Ch. 271..280

Chapter 271 His Status Is Not as Good as Auntie Wang “Next time something like this happens, call me immediately. Suffering wrongs for no reason isn’t a small matter. I’m your husband, and it’s my duty to deal with those villains for you,”

Sheng Tingyuan said very earnestly.

But Ye Chuyi didn’t take it seriously, “I can handle the villains myself. Wouldn’t it be an underuse of your abilities to have you step in?”

“Your affairs are my affairs, no matter what they are, it’s never an underuse. When will you stop treating me like an outsider? Why does Cong Ningyuan get to know about things that I don’t?”

Ye Chuyi felt even more helpless, “Why do you keep comparing yourself to him? He knows about it because Jungle had to stop supplying medicine to Dome. Xu Bingwen threatened to blacklist me in the medical industry, so naturally, I couldn’t let him off easily.”

Unfortunately, hearing this did not improve Sheng Tingyuan’s expression; it turned even uglier, “He’s so obedient to you? Whoever you tell him to stop supplying medicine to, he just does it. Are you two perhaps too close?”

Ye Chuyi didn’t know how to respond for a moment. Cong Ningyuan indeed followed her orders, at least more so than Sheng Tingyuan, and he never dared to show her any disrespect.

After all, she was Cong Ningyuan’s boss and benefactor.

However, she didn’t want to reveal this part of her identity, so she simply stayed silent.

If Sheng Tingyuan wanted to misunderstand, then let him. She didn’t care. Didn’t he have his own “white moonlight”? She had never meddled in his affairs!

Sheng Tingyuan wanted to hear her explanation, but she stubbornly remained quiet, which clogged his heart with discomfort.

His voice carried a tinge of sourness, “Do you like the type that Cong Ningyuan is?”

Cong Ningyuan was somewhat similar to her ex-boyfriend Qi Yunfan; both had gentle and warm temperaments, at least on the surface.

Sheng Tingyuan knew that the words gentle and warm were not at all associated with him.

Ye Chuyi stood up from his lap, “I don’t like any type. It’s late; it’s time to sleep. Good night, President Sheng.”

Her voice was clear, and her tone was even, showing no signs of emotional fluctuation.

Sheng Tingyuan felt she was like an impenetrable diamond, with no way to reach into her heart.

He watched her ascend the stairs and couldn’t help speaking again, “Why did you go back to Dome? Xu Bingwen threw groundless accusations at you, aren’t you going to pursue it?”

Ye Chuyi stood on the step, looking back at him, “My mentor is at Dome; he’s close friends with Xu Qiong. Moreover, Dome invested a lot in training me. Xu Bingwen has also apologized, saying he was deceived, so I can only let it go.”

Sheng Tingyuan detected the reluctance in her voice. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to pursue the matter; it was that she couldn’t.

“Then do you want me to deal with Xu Bingwen for you?”

“No need. He’s probably not having a good time lately, and besides, it seems he’s handling the person who caused the misunderstanding. Let’s not divert his focus. I hope he deals with that person severely.”

Sheng Tingyuan knew the person she mentioned must be Wen Nianyou.

It seemed she and Wen Nianyou were always at odds. She was content to see Xu Bingwen dealing with Wen Nianyou.

“Okay, noted.”

So, it turned out she still wouldn’t let him help with anything.

Sheng Tingyuan watched her finish climbing the last few steps and return to her bedroom, feeling somewhat bitter inside.

He had never seen a woman as calm and cold-hearted as her. In her heart, he feared his place was probably even lower than Auntie Wang’s.

Her smile was always sincere to Auntie Wang, while all he got was perfunctory treatment.

And she still called him President Sheng.

He had never found anything wrong with the title “President Sheng” before, but now he disliked those two words immensely.

Chapter 272: Presenting Shares in the Dome A night passed, and Ye Chuyi slept soundly.

In the early morning, she got up on time, had breakfast, and was forcefully embraced by Sheng Tingyuan, who kissed her on the forehead.

Ye Chuyi wiped her forehead where he had kissed her, got in the car, and went to Dome.

Standing outside the office was someone she didn’t particularly want to see—Xu Bingwen.

“General Manager Xu, what brings you here? Are you here to ask me to perform surgery on your friend again?”

An embarrassed expression appeared on Xu Bingwen’s face; he knew she was mocking him again, but he couldn’t retort, “No, I’m no longer the chairman of Dome now, and I don’t have the authority to ask you to operate on my friends.”

“Doctor Anxin, it was my fault for ordering you to perform surgeries on patients before. Sigh, I’ve made too many mistakes in front of you, so today, I’ve come to offer you compensation.”

Ye Chuyi had wanted compensation from him before, but for Xu Qiong’s sake, she hadn’t said anything. Unexpectedly, he brought it up himself.

She wouldn’t be courteous this time; she was determined to demand a substantial amount, making him cough up a fortune.

“What compensation do you have for me, General Manager Xu?”

Xu Bingwen opened his briefcase, took out a document, and handed it to her: “My father, my wife, and I have discussed it. You are a rare talent with superior medical skills. Moreover, you’ve been dedicated to performing surgeries at Dome for such a long time, contributing significantly to the hospital. Therefore, it’s only right that you are given some shares of Dome.”

