Feeling very angered with Francesca, she hung up on Jia Yi and made her way to the hospital only to find the twins were already in his room. She could hear Qiu Wen also whining at Jia Yi's incompetency.

"Daddy, just relax. How could you not let us know of such a big matter? Wait till Mummy gets here. You would be so dead!" Joy teased him as Qiu Wen rolled his eyes.

"How could you tell the whole world while I was on medical care? I only agreed to it when I specifically instructed you to keep your mouth shut! Now, get out!" Qiu Wen squinted at Jia Yi who instantly stepped out of the room only to bump into Xue Ting.

"How did the twins know?" She questioned with arms crossed making Jia Yi try to catch his breath before explaining to her. "I had to inform Old Mrs. Tang and to prevent her from coming, I had to coax her into letting the twins come to visit and keep her updated as she did not want you to tire yourself." Xue Ting could only sighed and patted his shoulder.

"Good job. Good job. It's been a rough day. Head home. I will handle it all. By the way, could you please send me all the information on the case we are handling? You know, the one she messed up on…" Xue Ting instructed as Jia Yi nodded before rushing off.

The moment Xue Ting stepped in, the three of them knew she was furious. "Look, mummy… Calm down. It's only to keep Great Grandma from coming." Joy held her hands up in surrender.

"We come in peace…" Matthew added with a fake smile as Xue Ting's eyes darted at her husband who was oblivious to the situation as his eyes were alternating on his laptop, tablet, and mobile on the hospital bed. Joy quickly nudged him but it was too late.

"You knew I would be mad and what's all this?" She began to confiscate one-by-one device as Qiu Wen pleaded with her.

"You're on hospitalisation leave officially. You two have school tomorrow. So please report to the Highness that I the Design Advisor have reported for duty." Xue Ting announced as the twins grinned and nodded before waving at Qiu Wen. Joy managed to steal a kiss from his cheeks before they left.

"If you are going to continue and plead with me while I help you solve this matter, I will ensure you're on bed rest for a month." She warned before he obediently slipped back into the blanket and laid down. At the look that she was satisfied and wanted to look at the damage, he held her hand.

"I miss you…" He said before sitting back up and pulling her into his arms to kiss her as she savored the moment with him. However, when he sneakily tried to steal his mobile away from her, she broke the kiss and immediately barged away to the couch.

"Goodnight, Mr. Tang." She pointed at the pillow as he pouted and laid back down before falling asleep at the sight of his serious working wife.

She read the blunt and boring design proposal in shock and disgrace. It took her a long while to finish and not rage as she would wake Qiu Wen up. It felt as though she was reading a real estate sales and purchase agreement. Instead, she texted Jia Yi to arrange for an appointment with the client to meet with her.

At the same time, she was trying to find clues or notes on the old couple's interest in strengthening the textile collaboration with their jewelry only to find they were all assumptions made by Francesca. Frustrated, she texted Qiu Yeh for help.

Dear Mr. Director, I assume you're aware your Assistant Director has been hospitalised but we have a more pressing matter at hand. Could you fill me in on the client's interest or specific preferences to further enhance the collaboration proposal as the one I have on hand feels like we're actually a property agent? Hope to get some updates before daylight. - Design Advisor

She paced around a little while waiting for a reply and with the little information she had on hand she tried searching online about the couple, Mr. and Mrs. Auspicary. She was very surprised to find the husband was of Mediterranean heritage and married to a local Chinese. Their textiles are so well known in the Middle East that she felt very frustrated with Francesca for how she dealt with such a huge opportunity.

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Before she could scroll more, Qiu Yeh who had been chuckling at the text decided to call her as she sneaked outside of the room to pick up the call.

"There you are!" Xue Ting said in a low voice. "Hello, Ms. Design Advisor. Glad to have you as a replacement." He said professionally.

"Qiu Yeh, do you know who all of you had just offended? They aren't just anybody or nobody…" Xue Ting vented as Qiu Yeh cleared his throat.

"Yes, I'm aware of the severity. Apologies for causing so much trouble at your end. I will surely make this up to you one day…" He apologised as Xue Ting sighed at his absentminded self.

"Qiu Yeh, Mr. Auspicary is of Mediterranean heritage and their textiles are very well known in the Middle East. Do you know how much opportunity this collaboration would bring you? I could just let Qiu Wen resign immediately after I secure this deal for you." Xue Ting filled him in which surprised him at her research.

