Chapter 14

The dean s office was on the top floor, and standing inside the empty elevator, Cheng Lydia felt as if she was standing inside a carriage to heaven, cold, empty, and quiet ....... It's a nasty feeling. She took a deep breath and stepped out of the elevator to the dean's office. Without question, the Dean was holding the very paper with her and Shen Ron in it, his stern gaze sizing her up, before he said half-heartedly, "Doctor Cheng, explain yourself." Cheng Lydia scanned the newspaper and said with a serious look on her face, "Thank you Dean for still listening to my explanation, but my explanation is that the newspaper was fabricated and the photos were taken out of context, and in fact I am not even friends with this man named Shen Ron." "But this is, after all, a picture, and it would be hard for the hospital to convince the public if we didn't punish you." Cheng Lydia's heart sank, "What does Dean Feng mean?" Dean Feng sighed alas, "The senior management of the institution has proposed to resign you." It turned out so bad! Cheng Lydia lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and when she looked up again, her face had a resigned look on it as she stared at President Feng, "President Feng, to put it mildly, the hospital is a place that saves lives and helps the injured, and I was hired in the first place because of my professional skills. I have been dedicated to my work over the past few years and have never made a mistake, let alone been complained about by patients. I think what the hospital needs to recognize is my medical professional skill, not my personal life, what do you think, President Feng." "That's right, how can we give up on such a good talent." A familiar voice came from within the lounge, followed by the figure of Old Lady Shen appearing in front of Cheng Lydia. Cheng Lydia's otherwise bland, cold little face gradually rose to a look of surprise as she surveyed the sudden appearance of the old woman, and the instinctive phrase popped out of her mouth, "What are you doing here?" The old woman in front of her was graceful and elegant. She was wearing expensive jewellery. Behind her stood another slightly younger woman. A hint of a bad feeling came to mind ....... Seeing Cheng Lydia being so rude, President Feng spoke in a serious tone, "This is the chairman of the hospital, Doctor Cheng you have met?" "Oh, I've just met once when I went on a visit to the department." The old lady smiled with a wicked smile. Lydia's legs went limp and she almost collapsed to the ground. This mean old lady is the chairman of Yarn Hospital behind the scenes? She was just on an inspection tour? What did she just do to herself? Not only did he reprimand her to her face, but he also called two security guards to kick her out of the hospital. Looked like getting sacked from the hospital was inevitable! "Child, there's no need to be so nervous." Old Mrs. Shen, seeing her deadpan look, walked over with a smile, pulled her to the sofa and sat down, running her fingers over the back of her hand, "Your skin is quite good." Cheng Lydia instinctively withdrew her hands back, her heart beating seven times. The old woman in front of her was laughing so bafflingly that how could she not be nervous? "How old are you, child?" The old lady was still smiling with a kindly face. Cheng Lydia watched her with bated breath and replied, "Twenty-three." "Where's hometown?" "There's no hometown." "How can there be no hometown?" "......" Cheng Lydia was speechless, as there was really no way to answer the question. The old woman changed the subject and pointed to the newspaper on the table, "Do you love him?" Cheng Lydia swept Shen Ron under the old woman's fingertips and shook her head, "No." "How is that possible? How can you cuddle with him if you're not in love?" "Like I just said, these photos were taken out of context by unkind people." "And would you marry Ron if he would marry you?" "No." Old Mrs. Shen looked up at Zhang Jane with a very disappointed and unhappy look. When did her grandson become so unattractive? How can there be people who won't marry him? Zhang Jane patted her shoulder as a gesture of comfort, and Mrs. Shen asked, suppressing her displeasure, "Why?" "Because I don't love him." Cheng Lydia looked at her and couldn't help but say, "You might as well get to the point, Chairman." Marry someone? Just hearing those two words made Cheng Lydia feel full of pallor. She was tired and no longer had the time or energy to run a marriage. "Then I can say it straight." Old Mrs. Shen winked at Dean Feng, who wisely retreated and closed the door before Old Mrs. Shen said in a serious manner, "I want you to marry my grandson." Cheng Lydia was stunned, staring blankly at the old woman in front of her. What did the old lady just say? That she should marry her grandson? Not waiting for her to open her mouth to refuse, the old lady continued, "As long as you are willing, I will not treat you badly, the hospital can waive all your mother's medical expenses, and can also contact famous doctors abroad for free to consult your mother. Of course, as long as you ask, the car and house can be given to you, and you can continue to stay here and work, or you can go home and become a rich wife, as you like." Cheng Lydia was dumbfounded by these very seductive words of the old lady, and half asked slyly, "Why me?There are so many women in LS City who are more respectable than me, prettier than me, and younger than me ......." Not to mention ordinary girls, even actresses nowadays are willing to marry men who are older than their fathers, missing arms or legs, or oddly ugly for money.What kind of woman does Shen Ron want that he can't find? Could it be ......? "Could it be that there is something special about your grandson?" She asked out cautiously. Lacking arms and legs? Super short and fat? Or is there something wrong with that? "The most unusual thing about him is that he is too infatuated." Old Mrs. Shen sighed and said, "But these are not the point, the point is whether you find the conditions attractive enough, and if you think it's a good deal, marry." The terms are really tempting, just ....... Cheng Lydia shook her head, "I'm sorry, I'll never get married again in my life." Old Mrs. Shen was defeated. Zhang Jane leaned over and whispered in the old lady's ear, "Old lady, you should change your tactics for this kind of woman with a dead heart." The old lady swallowed and started to say nice things instead, "My grandson is very handsome, more handsome than him." She pointed a note to Shen Ron on the newspaper, "No, he is my grandson, don't worry, as long as you marry into our family, I will treat you like my own granddaughter, I will buy you a sports car, 10 million or more, so you don't have to take the bus to and from work, and I can ....... " "Chairman." Cheng Lydia interrupted her and took a light breath, "I don't need a ten million dollar car, I don't need a house of any size, there's nothing wrong with taking the bus to and from work. Since you've investigated me so thoroughly, you should know that I'm a recently divorced divorcée, and when I married him, it was half for money, but you saw what happened today, and I have no interest in getting marry again, sorry." With that said, Cheng Lydia stood up from the couch and turned towards the door. Behind her came the voice of the old lady in an emotional state, "My grandson is much better than Lim Toby and would not be so heartless ......." In response, she was greeted by the soft click of the Dean's office door being closed. Old Mrs. Shen stared at the tightly closed door panel, half-heartedly. "Old Madam, I think it's better for the Master to make a personal appearance." Zhang Jane reassured with a smile, "There is no woman who will not be conquered by the Master when he strikes." "That boy just knows how to fool me, he's never really gone after it." "Take your time." "Take your time? Any slower and I don't even know if I have the time to wait." The old lady spat out in annoyance, then a wicked recklessness spread across her face, "Looks like I'll have to make a ruthless move to do so."