As Gu Zhiyuan was about to lead Xiao Li into the cabin door, Xiao Li suddenly raised her hands, grabbing Gu Zhiyuan’s arm across her chest, and fell forward, using her full body weight to drag Gu Zhiyuan down! Gu Zhiyuan didn’t expect Xiao Li to act so forcefully; he was pulled aside and fell, breaking his left hand that he used to grab people in the process. Qin Xiao had been observing Xiao Li’s condition, and the moment she made a move, he knew what she intended to do. So when the two of them fell, he immediately stepped up, kicked Gu Zhiyuan aside, and helped Xiao Li up, "Nini, are you alright?" Xiao Li shook her head, "I’m fine." Gu Zhiyuan rolled once after being kicked, and the moment he stopped, he immediately raised his gun and opened fire, not caring whether he hit anyone, just firing wildly! Feng Ye had planned to take him down, but with Gu Zhiyuan firing chaotically, they had to dodge the bullets first. A bullet flew wildly and headed straight for Xiao Li. Without thinking, Qin Xiao shielded her. The bullet pierced his body, but Qin Xiao didn’t even groan, as blood flowed out, soaking his suit jacket! While blocking the bullet, Qin Xiao pulled Xiao Li back behind a car for cover. Not until they were behind the car did Xiao Li see the dark stain expanding on his chest, making her nearly speechless, "Uncle... little brother... you’ve been shot!" Qin Xiao smiled, "It’s nothing, don’t worry." But as soon as he finished speaking, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Check latest chapters at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝓷𝓮𝓽 On the other side, Gu Zhiyuan ran out of bullets, and Feng Ye immediately went up to capture him. In that short time, along with those wounded by Gu Zhiyuan’s subordinates earlier, a heap of people were on the ground, all hit by gunfire. At the hospital, Qin Xiao had already been rushed into the operating room, and Xiao Li had also been taken to the emergency room. Her heart was already damaged, and witnessing Qin Xiao’s gunshot wound only added to her anxiety and fear, overwhelming her heart. In the operating room, the bullet in Qin Xiao was quickly removed, but since it had hit his lung, the situation remained critical. Fortunately, the surgery was successful. Outside the operating room, Father Qin and Mother Qin sat there overwhelmed with worry. Both their son and daughter-in-law were in critical care; it was an unbearable feeling. Mother Qin kept pacing back and forth, making Father Qin dizzy enough to say, "Can you stop pacing? It’s making me dizzy. You’ve always been steady before, what’s with you today?" Mother Qin shook her head, "Both kids are in critical care. How big a heart do I need to stay steady?" As soon as Mother Qin finished speaking, Qin Tan and He Jie arrived too. Qin Tan had gone to explain things to the police, while He Jie had just gotten the children settled at home. The kids, not seeing their parents or grandparents after getting home, naturally became suspicious. Especially the kids from the little brother’s family, who were hard to fool, almost driving her crazy. As she was leaving, she even felt that Mianmian was looking at her with suspicion. Just as He Jede had expected, right after she said a couple of things to Mother Qin, Mianmian and the little ones had also arrived. Mother Qin, seeing the two kids, turned to He Jie, "Didn’t you manage to settle them?" He Jie smiled bitterly, "I thought I managed it earlier, but clearly not!" Mianmian walked up to Mother Qin, "Grandma, where are Mom and Dad?" Mother Qin helplessly pointed toward the operating room and the emergency room, "In there!" Mianmian and the little ones glanced over and then resolutely sat down beside Mother Qin to wait, without crying or fussing. Thanks to Xiao Li, the two kids were already familiar with operating and emergency rooms, knowing they couldn’t enter, so they just waited obediently. Seeing the two children , Mother Qin asked with relief, "Mianmian, where are Xiao Nuomi and Xiao Wanzi?" Mianmian kept her eyes on the surgery room light, "They don’t know anything, waiting at home, Aunt Wu is watching them!" "Then how did you know?" Mianmian shifted her gaze to glance at He Jie, "Because when Aunt tried to fool us, her eyes involuntarily looked away, not daring to meet our gaze! We learned how to observe people in school, knowing what avoiding eye contact means. Earlier, we didn’t know what had happened. When we saw Aunt leave in a car, we had the home driver follow her. When we arrived at the hospital, and saw you and Grandpa here, waiting outside the operating room, we knew something had happened to Mom and Dad." Listening to Mianmian’s explanation, Qin Tan whispered in He Jie’s ear, "Did you really avoid eye contact?" He Jie said speechlessly, "How would I know? These kids are too clever! Our family’s little ones are much easier to fool!" Hearing this, Qin Tan felt a bit deflated; he thought, besides being outsmarted himself, now even his kids were being outwitted! As they were speaking, the operating room door opened, and the doctor came out, "Old Chairman, Director Qin, the surgery was successful, and Second Master will be brought out soon, though he still needs to spend a day in the observation room." Father Qin nodded, "You arrange it." On the other side, the emergency room door opened too, and the doctor handling Xiao Li came over, "Second Madam’s condition has stabilized. She’ll be sent to a ward shortly." In the ward, as Xiao Li awoke, she saw Mother Qin sitting nearby, "Mom, how is Uncle?" Mother Qin softly replied, "He’s alright, the surgery was successful. He’s in the observation room for a day, and if all goes well, he’ll be transferred to the ward." As Mother Qin was speaking, the ward door was knocked, and Qin Tan came in, "Mom, is sister-in-law awake?" Mother Qin spoke quietly, "Just woke up, why?" He Jie said, "The police have come outside, wanting to take her statement." Mother Qin was displeased, "She just woke up and her body is still weak; can’t the statement wait?" Xiao Li replied softly, "Mom, since they’ve come, let them in! I’m alright. Sister-in-law, please call them in!" He Jie went out to call them, and after they came in, Mother Qin and He Jie waited outside the ward. The visitor stood by the bedside and apologetically said, "Sorry! Ms. Xiao, I know you’re not feeling well, but this is routine work, please understand." Xiao Li shook her head, "It’s alright. Ask away." "Then, please describe the incident, and why Gu Zhiyuan wanted to kidnap you? Were you acquainted before?" Xiao Li shook her head, "Not well, we’ve only met a few times. Today, I went to the professor’s lab, planning to go to my husband’s lab near noon to have lunch together, but just as I went out, Gu Zhiyuan drugged and kidnapped me. He intended to take me abroad by charter flight, but then my husband intervened..."