The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Su Che frowned.

Yao Yingxi coughed violently on the ambulance bed, as if she were coughing up her internal organs.

Xi Yuanchen frowned deeply.

"Get him to the emergency room immediately. The initial diagnosis suggests he may have developed pneumonia."

Su Che spoke to the nurse with a cold expression.

Xi Yuanchen, who was standing to the side, naturally heard those words, and his brows furrowed even more.

Yao Yingxi was wheeled into the emergency room, while Xi Yuanchen sat at the door.

Time passed by, second by second.

Yao Yingxi didn't emerge from the emergency room until four hours later. Su Che arranged for her to undergo a comprehensive examination.

The nurse pushed Yao Yingxi behind her, while Su Che walked in front looking at the test results.

Xi Yuanchen's indifferent face showed a slight change in expression when he saw Su Che.

Su Che glanced at Xi Yuanchen and wrote in the medical record: "Yao Yingxi is quite resilient; she didn't suffer any brain damage despite having a high fever for so long."

Xi Yuanchen's face was gloomy, but Su Che was not afraid of him and continued, "He only developed pneumonia from the fever, and everything else is fine, but if he doesn't rest properly after waking up, he will suffer from chronic illness."

His anger stemmed from his professional habit as a doctor.

Although they knew about Xi Yuanchen and Yao Yingxi's relationship, it was a bit much to only find out when she had such a high fever.

Xi Yuanchen remained silent. Anan, who had already completed all the formalities, stood beside him, secretly glancing at Xi Yuanchen's expression, and also remained silent.

After writing the medical record, Su Che put the pen in his white coat pocket: "The reason she had a fever was because she was exposed to a lot of wind, and in addition, she has a cold constitution, so she is prone to rheumatism if she is not careful in the future."

Xi Yuanchen remained silent with a gloomy face.

Su Che left without saying anything more.

Yao Yingxi was led into the ward by a nurse. When Xi Yuanchen entered, he saw that the person on the bed was pale, with dry and chapped white lips, and his heart inexplicably felt heavy.

Yao Yingxi had a high fever that didn't subside until late at night.

She slept very restlessly.

In her dream, Yao Yingxi dreamed again that she was being beaten by a group of people. She cried and shook her head, saying, "I'm not a mistress, I'm not, I'm not."

Xi Yuanchen, who was half-asleep on the sofa, heard the noise and thought Yao Yingxi had woken up.

He quickly got up from the sofa and moved closer to the bed.

"I am not a mistress, I am not."

She cried and screamed, her hands and feet constantly making self-protective movements, almost pulling on the hand with the IV drip.

Xi Yuanchen grabbed her hand, his brows furrowing more and more.

Yao Yingxi seemed to feel someone pull her back, and she calmed down.

She opened her eyes, her hand tightly gripping Xi Yuanchen's palm, her eyes filled with tears: "I'm not a mistress."

Her voice was hoarse and helpless, and her eyes held immense sorrow and despair, prompting Xi Yuanchen to kiss her eyes without hesitation: "It's okay, I'm here."

Yao Yingxi closed her eyes again, tears sliding down her cheeks. As if comforted by the kiss, she stopped crying and struggling.

Xi Yuanchen, who had been thinking she was awake, belatedly realized that Yao Yingxi's opening of her eyes just now was merely a dream.

Xi Yuanchen stood by the hospital bed all night, looking at Yao Yingxi with a frown.

The next morning.

Anan walked in carrying several bags.

He handed one of the bags to Xi Yuanchen: "Boss, I've already hired a caregiver, they'll be here in a bit."

The bag contained Xi Yuanchen's suit.

Xi Yuanchen took it, his expression cold: "Go and find out who Yao Yingxi has met these past two days."

The dream-like notion that she didn't want to be a mistress wasn't unfounded.

Otherwise, why would Yao Yingxi, who has been with him for so long, only say it now?

Anan nodded.

The ward is VIP, with a small private bathroom and kitchen.

