In Chapter 8, Dr. Lin sighed and showed Gao Yinxi the examination report in his hand, "Ms. Cheng, look at this."
She pointed to an undulating curve, "This is the normal fluctuation of the stress hormone cortisol. And your test results..."
She then took out another piece of paper, "a high-level line that is almost a straight line."
These words struck Gao Yinxi like a hammer blow to the chest.
She suddenly sat up, "Why? I've been taking the medication strictly as prescribed..."
“Treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome naturally takes time.” Dr. Lin frowned slightly as he looked through her medical records. “When was your last menstrual period?”
“Twenty-six days ago,” Gao Yinxi blurted out, a number she calculated every morning when taking her temperature. “Dr. Lin, when exactly can I get pregnant? My boyfriend is quite busy lately, and he's going on a business trip next week, so we'll miss the best time to conceive this month…”
“I take my basal body temperature every morning when I get up, and I study ovulation test strips after get off work. I have done every step you mentioned seriously.”
Dr. Lin finally looked up from the computer screen. "Have you been very tired lately?"
"Not bad." Gao Yinxi stared at the two contrasting charts, feeling a slight tension in her heart.
“Under prolonged high stress, the body may perceive that now is not a good time to conceive a new life.” Dr. Lin’s voice softened. “Polycystic ovary syndrome can indeed affect conception, but in your case, psychological factors are more to blame.”
Gao Yinxi felt dizzy. She remembered what Chi An had said last week: "You have too high expectations of yourself. It's okay to allow yourself to be less than perfect sometimes."
At the time, she laughed and retorted that she would rest after kicking Lin Nana out, but projects came one after another, and there was never a real end.
"What should I do?" Gao Yinxi quickly reviewed what she needed to do in her mind.
"Stress reduction, exercise, and regular sleep patterns," Dr. Lin wrote down several suggestions. "You could consider taking a break for a while."
Gao Yinxi looked troubled. "I really can't leave the company."
As a high-pressure career woman herself, Dr. Lin understood Gao Yinxi's predicament and sighed softly, "My sister was in the same situation back then. She was already 33 years old, and in order to get pregnant, she even quit her job, tracking ovulation, taking her temperature, and undergoing various tests every day."
Dr. Lin gently placed her pen aside. "Then one day she broke down and threw all the pregnancy tests and thermometers into the trash."
"And then?" Gao Yinxi couldn't help but ask.
"Then she and my brother-in-law went on a month-long trip to Yunnan." Dr. Lin's lips curled into a slight smile. "They came back with the news of her pregnancy; my niece is already in elementary school."
Outside the clinic window, the early summer sunlight streamed through the blinds, casting striped shadows on the floor.
A nurse pushed a medicine cart down the corridor, the wheels making a regular clicking sound.
Seeing the envy on Gao Yinxi's face, Dr. Lin smiled and said, "Ms. Gao, your body tells a lot. Your test results show here that even if you don't feel anything, your stress hormone levels are significantly high."
Gao Yinxi looked down at her hands, which hadn't been trimmed, and said, "I will adjust my work accordingly, but taking a vacation is out of the question. I would appreciate it if Dr. Lin could help me think of a solution."
"I'll prescribe some medication to regulate your endocrine system, but more importantly..." Dr. Lin wrote the last line on the prescription, "Learn to relax. Sometimes, the more you insist, the more your body will resist."
As she stepped out of the hospital, the midday sun was so bright that Gao Yinxi could barely open her eyes.
She took out sunglasses from her bag with a dejected expression and put them on. Then she took out her phone, and more than twenty unread messages popped up. The top one was from Yuan Ergeng: "How was the checkup? What do you want to eat tonight?"
Gao Yinxi hesitated for a moment before replying, "The same as always. I'll go home early tonight and we'll talk about it then."
"What's wrong?"
"Not in a good mood?"
"Do you want me to pick you up from get off work?"
Gao Yinxi has always treated the company as her own home and has never thought that working overtime is a hard job, but when she thought of what Dr. Lin said, she began to think about taking a break.
Yuan Ergeng sensed Gao Yinxi's nervousness during this period, and at home, she was mostly careful to avoid conversations about pregnancy.