Ye Chuyi took the document, opened it, and saw it written clearly that, in recognition of her professionalism and hard work for the hospital, she was awarded 15% equity in the hospital. From now on, she would receive her share of the dividends from Dome every year.noveldrama

Ye Chuyi didn’t expect him to be so generous, “Awarding me 15% of the equity? Are you transferring all of your shares to me?”

It was known that even someone who had worked at Dome for many years and was the teacher of Dome Hospital’s president only held 10% of Dome’s equity.

As the founder of Dome, Xu Qiong held a 50% equity stake, Xu Bingwen had 15%, and the rest was in the hands of other investors and doctors who had made significant contributions to the hospital.

With these 15% shares given to her, she would jump to become the second-largest shareholder of Dome!

“Yes, I’m transferring my share to you, but it’s what you deserve. You’re familiar with Dome’s profits; from now on, you’ll be receiving quite a sum of money every year.”

Xu Bingwen smiled at her, “I hope you can continue working as a doctor at Dome. My father said that Dome can go on without me, but not without you.”

Ye Chuyi now felt it was inappropriate to show him a cold shoulder. He had given away all his equity, which was a sincere form of apology.

She was someone who didn’t care for empty gestures and preferred tangible things, like money.

Even though she actually wasn’t short on money now—she had Jungle, and the amount she earned every year was astronomical—who would ever think they had too much money?

She thought it was probably because she had been so poor as a child that she had to split a single dime in half to spend, which developed her love for money.

She reached out her hand to Xu Bingwen, “I didn’t expect General Manager Xu to be so generous. Please look after me in the future. If you have friends who need surgery or something similar, you can still come to me, and I certainly won’t refuse.”

Although that sounded a bit odd, Xu Bingwen knew she was genuinely showing goodwill this time.

He was somewhat excited and quickly shook her hand, “Thank you, thank you so much!”

Ye Chuyi wanted to laugh a little; he had just awarded her a large share of equity and was still thanking her, making the scene rather comical.

She entered the office and signed the share transfer agreement without the slightest hesitation, readily accepting this windfall.

Then, she asked Xu Bingwen, “Would you like some tea, General Manager Xu? I usually enjoy drinking goji berry and red date tea; it’s nourishing and good for the complexion. Would you like to try some?”

Xu Bingwen was pleasantly overwhelmed; she was actually being so polite to him, even exuding warmth!

He waved his hands frantically, “No, no, you’re busy with work, and time is precious. I won’t keep you any longer.”

He picked up the share agreement, ready to leave.

But then Ye Chuyi asked him, “General Manager Xu, may I inquire about your situation with Miss Wen? Does she know her deceit has been exposed?”

Chapter 273: Hope You Lock It Down “She doesn’t know yet.”

Having said that, Xu Bingwen finally felt some confidence, “I met with her last night and took the opportunity to trick her. Her boyfriend was so angry that he left on the spot, probably hates her to death by now. Plus, I’ve set a trap for her, just waiting for her to fall into it! She almost killed me, almost killed my wife and child, I will definitely make her pay back in blood!”

Ye Chuyi felt relieved, it seemed he was quite smart after all.

She smiled and said, “Then I’ll be waiting for the good news from General Manager Xu.”

Xu Bingwen smiled at her and left with the documents. Feeling elated that he would soon deal with Wen Nianyou, even his walk had a spring in it.

Noon.

Ye Chuyi received a call from Wen Nianyou.

“Chuyi, I heard you were fired from the Dome? Because of unprofessional medical conduct?”

Wen Nianyou’s tone was laden with mockery and smugness, “You’ve never done anything right from childhood. You were almost expelled from school, and now you’ve been fired from work.”

“If you ask me, you should learn from me, start your own business, be your own boss. That way, no one can fire me, I’m in the position to fire others.”

“Oh, I forgot, you don’t have either capital or connections, and moreover, you’re the daughter of a murderer, can’t even start a company, can you?”

Ye Chuyi sneered, “I was almost expelled from school; isn’t it because you were pulling strings behind the scenes?”

Wen Nianyou sounded surprised, “Oh my, what are you blabbering about? How could you possibly blame me if you were expelled from school?”

“It was you who framed me for stealing, reporting it to the principal. You even got a male student to confess his feelings for me in public, then reported me for early romance. You deliberately had Lin Yueqin drug my food, making me oversleep and be repeatedly late…”

Ye Chuyi’s tone grew colder as she spoke, “Just how dark and shameless you are, you know best!”

“Chuyi, did you drink at lunch today? Why are you talking nonsense? I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

Wen Nianyou didn’t take her accusations seriously at all; she was in a good mood today after getting the contact for Jungle’s sales from Xu Bingwen.

“Since you’ve been fired by the Dome, why don’t you go work at Brother Yunfan’s hospital? I can be merciful and ask Brother Yunfan to give you a chance. He’s so fond of me, he’ll definitely take you in.”

Ye Chuyi mocked her, “After you’ve tricked Qi Yunfan so many times, he still likes you? It must be love from your dreams, right?”

