Ch. 61..70
Chapter 61 Who Named You? Ye Chuyi had a good night’s sleep and woke up full of energy the next day. After washing up, she went downstairs and saw Sheng Tingyuan sitting on the living room sofa watching the news.
When had he come back?
Although the question flashed through her mind, she didn’t ask, as his expression was cold, clearly displeased by her occupation of his bedroom the previous night.
After breakfast was ready, Tang Jin came downstairs with the help of the servants.
Ye Chuyi and Sheng Tingyuan sat on either side of her, but Tang Jin said to Sheng Tingyuan, “Why are you sitting on my side? Sit next to your wife.”
Sheng Tingyuan stiffened for a few seconds but eventually got up and sat next to Ye Chuyi.
He was worried that Ye Chuyi would pull some stunt, but it turned out he was overly concerned; with Tang Jin there, she behaved impeccably, eating all the food Tang Jin served her and relishing it as if she wasn’t picky at all.
Influenced by her good appetite, Tang Jin unusually ate half a bowl more of lean meat porridge.
The anger Sheng Tingyuan felt from her takeover of the bedroom subsided considerably. It didn’t matter to him if she was upset as long as she could make his mother happy; he would accept anything.
After breakfast, Ye Chuyi said she was going to work, and Tang Jin instructed him, “Tingyuan, drive Xiaoyi to work, and when she gets off, you are to pick her up, come rain or shine.”
Ye Chuyi was about to refuse when she heard Sheng Tingyuan say, “Okay, I will.”
She instantly widened her eyes. Was he really going to drive her to and from work? In all weathers?
On the way to work, the two sat together in the back seat, and Ye Chuyi couldn’t help looking at him several times. She always felt he wouldn’t be this kind-hearted.
“Looking at what? Want to apologize?”
“You’re overthinking it.”
“So when will you be ready?”
His question was out of the blue, but Ye Chuyi understood.
“You’re not ready yourself, yet you expect me to be ready?”
His resistance to her was obvious. If he had really wanted to sleep with her, her little tricks wouldn’t have succeeded so easily.
Sheng Tingyuan spoke in a light tone, “I’m ready.”
“Really? I don’t believe you.”
Ye Chuyi leaned in close to him, “Kiss and we’ll see.”
Sheng Tingyuan didn’t move, but his gaze fell upon her rosy, full lips, and for the first time, he noticed how beautiful her lips were.noveldrama
Feeling his gaze, Ye Chuyi’s cheeks warmed, and she kicked him, “Where are you looking? I said to kiss my cheek!”
Sheng Tingyuan diverted his gaze and unceremoniously turned her head to the side, “Sit properly.”
The warmth on Ye Chuyi’s cheeks subsided, and she relaxed; clearly, he wasn’t ready.
She stopped tormenting him and quietly sat there, scrolling through the news on her phone.
Unexpectedly, Sheng Tingyuan initiated conversation, “Ye Chuyi, who named you?”
Ye Chuyi was startled, “Why do you ask?”
“Just something that came to mind, just asking.”
Since he just asked on a whim, Ye Chuyi also responded casually, “My mom named me.”
Actually, her name wasn’t given by Lin Yueqin, but by Lady Wen.
Her original name wasn’t very nice, but Lady Wen, having accidentally learned she wanted to change it, took the liberty of renaming her “Chuyi,” which meant a new beginning, new hope.
As a child, she didn’t like the name much, but as she grew up, she came to genuinely like her name. She had been thankful to Lady Wen countless times; the name fitted her perfectly.
Her phone chimed, and Ye Chuyi looked down to see a message from Cong Ningyuan: “Boss, the building you were interested in has been priced by the other party: six hundred million, which is a bit over our budget.”
Their budget was five hundred million; one hundred million over was not just a bit.
Chapter 62: No Cutting in Line! Ye Chuyi quickly replied, “Let’s set a time to talk with them and try to lower the price a bit.”
Cong Ningyuan had some experience in handling such matters, “I’ve already scheduled negotiations for this morning, and I’ve also arranged a dinner for tonight. Do you want to come?”
“Um, I’ll go, but you’ll take the lead during both the negotiation and the dinner. I’ll be like Liang Xun, acting as your assistant and giving you appropriate reminders.”
Cong Ningyuan had a weakness—he was soft-hearted and not good at bargaining.noveldrama
For projects involving smaller amounts, Ye Chuyi wouldn’t attend; she would just have a deputy general manager or someone else follow along, but with the large amount of money involved this time, she felt more reassured overseeing it personally.
Arriving at the hospital quickly, Ye Chuyi got out of the car but turned around to see Sheng Tingyuan also getting out of the car and even following her into the hospital.
She was somewhat surprised, “Why are you still following me? You can go back.”
“I will wait for you at the hospital today and take you home after you finish work.”
Ye Chuyi’s pupils shook, “What?! You’re going to wait in the hospital for me the whole day? Don’t you have work?”
Seeing her reaction as if she had been struck by lightning suddenly improved his mood; he had finally scored a point. She was always coming up with all sorts of tricks—today, he wanted to show her a trick or two.
