Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 590

Chapter 590: A Family of Fools

 

Who harmed who exactly‽

She didn’t go looking for them for revenge and they had the audacity to pin the explosion on her. However, Xinghe had also realized Lin Qian had no idea what really happened. The irony of it all… it was Lin Xuan who killed Lin Yun, but her own sister was clueless of the truth. It looked like the Lin family was even more depraved than she’d thought.

“So that’s why you thought it was us who killed her?” Xinghe asked.

“Is that not true?” The hatred in Lin Qian’s eyes became more pronounced. “If not for both of you, she wouldn’t have died! Listen to me, you murderer, the heavens will punish you for killing my sister in cold blood! One day, you will regret coming after the Lin family!”

This was such a droll, Xinghe knew she was talking about Lin Kang’s eventual presidency. Alas, as long as she was around, Xinghe would not allow that to happen.

“Are you done?” Xinghe said with a tired sigh, “If you’re done then, please move yourself out of my face; you’re interrupting my rest.”

“You—” Lin Qian didn’t think Xinghe would be so rude towards her, at the heat of moment, she raised her hand to slap Xinghe.

Xinghe caught her hand in mid-air and held it firmly!

Lin Qian was surprised by Xinghe’s strength; she couldn’t swat Xinghe off no matter how hard she tried. “B*tch, let me go!”

Xinghe obliged and let go of her. Surprised by the sudden release, Lin Qian faltered several steps back.

“You really should check your facts before you go barking up the wrong tree.” Xinghe looked at her emotionlessly, her tone as chilling as winter’s frost. “I will not be so kind next time. If you want to find your sister’s murderer, why don’t you go ask Lin Xuan?”

After that, she slammed the door in Lin Qian’s face. This shocked Lin Qian. What does she mean by that? Is she telling me it was Lin Xuan who killed Lin Yun? Impossible, my brother would not lift a finger against his cherished sister. Furthermore, this heartless woman has ruined Lin Jing’s life, so this must her trying to pit us against each other!

In any case, Lin Qian believed for a fact that it was Xinghe and Mubai who caused her sister’s death and she would make them pay for that.

Lin Qian started laughing when she realized Xinghe was also at the president’s house. Xia Xinghe, now that you’ve stepped into my territory, let’s see how long you can keep that smug smile of yours!

Needless to say, like a lazy cliché, Xinghe knew Lin Qian would come after her. However, she was not afraid of that; in fact, Xinghe was actually worried that she wouldn’t come after her!

She was having trouble finding a reason to tackle the Lin family, but since Lin Qian was going to offer herself up as an opening, Xinghe welcomed it fully.

…

The next day, Xinghe followed Lu Qi as he went to give the president a checkup. Early every morning, a bunch of doctors would come to help the president with his physical so that they could keep themselves updated on his conditions. Needless to say, Lin Qian was one of them.

Actually, she had a doctorate in medical science and was quite good at work. In fact, all of the doctors there were famed in the medical field; Xinghe was the sole exception. Everyone knew she was not a doctor, she was Lu Qi’s special assistant.

After the physical was done, everyone left so as to not disturb the president’s rest and work. They returned to the medical building to discuss the president’s conditions and recuperation. Everyone gave their opinion, again, Xinghe was the sole exception.

Suddenly, Lin Qian glared at Xinghe and asked, “Doctor Lu, if you don’t mind me asking, why do you keep that woman around as your assistant if she appears to know nothing?”

Chapter 591: So What?

 

The good atmosphere in the room immediately froze. Led by Lin Qian’s words, everyone turned to look at Xinghe who sat beside Lu Qi. Even though she was suddenly put under the spotlight, Xinghe maintained her calm countenance.

Lu Qi smiled politely. “Who spread the rumors that Miss Xia knows nothing? She is someone I’ve personally requested to assist me; she is instrumental to my research.”

“Is that so? However, I still don’t think she’ll be of any use in aiding to cure the president,” Lin Qian continued her verbal assault. It was clear to the people in the room that she was doing this on purpose. However due to her family background, no one dared to stand up for Xinghe, no one other than Lu Qi, who also came from a powerful family.