“He does like me, even though I’ve tricked him over and over again. He still likes me, not you. Are you annoyed?”

“What do I have to be annoyed about? You two together still don’t make one brain – a perfect match. I hope you lock it down, stay together forever, don’t come out and harm anyone else.”

“You!”

“Showing off your love to me? You’ve got the wrong person. Anything else to say? If not, I’m hanging up; talking to you is such a waste of time.”

“Wait a minute!”

Wen Nianyou, unable to control her volume, driven by her agitation, stopped pretending about the purpose of her call, “I need money, go ask Sheng Tingyuan for a hundred million and give it to me!”noveldrama

“Wen Nianyou, having an empty head is actually okay, the key is to not let water get in.”

“Are you cursing me?”

“Yeah, didn’t you figure it out? You really don’t have a brain, no wonder you so boldly told me to ask Sheng Tingyuan for money. You are too crazy, go see a doctor!”

“Don’t be sarcastic! Lin Chuyi, surely you haven’t forgotten I still have a huge leverage over you? If you don’t give me the money, I will go to Sheng Tingyuan and reveal your true identity!”

Ye Chuyi paused briefly; sometimes she felt that it might actually be good to have her identity exposed, so she wouldn’t have to keep up the charade of being Sheng Tingyuan’s fake wife. Lately, Tingyuan had been frequently getting close to her, even kissing her this morning, and she was finding it hard to keep up her defenses.

Thinking of the kiss from that morning, she unconsciously touched her forehead; it had been a whole morning, yet why hadn’t she forgotten that warm, soft sensation?

 

Chapter 274 Wen Nianyou Jumps into the Pit Wen Nianyou thought her silence meant the threat had frightened her. “Have you finally come to your senses? If you don’t want your identity as a servant’s daughter to be exposed, then go ask Sheng Tingyuan for money right now! I want one billion, not a penny less!”

Ye Chuyi was still rubbing her forehead, her response sounding somewhat distracted. “Wen Nianyou, are you a wealthy heiress or a beggar? Why are you asking a servant’s daughter for money? Aren’t you embarrassed?”

“Hmph, you’re impersonating the Ye family’s daughter and tricked Sheng Tingyuan into marrying you without feeling ashamed, so what’s there for me to be embarrassed about asking you for money!”

Wen Nianyou’s tone was lofty. “My company urgently needs money to stock up, you’d better hurry up and get me the money. After I make a big profit, I’ll share a little with you, enough to last you a lifetime.”

Ye Chuyi didn’t believe that she would share the profits with her. Such sweet talk could only fool someone as naïve as Meng Li.

“Your company has started? I thought it went out of business before it even opened!”

“Tsk, you sound so sour. You must be jealous of me, right? I can start a company while you can’t. What good does it do to have medical skills? In the end, aren’t you still at the mercy of others, getting fired whenever they say so?”

Wen Nianyou brimmed with self-satisfaction. “You’re so stingy, refusing to introduce me to Cong Ningyuan. Well, look at me now, people from Jungle Pharmaceutical are begging to work with me. The Trolafen anti-cancer drug, which costs seven thousand per pill on the market, they’re only selling it to me for three thousand a pill!”

“A pill, and I can resell it for a profit of four thousand. Jungle has already agreed to sell me ten thousand pills. Just with this drug alone, I can make forty million!”

“And that’s not even counting all the other drugs. They’re all selling them to me at a low price. I’ll soon become a billionaire! Are you envious? Jealous?”

Ye Chuyi was stunned.

Trolafen?

Indeed, it was developed by Jungle and had been in short supply in recent years due to its notable cancer-fighting effects. Hospitals and patients both domestically and internationally yearned to purchase it at a low price. However, no matter who wanted to buy, and regardless of the quantity, Jungle’s pricing was always seven thousand.

Three thousand?

Wen Nianyou must be dreaming!

The cost of R&D divided across each pill couldn’t even be covered by that amount!

So far, the sales of this drug hadn’t even recouped its original investment.

Otherwise, Jungle wouldn’t have set such a steep price of seven thousand per pill.

Moreover, Jungle Pharmaceutical maintained a very strict pricing and management system for their drugs. No one would dare to secretly sell ten thousand pills at three thousand apiece.

“Wen Nianyou, who are you trying to fool? How could Jungle possibly sell Trolafen to you at such a low price? Are you just bragging? In fact, you can’t even buy Trolafen, can you? This drug is rationed by each hospital; how could you possibly get ten thousand pills at once?”

“Of course, I’m not bragging. If you don’t believe me, just wait and see. I will definitely get ten thousand pills of Trolafen!”

“If you can really get them, that would be quite a feat.”noveldrama

“I naturally have my ways. You don’t need to worry about it. The main issue now is that I’m short on capital. You need to help me get one billion from Sheng Tingyuan so that I can buy Jungle’s drugs at a low price.”

“You might as well give up on that idea. There’s no way I can help you get one billion. I don’t have the ability to get one billion, and even if I did, I couldn’t pay it back. It would be no different from sending me to my death. If you want to go to Sheng Tingyuan and expose me, go ahead!”

