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Chapter 231 The Daughter Doesn’t Resemble Her, She Resembles the Maid But the problem is, Qi Yunfan is the kind who cozies up to whoever he deems useful and abandons anyone he thinks is useless.

Wen Nianyou stomped her feet in anger, while Lady Wen spent her days leisurely at home drinking tea and tending to her flowers, too accustomed to an easy life, she had grown foolish enough to believe that the whole world was filled with good people, still speaking up for Qi Yunfan and Ye Chuyi!

It was pure idiocy, simply more stupid than Lin Yueqin!

“I’m also going to check out Dome Hospital myself. I refuse to believe that Lin Chuyi, who studied nursing, could become a doctor at a top-tier private hospital like Dome. Inside, she’s at most a janitor!”

Wen Nianyou left in the car with a rigid face, ignoring Lady Wen’s calls as if she hadn’t heard them at all. She floored the gas pedal and sped out so quickly she almost hit Lady Wen.

Lady Wen was startled and hurriedly stepped back, feeling somewhat shaken as she watched her daughter drive away.

Just now, had she not stepped back, her daughter might have actually hit her!

How could this be? When had her daughter become so cold-hearted and ruthless?

Lin Yueqin saw her pale face and felt a sense of satisfaction.

She’d rather Wen Nianyou ran over Lady Wen directly, so that afterwards, everything of the Wen Family would belong to her!

She walked over, supported Lady Wen, and her words were filled with endless concern, “Madam, are you alright? Were you frightened just now? Don’t be scared, the Miss was just joking with you. She’s very reliable when she drives. I’ve been in her car before, and I found that her driving skills are quite good, very steady indeed!”

Lady Wen turned stiffly, looking at Lin Yueqin’s face.

Sometimes, she felt that her daughter was closer and even more similar to Lin Yueqin.

Was it because her daughter had been raised by Lin Yueqin from a young age?

Lady Wen felt extremely uncomfortable.

Right after she gave birth, she was extremely weak, and she had nearly died due to severe hemorrhaging in the lavish private hospital Wen Xingye had chosen for her. The environment was great, but the doctors’ skills were quite ordinary, seriously lacking experience in dealing with emergencies, leading to her being resuscitated three times after giving birth.

She spent an entire month alone in the ICU.noveldrama

Although she eventually clung to life, she could never get her health back on track, lacking the strength to care for her child and even unable to produce breast milk.

So, she had no choice but to entrust her child to Lin Yueqin.

Lin Yueqin had just had her own child at that time, she was in good health and took exceptional care of Wen Nianyou, hardly even looking after her own child.

Therefore, from childhood, Wen Nianyou had been very close to Lin Yueqin, rather than to her own biological mother.

Her daughter herself might not have realized it, but the way she spoke was very much like Lin Yueqin.

Lady Wen looked at Lin Yueqin’s bandaged hand, her mood extremely low, “Yueqin, I’m fine. You’ve hurt your hand, go and rest. You don’t need to do anything lately; I’ve asked the housekeeping company for a maid who will be arriving soon, and you can leave all the work to them.”

This pleased Lin Yueqin, as now she would have two more people to command. She could continue to enjoy her comfortable life of leisure.

Dome Hospital.

Ye Chuyi sat in her office writing the paper she had been preparing to publish for the past year.

She hadn’t taken the Wen Family’s incident to heart; although she had said nice things to Lady Wen about wanting to help others, in reality, she believed in helping people selectively.

Hen Peizhu, not worthy.

In fact, she would be glad to be rid of them, as it would save her trouble.

Engrossed in her work, Ye Chuyi suddenly heard a commotion outside, faintly making out the words “Doctor Anxin.”

She looked towards her assistant, “Qianqian, go out and see what happened.”

The assistant responded and hurried out to check.

An office administrator saw her and quickly pulled her aside, “This is Doctor Anxin’s assistant. You can’t just meet with Doctor Anxin directly, she’s very busy, but you can schedule an appointment to see her through her assistant.”

Hen Peizhu glanced at Qianqian, a forced smile on her puffy face, “I’m here to see Doctor Anxin for a consultation. Is she available?”

 

Chapter 232 Doctor Anxin, Come Out! The assistant said, “If you need to see a doctor, you should go to the outpatient building to register. Doctor Anxin has two clinic days a week, and you can make appointments through our hospital’s APP. This is the office building; you are not supposed to be here.”

Qi Yunfan stepped forward, “It’s not that we don’t want to register for the clinic, but it’s just too slow. We have to wait in a long queue, and my mother’s condition is deteriorating too quickly; she can’t wait a year. So could you please talk to Doctor Anxin, and ask her to perform the surgery on my mother first? Money is not an issue.”

“I’m really sorry, sir, but this isn’t about money. Other patients also register and wait in line to see the doctor and for surgeries. If you were to drop in and cut the line, displacing someone else’s spot, do you think that would be proper? And how would the other patients view Doctor Anxin then?”

“But you didn’t make Lady Wen wait in line when she came for her consultation and surgery, did you? If she could cut in, why can’t we?”

“Lady Wen?”

“Her last name is Ye, named Ye Jinyu.”

“Oh, her. She’s a friend of Doctor Anxin. Doctor Anxin squeezed out her own private time to perform the surgery especially for her.”