Holding back a laugh, he said indifferently, “What, don’t you like me accompanying you to work?”
“I don’t like it!”
Ye Chuyi didn’t understand what sudden impulse had taken him; she turned her head and left, “Don’t follow me!”
What good husband follows his wife to work all the time?
She hadn’t even dared to tell her mentor that she was already married, planning to keep it a secret for now. If he came every day and accompanied her to work, wouldn’t that give them away?
However, Sheng Tingyuan obviously didn’t listen to her; he not only followed her into the hospital and the elevator but also into her office.
Ye Chuyi suspected that he was retaliating for her taking over his bedroom last night, so she took the opportunity to slip away from the hospital’s back door while going to the restroom.
Sheng Tingyuan had been waiting in her office for quite a while without seeing her return and went out to ask the bodyguard waiting at the door, “Where is she?”
The bodyguard knew whom he was asking about, “The young madam has left.”
“Left?”
Sheng Tingyuan chuckled in irritation—she had actually skipped work just to avoid him.
He had said that she was no serious doctor, very good at slacking and shirking duties—she was worth two in that regard. There was no way she was actually treating patients; the Ye Family must have spent a fortune for her to be a doctor at this hospital.
Fortunately, accompanying Ye Chuyi to work was not the real reason he had stayed here today.
He went to another floor and arrived at the director’s office to find An Huadong.
An Huadong was wearing reading glasses and examining patient files when he saw his office door being pushed open by two strangers and couldn’t help wondering, “Who are you?”
Sheng Tingyuan handed over his business card, “Director An, I am here hoping you could help me with a patient case.”
An Huadong took the card, glanced down, and read: President of Shengshi Group, Sheng Tingyuan.
He was quite astonished, “Isn’t Sheng Huai’an the President of Shengshi Group? Has he retired?”
“Not yet, but soon, so I had my business cards printed ahead of time.”
“The last time I saw him, he had come for an appointment; he’s only in his fifties—retiring so young?”
“He’s old, it’s time for him to rest. The group will be mine after that.”
“You’re Sheng Huai’an’s son?”
“Yes.”
“Tsck, what a filial son.”
After An Huadong’s sarcastic comment, he took off his reading glasses and casually tossed the business card into a drawer, “It doesn’t matter if you’re Sheng Huai’an’s son; everyone who comes here for treatment has a powerful background that’s daunting, but they all have to wait in line—no cutting in. If you want to see me, go register at the outpatient building.”
“The appointment’s already made, but it’s scheduled for six months from now, and my mother can’t wait that long.”
Sheng Tingyuan signaled his bodyguard, “Give the case file to Director An.”
The bodyguard immediately took the case file and x-rays out of the bag and placed them in front of An Huadong.
An Huadong glared angrily, “I said no cutting in line!”
“If you take a look at the case file, Shengshi Group will donate a hundred million to Dome Hospital.”
An Huadong put on his reading glasses again, “Hmm, let me take a look at the patient’s situation.”
Chapter 63 My Student Can Do This Surgery A moment later, An Huadong sighed, “Astrocytoma, one of the more troublesome brain tumors. Given her condition, she really can’t wait too long. She’s having great difficulty walking now, isn’t she?”
“Yes, she spends most of her time in bed.”
“Hmm, she’s already undergone two craniotomies, alas, the surgeries were inadequate. The tumor wasn’t completely excised, so it will continue to grow.”
“The previous two doctors said that no one could remove it completely. To do so would damage brain tissue and risk leaving her in a vegetative state.”
“Nonsense, I can remove it completely without harming the brain tissue.”
Sheng Tingyuan’s heart jolted, “Can you really remove it all?”
“I can. It’s not like I haven’t performed this type of surgery before.”
Sheng Tingyuan’s tone became serious, “Then I must ask Director An to perform the excision surgery on my mother.”
“That’s not possible.”
“Shengshi Group can donate another billion!”
“This isn’t about money. It’s that I’m old now, my vision isn’t clear, and my hands aren’t as steady as they used to be. I can’t guarantee the surgery will be perfect anymore.”
An Huadong adjusted his glasses, “However, if you donate ten billion yuan, I can have my student perform the surgery on your mother.”
Sheng Tingyuan shook his head, “No, I don’t trust a student. It has to be you performing the operation, and I want to be there on the day of the surgery.”
An Huadong had encountered family members like this before. Many patients came to him because of his reputation, and they all firmly refused to let a student perform the surgery.
He repeated what he had already said countless times, “My student is very skilled. Her surgical skills are even steadier than mine. I’ve never seen anyone as steady as her. You can relax. If you’re donating so much money, would I still deceive you?”
“How can I relax? How skilled can a student be?”noveldrama
“She’s someone I personally trained, pouring all my effort into her upbringing. She’s truly outstanding! If the surgery isn’t successful, Dome Hospital will belong to you!”
Sheng Tingyuan was startled. He hadn’t expected An Huadong to boast such a grand promise. How much did he trust his student?
