Transmigrated as My Best Friend's Ex

99. An Economic Blockade on Leiluo Kingdom

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

At the Nancheng Hospital.

Nancheng Lie felt a sense of heartache at the thought of what had just happened– when they had been kissing, Li Qinghao had suddenly turned pale and fainted. The beast of anger hidden in his body began to roar again.

Smoking was banned in the hospital. Nancheng leaned against the door with a cigarette in his hand, but he didn’t light it up. The dispirited look on his face caught many nurses’ eyes. He was usually greatly concerned about his appearance, but at this moment, he was in no mood to tidy up his appearance.

Sudddenly, the door was pulled open, and Nancheng Yunsen in a white gown walked out. He asked seriously, “What happened to him? He was suffering abnormal great pain. And what’s your relationship with him? Aren’t you going to explain it to me? I remember two months ago you were indifferent to him.”

Nancheng Lie didn’t answer. He pushed open the door and wanted to walk in, but Nancheng Yunsen stopped him, “He is sedated with intravenous use of sedative drugs, and now asleep.”

Nancheng Lie raised his head and met his brother’s sharp eyes. He knew he should tell his family about Li Qinghao.

Noticing that Nancheng Lie’s attitude had softened, Nancheng Yunsen patted him on the shoulder and said, “Let’s go and talk in my office. His condition won’t worsen for the time being.” His words prevented Nancheng Lie from finding any excuse. As a 37-year-old man, Nancheng Yunsen was 15 years older and more experienced about life than his younger brother Nancheng Lie.

At Nancheng Yunsen’s office.

“He is Xu?!!” As the head of Nancheng Hospital, Nancheng Yunsen lost his cool for the first time. He took a deep breath to calm himself and asked, “Is it true?” Nancheng Lie had told Nancheng Yunsen everything that had happened two years ago. Nancheng Yunsen had no reason to doubt his younger brother’s words, but as a medical worker, he couldn’t believe a man’s soul would move into another man’s body.

But he couldn’t deny that it was possible. After all, miracles are everywhere. His younger brother knew Han Mingxu very well, and it was almost impossible for him to mistake someone else for Han Mingxu. “What are you going to do?” Smoking was forbidden everywhere in the hospital, but not in Hospital Administrator’s office. Nancheng Yunsen threw Nancheng Lie a lighter. The silvery lighter felt smooth. Playing with it, Nancheng Lie gave a cold smile and answered, “I’m going to set fire to Leiluo Kingdom.”

As for how many people would be implicated in this storm, it would depend on his mood.

Nancheng Yunsen leaned back in his chair and remarked, “You’re really ill-tempered.”

“Thank you for your compliment. It’s my personality.” Everyone makes mistakes. But in Nancheng Lie’s view, he never made mistakes, except when he faced Han Mingxu.

As he said, irritability was a sign of his personality.

Nancheng Yunsen couldn’t help laughing. Nancheng Lie had always been the family darling. As a result, he grew up to be a narcissist. “You can do whatever you like, but don’t break my hospital.” He was willing to give the whole of Nancheng Group to Nancheng Lie, because he was not interested in doing business.

He was a doctor, but that didn’t mean he was a good man. He pursued a career in medicine for two reasons: first, holding a scalpel gave him a pleasant sensation; second, he felt satisfied when people looked at him with imploring eyes.

Most people lived with a certain goal. However, Nancheng Yunsen had no goal in his life, so he had to find a spiritual sustenance.

“Maybe I will, so…” Nancheng Lie stood up and continued, “you’d better hide the hospital property certificate from me.”

“Hahaha…” Nancheng Yunsen laughed wildly. “The older you grow, the less lovely you are. You so resemble our eldest brother in character. I even have a suspicion that you are his son.”

“You can go and question my mother, or our father.” As long as it was not related to Han Mingxu, Nancheng Lie was always keen and sharp in thinking.

“Go ask Auntie? No, I won’t do that.” Nancheng Yunsen had tremendous respect for his father’s second wife, that was to say, Nancheng Lie’s mother. Although she was only 13 years older than him, he readily accepted her as his stepmother because she was a gentle and amiable woman. “If I go ask our father whether you are his biological son, what will he say?” Nancheng Yunsen joked.

“He’ll bankrupt your hospital directly.” After all, it was insulting to a man’s potency.

“All right, let’s lead the conversation to serious things. Do you think the researcher that our eldest brother brought from T organization will be able to develop an antidote to TRKS?” As an outstanding person in medical circles, Nancheng Yunsen had an itch to join the TRKS research team. He wanted to learn more subjects that were beyond his professional knowledge.

“So?” Nancheng Lie raised a questioning eyebrow.

