Spring lovers: We who are inseperable

Chapter 179: The Deal (2)

"But I want to ask you something. Why do you insist on taking over the first hospital so much?" Li Wei asked, which caught both Ethan and Eliana off guard. 

Listening to this, both Eliana and Ethan kept quiet for a moment. With no one saying a word Li Wei became suspicious. Finally after a moment, Ethan decided to speak, "That is-" but before he could start, Eliana interrupted in between and said instead, "Because I like that hospital. Isn't this reason more than enough, Mr. Aiden?" 

Li Wei chuckled at her answer and thus started a series of question, "So, for instance, Miss Eliana, can you tell me what do you like the most in the First hospital?" 

Without even a blinking of eye, Eliana started, "The staff, how they take care of the patients is what I admire the most. The equipements are also top noch, which can be counted in the good qualities of the hospital," and she started to feel if she was in an interview. 

"Looks like, Miss Eliana knows a great deal about the First hospital, impressive! But from what I know, there must be some things that you would want to change there, so what are those?" Li Wei asked putting forward his second question. 

Eliana raised her eyebrow and said instead of answering the question, "Why is Mr. Aiden so hyped up about our decision to acquire the first hospital?" 

"As the person who is the current owner of the First hospital its my duty to check the buyer is truly interested in it or not," Li Wei said defending himself. 

Ethan and Eliana couldn't find any words to comprehend and so they decided to keep quiet in this matter. 

"So, now, Miss Eliana, your answer to my question ?" Li Wei said. 

"I would like to increase the opportunities for the female and young doctors out there," Eliana said, as her words brought some old memories to her. 

Li Wei raised an eyebrow at this, this was true. Indeed in the First hospital the young doctors and the female ones had less opportunites, most of the important surgeries were done by the doctors sitting at the higher positions, leaving the younger doctors without any experience. But this trait of the First hospital was only known to people who were either a part of it or were an employee in it. Then how come someone else who wasn't of this country and had been first time here knows it?

The First hospital is very strict about its security rules, it does not allows any of its employees to leak the information regarding the functions of the First hospital. And so it would have been only possible when Eliana had been a part of it as an employee or as an shareholder. 

As Li Wei was lost in his thoughts, Ethan and Eliana were in a hurry, they desperately wanted to get the first hospital, it was important for them to complete their goal. 

"Mr. Aiden, I hope you are satisfied with my answers, and now I want you to hand the First hospital to us," Eliana said, desperation clear in her voice. 

"Sure!" Li Wei said, agreeing which dumbfounded both Eliana and Ethan. 

"Thank you-," before Ethan could make his thanksgiving, Li Wei interrupted in between. 

"I am ready to give you the First hospital, but on a condition," Li Wei announced. 

Now, now. This was what Ethan and Eliana were waiting for, of course Li Wei was a businessman no way he would give anything just like that. 

"What condition?" Eliana asked raising her eyebrow. 

"A marriage contract," Li Wei said, and these words were enough for leaving Ethan and Eliana dumbfounded. 

"Marriage contract? If you are interested in marriage go to some other person, we don't have any bride for you at this moment," Ethan said jokingly. 

"I am sorry to say Mr. Ethan, but I have already found my bride," Li Wei with a smile on his face and his eyes drifting towards Eliana sitting beside Ethan. 

Feeling eyes on herself, Eliana started to feel uneasy, but soon returned in her usual unbothered self.

"Congrats to you Mr. Aiden, then we'll take our leave. Once again thank you for understanding us," Ethan said as he got up from the seat all ready to set out when Li Wei's voice stopped him in his tracks. 

"Please don't leave yet, Mr Ethan. Aren't you curious about the name of my bride?" Li Wei said. 

Ethan was irritated and so he got back to his seat and sitting again at the same place he said," What is it, Mr. Li?"

Li Wei instead of answering passed some contract papers to both Ethan and Eliana. 

With a raised eyebrow, both Ethan and Eliana took the paper and started to read it. 

As they read and understood the contents one by one, their eyes and facial expression started to change. 

After a minute or two, Ethan got up from his seat with anger advent in his eyes, he said with a raised voice, "Are you mad? This contract is ridiculous. How can you even think of something like this?"

Although, Ethan supported Li Wei in pursuing Eliana, but this step is far from what he had expected. He can't let there marriage happen on a contract like this. 

Whereas Eliana had other thoughts, reading this contract she was displeased and against it from the start, but she could not let something like this stop her from reaching towards her goal! She had made so many sacrifices and her blood sweat and tears, she could not let them waste like this. 

Good or not, she knew that accepting this contract was the last choice she had if she wanted to complete what she came here back for, and by any other choice, Li Wei wouldn't give the First Hospital to her. 

"Ely, lets go. There is no need to accept something like this," Ethan said as he reached his hand to take the papers from Eliana's hands but he could not do so, as Eliana's grip on the paper was firm. 

Seeing Ethan trying take the papers, Eliana looked at him and shook her head. 

"But-" before Ethan could say anything, Eliana took this chance and declared, "Fine, I accept this contract, but on one condition!"

Li Wei said, "Sure, I agree," he didn't care of anything else if Eliana was with him. She just wanted to keep her under his protection to save her from the unknown dangers. 

"The conditions of this contract marriage will be rewritten by me," Eliana said as she took the papers and started to keep it in her bag, safely. 

"Sure," Li Wei said with a smile on his face. 

"Then I will be taking my leave," Eliana said as she pulled Ethan towards the door and went away. 

Everything happened so fast that Ethan didn't get the chance to react. He managed to return to his senses only when they entered the car. 

Making him sit in the passenger seat, Eliana took the driver seat. Starting the car, she said, "I don't want any discussions about it now. We can discuss this all at home," her eyes in the front. 

Ethan didn't say anything, and remained silent throughout the journey till they reached home. 

Reaching in front of the entrance of the Song Mansion, Eliana stopped the car. Acting as if nothing had happened, Eliana got out of the car, but was pulled by Ethan who had got out of the car before her. 

Eliana did noy resist nor said a single word, she just let Ethan drag her inside the house. 

As they reached the hall, Ethan released Eliana from his grip and turning towards her, keeping his hands on her shoulders he said, "Just what did you do there?" 

"Why did you accept that sh**ty contract, huh?" 

"You know right, the Li Wei is doing all this because he suspects that you are his Wang Yu Yan, who died in the accident an year ago, then why?"

"Then what about the goal? Huh?" Eliana said with an unbothered voice. 

"For which I sacrificed my family and my loved ones, I should leave it like this? Because of something like this? You can do it! But its impossible for me. So I decided to accept it," Eliana said defending herself. 

"Do you even realise just what are you trying to do?" Ethan said. 

Eliana didn't answer his question and instead she diverted her gaze. 

"What if in all this, they find out you?" Ethan questioned. 

"We can see that in the future, for now this is more important," Eliana said as she said with a determined and cold voice.

"And what if Alex, Rey and Iris find out? What will they say? You took a big decision like this without consulting anyone? What will Alex, Rey and Iris think?" Ethan said as he started to his voice. 

"What will happen when we found out what?" 

A voice came from behind them, a familiar voice, which startled both Ethan and Eliana, and caught them off guard.