In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

Xie Qingyan sneered, then changed the subject, "By the way, it seems you approved the admission of this Miss Xia to the hospital?"

"what……"

Ye Shanshan nodded blankly. It was indeed her... Xie Qingyan's policy at the time was that she should handle all matters related to Xu Shi. She certainly had that much authority.

"Okay, I'll deduct a year's salary from your paycheck."

""

The world where only Curly Hair gets hurt has been achieved.

It must be said that in some ways, Xu Shi and Xie Qingyan always manage to maintain a high degree of consistency.

Of course, a month and a year... it can only be said that the most poisonous thing is a woman's heart.

We're not even officially married yet! And you're already bullying me!

……

The arrangements for Xia Ke'an's treatment should naturally be made known to the person involved.

So after confirming the details, Xu Shi naturally found Xia Wuyou and told her about it.

"Huh? Really..."

Xia Wuyou was somewhat surprised to hear this. In fact, she had been extremely busy lately and rarely had time to go to the hospital. If it was just a phone call, her aunt would always only report good news and not bad news, so she really didn't know about it.

"Of course it's true."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "You've been very busy lately? How about I give you a short break and we go see her together?"

Anyway, he never intended to hide it from Xia Wuyou, and now that he had told her, he figured her mind wouldn't be on work anymore, so not letting her stay with him wouldn't be a good idea.

"……okay."

Xia Wuyou, of course, would not refuse, and went to District Sixteen with him, feeling both apprehensive and expectant.

But mostly she was happy; to be honest, Xia Ke'an's gradual recovery gave her a lot of motivation.

In particular, Xu Shi never used her aunt to keep her hanging on, but genuinely took great care in treating her, and she witnessed Xia Ke'an's gradual recovery.

What she initially thought was a stroke of luck—that he was "relatively trustworthy"—is now seen as a shining point in her eyes.

"You need to get some rest too. What's wrong with you lately? You've got dark circles under your eyes!"

Noticing that Xia Wuyou was not in good condition, Xu Shi simply drove the car himself, letting her enjoy the treatment of "the chairman as the driver".

"A lot of things from the field operations department have fallen on my shoulders... I'm handling a lot of Supervisor Du's work now."

Xia Wuyou's reply was soft, clearly the kind of tone one would use when speaking to someone close to them.

However, she was not just busy for no reason. Du Wei's retirement was a foregone conclusion, and training a successor was one of her top priorities.

And this basically means that Xia Wuyou was chosen as the new supervisor... To be honest, this was not only Xu Shi's idea, but Du Wei himself also valued this group leader highly and had previously praised him without reservation.

"You also made me keep an eye on that Nan, oh no, Shen Qin. I can't avoid being busy even if I want to."

Xia Wuyou muttered complaints.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Xu Shi patted her head. "Have you noticed anything unusual?"

"This is not."

Xia Wuyou closed her eyes comfortably. "She's quite well-behaved. She doesn't say things she shouldn't say, and she doesn't ask questions she shouldn't ask. She's almost a candidate for employee of the month."

"Is it?"

Xu Shi chuckled, "If that were really the case, I don't know how much trouble I would have to worry about."

But obviously, that's impossible.

Or rather, he had been setting a trap for Shen Qin all along—ostensibly to have Xia Wuyou, a senior colleague, guide her through the work, but in reality, this gave her access to more opportunities than usual, naturally providing her with more chances to "bring down" him.

Perfect, let's see how many people still harbor ulterior motives this way. Anyone who can be won over by Shen Qin will be taken down in one fell swoop.

Isn't this also a form of effective utilization?

With that in mind, the two arrived at their destination.

Xia Ke'an's ward was much livelier than before, mainly because a team of experts would come to check on her from time to time, and even Xie Qingyan himself was on the team.

"I must say, Chairman Xie looks quite good in that white coat."

Xu Shi met Xie Qingyan, who had just arrived for a consultation, at the door and greeted her politely.

"Oh? You mean my usual style isn't good?"

Xie Qingyan was initially quite calm, but seeing Xia Wuyou by his side made her a little unhappy, so she changed her words and teased him.

"I didn't say that."

Xu Shi countered each move, but I was telling the truth. Isn't uniform play fun too? It always feels different when it's a strong female office lady outfit compared to a doctor's uniform.

"Hello, Chairman Xie."

Xia Wuyou was a little surprised. She never expected that her aunt's treatment plan would be personally handled by the chairman of "Prism".

