Chapter 146: Born Actress
Wang Haoran made a decision in his heart, and immediately walked into the ward with Zhen Li.
“It turned out to be President Zhen. I’ve made you laugh, please have a seat.” Ma Hongsheng said kindly.
Zhen Li and Wang Xiang were well-known figures in the Qingling business world, so Ma Hongsheng naturally showed her respect.
“President Ma, it’s me who is being presumptuous by disturbing you,” Zhen Li politely smiled.
On the side, Wang Haoran placed the flower basket on the table.
“This is?” Ma Hongsheng looked at Wang Haoran and asked Zhen Li in an inquiring tone.
“This is my son. He has long admired you, so he came with me to see you.” Zhen Li explained.
“What a fine-looking young man, President Zhen has a good son.” praised Ma Hongsheng, though he inwardly lamented his own son’s lack of achievement.
[The other side.]
Ma Weicai, afraid of being blamed by his father, hurriedly brought a doctor over.
After arriving, the doctor helped Cheng Rui treat her hand wound and bandaged it with gauze.
“Does your hand still hurt?” Ma Hongsheng asked with concern.
“Not at all, I’m fine,” Cheng Rui gently reassured.
If it weren’t for Wang Haoran seeing Cheng Rui’s subtle movements earlier, seeing her current expression and tone, he would’ve thought she was a virtuous wife and mother.
“If it weren’t for Arui’s plea, I would have broken your leg today,” Ma Hongsheng said to Ma Weicai: “Thank your mother quickly!”
Ma Weicai couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
This woman was a year younger than himself; he really couldn’t call her mother. However, facing Ma Hongsheng’s stern gaze, he begrudgingly thanked Cheng Rui, “You’re very magnanimous, thank you, thank your whole family.”
“You damn thing, how can you speak like that?!” Ma Hongsheng’s anger, which he had just suppressed, flared up again.
“Dad, there are unrelated people here. Every time you speak, you insult me. Aren’t you embarrassing me too much?” Ma Weicai disgustedly glanced at Zhen Li and Wang Haoran and said to Ma Hongsheng.
“Useless thing, always spending money on women and alcohol, never doing anything right. It’s because you’re not living up to your potential that I have to scold you. You now only think of face?” Ma Hongsheng didn’t mind outsiders present, his attitude remained the same.
“I’m going to the restroom.” Ma Weicai felt like he couldn’t stand it anymore and found an excuse to leave in a huff.
Before leaving, he gave a fierce stare to Zhen Li and Wang Haoran, clearly thinking that these two were causing trouble.
“Hongsheng, you must be hungry since you just woke up. I’ll go get you something to eat,” Cheng Rui said with a gentle and concerned expression.
“Your hand is injured, wait for that b*****d to come back, let him go.”
“It’s no trouble. I’m just going to get some food. I can use my other hand,” Cheng Rui insisted.
Without waiting for Hongsheng’s persuasion, she went straight out the door.
Watching Cheng Rui’s gentle figure disappear, Hongsheng couldn’t help but sigh. He had truly married a good wife who was understanding.
Of course, Zhen Li didn’t come to visit for just a few minutes. With no one to disturb them, she and Hongsheng chatted about some business matters.
Wang Haoran wasn’t interested in listening to this, so he quietly left the ward.
After leaving the room and walking down the hallway, he happened to pass by a nurse.
“Excuse me, where is the cafeteria?” Wang Haoran asked.
“Just go straight ahead and out the back door. You’ll see the cafeteria,” the nurse replied.
“Thank you.”
Wang Haoran nodded and quickly found the cafeteria. Despite being a cafeteria, Tianhui Clinic had high standards and the food inside was like that of a five-star hotel.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the cafeteria, Wang Haoran did not go in. Instead, he waited at the entrance. After a while, he saw a fragile figure walking out with packed food.
“Hello,” Cheng Rui greeted Wang Haoran with a polite and friendly smile.
She then tried to pass by him and return to the ward. However, Wang Haoran stopped her by reaching out his hand.
“Is there something going on?” Cheng Rui was not angry, and asked with a gentle smile.
“Don’t you find it tiring to speak with a false face?” Wang Haoran asked with a playful smile.
“I’m sorry if I’ve offended you in any way. If I have, please let me know, and I will apologize to you,” Cheng Rui replied sincerely, with a kind and gentle demeanour.
Cheng Rui’s behaviour and appearance seemed kind and fragile, without any arrogance or airs of being a wealthy woman.