After saying so, Ye Chuyi hung up the phone.

She sipped her goji berry and red date tea and suddenly remembered what Xu Bingwen had said that morning: he had already set a trap for Wen Nianyou, just waiting for her to jump in.

Could the trap he mentioned be related to Wen Nianyou buying drugs at a low price?

The more Ye Chuyi thought, the more it seemed possible. However, just to be safe, to prevent someone from Jungle potentially stealing and selling the drugs at a low price, she called Cong Ningyuan and asked him to carry out a thorough production and sales inspection.

Such inspections were conducted by Jungle once a month, but due to strict supervision, there had been no incidents of drug theft so far.

After hanging up the phone, she saw a message pop up on her mobile phone.

It was from Wen Nianyou: “I’m going to Shengshi Group to find Sheng Tingyuan right now. You just wait to have your identity exposed and be heartlessly abandoned!”

A little while later, she sent another photo, which was taken from the lobby of Shengshi Group’s building.

 

Chapter 275 Wen Nianyou Reveals Her Identity Am I finally going to be exposed?

Ye Chuyi touched her chest, her heartbeat a bit fast, and in reality, she was still somewhat panicked.noveldrama

She truly didn’t dare to imagine what expression Sheng Tingyuan would have when he found out she was a fake, and how he might retaliate against her.

Fortunately, she had never mentioned her relationship with Jungle, so even if Sheng Tingyuan wanted to retaliate, he would probably only target Dome, and it should not affect Jungle… right?

Ye Chuyi had never felt so nervous and uneasy before.

She texted Wen Nianyou, “Have you seen him yet? Have you told him?”

Wen Nianyou replied instantly, “I haven’t said it yet, you can still change your mind now if you regret it. What do you think, do you want to help me ask Sheng Tingyuan for a billion? Just one billion, and you can continue being the Sheng Family’s young Madam, it’s a good deal!”

Ye Chuyi unconsciously bit her lip, her fingers flying, she typed swiftly, “No, I don’t regret it, I just want to know his reaction when you tell him about my identity.”

Knowing his reaction, she would be able to respond accordingly, right?

Wen Nianyou didn’t expect her to reply like that and was so angry she almost threw her phone.

The problem was, she couldn’t see Sheng Tingyuan at all. The receptionist wouldn’t let her in because she didn’t have an appointment or any special status.

All she could do was wait outside the building, as Sheng Tingyuan would definitely come out after work, and then she could just go up and confront him like she did last time.

Seeing that Wen Nianyou had gone quiet, Ye Chuyi knew she couldn’t see Sheng Tingyuan any time soon and suppressed her anxious heart, heading to the operating room.

It was really quite a novel feeling, she hadn’t felt like a primary school student who had done something wrong for such a long time.

It was as if she was waiting for the teacher to discover she hadn’t done her homework, waiting for the “death sentence” to be pronounced.

At the same time, she was praying that the teacher wouldn’t discover it so soon, so the sword hanging above her head would fall later and she could hold on for a bit longer.

She also rehearsed in her mind, in case the teacher discovered, how she could excuse herself to make the teacher less angry.

After a surgery was finished, the first thing Ye Chuyi did after coming out was not to eat chocolate, but to check her phone.

But there was no message on the phone, eerily quiet.

Ye Chuyi started feeling nervous again. Did Sheng Tingyuan know yet or not? Why hadn’t he called or texted to question her?

Wen Nianyou was really unreliable. Had she still not seen Sheng Tingyuan?

She couldn’t help but text Wen Nianyou again, “Did you tell him?”

Wen Nianyou was obviously still idle and so replied instantly again, “Are you scared? Sheng Tingyuan is about to get off work, and I’ll be able to see him soon, I’m about to tell him about your identity! You can still change your mind and accept my conditions now, it’s not too late! I’ll give you one last chance, you better treasure it!”

Ye Chuyi glanced at the time; Sheng Tingyuan was indeed about to get off work, and this time, the sword hanging above her head should really be about to fall.

She took a deep breath, packed up her things, slung her bag over her shoulder, and left the office.

If she was going to “die” either way, if she could immediately apologize and admit her mistakes to Sheng Tingyuan when Wen Nianyou exposed her identity, as long as her attitude was sincere enough and her tone humble enough, wouldn’t she avoid dying too miserably?

It was never wrong to strive for leniency!

Ye Chuyi gritted her teeth, started her car, and rushed towards Shengshi Group.

On the way, the sky suddenly began to rain.

Ye Chuyi was startled for a moment, and couldn’t help but reach out her hand to catch the rain. Could it be that Wen Nianyou had not succeeded? Was luck on her side again?

She pressed down on the accelerator and sped up.

When she arrived at Shengshi Group, she saw Sheng Tingyuan standing coldly outside the building, his assistant holding an umbrella for him, while Wen Nianyou stood in front of him with arms spread wide, speaking animatedly about something.

Ye Chuyi’s heart sank slightly. Had Wen Nianyou already told him?

She got out of the car and took a few steps forward, wanting to hear what Sheng Tingyuan would say.

Regrettably, he didn’t say a word.

But his face was icy and somber, clearly in a bad mood, as if suppressing the anger in his heart.