“That’s Miss Lin’s opinion and you’re entitled it; we are not going to bend over backwards trying to justify ourselves to you.”

“But we are all responsible for curing the president, so why can’t Doctor Lu explain this to us? If you have a brilliant idea or plan, you should share it with us. Or is Doctor Lu afraid that we’ll steal your spotlight?” Lin Qian openly criticized Lu Qi.

Lu Qi frowned slightly. The room was silent, and the atmosphere had become exceptionally awkward. However, it had to be said that Lin Qian did voice out the thought in everyone’s mind.

Lu Qi was suddenly invited by Madam President, who had a large amount of faith in him. Furthermore, his plan was indeed kept a secret from everyone else. Now he’d even found himself a non-doctor woman to be his assistant. Actually, everyone was curious about what they were up to. In fact, they had the same thoughts as Lin Qian, that he was too selfish to share credit.

Swayed by Lin Qian, the group started to have less than favorable opinions about Lu Qi.

“Doctor Lu, why don’t you share your ideas with us?” a senior doctor advised him, hinting at him that this was the only way to smooth over the awkward situation. In actuality, sharing his idea would not have been an issue if Lin Qian weren’t there. He knew these doctors were not that uncouth to steal his credit and he didn’t even mind sharing it with them.

He was guarding against the Lin family. If they knew he could cure the president, who knew what they would do…

Lu Qi offered a kind smile. “There really isn’t any brilliant idea, it’s just a vague framework that’s still in the works. When there is a clearer picture, I will definitely share it with everyone.”

Lin Qian was relentless. She smirked. “Since there is no plan and you have no idea what you’re doing, why did you invite that woman? Or is this something personal? In that case, then I understand, but this is not a hotel, Doctor Lu, don’t you think it’s a bit inappropriate for you to do something like this?”

“Miss Lin, please be careful with your words!” Lu Qi’s face immediately darkened. “We are all doctors here, a little bit of mutual respect should be in order.”

Having been scolded, Lin Qian’s face also darkened. “I’m just saying it as I see it. If I’ve misspoken, then show me the evidence that I’m wrong.”

Lu Qi laughed mirthlessly. “Looks like Miss Lin harbors some serious grievance against me.”

Lin Qian smiled slightly. “I wouldn’t dare. It’s just that curing the president is something serious, if it turns out that there is a Mr. Nan Gua hiding among us, I don’t think any of us will be able to bear the responsibility.”

“I never said I know medicine,” Xinghe suddenly said as she glared at Lin Qian. “I’m here with Madam President’s permission, if you have any issue with that, you can take it up with her.”

1. An old Chinese idiom story. Mr. Nan Gua was a common man who pretended he was a flutist and had tricked his way into the imperial band. Despite his incompetence, he enjoyed all the benefits that were awarded to the imperial band.

Chapter 592: Mr. Nan Gua

 

“You…” Lin Qian was angered by her insolence. “Xia Xinghe, how can you be so arrogant when you know nothing.”

“That’s pot calling the kettle black.”

“What nonsense, I have valid reasons to question your presence here, since you really do know nothing. In that case, you should pack up and leave and not pretend to be a Mr. Nan Gua here!” Lin Qian directly chased her out by mocking her openly. That idea was already in everyone’s mind that Xinghe was only an outsider there, but that impression was now further enhanced by Lin Qian’s incendiary words.

“It’s not your decision to decide whether people are Mr. Nan Gua or not. Miss Lin, keep to your responsibility and let other people do theirs,” Xinghe replied calmly; Lin Qian’s aggression completely flew over her head. However, the greater her insouciance, the angrier Lin Qian became.

“Fine, it might not be my decision, but it will definitely be someone’s decision!” Lin Qian slammed her hands on the table and left in a hissy fit. The air was still polluted by the awkward argument.

Lu Qi also stood up. “Everyone, we shall take our leave as well; if you have any questions, you can come find me personally.”

