Two nights after Xiao Ai had had a peaceful long sleep.
After Xiao Ai was sent to the hospital, the doctor quickly attended to her since she is a doctor at the hospital.
After the doctor told them not to worry and that her condition was stable, a young handsome man quickly pulled Lifen to a corner.
The lad stood straight, his hands by his waist staring at her like a husband who had just caught his cheating wife.
Seeing Lifen had a sullen expression and wasn't prepared to talk he changed his stance looking more angry.
"Xiao Fen you better give me a proper explanation. That was against my ethics as a doctor. Just what did you teach Xiao Ai? Did you teach her to be cunning like you?"
"Cunning?" Lifen slapped the back of his head as she held his ear."Do you dare to say it again? What did I teach Xiao Ai? Just because you are a bit better doesn't change anything. You are still a quack like me, ok?" Lifen mocked .
Li Yusheng who was being scolded after lying on her behalf felt so wronged he became furious."Xiao Fen aren't you afraid that the almighty will cut off your tongue for so calling a very capable doctor like me quack. Unlike you and Xiao Ai, my reputation is good and I am fit to be a professor. So don't go around running your mouth like that."
Li Yusheng worked as a surgeon in General surgery department. Although the three had different specialization they were very good friends for long, so when Lifen had asked him to pretend that Xiao Ai had truly consumed poisoned and might be harmed for it. He had no choice hut to do it.
"Tsk..ethics as a doctor? If you cared about ethics then why did you agreed aren't you afraid of losing your license. Where's your dignity as a man. Did you feed it to the dogs?!"
"Who's afraid of losing their license? Am more afraid of dying from Xiao Ai and your hand Ok? You two are the scariest women in the world."he huffed. "No wonder no one wants you both!"Yusheng blurted out without meaning to say it. He immediately covered his mouth with both his hands while staring at Xiao Fen.
Ah! Am gone. I would die from Xiao Fens hands first.
"Heehehe.."he laughed awkwardly "that was a joke I didn't mean it. Don't take it to heart."
"No one wants us?" Lifen repeated through gritted teeth, hitting Yusheng at every spot she could find.
"Ah ah it hurts....it hurts...that's not what I meant. I mean you two are so good normal men can't fit your standards." he quickly lied"Xiao Fen I have a surgery right now. I have to go. Ask my assistant if you want to know anything." After saying that he scurried away afraid she would continue to hit him.
Lifen grabbed him by the collar and twisted his hand. "Ask your assistant? Am I so little that you don't want to attend to me by yourself? How dare you act all big. Ask my assistant your father's ass. You are just bragging!"
The other nurses and doctors who knew Lifen didn't bother to interfere though Yusheng was calling them for help with his eyes.
In the hospital Lifen And Xiao AI were probably the only ones who could make Yusheng lose his cool.
Yusheng was proud and aloof. He was cold to female nurses and doctors and he didn't care if he offended the head doctor. Since he was very capable and had become doctor at a young age, he was quite arrogant.
But good looks couldn't be ignored. He was too good looking. Sometimes people taught he must not have come from a simple background.
The most annoying thing about him was that he hated to talk even when conversing with patients but Xiao Ai and Lifen were exceptions. They were the only ones he spoke to casually and was free around.
They were also the only females that could lay hands on him which made some other doctors and nurses to hate them. After all the two women's reputation was bad.
They were known to both be shameless.
Director Shen saw that Lifen was attacking Yusheng again and couldn't stand their sight although it wasn't the first time she had behaved like that with him.
"Psychiatrist Shen, this is the General Surgery department not the department of Psychiatry. We don't welcome insane behavior here."
Lifen who seemed to have seen a new prey quickly let go Yusheng.
Yusheng looked sullen.
She threw him away easily once a new person arrived. Where was the friendship?
"Hmmm..are you saying am insane?"She asked raising her brows.
"If that is how Doctor Shen sees it then...nothing I can do." she shrugged.
Shen Yumo was actually Lifens cousin but they never liked each other. This was no news to everyone.
Shen Yumo hated her more since Yusheng took a liking to her and were even best friends.
Lifen took some part of her short Bob hair cut and twirled it around her fingers looking around like she wasn't affected by her words. She slowly said. "Someone became a director regardless of how poor their performance is. A particular person claimed up the ladder of Asst. Chief Doctor using Daddy rules. Aiya...Although a simple surgery like appendix removal which even a quack like me can perform with closed eyes....hmph...this world. I wish I could also climb using daddy ladders."she taunted.