Qi Yunfan became anxious, “I am also a friend of Doctor Anxin!”

The assistant looked at him strangely, “Then contact Doctor Anxin yourself. What are you doing coming to me?”

Qi Yunfan turned red in the face and neck with frustration. He was feeling incredibly conflicted; on one hand, he really hoped that Ye Chuyi was Doctor Anxin, but on the other, he especially didn’t want Ye Chuyi to be Doctor Anxin.

Seeing her son getting the worse of the argument, Hen Peizhu closed her eyes and leaned backward, collapsing onto her son.

Qi Yunfan hurriedly caught her, “Mom, Mom, what’s wrong with you! Hurry up and get Doctor Anxin to save my mom, she’s really not doing well!”

The assistant was a bit angry, “You should be going to the emergency center now, not throwing a tantrum in our office area! If everyone behaved like you, rushing to the office area, causing a scene and fainting, Doctor Anxin would spend all day doing nothing but rescuing you scammers!”

“We’re not scammers! My mom is really sick! Is Doctor Anxin the kind of person who ignores people in need? With such indifference, how does she qualify to be a doctor!”

Qi Yunfan immediately yelled, “Doctor Anxin, come out! Why aren’t you taking care of your patient? We’ve come here because of your reputation, is this how you treat your patients? Are all the doctors at Dome this devoid of medical ethics?”

The assistant, stomping with fury, said, “What nonsense are you spouting? Don’t just yell anything you like; you’ll damage Doctor Anxin’s reputation!”

Other people in the office building also expressed their displeasure, “Just because you came here on the strength of her reputation, do you think you can force her to act against her morals? If you want medical treatment, go register. What are you doing making a scene in our office area?”

“You accuse our Dome doctors of having no medical ethics, but it looks to me like it’s you who lack the morals!”

“You aren’t even willing to register and you dare to claim you are Doctor Anxin’s patients, how shameless!”

“Wait, these two look so familiar. Aren’t they from Qi Hospital? They even used Doctor Anxin’s name before to wildly extort money, charging ten thousand for a registration fee!”

“What? It’s them! They almost got Doctor Anxin killed last time, and because of their sham operation, she was viciously slandered online. They still have the gall to come to Doctor Anxin for surgery?”

The assistant finally recognized who the man in front of her was, “So it’s you, Qi Yunfan! No wonder I thought you looked familiar, you’ve caused trouble in our hospital before, I remember you! You even made up lies, claiming you were Doctor Anxin’s life-saving benefactors!”

“It was only after the Dean An intervened and exposed your lies that you were willing to leave! You con man, dare to come here again? And dare once more to tarnish Doctor Anxin’s reputation!”

“I’m calling the police right now, to have you taken away!”

The color quickly drained from Qi Yunfan’s face, “I’m not a con artist; the last incident was a misunderstanding.”

The assistant didn’t care what he said; she called for security to remove them from the office building while dialing the police, “Hello, is this 110? I want to report a disturbance. There are people causing trouble in our hospital, seriously disrupting our normal work and slandering our doctor’s reputation!”

 

Chapter 233: It Really Is Her! Qi Yunfan was startled when he heard that she was actually calling the police. He had already been caught by the police once before, which was both embarrassing and torturous. If he were caught again, he would lose all his dignity!

He hurriedly said, “Don’t call the police, we’re leaving right now! I only came to find Doctor Anxin because my mother’s illness has gotten worse. I mean it as a recognition of Doctor Anxin’s expertise, nothing more! Since you are unwilling to treat my mother, I won’t insist. Let’s just forget about this incident.”

Having said his piece, he picked up Hen Peizhu and left dejectedly.

The assistant snorted coldly, put away her phone, and returned to Ye Chuyi’s office.

Ye Chuyi was still intently writing her thesis. She heard some of the commotion outside but didn’t pay much attention to it.

In the past two years, working with her teacher, she had developed a new surgical method for tumors that could shorten the surgery time and allow patients to recover faster and better.

The assistant approached her and said, “Doctor Anxin, do you know who was causing trouble outside?”

Ye Chuyi was all too familiar with Qi Yunfan’s voice, of course she knew.

But before she could answer, the assistant indignantly said, “It’s someone from Qi Hospital! They have no shame. Last time, they swindled over two billion by using your name, which led to you being criticized all over the internet. And now they have the audacity to feign illness to scam us again! How can there be such people in this world? In my opinion, they really deserve to get sick and die!”

Ye Chuyi finally looked away from her computer and towards the assistant.

And to speak of it, Qianqian’s foreseeing ability was really top-notch; Hen Peizhu might indeed be close to death by now!

But what did that have to do with her?

Hen Peizhu was not registered under her care and was therefore not her patient.

Her phone started ringing, and Ye Chuyi glanced down to see it was a call from Qi Yunfan.

She acted as if she hadn’t seen it and said to her assistant in an unhurried tone, “Qianqian, the security in our hospital is really getting worse and worse. How come they can’t stop anyone, and anyone can just walk in? It’s very dangerous for outsiders to enter the office area and even the offices so casually.”

“Well… it seems the security is indeed a bit lax.”

The assistant suspected that Ye Chuyi was not only dissatisfied with the security for failing to stop Qi Yunfan and his mother but also for not stopping Sheng Tingyuan from barging in.