Then he took Xinghe and left. The remaining doctors looked at one another in shock. They hadn’t expected things to go so awry.

A male doctor sighed. “Looks like there will never be peace between females.”

A few nodded in agreement. They assumed this was an argument sparked by jealousy. Only the senior doctor could see through the haze. He lamented, “You lot are still too young and too simple. Haven’t you heard of the relationship between the Xi family and the Lin family?”

“Xi family? From City T, what does this have to do with them?”

“That woman is Xi Mubai’s ex-wife and earlier she even helped Xi Empire consume the Lin family’s Bao Hwa.”

Now they had a new appreciation of the situation. The clash between Bao Hwa and Xi Empire was national news; they didn’t expect to meet the main participant in person!

At that moment, their impression of Xinghe changed again. The woman is not simple, but what is she doing here in the president’s house?

…

Lu Qi brought Xinghe to his private lab. He consoled her, “Don’t worry about what Lin Qian said, we shouldn’t lower ourselves to her level?”

Xinghe asked him softly, “Do you think I would demean myself by doing that?”

Lu Qi sensed the underlying condescension Xinghe had for Lin Qian.

“Regardless, it’s wonderful that you don’t get distracted by her words. We should focus on finishing the mechanical heart’s design,” Lu Qi said with relief.

“You’re right, we have to work fast, but the days ahead for you will be difficult,” Xinghe reminded him softly.

Lu Qi was taken aback. “Me?”

“Lin Qian represents the Lin family, even though her prejudice is pointed at me, but she won’t leave you out of it. In fact, because of me, she’ll probably come after you even harder. The Lin family will find out ways to chase you and me away, so you have to be careful,” Xinghe analyzed.

Lu Qi was shocked. How did she come up with all of this?

“You mean, Lin Qian is really after me as well?” Lu Qi asked in shock; he’d thought Lin Qian’s aggression was only directed at Xinghe.

Chapter 593: Rumors

 

He’d thought he could shield Xinghe by maintaining his rather neutral stance, but in the end, he was in the same boat as her. Just how slow am I?

Xinghe nodded. “She’s after both of us. She knows your relationship to the Xi family and now you’ve hired me as your assistant, so no matter whether you can cure the president or not, they will be guarded against you. To prevent accidents from happening, the best solution is to chase you and me away.”

“That’s why Lin Qian has been spreading rumors that you’re Mr. Nan Gua, thus applying pressure to us…” Lu Qi finally caught up to the situation.

“That’s right.” Xinghe’s eyes shone. “But that is fine, no matter what kind of tricks they pull, it will not work.”

“You’ve come up with a solution?”

“There’s no need for one.” Xinghe smiled. “After all, a straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.”

Lu Qi sighed in relief. “You’re right, as long as we do nothing wrong and come with only the intention to help the president, we have no need to be afraid of them. But don’t worry, if anything does happen, I will shield you from the front. I don’t believe she will really dare to do something against me.”

Xinghe was thankful even though she really wasn’t afraid. If she was, then she wouldn’t be Xia Xinghe!

…

Due to Lin Qian’s intervention, Lu Qi decided to isolate himself from the other doctors. Since they would only see him through Lin Qian’s tainted filter, then he might as well focus on his own research, instead of wasting time with them.

Xinghe, like usual, didn’t care about what others thought about her; she was focused fully with Lu Qi on the mechanical heart research. They were absolutely focused on their work. They would spend the whole day at the lab perfecting the design and would leave only when the moon was high in the sky.

Due to Lin Qian’s malicious rumors, the way everyone looked at them changed. They knew of Xinghe’s past, that she was a divorcee. However, Lu Qi came from a good family, a dashing bachelor, they all thought Xinghe was not good enough for him, especially, the younger female doctors, who had googly eyes around Lu Qi.

This increased their annoyance towards Xinghe. Every time they passed her, they would give her a chilling side-eye. Other people also started to look at her curiously.

