Angel [ Xiao Dejun ]

Eight

The familiar black Rolls Royce pulled up front, with three other black sedans following it pulled up in front of the lobby. The chauffeur got off and stood by the car, waiting for the couple to come out. "The car's here, let's go," Dejun said, as he guided her wife down the stairs.

The two got inside the car, and the driver drove off from the hospital. Halfway into the drive, Emily's phone started ringing, and she pulled it out of her purse. She looked at the caller ID, and it was her brother. 

"Maui, why didn't you tell me you are moving back to Singapore?" "What? I'm not yet even decided. How on earth did you know?" Emily asked her brother confused.

 "Well, I have my eyes and ears everywhere you know," He replied, which made the girl scoff at her twin brother's statement. 

"I have to hang up now, I've arrived at my destination. I'll call you back later," Emily said, not even waiting for his reply.

The chauffeur opened the door, and Dejun came out first and extended his hand out for his wife, which she accepted. 

She was still mad about the incident about her birthday, but she chose to be mature about it.

Lunch briefly passed by for the two, with Dejun explaining their plans for Singapore. "I think I'll be going with Mount Elizabeth," Emily said, which made her husband sigh. He honestly didn't want her to work there, but it was his wife's decision to make.

"Don't you want to work at SGH?" Dejun asked, which made the girl roll her eyes. "Your father is a part-owner there, I don't want to receive special treatment," She replied, as she took a sip of wine. 

"When are we moving by the way?" She asked him. "In a week or two, I haven't settled the jet yet," He replied, as he asked the waitress for the cheque.

"Are we staying in a condo?" She asked, as Dejun pulled out his wallet and placed his card down on top of the bill. 

"We'll be staying at the manor, it's being cleaned as of now, Emily just nodded, not wanting to argue with her husband. "I'll drop you off first. I won't be home for dinner," Dejun said, as they both waited for the car to arrive.

"Okay," she replied. The black Rolls Royce pulled up in the front, and Dejun opened the door for his wife.

They eventually arrived at the hospital after a fifteen-minute long drive, Dejun got off first the car. 

"I'll go inside by myself," She said, which Dejun simply agreed to. One of the things she hated about being married to Dejun was that she was always told that she only got her position because of her husband. She didn't want other people to throw her looks.

"Mama, you called?" She said, as her mom waved through the screen. Her shift was almost done, so her mother decided to give her a call. 

"Yes, my lovely. How are you? How was your birthday?" Her mother asked, which made her stiffen. I had dinner alone, and I finally met my husband's mistress. She thought to herself but decided to say completely different.

"Dejun took me to dinner," She said, trying to hide her real emotions. On the other hand, her mother could notice that she was hiding something- after all, she was her mother.

 "That's good. So about Singapore," Her mother couldn't even finish when she interrupted her. "Yang told you already?" Emily replied with disbelief. 

"Well, I hope you enjoy working there," her mother replied.

"I sent out dresses for you, belated happy birthday daughter," She said, which made the girl smile.

 "Thank you, mama, I'll send you pictures when I wear it," She replied. 

"Well, I still have work to do, baby. I'll call you again," Her mother said, and she looked at the time and it was already 3 pm. 

"Sure, mama. Take care, love you,"

"Love you too, take care," Her mother replied and ended the call.

 "Doc, the board declared an emergency meeting," Ruby her assistant said through the intercom. 

"Right now? What room?" She replied. "Yes, at Conference room 5,"

Emily stood up and wore her heels before she exited her office. "Oh, Ruby you can go ahead," She said before she left the office. Her assistant just nodded.

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"Your father-in-law has informed us that you are transferring, Doc Xiao?" One of the directors said as Emily's breathing hitched. She could feel a cold stare from Lim Yuqi, her competition, who always believed she only had her position because she flirted with the hospital owner's son.

"Yes, my assistant would send in the details by tomorrow," She replied, as she looked at the older man. 

"Well, since you are leaving for a while, I think it's your task to assign someone as your substitute," He replied,

"Shouldn't the board choose the substitute?" Yuqi interrupted, which made Emily's eyes roll. She was always like this, a spoiled brat. 

"Well, the decision depends on Doc Xiao. What do you think," The old man asked again, as he looked at her, wanting an answer.

"Well, to be fair, I would like you to decide on my substitute. Someone who can handle, my patients properly," She replied, putting emphasis on the word properly. She knew this was something Yuqi couldn't do, considering the fact that she doesn't even finish her shifts properly.

The door suddenly opened, which made the people inside the meeting hall stand up. Emily hesitantly stood, as her husband took three strides to the empty seat that was in the middle of the room.

"I'm sorry I was late, I had other tasks to attend to," Dejun said. "No, it's fine sir. Shall we continue?" The older man asked, obviously intimidated by the younger one's presence. The meeting went on as the board discussed the current assets and holdings of the hospital.

On the other hand, Emily was confused to why her husband arrived out of nowhere in her workplace. I mean, yes it was his company after all, but he did tell her that he had other business to attend to and couldn't make it today. 

"I thought you weren't going to be home for dinner?" Emily said in a low voice, not wanting to disrupt the meeting.

"I canceled my appointments. I wanted to have dinner with you."

a/n: sorry for not updating consistently, i'm currently drowning in school works :(((