Since being diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome a few months ago, he has been more concerned about her health. Today, he learned that Gao Yinxi was going to the hospital for a follow-up visit and originally wanted to go with her, but then something came up at the company that required his attention.
Gao Yinxi told him to go and handle company matters first, but he didn't forget to send her messages while he was at the company.
...
In the afternoon, Yuan Ergeng hurriedly finished his work and drove to the Six Senses Hotel.
The crystal chandelier in the hotel lobby shimmered with a cold light. Gao Yinxi stood at the front desk, enduring waves of stomach cramps, her forehead beaded with sweat.
She went to the hospital for a check-up this morning and suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable in her stomach. She didn't eat anything when she got back and just took a nap.
I had just woken up when I received a report from my subordinate that Lin Nana had gone crazy for some reason. She had clearly left in the morning, but after lunch in the afternoon, she came back to the hotel and was making a scene at the front desk.
"Mr. Gao, Lin Nana is over there." Xiao Li, the receptionist, lowered her voice and gestured for Gao Yinxi to look towards the door.
Following her gaze, Gao Yinxi saw Lin Nana, who had changed into a red tight-fitting dress and was sitting aggressively in the business lounge area of the lobby, which was used for guests to sit and rest.
At that moment, because of her disturbance, she was the only one sitting there arrogantly in that area, surrounded by several security guards trying to mediate.
Upon seeing her appear, Lin Nana stood up and strode towards the front desk in her high heels, her strong perfume arriving before she did. "I want to see your chairman! Now! Immediately!" She slammed her designer handbag onto the marble countertop, drawing the attention of several guests who were checking in.
"Ms. Lin, I have told you many times that the chairman is not here," the security guard advised her.
“Ms. Lin.” Gao Yinxi took a deep breath, trying to make her voice sound steady and strong. “If you continue to harass our normal business operations, we will have no choice but to take legal action.”
"Legal means?" Lin Nana laughed shrilly, her carefully groomed eyebrows raised high. "Fine, then let the law decide! Your chairman let me stay in this hotel, and now you're just kicking me out? And you even sent people to throw my things out?"
Gao Yinxi felt a wave of dizziness, and her stomach cramps worsened. "Ms. Lin, you can check in if you wish. Please bring your ID card, pay, and follow the check-in process."
Lin Nana glanced at Gao Yinxi and said to the receptionist, "I want to stay in the penthouse suite, registered under the chairman's name."
"Our hotel does not offer free single rooms." The three young women at the front desk were annoyed by Lin Nana, but they had no choice but to greet her with standard smiles time and time again.
"Of course I have," Lin Nana said to the front desk, but her resentful gaze fell on Gao Yinxi.
What's the point of looking at her?
Don't even mention that the hotel doesn't offer free single rooms; even if it did, it's impossible for her to book one for her.
After Gao Yinxi finished speaking, she asked the front desk staff to turn on the security camera. She wanted to see what Lin Nana had been doing at the front desk and then make a copy to send to her father.
Lin Nana's harassment was temporarily handled by the front desk and the front desk manager. "Ms. Lin, if you want to stay in a penthouse suite, why don't you pay by card first, and then have someone reimburse you later?"
"Gao Yinxi," Lin Nana shrieked, "What are you pretending for? The reason the chairman treated me like this is all because of you, you little devil. You just can't stand him being nice to me."
"Ms. Lin, please calm down." The front desk manager smiled, but inwardly she was nagging, "We can talk in the office, so as not to disturb other guests."
"I'm not going anywhere!" Lin Nana suddenly raised her voice, attracting even more attention. "I'm going to stay here and let everyone see how your hotel treats its guests!"
She turned to the crowd of onlookers, her face arrogant, as if she wanted to make things as big as possible.
The front desk manager felt a wave of helplessness.
According to hotel regulations, in this situation, security should be asked to remove the troublemaker immediately. However, the other party has a special status and the privacy of the chairman is involved.
She glanced at Gao Yinxi, who was looking down at the camera. He looked calm and unmoved by the argument. She couldn't help but sigh. Mr. Gao said to "handle it properly and not escalate the conflict."