“No matter what kind of research they are doing, my hospital can provide any equipment they want. Besides, I can provide information on the latest medical research results.” What Nancheng Yunsen meant was that he wanted to join the TRKS research team.

What Nancheng Yunsen said sounded reasonable. Nancheng Lie pondered for a while and said, “Mr. Yingli takes charge of the TRKS research team. You can go and ask for his permission.” Nancheng Lie picked up a pen and wrote down Mu Yinting’s address on a piece of paper for his second brother. “But bro, I hope you can hide it from Xu. He… He is already exhausted.”

‘When he woke up, he had to face a new identity and a new family. He didn’t dare to tell anyone he was Han Mingxu. The pressure he is under is beyond the capacity of ordinary people. I always know Xu’s a proud man. His indifference is a cover for his yearning for warmth. So, when I was very young, I wanted to grow up quickly and protect Xu.

At that time, I really felt that Xu needed my protection.

People always say that Cinderella needs the protection of a prince, but I think the prince needs the protection of a knight. I’m a brave knight, and I want to protect Xu. Now it turns out that Xu is the prince of Leiluo Kingdom. He’s a real prince… my prince,’ Nancheng Lie thought to himself.

When he came to the ward, he saw Li Qinghao sleeping peacefully in the bed. If it wasn’t for the fact that he could hear Li Qinghao’s breathing, he would think Li was dead. Nancheng perched himself on the side of the bed and fiddled with a wisp of Li’s hair. He was filled with fear because he was not sure how long Xu would survive.

“Xu.” He leaned down and kissed Li Qinghao lightly on the cheek. Although his sweetheart had a changed face, he didn’t feel embarrassed. But it made his flesh creep to think of the former Li Qinghao. “Listen, don’t leave me again.”

From his point of view, two years ago he was abandoned by Han Mingxu. The very thought of it gave him a deep sense of heartache.

“Xu, I can’t live without you.” He held Li Qinghao tightly. Although Li admitted that he was Han Mingxu, Nancheng Lie still couldn’t believe that Xu responded positively to his love. He even couldn’t believe that Xu was still alive.

Seeing that his Xu was tormented by the virus named TRKS, his heartache rose to a crescendo and the pain burst out from his chest in a vicious shout of anguish. If he lost Xu once again, he would go crazy.

Nancheng tucked Li Qinghao in and left the hospital. He drove to Nancheng Group and began to plan his revenge.

At the General Manager’s office of Nancheng Group.

Just as he sat down in his leather chair, his personal assistant Yang Kai came in with a wad of papers. “Young Master, don’t forget to give me a tripling of month-end bonus.” There were dark circles beneath his eyes. He had been laughed at by his colleagues numerous times this morning. Now he was even in no mood to chat to lovely girls online. The bonus was a comfort to him.

“Rest assured.” Nancheng Lie scanned the papers. He remembered the hotel where he had stayed for several days in Leiluo Kingdom. The report showed that Nancheng Group held 60% of its stock; the government of Leiluo Kingdom had a 10% holding; the rest of its shares were in the hands of a famous company in Leiluo Kingdom. Nancheng Lie remembered that Nancheng Group and the government of Leiluo Kingdom had only provided money while that famous company had taken full charge of the hotel construction. Leiluo Kingdom was a monarchy. That company must have some members of the royal clan behind it. Nancheng Lie pointed at the name of that company on the document and said, “I want you to dig deep. Find out who’s the real boss of this company.” He gave a murderous, evil smile.

“Yes, sir.”

“As for this theme park, tell the head of the Finance Department not to remit any more money to Leiluo Kingdom.”

Yang Kai knew that Nancheng Lie wouldn’t do anything for no reason, but he hadn’t expected Nancheng Lie to stop investing in the theme park. He asked, “Are you sure? The theme park is under construction. If our company withdraws investment from Leiluo Kingdom… we have to pay breach of contract damages. That will be a great deal of money.”

“Withdraw investment from Leiluo Kingdom? Pay breach of contract damages?” Nancheng Lie raised an eyebrow and continued, “It seems I did not make myself understood. Nancheng Group is now short of funds and in a financial strait. When the company has enough money, I will continue to invest in Leiluo Kingdom. But I’m not sure how long Nancheng Group’s financial distress will last…” Maybe it would never end.

Yang Kai was wide-eyed with astonishment.  Was Nancheng Lie going to impose an economic blockade on Leiluo Kingdom? Yang Kai knew clearly that it would have devastating effects on the economy of Leiluo Kingdom. Meanwhile, Nancheng Group would also lose out heavily. What drove his boss to make such a decision?

“Okay, I see.” Yang Kai knew he shouldn’t ask why. All he had to do was obey his boss’s orders.