It’s like she was born to be an actress.
“Ma Weicai has always been Ma Hongsheng’s eldest son. No matter how much you try to slander and suppress him, he will still be Ma Hongsheng’s eldest son. This is something that won’t change. A father’s feelings for over twenty years cannot be destroyed by you.” Wang Haoran didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” Cheng Rui looked innocent.
“I can help you get what you want.” Wang Haoran looked at Cheng Rui and used a seductive tone.
“I just want to be a good wife and mother, I don’t care about anything else.” Cheng Rui smiled faintly, carrying the food and walking past Wang Haoran.
She quickened her pace and walked towards the ward.
Wang Haoran followed closely behind and when they passed a storeroom, he grabbed Cheng Rui’s wrist and pulled her into the storeroom.
Click!
Wang Haoran locked the door.
“Now there’s no one else here, can we talk properly?”
“If I tell Hongsheng that someone intends to harm me, you won’t get away with it.” Cheng Rui warned him, then returned to a gentle tone:
“However, I won’t do that. I believe you’re a gentleman, so let me go, okay? I’ll pretend like nothing happened.”
“You’re a weak woman, Ma Weicai is an unreasonable playboy. If you make him angry, you’ll be the one who suffers.” Wang Haoran raised his eyebrows:
“But I can help you, help you deal with Ma Weicai, help you take over Ma Hongsheng’s entire family property, and after it’s done, I’ll only take one-tenth of Ma Hongsheng’s family property.”
“This is a mutually beneficial thing. Consider it?”
“I’m just a small woman. As long as I have enough money, I don’t ask for anything else.”
Wang Haoran shrugged, feeling a bit frustrated.
His charm value was already 568. If it were an ordinary woman, she would have been dazzled by him long ago.
However, Cheng Rui remained rational and clear-headed, completely unaffected by his seduction. Her vigilance was too strong, making it impossible to persuade her with words.
His good looks were useless against her.
This kind of woman was born to do great things.
Cunning, scheming, rational, ruthless, and immune to male charms.
If she were placed beside an emperor in ancient times, she would definitely be the champion of palace struggles and sit firmly on the throne of Empress Dowager1 in the future.
If her ambitions were even greater, she might become the Empress herself.
Chapter 146: Born Actress
Wang Haoran made a decision in his heart, and immediately walked into the ward with Zhen Li.
“It turned out to be President Zhen. I’ve made you laugh, please have a seat.” Ma Hongsheng said kindly.
Zhen Li and Wang Xiang were well-known figures in the Qingling business world, so Ma Hongsheng naturally showed her respect.
“President Ma, it’s me who is being presumptuous by disturbing you,” Zhen Li politely smiled.
On the side, Wang Haoran placed the flower basket on the table.
“This is?” Ma Hongsheng looked at Wang Haoran and asked Zhen Li in an inquiring tone.
“This is my son. He has long admired you, so he came with me to see you.” Zhen Li explained.
“What a fine-looking young man, President Zhen has a good son.” praised Ma Hongsheng, though he inwardly lamented his own son’s lack of achievement.
[The other side.]
Ma Weicai, afraid of being blamed by his father, hurriedly brought a doctor over.
After arriving, the doctor helped Cheng Rui treat her hand wound and bandaged it with gauze.
“Does your hand still hurt?” Ma Hongsheng asked with concern.
“Not at all, I’m fine,” Cheng Rui gently reassured.
If it weren’t for Wang Haoran seeing Cheng Rui’s subtle movements earlier, seeing her current expression and tone, he would’ve thought she was a virtuous wife and mother.
“If it weren’t for Arui’s plea, I would have broken your leg today,” Ma Hongsheng said to Ma Weicai: “Thank your mother quickly!”
Ma Weicai couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
This woman was a year younger than himself; he really couldn’t call her mother. However, facing Ma Hongsheng’s stern gaze, he begrudgingly thanked Cheng Rui, “You’re very magnanimous, thank you, thank your whole family.”
“You damn thing, how can you speak like that?!” Ma Hongsheng’s anger, which he had just suppressed, flared up again.
“Dad, there are unrelated people here. Every time you speak, you insult me. Aren’t you embarrassing me too much?” Ma Weicai disgustedly glanced at Zhen Li and Wang Haoran and said to Ma Hongsheng.
“Useless thing, always spending money on women and alcohol, never doing anything right. It’s because you’re not living up to your potential that I have to scold you. You now only think of face?” Ma Hongsheng didn’t mind outsiders present, his attitude remained the same.
