Starting with a beautiful woman's private doctor

"Okay, Jiang—"

The moment the word "Jiang" was uttered, Jiang Yingxue's delicate eyebrows furrowed instantly.

Chu Nan didn't dare to say anything unnecessary, "Okay, Sister Xue!"

For some reason, he felt that Jiang Yingxue had changed.

Jiang Yingxue turned her head and remained silent for a while. "When I said I would take care of you, I wasn't competing with her."

"I know."

"I'm serious."

Chu Nan nodded. "I know too."

The ward fell silent again, but this silence was different from before.

It wasn't awkwardness, but a calm that came after something had settled down.

In just one morning, Chu Nan discovered that his mobility had been fully restored.

It seems that the self-healing power of the eight-petaled lotus has reached an extremely terrifying level.

However, Chu Nan did not make a fuss, in order to avoid being used as a specimen for research.

He only said that he felt fine and wanted to be discharged from the hospital.

The doctor performed another examination and found that all indicators had returned to normal, so he agreed.

In the afternoon, Jiang Yingxue went to complete the discharge procedures, but she did not send Chu Nan, who was in a wheelchair, back home directly.

Instead, they had the driver take them to the Jiang Group's headquarters building.

"What are you doing here?"

"I now know the whole truth. I thought I would stay out of trouble by staying out of trouble, but it seems I was too naive."

"Therefore, I've decided to launch a formal counterattack!"

Chu Nan asked in confusion, "Wasn't your second aunt put in solitary confinement?"

"She is, after all, the Jiang family's daughter-in-law, and will be released sooner or later. But given her personality, she will definitely not let it go so easily."

Jiang Yingxue pushed Chu Nan into the building, saying, "Whether it's for self-preservation or retaliation, we must take action."

When the receptionist saw her enter, she quickly stood up and bowed.

Jiang Yingxue nodded slightly and walked straight to the elevator.

Along the way, people kept glancing at them. The sight of the eldest daughter of the Jiang family pushing a young man in a wheelchair was certainly enough to make people's imaginations run wild.

Upon entering the CEO's office, several senior executives who were working inside simultaneously looked up.

Jiang Yingxue glanced at them, her tone calm but authoritative, "Notify the heads of all departments that there will be a meeting in the main conference room in ten minutes."

A middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses hesitated and said, "Miss, you don't hold any official position. It's not quite proper to suddenly convene a meeting—"

"Lu Baoliang has been relieved of all his duties by the old lady."

Jiang Yingxue interrupted him, "From now on, I will take over his position. You can call the old lady yourself to ask."

The middle-aged man opened his mouth, but ultimately no sound came out.

In the conference room, Jiang Yingxue sat in the main seat, and Chu Nan's wheelchair was arranged next to her.

Department heads arrived one after another, and everyone was stunned by the sight of the crowd, but no one dared to ask any questions.

Jiang Yingxue didn't give a long speech; she only mentioned three things.

First, she officially took over Lü Baoliang's position.

Second, the company's existing business direction will remain unchanged, but some personnel arrangements will need to be readjusted.

As for the third...

Jiang Yingxue pointed to Chu Nan beside her and addressed everyone present: "This is Chu Nan. From today onwards, he will be my personal secretary. His words are equivalent to my words."

A gasp rippled through the meeting room, but no one dared to ask why.

After all, Jiang Yingxue is the genuine daughter of the Jiang family.

After the meeting, Jiang Yingxue had her assistant push Chu Nan to the lounge.

As soon as the two reached the corridor, they heard a commotion.

"Yes, I'm not the CEO anymore, but can't I even have a smoke before I leave? Let me go! Let me go!"

Two security guards were seen blocking Lü Baoliang and trying to push him into the elevator.

Lu Baoliang's hair was messy, his eyes were sunken, and his once large belly, which filled out his suit, seemed to have shrunk considerably, making him look more than ten years older.

He was still trying to reason with the security guard, but the guard clearly wasn't going to give him that kind of face.

Seeing Chu Nan's confusion, the assistant reacted quickly and immediately asked, "What's going on?"

One of the security guards turned around and recognized the person the assistant was pushing as the one who had been with Jiang Yingxue earlier. He immediately became respectful and said, "He has been dismissed from his post. We were ordered to kick him out, but he insisted on having a smoke before leaving, so—"

"Let him have one," Chu Nan said.

In fact, he didn't harbor any hatred towards Lü Baoliang.

One can only say that there's always a reason why someone is pitiful.

He was indeed a son-in-law struggling to survive, but wasn't all of this his own choice?

The two security guards exchanged a glance, then released Lü Baoliang without hesitation and offered him a cigarette.

Seeing that his struggles and resistance were no match for Chu Nan's single sentence, Lü Baoliang gave a wry smile. "Dr. Chu, shall we talk?"

The assistant tried to stop him, but Chu Nan indicated that it was fine, and told him to push him onto the balcony and wait outside the door.

He wasn't afraid that Lü Baoliang would resort to desperate measures and fight to the death.

Although he hasn't returned to his peak form, dealing with a character like Lü Baoliang is still quite easy for him.

Lü Baoliang leaned against the railing, took another drag of his cigarette, and then spoke.

His tone was much calmer than when he spoke to the security guard.

But that calmness wasn't relief; it was the exhaustion of suddenly relaxing after a long period of tension.

"When I married into the Jiang family, I genuinely wanted to live a good life, but everything changed when Zhao Meilan approached me..."

He looked at the cigarette in his hand; a clump of ash had accumulated. He didn't flick it off, but just stared blankly at the grayish-white ash.

"Besides, Jiang Yingxue has looked down on me from the very beginning. Since I'm destined to be just a decoration for the next three years, I might as well be a valuable decoration."

"Ten million is enough for an ordinary person to live on for several lifetimes."

Chu Nan did not respond.

What Lü Baoliang said was similar to what he had told the old lady, but his tone was completely different.

What was meant as begging for mercy in front of the old lady is more like a recap here.

"I'm even prepared to live the life of a widow."

Lu Baoliang suddenly smiled, a brief smile that seemed to be either self-deprecating or genuinely amusing. "But I met a woman who gave my life meaning again, so I started making plans."

"I can't go back to my life, but at least I can take this opportunity to maximize my interests. I've been looking for someone to make Jiang Yingxue make a mistake."

He glanced at Chu Nan, his eyes filled with complex emotions. "You are the most suitable one, and also the one who surprised me the most."

"I have never seen a man who could maintain his principles from beginning to end when facing a woman of Jiang Yingxue's caliber."

Lu Baoliang flicked the cigarette ash, and the grayish-white ash fell to the balcony floor and crumbled into powder.

I don't know whether I should be happy for you or feel sorry for you.

Lu Baoliang's tone suddenly took on an ambiguous meaning, "Now that you've joined the Jiang Group, it seems like you have a bright future ahead of you."

"But do you know what? I've walked every step you're taking now. The Jiang family's influence is far deeper than you imagine."

"Although the old lady dealt with Zhao Meilan, the second wife still has her husband behind her. Do you think a man who can secure his position as the second wife in the Jiang family is someone to be trifled with?"

He took one last deep drag of his cigarette, then stubbed it out hard on the balcony railing, leaving a charred mark.

"I lost, but I've escaped this hellhole. Now, it's your turn to jump in."

Lu Baoliang looked at Chu Nan with a hint of mockery. "I struggled to survive in the cracks for three years before I finally found a way out. How long can you hold out?"