Chapter 344 - 232: Dragon King Returns: My Fiancée You Can’t Afford to Mess With (2)

Chapter 344: Chapter 232: Dragon King Returns: My Fiancée You Can’t Afford to Mess With (2)

"It’s none of your business."

Shen Yu’s reply was blunt.

This Liang Chen was always trying to orchestrate "chance" encounters with her.

His intentions were as plain as day.

’So annoying.’

’I told him I’m taken. Is he deaf?!’

Liang Chen just smiled and said:

"Speaking of which, I’ve been run off my feet lately. I just got accepted into an exchange program at the University of Pennsylvania, so I’ve been busy with my visa the last couple of days. As you know, getting a visa for the United States is a huge pain right now. The lines outside the embassy are endless, and the rejection rate is terrifyingly high. But thankfully, my family asked a few friends in the system to pull some strings. They made a call, and I managed to get it approved without a hitch."

Xu Juan, sitting beside her, was rolling her eyes.

’What kind of pathetic flex is this?’

’Chen Hao was better at it.’

’Besides, it’s just a visa. Does he have to be so dramatic about it?’

Liang Chen looked at Shen Yu, his gaze sincere. "Shen Yu, with your talent, it’s a real shame to be stuck in China. Have you ever considered going abroad? Maybe visit the United States, or apply for a fellowship at an Ivy League school? I can have my father use his foreign affairs connections to help you. Getting you a recommendation letter or sorting out a visa would be easy. It’s not hard to add a prestigious international experience to your resume."

Although Liang Chen’s bragging was a bit clumsy...

...for a university student in 2008, the idea of an exchange in the United States and an Ivy League credential was still quite tempting.

A different girl might have paused to consider it for a few seconds.

Shen Yu didn’t even hesitate. She emphasized sternly:

"No, thank you. And let me tell you again, I’m already engaged. My fiancé, Jiang He, is a doctor in Yangcheng. After I graduate, I’m definitely staying in China to be with him. I have no plans to go abroad."

Shot down so directly,

the smile on Liang Chen’s face froze for a moment.

Of course, he’d heard the rumors on the university BBS that Shen Yu had a fiancé, but he had never taken them seriously.

Even if she did, how could some young guy from out of town possibly compete with a second-generation rich kid like him, a Capital City local with international connections?

A flash of indignation crossed Liang Chen’s mind, but he concealed it well and said:

"Engaged? Well, congratulations. But... long-distance relationships are very unreliable. Distance wears many things away. And forgive me for being blunt, but for a small-town doctor in China, no matter how hard he works, his life will only amount to so much. What kind of future can he really have? Shen Yu, you need to broaden your horizons. The world out there, especially the medical system and research environment in the United States, is the best in the world. If you make him your everything, you’ll miss out on so many experiences in life that should have been yours."

After he said that,

Shen Yu was getting genuinely angry. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Dr. Jiang was the person she was proudest of in the world.

He was fighting desperately in the lab to cure terminal illnesses; no one had the right to belittle him.

If she weren’t here to meet someone else today, she wouldn’t say another word and would have already stormed off!

Xu Juan couldn’t hold back any longer. She exploded.

She slammed her hands on the table and shot up, pointing a finger at his face as she started yelling:

"Hey, who the fuck do you think you are?"

"Who the fuck are you calling a ’small-town doctor,’ huh?"

"My dad is the Director of Peking Union Medical College Hospital! A doctor that even *my dad* admires, and you’re telling me he’s some no-future ’small-town doctor’?"

"Who the hell do you think you are? Who the fuck are you looking down on?!"

The restaurant fell silent in an instant.

Even Liang Chen’s friends turned to stare, shocked.

Xu Juan didn’t stop. She kept cursing, a veritable masterclass in profanity.

She didn’t catch her breath until a waiter came over to intervene.

"Juanzi, forget it." Shen Yu reached out and grabbed Xu Juan’s wrist. ’It’s not worth wasting your energy on people like him.’