But he still shook his head, “No, only you can perform the surgery.”
“Why are you so stubborn? I told you, my student is even more skilled than I am.”
“I’m not being stubborn but cautious. You’ve seen my mother’s condition yourself. She can’t afford any failure.”
“That’s exactly why I’m suggesting my student for the surgery! During an earthquake, she impressively completed a highly difficult operation. While I was too scared and hiding, she carried on as if nothing happened. How strong and responsible is she?”
Sheng Tingyuan was again taken aback. Dome Hospital had such a psychologically tough doctor?
But he still shook his head, “It’s great that she’s mentally strong, but that doesn’t mean her surgical experience surpasses yours. Therefore, it has to be you who operates. I won’t accept anyone else.”
“Her surgical experience is also very rich!”
“No.”
Anyway, no matter what was said, it had to be An Huadong performing the surgery.
An Huadong spoke with a parched throat, “If you had come to me a few years ago, I would have definitely operated on your mother. But I really am too old now. I am acting out of responsibility to the patient when I refuse to do the surgery. Do you think I feel good pushing it onto my student and just watching?”
Sheng Tingyuan didn’t reply. A few years back, Tang Jin wasn’t ill, so why would he have come to An Huadong?
“My student’s surgeries aren’t easy to schedule either. I’m really giving you a backdoor here. Go back and think it over well. Either my student operates on your mother, or there will be no operation at all. There’s no other choice.”
“Can she also completely excise the tumor without damaging brain tissue?”
An Huadong said proudly, “She can!”
Chapter 64: Add Doctor Anxin on WeChat Sheng Tingyuan did not immediately respond to An Huadong, with his mother’s life at stake, he indeed needed to think it over.
After leaving the office of the dean, walking through the bright and clean corridors of Dome Hospital, he grabbed a doctor at random and asked, “In your hospital, there’s a doctor who completed a surgery during an earthquake, she…”
Before he could finish, the doctor said, “Oh, you’re talking about Doctor Anxin, right? What about it, do you also want to book her for a surgery?”
“How is she at performing surgeries?”
“Ah? Do you even need to ask? Doctor Anxin is our hospital’s trump card. Even the passing ants know she’s amazing, what do you think her surgeries are like? But, if you’re looking to book her for surgery, it’s going to be tough as she’s booked out for a year already. If your condition isn’t severe, you might want to consider another doctor!”
Sheng Tingyuan was stunned, her surgeries were booked out for a year?
Even Dean An’s surgeries were only booked six months in advance, how could she be even harder to book than Dean An?
The doctor added, “However, if it’s a very serious illness, I advise you to go and find Dean An, as long as the dean agrees, Doctor Anxin will work overtime to perform your surgery.”
Sheng Tingyuan frowned, “She also has the surname ‘An’? Shares a last name with Dean An?”
“Of course, she has the same surname. Doctor Anxin is Dean An’s own granddaughter! Dean An favors her so much, and has passed on all his skills to her!”
The doctor said with envy on his face, “I wish I were Dean An’s grandson too, but sadly, I’m not that lucky!”
“Rest assured, Doctor Anxin’s medical skills are top-notch. The other day during the earthquake, she live-streamed her surgery. I was watching it at that time, and she didn’t flinch or hide from the earthquake, and the way she completed the surgery was simply beautiful!”
“She has never been arrogant or complacent because she is Dean An’s granddaughter; she performs more surgeries than any of us and she doesn’t take breaks.”
Sheng Tingyuan nodded at him, “Thanks.”
The doctor waved his hand and left.
After he had gone, Sheng Tingyuan caught several more doctors to ask about Doctor Anxin’s situation, and the answers he got were all much the same.
This Anxin turned out to be indeed the ace doctor of Dome Hospital. If he slightly doubted Anxin’s medical skills, those doctors would refute him angrily, as if he had besmirched Anxin’s reputation.
It seemed An Huadong wasn’t boasting, Doctor Anxin did have some skills.
He left Dome Hospital, got into his car, and was ready to have his men further investigate Doctor Anxin’s past surgical cases.
Just as he was about to leave, a voice called out to him, “Tingyuan?”
Sheng Tingyuan turned his head and recognized the man calling his name, “Chi Cheng.”
Chi Cheng smiled at him, “It’s me.”
Sheng Tingyuan got out of the car, “You work at Dome Hospital?”
“Yes, I’m now a doctor at Dome. Are you sick? Should I recommend you a doctor?”
“Do you know Doctor Anxin?”
“Yes, she’s my fellow apprentice sister.”
“How is her medical skill?”
Chi Cheng’s expression turned very serious, “It’s excellent.”
“What do you think are the chances of success for her to perform an operation on an astrocytoma?”
Chi Cheng didn’t want to undersell his apprentice sister’s abilities or take too much on her behalf, so he answered cautiously, “My sister has performed many surgeries for brain tumors, including several for astrocytomas. So far, she hasn’t failed once.”
“Then who do you think has a higher chance of success for this surgery, her or An Huadong?”