But Lin Nana is clearly determined to escalate the situation, and no matter how the conflict is handled, it's impossible to prevent it from intensifying.
This vague instruction left her in a dilemma.
“Ms. Lin, if you do not cooperate, we will have no choice but to call the police,” Gao Yinxi said calmly.
Unexpectedly, Lin Nana suddenly pulled a stack of photos from her bag and slammed them on the table. "Call the police? Fine! Let the police see these! Let them see what the upper floors of the hotel are really like!"
The photos were scattered, and the content was appalling.
Xiao Li at the front desk gasped, and Gao Yinxi felt dizzy. She really didn't expect that Lin Nana would take such a photo.
Just then, a pair of warm hands touched her shoulders.
"Do you need any help?" The familiar voice put Gao Yinxi at ease. She turned her head and saw Yuan Er's concerned gaze.
"How could you..." Gao Yinxi hadn't finished speaking when another wave of cramping pain struck, forcing her to bend over and press her stomach.
Yuan Er quickly picked her up and placed her on the sofa in the quieter rest area behind him. "Your stomach isn't feeling well. Do you have any medicine in the office?"
"have."
Following Gao Yinxi's suggestion, Yuan Ergeng found a small medicine box in her office cabinet.
When they went downstairs, the hotel staff had already prepared a bottle of mineral water for Gao Yinxi. Yuan Ergeng accompanied Gao Yinxi to take the medicine, and the process also allowed him to understand the current situation.
Lin Na found it difficult to communicate with the front desk staff and the front desk manager.
Her target today was Chairman Gao Shanhai, but Gao Shanhai was hiding upstairs and she couldn't see him, so she had to settle for Gao Yinxi instead.
At this moment, Gao Yinxi moved to another seat and stood beside her, coldly observing the scene. She sneered, "Let me tell you, if you don't give me an explanation today, no one will get away with this!"
Yuan Ergeng made Gao Yinxi a comfortable spot so she could close her eyes and rest for a while, before turning to Lin Nana and saying in a calm but firm voice, "Madam, your current behavior constitutes a disturbance of public order and defamation. Six Senses Hotel has the right to call the police to handle this matter."
This is the information he received after consulting his lawyer immediately upon learning about the situation.
"Call the police? Who are you trying to scare!" Lin Nana said toughly, but her momentum had clearly weakened. "It was your hotel that went too far first."
Yuan Er didn't immediately refute, but instead took the photos that Gao Yinxi had collected and held them in his hand. "Keep these as evidence. According to Article 246 of the Criminal Law, disseminating photos of others' private lives is punishable by up to three years in prison. Are you sure you want to continue?"
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
"Lin Nana, you know what I'm capable of." Gao Yinxi opened her eyes, looking at her with a sharp gaze.
Lin Nana's expression changed several times before she finally said angrily, "You just wait! This isn't over!"
After saying that, he grabbed the remaining photos and ran away.
Gao Yinxi let out a long sigh, her whole body seemingly losing its strength as she slumped onto the sofa. Yuan Ergeng squatted down beside her and gently asked, "Do you want to rest for a bit, or come home with me now?"
Gao Yinxi raised her hand and touched Yuan Ergeng's slightly rounder face. "I still have some things to do in my office."
The CEO's office at Six Senses Hotel.
Despite the pain, Gao Yinxi finished dealing with the urgent matter, and the pain in her stomach gradually subsided.
Just then, a heavy rain started outside, stopping the two from going home.
“This Lin Nana thing won’t end so easily.” Gao Yinxi nestled in Yuan Ergeng’s arms and discussed with him, “She’s so dramatic, I’m really impressed.”
Yuan Er frowned further, "What's your father's attitude?"
"Ambiguous," Gao Yinxi said with a wry smile. "I don't want things to escalate and damage my reputation, but I also don't want her to stay at the hotel any longer. The problem is, Lin Nana won't leave no matter what I do."
But Lin Nana is no longer the public relations director of Six Senses, yet she hasn't separated from her father.
This situation has stumped the hotel staff.
“This is wrong.” Yuan Ergeng’s voice turned serious. “The hotel has an obligation to protect the safety of its employees. This is clearly harassment.”