Shen Yumo was red and was about to explode when a faint voice spoke.
"Does a particular shameless director want to dig her well manicure nails in her ass hole and lick."
It was Zhao Ai. She sat on a wheel chair in a hospital uniform. Although she had different clothes on it didn't diminish her beauty in any way. Instead she looked fresh and more younger than usual. Her face was glowing as if she just got a skin care treatment. Her sharp pointed nose and well carved cheek bone made her face look more outstanding. She didn't have the typical Asian beauty unlike the rest.
Her skin wasn't pale but a little tanned and golden. And it made her look more like a foreigner.
Upon hearing Zhao Ai bringing up the incident that made her embarrassed. Her face flushed red and she stared at the two friends who seemed to be making an habit out of humiliating her, while the people around tried to hold in their laughter.
"You..you...you two...i..you..two."
"You....you...you..you..two.." Xiao Ai and Lifen mocked at the same time.
Shen Yumo couldn't accept the humiliation and said the first thing that came to her mind.
"You two are just jealous of my success. You are both shameless so who would take your words seriously. Why are you sitting in a wheel chair like you crippled isn't it just a little poison. You made a scene at your sisters engagement. Now everyone is talking about it are you trying to gain publicity for yourself. Shameless ones!"
"Hmmm..." Xiao Ai and Lifen both placed their hands on their chin looking like there were doing some serious thinking.
Soon Xiao Ai put on an arrogant expression and said."So what am shameless so I can do whatever I want. I can even sit in a wheel chair though it's just poison and not my legs that was crippled. What? Director Shen do u want to compete with us for shamelessness?"
"Shen Yumo if it's just small poison why don't you consume some since you so badly want to sit in a wheel chair."Lifen added a haughty expression on her small face. "Xiao Ai this won't do. Just stand up for her. Let her have the wheel chair. After all she's more shameless than us. If she starts crying and calls her daddy, it would seem like we bullied her. Give her the wheel chair. "
Shen Yumo gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. Her hands were pale and her eyes were red.
Zhao Ai stood from the wheel chair and Lifen supported her.
"Tsk tsk...jealous of your achievements? The one you cried daddy to get? Director Shen although I have a mom who's top businesswoman in the country, I dare not complete with your low and shameless IQ."
Everyone:"..." who was the one that just admitted that she was shameless.
It's fine after all shameless people could say anything.
"And Although my father is the vice president here, I still refuse to lower my standards as a doctor and cry daddy to get a position."
After the two troublemakers had left. The doctors and nurses around secretly mocked Shen Yumo.
She wasn't good at her job but still became a director.
She actually dared to insult Zhao Ai and Shen Lifen.
Those two may not be the best at their job but they didn't hide it.
Everyone knew they were proud to be quacks.
Though Lifen only joked about it but she was actually very efficient at her work.
And Xiao Ai wasn't a quack since they already saw the news that she had simply been helping her sister all these years.
She was a quack but still tried to act like the real thing. Disgraceful!
The minute Xiao Ai and Lifen got to her room, they burst into laughter
"Did you see her face?"
"She looked like she would die from anger any minute."
They were about to continue to chat when they both felt that something wasn't right.
On the stool next to the bed sat a man. His back view alone was enough to show that he would be very good looking. His suit was smooth with no traces of wrinkle on it. Slowly he turned around and his gaze went past Lifen to land on the girl who was carrying a drip on her head. She looked slightly plump though she had just recovered from poison.
Honestly she didn't look like she just recovered from poison. She looked like she had the best sleep for the past two days.
The man's gaze was burning and Xiao Ai instinctively shrugged to Lifens back. His pair of dark of eyes which looked like deep ripples of water in an ocean studied her expression his lips were tightly shut as if he had no intention to speak. His high bridge nose casted a shadow on a small part of his face as the sun was shining on it. At that moment he looked breathtakingly handsome.
Xiao Ai felt her heart pound fast.
What's wrong with her?
She just married this man. Why was her heart beating fast.
Lifen was probably the most surprised.
This man why was he here now?
Was he back for Xiao Ai?
Emperor Gu, this time Xiao Ai won't go with you.
"Xiao Ai, Auntie why is he here?"
She turned to Xiao Ai and saw that she had a guilty expression. "Xiao Ai this man do you know him?"