So this was what he was like when he was truly angry?

His presence was overpowering, the atmosphere extremely heavy, and without saying a word, it was enough to make one feel intimidated.

It seemed that he had always held back in front of her before.

Chapter 276 She Lied to Him The rain drenched Ye Chuyi’s hair, droplets falling on her face, trickling down her chin.

Yet she hardly noticed.

She listened indifferently as Wen Nianyou exposed that she was the daughter of a servant and a murderer, a fake heiress of the Ye Family.

At the same time, she seriously considered whether, if she rushed to Sheng Tingyuan now, crying, telling him she deceived him out of necessity, and then pitifully begged for his forgiveness—while casually mentioning the surgery she had performed on his mother—he might soften and let her off the hook?

After all, she wasn’t the only one who’d deceived him; wasn’t there also the whole Ye Family?

If he were to blame someone, it should be the members of the Ye Family, since they were truly the masterminds behind this deception.

Was it because she’d been staring at Sheng Tingyuan for too long that he, very sharply, looked in her direction?

The sky was very gloomy, and the curtain of rain should have made her eavesdropping here safe, yet she was caught red-handed.

She clenched her hands nervously, like a child who’d done wrong, feeling rather helpless—she was a fraud, and impersonating the Ye Family heiress to marry him was the biggest lie and the most unethical thing she’d ever done in her life.

She watched as Sheng Tingyuan approached her with a cold and handsome face, each step seeming to weigh a thousand pounds, unable to move an inch.

Sheng Tingyuan quickly walked up to her, and seeing her drenched, took off his own suit jacket and placed it over her head.

His voice was as deep and pleasant as ever, not angry but somewhat anxious, “Why didn’t you call for me when you arrived? Are you angry?”

Ye Chuyi looked baffled. Angry? Shouldn’t he be the one who was angry?

What was he asking about? What was she angry about? Did she even have the right to be angry?

Before she could sort out her thoughts, the next second, she found herself wrapped in his embrace.

He whispered to her, “I didn’t want to talk to her; she insisted on stopping me, saying she had to tell me a huge secret about you. I was afraid she might harm you again, so I listened. If you’re unhappy, I won’t listen anymore.”

Ye Chuyi stared up at Sheng Tingyuan in shock.

So, he was afraid that talking to Wen Nianyou would upset her?

Wen Nianyou had just revealed so much, laid her secrets bare, and Sheng Tingyuan didn’t believe a word? He endured listening because he was afraid Wen Nianyou might harm her?

Ye Chuyi didn’t know whether to thank the magical fortune that rain brought or thank him for his boundless trust in her.

Guilt, self-reproach, relief, and an inexplicable tremor washed over her.

For the first time, Ye Chuyi felt that she didn’t deserve his trust.

Her voice trembled slightly, “Sheng Tingyuan.”

“Hmm?”

“Do you… not believe her words?”

Sheng Tingyuan raised his hand to wipe the rain off her chin, speaking softly, “What’s there to believe? This is the second time she’s confronted me with these allegations, and I know she has bad intentions.”

Ye Chuyi stared at him in a daze.

Wen Nianyou indeed had bad intentions, but the problem was, everything she said was true.

It was strange, normally Wen Nianyou was full of lies, yet when it came to her, regardless of gender, everyone easily believed her, all thinking she was a kind and pure good girl.

Now that Wen Nianyou was telling the truth for once, Sheng Tingyuan didn’t believe a single word.

For Ye Chuyi, this was a novel experience—at last, there was someone in this world who believed her over Wen Nianyou!

Unfortunately, this time she was the fraud.noveldrama

He had trusted the wrong person.

Ye Chuyi hung her head in shame, despising herself because even now, she didn’t dare to admit that she had deceived him.

Chapter 277 I Want to Kiss Elsewhere Wen Nianyou, watching from the side, saw her expose Ye Chuyi’s true identity, yet Sheng Tingyuan not only didn’t scold her but actually brought her into his embrace, protecting her from the storm, which nearly made her eyes pop out in fury!

How could this be?

Has Sheng Tingyuan gone deaf or dumb?

Why is he still so good to Ye Chuyi?!

She screamed out loud, “President Sheng, everything I said is true! She’s lying to you, her last name isn’t Ye, it’s Lin! Her mom is a lowly maid, her dad is a crazy murderer! She’s no good person, don’t be fooled by her!”

She tried to step forward to pull at Sheng Tingyuan, but was fiercely yanked away by Sheng Tingyuan’s assistant.

“Are you never going to stop? A madwoman, and still daring to fuss around here? Our President Sheng and Madam are a perfect match, do we need to listen to you, this monster, giving orders?”

While the assistant berated her, he also called for security: “What are you all, wooden? Don’t just stand there, drag her away! Is just anyone allowed to stop President Sheng now? If you don’t want to do your jobs properly, just go ahead and resign!”

The security staff swarmed up and quickly drove Wen Nianyou away.

The world suddenly became quiet.noveldrama

Sheng Tingyuan took Ye Chuyi’s hand and led her to his car.