“This…”
“Chi Cheng, I want the truth, this concerns my mother’s life.”
Chi Cheng silently apologized to his mentor in his heart, then firmly answered, “My sister has a higher success rate.” Mainly because the mentor’s age really had caught up with him, and he truly wasn’t as steady as my sister.
Now Sheng Tingyuan was truly shocked. He didn’t know An Huadong, so he wasn’t very trusting of his words, but he knew Chi Cheng, and Chi Cheng would not lie, “Is she really that formidable?”
Chi Cheng said with a smile, “You would know if you saw her in surgery. She’s a medical genius that comes once in a hundred years. If you want to minimize the surgical risk for Aunt Tang, then choosing my sister is definitely the right choice.”
Finally, Sheng Tingyuan wavered, “Do you have her WeChat? Send it to me.”
“Alright.”
Chapter 65: President Xiao, Nice to Meet You Hengxing Real Estate, office building.
Ye Chuyi sat next to Cong Ningyuan, listening to him haggle with the president of Hengxing, Lai Guoheng. The price of the building had already been pushed down to 580 million, but Ye Chuyi was not satisfied, so she signaled Cong Ningyuan to press on with the negotiation.
Her phone lit up with a message from her senior brother Chi Cheng: “Junior sister, I have a neighbor whose mother has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He wants to add you on WeChat to consult about his mother’s condition. Is that okay with you?”
Ye Chuyi replied to him: “Sure, senior brother.”
A moment later, a friend request popped up, and she added the new contact.
Ye Chuyi’s WeChat nickname was “Anxin,” which her teacher had asked her to change, and the other person’s nickname was “Panic,” which was the exact opposite of hers.
A short while later, “Panic” sent over a few brain CT scans.
Ye Chuyi didn’t look at them and briefly replied: “I’m busy, I’ll check them out later.”
As noon approached, the price was squeezed down to 560 million, and Lai Guoheng refused to budge further.
Ye Chuyi then gestured to Cong Ningyuan that they could leave.
Lai Guoheng personally saw them out. Just as they left the Hengxing office building, a girl ran over: “Daddy, have you finished work? I need your help with something!”
“Yunzhu, you go to my office first and wait for me; I’ll talk with you after seeing off our guests.”
Yunzhu?
Ye Chuyi subconsciously looked at the girl.noveldrama
The girl also happened to look at her, and the next second, she joyfully shouted: “Pretty sister, it’s you! I’ve finally seen you again!”
Ye Chuyi smiled at her: “What a coincidence.”
Yunzhu hurried to her side: “Sister, that night at the bar, I didn’t recognize you, I’m so sorry. But Xiao Yue said he saw you, did you guys talk?”
Ye Chuyi was confused: “Which bar?” And who was Xiao Yue? She was as busy as a spinning top every day, how could she have time to go to a bar?
“The Mist Bar!”
Ye Chuyi shook her head: “I haven’t been there.”
“Oh? Really?”
“Really, I don’t know the Xiao Yue you mentioned.”
“Xiao Yue’s name is Xiao Yue, I think he might have misunderstood something about you, want to explain it to him?”
Xiao Yue? Was that the person providing medicine to Qi Yunfan, who helped Qi Hospital get out of its predicament?
Ye Chuyi’s tone was indifferent: “I don’t know him, and I’ve never met him.”
After saying this, she got in the car with Cong Ningyuan and left.
Yunzhu found it strange: “Why does Xiao Yue say he’s seen her, but she says she’s never seen Xiao Yue?”
Lai Guoheng said nearby: “I have a dinner with Jungle Pharmaceutical tonight. You can invite Xiao Yue as well. If they meet, we’ll know who’s lying.”
Yunzhu lit up: “Can I, Daddy?”
“What’s not possible about that? It’s just a dinner.”
“Thank you, Daddy!”
Yunzhu didn’t think either Xiao Yue or the pretty sister was lying; she just felt there must be some misunderstanding between them.
As evening approached, Ye Chuyi and others arrived at Yunhai Villa.
Yunhai Villa was one of Hengxing Real Estate’s flagship projects, integrating dining, leisure, and entertainment while also offering great privacy. Lai Guoheng had chosen this location for the dinner.
Upon entering the villa, dedicated staff led them to the reserved courtyard.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Ye Chuyi heard Yunzhu’s clear voice: “Pretty sister, you’re here!”
Ye Chuyi nodded at Cong Ningyuan, signaling him to go in first, while she walked over to Yunzhu: “Yunzhu is here too.”
Yunzhu smiled at her and pulled the man beside her, saying: “Pretty sister, this is the Xiao Yue brother I was telling you about.”
Ye Chuyi turned to look at him, her tone quite indifferent: “Mr. Xiao, a pleasure to meet you.”
Yunzhu shook Xiao Yue’s arm: “Brother Xiao Yue, this is the sister who gave me the invite to the medical conference!”
Chapter 66 Wen Nianyou Impersonated You Xiao Yue was frozen in place, something flashed rapidly through his mind, and his heart sank.
