"Why do you always do this!" Wang Qiya shouted angrily.

Every time she tried to discuss serious matters with Wong Qifu, she was ruthlessly shut down. This included solving the company's dilemma, helping Wong Qifu relieve her stress, and even Wong Qifu's marriage… There was not a single thing Wong Qifu would let her finish talking about.

"I am me, you are you. I won't interfere in your life, and you shouldn't interfere in mine," Wong Qifu replied.

She handed a report to Xu Ke. "You were unconscious for a day. This is the report on your injuries. If you ever act so recklessly again, I'll lock you in the house."

Xu Ke took the report and fell silent.

How terrifying.

At that moment, Wong Qifu was single-handedly controlling the atmosphere in the room.

"You call this me interfering in your life?" Wang Qiya demanded angrily.

"Isn't it?" Without even glancing at Wang Qiya, Wong Qifu pushed a bowl of porridge toward Xu Ke. "Can you eat?"

"I can," Xu Ke nodded.

Even if he couldn't, there was no way he would let Wong Qifu feed him while Wang Qiya was practically hopping with rage.

Although, to be honest, he kind of wanted her to...

"This is very hot. You can eat it in a bit," Wong Qifu told Xu Ke. "I need to finish talking with her." She then opened the lid, letting steam billow out from the bowl of seafood porridge.

Xu Ke nodded. He wasn't hungry anyway. If the two of them went out to talk, he could get some more time to close his eyes and regulate his breathing.

Seeing Wong Qifu's solicitous actions, Wang Qiya felt an urge to grind her teeth. When she was sick in the past, she had never seen Wong Qifu treat her so well!

What gives this Xu Ke the right?!

"Let's go. We'll talk outside," Wong Qifu finally said, standing up to face Wang Qiya.

Only then did her gaze fall directly on her sister. Seeing those calm, placid eyes, Wang Qiya's own confidence suddenly wavered for some unknown reason.

"F-Fine, let's go!" Wang Qiya forced a brave face, then rushed out of the hospital room.

After Wang Qiya left, Wong Qifu turned to Xu Ke. "Get some proper rest. Once you're better, I'll settle the score with you."

Xu Ke, who had just been about to close his eyes and regulate his breathing, paused. "Alright, I will."

For someone with Wong Qifu's 'act first, talk later' personality to repeat herself twice... This is bad!

Wong Qifu walked out of the hospital room. With a sense of trepidation, Xu Ke closed his eyes and began to focus on his breathing.

...

「Outside the hospital room.」

Wang Wu was standing by the door.

"Hello, Uncle Wu." Since Wang Qiya had walked out ahead of Wong Qifu, she was the first to greet him.

"Hello, Second Miss," Wang Wu replied with a smile.

"By the way…" Seeing that Wong Qifu still hadn't come out, Wang Qiya asked in a conspiratorial whisper, "Uncle Wu, you're always with my sister. Do you know how she met this Xu Ke person?"

"They met at the gym. The Eldest Miss is Mister Xu's student," Wang Wu answered truthfully. It was something anyone could find out with a little digging, so there was no point in hiding it.

"A student?" Wang Qiya was taken aback. "Since when is my sister interested in fitness? And doesn't she hate being in contact with men?"

"As for the specific reasons, I'm not entirely sure," Wang Wu said with a smile.

He truly didn't know why Wong Qifu had taken the initiative to sign up for a gym membership. Back when the gym Xu Ke worked at found out Wong Qifu wanted to join, the owner's first reaction was to assume the Wang Family Corporation intended to acquire his establishment…

"I see," Wang Qiya murmured, lost in thought.

Then, her eyes lit up.

If my sister got engaged to Xu Ke just because he's handsome, couldn't I just find a few other good-looking men to parade in front of her? Wouldn't that be enough to distract her?

She wasn't against Wong Qifu pursuing romance freely. But an engagement was a momentous, life-altering decision. She didn't want Wong Qifu to make it so rashly.

"What are you inquiring about?"

Wong Qifu's calm voice came from behind her. Wang Qiya jumped, startled. "Why didn't you let me know you were there?"

Her heart sank. Did my sister overhear everything I just asked Uncle Wu?

"You go abroad for a trip, and you haven't learned any real skills, but you've certainly gotten better at being unreasonable and pestering," Wong Qifu said coolly, ignoring Wang Qiya's question.

"You…" Wang Qiya was so angry she was speechless.

"Eldest Miss, I'll wait nearby," Wang Wu said. Before Wang Qiya returned to the country, he would simply address Wong Qifu as 'Miss.' Now that the Second Miss was back, he made the distinction.

Wong Qifu nodded.

Wang Wu bowed and stepped back.

"Let's talk," Wong Qifu said, walking to the railing. The hospital room she had arranged for Xu Ke was the best one in the hospital, and its entrance opened onto a balcony with an excellent view.

Wang Qiya walked to her sister's side. "Why do you want to marry him?"

"Because I want to marry him," Wong Qifu replied, turning to face her.

Wang Qiya was struck silent. Her sister's way of answering questions was always so simple and blunt.

"You know that's not what I'm asking. What I mean is, what makes him qualified to marry you?" Wang Qiya pressed. "You are the exalted Wang Family Empress, and he's just a commoner who only made the news because of you."

"I heard he even lost his job."

"How is a man like that worthy of you?" Wang Qiya asked, her voice filled with indignation.

"Are you sure you aren't making marriage out to be more complicated than it is?" Wong Qifu said with a smile.

Wang Qiya looked her sister in the eye and laid out all her thoughts. "It's not that I'm overcomplicating marriage; you're the one oversimplifying it."

"This isn't just about Xu Ke being unworthy of you. It's also about the great trouble you'll bring him."

"Let me be blunt! If you were just dating Xu Ke, spending your days wrapped up in each other, even if you two slept together, I absolutely would not, and could not, say a single word against you."

"But marriage is different. Marriage is a union of resources—personal abilities, family connections, social status, and so on. Sister, you need to think this through… In that regard, Xu Ke offers you no help whatsoever. In fact, he's a weak point other families can exploit, a liability to you."

"And you are also a burden to him! You will bring him wealth and status that he could never achieve on his own, but you'll also bring a huge shock and unimaginable trouble to his otherwise ordinary life."

"He'll face targeting from other families. That Wong Ting, who has always been obsessed with you, might even come after him. Can he handle that?"

"And even if we ignore all that, what about right now? Do you know how many people are laughing at him?"

"If you truly like Xu Ke, how can you just stand by and watch him become the laughingstock of all of Tianhai?"

"And all of this is just because of your simple notion that you 'want to get married'?"

"Sister, can you really be so selfish?"

As Wang Qiya's words fell, Wong Qifu remained silent.

An immense silence descended over the area outside the hospital room.

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