Xi Yuanchen took his clothes into the bathroom to wash up before coming out.

Anan followed behind him. Xi Yuanchen opened the ward door and instructed the bodyguard standing at the door, "Don't let anyone in casually."

The bodyguard nodded.

At 10 a.m., on the top floor of the GP Building, Anan, dressed in a suit and tie, walked into the president's office with unhurried steps.

"Boss, we've found out who Miss Yao has been in contact with these past two days."

Xi Yuanchen paused, his hand holding the pen still. Anan continued, "It's Miss Liang Pingyin."

Xi Yuanchen looked up and reached out his hand, and Anan handed him the information she had found.

Xi Yuanchen took out a stack of cut-out surveillance photos from the leather bag and put them down with a gloomy expression.

Anan remained silent for a while before speaking: "Miss Liang invited you to lunch together. Are you going to decline?"

Xi Yuanchen said, "I will go. How is it at the hospital?"

"Miss Yao is still not awake."

Xi Yuanchen nodded.

At the same time, in the hotel, Liang Pingyin stood in front of the mirror with great joy, trying on all her clothes one by one.

Xi Yuanchen agreed to have dinner with her, so she had to dress up nicely.

At noon, Liang Pingyin drove to the Western restaurant and waited there for about an hour and a half before Xi Yuanchen arrived.

"Brother Yuanchen, you're here."

Upon seeing Xi Yuanchen, with his handsome appearance and extraordinary demeanor, enter the restaurant, Liang Pingyin quickly stood up from her chair, her eyes brimming with undisguised joy.

Xi Yuanchen sat down with a cold expression.

Liang Pingyin asked solicitously, "Brother Yuanchen, is the steak medium-well?"

Xi Yuanchen looked up at her and said, "I didn't come here to have dinner with you today."

Upon hearing this, Liang Pingyin paused, holding the menu, and stared blankly at Xi Yuanchen.

She understands each individual character, but she can't understand the words when they're put together.

"what do you mean?"

As if her enthusiasm had been doused with cold water, her face turned pale, and she stared blankly at Xi Yuanchen.

Xi Yuanchen's lips curled into a wicked smile, his eyes gleaming coldly: "You are the fiancée arranged by the Xi family, not mine, Xi Yuanchen's, understand?"

After saying that, Xi Yuanchen stood up from his chair and coldly glanced at Liang Pingyin: "If you want to get involved in my affairs, you'd better think carefully about your own status first."

Liang Pingyin seemed to have been doused with cold water; her eyes reddened and her face turned pale.

Xi Yuanchen didn't even glance at her again before getting up and leaving.

Liang Pingyin gripped her skirt tightly, her eyes fixed maliciously on the small vase on the other table.

Xi Yuanchen's words were like knives, slowly torturing her.

She wiped away the tears on her cheeks and said softly, "Even if it was arranged by the Xi family, I am still your fiancée in name only, Xi Yuanchen. The women you keep outside should think carefully about my status."

After leaving the Western restaurant and sitting in the car, Xi Yuanchen asked Anan in the driver's seat, "Are we going to postpone our flight to Ningcheng tonight?"

He watched Xi Yuanchen go in and not linger for long. Based on his understanding of Xi Yuanchen after working with him for so long.

This time, it's estimated that they went in to warn Liang Pingyin about her meeting with Yao Yingxi, so they thought Xi Yuanchen might have postponed his business trip because Yao Yingxi was sick.

Xi Yuanchen raised his eyes: "Go to the hospital."

Anan felt uneasy under his gaze and quickly started the car.

The boss didn't answer just now, so I guess he won't push it.

The car drove to the hospital, and Xi Yuanchen went inside.

Yao Yingxi was still lying in the hospital bed, but her face had regained some color and was no longer as pale as before.

The caregiver stared at Xi Yuanchen for a few seconds, then asked, "Who are you?"

She hadn't seen any family members since she arrived in the morning, so she didn't recognize Xi Yuanchen.

Judging from the man's imposing manner, he shouldn't be a thug.