However, she wasn't overly apprehensive—to be honest, she was a well-bred young lady who had seen the world, and she was quite worldly. She and Xie Qingyan had met before when they were children, so her feelings were only gratitude.

Moreover, wasn't it Xu Shi who drove all of this? We should thank him more.

They didn't argue much and went into the ward together.

"Oh? You're all here?"

Xia Ke'an was sitting on the hospital bed, listlessly reading a book, when she heard a noise and her eyes lit up.

Her niece came, and so did the charming little boy, which naturally made her very happy.

However, she still looked aggrieved and pretended to cry, "Where have you all been lately? Nobody has come to see me... Waaah."

"Isn't this it?"

Xu Shi offered a helpless consolation, thinking to himself that this old auntie was getting better and better at pretending to be young...

"We have finalized the treatment plan for Miss Xia Ke'an. She should be able to have the surgery after completing the radiotherapy in the next few days."

Xie Qingyan was also speechless at this person's performance, so she simply got down to business, "According to the estimated results, the success rate is probably over 95%."

"I still have to thank Director Xie and all the doctors."

Xia Ke'an nodded, then turned to Xu Shi and said, "But it's not 100% certain... What if it fails? I'm a little scared..."

"If you can't even handle a 95% success rate, then it can only mean that the problem lies with yourself."

Xu Shi joked, "So, if you don't succeed, I'll spank you."

"Hey!"

Xia Ke'an broke down instantly, "I'm the patient! You can't blame the problem on me, can you?"

"Oh, too."

Xu Shi feigned sudden realization, "Then let's beat up the doctor too."

Xie Qingyan: ""

Is this something a person can say?

I personally took charge, not just to watch you two flirting here.

Facing her murderous gaze, Xu Shi burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 148 I've never seen an elder conduct such a review before!

Damn it!

How can we rest!

Xie Qingyan realized that her mindset was indeed very wrong.

She was already quite annoyed that Xu Shi had asked her to treat Xia Ke'an, but she didn't expect that the scoundrel would have such a taste for small things.

Anyway, she didn't believe that Xu Shi would care so much if it were another man... But then she saw him being so intimate with Xia Wuyou, which undoubtedly raised her blood pressure by a few percentage points.

So you're not letting any of them go?

Being caught in the middle of all these people was quite uncomfortable. Xie Qingyan even felt that her mind was a bit chaotic, as if she had arrived at the wrong time...

She knew very well that this had nothing to do with Xu Shi's strange superpowers. No matter how capable that scoundrel was, he couldn't possibly influence her with his abilities—it was simply because of his recent changes, which had created an aura that was enough to move people's hearts.

There must be a reason for this. In the past, when she heard Xu Shi talking nonsense about opening an impart, she would just laugh and scoff. But now, seeing him getting close to other girls makes her resentful, which is the best example of that.

This was increasingly contrary to her expectations—at her age, Xie Qingyan was able to steadily manage such a behemoth as "Prism" because of her absolute rationality and calmness; emotions were hardly something that could sway her.

The same applies to her relationship with Xu Shi. Even though she noticed the change in him, her idea was to maintain a good and equal working relationship, and even the so-called engagement relationship should be the same. This should be a bargaining chip, and it should only be a bargaining chip.

But from this perspective, being "jealous" would be incredibly foolish. However, she can't even fool herself anymore; clearly, she's already been subtly influenced.

hiss……

Thinking about this, Xie Qingyan suddenly felt a headache coming on and unconsciously rubbed her temples.

"Are you tired, Sister Xie?"

Xia Ke'an noticed her actions, blinked her big, watery eyes, and said innocently, "You've been taking care of me these past few days, it must have been tiring, right? Thank you."

My sister is alright.

Xie Qingyan's eye twitched slightly. Being called "sister" by an older woman felt strange, but this girl looked like a little girl, so you couldn't find anything incongruous about it... On the contrary, you even found her cute, and she actually felt quite pleased to be called that...

"You're welcome, it's just my job."

So she didn't dwell on it too much, forced a smile and waved her hand, "Alright, I've done all the necessary tests. You guys chat, I'm going back now."

"Take care, sister."

Xia Ke'an waved her chubby little hand. She had to admit that the treatment here was really good; she had visibly gained weight...

As soon as Xie Qingyan left, the white-haired loli turned around excitedly and called out to Brother Xu Shi, "Brother Xu Shi, Sister Xie doesn't seem very happy. It's all because you said you were going to spank her, right? Boys who can't speak properly are a big turn-off."