“I’m going to the restroom.” Ma Weicai felt like he couldn’t stand it anymore and found an excuse to leave in a huff.
Before leaving, he gave a fierce stare to Zhen Li and Wang Haoran, clearly thinking that these two were causing trouble.
“Hongsheng, you must be hungry since you just woke up. I’ll go get you something to eat,” Cheng Rui said with a gentle and concerned expression.
“Your hand is injured, wait for that b*****d to come back, let him go.”
“It’s no trouble. I’m just going to get some food. I can use my other hand,” Cheng Rui insisted.
Without waiting for Hongsheng’s persuasion, she went straight out the door.
Watching Cheng Rui’s gentle figure disappear, Hongsheng couldn’t help but sigh. He had truly married a good wife who was understanding.
Of course, Zhen Li didn’t come to visit for just a few minutes. With no one to disturb them, she and Hongsheng chatted about some business matters.
Wang Haoran wasn’t interested in listening to this, so he quietly left the ward.
After leaving the room and walking down the hallway, he happened to pass by a nurse.
“Excuse me, where is the cafeteria?” Wang Haoran asked.
“Just go straight ahead and out the back door. You’ll see the cafeteria,” the nurse replied.
“Thank you.”
Wang Haoran nodded and quickly found the cafeteria. Despite being a cafeteria, Tianhui Clinic had high standards and the food inside was like that of a five-star hotel.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the cafeteria, Wang Haoran did not go in. Instead, he waited at the entrance. After a while, he saw a fragile figure walking out with packed food.
“Hello,” Cheng Rui greeted Wang Haoran with a polite and friendly smile.
She then tried to pass by him and return to the ward. However, Wang Haoran stopped her by reaching out his hand.
“Is there something going on?” Cheng Rui was not angry, and asked with a gentle smile.
“Don’t you find it tiring to speak with a false face?” Wang Haoran asked with a playful smile.
“I’m sorry if I’ve offended you in any way. If I have, please let me know, and I will apologize to you,” Cheng Rui replied sincerely, with a kind and gentle demeanour.
Cheng Rui’s behaviour and appearance seemed kind and fragile, without any arrogance or airs of being a wealthy woman.
It’s like she was born to be an actress.
“Ma Weicai has always been Ma Hongsheng’s eldest son. No matter how much you try to slander and suppress him, he will still be Ma Hongsheng’s eldest son. This is something that won’t change. A father’s feelings for over twenty years cannot be destroyed by you.” Wang Haoran didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” Cheng Rui looked innocent.
“I can help you get what you want.” Wang Haoran looked at Cheng Rui and used a seductive tone.
“I just want to be a good wife and mother, I don’t care about anything else.” Cheng Rui smiled faintly, carrying the food and walking past Wang Haoran.
She quickened her pace and walked towards the ward.
Wang Haoran followed closely behind and when they passed a storeroom, he grabbed Cheng Rui’s wrist and pulled her into the storeroom.
Click!
Wang Haoran locked the door.
“Now there’s no one else here, can we talk properly?”
“If I tell Hongsheng that someone intends to harm me, you won’t get away with it.” Cheng Rui warned him, then returned to a gentle tone:
“However, I won’t do that. I believe you’re a gentleman, so let me go, okay? I’ll pretend like nothing happened.”
“You’re a weak woman, Ma Weicai is an unreasonable playboy. If you make him angry, you’ll be the one who suffers.” Wang Haoran raised his eyebrows:
“But I can help you, help you deal with Ma Weicai, help you take over Ma Hongsheng’s entire family property, and after it’s done, I’ll only take one-tenth of Ma Hongsheng’s family property.”
“This is a mutually beneficial thing. Consider it?”
“I’m just a small woman. As long as I have enough money, I don’t ask for anything else.”
Wang Haoran shrugged, feeling a bit frustrated.
His charm value was already 568. If it were an ordinary woman, she would have been dazzled by him long ago.
However, Cheng Rui remained rational and clear-headed, completely unaffected by his seduction. Her vigilance was too strong, making it impossible to persuade her with words.
His good looks were useless against her.
This kind of woman was born to do great things.
Cunning, scheming, rational, ruthless, and immune to male charms.
If she were placed beside an emperor in ancient times, she would definitely be the champion of palace struggles and sit firmly on the throne of Empress Dowager1 in the future.
If her ambitions were even greater, she might become the Empress herself.