Needless to say, Xinghe knew these people were influenced by Lin Qian’s words into having a prejudice against her. Thankfully, she was impervious to other people’s looks so she didn’t bend over backwards to explain herself to these people.

Eventually, sometime after their altercation, Xinghe finally stumbled across Lin Qian again at the president’s house. She had beside her a young girl, the girl was cute, she looked just over twenty. Lin Qian was chatting happily with the girl, but when she saw Xinghe, her face frosted over. The girl also noticed Xinghe who was walking their way.

“Sister Lin Qian, who is she?” the girl queried.

Lin Qian glared at Xinghe and scoffed, “Who else but Mr. Nan Gua?”

“Mr. Nan Gua?” The girl was confused. What kind of name is this?

Lin Qian didn’t explain but added, “She is the famous Xia Xinghe that caused your Sister Lin Jing to lose her beloved company.”

The girl widened her eyes in shock. “That’s her‽”

“That’s right, take a good look at the shameless woman. She doesn’t know anything about medicine but is now at the president’s house to help cure the president’s illness apparently, so everyone refers to her as Mr. Nan Gua.”

Chapter 594: Madam President Is My Aunt

 

“Doesn’t know medicine but she’s here?” The girl was suddenly incensed. Her gaze that fell on Xinghe turned nefarious. When Xinghe passed them, she called out insolently, “You stop right there!”

Xinghe slowed to a stop and turned to look at her coldly.

The girl studied her with a condescending air and smirked. “Such a normal looking woman and I thought you would have three heads and six arms.”

“…” Xinghe didn’t reply and glance at Lin Qian beside the girl. As she expected, Lin Qian was smiling smugly.

“You’re Xia Xinghe?” The girl became more aggressive when Xinghe didn’t answer her. “I hear you don’t know medicine, but you somehow found your way in here; just how did you manage something as shameless as that?”

Lin Qian added fuel to the fire. “How else could she have achieved it? She found herself a fine man to attach herself to.”

“Who is so blind?” The girl played along.

Lin Qian shook her head as if disappointed. “It’s Doctor Lu Qi.”

“Lu Qi?” The girl was shocked. “Grandfather Lu’s grandson?”

“That’s right.”

The girl glared even angrier at Xinghe. Her impression of Lu Qi was good; he was a hardworking and handsome elder brother. How could he be seduced by someone like Xia Xinghe? She was feeling indignant for him.

Furthermore, Xinghe had hurt Lin Jing, Lin Xuan’s little sister. The girl’s favorite person in the whole wide world was Lin Xuan, so she would definitely help take care of Xinghe for them!

“You vicious vixen, you seduced Brother Lu to bring you in there. You are extremely shameless and gutsy; don’t you know where you are‽ This is not somewhere a commoner like yourself can enter. How can a useless woman like yourself be here? Be smart and go pack your bags and leave. Don’t make me call the guards!”

“Who are you?” Xinghe asked suddenly. Her intention was pure; she really only wanted to know the girl’s identity.

The girl’s smug smile turned bigger and the condescension and derision in her eyes deepened. “Listen well, I am Tong Yan, the president is my uncle and the madam president is my aunt. I hail from the famous Shen family, so get out of here now because I have the absolute right to decide who stays and who leaves!”

“Is that so?” Xinghe replied succinctly before walking away.

Tong Yan was stunned. She walked away just like that…

F*ck, is she deaf? How dare she ignore me?

“Sister Lin Qian, did she just blow me off?” Tong Yan pointed at Xinghe and demanded angrily.

Lin Qian didn’t expect Xinghe would be so insolent, but she was glad to witness this development.

She consoled Tong Yan, “Little Yan, don’t get angry over a woman like her, she is obscenely arrogant or else how could she have consumed your Sister Lin Jing’s company so easily?”

“Arrogant?” Tong Yan spat. “A woman like her dares to be arrogant in front of me? Come, let’s go complain to my aunt; we’ll get her to chase this shameless woman out!”

Lin Qian said with difficulty, “I don’t think I can, I need to get back to work. Your uncle’s body is deteriorating; I need to attend a meeting with the other doctors.”