"We can't really call the police to arrest her, can we?" Gao Yinxi smiled wryly. "My dad still likes her quite a bit."
Moreover, she had an unspoken sorrow.
Her adoptive father's biggest flaw in life was his love of women. What was most disgusting was that he not only liked to sleep with women, but also with the young and beautiful girls around him.
Therefore, over the years, Gao has taken advantage of countless young and beautiful girls.
Like chives, they are constantly being replaced and eliminated.
Therefore, after doing this so many times, the people around him also knew about his nature.
Wherever Gao Shanhai controls, any girl who is ambitious, shameless, and beautiful is a dish in his bowl.
Aside from this highly criticized aspect, he is quite charismatic as a leader, treating both Gao's employees and Six Senses employees with kindness and compassion.
When a wealthy older man really puts his heart into it and wants to make someone happy, he can easily win them over.
Moreover, although he is old, he is well-maintained and is a handsome middle-aged man with good temperament, dressing, and appearance.
And, single.
This means that Six Senses Hotels is even more willing to offer him more dishes.
Gao Shanhai knew this well, so he didn't want to go too far in the matter of Lin Nana.
Otherwise, what will other actresses like Zhang Nana and Li Nana think?
Gao Yinxi knows her father's character very well.
That's why she's currently unsure of what to do with Lin Nana.
"It's not like he hasn't dealt with these rotten romantic interests before, but Lin Nana is the most shameless and tasteless one in recent years."
Yuan Er patted Gao Yinxi's worried head. "Listen, I have two suggestions. First, next time she comes, call the police immediately without hesitation. Second, record the whole thing as evidence."
"But what about my dad..."
“The hotel is a public place, not your father’s private property,” Yuan Er calmly analyzed. “If personal reasons affect normal operations, that’s his problem, and you shouldn’t bear the risk.”
Gao Yinxi fell into thought.
Yuan Ergeng is right. She has always been considerate of her father's feelings. She thought that he had already gone too far in the meeting room today, so she didn't want to make him lose face even more because of Lin Nana. Moreover, as long as Lin Nana does not affect her management, she can let her go all the way.
But it was her hesitation that almost caused her to overlook the safety and rights of herself and her team.
“Also,” Yuan Ergeng held her hand and played with it in his palm, “you should rest tomorrow. Don’t worry about these things for now. If you don’t take care of them, someone else will.”
Gao Yinxi knew he was referring to her adoptive father, but—
Just as she was about to retort, Gao Yinxi's phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Lin Wen, the HR director.
"What's wrong?"
"The chairman already knows about Nana's situation. He's furious and insists that she absolutely cannot say anything inappropriate in front of the media. Next week's meeting is very important; many government officials will be attending..." Lin Wen's breathing was rapid; it was clear that her father had put pressure on the other party regarding today's events.
Gao Yinxi felt a sense of suffocation.
Yuan Ergeng noticed her discomfort and gently took the phone. "Hello, Director Lin, this is Yuan Ergeng. Your General Manager Gao is not feeling well and needs to rest."
"Mr. Yuan, hello, hello." As Gao Yinxi's trusted confidante, Lin Wen naturally recognized Yuan Ergeng. Hearing that Gao Yinxi wasn't feeling well, she immediately asked a few questions with concern, "Of course, Mr. Gao needs to rest first. As for Lin Nana's problem..."
Despite her headache, Gao Yinxi took the phone from Yuan Ergeng's hand and said, "Give her my dad's information. They are both adults."
It's time to take responsibility for what we do.
Whoever makes the mess should clean it up themselves.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then Lin Wen laughed, "Okay, we know what to do next."
Of course, it's not just about dealing with Lin Nana's problems, but also about how to pass the buck.
Having determined the solution, Lin Wen hung up the phone in a relaxed tone.
Gao Yinxi relaxed as well, leaning lazily against Yuan Ergeng's chest, her voice sweet and soft, "Luckily you came early, otherwise I would have been worried to death."
“You’re not clear about your role.” Yuan Er was very pleased with Gao Yinxi’s praise, but he was very modest. “Sometimes, third-party intervention can simplify things.”
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