Then, he opened the passenger door, guarded her head for her to get in, waited until she was seated, bent down to fasten her seatbelt, and then closed the door before going around to the driver’s side.

Throughout the process, he didn’t let Ye Chuyi lift a finger.

He rolled down the window and said to his assistant, “Drive Madam’s car back home.”

“Yes, President Sheng.”

The window closed, and Sheng Tingyuan started the vehicle, slowly blending into the traffic.

On the way home, neither of them spoke.

Ye Chuyi felt guilty, and Sheng Tingyuan, thinking she was angry, didn’t know how to start the conversation, inexperienced as he was with comforting girls.

After they arrived home, Ye Chuyi took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then went downstairs to have dinner with Sheng Tingyuan.

To her surprise, there was a dish of cactus soup that night.

This soup was clearly not in Auntie Wang’s usual cooking style; obviously, Sheng Tingyuan had asked her to make it the way the Ye Family did.

Ye Chuyi didn’t expect him to remember that she liked this soup.

She couldn’t help looking at Sheng Tingyuan, then realized he seemed to have been watching her all along.

Seeing her look his way, he asked softly, “Are you still angry?”

Ye Chuyi paused for a moment, “I’m not angry.”

“Then why didn’t you talk to me all the way home?”

Ye Chuyi could no longer meet his gaze and lowered her head to sip her soup.

Was it that she didn’t want to talk to him?

It was more that she felt too guilty to talk to him, afraid that she might give herself away if she said anything.

No, she would have to go see Madam Ye eventually, how long could she keep up this deceit? When would it end?

She couldn’t possibly deceive him for a lifetime, right?

The mere thought of it made Ye Chuyi’s scalp tingle, and she hurriedly finished her dinner before dashing upstairs like one fleeing for her life, back to her bedroom.

She grabbed her phone and nestled on the sofa to send a message to Madam Ye, “I’ll come home tomorrow evening to discuss something with you.”

Madam Ye responded, “Okay, is Tingyuan coming back with you?”

“He’s not coming back, it will be just me.”

“Okay, I got it.”

Ye Chuyi let out a small sigh of relief, saw it was still early, and opened her laptop to continue writing her thesis.

She wrote until midnight.

Ye Chuyi, holding her laptop, fell asleep unwittingly.

In her drowsiness, she felt a lightness in her arms, but didn’t think much of it and continued to sleep.

It was only when a warm, slightly moist sensation touched her fingertips that she suddenly woke up.

The laptop had been taken from her, and the lights of the bedroom were off. In the dimness, Sheng Tingyuan was half-kneeling in front of her, holding her hand and bringing it to his lips for a gentle kiss.

Ye Chuyi, as if scalded, sharply withdrew her hand.

Yet Sheng Tingyuan, seemingly without the guilt of having done something wrong, asked her with his deep and pleasant voice, “Awake? Don’t sleep here next time; it’s easy to catch a cold.”

Ye Chuyi held back, but ultimately couldn’t resist saying, “Sheng Tingyuan, do you realize that you’re acting like a pervert?”

“I know,” he replied.

After speaking, Sheng Tingyuan scooped her up and sat down on the sofa, placing her on his lap, “I also want to kiss other places.”

Chapter 278: Shall We Become a Real Husband and Wife? Ye Chuyi’s face turned red in an instant.

Fortunately, he had turned off the lights, and the room was now so dim that he couldn’t see her flushed face.

True to his word, he said he would kiss her and indeed leaned down to kiss her.

However, he kissed her forehead instead.

Ye Chuyi breathed a sigh of relief, this… seemed acceptable.

But the next second, his kiss landed on her lips.

It was light as a dragonfly skimming the water, very light, very gentle.

Yet Ye Chuyi was still deeply shaken, and her whole body trembled.

She wanted to push him away, but he held her tight, kissing her once more.

Starting softly and deepening progressively, their breaths melded together; she didn’t know how to kiss, and he didn’t seem very practiced either, both carrying a hint of greenness.

But soon, Sheng Tingyuan went on the offensive, and as Ye Chuyi tried to escape, he strongly held the back of her neck, forcing her to tilt her head back and accept him.

After what felt like an eternity, he finally stopped with difficulty.

“Chuyi,”

his voice was husky, with an addictively sexy tone, “Shall we be a real husband and wife?”

He lifted her hand to his heart.

Feeling his intensely pounding heart, Ye Chuyi realized that his heartbeat was even faster than hers.

She couldn’t answer whether that was good or bad, as she herself was bewildered.

Using the faint moonlight, she reached out and caressed his face.

He was truly handsome, with a straight nose, star-like brows and sword-shaped eyes, even his jawline so superior and perfect.

His temperament was cold, yet so innocent.

In all their days of marriage, he had never forced her.

Even to kiss her, he would always inform her in advance.

Sheng Tingyuan hadn’t expected her to touch his face voluntarily, and his heartbeat quickened a notch; he grasped her hand and brought it to his lips, kissing it gently, “Do I disgust you?”

Ye Chuyi was startled, unsure why he was asking; she shook her head, “No, I don’t.”

“Then do you like me?”

Ye Chuyi fell silent, realizing he was waiting there for her answer.