Tong Yan replied understandingly, “Then I won’t bother you anymore, I’ll go look for auntie myself.”

She left quickly.

Chapter 595: Most Powerful Heiress

 

Lin Qian smiled as she watched Tong Yan walk away. Xia Xinghe, we’ll see whether you can whether this storm. You said I can’t make the decision to force you to leave, well, I found you someone who can!

Madam President was infertile, so she kept Tong Yan around her side at all times, so in a way, Tong Yan was as powerful as the president’s daughter. The Shen family, which Tong Yan hailed from, was one of the founding fathers, so her power was immeasurable.

This time Xinghe had stepped on Tong Yan’s toes, so tragedy would definitely befall her. An heiress like Tong Yan who was raised in the lap of luxury couldn’t stand people not bowing down before them. They were blessed from birth, as long as they didn’t do something awfully serious, everyone would turn to a blind eye to what they did.

It was one thing for Xinghe to maintain her arrogance in City T, but in City A where royalty roamed the social circles, one small misstep and her life could be over!

This Tong Yan definitely had the power to end Xinghe’s puny life if she wanted to. Furthermore, she was close to the Lin family and had a long-time crush on Lin Xuan. Therefore, it didn’t bode well for Xinghe.

Lin Qian waited happily for the news of Xinghe’s eviction. Tong Yan didn’t disappoint and rushed to the Madam President to make her complaints.

“Auntie, that woman is nothing but an idiot, how can you keep her around to cure uncle? Uncle’s physical condition is so important; there can’t be any room for mistakes. That woman doesn’t know anything about medicine, so there must be a sinister reason why she’s so adamant to stay!” Tong Yan pulled on the Madam President’s elbow and groused like a little girl.

The Madam President smiled good-naturedly listening to her. “I already know she doesn’t know medicine; Lu Qi has already told me all of this before he asked for her to come here. So, don’t worry, she’ll be fine.”

Tong Yan frowned. “Since she doesn’t know medicine, why did you agree for her to be here? What can she do?”

“Why do you need to know that? This is the adults’ business; you don’t need to worry yourself over it.” The Madam President obviously didn’t want to discuss this with her. However, Tong Yan was not satisfied.

She demanded openly, “Auntie, I don’t like her, so you must chase her away. She hurt Sister Lin Jing and is responsible for Sister Lin Yun’s death. Plus, you said she is not a doctor, so she must not be a good person. Auntie, you have to chase her out; we mustn’t let her stay to harm anyone else.”

Being raised by Madam President had made Tong Yan a willful child because, no matter her demands, Madam President would usually entertain her as long as they were within a reasonable range.

Therefore, she thought when she named her demands openly, her auntie would surrender to her demands like usual, after all, this was just to evict a common woman.

To her surprise and annoyance, Madam President denied her request!

“Little Yan, there’s a reason why I’ve agreed to let her stay here. I know perfectly well whether she is a good person or not, so you don’t worry your little head over something like that. By the way, you haven’t visited auntie for quite some time; tell me what you have been up to…”

Tong Yan might be willful, but she was not dumb. She understood her auntie was purposely changing the subject.

She was her favorite niece, so how could she reject such a small request from her? Tong Yan felt heavily aggrieved, but she didn’t show it outwardly.

Simultaneously, her hatred towards Xinghe and determination to chase her away towards had increased greatly!

Chapter 596: She Came for Me First

 

At the same time, Xinghe walked into the lab and told Lu Qi, “Our trouble is here.”

Lu Qi, who was in the middle of research, raised his head in alarm. “What trouble? What do you mean?”

Xinghe looked at him and explained, “When I was coming over, I ran into a girl by the name of Tong Yan.”

Lu Qi felt a chill over his body when he heard the name ‘Tong Yan’. “You ran into Tong Yan‽ She is someone extremely powerful because her mother is the Shen family’s daughter; her aunt is the Madam President and even the Tong family is not to be trifled. I hear she’s a little tyrant; she tramples all over City A because no one dares to make an enemy of her. What happened, did you cross her?”