“Afterward, bring this up with the administration. Let’s switch to another outsourcing company, this security one isn’t up to standard anymore, don’t use them again.”

“Okay, Doctor Anxin, I’ll speak to the administration about it,” the assistant assured her.

Ye Chuyi nodded and continued to bury her head in writing her thesis.

Lunchtime.

The assistant brought back two meals from the cafeteria to the office.

She placed one on Ye Chuyi’s desk saying, “Doctor Anxin, it’s time for lunch. They have your favorite chicken legs today, and I got you two!”

Ye Chuyi smiled and thanked her, then opened the meal box and started eating.

She didn’t actually like chicken legs that much, the cafeteria’s were quite ordinary. It was just that she had a special affection for chicken legs because she couldn’t have them when she was young.

She was engrossed in eating and didn’t notice the figure standing by the half-open office door.

Wen Nianyou had snuck into Dome Hospital and its office buildings. She had been wandering around for a long time and accidentally heard someone say that Qianqian was Doctor Anxin’s assistant, so she secretly followed her.

Then, she saw Ye Chuyi.

Hearing Qianqian actually call her Doctor Anxin, Wen Nianyou suddenly covered her mouth in shock.

How could this be possible!

Ye Chuyi was actually Doctor Anxin!

When had she changed her name?noveldrama

Lin Yueqin, that idiot. Ye Chuyi had been nothing more than an ant under her control, and now that ant had transformed into a lion, all without her knowing!

Wen Nianyou’s face darkened as she left the office building without a sound.

Back in her car, the more she thought about it, the angrier and more annoyed she became.

She felt that Ye Chuyi had played her. Ye Chuyi was indeed Doctor Anxin, yet she hadn’t told anyone, causing her to lose face with Qi Yunfan!

Previously, Ye Chuyi had refused to take a position at Qi Hospital, leading to its bankruptcy and nearly causing her to break up with Qi Yunfan!

It must have been deliberate on Ye Chuyi’s part!

Wen Nianyou angrily slammed the steering wheel, “Lin Chuyi, you dare to mess with me? Just wait, I will make sure you pay. You think you’re some kind of revered Doctor Anxin? I will make sure you can never be a doctor again!”

Chapter 234: You Want to Beg Me? In the following days, there were always patients coming to create disturbances at Dome, each one accusing Doctor Anxin of poor medical skills and lack of medical ethics.

At first, Ye Chuyi didn’t take it to heart because similar incidents had occurred in the past.noveldrama

But when the disturbances continued for a week, it became more serious.

After calling the police, they found out that those people had been paid to slander Ye Chuyi.

Online, there were also smear campaigns, so Ivy investigated, and sure enough, they were paid provocateurs.

Looking further up the chain, they traced it back to Wen Nianyou.

Although the troublemakers were detained and the rumor-mongers sued, Ye Chuyi knew that unless she dealt with the real culprit, the issues would not stop.

She took out her phone and called Wen Nianyou.

Unexpectedly, just as she made the call, a familiar ringtone sounded right outside her office door.

The door was promptly pushed open.

Wen Nianyou held her phone, smiling triumphantly, “Oh, Doctor Anxin, you’re looking for me? What is it that you need my help with?”

Ye Chuyi frowned, “How did you get in?”

Haven’t they already changed the security company? How could they still fail to stop outsiders?

“You don’t need to worry about how I got in, just say what it is you need from me.”

“I don’t need your help; I do have something to warn you about, though. If you continue to hire people to smear me, I will make sure you spend a few days in the detention center.”

“I haven’t hired anyone to smear you; don’t falsely accuse me. However, if you do me a favor, I can also help you chase those people away.”

Ye Chuyi looked at her calmly, “So it turns out you’re the one seeking my help?”

“I’m not seeking your help; it’s just a trade of conditions.”

Jealousy flickered in Wen Nianyou’s eyes. She couldn’t understand how Ye Chuyi had become Doctor Anxin. After all, her college entrance examination application was obviously changed to nursing by Meng Li, so how could she still study medicine?

To apprentice with the medical authority An Huadong, a dream yearned for by so many?

And yet, that incredible opportunity had fallen into Ye Chuyi’s lap!

Noticing the jealousy in her eyes, Ye Chuyi had seen it before in Wen Nianyou’s gaze, “I have nothing to trade with you; you may leave. I’m very busy and have no time to entertain you, Miss high-and-mighty.”

But Wen Nianyou just sat down on her sofa, “I haven’t even mentioned my conditions yet, and you want to send me away? Didn’t I tell you before? I know the real reason why Shi Youjin killed someone. Don’t you want to know what that reason is?”

Ye Chuyi’s heart stirred, “What is the reason? And why do you know about it?”

“Of course, Lin Yueqin told me – it is absolutely true, and I wouldn’t deceive you. As for the reason he killed someone, well, you’ll have to fulfill my request before I can tell you.”

“What do you want me to do?”

“Simple, use your identity as Doctor Anxin and perform surgery on Mrs. Qi at the new hospital opened by Qi Family. Moreover, you must conceal your identity; don’t let Mrs. Qi and Brother Yunfan know that you are Doctor Anxin.”

“The Qi Family has opened a new hospital? Where?”

