Chapter 74: Boston Lobster (Please Add to Your Bookshelf So You Don’t Lose the Book)

Wei Jiacheng, coming out of the operating room, was still unconscious due to the anesthesia.

Edward, the medical expert from the Eagle Nation, having finished the surgery, changed his clothes and went to the intensive care ward to check on the Wei family.

“Respected Ms. Wei, your father’s condition is unexpectedly very severe. I have no solution at all!” With his heavily accented Mandarin, Edward apologized to Wei Xueying the moment he entered the room.

Edward’s Chinese was, at best, rudimentary.

He believed that if “ten” times no solution meant he was truly helpless, then “a hundred” times no solution meant there was absolutely nothing he could do.

Fortunately, his general meaning came across, and the others understood him well enough.

Though she found the outcome hard to accept, Wei Xueying still expressed her gratitude.

“No matter the result, thank you very much for flying all the way from the Eagle Nation to perform this surgery for my father.”

“No problem, this is the great... the great... Lightning Edge spirit.” Edward, unable to recall the name he wanted, blurted out “Lightning Edge” in his panic.

The nurse nearby couldn’t help but twitch her lips. Lightning Edge? Ha, you must mean the other one, right? But that’s not the right name, and this isn’t some spirit of selflessness—it’s the spirit of the Eagle Nation’s mighty dollar, isn’t it? Without those hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Wei family, would you have come all the way here?

“Ms. Wei, don’t worry. When I return to my country, I will ask my teacher—he is truly skilled! Next time we examine your father, I will bring him with me.”

Though his Chinese was poor, both Wei Xueying and Hua Tianyu understood: he was admitting his own limitations and promising to bring his teacher next time.

“Thank you so much, Mr. Edward.” Wei Xueying politely extended her right hand.

As a man of the Eagle Nation, Edward saw Wei Xueying’s proffered hand and shook his head: people from the Middle Kingdom were far too reserved—gratitude and enthusiasm should be expressed with a hug.

He spread his arms and gave Wei Xueying an enthusiastic embrace.

However, why did this seemingly slender Ms. Wei, held in his arms, feel as if he were hugging a strong man?

“Ahem...” Hua Tianyu coughed, pushing away the awkward-looking Edward.

The moment Edward opened his arms, Hua Tianyu stepped forward to stand between him and Wei Xueying, but the foreigner’s enthusiasm was overwhelming, and without a glance, he wrapped whoever was in front of him in a bear hug.

Heh, do you think you can just hug my woman so easily?

In the end, Edward, unable to muster the courage to shake hands with the slightly amused Wei Xueying, simply nodded in embarrassment and took his leave.

Soon after, the nurse and orderlies also departed, leaving only Wei Jiacheng, his daughter, and Hua Tianyu in the ward.

“Xueying, could you tell me more about the Shangjiang Business Alliance?” Looking at the still-unconscious Wei Jiacheng, Hua Tianyu asked.

Since he had decided to help the Swan Group through their crisis and resolve the two billion yuan shortfall, he needed at least a basic understanding of the business landscape in Shangjiang.

“Alright.” Sitting by her father’s side, Wei Xueying, with nothing else to do, began talking with Hua Tianyu.

“The Shangjiang Business Alliance encompasses almost all the major corporations in Shangjiang City...”

Once she began analyzing the various conglomerates in the city, her words flowed endlessly, and she seemed a world apart from the usually icy queen she was known to be.

That day, Hua Tianyu learned much about the business scene in Shangjiang, including that the Qiu Group served as the Alliance’s chair.

He also gained a rough understanding of the Lu Group, with whom Wei Xueying was to negotiate the following day. He learned that the Lu Group was a member of the Alliance, but during the negotiation at the Regal Hotel, Lu Siyuan himself had not been present.

Listening to Wei Xueying’s introduction, Hua Tianyu fell deep into thought...

Perhaps due to his age, it took Wei Jiacheng a long time to recover from the anesthesia. Wei Xueying and Hua Tianyu kept vigil by his bedside, and naturally, their conversation carried on late into the night.

It was the first time the two of them had talked for so long since they met.

Though Wei Xueying rolled her eyes at Hua Tianyu several times during their discussion, it did nothing to dampen their enthusiasm.

The next morning, after his morning exercise, Hua Tianyu began fulfilling the duties of a CEO’s chauffeur, driving the red Jaguar to the gate of Wei Xueying’s villa.

He had just arrived when his phone chimed—it was a message from Wei Xueying, whom he’d added on WeChat the previous day.

“Bring me some breakfast when you come to pick me up.”

Lately, with Wei Jiacheng ill, Wei Xueying often sent the family’s maid to the intensive care unit—sometimes to bring her father home-cooked food, sometimes to help the nurses.

After all, with the maid’s long experience caring for her father, Wei Xueying could rest easier knowing she was there.

So, on mornings like this when she slept in, there was no time to make breakfast.

Usually, she would simply go hungry, drink a cup of coffee at the office, and get through the morning. Today, remembering that Hua Tianyu was coming to pick her up, she sent him the message on WeChat.

The Wei family’s villa was in the Upper East District of Shangjiang—a wealthy enclave—yet buying breakfast was no easy feat; you’d have to drive at least five kilometers to find a breakfast shop.

After all, in such neighborhoods, every family had their own servants; who would ever need to venture out just to buy breakfast?

So, after sending the message, Wei Xueying took off her pajamas and headed confidently into the shower.

An evening bath washed away the fatigue of the day, while a morning shower kept her mind clear all day long.

Outside in the car, reading the message, Hua Tianyu’s lips curved into a subtle smile. As he had suspected, last night’s conversation had, almost imperceptibly, brought him and Wei Xueying closer.

Why else would romance be called “falling in love” if not for this? After all, feelings are cultivated through conversation.

Vrrr—just as Hua Tianyu released the electronic handbrake of the Jaguar, the car spun around with a neat drift, then shot into the morning traffic like a leopard, weaving effortlessly among the cars—none could keep up with his pace.

Five minutes later, the red Jaguar had made a round trip to the breakfast shop five kilometers away. With a sharp brake, Hua Tianyu stepped out carrying milk and breakfast.

He pressed the doorbell and waited two minutes, but there was no response.

Frowning slightly, he pulled out his phone and made a call.

No answer...

Without hesitation, Hua Tianyu leaped up directly onto the second-floor balcony.

Wei Xueying had just texted him to buy breakfast, and now that he had brought it, she was nowhere to be found in the villa.

But Hua Tianyu knew this balcony—after dropping Wei Xueying home yesterday, she had waved goodbye to him from it and told him what time to pick her up today.

So, the room connected to this balcony had to be Wei Xueying’s bedroom!