upstairs.

Fang Qingye stood in the courtyard, lost in thought.

During the National Day holiday, Fang Qingye drove to Shanghai to apply for a visa to the United States. Due to the suddenness of the event, the staff of Tuofang Company who were going to establish an office in the United States had not yet made a decision, and they also needed to go through the visa procedures. It was very inconvenient during the National Day holiday.

Later, Fang Qingye and Bai Ou discussed it and decided that he would go first, and the employees would arrive later after getting their visas.

The plane flew steadily through the clouds, with the vast Pacific Ocean below and the snow-capped coastline of Alaska visible in the distance.

Fang Qingye sat alone in first class, thinking about all the little things she had done with Xia He, and the scene of her running and jumping on the badminton court.

Why.
After a 15-hour flight, the plane landed smoothly at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

America, finally here.

(End of this chapter)