Emperor Gu casted another glance at Lifen and remembered her.
So this was the little lass who had helped her return back then?
Interesting.
"Little Ai, this man came yesterday but you were asleep. He said he's your husband. And today he's saying the same, care to explain what's going on?" her mom asked clearly worried that her daughter was being bullied since this was a man who wielded a lot of power in the country.
"Yes Xiao Ai, care to explain? Weren't you just dumped by Chunhua? Did you find a new boy toy behind our backs?"
Dumped? Xiao Ai glared at her friend.
Couldn't she found a sweet vocabulary to use.
She was the one who dumped him ok?
No one was allowed to question her shamelessness.
"Xiao Fen what do you mean? In your eyes am I really that shameless? Aren't you the shameless one? Dumped me? I didn't even like him from the start. Tell me what would I do with that imbecile who can't differentiate right from wrong? And how dare you call my king...no my Emperor a boy toy. I love my darling a lot ok? In your eyes aren't I a person that is easily swayed by beautiful men. Can't you see that my dearest is so good looking, so perfect, extraordinarily handsome, a Greek god in human form, and the most beautiful man in the world. Why would you bring up that dog. Don't soil my Emperors mood ok?"
Xiao Ai who had scolded her friend and buttered up her husband scurried over to throw herself at the man hugging him tightly.
"My most handsome and perfectly good looking hubby. Did you miss me?" She asked in a tiny voice.
Her mom who was ignored:"..."
Emperor Gu who was only praised for his beauty:"..."
Lifen who had to shoulder the scolding despite being innocent:"..."
This girl had only praised him for his beauty. Suddenly Emperor Gu felt like he had gone back in time.
Back then she had only praised his good looks too.
Back then she had pursued him go for his good looks too.
And back then she had hugged him this way and went away from his sight.
"Hubby? Little Ai is this person truly your husband?"
"Mom why are you still asking? Isn't he good looking enough to be worthy of being your daughters husband. He's rich too. Extraordinarily rich." she emphasized trying to tell them that she had bagged a wealthy gigolo.
"Xiao Ai...you actually married this man?"
"En. Xiao Fen don't scold me. You can't blame me. Blame him for being too good looking."
Lifen seemed to be thinking of something when she met the man's burning gaze. She steadied herself and acted like nothing had happened.
"Xiao Ai you had better give me an explanation later. I have some patients to attend to so I will go first."
"Which patients? Aren't you a quack? Do quacks now get to treat patients?" She mocked.
"Xiao Ai who are you calling a quack!?" Lifen shouted angrily
"Didn't you say it yourself that you were a quack?" She retorted back angrily.
Why was she suddenly throwing a temper at her.
"Shameless!" Lifen slammed the door with a bang.
"Mom why don't you got to the company. I will explain things later. You must have a lot of work to do.". She added helping her mom to the door.
"Are you sending me away now?"
"Of course not. It's just aren't you happy that your daughter married someone so handsome?" Xiao pleaded with her mom using her eyes. She then said in a low whisper "Mom if you don't quickly leave us I will cry to grandfather and tell him you didn't want me to marry. You have seen me cry right?"
Madam Mo glared at her daughter.
This daughter of hers. Now that her eyes were open she was back to her old self. She opened the door then slammed it.
'bang'
Suddenly the room went silent. Xiao Ai immediately felt cold. She quickly turned around to butter the man whose anger she could sense. "Aiya...my lovely dashing husband. Why do you look more handsome today. This wife's fragile heart can't withstand such great beauty."
Emperor Gu scoffed. From the start the only reason she pursued him was because he was good looking.
He stared at the girl as he recalled her words from the bar.
A young girl stood firmly, her eyes staring at him making him feel like her prey. Her tiny manicured fingers supported her head as she sized him from up to down. She licked her lower lip and raised her chin a bit even though she was tall enough. She acted like she was looking down on him.
"Great Beauty...Mr most handsome man I have ever seen. Your beauty seem to match with mine. Wanna lay with me tonight?" She asked and gulped down a whole shot of tequila.
"Meaning?"
Perhaps seeing that the man looked irritated. She decided to butter him up more.
"Am saying, a good looking very beautiful man like you is a rare specie and so you only deserve a rare beautiful specie like me. Greatest Beauty I have ever seen, let's sleep together. Have sex with me." she stated bluntly while shoving her glass to the barman who was covered in perspiration but quickly filled it with tequila.