“Chuyi, answer me, do you like me?”

Ye Chuyi remained silent.

“Speak, say you like me.”

Ye Chuyi’s eyelashes trembled.

Sheng Tingyuan lowered his head, lifted her chin, and kissed her again.

Ye Chuyi’s breathing grew rapid; she tried to push him away but didn’t succeed, instead inviting a deeper kiss from him.

It took a while before Sheng Tingyuan released her.

He looked down at her lips, swollen from his kisses, their sheen moist and exceptionally tempting.

A strange sense of satisfaction arose within him, and he couldn’t resist reaching out to caress her lower belly.

No sooner had his hand touched her than he felt her tremble in his arms, and then, she held his hand still.

Clearly, she did not permit him to go further.noveldrama

Though he hadn’t planned to proceed further, his voice was gentle, with a tenderness he hadn’t noticed himself, “Don’t be afraid, we’ll take it step by step, and when you can accept me, we’ll do it…”

At that, Ye Chuyi could no longer focus on holding his hand; in her panic, she covered his mouth, unwilling to let him continue.

Sheng Tingyuan smiled, kissed her fingers tenderly, and then removed her hand and leaned down to kiss her a third time.

His earlier awkwardness was gone, replaced by a growing proficiency.

Ye Chuyi felt dizzied by his kisses; she had never known that being kissed by him would feel so special, her heart almost leaping from her chest, her brain sending her a pleasant sensation such that even the force with which she pushed him grew tender, almost coquettish.

Sitting on his lap, she could feel his response, but his self-control was astonishing — after kissing her, he carried her to the bed, tucked her under the blanket, and reminded her, “Go to sleep, call me if you need anything, or even if you don’t.”

He bent down to kiss her forehead before leaving the bedroom and closing the door behind him.

Curled up under the covers, Ye Chuyi had an uneasy feeling that her impression of being entirely indifferent to him might not be true.

As she had expected, resisting him was exceptionally difficult.

He had left, yet her heart was still pounding violently, her cheeks still hot.

Tossing and turning in bed, it took her a long time to suppress the strangeness in her heart and fall into a deep sleep.

Chapter 279: Lend it a Hundred Million Meanwhile, next door, Sheng Tingyuan was utterly sleepless.

He didn’t know what was wrong with him. Just a wall apart, yet he missed her so much.

The kiss from earlier was far from enough for him. He had thought it would quench his thirst, but upon returning to his own bedroom, he realized it was merely drinking poison to quench thirst.

He waited a long time, until he felt that Ye Chuyi must have fallen into a deep sleep, before he went to her room again.

She was sleeping soundly, looking peaceful in her slumber, with the faint moonlight casting on her face, revealing her delicate and beautiful features.noveldrama

Sheng Tingyuan sat on the sofa, just watching her, not feeling tired or sleepy.

He just felt like he was indeed a bit of a pervert, just like she had said.

Only when dawn began to break did he get up, return to his own room, freshen up, change into his sportswear, and go out for an early morning jog.

The morning after the rain was filled with the fragrance of the wet earth, refreshing and invigorating.

After his jog, Sheng Tingyuan returned to the villa, took a shower, changed into his usual white shirt, and then went downstairs to wait for Ye Chuyi to wake up and have breakfast with her.

Ye Chuyi got up half an hour later than usual because she had gone to bed quite late last night.

After freshening up, as soon as she came downstairs, she saw Sheng Tingyuan in the living room. Her steps paused slightly as the kiss from last night flashed in her mind, and her cheeks began to heat up uncontrollably again.

But Sheng Tingyuan appeared as usual. He stepped forward, took her hand, kissed it lightly, then led her to the dining room.

Ye Chuyi felt her heartbeat start to act up again. This can’t go on like this.

Thankfully, other than that, Sheng Tingyuan didn’t do anything else. The two of them quietly had breakfast and then went to work separately.

Just as she got to the office, Ye Chuyi received a call from Qi Yunfan.

He sounded very hurried, “Chuyi, did you know that Youyou borrowed a billion from a loan company last night?”

Ye Chuyi raised an eyebrow, “What did you say? She borrowed a billion?”

“You really didn’t know, I just heard it from her. She said she has a channel to buy a batch of special drugs at a low price, such as Trolafen, so she borrowed a billion to buy the medicine. She even asked me to borrow a billion and buy a batch with her.”

“Did you buy it?”

“I haven’t bought it yet. I was thinking, since you know Mr. Cong from Jungle, I specifically wanted to ask you whether Jungle would really sell Trolafen at a low price of 3,000 yuan per pill, when it’s priced at 7,001 yuan, and sell 10,000 pills to an individual.”

Ye Chuyi was surprisingly taken aback. Qi Yunfan actually wised up. This time he didn’t just believe Wen Nianyou’s words and followed her to borrow money to buy medicine but instead called her to confirm first.

She replied indifferently, “Jungle wouldn’t sell Trolafen at such a low price, and it’s even less likely to sell 10,000 pills to an individual at once.”

“Are you sure?”

“I’m sure.”

“Okay, thanks for telling me.”

