Chapter 239: Chapter 239: The Eldest Princess’s Invitation
"I don’t see how I can refuse!" Wang Chenning spread his hands with a cheerful smile. "Since Miss Li came all this way to seek medical help, and I happen to be a doctor who enjoys helping people, I suppose I can find an opportunity to give you a consultation!"
"I know you don’t have any particular plans for this evening. How about you let me play the part of the host and treat you to dinner, Mr. Wang?" Li Fuzhen asked tentatively. "After dinner, you can give me that consultation. How does that sound?"
"Alright!" Wang Chenning didn’t refuse, agreeing readily.
"Then I’ll meet you in the hotel lobby at five o’clock?" Li Fuzhen said, standing up. "I won’t disturb your rest any longer. We can discuss the rest tonight!"
"Alright!"
Just before leaving, Li Fuzhen added, "For this medical competition in Seoul, there will definitely be betting. When the time comes, I’ll bet on you to win. I hope you’ll help me earn a little money!"
Wang Chenning laughed. "How about you place a bet for me, too?"
"No problem!" Li Fuzhen returned his smile.
After politely saying goodbye to Wang Chenning at the door, Li Fuzhen left.
The view of Li Fuzhen’s back as she walked away was lovely. She was tall and had kept her figure in excellent shape. Just the sight of her from behind could surely captivate any man.
When she was younger, this woman had charmed the world. Unfortunately, she was trapped by love, insisting on marrying her own bodyguard. The marriage ultimately failed, and she not only lost her youth but also paid an enormous fortune for the failed union.
Fate is truly a fickle thing.
"Was that woman here to see you?" A voice startled Wang Chenning out of his reverie.
He looked over and saw it was Zhao Xiao’an.
Seeing the confused look on Zhao Xiao’an’s face as she glanced from him to the direction where Li Fuzhen had left, Wang Chenning quickly explained, "Li Fuzhen. The eldest princess of the Shanxing Group, and the de facto owner of The Shilla Hotel."
"Huh? Li Fuzhen!" Zhao Xiao’an was stunned. "She came to visit you the moment we arrived at the hotel?"
"She’s had dealings with Luo Yuqing, who told her about me," Wang Chenning said with a grin. "She came seeking my medical expertise, hoping I can treat a relative of hers. I agreed!"
"Oh, I see!" Zhao Xiao’an nodded.
Following Wang Chenning into his room, Zhao Xiao’an was suddenly stunned. "Your room is this luxurious? You’re staying here all by yourself?"
"It must have been specially arranged by Li Fuzhen," Wang Chenning said, feigning a mysterious air. "Analyzing the fact that she made these special arrangements and came to visit me the moment I checked in, her family member must have a rather troublesome illness."
"And you agreed?" Zhao Xiao’an immediately understood. "You want to cooperate with the Shanxing Group?"
"How could I miss this opportunity?" Wang Chenning said with a grin. "When you’re in a foreign country, having someone on the inside can make a lot of impossible things possible!"
"What are you planning to do?" Zhao Xiao’an was even more surprised.
"Make the South Koreans remember me forever!" Wang Chenning told Zhao Xiao’an to get ready and not miss the spectacular process of him and the others competing against the South Koreans.
Zhao Xiao’an’s face immediately lit up. "I understand!"
Just as they were talking, Yang Xiaofu also came knocking on the door.
Zhao Xiao’an quickly went to open the door. Seeing the meticulously dressed Yang Xiaofu, she couldn’t help but sneer, "Yang Xiaofu, what are you doing here?"
"I came to see my brother-in-law!" Yang Xiaofu nimbly slipped into the room and exclaimed, "Brother-in-law, how did you get such a nice room? Mine is nothing compared to this."
Wang Chenning had told them to give him a heads-up before coming over, precisely to avoid the two of them running into each other in his room.
He hadn’t expected that both women would break their promise and just show up directly.
Since things had already come to this, he decided to stop worrying about it. He plopped down on the sofa and said to them lazily, "If you want tea, get it yourselves. If you want to go out and have fun, you’ll have to wait until I’m free. But I’m definitely not free today. I have an appointment to get to!"