Seeing him not speaking, Yunzhu grew desperate and tugged at him, “Brother Xiao, what’s wrong with you? Talk to me! Didn’t you say you’ve met the beautiful sister? Sister told me today she hasn’t seen you, what’s going on?”
Regaining his senses, Xiao Yue extended his hand toward Ye Chuyi, “Sorry, I mistook someone else for you before, we indeed have never met. Xiao Yue, pleased to meet you.”
Ye Chuyi did not shake his hand, only speaking indifferently, “Ye Chuyi, from Jungle Pharmaceutical.”
Xiao Yue gently pushed Yunzhu, “You go inside first, I have a few words to say to Miss Ye.”
Yunzhu hesitated for a moment, but still heeded his words and entered the living room.
In the courtyard, only Ye Chuyi and Xiao Yue were left. Ye Chuyi broke the silence, “President Xiao, I heard you helped Qi Hospital through a tough time. It’s easy to add flowers to brocade, but it takes a lot to send charcoal in the snow. I truly admire your character, President Xiao, and your courage to confront Jungle is also commendable.”
Xiao Yue felt that he had never been so embarrassed in his life.
He had been deceived, helping Wen Nianyou against the very person who had actually helped Yunzhu, biting off a huge unspeakable loss.
If you make a mistake, you have to admit it.
He clenched his fist, “Does Miss Ye know Wen Nianyou?”
“I do.”
“When you gave Yunzhu the invitation, was she also present?”
“Yes.”
“Wen Nianyou impersonated you.”
“What?”
“She claimed that she was the one who gave Yunzhu the invitation, and then used that to set conditions with me, asking me to sell the medication to Qi Yunfan.”
Ye Chuyi was taken aback, “You would confront Jungle just because of an invitation? You’re willing to turn down Jungle’s medication just to help Wen Nianyou?”
“I simply didn’t want Yunzhu to feel indebted to others.”
“Then you could have at least confirmed with Yunzhu, couldn’t you? Blindly attempting to repay favors, aren’t you harming her? It was just an invitation, I forgot about it once I gave it away, and I’ve never thought it counts as a favor. Yunzhu doesn’t owe me anything.”
“This was indeed my mistake.”
Ye Chuyi was speechless.
She could never have imagined that Wen Nianyou would actually use the invitation she gave to Yunzhu to get medication from Xiao Yue for Qi Hospital.noveldrama
A trivial matter was so cunningly exploited by her; she was truly capable of slipping through every gap.
But it wasn’t surprising that Wen Nianyou was capable of such a deed, given her shamelessness.
What was surprising was that she had indeed found someone gullible enough to believe her.
Ye Chuyi looked at Xiao Yue as if he were an idiot, “President Xiao, stop selling medicine and consider selling walnuts instead, to replenish your own brainpower.”
This was the first time Xiao Yue had been ridiculed like this, yet he didn’t make a sound, because even he wanted to curse himself.
Before, he had thought Yunzhu was too naive and easy to deceive; now, his face was swollen from the backhanded slap. It wasn’t Yunzhu who was the fool, but him, the slick veteran of the business world who had been tricked.
Before his eyes, Ye Chuyi dialed Wen Nianyou, “Wen Nianyou, how does it feel to be a swindler?”
Wen Nianyou’s voice was gentle, “Chuyi, what are you talking about? I don’t understand.”
Lin Yueqin said that because Qi Yunfan was grateful to you for securing the medication, he couldn’t wait to marry you. If he knew about the despicable means you used to get the medication, what do you think, would he still want to marry you?”
Wen Nianyou paused noticeably, her voice turned cold, “You know? How did you find out? Did Yunzhu that idiot tell you?”
Chapter 67 Drug Recall Ye Chuyi spoke indifferently, “Are you sure you want to curse Yunzhu like that? What has she done to you? You two have no interaction, right? Just because I gave the invitation to Yunzhu and not you?”
“I just don’t like the look of her, so what? It’s just an invitation; I can get plenty of those if I want!”
“Then why don’t you even have one? And yet, you take the matter of me giving the invitation to Yunzhu to General Manager Xiao to ask for favors. You’re truly shameless!”
Wen Nianyou’s voice changed again, “Xiao Yue knows about it too?”
“Of course he does. What, are you scared now?”
“What do I have to be afraid of? It’s hilarious, really. He doesn’t even know he’s been used by me, and he’s sold a batch of the most advanced medical equipment to Qi Hospital! Both the medicine and equipment have already been delivered to Qi Hospital, so what’s the use of Xiao Yue knowing now? The contract is signed, black on white, could he possibly take it back?”
Wen Nianyou laughed triumphantly a few times, then hung up the phone.
Ye Chuyi looked at Xiao Yue and saw his face was extremely ugly. She shook her head and went to find Cong Ningyuan.
She still had a task at tonight’s dinner party, she had to continue bargaining.
In the courtyard, Xiao Yue stood under a tree by himself. The shadow of the leaves cast upon his handsome and sharp face added an air of coldness to him out of thin air.noveldrama
The person who had deceived him still dared to be so arrogant. He hadn’t felt this angry in many years.