“Of course, they have, right where Qi Hospital used to be, but it’s been rebranded with a new name, Yunduan.”

“Wasn’t Qi Hospital sealed?”

“I helped the Qi Family smooth things over and greased some palms, so naturally, it was unsealed. Our family’s connections are something you couldn’t possibly comprehend.”

So, it was all about pulling strings and greasing palms?

Ye Chuyi nodded, thinking it was time to report this to the relevant authorities.

“Chuyi, even though you’re a doctor now, when it comes to connections, you’re still far behind me! This time, if you tell Qi Yunfan that it was me who asked you to perform surgery on Mrs. Qi, I will help you with any challenges you face in the future.”

Wen Nianyou adopted a sincere expression, “No matter what you did to me before, I won’t hold it against you. After all, you are Aunt Lin’s daughter, and since Aunt Lin was kind to me, it’s only right that I look out for her daughter. Our relationship should be closer than with others. We can become better when we help each other, right?”

Chapter 235: What’s Your Blood Type? Ye Chuyi responded dismissively, “You’re right, we should help each other. By the way, what’s your zodiac sign again?”

Wen Nianyou was taken aback by her question, a bit confused, “Zodiac sign? Our birthdays are only one day apart; we’re both Scorpios. You didn’t forget, did you?”

“Oh right, I forgot, you’re a Scorpio too.”

Ye Chuyi feigned realization, and then asked, “What’s your blood type?”

Wen Nianyou’s pupils suddenly narrowed, and her voice became sharp, “Why are you asking that? What does my blood type have to do with you?”

Ye Chuyi looked at her, gently frowning, “I’ve just found astrology and blood types quite interesting recently, just researching for fun. Why such a big reaction? What, is your blood type something to be ashamed of?”

Wen Nianyou clenched her hands, trying to put on a relaxed expression, “It’s your blood type that should be ashamed, not mine. Aren’t you a doctor? Why are you starting to research astrology and blood types, those ethereal mysticisms? They aren’t scientific at all; they’re just made up to fool people. Only someone brainless like you would believe in them.”

“So, what is your blood type, after all?”

“You want to know, but I don’t feel like telling you. Who knows if you might use it to harm me?”

“Wen Nianyou, it’s just a blood type, and yet you’re covering it up as if you’re afraid to say. That’s pretty strange indeed!”

Ye Chuyi was almost certain that there was something fishy about Wen Nianyou’s blood type; otherwise, she wouldn’t be so secretive about it.

She knew Lady Wen’s blood type, and it was time to get some of Wen Xingye’s blood for a test.

“Lin Chuyi, I didn’t come here today to discuss zodiac signs and blood types with you. I’m here for you to perform surgery on Mrs. Qi!”

“I’m not available.”

“What did you say? Not available?!”

Wen Nianyou’s anger surged, “I’ve been talking to you for so long, and you just tell me you’re not available? Aren’t you free as can be right now? You just don’t want to do the surgery for Mrs. Qi, finding excuses!”

Ye Chuyi’s face turned cold, “How ludicrous. That day, upon Madam Wen’s invitation, I went to your house to treat Mrs. Qi. She refused my help and drove me away. Now you’re asking me to perform surgery on her? Why don’t you ask Mrs. Qi if she’s willing to have the daughter of a murderer operate on her? Is she comfortable with that?”noveldrama

“Why not just not let her know your true identity?”

“There’s nothing shameful about my real identity. If she wants me to do the surgery, she should follow the proper procedures, get registered first, and then join the queue and wait!”

“You! Are you playing me?”

Wen Nianyou stood up angrily, “Maybe you’ve been living too comfortably these days; you should have more people come and cause trouble for you! Hmph, you’ll beg for my help one day!”

“No, Wen Nianyou, it will be you who begs for my help.”

“In your dreams! I will never beg you for anything!”

Wen Nianyou left, unable to achieve her aim, seething with anger.

Just past seven in the evening.

Ye Chuyi drove to Huagong Hotel.

Tonight, there was a charity banquet here, and her target, Wen Xingye, was inside.

When she arrived at the hotel, the banquet had already started.

Outside the banquet hall, two people were arguing, one a pregnant woman with a swollen belly, and the other was surprisingly Wen Nianyou.

Wen Nianyou spoke harshly, “What’s your problem? Why did you bump into me?”

The pregnant woman, holding her belly and obviously in some pain, replied, “It was clearly you who bumped into me. You won’t admit it, and now you’re blaming me! I’ve never seen such a shameless person! My stomach hurts badly now, and if anything happens to my child, I swear, I won’t let this go!”

Wen Nianyou stepped back, a look of aggrievement on her face, “How is it related to me? You were the one who ran into me. Don’t tell me you did it on purpose, trying to scam me? This is a charity banquet; everyone here is supposed to be doing good deeds. By framing me like this, are you accumulating virtue for your child? If I were your child, I’d probably want to leave knowing I had a mother like you!”

“Shut up! How dare you curse me? I won’t let this slide; you stay right there. I’m going to fetch my husband right now!”

Chapter 236: It Was You Who Bumped Into Her Wen Nianyou’s tone carried a hint of sarcasm, “Oh, so having a husband is a big deal, huh? You wouldn’t think I’m easy to bully just because I’m here by myself, would you? Let me tell you, my dad is inside! Oh, right, I have an invitation, I can get in, can you? Why did I see the security stopping you from entering just now?”