Lu Qi started to get anxious. Crossing the Lin family was nothing serious but crossing Tong Yan was equal to a death sentence. Xinghe might be clever and tactical, but her family background was definitely not as strong as Tong Yan’s.

Lu Qi asked hurriedly, “You really have ruffled her feathers?”

“She came for me first,” Xinghe answered coolly.

Lu Qi was speechless. What does she mean by that?

For some reason, he felt Xinghe was not at all afraid of Tong Yan but instead thought it was Tong Yan’s fault for crossing her.

“Tell me in detail, what really happened?” Lu Qi asked carefully after he calmed down. He was ready to help Xinghe get over this hurdle. It was his fault that Xinghe was there in the first place, so he found himself responsible for protecting her. If anything happened to her, when Mubai woke up, the first party he would destroy would not be the Lin family but him!

Of course, he personally wouldn’t wish for any tragedy to befall Xinghe either. Xinghe gently walked him through the whole process.

She asked Lu Qi, “Is Tong Yan close to the Lin family?”

“That I’m not sure, but they definitely have interacted with each other since the Lin family and Shen family are family friends, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Tong Yan is indeed close to the Lin family. Then again, almost everyone knows Tong Yan likes Lin family’s third young master very much. She once said, other than her, no other woman is allowed to get close to him.”

“This is Lin Xuan?” Xinghe raised her brow in intrigue.

Lu Qi nodded.

Xinghe laughed. “Then the girl sure has bad taste to fall in love with a maniac.”

Lu Qi seemed to know a thing or two about Lin Xuan because he also nodded in agreement.

“Xinghe, you and the Lin family are absolute adversaries now and, since Tong Yan likes Lin Xuan, she will probably come after you on his behalf.”

“That’s for sure.” Xinghe nodded slightly but her face held zero concern. “Let her do what she wants, if I spot her mistake then I won’t make it easy for her either.”

Lu Qi couldn’t help but remind her, “To tell you the truth, as long as it is not a big mistake, no one will dare to lift a finger against her…”

“Then, she’d better pray that she doesn’t commit a huge mistake,” Xinghe replied with a noncommittal shrug. So what if Tong Yan was the prized heiress? If she truly angered Xinghe, she would have to deal with her.

In this world, results speak louder than words. If she was worse than others, then she would willingly surrender. However, if it was someone coming after her just because they were born with money and power, then they should be prepared to have their faces slapped.

…

Xinghe’s prediction was right. Tong Yan volunteered to join the medical team as Lin Qian’s assistant, but her actual goal was to make life difficult for Xinghe.

She would make use of every chance to slander Xinghe. Whenever she spotted Xinghe, she would yell out openly and loudly that she was Mr. Nan Gua, saying snide comments that she was hiding evil reasons for being at the president’s house.

Chapter 597: No One Can Pull Me Down

 

She went about spreading nasty rumors about Xinghe, saying that she was a murderer, an escaped convict, and all the bad things in the world. Due to her identity, no one dared to stop or counter her. Not one person went to tell Madam President about her bullying. After all, who had the guts to do that?

Madam President would scold Tong Yan lightly because, at the end of the day, they were one family. If anything, she would probably have more issues with the tattle-tale. Furthermore, the Shen family and Tong family weren’t pushovers…

Now, she also had the Lin family behind her. Tong Yan was practically invincible.

Therefore, when the people saw how much Tong Yan hated Xinghe, they didn’t dare to associate themselves with Xinghe anymore. Everyone pooled together and isolated her; she was given the worst seat during meetings and even leftovers at the canteen!

There was rarely any meat and when there was, she could see the bite marks on it. In any case, Xinghe was forced into becoming a vegetarian when she was there because that was the only food that looked edible.

Everyone would give her disgusted side-glances when they walked past her. If this was not the president’s house, they probably would have done much worse.

Lu Qi was incensed noticing these acts of bullying, but Xinghe was not affected by them.

