"Young Master Lin, you said you live in the mountains and currently have no job. Life must be tough for you. To express our gratitude for saving Ruyan, we'd like to give you one million as a reward. What do you think?"
Li Shang took out a checkbook from his suit, pulled out a pen, wrote a check for one million, and placed it on the table in front of Lin Fei.
He continued, "Lin Fei, this is the reward for saving my daughter. I hope you won't be with her anymore."
A poor boy from the mountains, how could he be worthy of his exceptionally talented and beautiful daughter?
He didn't believe a million couldn't send Lin Fei away.
"Son, he's Ruyan's savior, how can you repay him with money?" Mr. Li reprimanded his son.
Madam Li said, "Dad, Young Master Lin just came from the mountains to the big city, without a job or income. To survive here, he needs money, right?
Although a million isn't much, it can at least solve Young Master Lin's immediate difficulties, don't you think?"
"Auntie, since Young Master Lin doesn't have a job, how about this? Our family hospital is short of security guards, orderlies, and cleaners, with all benefits included. Why not let Young Master Lin pick a job there?" Zhao Wenxuan said sincerely, as if Lin Fei were his brother, even making Mr. Li doubt his hearing.
However, while they were discussing giving Lin Fei a million and a job, they were surprised to see Lin Fei devouring the delicious food on the table eagerly.
After eating to his heart's content and burping, Lin Fei finally put down his chopsticks, stretched lazily, and grabbed a napkin to wipe the grease off his mouth.
Then, he stood up, pushed the check back in front of Li Shang, and said, "Uncle, thank you for the check, but I am Ruyan's boyfriend. I can't take this money. Also, I'm full. You all enjoy. I'll go check on Ruyan and grandma."
After saying this, Lin Fei left the table.
"Wait, Lin Fei, I'll take you to them." Mr. Li, impressed by Lin Fei not being swayed by money, immediately called out to him.
Honestly, with such a big villa, Lin Fei was afraid he wouldn't find Li Ruyan and her grandmother without Mr. Li leading the way.
Lin Fei looked at Mr. Li and said, "But grandpa, it seems you haven't finished eating yet..."
Mr. Li laughed, "Don't worry, I can always have the servants make me something to eat anytime."
The elder and the youngster left the dining room, with Uncle Zhong following behind.
Watching Lin Fei leave, Li Shang tightly clenched the check on the table, his face grim.
He never expected that a million couldn't rid him of this poor boy, Lin Fei.
"Hmph, this poor boy has quite the ambition. Doesn't want a million but wants to marry our daughter. He's dreaming!" Li Shang crumpled the check in his hand and threw it into the trash, speaking coldly.
Madam Li consoled her husband, "Honey, don't get upset. Why bother with this poor boy? Besides, it seems our old man somewhat protects him."
"I don't know what father is thinking? Does he want to marry Ruyan to this poor boy?" Li Shang said a bit angrily.
Madam Li mocked, "It wouldn't be surprising if the old man did that. Remember, a while ago, he mentioned wanting to engage Ruyan to some grandson of an old doctor from Kunlun Mountain."
"Auntie, would that mean the old man would oppose me and Ruyan being together?" Zhao Wenxuan asked somewhat uneasily.
Madam Li quickly said, "Wenxuan, don't worry. We will make the old man agree to you and Ruyan being together."
However, inside, Madam Li was a bit worried. Although the old man had handed over the Li family business to her and her husband to run, he still held most of the company's shares.
They didn't dare defy the old man too much.
Zhao Wenxuan, knowing Madam Li's concerns, suddenly thought of something and said to her, "Auntie, earlier, I heard that Ruyan's grandmother has fallen and gotten injured?"
Madam Li nodded, "Yes, the old lady injured her back and may not be able to get out of bed for several months."
Zhao Wenxuan seemed to have thought of something and said, "Auntie, Uncle, I've just thought of a way to make the old man agree to me and Ruyan being together."
Li Shang and Madam Li exchanged confused glances, and Madam Li asked, "Wenxuan, what idea do you have?"
Zhao Wenxuan smiled and said, "Since the old lady can't get out of bed because of her injury, I can use our Zhao family's thirteen needles for acupuncture. I guarantee that within a week, the old lady will be able to walk."
Li Shang and Madam Li's faces lit up with joy, and Madam Li said to Zhao Wenxuan, "Wenxuan, I can't believe I forgot that your Zhao family is a renowned family of doctors. The thirteen needles created by Old Master Zhao are considered the best in Southern China's medical community. If you can cure the old lady's back, the old man will definitely agree to you being with Ruyan. As for that Lin Fei, hehe...."
