Chapter 4: Chapter 4

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

18 years later.

At nine o’clock in the morning at the capital’s airport, the plane from Jetvor landed. A man in a formal suit was looking at his schedule on a tablet while reporting to the woman with a cold aura beside him.

“Dr. Shen, the hospital director will be waiting for you in the hospital’s conference room at 10 o’clock sharp to discuss the surgery plan. But you’ve just applied for leave yesterday to register your marriage at the Civil Affairs Bureau. ”

The cold-eyed woman was extremely beautiful. Her face adorned with lush black hair and a pair of large glasses on her high nose bridge, she wore a simple white shirt and suit pants, which made her look elegant and capable. All heads turned to look at her.

“Let’s go to the hospital first. ” Listening to the assistant’s report, the woman continued walking. Her posture was as elegant as that of a white swan.

“Yes. I’ll inform the director immediately. ” The woman’s phone rang just as her assistant, Mr. Song, finished speaking.

Shen Manting looked at the caller ID and smiled. “My dear mother, I just got off the plane,” she said.

“Ah Ting, today is the day you and Ah Kong get your marriage certificate. Don’t get too busy with your work that you forget. ” Qi Yingfang was worried that something might go wrong, so she called to remind Shen Manting. Her daughter was good at everything and wasn’t a cause for worry since she was young. However, Qi Yingfang could never read her daughter’s mind.

The marriage between the Shen family and the Xue family had been fixed since they were young. However, in the past years, her daughter had neither expressed her opinion about it. Thus, Qi Yingfang felt uneasy in her heart. After all, with Xue Chenkong’s personality…

“Mom! ” Shen Manting’s clear voice interrupted Qi Yingfang’s thoughts. “Don’t worry, I’ll be there. There’s an important surgery conference at the hospital today. I’ll go to the hospital first—”

Before Shen Manting could finish her sentence, Qi Yingfang interrupted, “Ah Ting, do you think our family can’t afford to support you? Don’t just work every day. Neither Ah Kong nor your father and I can bear to see you so tired… ”

“Those words again! ” Shen Manting mused as she massaged her temples helplessly before speaking into the phone again, “Mom, what did you say? I can’t hear you, the signal is bad! ” Then, she hung up the phone.

After a short while, her phone rang again. Shen Manting thought it was her mother again, so she picked it up and said softly, “Babe! I’ll definitely be there. It’s still early now. I’ll just go to the hospital for a meeting first, then head there immediately! Be good and wait for me! ” After that, she audibly blew a kiss into the phone.

The person on the other end of the phone was evidently stunned. In the next second, a low, cello-like sexy voice sounded in her ear. “All right, I’ll wait for you. ”

Shen Manting’s eyes widened, and she almost threw her phone away. How could it be Xue Chenkong!

“I will obediently wait for you at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Run along, Ah Ting. ” The man’s tone was very pleasant, as if he was worried that she would go back on her words. After saying that, he immediately hung up the phone.

Shen Manting was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. When she thought of the man who had stuck to her since she was a child, she shivered subconsciously. “Let’s hurry to the hospital. ”

“Yes,” Mr. Song replied. He followed Shen Manting and couldn’t help but look up at the beautiful boss in front of him and feel pity for her.

The third young master of the Xue family rarely appeared in front of the media. Even if he was accidentally photographed, it was at most a side profile or a back view, but that didn’t prevent some news from leaking out.

It was said that although the third young master of the Xue family was born into a rich family, his health was poor. He had been ill since he was young and didn’t know how to communicate with people. To put it bluntly, he was socially inept.

Anyone would feel that it was a pity for a highly educated and good-looking woman like Shen Manting to marry a man like him.

Meanwhile, Shen Manting didn’t know what her assistant was thinking. All she could think of was the man waiting for her at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Her usually calm and rational heart was rippling.

When Shen Manting arrived at the hospital, she had thought that the meeting would be very short. She hadn’t expected a heart surgery requiring manpower to suddenly emerge. The situation was urgent, so Shen Manting had no choice but to assist. Of course, before she went into the operating room, she sent a message to Xue Chenkong: “I have an emergency operation right now. You can go back first. We’ll register our marriage another day. ”

Shen Manting didn’t receive any reply even up until they entered the operating room, so she took it off her mind.

At 10:20 p.m., Shen Manting finally walked out of the operating room. She had just sat down to rest when she saw Mr. Song running over with a phone in his hand.

“What’s wrong? ” Shen Manting wiped her sweat and asked in confusion.