"Whose appointment?" Yang Xiaofu instantly grew wary. Her eyes were on Zhao Xiao’an, but her words were a reminder for Wang Chenning. "You’re engaged to my sister now. You can’t do anything to betray her!"
Zhao Xiao’an ignored Yang Xiaofu and sat down off to one side.
Wang Chenning ignored Yang Xiaofu as well, picking up his phone to send a message to Wu Jingyi. He told her to bring the others over; he had some new tasks to assign them.
Soon, Wu Jingyi, Lin Qingyan, Zhang Manxin, and another male disciple arrived together.
Seeing the two beautiful women sitting in the room with long faces, the three women and one man who entered all looked surprised.
Wang Chenning instructed them to gather the disciples under his tutelage that evening and rehearse a recitation of the *Tonic Song*, saying it might come in handy.
He then instructed Wu Jingyi to create a PPT for him, with Lin Qingyan and Zhang Manxin assisting. "All the necessary materials are on my laptop. I hope you can make a PPT I’ll be satisfied with."
After agreeing, the group left.
"Alright, you two beauties, you should go back and rest!" Checking the time, Wang Chenning saw it was almost time for his meeting with Li Fuzhen, so he stood up. "I have to go to my appointment with Li Fuzhen. How about this? If I get back early, I’ll take you to see the Seoul nightscape. I hear the scenery along the Han River is quite nice; we should go for a walk and see it!"
"I’m not going!" Yang Xiaofu stood up in a huff. "Not unless you take me alone!"
Zhao Xiao’an appeared much more magnanimous. She replied with a brilliant smile, "You go ahead and get busy. I’ll come find you when you get back!"
With that, she was the first to leave.
Yang Xiaofu hesitated for a moment, then followed her out, shooting Wang Chenning a resentful glare as she left.
A short while later, Wang Chenning received texts from both Zhao Xiao’an and Yang Xiaofu. Both of them chewed him out.
Wang Chenning wasn’t bothered. He replied to Zhao Xiao’an, promising he would definitely take her, and only her, to see the Han River nightscape that evening.
To Yang Xiaofu, he replied that he would definitely take her to see Seoul’s iconic landmarks some other day.
"Not interested!" Both women’s replies were, surprisingly, exactly the same.
At five o’clock in the afternoon, local time, Wang Chenning got into Li Fuzhen’s luxury car at the hotel entrance.
"Mr. Wang, I hope I didn’t interrupt anything important?" After offering her apologies, Li Fuzhen said with a smile, "I couldn’t think of any better way to host you, so I thought I’d invite you to my home for a simple meal. I’ve already had the chef start preparations. I hope you don’t mind!"
"I’m overwhelmed by the honor!" Of course Wang Chenning knew that inviting a guest to one’s home for dinner was a far greater sign of respect than a meal at a fancy hotel. He immediately smiled and expressed his thanks.
Along the way, the two just chatted casually.
As they were approaching Li Fuzhen’s mansion, she received a phone call.
"What? You have to go somewhere?" After listening to the person on the other end for a moment, Li Fuzhen sounded disappointed. "You can’t postpone it? ...Alright, then. Go ahead."
After hanging up, Li Fuzhen said apologetically to Wang Chenning, "I had originally asked my niece to join us for dinner—my brother’s daughter, Li Yanxian. She had something come up at the last minute."
"Oh?" Wang Chenning was a little surprised. He and Luo Yuqing had talked about Li Yanxian before, and he’d been hoping to find an opportunity for Li Fuzhen to introduce them. He hadn’t expected Li Fuzhen to take the initiative herself.
A pity they wouldn’t be able to meet today. He would just have to wait for the next chance.
As their car entered the residential complex, a flashy-looking sports car approached from the opposite direction. As the two cars passed each other, they exchanged a honk. The sports car’s window then rolled down, revealing the face of a devastatingly beautiful young woman.
Li Fuzhen also lowered her window and called out with a hint of reproach, "Yanxian, if you can, come back early!"
"I know, Auntie!" The young woman gave Li Fuzhen a mischievous smile before speeding off into the distance.
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