Wen Nianyou thought he couldn’t reclaim the medicine and equipment? What a joke! There was nothing Xiao Yue couldn’t take back!
Not only did he intend to take back his medicine, but he also wanted to ensure that Qi Hospital couldn’t have a single pill!
Xiao Yue didn’t go in to eat; he left Yunhai Villa and took people directly to Qi Hospital.
As soon as he opened the door to the director’s office, he saw Qi Yunfan and Wen Nianyou embracing in disarray on the couch, a mess of licentiousness assaulting the senses.
Xiao Yue was so angry he almost laughed. Wen Nianyou had truly taken shamelessness to the extreme. Even now, she still had the mood to do such things with Qi Yunfan.
Interrupted at a compromising moment, Qi Yunfan was about to curse someone. Yet when he saw it was Xiao Yue, he quickly stood up to straighten his clothes, “General Manager Xiao, why have you come? Why didn’t you give a heads up?”
No sooner had he finished speaking than the warehouse manager ran in flustered, “Deputy Director, something terrible has happened. Someone has taken the keys to the warehouse, intending to take away the medicine and equipment we just bought!”
Qi Yunfan’s face changed drastically, “What?!”
Xiao Yue’s voice was frosty, “The cooperation is cancelled, Deputy Director Qi. Your girlfriend treated me like a monkey, made a fool out of me, so I’m taking back my medicine. That’s not too much to ask, is it?”
Qi Yunfan looked at Wen Nianyou with a dark face, “What have you done now?! Apologize to General Manager Xiao immediately!”
“I didn’t do anything, could it be that General Manager Xiao misunderstood something?”
Wen Nianyou had an innocent look, “Besides, the contract is signed, and Qi Hospital has paid the money. How can you take the medicine back now? Isn’t that the same as robbery? General Manager Xiao, doing this, we can call the police.”
Xiao Yue looked at her two-facedness, disgustingly said, “What are you, there is no place for you to speak here. Get lost; you’re disgusting.”
Wen Nianyou’s face stiffened, and anger rose in her heart, but she did not show it at all, merely retreating behind Qi Yunfan so as to appear wronged.
Qi Yunfan said, “General Manager Xiao, Youyou is right. We’ve signed the contract, and the money is paid. What you’re doing is no different from robbery; tell your people to stop.”
Xiao Yue chuckled coldly, “Deputy Director Qi hasn’t read the contract terms, has he? Within seven days, I have the right to cancel the cooperation for no reason!”
Chapter 68: Not a Single Pill Left “What? There’s such a clause?”
Qi Yunfan hastily pulled out the contract and read it several times from beginning to end, finally finding a line amidst the densely packed small print: Xiao Medical may, without reason, cancel or terminate the cooperation within seven days, with the ultimate interpretation of the contract belonging to Xiao Medical.
Qi Yunfan’s back broke out in a cold sweat in an instant. When he signed the contract, he was too happy, too anxious, and didn’t look closely at all!
What to do now? Just yesterday, after receiving the medicine and equipment, his dad had praised him. If he found out that overnight, the medicine and equipment were gone, how furious would he be!
He hurriedly said, “Boss Xiao, let’s talk this over. If Youyou has offended you in any way, just let her apologize to you. Please don’t rush to take the medicine back!”
As he spoke, he slapped Wen Nianyou, “Apologize quickly, how did you anger Boss Xiao? Are you trying to kill me?”
Wen Nianyou was full of grievances, “I’m sorry, Boss Xiao, if I’ve unwittingly offended you, it’s all my fault. Please, don’t be angry, harmony brings wealth! You being so fierce—does Yunzhu know about this?”
“How dare you mention Yunzhu?”
Xiao Yue’s glare was fierce, “It wasn’t you who sent the invitation to Yunzhu, yet you lied to me, saying it was you. You fabricated a set of lies to fool me into selling the medicine to Qi Yunfan. Yunzhu doesn’t know you at all; you’re nothing but a complete fraud!”
Qi Yunfan felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped on his head, disbelievingly staring at Wen Nianyou, “You actually used the incident of Chuyi helping Yunzhu as leverage to get Boss Xiao to sell the medicine to me? Didn’t you say that you used your dad’s connections to persuade Boss Xiao?”noveldrama
“No, Brother Yunfan, don’t listen to Boss Xiao’s nonsense. I didn’t deceive him, I really used my dad’s connections, whatever Yunzhu—I never even mentioned her to Boss Xiao!”
Suddenly, Xiao Yue asked, “And who is your father? What does he have to do with me?”
“My dad is Wen Xingye, Boss Xiao. You have such good relations with him, how come you’re pretending not to know him now?”
Xiao Yue’s voice turned icy, “Wen Xingye, is it? Rest assured, I will go and get to know him better. With a shameless daughter like you, I believe his future ventures are doomed to fail no matter what.”