Liang Chen took a deep breath, stood up, and said:

"Xu Juan, we’re all highly educated people. There’s no need to be so crude. I was just stating an objective fact. The truth is often hard to hear."

He glanced at Shen Yu with a look of regret. "My apologies for the interruption. Please, enjoy your meal. I have to go to the consulate to submit some additional documents, so I’ll be leaving."

With that, he prepared to turn and leave.

Just then, a black Audi pulled up to the restaurant entrance.

In 2008, a black Audi A6L with a special series Capital City license plate carried a self-evident meaning.

The car door opened, and a man in a dark suit stepped out.

The man strode purposefully to Shen Yu’s table and bowed slightly. "Excuse me, are you Ms. Shen?"

Shen Yu: "I am."

The man presented his credentials. "Hello, I am Zhong Yi, a special liaison from the Consular Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Liang Chen turned his head in astonishment.

"I’ve been sent on an urgent joint assignment by my superiors, and also at the personal request of my junior, Commissioner Su Zhi of the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, to handle matters related to your travel to the United States."

Shen Yu nodded. "Thank you for your trouble. Someone mentioned this to me earlier."

A short distance away, Liang Chen was completely baffled.

’A US visa? Someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs driving an Audi A6L all the way to the university to pick her up?’

’What kind of person needs this level of fanfare just to get a visa?’

Zhong Yi continued to report to Shen Yu:

"Ms. Shen, Dr. Jiang He has been invited to Baltimore to participate in an academic symposium as a key expert from China. The American side places extreme importance on Dr. Jiang’s attendance."

"To ensure a flawless trip, the embassy has opened a special VIP channel for high-level medical talent for you and Dr. Jiang He."

"Please give me your passport. The private car is waiting outside now."

"I will personally escort you to a private channel to have your fingerprints recorded. At the latest, your highest-priority US visa will be issued tonight and delivered to your residence by a special courier."

Liang Chen was completely dumbfounded.

’What the hell?’

’Come again? What do you mean "key expert from China"? What do you mean "highest priority"?’

’Is this the kind of treatment a fucking "small-town doctor" gets?!’

In later years, this would be the standard plot of a short drama like *Dragon King Returns: My Fiancée You Can’t Afford to Mess With*...

For such a scene to play out in real life was just too shocking for everyone present.

Xu Juan was so thrilled she felt like she could fly.

She huffed. ’Sooo satisfying~’

Shen Yu took her passport out of her bag and handed it to Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi took the document and stepped aside to let her pass.

"Very good, Ms. Shen. After you."

Shen Yu: "Thank you."

After they had left,

Xu Juan pointed at Liang Chen and said, "What are you staring at? Weren’t you barking up a storm just now? Go on, bark for me! Bark again!"

Liang Chen’s face was ashen, his humiliation absolute.

Every pore on Xu Juan’s body seemed to relax in satisfaction.

’So cathartic~’

In her heart, she had never felt that Jiang He needed some illustrious status to be worthy of her Shen Yu.

As long as they truly loved each other and he treated Shen Yu well, that was enough.

But then again...

...seeing Jiang He be so outstanding that his sheer ability could deliver a face-slap from halfway across China was still incredibly refreshing!

—How lucky that Teacher Shen met Dr. Jiang.

—How lucky that Dr. Jiang met Teacher Shen.

Meanwhile, Shen Yu was walking outside with Zhong Yi.

Unlike Xu Juan, who was gloating, Shen Yu didn’t feel much satisfaction.

Others saw Dr. Jiang’s dazzling brilliance.

Only she felt a pang of heartache for Jiang He.

’He’s about the same age as me.’

’How many days and nights must he have endured, how much pressure must he have been under, to reach such heights in his early twenties?’

At this thought, Shen Yu’s eyes reddened.

She silently clenched her fists.

’I can’t stop.’

’I have to work harder, even harder.’

’Only then can I be worthy of a man as wonderful as Jiang He.’