Chapter 9: The Woman Was Much Smarter Than She Imagined
"Two directors?" At that moment, Xu Ningzhi walked from the end of the corridor, holding a stack of documents, and looked slightly surprised at the two men.
One of the slender men looked at Xu Ningzhi with a hint of coldness in his eyes. "Assistant Xu, you came just in time. We are here to visit General Mu, but these two bodyguards won't let us in."
Xu Ningzhi suddenly understood and spoke respectfully, "Please wait a moment, directors. Let me go in and explain to General Mu."
With that, Xu Ningzhi walked into the hospital room in big strides. After about ten minutes, just as the two directors were about to go mad, she came out and led them inside.
Ye Jiayao followed behind the two men and returned to the hospital room, where she saw Mu Linghan had already 'tidied up.'
The man's upper body was leaning against the head of the bed, his back straight, his expression cold and arrogant, and his gaze sharp. Apart from one eye being covered in gauze, he looked almost like an ordinary person.
Ye Jiayao couldn't help but be speechless. If she didn't know that Big Shot was deliberately pretending to be sick, she would have thought he was having a last burst of energy before dying!
At this moment, she saw the man nod at the two directors and said, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle."
The two men immediately greeted Mu Linghan warmly, and then the Mediterranean man, Second Uncle, spoke, "How's your injury? When can you be discharged?"
Mu Linghan looked at Xu Ningzhi, and she promptly spoke, "The injury is not serious, and he can go home in a few days."
Ye Jiayao was taken aback by this statement and then thought about how Xu Ningzhi had taken so long to get them into the hospital room. She immediately understood!
Big Shot was deliberately pretending to be fine, making these two directors think he was holding on strongly! Xu Ningzhi had spent so much time in there to give them the feeling that they were "preparing."
Thinking of this, Ye Jiayao immediately prepared to give some divine assistance!
She furrowed her eyebrows and sounded a little confused. "Didn't they say that there was no hope for your eyes and legs to recover? How can you be discharged?"
Xu Ningzhi's expression stiffened for a moment, and she quickly smiled and explained, "You must have misunderstood. General Mu's injuries are not serious."
She even gave Ye Jiayao a secret wink.
Seeing Xu Ningzhi's expression, Ye Jiayao became even more puzzled. "Why would I misunderstand? I clearly heard the doctor say that it would be a miracle if he could salvage a life..."
"Ye Jiayao," Mu Linghan suddenly spoke coldly, interrupting her. His icy gaze swept over her, and Ye Jiayao was startled, quickly shutting her mouth.
"You, go out first."
Ye Jiayao wanted to say something, but when she met Mu Linghan's sharp gaze, she immediately faltered and snorted coldly before leaving.
After Ye Jiayao's departure, the two directors watched her receding figure, their eyes shimmering with curiosity.
Outside the ward, Ye Jiayao patted her chest with force. She couldn't help but admire her acting skills! Maybe she should consider becoming an actress? Nah, she shouldn't steal the limelight from the leading lady.
Feeling bored alone outside, Ye Jiayao decided to take a stroll in the hospital courtyard and returned after about half an hour.
...
Inside the ward, after the two directors left, Xu Ningzhi spoke, "Just now, Ye Jiayao's performance unintentionally helped us. Those two directors are now more convinced that you are persevering through the hardship."
They had originally planned to create an illusion of life-threatening emergency, but it seemed unnecessary now.
Mu Linghan's eyes deepened slightly. Unintentional? Clearly not.
That woman was much smarter than he had imagined, knowing exactly how to act in her own favor.
Of course, if she had directly exposed his act, he could have smoothly denied any issues, and the directors wouldn't have believed her. So, regardless of Ye Jiayao's attitude, it wouldn't affect his plans.
However, if that woman really had a loose tongue, he would make sure she could never speak again.
Ding Ding.
At this moment, his phone received a WeChat notification from the person he was chatting with earlier.
[Target individual? Time?]
Mu Linghan narrowed his eyes and replied with a tap.
[Not necessary for now.]
Then, he turned his gaze towards Xu Ningzhi.
"How's the investigation on Ye Jiayao's background going?"
"It's underway. Surface information is easy to find, but some more in-depth data will take time."
"Get it done as soon as possible."
"Understood."
...
Ye Jiayao wandered around the hospital garden, chatting casually with a few other patients taking a stroll, before slowly heading back upstairs.
As she walked, she couldn't stop yawning, her eyes adorned with heavy dark circles.
After an entire night of staying up, she had only dozed off for half an hour before pushing herself to perform in the play. She was already exhausted. If it weren't for chatting with people, she would probably have dozed off on one of the benches in the courtyard.
Back in the ward, Xu Ningzhi was gone, and Mu Linghan was sitting by the bedside alone, with a laptop on the table in front of him.
His gaze was fixed on the computer screen, his long fingers lightly tapping the keyboard, exuding an aura of stability and restraint.
Ye Jiayao couldn't help but stare, slightly infatuated by the way the Big shot focused on his work—his looks had risen to another level!
Wasn't Big shot supposed to be sickly and irritable? Why did he seem so different from what she read in books?
Mu Linghan sensed Ye Jiayao's gaze and felt a slight movement in his heart.
Is she now considering finding an opportunity to check his computer? Recently, there's a project bidding with the Lu Group...
Ye Jiayao kept looking and felt her eyes getting heavy. She decided to get up and walk towards the accompanying bed.
Mu Linghan thought to himself, "Is she finally going to take action?"
Then he saw Ye Jiayao take off her shoes, flip over and lie down on the bed, closing her eyes, and soon falling asleep.
Mu Linghan: "..."
...
Ye Jiayao slept until the evening, and when she opened her eyes again, the moon had risen. The room was filled with the aroma of food.
As she turned her head, she saw a certain man lying on the sickbed, leisurely having dinner.
Ye Jiayao got out of bed and approached Mu Linghan, ready to eat, only to find there was only one set of utensils!
"Gulu gulu..."
Her stomach made a loud noise, especially in this silent room.
Ye Jiayao: "..."
Mu Linghan glanced at her with a slanted eye, showing no expression.
Ye Jiayao looked at the delicately arranged dishes on the bedside table. She couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
These Big shots surely can't finish all of this alone, right? Will they just throw away the excess? So, by helping him eat, she's actually helping him avoid waste and difficulties?
Luckily, she hadn't thrown away the disposable chopsticks and spoon from the dumpling takeaway.
Ye Jiayao simply brought a chair over to the bedside and started eating without hesitation.
Mu Linghan: "..."
Ye Jiayao ate the meat heartily, suddenly realizing that the man opposite hadn't moved. She couldn't help but look up at him and met his deep gaze, forcefully swallowing the meat in her mouth.
"You definitely can't finish all of this by yourself, so I'll help you. No need to thank me," she said.
Mu Linghan: "..."
His wife wasn't just selfish, but shameless too?
Ye Jiayao directly finished a plate of steak in front of her and then looked at the plate of goose liver that was still more than half full and closest to Big shot. She pointed at it.
"Aren't you going to eat this?"
Mu Linghan lowered his head to glance at the plate of goose liver but didn't say anything.
"Well, then I'll help you finish it," Ye Jiayao said and immediately got up to take away the whole plate of goose liver.
This goose liver seems pretty expensive! Big shot had only eaten two pieces, such extravagance!
Mu Linghan: "..."