Wen Nianyou’s heart skipped a beat; it’s over, was Xiao Yue going to target the Wen Family now? If the Wen Family went bankrupt, could she still be their pampered young lady?
After Xiao Yue finished, he had already left with his men, and Qi Yunfan slumped onto the sofa, his tone full of resentment, “Wen Nianyou, what exactly did you do?! It was so hard to get the medicine, and now it’s all gone!”
“Brother Yunfan, don’t panic. I’ll ask my dad, he’s on a business trip abroad, maybe he can help you get medicine from overseas?”
Qi Yunfan looked up at her, and eventually, he suppressed all the anger in his heart, forcing a smile, “Then hurry up and contact your dad to see, the hospital’s medicine supply won’t last for many days.”
A night passed, and Qi Yunfan was dispirited. He had just stepped into his office early in the morning when he received devastating news.
“It’s bad, Deputy Director! There’s not a single box of medicine left in our warehouse!”
“What?!”
“Outpatients were prescribed medicines, and the patients paid, but now they can’t get their medicine. What do we do? Also, the inpatients are all facing a stop to their medication, and the patients scheduled for surgery have no anesthetics now! Deputy Director, you need to come up with a solution fast!”
Qi Yunfan felt darkness closing in, “Weren’t there some reserves? How could they suddenly all be gone?”
“Last night, those people took all the medicine from our warehouse.”
Qi Yunfan nearly choked with rage, “Are all of you useless? Why did you let them take our medicine?!”
“Damn it, Xiao Yue, damn it, Wen Nianyou, you’re going to get me killed!”
Chapter 69 Wedding Ye Chuyi had stayed at the Ye family home last night, and she got up very early today, because today was her wedding day with Sheng Tingyuan.
She was dressed in her wedding gown, sitting in the wedding car with Sheng Tingyuan, he was busy sending messages, and she was busy reading them.
Cong Ningyuan reported to her with great excitement, “Boss, Hengxing has directly dropped sixty million for us, Lai Guoheng agreed to sell it to us for five hundred million! It seems that dinner last night was useful!”
Lai Guoheng had clearly said at dinner last night that the lowest he would go was five hundred and sixty million, so why did he suddenly drop so much today?
A new message popped up, sent by Yunzhu, “Sister, did you guys buy the building? How about I ask dad to lower the price a bit more?”noveldrama
Ye Chuyi’s heart stirred and she replied to Yunzhu, “Was it you who asked your dad to lower the price?”
“Yeah, I told him you had helped me before, so he should give you a bit of a break, and he agreed!”
For a moment, Ye Chuyi didn’t know what to say. Back then, she had genuinely only casually given an invitation to this girl, never expecting to meet her again in the future, let alone that she would help her with such a big favor.
She expressed her thanks solemnly, “Yunzhu, thank you, I owe you a favor. If there’s ever anything you need help with in the future, just contact me.”
Yunzhu replied, “No need to thank me, sister, you helped me first after all, and I’m really, really happy to know you!”
“But, sister, is there any misunderstanding between you and brother Xiao Yue? Did he make you angry? If he upset you, I apologize on his behalf, would you forgive him, please?”
With just one sentence from Yunzhu, Jungle Pharmaceutical saved sixty million, and any anger that Ye Chuyi held dissipated, “There was a bit of a misunderstanding, but it has been cleared up now, don’t worry about it.”
“Oh, I’m glad to hear the misunderstanding is cleared up. Thank you for forgiving him!”
As Ye Chuyi held her phone, her heart felt both warm and heavily touched. She was about to tell Cong Ningyuan that Yunzhu had helped out when she saw another message from him.
“Hahaha, boss, Qi Hospital is done for!”
“Xiao Yue is not cooperating with them anymore, and moreover, he has taken back all the medicine and even set a trap for Qi Hospital. Now, Qi Hospital doesn’t have a single pill or a dose of anesthetic left!”
“The net is full of complaints, everyone is criticizing Qi Hospital for being unreliable, saying that halfway through hospitalization the medication ran out, and patients can’t get the medicine prescribed by doctors!”
“It’s really bustling, you should check out the news!”
Sheng Tingyuan, hearing her phone buzzing nonstop, couldn’t help but turn his head and look at her, “How come you’re busier than I am?”
Without raising her head, Ye Chuyi replied, “I’ve always been busier than you.”
Because she didn’t look up, Sheng Tingyuan took the opportunity to observe her.
She was dressed in a pristine wedding gown, her hair swept up high, baring her fair, glowing shoulders, and neck. Today, a makeup artist had done an extremely delicate job on her. Her already exquisite and lovely features looked exceptionally stunning.
To be fair, she did possess a beauty that could captivate all beings. Even on regular days without any adornment, merely standing there she was sufficient to draw the gaze of others, let alone now when she was magnificently dressed.
Yet she herself seemed totally unaware of all these.
For some reason, he always felt that she seemed much more pleasing to the eye than three years ago, even if she tricked him every day, he still found her more pleasing than he had three years earlier.
Strange, had she Stockholm Syndromed him?