“This is nothing, compared to my revenge plot, these are nothing but childish tricks,” Xinghe told him with a shrug. Lu Qi knew she was a strong person, but he couldn’t help but worry. “But don’t you feel aggrieved?”

Xinghe laughed. “Why would I? I never understood the meaning of that. If I feel unsatisfied then I will do something about it. In this world, no one will be able to make me feel wronged. Why give them the satisfaction?”

Lu Qi smiled, her confidence rubbing off on him. “You’re right, only those who have their mistakes pointed out would feel wronged. If the heart is strong, nothing will be able to bring us down. Looks like I’ve underestimated you again; no wonder Mubai loves you so. He must have seen through to the real you from the very beginning.”

Xinghe was shocked by this revelation. Did Mubai really understand who she was after she recovered her memory?

He had never told her that. She knew his attitude towards her had suddenly changed but she had no idea why.

“I’m curious, were you like this when you two divorced?” Lu Qi couldn’t help but dig for some gossip.

Xinghe didn’t hide it and shook her head. “No.”

“Then, what kind of person were you then?”

“I was not really a person, like soulless husk, not even interested in talking to people.”

Lu Qi suddenly remembered the old rumors that something was mentally wrong with Mubai’s wife. She was reticent, kept herself isolated from others, and would stumble soullessly like a doll from day to day. Now he realized that she must have spent that period completely focusing on rediscovering herself, so she didn’t have the capacity to busy herself with anything else.

However, everything had changed. She had found herself and her confidence; she was like a new woman.

“Xinghe, I’m sure whatever you attempt in the future, it’ll always be successful,” Lu Qi said with an impressed sigh.

Xinghe smiled. “Perhaps. However, it is true that our design will be completed soon.”

Lu Qi’s face immediately broke into a wide smile. “Indeed, after so many endless nights, success is finally within our grasp!”

However, at that time, Tong Yan’s patience had also reached its very limit.

Chapter 598: Launch an Attack at Xinghe

 

She thought her various workplace bullying would force Xinghe away, but the shameless woman barely batted an eye at her machinations. In fact, Xinghe wouldn’t even acknowledge her petty actions.

This, combined with Lin Qian’s daily agitation and a few phone calls with Lin Xuan where he hinted at his deep displeasure at Xinghe, caused Tong Yan’s hatred towards her to reach an all-time high. She couldn’t stand the woman anymore!

She needed to take care of Xinghe fast so that she could ask for a reward from her Brother Lin Xuan.

Coincidentally, the president fell sick that day and was finally saved after a difficult operation. Tong Yan made use of the opportunity to launch an offense at Xinghe.

In front of everyone, Tong Yan pointed at Xinghe and shouted rudely, “Auntie, I really cannot stand it anymore, you have to evict that woman now! What is she doing here when she contributes nothing? She just stood by and watched when uncle’s illness suddenly acted up just now. Why should we keep her around? A woman like her knows nothing other than to lie her way in here, hoping to get some benefits from us. Auntie, we mustn’t let ourselves be tricked; she is a professional con artist; she needs to be dragged out of the president’s house and straight into the electric chair! She deserves a fate worse than death!”

Her sudden offense shocked everyone present. Only Lin Qian seemed to surreptitiously revel in her tragedy.

However, Xinghe maintained her composure; her face was as calm as ever.

Lu Qi though was angered. “Miss Tong, Xinghe is my personal assistant; I have absolute confidence in her capability, so would you please not slander her anymore?”

After Lu Qi came to Xinghe’s rescue, Tong Yan flared up even more. It was not that she liked Lu Qi, but since she was born, she was well aware that every man would be on her side since they would do everything to win her heart.

The appearance of an exception irked her to no end.

“Brother Lu, it looks like you have also been swindled by this crone. You say she’s capable, yet I’ve yet to see evidence of that. If she’s truly capable, tell her to prove it to us; where is her capability? She’s been here for so long, but what has she done other than eat and sleep?” The more Tong Yan argued, the better she felt; she ‘knew’ that she was right. That was because she was, technically, right. At least in the eyes of most people there, Xinghe had done nothing worthwhile.

