Wang Haoran made a decision in his heart and entered the hospital room with Zhen Li.

“Ah, it’s President Zhen. Please, have a seat,” Ma Hongsheng greeted warmly.

Zhen Li and Wang Xiang were prominent figures in Qingling’s business world, so Ma Hongsheng naturally treated them with respect.

“President Ma, I apologize for the intrusion,” Zhen Li replied with a polite smile.

Beside her, Wang Haoran placed a bouquet of flowers for the patient on the table.

“And who might this be?” Ma Hongsheng asked Zhen Li, his gaze curious as he looked at Wang Haoran.

“This is my son. He’s admired you for a long time, President Ma, and wanted to meet you in person,” Zhen Li explained.

“What a promising young man. President Zhen, you’ve raised a fine son,” Ma Hongsheng praised, though he inwardly lamented his own son’s lack of ambition.

Meanwhile, Ma Weicai, fearing his father’s reprimand, hurriedly called a doctor.

The doctor arrived and treated Cheng Rui’s hand injury, wrapping it in gauze.

“Does it still hurt?” Ma Hongsheng asked Cheng Rui with concern.

“Not at all, I’m fine,” Cheng Rui reassured him gently.

If Wang Haoran hadn’t noticed Cheng Rui’s subtle actions earlier, he might have thought she epitomized a virtuous wife and loving mother.

“If it weren’t for A-Rui pleading on your behalf, I’d have broken your legs today,” Ma Hongsheng told Ma Weicai. “Now, thank your mother.”

Ma Weicai couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

This woman was younger than him, and he really couldn’t bring himself to call her “mother.” But faced with Ma Hongsheng’s stern gaze, he reluctantly said to Cheng Rui, “You’re really magnanimous. Thank you, and thank your whole family.”

“You brat, how can you speak like that?!” Ma Hongsheng’s temper flared again.

“Dad, there are outsiders here. You keep calling me a brat, where’s my dignity?” Ma Weicai said, casting a disdainful glance at Zhen Li and Wang Haoran.

“Useless thing, all you do is indulge in pleasure without doing anything meaningful. It’s your own fault for being scolded. Now you feel embarrassed?” Ma Hongsheng didn’t care about the presence of outsiders and maintained his stern attitude.

“I’m going to the bathroom,” Ma Weicai said, feeling he couldn’t stay any longer, and left in a huff.

Before leaving, he shot a resentful glare at Zhen Li and Wang Haoran, clearly blaming them for being a nuisance.

“Hongsheng, you must be hungry after waking up. I’ll get you something to eat,” Cheng Rui said gently, full of concern.

“Your hand is injured. Wait for that brat to come back and let him do it.”

“It’s no trouble, just fetching a meal. I can use my other hand,” Cheng Rui insisted.

Without waiting for Ma Hongsheng to persuade her, she headed towards the door.

Ma Hongsheng watched Cheng Rui’s frail figure, unable to help but sigh, feeling he had truly married a considerate wife.

Zhen Li’s visit wasn’t just to sit for a few minutes and leave. Taking advantage of the lack of interruptions, she and Ma Hongsheng chatted about business matters.

Wang Haoran had no interest in listening to this and quietly left the room.

Outside, he found himself in the corridor, where a nurse happened to pass by.

“Excuse me, where is the cafeteria?” Wang Haoran asked.

“Just go straight down there, and you’ll see the cafeteria after exiting the back door,” the nurse replied.

“Thank you.”

Wang Haoran nodded and quickly found the cafeteria following her directions.

The Tianhui Clinic was of high standard, and although it was a cafeteria, the food was of a five-star hotel level.

Standing at the entrance, Wang Haoran didn’t go inside.

Instead, he waited at the door.

Before long, he saw a frail figure carrying a packed meal coming out.

“Hello,” Cheng Rui greeted Wang Haoran with a polite smile.

She was about to pass by him to return to the hospital room.

However, Wang Haoran reached out to stop her.

“Is there something you need?” Cheng Rui asked, maintaining her gentle smile without getting angry.

“Isn’t it tiring to speak with a false face?” Wang Haoran asked with an amused smile.

“I’m really sorry. Did I offend you in some way? If I did, I can apologize,” Cheng Rui said sincerely.

Her demeanor seemed kind and gentle, without any airs of being the wife of the richest man. She was truly a born actress.

“Ma Weicai is still Ma Hongsheng’s eldest son. No matter how much you try to undermine him, he will always be Ma Hongsheng’s eldest son. Twenty years of fatherly affection can’t be easily destroyed,” Wang Haoran got straight to the point.

“I don’t understand what you’re saying,” Cheng Rui said with an innocent face.

“I can help you get what you want,” Wang Haoran proposed, looking at Cheng Rui with a persuasive tone.

“I just want to quietly support my husband and raise my children. I don’t care about anything else,” Cheng Rui smiled slightly and walked past Wang Haoran with the meal.

She quickened her pace towards the hospital room.

Wang Haoran followed closely. When they passed a utility room, he grabbed Cheng Rui’s wrist and pulled her inside.

Bang.

Wang Haoran locked the door.

“Now that there’s no one else here, can we talk properly?”

“If I tell Hongsheng that someone tried to harm me, you’ll be in big trouble,” Cheng Rui warned first, then resumed her gentle tone. “But I won’t do that because I believe you’re a gentleman. So, can you let me go? I’ll pretend nothing happened.”

“You’re a frail woman, and Ma Weicai is an unreasonable playboy. If you provoke him, you’ll be the one to suffer,” Wang Haoran raised an eyebrow. “I can help you deal with Ma Weicai and help you gain all of Ma Hongsheng’s assets. Once it’s done, I only want ten percent of Ma Hongsheng’s assets.”

“This is a mutually beneficial deal. Consider it?”

“I’m just a simple woman. As long as I have enough money, I don’t ask for more.”

Wang Haoran shrugged, feeling a bit frustrated.

With a charm value of 568, any ordinary woman would have been dazzled by now.

But Cheng Rui remained rational and clear-headed, completely immune to his persuasion. Her vigilance was too strong, and it was impossible to sway her with words.

His handsome approach was ineffective against her.

Such a woman was born to accomplish great things.

Cunning, deeply scheming, rational, ruthless, and immune to male charm.

If she were by an emperor’s side in ancient times, she’d surely be a palace intrigue champion, eventually sitting firmly as the empress dowager.

If her ambition were greater, she might even become an empress herself.

Truly terrifying!