My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 334: Chapter 0333: Confrontation (Four Updates)_1
 

“Deputy Dean, where are we heading?” Ye Xiong asked.

“Let’s go to Tingxuan Pavilion!”

“Where is Tingxuan Pavilion?” Ye Xiong asked awkwardly.

“Aren’t you a local?” Duanmu Linglong asked curiously.

“I’ve only recently arrived in this city.”

Ye Xiong knew she was suspicious, so he didn’t bother to hide it.

Duanmu Linglong gave him a look but held back her words.

Tingxuan Pavilion was quite close, and they soon arrived. After parking the car, the two found a seat inside and ordered some food.

In the South, many people have morning tea.

Having morning tea in the South doesn’t just mean drinking tea; it’s a term that encompasses eating breakfast, drinking tea, and chatting.

Many retired, older people frequent teahouses, which is also a local custom of life in the South.

The two found a spot and ordered some pastries and bread.

During that time, Duanmu Linglong was discreetly sizing up Ye Xiong. Seeing that he always faced her with neither servility nor overbearance, unlike other men who were intimidated by her beauty and status, whether by being restrained or obsequious; and not like some men who tried to flaunt their wealth in front of her, talking ostentatiously, as if afraid others wouldn’t know they were rich.

The man in front of her, despite his shabby attire, was the most inscrutable and enigmatic young man she had ever met.

“Thank you for last night. If you hadn’t helped, I really wouldn’t have known what to do,” Duanmu Linglong said.

“It was my job, even if I hadn’t been there, any other nurse would have been able to do the same,” Ye Xiong replied.

“I was referring to the Silver Needle.”

“What about the Silver Needle?” Ye Xiong played dumb.

Duanmu Linglong’s gaze fell on his face, her eyes as serene as autumn waters. She wanted to see just how far he could pretend.

Regrettably, no matter how she observed him, his expression didn’t change at all.

“Deputy Dean, looking at me this way will lead me to misunderstand,” Ye Xiong finally couldn’t withstand the pressure.

The reason he gave in was that, although Duanmu Linglong looked at him shyly, it wasn’t out of guilt.

“What’s your real purpose in coming to Duanmu First Hospital?” Unable to find any faults in his demeanor, Duanmu Linglong decided to be straightforward.

“To make money, that’s my purpose,” Ye Xiong replied.

“Perhaps it’s to steal trade secrets?”

“You’re right, it’s also to learn from others. Who wants to be a nurse for life, who doesn’t want to become a genuine attending doctor, chief doctor, or even a deputy dean someday? Just to let you know, I’m currently self-studying and hoping to pass the medical licensing exam,” Ye Xiong said.

This guy was clearly twisting her words on purpose.

What Duanmu Linglong meant was that he might be a spy sent by one of the other major families, but he deliberately steered the conversation in another direction.

“Mr. Chen Yang, I must admit, you are a very smart man, but you’re too inscrutable. I feel it’s dangerous to have you in the hospital, and sooner or later you might cause trouble,” she said.

After speaking, Duanmu Linglong took out a stack of money from her bag and placed it on the table: “Here is your salary for two months as compensation for working one day. I hope you’ll leave Duanmu First Hospital.”

“Why?”

“Do I need to say the reason?”

“Sorry, I really don’t know why. I can leave, but I hope you can give me a reason for firing me,” Ye Xiong said defiantly.

“When you performed the surgery on the elderly man, you were the one who inserted the fifth needle, weren’t you?” Duanmu Linglong got straight to the point.

“I’m afraid you’ve misunderstood. During the surgery, I never touched the Silver Needle. Why would I touch the Silver Needle? If, as you suggest, I had an ulterior motive for joining Duanmu First Hospital, why would I take the risk to save that old man, knowing that doing so would expose me? Would I have done it if I were out of my mind?”

“That can only mean you’re a kind-hearted person with compassion, but it doesn’t clear the suspicions about you. That’s also why I gave you two months’ additional salary. Tomorrow, I don’t want you to come to the hospital for work anymore,” Duanmu Linglong said.

Ye Xiong sighed inwardly.

He had anticipated this outcome when he moved the Silver Needle, but he didn’t expect it to come so soon.

Having finally infiltrated Duanmu First Hospital and yet to discover anything before being dismissed, Ye Xiong felt extremely frustrated.

It’s just that he was too kind-hearted.

However, if he were given another chance, he would still do the same thing.

Because he was a soldier, not a Cold-blooded Assassin, he couldn’t just stand by and watch someone die.

Just as he was about to give up, Ye Xiong had a moment of inspiration and came up with a scheme.

He had thought about this plan from the beginning but didn’t use it because he didn’t want to involve Duanmu Linglong. Now that it had come to this, he had no choice but to resort to this scheme.

The scheme was quite simple and could be described in three words: the beauty trap.

Ye Xiong sighed deeply, a trace of self-mockery on his lips, and after a long pause, he said, “Miss Linglong, do you really want me to tell the truth?”

Duanmu Linglong wasn’t expecting him to suddenly change the way he addressed her, and in his words, there wasn’t a hint of discomfort—it was as if he had said the name Linglong countless times.

“Of course, I want to hear the truth.” Duanmu Linglong responded.

Ye Xiong thought for a moment, then suddenly looked up, his eyes silently and tenderly falling on Duanmu Linglong’s face.

“Duanmu Linglong, 23 years old, born on July 3, 1993, graduated from University of California Medical School with a Master of Medicine, specializing in internal medicine. After returning to China, you became the deputy director of Duanmu First Hospital. You’re 1.68 meters tall, and you weighed 52 kilograms when you returned to China, but have lost some weight since then. You like Japanese cuisine, have a passion for foreign literature… You have an introverted personality, aloof… and you’ve never had a boyfriend…”

“You’ve been investigating me?” Duanmu Linglong’s face turned pale.

“Since the first moment I saw you, I fell for you and started collecting all the information about you. Knowing that you don’t have a boyfriend made me very happy. Now you should understand why I joined Duanmu First Hospital as a nurse—it’s so I can see you every day, get close to you, hear your voice…”

Ye Xiong’s gaze boldly settled on Duanmu Linglong’s beautiful face, his eyes fervent and fearless, as if looking at the woman he loved most in the world.

“You’re a freak.”

Duanmu Linglong stood up abruptly, her usually composed nature giving way to an outburst.

Whoever it was, wouldn’t feel comfortable being scrutinized like this by a man.

However, beneath that, another feeling called vanity began to stir within her.

“This is what’s in my heart, believe it or not,” Ye Xiong said and fell silent.

Duanmu Linglong’s face kept changing expressions, then she suddenly grabbed the car keys from the table and left without looking back.

Over the years, there had been many men pursuing her, but she had never encountered anyone as insanely domineering as him.

To pursue her, he had actually gone to the hospital to work as a male nurse. What a freak of a man.

Seeing Duanmu Linglong storm out, Ye Xiong breathed a sigh of relief. This confrontation had ended in a temporary victory for now.

At least, for the moment, she had forgotten about firing him.

It seems that tonight, a covert operation was in order. Before Duanmu Linglong discovers his lie, he had to uncover the truth about the VIP building.

After breakfast, Ye Xiong returned to his hotel to sleep and get some rest. He wanted to be fully energized for work that evening.