Even though Tong Yan’s words were a bit indecorous, she did voice the thoughts in the minds of everyone there. Even Madam President was slowly being swayed by her words.

She believed Lu Qi and thus, by extension, believed Xinghe. However, she was alarmed by their lack of progress for so long.

“Miss Xia, I hope you’ll forgive Little Yan’s words due to her young age. However, I am indeed curious about what the two of you are up to. Could you please reveal some information to us?” Madam President asked gracefully, like a kind elder.

Tong Yan groused, “Auntie, what can she reveal other than her being a con artist? Why are we so polite towards her? She is a criminal that has deceived the president of the country; she should be given the death penalty!”

“Looks like Miss Tong does have some negative opinions of me,” Xinghe suddenly opened her mouth to say.

This lit Tong Yan up like fireworks on the 4th of July.

Chapter 599: Give Them a Show

 

“Why? Do you have a problem with my accusation? The fact is you are a useless woman; am I wrong? Well, I ask everyone here then, is she not a useless woman?”

Of course, no one dared to go against Tong Yan. Lin Qian was the first one to voice her opinion. She said clearly, “Xia Xinghe, you are a useless woman. You do not know anything about medicine; that is a fact, so I cannot help but wonder how your presence here is going to help the president in any way.”

“That’s right. Miss Xia, you’ve been here for so long, but you have not done anything. We can’t help but side with Miss Lin.”

“It’s not that we purposely want to make this difficult for you, but you really don’t help yourself. If you really do deserve to be here, then show us, make us see that we’re wrong.”

“Fine,” Xinghe suddenly promised. This shocked the crowd.

She added, “If all of you want a show, then I shall give you a show.”

Tong Yan was stunned and asked, “Do you really intend to show us your capability?”

“That’s right, isn’t that what Miss Tong wants?” Xinghe returned her a question.

Tong Yan laughed out laugh. “Are you serious? Don’t make me laugh. I’ll concede that you have a business brain, but in terms of medicine, you’re less than an amateur. If you really can make something out of this, I will call you Big Sister!”

“That won’t be necessary, I’m not interested in taking any stepsister.” Xinghe rejected her directly; she was not going to treat her differently just because her name was Tong Yan. The girl was red with anger.

“Xia Xinghe, how dare you treat me like this‽ If this is all just a ruse, just watch how I’ll teach you a lesson.”

“Xia Xinghe, you’ve truly crossed a line there!” Lin Qian came to Tong Yan’s aid. “But we will not lower ourselves to deal with someone like you. Now you just need to show us what you’re capable of and if you fail, then you have get out of the president’s house.”

Xinghe nodded and told the Madam President, “Madam, please follow me then.”

Madam President nodded wordlessly because she too wanted to know if Xinghe was capable of curing the president.

Xinghe led the way and Lu Qi trailed behind her. He smiled to himself, in a while this bunch of sheep would find out what the meaning of true capability was!

They said Xinghe was useless? She alone could probably rival the combined talent of everyone there. Lu Qi couldn’t wait for the face-slapping to begin. The face-slapping was going to be extra delicious because these people still didn’t believe Xinghe; they were waiting for her to make a fool of herself.

Little did they know, they were the royal fools.

…

Xinghe soon led them to Lu Qi’s lab. Lu Qi’s lab was huge, but the biggest equipment in there was a supercomputer. This was the only thing Lu Qi demanded when he accepted the job. Other than that, his lab had practically nothing.

The moment Tong Yan entered, she said snidely, “That Xia something, why did you bring us here? There’s nothing but empty space here.”

Xinghe didn’t explain but started working on the computer. Soon, the screen on the wall before them lit up, however there was no image on it.

Xinghe took a remote and stood up. She pointed at the screen and clicked a button. Immediately, the picture of a heart appeared. However, the heart looked different from a normal human heart.

Xinghe’s clear voice rang out at the same time.

“What you’re seeing before you is not a live heart but a mechanical heart!”