Accidentally Married to the Big Shot

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Seduction?

Thinking about what Gu Cheng had said about women needing a sense of security, Gu Wei knew what he had to do.

He couldn’t let his woman feel anxious, so he firmly told Su Meixi, “Ah Xi, I might have had physical contact with some girls inside just now, but I wasn’t the one initiating it, and I got away from them immediately.”

“…” By saying this, he actually made Su Meixi feel embarrassed, as though she was being overly suspicious.

She laughed “haha,” “I’m not… It’s not that I think you did anything wrong.”

Gu Wei suddenly grabbed her hand, which was on the table, and looked at her, “Ah Xi, I actually…”

“What’s wrong?” Su Meixi looked at him, and in that moment, he seemed like he had a lot to tell her.

Gu Wei wanted to say that he rarely made contact with women; besides his mother, he had only been this close to Su Meixi.

But then he suddenly thought about the teasing in the army, where the guys would joke about who was still a virgin, as if it was something shameful.

If he told Su Meixi that, would she look down on him?

“It’s nothing, I was just thinking… we could go for a walk after dinner,” Gu Wei said.

Su Meixi had no objections; it was still early, and she would only be reading at home, so it might be better to take a stroll.

…

City Third Hospital.

During the morning meeting today, Su Meixi listened to other doctors discuss the hospital’s plan to purchase medical equipment.

“Have you heard? The surgery department wants to acquire a phototherapy device that speeds up wound recovery significantly. Currently, only three hospitals in the country have it, with Sheng Kang Hospital being the only one in the province.”

Upon hearing this, Su Meixi immediately thought of Gu Wei’s wound.

Indeed, Gu Wei’s wound had healed quickly; in just over ten days, it was almost completely healed, thanks to that machine.

Hence, she listened with keen attention.

“This device is in high demand; right now, Feng City has only one, and all hospitals are scrambling to get it. If we can get this device, our surgery department can move up a level, and other departments will benefit from it too.”

“But with such a hot-ticket item, is there a chance we won’t be able to get it?”

…

Meanwhile, in the hospital director’s office, the heads of more than a dozen departments were gathered for a meeting.

The hospital director paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking utterly frazzled.

“With First Hospital, Second Hospital, and also Fourth and Fifth Hospitals, as well as all the major affiliated hospitals—even the maternity and child care centers vying for it—our chances at Third Hospital are way too slim. So, you all need to come up with ideas on how we can procure this device.”

The deputy director was first concerned about the cost: “Is the device expensive?”

“It’s not a question of whether it’s expensive or not, we need to buy it regardless of the cost.”

The department heads fell silent.

Third Hospital wasn’t the one with the best overall strength in Feng City; the wealthy went to Sheng Kang Hospital, the average folk went to First and Second Hospitals, and those who visited Third Hospital lived nearby and didn’t want to travel far for treatment.

Then, the deputy director spoke again, “I think I know the person in charge of the procurement company for that equipment. Maybe I should get in touch with him?”

Upon hearing this, the hospital director said helplessly, “Then why haven’t you mentioned it earlier?”

The deputy director responded, “Because we’re not close. I’ll make an appointment with him first, to gauge his intentions and see who they’re planning to sell the equipment to.”

…

During dinner.

Su Meixi and Gu Wei also talked about the equipment.

“Gu Wei, the phototherapy you had at Sheng Kang Hospital was really effective, wasn’t it?”

Gu Wei nodded, “It was very effective. I’ve always been treated there after injuries, my brother Gu Cheng would take me.”

Su Meixi knew Gu Cheng had connections being a senior executive, so it was no longer a surprise to her.

But still…

“You get injured often? What branch are you in? Why are you always getting hurt?”

“…” Gu Wei quickly explained, “Not really, I’ve only been injured twice. We often have drills and also assist the local police in catching criminals, so minor injuries are inevitable.”

But he believed he wouldn’t face mortal danger with his abilities.

Su Meixi didn’t know much about military matters, so she simply nodded.

Then she said, “Our hospital also wants to acquire that phototherapy device, but everyone says it’s very difficult.”

Gu Wei was considering whether he should lend her a hand.

But then he thought about it, the device, even if purchased, would belong to the surgery department, and her ex-boyfriend was a surgeon.

Besides, Su Meixi was just a doctor, so even if the purchase was successful, the credit wouldn’t be hers.

He said, “These kind of things still rely on competition.”

“I think so too,” Su Meixi replied.

After dinner, Su Meixi suggested going to practice boxing.

She was really starting to like boxing more and more, not only for improving her physique but also for weight loss, and her colleagues had recently noted she seemed much healthier.

Moreover, she hadn’t hugged Gu Wei today, so she needed to find an excuse, lest he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.

…

After an hour of boxing practice, Su Meixi still hadn’t found an opportunity to hug Gu Wei.

Gu Wei was just too honest; training was training for him, serious as if he were a drill sergeant on the training ground, making no moves to take advantage of her.

So Su Meixi had to create her own opportunity.

She had already tried using low blood sugar and pretending to fall down, what could she use next?

After thinking for a moment, she had an idea!

“Gu Wei, there’s a move I don’t quite understand, could you teach me again?”

“Which move?”

“The one with the kick, aiming at the opponent’s waist.”

Gu Wei demonstrated it once and went over the movement again.

Su Meixi followed suit, and after she finished, she asked Gu Wei, “Did I do it right?”

“Yeah, you got it,” Gu Wei was puzzled. She had actually mastered that move on her first try, and he wondered why she wanted to go through it again.

After hearing that, Su Meixi immediately pounced into Gu Wei’s arms like a child being praised at kindergarten, then hugged him, “That’s great, I did it!”

Gu Wei was silent.

What did this mean? The move was obviously contrived.

Was it flirtation?

He hadn’t expected her to be so forward.

He thought maybe he should take the initiative too, as his injury was almost healed and he should be able to experience that feeling, it was time to lose the virgin label.Update by n0vgo.co

However, just as he wrapped his arms around her waist, she immediately let go of him, “Gu Wei, I’ve completed today’s task, thank you for your patient guidance, I’m going to shower now.”

Gu Wei was silent.

Was that not flirtation just now? @@novelbin@@

…

Meanwhile.

In a nightclub in Feng City, the deputy director and Mr. Ma, the person in charge from “Kang Cheng” Biotechnology Company, were discussing equipment procurement.

The deputy director had brought two heads of departments who were usually close to him, including Mr. Wang.

Being doctors, the three were not great drinkers and all ended up vomiting, but Mr. Ma still hadn’t discussed the equipment.

The deputy director went to the restroom to vomit and ran into Mr. Wang, who had come to do the same.

Mr. Wang cursed, “That Mr. Ma is sly as a fox. We’ve had our meal and drinks, had our fun, but he just won’t discuss business, calling us his friends, what a joke!”

The deputy director wiped his mouth with a tissue, “That’s how businessmen are, we just have to bear with it, we’re the ones who need him.”

They continued drinking until one in the morning, and finally, the deputy director couldn’t hold back anymore, he asked Mr. Ma, “Mr. Ma, about that device… does our City Third Hospital stand a chance?”

Mr. Ma, in his forties, was chubby with a beer belly as big as a woman’s at eight months pregnant.

He let go of the girl he was holding and took out his phone, pulled up a video, and passed it to the deputy director, “This girl, isn’t she a doctor from your hospital?”

The deputy director took a look, and Mr. Wang also leaned in.

As soon as Mr. Wang saw the video, he recognized her, “Isn’t that Su Meixi? Last time her mother was wrongly accused, someone took a covert video.”