The pregnant woman’s face turned pale, she kept dialing her husband’s phone, but unfortunately, no one answered from the other side.

In a fluster, she looked around and her eyes lit up when she saw Ye Chuyi, “Miss, are you also here for the charity banquet? Could you please go in and call my husband for me?”

Seeing her bloodless face, Ye Chuyi couldn’t help but ask her, “Are you alright? Should I call an ambulance for you?”

“It’s nothing, I was just bumped by this person here, and my stomach hurts a little, but you just need to call my husband out for me.”

“Alright, I’ll call him for you. What’s your husband’s name?”

“He’s called…”

Before the pregnant woman could finish, Wen Nianyou interrupted her, “Oh my, Chuyi, you’re here too!”

With a familiar and warm demeanor, she hooked Ye Chuyi’s arm, “Perfect, you can help us judge who’s right. This person bumped into me and has the nerve to accuse me of bumping into her. Can you believe that? People are so desperate for a scam that they don’t even care about their own child’s life. What an eye-opener!”

The pregnant woman’s face changed, and she stepped back, holding her belly, “You know each other?!”noveldrama

Ye Chuyi removed Wen Nianyou’s hand, her voice cold, “You bumped into her, why aren’t you apologizing right away?”

“Chuyi, what are you talking about? When did I bump into her? I’m not apologizing to her, she should apologize to me.”

“I saw it, you bumped into her.”

“You’re talking nonsense!”

Ye Chuyi didn’t want to get entangled with her and turned her head towards the pregnant woman, “What’s your husband’s name, I’ll go in and call him out for you.”

The pregnant woman hesitated for a moment, “You’re not with her?”

“No, I’m more likely to hold a grudge against her.”

The pregnant woman’s stomach pain was getting worse, but she couldn’t care less and told her husband’s name, “His name is Xu Bingwen, he’s the general manager of Cangqiong Medical.”

“Xu Bingwen? Xu Qiong’s son?”

“You know my father-in-law?”

“I do.”

Because Xu Qiong was the chairman of Dome Hospital and its largest shareholder, and Cangqiong Medical was also his, although now his son was managing it.

The pregnant woman could no longer stand and leaned against the wall, bearing the severe pain, she barely managed to say, “Then, please help me.”

Ye Chuyi nodded her head, about to go inside, but was also stopped by security, “Miss, please show your invitation.”

Ye Chuyi hesitated.

She didn’t have one.

Seeing Ye Chuyi’s expression, Wen Nianyou knew she didn’t have it and immediately started laughing, her delight was unconcealable, “Oh my, Chuyi, so you don’t have an invitation? What on earth are you doing here? Giving the pregnant woman false hope, and in the end, you can’t even get in yourself!”

Ye Chuyi looked at her coldly, “If you’re still human, then go in immediately and help her call her husband out.”

“Why should I help her? She bumped into me first, then accused me. No one would help such a person without bringing bad luck upon themselves. If you like to pretend to be a good Samaritan, then play the part yourself, don’t drag me into it.”

Wen Nianyou waved her invitation in her hand, her smile impossible to suppress, “You can’t act so arrogant now, huh? At the last medical conference, didn’t you have a bunch of invitations? How come you don’t have even one now? Pretending to call someone’s husband for them, how embarrassing! Do you want me to be magnanimous and take you in? You know, the charity banquet invitation can bring in an extra person!”

“You want to take me in?”

“Of course, I’m very kind, just apologize to me along with this pregnant woman, admit that she bumped into me and falsely accused me, and I’ll take you in.”

The pregnant woman, leaning against the wall, slowly sat down on the carpet, “I will never apologize to you! You’re the one who bumped into me!”

Ye Chuyi looked down and saw that there was already a pool of blood under the pregnant woman!

She hurriedly went over to her side and helped her lie down, “I’ll call an ambulance for you right away!”

 

Chapter 237: Is Your Invitation Fake? The pregnant woman gripped her hand tightly, tears streaming from her eyes, “Thank you, actually, I just wanted to see what my husband was doing inside. I don’t even know if he still wants this child.”

Ye Chuyi’s hand was held by her, so she quickly took out her cell phone with her other hand and called for emergency services.

After hanging up, she immediately checked the pregnant woman’s condition. Seeing the bleeding getting worse, she urged, “Take deep breaths, keep your emotions stable; otherwise, you might lose the child, and your own life could be at risk!”

Yet the pregnant woman continued crying, “My husband refused to take me to the banquet today. Before, he always took me to these kinds of events, but now, he’s brought his beautiful secretary instead. If you can get inside, please check on them for me. If they really are together, then I… I… will divorce!”

Wen Nianyou said mockingly from the side, “Oh, so you’re the neglected wife with a sallow face; no wonder you couldn’t get into the banquet hall, no wonder you treat the child in your belly as a treasure. You’re probably hoping to use the child to win back his heart. Tsk tsk, how pathetic!”

Ye Chuyi turned back and scolded her, “Shut your mouth!”

Then she turned back to the pregnant woman, “Things might not be as you think they are. Right now, the most important thing is you and the baby. Don’t think about anything else. I’ve called for emergency services already, just hold on a bit longer! I’m a doctor; although not an obstetrician, I do have relevant emergency experience, you must follow my instructions and take deep breaths.”

