377 New Beginning (1)
While her best friend was starting a new life as a married woman, Xi Qian had just moved out of the apartment Su Xiaofei owned in favor of moving in with the Li family to take care of their patriarch as his private nurse.
She didn't know what made her decide to accept the old man's offer, but she had to admit that the pay would be more than sufficient for her to pay her med school tuition fee for the following school year compared to if she remained working as a nurse in the hospital.
Xi Qian also didn't want to prolong her stay in her best friend's apartment, now that Su Xiaofei was married to that little tyrant, although her best friend insisted for her to stay as long as she wanted.
She stepped out from the cab that brought her to the private villa where Chairman Li was currently residing with his wife and Li Xingtian. Looking up at the new place where she would temporarily stay, Xi Qian wasn't surprised at its grandeur.
Well, the villa was simply stunning with its all brick and ivory colored walls and huge windows that seemingly allowed the sun to light up the whole place while hidden behind large trees and from prying eyes.
Picking up her suitcase, Xi Qian heard her own feet softly making a crushing sound on the gravel road that led to the private villa. She then pressed the button next to the doorbell, announcing her arrival.
A man in his mid-forties came rushing, opening the gates for her before taking her luggage. The top of his head was already bald, but Xi Qian could see wisps of white hair from his ears down to his nape. He was also missing a few front teeth and his back was slouching a bit, making him look shorter than his actual height.
"Miss Xi, Chairman Li has informed us about your arrival. Everything has already been prepared for you. If you would, please follow me." He said politely, gesturing Xi Qian with his hand to follow him.
As they reached the imposing double front doors, Xi Qian didn't make any reaction when she spotted Li Xiran standing at the doorway, looking at her with an expression she couldn't comprehend at all. He looked uncomfortable standing there, but as she took a quick look behind him, Xi Qian spotted two luggage behind him.
It seemed that she wasn't the only one who would be moving in today. However, Xi Qian wasn't looking forward to getting involved with his issues with the rest of the Li family. She was starting to think that wealthy families such as the Li family and Su Xiaofei's family were no different from commoners like her, when it comes to having family issues.
However, what differed Li Xiran's situation was that he wasn't competing for the inheritance, but for his father's recognition. She could see it in his eyes that he cared about his father deeply, but won't admit it vocally.
"Nurse Xi." Li Xiran gave her a curt nod before turning his eyes on the luggage their caretaker was holding. "I'm glad that you agreed with my father's proposition. I could be at ease knowing he would be able to recover well with you here."
Xi Qian remained silent and looked at him blankly. She wanted to set the record straight with him; that she was a nurse and not a doctor. She cannot administer any medicines or perform any surgery without a doctor's supervision, hence she had no way to guarantee Li Xiran's father's recovery. What she could do was to ensure that Chairman Li's surgical wounds would heal clean and nicely, and assess the changes in the medical status of the patient.
Li Xiran then helped their caretaker to bring Xi Qian's luggage to the top of the stairs, with her following closely behind them.
"Uncle Yan will take your suitcase to your designated room and give you a tour. I suppose you would have to talk with that 'woman' to find out their expectations of you." He said, before turning to leave her with their caretaker, taking the opposite direction from where Xi Qian was.
"He's always on edge." Uncle Yan commented as he dragged Xi Qian's luggage with him. "At least he's willing to cooperate with his father now."
Xi Qian remained silent as she didn't think she should poke her nose into someone else's business, much less her employers' life. Looking at the man in front of her, she saw that Uncle Yan was struggling with her luggage, but held her tongue, knowing that the man might take it as an offense if she dared to question him for doing his job.
Figuring that the talk was off the table, the two walked in companionable silence as Xi Qian took in the surroundings. The hallway was filled with vases and ornaments with seemingly selected and expensive looking tastes, yet it remained classical.
It didn't take long before they reached a room where she was going to stay. Uncle Yan then opened the door for her to enter.
"I'm sure you are tired, so have a rest today. The madam will summon you later for dinner." He said, before leaving Xi Qian on her own.
Xi Qian stood there for a moment, frozen in place. Slowly, she flopped down on the soft bed and stared at the ceiling. She was starting to wonder if she had made the right decision by accepting Chairman Li's offer for her service.
With her unstable financial situation, she didn't think she could decline when he offered a generous compensation. She didn't know what had gotten in her when she agreed to the old man's request.
"I hope you would consider Nurse Xi. Dr. Jiang said that you're a trustworthy person, and he didn't mind if you personally worked for our family. Actually, they wouldn't let me go back to work, especially Xiran. He insisted that I stay at home while he manages the company in my place."
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