Urban Genius Divine Doctor

Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Yet Another Woman

After Zhao Xiao’an finished her interview, she didn’t head back with her colleagues. Instead, once she had handed off her work, she left with Wang Chenning and Yang Xiaofei.

Wang Chenning had arrived in Yang Xiaofei’s Rolls-Royce, so he had no choice but to take her car back as well.

This time, however, he didn’t sit in the back next to Yang Xiaofei. Instead, he snagged the front passenger seat, leaving Yang Xiaofei and Zhao Xiao’an to sit in the back.

Yang Xiaofei didn’t raise the privacy partition, so the three of them could talk to each other.

But Wang Chenning wished she would, just to spare him the awkwardness.

After they had been driving for a while, Yang Xiaofei seemed to remember something. Right in front of Zhao Xiao’an, she asked Wang Chenning, "What about that beautiful woman in your room? Why don’t we ask her to join us for dinner?"

Yang Xiaofei’s words immediately made Zhao Xiao’an suspicious.

’There’s a beautiful woman at Wang Chenning’s place? Who is she? Why didn’t he tell me about her?’

"Let’s not," Wang Chenning said, shaking his head. "Her status is different from ours; it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to be seen in public. She’s one of Uncle Ling’s people, here to get an injury treated."

Wang Chenning’s explanation made Zhao Xiao’an sigh in relief, her expression softening.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaofei didn’t press the issue.

Both Yang Xiaofei and Zhao Xiao’an were concerned with keeping up appearances, so they didn’t discuss personal matters in front of the driver, sticking to work-related topics instead.

Yang Xiaofei asked about Zhao Xiao’an’s reporting trip to Europe, and Zhao Xiao’an gave a brief account of her experiences over the last few days.

As they spoke, the car pulled up to the restaurant where they were having dinner.

This was a well-known, high-end restaurant under Yang Xiaofei’s name. If Zhao Xiao’an hadn’t shown up, Yang Xiaofei had planned on bringing Wang Chenning here for dinner tonight.

She had already had the staff prepare a private room and their meal for the evening.

With Zhao Xiao’an tagging along as a tactless third wheel, she had no choice but to have the manager make new arrangements.

After they were seated in the private room, Yang Xiaofei formally introduced Wang Chenning. "He’s that fiancé of mine I’d never met."

Zhao Xiao’an had expected Yang Xiaofei to introduce Wang Chenning this way, so she wasn’t surprised. Instead, she teased her with a playful look. "I’ve heard you complain about your fiancé in every way imaginable for years. Before you went abroad to study, you even said you’d rather never come back than go through with this marriage contract. If I’m not mistaken, the engagement has already been called off, hasn’t it?"

Before Yang Xiaofei could answer, she continued, "The first time I interviewed Wang Chenning, it was love at first sight. Once I found out your engagement was off, I accepted his advances. Isn’t it funny? Your ex-fiancé is now my boyfriend."

Neither Yang Xiaofei nor Wang Chenning expected Zhao Xiao’an to be so blunt, giving them no room to maneuver whatsoever.

Wang Chenning was embarrassed. Yang Xiaofei was not only embarrassed, she was also getting angry.

"I never told you I called off my engagement to Wang Chenning," she said, her face expressionless. "The only reason I resisted the marriage contract arranged by our grandfathers was that I didn’t want others deciding my fate, plus I had no idea what kind of person Wang Chenning even was..."

"An arranged marriage is like opening a blind box!" Zhao Xiao’an said with a grin, unfazed by Yang Xiaofei’s words. "There are really only two outcomes: you’re either satisfied or you’re not. By rejecting the marriage, you earned the chance to choose for yourself, but you also risked losing someone you might have actually liked. I’m sure a big shot like President Yang thought all that through before making her choice, right?"

"Uh..." Seeing the two women at each other’s throats the moment they sat down, Wang Chenning finally had to interject. "Can we eat first? I’m absolutely starving!"

"Yes, I’m hungry too!" Zhao Xiao’an nodded sweetly and turned to Yang Xiaofei. "President Yang, let’s put this aside for now, shall we?"

Yang Xiaofei gave a slight nod, saying nothing more.

All throughout the ride, Wang Chenning’s phone had been buzzing nonstop with messages.

’The notifications aren’t muted, so they must be private messages. Probably from Luo Yuqing, Yang Xiaofu, or Zheng Qiuhang.’

But Wang Chenning forced himself to resist the curiosity and didn’t open them.

Just as they were about to start dinner, Yang Xiaofu called.

Yang Xiaofu had seen Zhao Xiao’an’s Weibo post and sent Wang Chenning a flurry of messages. When he didn’t reply, she decided to call.

"I’m having dinner with your sister and Zhao Xiao’an," Wang Chenning said, answering the call right in front of the other two women.

That one sentence was enough to scare Yang Xiaofu off; she hung up without another word.

When Wang Chenning took the call from Yang Xiaofu, Yang Xiaofei just shot him a strange look and said nothing.

Zhao Xiao’an didn’t ask any questions either.

To Wang Chenning’s surprise, the two women didn’t bring up his situation again during the meal. They just ate in silence.

In the end, he was the one who couldn’t stand the silence and brought up a new topic.

The topic he chose, of course, had nothing to do with romance. He started talking about the recent annual gala, and from there, moved on to his conflict with Li Mingchao and Lin Annian.

"They haven’t tried to retaliate or make any underhanded moves recently, and frankly, it’s making me uneasy," Wang Chenning said with a dry laugh. "I’m sure they want me dead."

"It’s all because of that lunatic Luo Yuqing!" Zhao Xiao’an said resentfully. "I’m going to have a word with her and tell her to clean up her own mess."

But Yang Xiaofei just said nonchalantly, "The more famous you become, the less they’ll dare to make a move against you."

Zhao Xiao’an paused, her eyes lighting up as if she’d had a revelation. "Why don’t I take you to see my grandfather someday? His health hasn’t been great for a while, but he doesn’t believe in traditional Chinese medicine. If you could help him get better, he would be incredibly grateful. And if you have his gratitude, you won’t have to worry about people plotting against you. By that same logic, if you help other influential elders with their health and win their approval, you could act as arrogantly as you want, and people would still have to think twice before crossing you!"

In truth, Zhao Xiao’an had wanted to introduce Wang Chenning to her grandfather for a while, hoping Wang Chenning could help with his health, but Zhao Jiefang had never agreed, so she’d had to let the matter rest.

Hearing Zhao Xiao’an’s proposal, Yang Xiaofei merely shot her a frosty, sidelong glance without any other reaction.

"I get it," Wang Chenning nodded. "So my medical skills are my ultimate weapon. In a pinch, they can not only save others’ lives, but my own as well. I’ll go see Uncle Ling tomorrow. I’ll ask him to look out for me and to introduce me to a few sick old-timers!"

His words, however, only earned him eye-rolls from both Yang Xiaofei and Zhao Xiao’an.

Both Yang Xiaofei and Zhao Xiao’an had actually wanted to use this dinner as an opportunity to argue their cases and force Wang Chenning to declare, once and for all, which one of them he chose.

But on second thought, both felt that doing so would be too humiliating and beneath them. In the end, neither made a move.

The meal continued in a dull, awkward silence.

But no one could have predicted that, as the three of them continued their painfully awkward dinner, Luo Yuqing would show up.

The woman had tracked them down directly to the restaurant...

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