Chapter 52: a Personal Invitation by the President
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When a person such as Fu Yichen stood in front of her with deemed respect, it would seem that she’s unusual among the unusual.

“Doctor Fu, can I enter the hospital?” Xia Xingchen asked.

“Of course! I especially came to invite Miss Xia in. Follow me!” Fu Yichen gestured.

“Then, my grandma and the others…”

“Of course, we won’t neglect Miss Xia’s family. Please follow us in.”

At the side, Li Lingyi and Xia Xingkong looked at each other in disbelief. Xia Xingkong widened her eyes and thought it was impossible. She was indignant as well and alternated her gaze between Xia Xingchen and Fu Yichen.

Afterward…

Under the public’s eyes and under the protection of a group of bodyguards, they followed Fu Yichen inside and the scene looked grander than ever.

Even Li Lingyi was curious about how this was considered as visiting a patient? It was the same as the olden times, where one got a raise in official rank. It made them honored.

Xingchen supported the old Madam. She was an Old Madam who had seen a great deal during her lifetime thus she naturally knew that entering this hospital at such timing was not a simple task. In a deep voice, she asked Xingchen, “What does your friend over there do for a living?”

“He is a doctor.”

“He is just a doctor yet he could let us in?” The Old Madam clearly did not believe her. “Xu Yan went to ask many high ranked officials and still could not get in. Moreover, the President is also here. On such a special occasion, without Mr. President’s approval, who dared to casually let us in?”

“…” Xia Xingchen glanced at Fu Yichen who was walking in front. She was pondering over what she should say to fool Old Madam.

But, she never thought…

When they entered the silent hospital, Fu Yichen suddenly stopped his footsteps and said, “Miss Xia, if you are not scared of the danger, then change into the protective medical suit. The President is inviting you to enter the quarantine ward together with him.”

“I’m not scared at all,” Xia Xingchen immediately said.

If he could stand in the most dangerous place and care for all the patients, what reason does she have to be scared of?

Her father was even there.

“Err… Doctor Fu…” At this point, they were still talking when Li Lingyi interrupted. “I’m not scared as well, so can I go into the quarantine ward together with Mr. President?”

If she could stand next to Mr. President, she may even appear on television. How honorable would that be?

Li Lingyi thought about it and even wanted to boast to the other wives about it!

However…

Fu Yichen immediately shook his head. “Sorry, Mr. President has only invited Miss Xia. For the rest of you, you can go to the monitoring room and monitor Mr. Xia’s situation.”

“He only invited Miss Xia?” Li Lingyi glanced at Xia Xingchen before glancing at her own daughter. “There are two Miss Xia’s here, are you sure you did not recognize the wrong person? I think Mr. President definitely invited her. She is Miss Xia, too.”

Li Lingyi said as she pushed Xia Xingkong to the front. “Open your eyes wide and you will see. She is much prettier and classier than Xia Xingchen!”

In her eyes, she felt that her own daughter was better than Xia Xingchen by a thousand times! How could Mr. President invite Xia Xingchen and not her baby daughter?

“Is that so? From what I see, I really don’t think so.” Fu Yichen’s expression was pale. “I think in Mr. President’s eyes, Miss Xia Xingchen is the more outstanding one.”

He even emphasized the words Xingchen.

With that, he turned around and left without sparing Xia Xingkong a look.

Xia Xingkong’s face turned red. She only felt that she was insulted and embarrassed. Li Lingyi’s own wishful thinking instantly became comical.

“What is he so proud of? He is just a doctor! He still made himself look like the President!”

“That’s enough. Look at what you have done. You made Xia Xingkong embarrassed for nothing,” the Old Madam nagged. Xia Xingkong also pulled her hand out of her grip and silently went back to Xu Yan’s side.

Li Lingyi became embarrassed and had a gloomy look yet she gave Xia Xingchen a harsh glare. This woman stole all their thunder! What was she considered as?!

“Grandma, I will head in first.” Xia Xingchen was already used to Li Lingyi’s personality and ignored her. To the old madam, she said, “Go to the monitoring room. I will tell dad that all of you are here.”

“Okay.” The Old Madam gripped her hand tightly. “You must tell your dad to not lose hope. Everything will be fine, do you understand? We will stay by his side!”

The Old Madam’s eyes turned red as she spoke.

“I will. Please be rest assured.”

Li Lingyi planned to ignore Xia Xingchen but she had a request for her. She hesitated for a moment, but then she stepped forward and smiled. “Xingchen, later when you see your dad, you must ask him the password for his bank card. Since he had left abruptly, our family can’t take out a single cent.”

“…” Xia Xingchen was speechless. Was this the reason Li Lingyi was so worried?

She pretended she did not hear and followed Fu Yichen to the dressing room.

…

As she left, Old Madam and the others were invited into the monitoring room.

Li Lingyi could not help but grumble. “I don’t even know how this Mr. President thinks? Even if he wanted to pick a family member to visit patients, he should know who else had come over? How could Xia Xingchen be compared to our Xia Xingkong?”

At the side, the Old Madam did not say anything and seemed to be deep in her thoughts.

Yet Xia Xingkong still felt embarrassed and could hold back her fury. She complained, “Mom, can you stop comparing me with Xia Xingchen? It’s very frustrating!”

Xia Xingkong rarely lost her temper, especially when Xu Yan was around. Hence, her shout made Xu Yan turn his head towards her in shock.

The stare he gave her was filled with intent and it somehow made her heart shiver. She instantly snapped back to her senses and retracted her statement by switching back to her gentle side. She told Li Lingyi, “Mom, stop comparing us. Big sister has always been better than me. I can’t be compared to her.”

Xu Yan’s gaze on her got deeper and deeper as though it saw past the surface and inside her. It made Xia Xingkong’s whole body quiver.

At that moment, Old Madam spoke up and that diverted Xu Yan’s attention.

“Xu Yan, you work at the President’s office. Have you ever noticed if Mr. President and our Xia Xingchen…”

Xu Yan knew what the Old Madam wanted to say and his heart tightened.

Li Lingyi immediately cut off Old Madam’s words with a sour tone. “Mom, are you joking?! Look at the President and then look at Xia Xingchen. And what’s more, the President invited a family member and it’s going to be shown on the television for publicity purposes. Xia Xingchen just had a stroke of great luck to be chosen.”

Xu Yan instinctively rejected the possibility that Old Madam thought of and said, “I agree with auntie. From what I know, his excellency and Xia Xingchen have no dealings with each other at all.”