"There's no time to lose. Auntie, Uncle, let's go treat the old lady now?" Zhao Wenxuan stood up from his seat and said to Li Shang and Madam Li.
Li Shang and Madam Li were also eager to get rid of Lin Fei, so they immediately stood up, and the three of them left the dining room.
In the old lady's bedroom in the villa, she lay on the bed with gray hair and a face full of wrinkles. Her gaze was dim, her face pale, appearing extremely weak, like a candle flickering in the wind.
"Grandma, what's wrong with you? You have to get well soon," Li Ruyan looked at her grandmother on the bed, who was very frail and lacked her usual vitality, tears glistening in her eyes.
The old lady forced a bitter smile and said weakly to Li Ruyan, "My good granddaughter... don't be sad. Grandma is fine."
Li Ruyan shook her head and said, "Grandma, I must find a doctor to heal you, make you healthy as before."
The old lady smiled contentedly, "Ruyan, my good granddaughter, grandma is old. It's normal for the body to be unwell. Grandma only hopes to see you marry again soon, to a man who loves you."
Saying this, the old lady's eyes moistened. She feared she might not see her granddaughter wear a wedding dress again before leaving this world.
Just then, Mr. Li, Lin Fei, and Uncle Zhong entered through the door.
"Look at this, with the tears flowing, what's going on?" Mr. Li gently reproached seeing the tears on Ruyan and the old lady's faces.
Li Ruyan and the old lady wiped their tears.
Seeing Lin Fei arrive, Li Ruyan, remembering that he had saved her with acupuncture and knew about medicine, said to him, "Lin Fei, could you take a look at my grandma's injury?"
The old lady couldn't help but be curious and asked Li Ruyan, "Ruyan, who is this friend?"
Li Ruyan glanced at Lin Fei and said, "Grandma, he's my boyfriend Lin Fei."
Lin Fei, knowing that Li Ruyan was using him as a shield to avoid being set up with Zhao Wenxuan by her parents, decided to keep pretending to be her "boyfriend" to help her since he was living in her villa.
"Hello, grandma," Lin Fei greeted the old lady with a simple smile.
The old lady's face immediately showed a hint of a smile, "So, you're Ruyan's boyfriend, how polite! Where does your family live? Are your parents around?"
The old lady felt an instant affection for Lin Fei, who was polite, decent-looking, and seemed genuine, inadvertently initiating a "background check," forgetting all about her waist pain as if reinvigorated.
Li Ruyan felt a headache coming, knowing if the questioning continued, they would be marrying by tomorrow.
She quickly changed the topic, "Grandma, let Lin Fei take a look at your back injury, and questions can wait."
"Ruyan, no need to check. I've already had the old dean of the city's first hospital look at it. He said that for your grandma's back to fully recover, unless Zhao Old Master can be invited to treat it with his extraordinary skill the Zhao family's thirteen needles, she won't be able to leave the bed for three to five months." At this time, Mr. Li said with a sigh.
"Then why hasn't grandpa invited Zhao Old Master to treat grandma?" Lin Fei couldn't help but ask.
Mr. Li said, "Zhao Old Master, who created the thirteen needles of the Zhao family, is a highly skilled doctor, lauded as Huadu's top medical practitioner. Just to name Huadu, countless dignitaries want his treatment, not to mention many high-profile figures in the Capital City also specifically invite him for treatment. How could I possibly invite Zhao Old Master?"
Then, Mr. Li changed his tone, "However, a few days ago, I sent a letter to an old friend with profound medical skills in Kunlun Mountain. He has already dispatched his grandson southwards and should arrive in Huadu soon. The old lady's back will be saved."
Lin Fei couldn't help but be startled: an old friend with profound medical skills from Kunlun Mountain? Dispatching his grandson to Huadu?
This made Lin Fei feel that something seemed off.
But what exactly was off?
Just then, Li Shang's voice came from the door, "Dad, how can we let some quack treat mom's back injury? Although Zhao Old Master is overwhelmed and can't come to treat mom, have you forgotten Wenxuan is Zhao Old Master's grandson? Since childhood, he followed Zhao Old Master to learn medicine and has fully inherited the old master's special skill of the Zhao family's thirteen needles."
Li Shang, along with Madam Li and Zhao Wenxuan, walked into the room.