"Hold it… Hold it… Anything but taking him away from his position. For now. Well, listen to you like this meaning you already have a remedial plan in store?" Qiu Yeh asked as her mind indeed had already sparked a rough idea of combining Mediterranean and Chinese patterns.

As she explained her idea of design to turn out in the order of yin and yang formation which only the ones who looked closely could tell, Qiu Yeh could not wait to see the result of her sketches. With that, he did not just agree to write up the proposal but also to accompany her to meet the couple the next day once they finalised the idea on hand.

As she returned to the room after the call, she tucked Qiu Wen into the blanket and kissed his forehead before heading to do a few sketches of her ideas.

In the middle of the night, Qiu Wen stirred awake at the sight of her dosing off from her sketches on the sofa in front of him. He smiled as he got up and took an extra blanket to cover her only to accidentally wake her up.

"Hey… feeling better? Does it still hurt?" She touched his stomach as he smiled watching her worry about him.

"I'm sorry, Ting Ting…" He apologised first which made her sigh in relief.

"Ouch! It still hurts…" He pretended to be in pain to cheer her up as she rolled her eyes and hit him lightly on his arm but instead, he caught her arm and pulled her close to him to kiss her.

"I'm sorry for giving you a hard time… I love you." He whispered to her when they broke away as she squinted her eyes at him.

"Do you know how much trouble everyone is in because you're sick? Could you please don't ever neglect yourself?" She nagged as he nodded and stole a kiss on her lips which finally made her surrender and ease into his arms.

He then saw her designs on the sketch.

"So, these are your remedial actions?" He asked while studying the details as she explained her ideas which he was impressed. "Looks like the training you had at Shan Feng came as urgent help this time. Well, in return I can help you out with writing the proposal…" He said as she shook her head.

"Already got that sorted out. The director himself is doing it." She kissed his cheeks when he raised an eyebrow in surprise as he chuckled and caught her in his arms again only to coax her to sleep together on the sofa till the next morning.

"Grandma! Slowly!" Joy shrieked when Grandma nearly lost her balance reaching for the room's door as Matthew supported her back.

"Calm down, calm down. I'm old but I'm strong. Quick let's get in to see how's your father doing…" Grandma urged as the trio entered the room to find the couple stirring awake on the sofa when Jia Yi stepped in.

"Oh… Oh… Grandma…" Xue Ting gasped as she tried to straighten her clothes before standing up from the sofa as Grandma rushed over to sit next to Qiu Wen who was still trying to wake up.

She first hit him on his arm. "Ouch! Grandma, I'm still a patient." He whined as the twins giggled.

"I don't care if you're a patient or not but making life hard for my Ting Ting, you must be punished!" Grandma smacked him again when Xue Ting's phone rang.

"Wonder who is your grandchild now…" Qiu Wen pouted as Xue Ting answered Qiu Yeh's call.

"Hey…" She said as Qiu Yeh could hear the commotion behind her.

"Grandma came?" He asked while driving over his Bluetooth. "Yes…" She said.

"Alright, let's get you ready. I'll be reaching the lobby soon." He said as she remembered their appointment.

"Alright, see you." She hung up and pointed at the twins before squinting her eyes at them.

"What are you two doing here?" She raised an eyebrow. "And not in your uniform?" She continued before Joy stepped forward and held her arm.

"Mummy, don't worry we have Diane to take notes for us. Just let us accompany Daddy would you…" She tried to coax Xue Ting from getting angry at them.

"Well then considering I won't have time at the restaurant today, you're both in charge of my shift. There's Grandma here to look after him. I'm sure he will be discharged today." She said nonchalantly as she turned to face him who then stood to pull her into his embrace.

"I'm sorry to trouble you. Guess that was Qiu Yeh?" He asked as she nodded.

"Go. I'm sure he will be here soon." He kissed her forehead as she smiled in defeat at her attempt to get angry at him.

"Help me take good care of him alright, Grandma. I'm sorry to bother you with it." Xue Ting squatted in front of Grandma who gently patted her hands.

"Don't worry my favorite granddaughter. Go and settle the matter. I know you can. Leave the family matters to this old lady." Grandma said sending everyone chuckling as Xue Ting left with Jia Yi ahead of a busy day.