Little lady don't you know who you are flirting with. Are you trying to court death?
"Am sorry but I don't do pre-marital sex."
"Great! I too don't like pre-marital sex." she downed the shot of tequila and shifted her cup to the barman again. Taking a glance her imaginary watch she spoke in a clear voice that carried a trace of loneliness. "Greatest beauty ever, if we leave now we would be able to get our marriage certificate. That way we get to consummate our marriage and it will be a win win situation"
Seeing that the other party wasn't responding she quickly drank the last shot and firmly grasped his hand urging him to get up.
"Am saying...Let's get married."
"Ok."
Barman:"...."
Emperor Gu thought that if she weren't drunk and out of her senses that night, he might never have a chance to be by her side again.
"You were poisoned but it looks like you are quite okay? You already knew this would happen?" he asked although Xiao Ai felt that he probably knew everything.
There was no need to lie to him. After all he was her husband.
"Am I that incapable in your eyes that you won't inform me of matters like this? Were you planning to take your revenge and leave me out of it? Xiao Ai you really have guts?"
Xiao Ai suddenly felt chilly. This man's aura was just too dangerous.
"That.. darling..handsome hubby. I already made plans before. Actually the blood I spat out was the little poison I consumed. I am a doctor aren't you questioning my profession like that?" She asked with an expression of 'you just wronged me'
Emperor Gu who couldn't stand her acting pulled her closer to himself and patted her head. Xiao Ai quickly made use of the opportunity to act even more sullen. She looked like she had been bullied.
"Alright, I understand. But in the future things like this you have to inform me."
"Okay hubby."
"But aren't you a quack?"
"Says who? This darling of yours is a professional psychologist. "
"En. Did you know...the servant that gave you the apple has taken the fall for everything. Do you want me to help you on this?"
"No need. It's even better. What use do I have with her if she's in prison. Although she has been cleared off that, netizens are still scolding her for being unprofessional and a disgrace to the medical world." Xiao Ai sat on the bed. Resting her back on the pillow. A cold distant look in her eyes.
Her voice was a bit firm but dangerous. "If she was imprisoned how would I have the chance to turn her psycho?" She then turned around and gave Gu Bojing a dangerous smirk." Hubby don't underestimate this quack wife of yours."
"You just said you aren't a quack?" Gu Bojing expressed flatly.
This man where did his point of focus go.
That's not my point ok?
"Hubby you should leave soon. I reckon that Baozhai will soon come here to play the pitiful card."
"You want to hide me?" he questioned.
"Of course not. Hubby you are my greatest trump card. I can't let that bitch covet my very own husband. Besides we are still playing, if you were show your face wouldn't that make the game less thrilling?"
"Am I your possession?"
"Hehehe..." Xiao Ai laughed awkwardly. "Dearest darling what am saying is you are very good looking and capable too. If Baozhai knows we are married it would ruin my whole plan. Hurry and leave Hun? I will come home after I get discharged."
Gu Bojing who had just being labeled a trump card look uncomfortable but still stood up to straighten his suit. He looked at the girl whose attitude to him was still the same as the past.
"I will wait for you." he said confidently.
Xiao Ai suddenly felt pressurized. Why did that sound sadly familiar.
She just felt a little guilty towards him.
He gave her a light kiss on her forehead and nagged." Don't go around causing trouble. Have a lot rest and don't think too much ok?"
"En. Okay."
Gu Bojing walked towards the door but just as he was about to turn the knob he felt something soft press against his back.
His hands stiffened and his heart suddenly started pounding. His fingers quivered and his hand suddenly ran cold.
Xiao Ai who was unaware of the emotional turmoil she had placed the man in snuggled her face to his back. She pressed herself harder to him as if wanting to enter the man.
Strangely she felt attracted towards him but also felt sad.
"Hubby, don't worry. This shameless perfect bride will dote on you. "
Her words caused a bright smile on the man's face. He turned around to reciprocate her hug.
"En. I know."
I know because you had said this before.
And you did it. But it was short lived.
Not long after Gu Bojing left, Baozhai came into the room her face full of regret and sadness. There were black shades under her eyes indicating that she didn't get enough sleep.
Xiao Ai too was well prepared. Her face was pale and as white as paper. Her lips were chapped and dry. And her eyes looked almost lifeless. Her body seemed too weak as though she could collapse anytime.
