Starting with a beautiful woman's private doctor

"What you say makes a lot of sense, but unfortunately... I'm not you."

Chu Nan spoke calmly, as if stating a fact.

Lu Baoliang, who had been looking on with amusement and anticipation for a good show, was stunned.

But the next second, he laughed.

A sense of relief that comes from having experienced, gained, and lost.

"Yes, you are not me."

He flicked the cigarette butt into the trash can. "But back then, how could I have known I'd become like this?"

He turned around and walked out onto the balcony.

He took a few steps, then stopped without looking back.

Before I leave, let me give you one last piece of advice: staying in a cesspool like a wealthy family, no matter how much principle you have, your final outcome can't be much better than mine.

After saying that, he pushed open the balcony door and left without looking back.

Chu Nan looked annoyed. "Is this guy crazy? You're a live-in son-in-law, but I'm not. How deep the water is in the Jiang family, how big a cesspool it is, has nothing to do with me."

In his view, he was merely going along with the flow and becoming Jiang Yingxue's secretary in order to make the lotus bud bloom.

He might get caught up in the power struggles within wealthy families, but he will never be as controlled as Lü Baoliang, or even struggle to survive in the cracks.

Moreover, a secretary and a son-in-law are completely different roles.

He was only employed by Jiang Yingxue as her secretary, and he could terminate the contract at any time.

Feeling bored, Chu Nan had his assistant push him back to the conference room.

Jiang Yingxue issued orders to the group of executives, her tone leaving no room for argument.

When her gaze swept over them, no one dared to meet her eyes.

That sense of oppression was completely different from her usual cold and silent demeanor in the villa.

She was even more assertive than Xia Wantang. Chu Nan sat in a wheelchair and watched the whole thing.

When Jiang Yingxue pushed Chu Nan out, he casually remarked, "You were pretty impressive just now."

Jiang Yingxue paused for a moment while pushing the wheelchair, then replied in her usual indifferent tone, "I just did what I was supposed to do."

The driver drove the car to the villa's entrance.

Jiang Yingxue got out of the car first, then helped Chu Nan stand up from his wheelchair, her movements more natural than ever before.

She probably didn't even realize that when she first helped Chu Nan to the toilet, her fingers were trembling and her whole body was stiff like a fully drawn bowstring.

Now her arms are firmly supporting his shoulders, and their bodies are very close; it's no longer that defensive posture where she's ready to spring away at any moment.

Chu Nan did notice, but he didn't say anything.

"So that's why you weren't answering my calls. You were all lovey-dovey with this jinx."

Xia Wantang leaned against the door of the Panamera, wearing a beige business suit, clearly having just come directly from the company.

She crossed her arms over her chest, the heels of her high heels tapping the ground lightly.

Although there was a hint of resentment in her tone, she first quickly scanned Chu Nan's body to make sure he was alright before moving on to Jiang Yingxue, who was pushing a wheelchair.

Chu Nan felt in his pocket and took out his phone.

The screen was black, and pressing it twice had no effect.

"The power is out."

"It's okay if your phone runs out of battery, but if you run out of battery too, that's a big problem."

Xia Wantang walked to the wheelchair, bent down, reached out and touched Chu Nan's forehead, then his cheek. "Why are you in such a hurry to be discharged?"

"All indicators have returned to normal. Should we stay in the hospital and let ourselves get moldy if we don't leave?"

Jiang Yingxue's voice came from behind the wheelchair, carrying a very clear sense of boundaries.

"Besides, I'll take care of Chu Nan, so you don't need to worry about him. So, Mr. Xia, is there something you want to do by blocking my door?"

"Of course I'm here to pick up the little cutie."

Xia Wantang spoke as if it were a matter of course, as if the answer to this question was not open to discussion.

"Chu Nan needs to rest now and is not suitable to move around."

Jiang Yingxue pushed the wheelchair forward a step, indicating that the topic should be put to rest. "Besides, I've already made it very clear that I will take care of Chu Nan."

"The conditions here are clearly better than yours."

Xia Wantang showed no sign of backing down. Instead, she took a step forward, her high heels clicking crisply on the ground. "Besides," she said, "do you even know anything about skincare?"

"I'm not saying you can't take good care of him, it's just that professional matters should be left to professionals. I've already contacted a private nursing team, they can be there anytime—"

"Chu Nan does not need a nursing team."

Jiang Yingxue interrupted her, her tone unhurried but each word clearly enunciated, "Chu Nan is a doctor himself, he doesn't need outsiders interfering."

"Moreover, what he needs now is not a group of strangers hovering around him, but a place where he can rest properly."

"I have no outsiders here, no nursing team, just me."

Xia Wantang's eyelids twitched. When did this woman become so eloquent?

"and……"

Jiang Yingxue continued, her tone more certain, "He took care of me before, and now it's my turn to take care of him. It's only natural."

"Is it only natural?"

Xia Wantang couldn't help but laugh, "Miss Jiang, shouldn't you be cleaning up your own mess first?"

"If it weren't for your people drugging him, would he have injured himself like this?"

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere changed instantly.

Although Xia Wantang likes to tease people when she talks, she rarely attacks them directly.

Jiang Yingxue remained silent for a few seconds. Chu Nan thought she would retort with a cold face as before, but she didn't.

Instead, he took a deep breath and said in a much calmer tone than usual, "This matter is indeed my fault. I failed to notice Lü Baoliang and the second wife's plan, which dragged him into it."

"But that's precisely why I want to take care of him myself."

Xia Wantang was clearly stunned when Jiang Yingxue said those words.

She didn't expect that the Jiang family's eldest daughter, who usually only had a cold face and was stubborn, would not argue back as usual this time, but would directly admit her problem.

However, Xia Wantang quickly recovered, and the playful smile returned to her lips.

"Take care of her personally? Miss Jiang, it's not that I look down on you, but are you sure you know how to take care of someone?"

"I've known you for a long time, and you've probably never even washed your own socks in your entire life, have you?"

Jiang Yingxue said coldly, "I can learn if I don't know how, no need for President Xia to worry."

"You're going to learn?"

Xia Wantang laughed, "What are you going to learn? My little cutie needs to recover properly right now, not be your practice subject."

Jiang Yingxue remained unyielding. "President Xia, haven't you misunderstood something? You're merely his partner. Aren't you overstepping your bounds?"

Xia Wantang raised an eyebrow. "At least I have a business relationship with him, but who are you to him?"