Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 702 - 708: Do Not Harm

Chapter 702: Chapter 708: Do Not Harm

Having been called out, there was no way to keep hiding it anymore. Yang Yi really wanted to say something to salvage the situation, but he truly didn’t know what to say.

It looked as if he had been rejected by both people.

Xiao Ran chuckled and said, "I think..."

Brian sharply interrupted, "Don’t speak!"

Xiao Ran was startled, but before she could finish what she was saying, Brian stood up. He seemed somewhat angry as he looked at Xiao Ran and said coldly, "You... don’t appreciate it, do you? Are you really sure about what you want to say?"

Brian didn’t specify what Xiao Ran wasn’t appreciating, but those who knew what Brian had been through understood what he meant.

Xiao Ran hesitated. If she didn’t speak up, it would imply that she liked Yang Yi, but if she did speak, it felt like she couldn’t save face.

That’s when Kate spoke up.

"I don’t care about others, I love Yang Yi, and I’m not afraid to compete with anyone. But I don’t want to force Yang Yi to make a decision when it’s not the right time, so I’m waiting for the day when Yang Yi tells me whether he loves me or not. But I will not pressure him to say he loves me."

Which young person isn’t impulsive? In the underworld where they faced life-and-death situations daily, every decision had to be made with utmost caution. But when it came to matters of the heart, what’s the harm in being a bit impulsive?

Yang Yi felt that if he didn’t speak up now, he wouldn’t be much of a man, although he did like Xiao Ran. But as Kate had said, love was selfish and couldn’t be shared, so it was probably better to end things sooner rather than later.

Yang Yi was about to speak, but Kate shook her head at him and said, "Don’t say it now. Tell me when you’re sure you love only me, or tell me if you’ve fallen for someone else. But today, don’t say anything."

Xiao Ran felt defeated. Everything Kate said and did made her feel utterly beaten.

Kate clapped her hands and then laughed, "I feel much better after saying it all. Maintaining just a professional relationship isn’t too bad either."

Xiao Ran really wanted to say something to Kate, to tell her she could have Yang Yi, but she knew Kate didn’t need her to give him up. Saying such things would only embarrass herself, and besides, she didn’t want to let go of Yang Yi.

Today, she had been thoroughly defeated. The best choice was to say nothing, and as for making a stand and competing with Kate, Xiao Ran wouldn’t mind doing so at another time. She wasn’t afraid to compete with anyone, no matter what it was they were fighting over.

As for today, Xiao Ran didn’t want to say anything at all. Even out of self-respect, she would never let Yang Yi feel smug.

Xiao Ran smiled slightly, then turned and left, resolutely and carefreely. She needed to calmly think about whether she really liked Yang Yi, whether she would compete with Kate to the end, or whether from now on she would be indifferent to Yang Yi, so they could at least remain friends with a trace of dignity left.

Xiao Ran left without a word. Kate smiled and picked up the bag she’d placed on the ground, saying, "I’m a bit tired, and I know that you men probably have some things to discuss at this moment, so I’m going to rest."

Kate also left.

Once Kate had left, everyone let out a long sigh of relief. Although it was Yang Yi’s business, each of them had been extremely tense.

Chris shook his head repeatedly and said, "Office romances are no good. One is still manageable, but with two... it’s like this. Boss, how could you express your feelings today? Women are... ah, such trouble."

"I got so excited that I blurted out everything that was on my mind, sigh."

He sighed heavily and said in great pain, "Now I’m in big trouble, my life’s a mess..."

Brian said with dissatisfaction, "Even if you don’t like Woody’s ex-wife, you didn’t have to use yourself as an example, did you? You should be more careful with love. Now look, the conflict has gone public. Let’s see how you’re going to get along with them from now on."

Yang Yi’s head was already spinning. The conflict had burst into the open, but it hadn’t been completely resolved. He had given up on the dream of bliss with more than one woman. He felt Kate was the better choice, but he couldn’t talk to Kate about it for a while. Why? Because he was afraid of hurting Xiao Ran. There’s a saying that goes, ’If you don’t love someone, at least don’t hurt them.’

He’ll wait a bit before acting, find the right opportunity to confess to Kate. Well, that would have to do.

As Yang Yi was lost in his thoughts, Zhang Yong suddenly said loudly, "This Woody, it took a lot of effort to find him. You asked me to find a good doctor, so I started looking attentively..."

Yang Yi helplessly raised his head and said, "Brother Yong, you’re interrupting again. Isn’t this the wrong time to talk about this?"

Zhang Yong spread his hands and said, "Weren’t you the one who just asked me about it?"

Yang Yi replied feebly, "Wasn’t that to distract their attention? Who knew the topic change would fail? Now, now..."

Suddenly, Yang Yi felt that talking about Woody’s situation was quite a good idea, so after pausing for a moment, he said listlessly, "Let’s talk about Woody then, how did you find him?"

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "It was tough to find him. I was in Las Vegas at the time. Since we needed a doctor, I figured we should go to a big city, to a big hospital, so I headed to Los Angeles."

Yang Yi asked in surprise, "You went to Las Vegas? Fuck! You went gambling again! You lost everything!"

Zhang Yong touched his head guiltily, then waved his hand and said, "Don’t change the subject, that’s not the point. Uh, I’ll tell you about it later. Can you front me some money again? But let’s talk about Woody. I went to Los Angeles and started looking for the right person. Using a little trick, and after two days of hustle, I suddenly noticed that someone had sent job applications to almost every hospital. Then I started paying attention to him."

Brian said in a serious tone, "Give me more details. How did you manage to find job applicant information from all the hospitals?"

"Uh, I was out of money, what else could I do? I went with the simplest method. Every hospital has its own website, and on their site, they have job postings. I looked at four hospitals, and each one had information left by Woody. The positions he applied for were an emergency doctor, EMT, surgeon, surgeon, and he even left his resume. Of course, he caught my eye, and then I contacted him to meet up."

Yang Yi responded with some surprise, "That simple?"

"It wasn’t too hard. Then I pretended to be the person in charge of a hospital and made a call to chat him up. I had to find out about his family situation. It turns out he was homeless. In the end, guess what, I found him under a bridge. Once I figured out his situation, I knew he was the one—perfect for what we needed."

Yang Yi was caught between laughter and tears and said, "Hey, show some compassion, will you? The guy’s already down on his luck. Besides, you didn’t just go to Las Vegas and gamble all that time instead of looking for him, did you?"

Zhang Yong became furious and said, "Am I the kind of person who doesn’t know what’s important? It was you who said not to bother if we couldn’t find the right person and to find a doctor first. So I... I thought I would just go to Las Vegas for one night, alright?"

"Damn! You lost everything in one night?"

Zhang Yong, looking helpless, said, "I left enough for the road fare, okay..."