Qi Yunfan hesitated for a moment, then said, “Chuyi, were you fired by Dome Hospital?”

“Why are you asking this?”

“This was actually orchestrated by Wen Nianyou behind the scenes. It seems she saved the wife of Dome’s chairman’s son and is now on good terms with the chairman’s son. It was her who had the chairman’s son fire you.”

Ye Chuyi felt surprised again. She already knew the truth of the matter, but she hadn’t expected that Qi Yunfan also knew it, and he told her outright.

Was he completely giving up on Wen Nianyou and trying to mend their relationship with her?

“Okay, I got it.”

Seeing her nonchalant response, Qi Yunfan couldn’t help asking, “Chuyi, did you already know about this?”

Ye Chuyi didn’t answer his question, “I have surgery to perform. If there isn’t anything else, I’ll hang up.”

“Wait! I still have something important to tell you!”

“What’s so important?”

“My family has opened a new hospital, Yunduan Hospital. I want to make it even more high-end than Dome Hospital, a top-tier private hospital. Chuyi, since Dome has fired you, come to our hospital. You can rest assured, I will definitely offer you a higher position than Dome, set you up with the best independent office, and provide you with assistants and aides. This time, I will not let you be wronged!”

Chapter 280 His Love is Only for Benefits Ye Chuyi thought back to the one month she worked at Qi Hospital.

During that time, she mostly worked night shifts because other people disliked them. So, they took advantage of her being the newcomer and scheduled all the night shifts for her.

She felt it was incredibly unfair. Such unreasonable scheduling would never happen under the Dome; therefore, she went to Qi Yunfan to discuss the matter.

Her intention was to have him manage the hospital well, establish proper rules and regulations, to prevent new staff from being oppressed and marginalized by their superiors and colleagues, which would foster an unhealthy atmosphere.

But Qi Yunfan thought she was trying to use the fact that he was the son of the hospital director to pressure others.

He lectured her on having an even temper, accepting the arrangements of her superiors, and not always thinking about using his power to gain benefits for herself. Working a night shift was not a big deal.

At that time, she wanted to stay with him, so she endured it all.

Indeed, she never mentioned her relationship with Qi Yunfan to anyone at Qi Hospital, nor did she ever use his identity to gain any advantage for herself.

On the contrary, she actually used her own power to provide Qi Hospital with the opportunity to collaborate with Jungle and extended an invitation to Qi Yunfan to attend the medical exchange.

And now, Qi Yunfan said he wouldn’t let her be wronged this time.

Therefore, he actually knew that she had been wronged at Qi Hospital, but he just didn’t care.

Ye Chuyi finally understood that Qi Yunfan had never truly liked her. All he loved was benefits.

She laughed at herself mockingly. Fortunately, she had never had any romantic feelings for him. She had known him for three years, and her heart had never fluttered for him.

“Qi Yunfan, I will not work at your family’s hospital. Don’t bring this up again,” she said firmly and hung up the phone.

At the other end of the line, Qi Yunfan, listening to the busy tone from his phone, heaved a deep sigh.

He genuinely wanted to repair his relationship with Ye Chuyi, but she simply would not give him the chance.

The feeling of regret washed over him again, and he had lost count of how many times he had felt this way.

He was so remorseful that he was racking his brains. Since the new hospital did not have any reputation, it had been deserted since it opened, and the business was terribly bleak.

If he could get Ye Chuyi to consult at Yunduan Hospital, the turnover would surely skyrocket. Making a profit of one billion a day would definitely not be a problem!

But he couldn’t get Ye Chuyi to join, and it pained him as if he had lost money. He felt as if he was losing a massive profit of one billion every day, and it was bleeding him dry.

He opened the drawer and took out several invitations to the medical exchange.

The second exchange of the year was about to start, and the new invitations had still come from Wen Nianyou.

It seemed he could only pin his hopes on the upcoming exchange, hoping to find some corporations to partner with there. Even if he didn’t mention anything else, he had to at least secure some employee physical examination projects from major companies.

Even if it meant operating at a loss, he had to grab them to build up the hospital’s reputation before people would come in for treatment.

He stood up restlessly and walked to the window, staring down at the empty hospital below, feeling even more agitated.noveldrama

Other people’s hospitals were bustling, with parking spaces in short supply, but his hospital had a whole area of empty spaces.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. As he turned around, he saw Wen Nianyou walk in, her high heels clicking on the floor.

Qi Yunfan now deeply loathed her from the bottom of his heart. Upon seeing her, he frowned involuntarily, “Why are you here? What’s the matter?”

However, Wen Nianyou seemed not to notice his distaste and still called him tenderly, “Brother Yunfan, I’ve come to talk to you about investing in purchasing medicine. Have you prepared the one billion I told you to?”

“No.”

Wen Nianyou’s eyes widened, “You can’t produce one billion? Or you don’t want to? Brother Yunfan, this is a rare opportunity to make money. Are you really going to miss out? The moment I got the drug supply channel, I shared it with you immediately. This time, I wanted to make a big profit with you.”

“I’ve already called Chuyi and she said that Jungle couldn’t possibly sell Trolafen at such a low price, let alone sell you ten thousand pills at once.”