The pregnant woman didn’t expect that this stranger she had suddenly encountered would care about her and her baby’s lives more than she did herself. She looked at Ye Chuyi, influenced by her composure and calm, finally stopped crying, and followed her instructions to breathe deeply and calm her emotions.

The ambulance arrived quickly, and Ye Chuyi helped the pregnant woman onto it, then she returned to the hotel.

She washed her hands before going back to the banquet hall on the second floor.

Wen Nianyou was surprisingly still outside, nonchalantly using the invitation card as a little fan to fan herself.

Seeing Ye Chuyi return, she greeted her with a full smile, “Oh look, the great Samaritan is back? Why didn’t you go the extra mile and accompany her to the hospital?”

Ye Chuyi looked at her coldly, “I’m not her relative, nor am I the culprit who caused her to bleed. I wouldn’t be in a position to accompany her to the hospital. I came back to fulfill my promise to her, to inform her husband.”

“Such high-sounding talk. Can you even get in?”noveldrama

Indeed, she couldn’t.

Ye Chuyi took out her cell phone and called her assistant, “Su Shan, send me an invitation card. Yes, an invitation card for the Zhi Zhen Charity Banquet.”

Such charity banquets would certainly have sent out invitations to Jungle, but Ye Chuyi came in a hurry and forgot to pick it up from Jungle.

After hanging up, Ye Chuyi waited outside the door.

Wen Nianyou mocked her, “You really are good at pretense. Who are you asking to send you an invitation? A ghost? How could you possibly have an invitation? Stop pretending, you’re not going to be able to get in all night!”

Ye Chuyi glanced at her, “Why haven’t you gone in either? Wen Nianyou, could it be that your invitation card is fake?”

Wen Nianyou glared at her angrily, “Nonsense! How could my invitation be fake!”

“If it isn’t fake, why are you standing outside just like me? Are you afraid to have your invitation verified by security?”

“Look at how sour you are, just because you don’t have one, you think mine is fake? I’ll get it verified for you right now, just hope you don’t get so jealous that you grind your teeth to pieces!”

Wen Nianyou said this and handed her invitation to the security guard.

After the verification, the guard said to her, “Miss, please enter.”

Wen Nianyou looked triumphantly at Ye Chuyi, “How about that? Are you stunned? This invitation card was given to me by my father; he has lots of them, alas, it’s a pity, they’re all given away. If I knew you didn’t have one, I would have asked him to give you one, saving you the embarrassment here.”

Ye Chuyi ignored her taunts. She purposely provoked Wen Nianyou just because she didn’t want to see her and wanted her to enter the banquet hall quickly.

She turned her face away and stood to one side waiting for Su Shan.

But she didn’t wait for Su Shan. Instead, she saw the elevator doors open and Sheng Tingyuan walked out.

Chapter 238 Ye Chuyi’s Most Fatal Handle Sheng Tingyuan, upon seeing her, also seemed somewhat surprised.

He strode over to her, “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming to the charity banquet?”

“It was a last-minute decision.”

“Why aren’t you going in?”

“I forgot to bring the invitation.”

Sheng Tingyuan took her hand and led her inside.

Behind him, his assistant handed two invitations to the security guard.

This time, the security guard didn’t even check them and immediately said respectfully, “President Sheng, please come in.”

This man was the top heir of the wealthy families, and Shengshi Group was the number one donor to this kind of charity event; before the banquet started, the person in charge of the event was even waiting at the door, hoping to personally welcome Sheng Tingyuan, but unfortunately, after waiting for a long time without a sign of him, the person in charge had to go inside.

The security guard never expected that the female doctor who had just saved someone would be Sheng Tingyuan’s companion!

No, that’s not right, she must be more than just a companion!

Wen Nianyou looked at Ye Chuyi and Sheng Tingyuan holding hands with utter disbelief on her face!

Wasn’t Ye Chuyi Sheng Tingyuan’s lover? Wasn’t Sheng Tingyuan already married? How could he still dare to be so intimate with Ye Chuyi in such a public place? Wasn’t he afraid his wife would find out? Wasn’t he afraid of being berated by the media and netizens?

Why?! Why could Ye Chuyi receive such favoritism from Sheng Tingyuan?!

She had thought that by taking Qi Yunfan away from Ye Chuyi, she would be devastated, crying and despondent, and then no one would want her again.noveldrama

But to her surprise, without Qi Yunfan, Ye Chuyi had even managed to latch onto Sheng Tingyuan, someone even richer and more powerful than Qi Yunfan!

Watching Ye Chuyi being led by Sheng Tingyuan into the banquet hall, Wen Nianyou felt a painful tightness in her chest and darkness before her eyes; she clenched her teeth and entered the banquet hall, staring daggers at Ye Chuyi’s back.

Soon, she noticed that Sheng Tingyuan was even introducing Ye Chuyi to others, exchanging pleasantries. Those lofty magnates, who were usually so high and mighty, were all smiling, seemingly favoring Ye Chuyi.

How could this be?

Could a lover now be brought out so openly?

Unable to restrain herself, Wen Nianyou moved closer to hear what these people thought of Ye Chuyi.