This bitch! Her expression was good just now. How did she quickly change?
Actually when Baozhai entered the room and didn't close the door, Xiao Ai had caught sight of few reporters that had followed her up. Seeing Baozhai standing like she was scared for her life, she too immediately changed her expression.
She was going to play with her till the end.
"Sister...am.sorry. The worker I asked to prepare your fruit didn't do well. It's all my fault I should have been more careful." Baozhai sobbed. Her voice loud enough for the reporters who were still being restrained by some nurses to hear.
"Xiao Ai, Baozhai is still your sister. She didn't do it, so please forgive her. After all blood is thicker than water. You know Baozhai loves you so much and can't bear to see you in pain. Don't be too hard on her." Madam Dong added making it sound like she was intentionally trying to bully her sister.
"I'm haven't even said a word how am I being hard on her." Xiao Ai scoffed.
"Xiao Ai, Xiao Zhai didn't commit this crime yet she's asking for your forgiveness can't you show a little humanity?" Chun-ge who was consoling Baozhai chimed in.
"Where did this one come from?" She asked glaring at Chunhua. Irritation filled her voice as she glared at him like he was nothing in her eyes.
You really brought supporters to act with you.
I will show that I Zhao AI is the best player.
"Chu-ge it's fine. Sister has every right to mad at me. After all I was the one that was careless. I just hope sister won't abandon me. I won't be able to take it. Sister am really sorry." Baozhai kept apologizing not giving Xiao Ai the chance to talk.
The reporters watching the scene suddenly felt that Baozhai was also pitiful.
"To be honest isn't second miss Zhao a victim too?"
"That's true she didn't even know the apple was poisoned."
"Miss Zhao relay shouldn't make things that difficult for her."
"Difficult for her? She had barely said anything.. How is she making things difficult for her? Can't you see that she looks very weak or are you all blind. " a special reporter from Special News Package couldn't contain his anger and quickly spoke up.
Help me tell them. Am only a patient
Why are they attacking poor me.
Why were these reporters mind so easy to change. They were too easy to sway.
Xiao Ai beckoned for Baozhai to come forward. When Baozhai got to Xiao Ai, she suddenly smirked thinking Xiao wanted to do something outrageous to her.
Her back was turned to the reporters so they couldn't see her expression.
Xiao Ai in the end aren't they still supporting me? You are nothing but my dog and you will always be.
Xiao Ai suddenly placed her hands on Baozhais head and started patting her. She then took a tissue and handed it to Baozhai.
"Little one don't cry. I am still alive aren't I? Sister is sorry too. Sister doubted you so am sorry. I should have listened to you and not eat the apple when you told me to. I was too careless. It's my fault so don't feel bad. Don't cry anymore. Am fine." Although Xiao AI tried to assure Baozhai that she was fine it was clear to everyone that she wasn't. She was so pale they feared that she could faint anytime.
Yet she was still trying to console her sister.
Who's the victim here?
Who's the patient?
Why did the patientc have to apologize?
"Come on little one you know sister can't stand you crying. Be good and stop crying. We're you afraid that if I died no one will bring you candied plum? It's okay am still alive. So don't worry. This big sister will buy you lots of yummy stuffs." Xiao Ai joked.
Baozhai clenched her teeth and Madam Dong didn't look well either.
Chunhua felt that ever since the banquet Xiao Ai was different. They was an aura around her that made people scared but also made them want to dote on her. He never knew Xiao Ai knew how to talk this way, though he knew she really cared for Baozhai.
He suddenly felt guilty towards her but quickly erased it remembering that she had called him a dog not too long ago.
"Miss Zhao is just too kind!"
"She can even joke even though she can collapse anytime. Second Miss is sure lucky."
"If I had a big sister like Miss Zhao I would be soaring as high as the sun."
"Too bad Second miss doesn't seem to understand Miss Zhao well. It looked like she was trying to push all the blame on Miss Zhao."
"I know right now she was even playing the pitiful card though she isn't the one that was poisoned."
"I almost got swayed by her."
"I don't know much but I can only say First Miss Zhao dotes on her sister too much. "
"Obviously!'
Seeing that the reporters were taking Xiao Ais side again. Baozhai glared at her the anger inside her could burst open at anytime but she managed to control her emotions.
Xiao Ai on the other hand only smile brightly and sweetly to her sister maintaining the facade of the perfect sister.