CHAPTER 248: CHAPTER 246 INVITING THE WOLF INTO THE HOUSE

Fu Shengyuan left angrily.

He’s probably angry because I didn’t say a word for him, Jian Xi guessed.

Si Yuhuan felt triumphant.

"I knew you weren’t that blind to fall for a trashy guy like him."

Jian Xi glanced at him. "Don’t be too proud. If it weren’t for the fact that you got injured for me, you wouldn’t have the right to appear before me."

BANG!

The door slammed shut, almost hitting Si Yuhuan’s face.

He stepped back, his brows furrowed. Jian Xi’s words had been quite hurtful, draining all color from his handsome face.

Jian Sirun, wearing a white lab coat, appeared at the end of the corridor. He had seen everything that had just happened very clearly. Even without his usual prestige, Si Yuhuan can manage just fine with that sharp tongue of his, he thought. My worries were indeed superfluous.

The Hospital Director saw him from afar and hurried over, bowing obsequiously. "Dr. Jian, it’s rare for you to visit. Please do stay longer. The attending doctors here could certainly use your guidance. We are all, from top to bottom, very grateful."

After Fu Shengyuan came out, his secretary followed behind and reported, "President Fu, when I went to arrange for the VIP room change, I was informed that someone had already prepared a room for Director Si and the others."

So the room switch wasn’t his idea? Fu Shengyuan wondered.

"Did you ask? Whose idea was it?" Fu Shengyuan felt his authority was being challenged.

"Jian Sirun..." the secretary nodded.

"So it was him!" Fu Shengyuan’s mind raced. Jian Xi has a brother, a doctor of extraordinary ability, an internationally renowned medical genius. No wonder the Hospital Director showed him such deference, arranging a VIP intensive care room.

Fu Shengyuan clenched his fists, cracks almost appearing on his refined, handsome face. "The Jian family is really taking good care of Si Yuhuan."

The secretary could feel the anger radiating from him and said cautiously, "After all, he did save Jian Xi. It’s inevitable that they’d pull some strings within their power."

"Si Yuhuan is living too comfortably." A glint flashed in Fu Shengyuan’s eyes. It seems I’ll have to cause him some trouble.

He then turned and left. Watching his retreating figure, the secretary raised his head, a slight tremor in his heart.

「That evening」

When the young nurse came to give Si Yuhuan an injection, it took several attempts to draw blood properly, causing him to frown in pain.

Jian Xi entered with sweet soup and saw that the back of his hand was nearly riddled with punctures.

Yan Qing felt distressed. "Hey, are you new here? You can’t even hit such a thick vein properly?"

The nurse shot back, "If you’re so capable, do it yourself! So demanding for someone needing help. It’s laughable. Do you still think you’re some great CEO?"

She grumpily continued with the injection, not giving them a pleasant look.

Yan Qing wanted to say more but stopped when he looked up and saw Jian Xi.

Jian Xi handed Si Yuhuan the soup but couldn’t help asking, "Does it always take this many tries for him to get an IV?"

The back of his hand was covered with a dense array of needle marks, looking rather chilling.

Yan Qing murmured gloomily, "Exactly. I don’t know if these nurses have poor eyesight or what."

Someone is intentionally targeting Si Yuhuan, Jian Xi felt.

The IV drips were deliberately delayed, causing Si Yuhuan’s wound to become infected and leading to a persistent fever.

Changing bandages tore the wound open, causing unstoppable bleeding.

During the night, frequent checks disturbed Si Yuhuan, preventing him from getting a full night’s sleep.

Even the windows would be found open at odd times, causing Si Yuhuan to catch a cold from the draft. He suffered from dizzy spells and a lack of energy due to constant coughing.

Jian Xi finally couldn’t bear it any longer. She called her fourth brother.

"Where are you?"

Jian Sirun had just finished lecturing some attending physicians at the hospital. He unconsciously took off his rubber gloves and pinched the bridge of his nose. "In the meeting room," he said.

