Tang Wan

"My time is not up yet," Fu Tinghao calmly said the moment he accepted the call. The office was quiet except for the occasional tapping sounds of his finger against the desk.

An elderly but firm voice immediately sounded back. "Brat, I'm not calling to question you about the time."

"Then, why did you call?" Fu Tinghao scoffed. "Isn't it because you heard that I'm presiding over another patient's treatment? You're merely worried I'll go back on my words."

"You…"

The elderly man sighed and stroked his temple. "I'm your father, Tinghao. I know you better than anyone else. I already gave you the freedom to be a doctor for all these years. I know you won't go back on your words. You'll return to take over when the time is up."

"Why did you call?"

"I'll send a few more bodyguards to you." The man paused for a moment. "I heard she's dangerous."

Fu Tinghao was initially silent. His eyes flashed for a moment. "No need. Wu Jing and Xu Yi can protect me."

"But…"

"I don't want to burden my patient. I can protect myself. You don't need to worry."

"Tinghao," the man sighed helplessly. "Okay. I won't say anymore."

"Hm," Fu Tinghao replied. "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

Then, he disconnected the line and placed the phone on the table. The cold expression on his face instantly shattered. His hand which was on the desk shook lightly. His head was lowered. Otherwise, one would have noticed that his eyes were red.

He was in that position for a while until someone knocked on his office door. He instantly wiped his eyes lightly and his expression returned to normal. He looked in the direction of the door. "Who's there?"

"It's Li Jin, boss." It was his assistant. Fu Tinghao leaned back into his chair, adjusting his mood, and reverted to his usual calm demeanor.

Tapping on the desk, he said to the assistant at the other side of the door. "Come in."

The door opened and Li Jin stepped into the office. He placed a file on the desk respectfully. "Boss, I've investigated and compiled everything you asked for in this file."

Fu Tinghao's gaze landed on the thick blue folder and he gave a nod. "Okay."

But, Li Jin didn't leave. He pursed his lips carefully and said, "Boss, it's lunchtime."

Fu Tinghao looked at him questioningly. Li Jin continued, "You didn't eat in the morning, also."

Fu Tinghao was silent. He knew his assistant was worried about his health. But, he wasn't a breakfast person. Li Jin also knew. But, he still kept on persuading him to eat every day.

Fu Tinghao sighed. "Alright, I'll eat."

Li Jin's expression instantly relaxed. "Then, I'll immediately order from your favorite restaurant."

He gave a slight bow and immediately exited the office. Fu Tinghao stared at his retreating figure for some time before releasing a smile.

He had known Li Jin for nearly five years. They had met during his internship period in medical school. He wanted to set up a hospital and he needed a helping hand. Li Jin volunteered and left the capital with him for Suzhou. So, there was a hint of familiarity between them and they were naturally close.

Fu Tinghao opened the folder. The first section was a medical report. It was about the woman he saw the day before at Yan's Hospital. Although he already expected her illness to be severe, he was surprised by how complicated it was. Not only was she suffering from schizophrenia, but she also had depression and mania.

When Fu Tinghao received her medical report, it was classified as confidential. It got him suspicious of her identity so he instructed Li Jin to investigate her background.

Fu Tinghao flipped the file calmly, his expression unchanging but there was an unknown glint evident in the depth of his eyes.

The office was quiet as he read the file. It was only about thirty minutes later, did he got up from the desk and went to stretch before the window.

He stared at the rows of building around his office. Several cars passed by the intersection roads which were lined by shops and stores.

Suzhou wasn't like the capital however it was peaceful and comfortable to live in. It had been two years since he left Beijing. He had an agreement with his father and he was to return to Beijing in a month.

But on second thought…

He wounded away from the window and looked at the file that lay quietly on the desk. He was interested in this patient. He wanted to cure her.

Filled with newfound resolve, the man pulled out his cell phone and depressed Yan Zheng's speed dial number. The phone rang once before it was answered.

"Hey, buddy," Yan Zheng's cheerful voice was instantly heard.

"Hey," Fu Tinghao greeted back. "How's the preparation going?"

Yan Zheng instantly replied,

"Done," He paused before asking, "Tinghao, are you sure you want to take this patient? You heard what Dr. Li said. She's dangerous. What if she hurts you?"

"I want to cure her. Thank you for your hard work, Yan Zheng."

"No. I should thank you for investing in our family's hospital."

"Then, I'll get back to you later," Fu Tinghao said and the call was disconnected. He leaned on the grey-colored walls of the office and thought about what he read in his investigation.

The lady was named Tang Wan. And, just as Fu Tinghao suspected, she was the young mistress of an aristocratic family. She was engaged to Feng Jun, the young master of the Feng family since birth.

To enable them to grow comfortable around each other, both families made sure they lived together. They grew up together. In short, it could be said they were childhood sweethearts.

They got married in their last year of university and it had been two years since then. But things went downhill when her parents died in an air crash a few months back. The same day, she found out her husband had been cheating on her and the other woman was even pregnant.

She had barely recovered from those series of shocks when the board of directors put her uncle in charge of her father's company. They felt she wasn't in the right mind to lead the company. It turned out her husband and her uncle had been cooking up plans to overthrow her father from his own company. They'd been bribing the directors behind his back.

Unable to withstand this series of events, grief overcame the young woman and directly affected her mind. Since then, her uncle had begun to reap all of her father's hard work and her husband dumped her in the hospital under the pretense of being a good husband.

Currently, very few people had any idea that the woman had been unjustly treated. What everyone knew was that the once glorious princess of the Tang family had gone mad.