Chapter 67: Living Off a Wife's Wealth

Huo Hanshen cast a cold glance at the subordinate who had barged in uninvited, freezing the man in place, too terrified to make a sound.

"I thought I... heard someone call you 'Mr. President'?"

Xu Xu asked hesitantly over the phone.

With the distance and the phone line between them, she hadn't really heard it clearly.

Still, that didn't stop her from probing Huo Hanshen a little.

Huo Hanshen replied in a gentle voice, "Someone was looking for me to tally up some supplies, asking about the total quantity."

"Is that so..."

"Of course. Surely my wife doesn't think I'm the president, do you?" Huo Hanshen's dark eyes deepened, a flash of playful banter dancing within them. "I wish I were, unfortunately I'm not, and I still have to rely on my wife to provide for me."

Hearing that last remark, Xu Xu, who was currently sipping sweet wine, nearly choked.

"Could it be that my wife thinks I'm too useless?" Huo Hanshen sighed softly. "It's my fault."

"Of course not," Xu Xu hastily denied. "I was just asking casually."

She truly had not expected Huo Hanshen to have this side to him.

A bit manipulative in a subtle way...

And rather secretly passionate.

While Xu Xu was marveling at Huo Hanshen's multifaceted personality, the petrified subordinate was utterly dumbfounded, his jaw practically hitting the floor at the sight of the usually stern and unsmiling president wearing such an intensely tender expression.

The aloof president actually had this side to him?

Probably no one would believe it even if he told them!

Who on earth was he on the phone with?

A girlfriend?

Since when did the president have a girlfriend? Wasn't he always known for keeping women at a distance?

Stationed in the capital and having never been to Haishi, the subordinate had no idea that Huo Hanshen was already married.

He was so blindsided by the president's gentleness that his mind went momentarily blank.

"Well, since you're busy, I won't disturb you any longer." Now it was Xu Xu's turn to change the subject. "The temperature is going to drop soon, make sure to keep warm."

"Mm, you too." Huo Hanshen paused for a moment before continuing, "Xuxu, if anything happens in the future, you must tell me. Don't carry everything on your own."

Xu Xu froze for a second, then softly let out an "mm."

After ending the call, Huo Hanshen instantly reverted to a expressionless mask as he looked at the subordinate still standing nearby.

"What is it?"

Seeing Huo Hanshen snap back to his imposing demeanor in a fraction of a second, the subordinate quickly straightened up and said respectfully, "We've got news on that miraculous doctor capable of saving the little miss."

Hearing this, Huo Hanshen's eyes flickered.

"And the person's online ID happens to be located in Haishi," the subordinate added.

Haishi...

Such a coincidence?

Xu Xu's face floated up in his mind. According to the reports from their people in Haishi, Xu Xu had played a primary role in successfully saving that patient.

Could Xu Xu actually be that miraculous doctor?

It wasn't that Huo Hanshen was overly biased or wearing rose-colored glasses when it came to Xu Xu; he simply had an inexplicable intuition.

"According to the captured criminal's statement, the divine doctor is an elderly person in their fifties," the subordinate continued reporting. "Only... the person said they hadn't seen the doctor in a very long time either."

Thus, the lead had hit a dead end right there.

Aside from an approximate age and the city, they knew nothing else—not even a name.

Huo Hanshen furrowed his brows slightly. "In their fifties? Are you certain?"

The subordinate was momentarily stunned, then nodded firmly. "Yes, that's what the suspect said."

At the same time, he naturally reasoned that since it was a miraculous doctor, it had to be some old-timer.

How could a young person possibly possess such peerless medical skills?

"Understood. Keep searching for the doctor's whereabouts."

Huo Hanshen gave the calm directive.

Simultaneously, he dismissed the notion that Xu Xu could be that divine doctor.

It was probably just his imagination running wild.