But what she didn’t expect was to hear them all calling her “Madam Sheng.” And after a while, some even called her “Miss Ye.”

Wen Nianyou’s expression froze.

What did this mean? Was Ye Chuyi not Sheng Tingyuan’s lover? Was she actually Sheng Tingyuan’s wife?!

No! Impossible!

She had heard from Lin Yueqin about Ye Chuyi changing her surname, but she had thought that was just because Ye Chuyi was jealous of her, desperately wanting to be Lady Wen’s daughter and therefore had secretly changed to Lady Wen’s surname.

Now, she suddenly realized that things might not be as simple as she had thought!

The Sheng Family and the Ye Family’s union, with Sheng Tingyuan marrying a daughter of the Ye Family, was a matter known throughout the entire city!

Could it be that Ye Chuyi changed her surname to Ye to pretend to be the Ye Family’s young Miss, not because of Lady Wen?

This guess shocked Wen Nianyou; if it were true, then she would have Ye Chuyi’s most fatal leverage!

This would make everything make sense!

No wonder Ye Chuyi suddenly had Sheng Tingyuan as her fiance, no wonder Sheng Tingyuan was so good to her; it turns out she had taken the place of the Ye Family’s young Miss and married Sheng Tingyuan!

She was truly capable, making the impossible possible!

Wen Nianyou’s teeth were almost grinding to pieces, her blood rushing to her head, nearly losing her rationality.

“Youyou, Youyou?”

A voice came, and Wen Nianyou snapped back to reality.

Seeing it was Wen Xingye, a smile immediately appeared on her face, “Daddy!”

“What are you looking at? I’ve been calling you for ages, and you didn’t respond.”

“Thanks to the invitation you gave me to attend this banquet, otherwise, I might have missed quite the drama!”

“What drama?”

“Ah, I can’t tell you now, I’ll tell you when the show’s almost over.”

Wen Xingye looked at her affectionately, “You’re still like when you were a child, always playing coy.”

Wen Nianyou leaned in and whispered in his ear, “Daddy, has your little beauty arrived? Do you want me to take care of her for you?”

Wen Xingye’s face stiffened, “Don’t mess around.”

Chapter 239 The Pregnant Woman’s Husband Wen Nianyou chuckled, “How could I do anything rash? I’ve been helping Dad keep his lips sealed about this matter. Mom doesn’t know anything.”

“Cough, your mom’s health isn’t good, you really shouldn’t talk recklessly in front of her.”

“Ah, Dad, I’m in a tough spot too. On one hand, I feel sorry for Mom, and on the other hand, I also feel sorry for you. Ever since Mom got sick, you two have… Now that you have a considerate and tender woman taking care of you, being with you, I can understand.”

Wen Xingye’s expression relaxed, “Do you really not blame me?”

“What’s there to blame you for? You were compelled by circumstances. Mom’s been sick for many years, and her health is no longer good, while you are still so young and extremely healthy. Of course, you still need a woman. It’s only human nature. Dad, you don’t need to feel guilty.”

Her words greatly comforted Wen Xingye, and he looked at Wen Nianyou with relief, “You’re truly my daughter, all grown up and sensible. Is your allowance sufficient lately? Just tell me if it’s not enough.”

“It’s not really enough; how about a transfer of five million for me, Dad?”

“Five million? Why do you need so much?”

“Dad, you can’t just forget about your daughter because you have a new little lover. Don’t think I don’t know, you transfer one or two million to your little lover. How come it’s not okay when it comes to me, your daughter, even with five million?”

Wen Nianyou let go of his arm, her face full of grievance, “If you don’t want to give me any, then forget it. I’ll ask Mom for it. In the end, only Mom is nice to me. You’ve wronged her, I can’t wrong her too. The fact that you have a mistress, I…”

Wen Xingye immediately interrupted her, “Keep your voice down, will you? Isn’t it just five million? I’ll transfer it to your card later.”noveldrama

Wen Nianyou immediately smiled again, “Thank you, Dad!”

Wen Xingye shook his head and walked away.

Wen Nianyou watched as he approached a young girl who shyly glanced at him, and despite the many people around, she tiptoed and kissed him.

This frightened Wen Xingye so much that he quickly looked back at her.

Wen Nianyou returned his look with a smile, then acted as if she hadn’t seen anything and turned to find Ye Chuyi.

People like Wen Xingye, consumed by lust, were easy to deal with. The tough one to handle now was Ye Chuyi!

She saw that Ye Chuyi had already separated from Sheng Tingyuan. Sheng Tingyuan was talking with other people, while Ye Chuyi stood alone in front of a stranger, a man with a young and pretty woman by his side.

Wen Nianyou suspected that this man was the husband of the pregnant woman, and the woman beside him was the secretary the pregnant woman had mentioned.

She hurried over, using the cover of other people to sit at a table and, while pretending to eat, she listened carefully to their conversation.

“Mr. Xu, your wife has been hospitalized. Aren’t you going to visit her?”

“What did you say?!”

“She came to find you, but she couldn’t enter without an invitation. She tried calling you, but you didn’t pick up, so she asked me to pass on the message.”

“She called?”

Xu Bingwen immediately looked at the secretary, “Give me the phone.”

The secretary took out a phone from her bag and handed it to Xu Bingwen.