"I’m coming to find you."

She stormed into the room.

The previously lively meeting room fell silent in an instant.

"Miss Jian, what brings you here? Please, take a seat! Xiaozhang, go pour some tea."

The Hospital Director, knowing Jian Xi was Jian Sirun’s sister, eagerly greeted her with warmth.

Jian Xi’s face was stern as she looked at him. "I’d like to ask you, Hospital Director, does your hospital not have standards for hiring?"

The Hospital Director was taken aback.

"Firstly, the nurses take four or five tries to draw blood. Isn’t this basic skill level too poor? Is it really that hard to find a vein in an adult?"

"Furthermore, since when did ward rounds change to midnight, two in the morning, and four in the morning? Are you conducting rounds or torturing prisoners?"

"Lastly, is it part of your special service for nurses to treat patients with constant sarcasm and cold words every day?"

The barrage of questions left the Hospital Director speechless. He looked at Jian Sirun, sweating profusely, before assuring Jian Xi, "This... this can’t be! I will personally investigate what’s going on right away and give you a full account."

「That very day」

The Hospital Director conducted a thorough investigation. The nurses in question, along with other related staff, were all dealt with thoroughly. The few nurses who had been specifically targeting Si Yuhuan were all dismissed.

Yan Qing exclaimed with satisfaction, "It really took your intervention, Madam! Otherwise, the Boss would have been thoroughly bullied. These people are despicable, currying favor with the powerful and bullying the weak!"

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH—" Si Yuhuan was delirious with fever.

Jian Xi furrowed her brows, went over to help him sit up, and Yan Qing handed him a glass of water.

"Can you drink by yourself?"

Si Yuhuan nodded. He took a sip but immediately felt like vomiting. The movement pulled at his injuries, the pain leaving him gasping and looking utterly pitiable.

"Serves you right!" Jian Xi’s words were harsh.

Nevertheless, she called Auntie Zhang to prepare soup and bring it over.

To make the soup, Auntie Zhang had to leave the house in the care of the young nanny.

"I’m going to the hospital. Director Si is so sick he can’t even get out of bed. Please take care of the house."

The nanny nodded repeatedly. "Don’t worry, Auntie Zhang. I’m here to look after everything."

As soon as Auntie Zhang left, the nanny immediately called Jiang Qimeng.

"Miss Jiang, Si Yuhuan is being mistreated in the hospital. He’s terribly ill now, possibly on his last breath."

Jiang Qimeng heard this and nearly grinned from ear to ear. This is an effortless gain!

After giving the nanny a sum of money, Jiang Qimeng relayed the news to Si Junyan.

Si Junyan praised her repeatedly for her cleverness in planting someone inside Jian Xi’s home.

Jiang Qimeng seized the opportunity to ask him for a large sum of money.

Without hesitation, Si Junyan gave her five million.

"Such talent deserves every penny and more, Sister Meng. Just manage it as you see fit. Let me know if you need anything. The company just nailed a huge deal, and I made a killing. I’ll take you shopping in W Country."

Jiang Qimeng’s heart bloomed with joy.

"I’ll do whatever you say."

She’d lost Si Yuhuan, but now she had Si Junyan, who was even more generous! Jiang Qimeng mused. Nothing was more important than securing her life of luxury.

Seeing Auntie Zhang arrive alone, Jian Xi knew. The nanny must have reported everything to her ’master.’

She pretended to know nothing and had Auntie Zhang go back and say that Si Yuhuan was gravely ill and might not make it.

Auntie Zhang conveyed the message accurately.

Although the news sounded incredible, Jiang Qimeng, against all odds, believed it.

Si Junyan was somewhat skeptical. "Si Yuhuan practices martial arts regularly, and he’s strong. It doesn’t seem likely, does it?"

"Why not? You haven’t heard how seriously ill he is; he can’t even get out of bed. I asked the nurse who was dismissed. There’s no mistake. If you’re still worried, I can go and see for myself."