Maybe because he had looked at her for a little too long, Ye Chuyi became aware of it. She lifted her head and met his gaze, subconsciously reaching to touch her face, “Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face? Is my makeup smeared?”
Sheng Tingyuan averted his gaze, “No.”
He thought he had approached this wedding with enough indifference, but it turned out she was even more indifferent than he was, as if she was not going to a wedding but off to work for a meeting.
Soon, they arrived at the church.
Because the wedding was not made public, only the closest relatives from both families had come.
Ye Chuyi got out of the car, looped her arm through Ye Zhengrong’s, and was slowly taken into the church. She scanned briefly and saw relatives from the Sheng family, as well as the family of Ye Canghai from the main branch.
Ye Canghai and Ye Zhengrong, the two brothers, looked quite alike, both having extremely striking appearances.
The people from the main branch obviously knew her real identity; they were all stunned for a moment when they saw her, probably not expecting that a counterfeit like her would resemble the members of the Ye Family so much.
Ye Chuyi had seen photos of Ye Shuangyin; indeed, she bore a closer resemblance to Ye Zhengrong than Ye Shuangyin did.
Chapter 70: The Groom Kisses the Bride Ye Zhengrong walked Ye Chuyi to the front and placed her hand in Sheng Tingyuan’s, “Tingyuan, I entrust my daughter to you. I hope you will support each other throughout your lives, until your hair turns white together.”
Sheng Tingyuan held Ye Chuyi’s hand, “We will, Dad.”
Ye Zhengrong nodded and returned to his seat.
The pastor’s resonant voice rose, “Ladies and gentlemen, on this beautiful day, we are gathered here to witness the union of two hearts…”
He spoke at length in his blessings, and Ye Chuyi, who hadn’t taken the wedding seriously knowing her own identity, had never invested her emotions in the marriage.
However, at that moment, in the solemn voice of the pastor, her heart settled down—perhaps this would be the only wedding of her life. Although it wasn’t grand, it was holy and dignified, which actually aligned with her idea of a wedding.
Looking at Sheng Tingyuan, she once again marveled at how handsome and dashing he was. The first time she saw him, she actually thought he was handsome.
She just hadn’t expected she would actually marry him.
Moments later, both she and Sheng Tingyuan, under the guidance of the pastor, said, “I do,” and then exchanged rings.
After the rings were on, the pastor said, “Now the groom may kiss the bride.”
Ye Chuyi clearly saw Sheng Tingyuan hesitate for a moment, and just as she was about to pretend to be shy and say there was no need, Sheng Tingyuan’s kiss fell upon her.
His lips touched her cheek.
Ye Chuyi felt his lips were cool and soft, parting after a brief contact, but her cheek couldn’t help heating up.
So this is what a kiss felt like, not bad at all.
The pastor continued, “The bride may now kiss the groom in return.”
Ye Chuyi was stunned. Was there a part about kissing back? Why hadn’t she heard of this before?
Well, it didn’t matter.
She tiptoed and kissed Sheng Tingyuan’s cheek as well.
She saw Sheng Tingyuan’s jawline tighten suddenly and almost wanted to laugh. He was already so resistant to her arm touching his through the suit, what must he be feeling now, being kissed? Was he about to lose his composure?
Sheng Tingyuan’s kiss had been brief, but her kiss on Sheng Tingyuan was much firmer.noveldrama
Sheng Tingyuan felt a jolt in his mind, and when he looked down at her again, he saw her lips curved in a smile, clearly amused. Her beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with scattered stars that twinkled brightly and captivatingly with her laughter.
Well, when she wasn’t scheming to trap him, life with her could probably go on.
The wedding concluded quickly, and both families then went together to the Sheng Family’s private estate for a meal to foster relationships, paving the way for cooperation between the two major conglomerates in the future.
After lunch, everyone went back home to continue with their own affairs.
Ye Chuyi had changed back into her own clothes, sitting in Sheng Tingyuan’s car as he drove her to the hospital for work.
She unfolded two long lists of gifts, inwardly shocked—one was the dowry from the Ye Family, and the other was the betrothal gifts from the Sheng Family.
The Ye Family’s dowry alone in cash and stocks amounted to ten billion, plus hotels, golf courses, manors, villas, and so on owned by the Ye corporations.
The Sheng Family’s betrothal gifts included twenty billion in cash and stocks, along with various expensive jewelry, precious paintings, and calligraphy.
Ye Chuyi shook her head and closed the lists.
If the amount had been smaller, she might have taken it, but with such high figures, how could she possibly accept it?
There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world; fate’s every gift had a price attached in the shadows.
Her deal with the Ye Family was that she would marry Sheng Tingyuan in place of Ye Shuangyin; in exchange, the Ye Family would get her father out of jail. There was no mention of accepting money.
She handed the betrothal gift list from the Sheng Family to Sheng Tingyuan: “Keep everything, I don’t want it.”
Sheng Tingyuan knew she wouldn’t want it. So far, the only thing she had accepted was the jade bracelet her mother gave her, which she truly liked and even cherished.