Ye Chuyi saw that as she handed over the phone, she deliberately brushed Xu Bingwen’s palm with her little finger.

Xu Bingwen, whether he didn’t notice the contact or had grown used to such touches, didn’t react and just looked down at the phone.

After a moment, he frowned at the secretary, “Didn’t I tell you to answer calls for me? She called so many times, why didn’t you pick up?”

The secretary immediately apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Xu. I was afraid the ringing would disturb your mingling, so I set it to vibrate. But the music in the banquet hall was a bit loud, and I didn’t feel the vibration. I’m sorry, I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Xu Bingwen turned to Ye Chuyi, “Thank you for letting me know, how is my wife’s condition?”

“Threatened miscarriage, there was quite a bit of bleeding. For more details, you’d have to visit the hospital to find out.”

“Which hospital is she in?”

“Dome.”

“Alright, thank you.”

After Xu Bingwen said this, he hurried off. After taking a few steps, he came back to the secretary, “Tell Mr. Liu for me that I have to leave due to an emergency and that I’ll invite him to dinner later as an apology.”

As he was about to leave again, the secretary stopped him, “Mr. Xu, you can’t go!”

Chapter 240: So It Was You Who Saved My Wife The secretary, in an attempt to stop him, almost hurled herself into his arms, and seemed to be unsteady on her feet, rubbing against Xu Bingwen in his embrace before hastily exiting his hold.

She clutched Xu Bingwen’s arm, refusing to let him go, “President Xu, it took us great effort to run into President Liu today, missing today would make the cooperation much more difficult! Why don’t you stay here and finish talking with President Liu, I’ll go to the hospital to take care of your wife. I’m very good at taking care of people, you know that.”

Xu Bingwen removed her hand, “No need, I’ll go to the hospital myself.”

The secretary still wouldn’t let him leave; she stretched out a pristine white arm in front of him, her fingers tightly clutching his suit jacket, “President Xu, Dome is your own hospital anyway, you just need to make a call over there and have someone look after your wife, she will be fine, don’t worry. Right now, it’s a bit impolite to just drop President Liu like this, I, as a secretary, have no say in front of him.”

Wen Nianyou, eavesdropping from the side, was shocked, Dome Hospital is actually owned by this President Xu?

Her thoughts racing, she immediately rose and walked out.

Ye Chuyi had actually seen Wen Nianyou, but at the moment, she couldn’t bother with her.

The ambition of this secretary, who kept restraining Xu Bingwen from leaving, was glaringly obvious.

The poor woman and the child in her belly, how were they now, Ye Chuyi couldn’t help but speak out for her, “President Xu, the life and death of your wife are uncertain, and this miss is blocking you from seeing her at every turn, insisting you talk business first, why? Could it be that the Xu family has fallen on such hard times? Is Dome Hospital about to close down? Or is Cangqiong Medical going bankrupt?”

Xu Bingwen’s face turned a bit sour in an instant, he said to Ye Chuyi, “I don’t need your sarcasm, of course, I wouldn’t be busy with business at a time like this!”

Having said that, he shook off the secretary’s hand and hurriedly walked out.

Seeing she couldn’t keep him, the secretary turned to Ye Chuyi with a forced smile, “Miss, may I have the honor of your last name? You couldn’t possibly be a spy sent by the competition, could you? Knowing our President Xu has an important project to discuss today, deliberately sending him away to sabotage our project?”

Ye Chuyi’s voice was cold, “The Xu family losing a project won’t matter much, Mrs. Xu is in a critical moment and needs her husband by her side. You’ve been obstructing continuously, is it really for the project discussion?”

“Of course it’s for the project, what do you think I’m doing it for?”

“Whatever it is, you know it in your heart.”

At the entrance of the banquet hall.

Xu Bingwen came out in a rush, accidentally knocking down someone.

While helping the person up, he apologized, “Sorry, I was in a hurry, are you alright?”

Wen Nianyou shook her head, “I’m fine, it’s not your fault, I wasn’t watching where I was going either.”

“I have something urgent, I need to leave first.”

But Wen Nianyou caught hold of his arm, “Sir, do you have an invitation? Can you take me inside? I need to find someone for someone else, to pass on a message.”

Xu Bingwen, suppressing the urgency in his heart, quickly said, “I’m really sorry, I’m in a rush now, you should find someone else to take you in!”

“It’s not that I’m trying to pester you, it’s just that a pregnant woman was hit just now, and the person who hit her even turned things around on her, it was so infuriating. She bled quite a bit, her condition doesn’t look good, I just called an ambulance for her, and had her taken to the hospital. She wanted me to help her find her husband inside.”

Xu Bingwen was taken aback, “A pregnant woman? Do you know the name of the pregnant woman you’re talking about?”

“I don’t know her name, she only told me her husband’s name is Xu Bingwen, the general manager of Cangqiong Medical.”noveldrama

“I am Xu Bingwen!”

“Ah? Really? What a coincidence, you’re not lying to me, are you?”

“It’s true, I’m not lying to you.”

Xu Bingwen’s tone became much more polite toward her, “So it was you who saved my wife, thank you for helping to call the ambulance.”

“Don’t mention it, it’s the least I could do, I just did a small favor.”

“Do you know who hit my wife? This can’t just be left unsettled!”

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