Yue Linze curved his lips: “That makes sense. Let’s do the test tomorrow afternoon.”
“Okay, Mr. Yue. I’ll arrange it as soon as possible.” Tao Yu, hearing his agreement, completely relaxed, the big stone in her heart finally settling down.
Seeing her eager to escape, Yue Linze’s gaze darkened slightly, but he ultimately said nothing and calmly walked out of her room.
As soon as he left, Tao Yu’s phone rang. She looked at the unnamed number and reluctantly answered: “Hey, I’ve already told you to wait quietly. Believe me or not, I won’t pay you back!”
The other party also fired back a few words. Tao Yu coldly laughed: “I’m in the country now, I’ll send you my location right away. I have money now, do you think I can’t pay you back?!”
She hung up and sent her location, then laughed contentedly. The feeling of being able to pay off debts was fucking great.
As Yue Linze walked out, he saw the butler waiting nearby. Seeing him, the butler hurried over and handed him freshly printed documents.
Yue Linze raised an eyebrow, looking at the contents, a playful smile on his lips: “Who does she owe money to? Buy her IOU.”
“… Sir, isn’t the main point now that we’ve been fooled by a con artist? She’s not the doctor we were going to hire,” the butler frowned.
Yue Linze was unconcerned: “Keep this matter quiet for now. Do what I told you first.”
“… Yes.” The butler found that since his master began treatment, he understood his thoughts less and less. Could it be a side effect of the quack doctor’s treatment? He left worriedly.
Yue Linze stood alone for a moment, finally laughing: “Little con artist.” Since she dared to come here to scam, he would make her stay and pay her debt.
Management immediately stopped and, seeing that he was not too angry, carefully asked, “Sir, is there something?”
“Did you contact all of Tao Yu’s creditors and buy back their IOUs as I asked?” Yue Linze looked at him.
The housekeeper hesitated and honestly answered, “Tao Yu owes five or six creditors. They are collectively demanding repayment. I only contacted them yesterday and haven’t mentioned buying back the IOUs.”
“Do it immediately. I want to see all the IOUs before noon,” Yue Linze lowered his eyes, pushed Tao Yu’s documents aside, and opened a folder to look at a contract.
“…Okay,” the housekeeper said and turned to leave, but stopped after two steps and looked back worriedly, “Sir, although the psychologist says Tao Yu has reached the level of treating you, they are still a group that will naturally speak in their own favor. For safety’s sake, you should still accept an examination by domestic experts.”
Yue Linze pursed his lips, “No need.”
“Sir…”
“I said no,” Yue Linze raised his eyes and glanced at the housekeeper, slowly saying, “I know my body best. There’s nothing wrong now.”
“But… I feel your mood is off,” the housekeeper struggled before finally speaking, “Could there be some unknown sequelae?”
Yue Linze frowned slightly, seeing the unmasked concern in the housekeeper’s eyes, and after a moment of silence said, “Tao Yu has cured me. If you’re not at ease, then have someone check again, but remember, keep everything from Tao Yu.”
“Why?” the housekeeper didn’t understand.
Yue Linze signed his name on the contract and closed the pen, saying, “Just do as I say. And as I said before, don’t tell her that we’ve exposed her identity. This is between her and me. We’ll resolve it ourselves without anyone’s interference.”
The housekeeper stared at him, suddenly realizing something after a while: “Sir, you…”
“I want to use a net to trap this fish in the Yue family’s pond. If she finds out anything, she might become a startled bird, and it would be harder to catch her then,” Yue Linze’s pen tapped rhythmically on the desk, creating a crisp sound as metal met rosewood.
The housekeeper came out of the study in a daze, and after a long time, suddenly realized: Has their master… fallen for this fraudster, which is why he’s not holding her deception against her and wants to find a way to keep her?
Thinking of this possibility, the housekeeper couldn’t help but shudder, wanting to go burn incense for the deceased master and madam, asking what sins their Yue family ancestors had committed. Their only son had been alone for so many years, and now suddenly he’s taken a liking to someone, and a morally low fraudster at that!
You’re bringing this up again? Isn’t it already over? Look at my file before speaking, don’t make me hurt physically and emotionally!” Zhou Ying complained to him, then turned and smiled at Tao Yu, “Hello beautiful, didn’t we meet in the garden last time?”
Forced to recall the scene again, Tao Yu’s face turned slightly red, but she still tried to appear calm and nodded: “The last incident was an accident. Please don’t blame me, Mr. Zhou.”
“You know my name?” Zhou Ying asked curiously.
Tao Yu paused for a moment, then gave an embarrassed laugh: “I’ve heard of it.”
“Did Lin Ze tell you? What bad things has he been saying about me? Let me tell you, don’t believe his nonsense. He called me here for dinner, and then tried to kick me out just because I wasn’t dressed formally enough. Can you believe that?”
“For someone who enters my home wearing slippers, I don’t feel obligated to keep you here,” Yue Lin Ze said calmly.
Zhou Ying scoffed: “Aren’t you wearing slippers too?”
“So, just like me, you won’t be kicked out?” Yue Lin Ze looked at him peacefully, as if explaining a simple truth.
Zhou Ying was momentarily stunned, then said angrily: “No wonder you don’t even have a girlfriend. Who would like someone so petty!”
“Goodbye,” Yue Lin Ze lowered his eyes and continued eating.
Zhou Ying left in a huff, throwing a flirtatious wink at Tao Yu before leaving. Yue Lin Ze almost broke the fork in his hand, but when Tao Yu looked over, he appeared calm and unruffled.
Tao Yu observed their interaction, secretly thinking that the boss was quite unforgiving. Because of the car accident they were both involved in, all his alternate personalities saw Zhou Ying as a bad person, destined to either go to prison, be killed, or be cheated on, rarely having a good ending.
The boss really had a small heart. She would need to be more careful to avoid offending him.
Tao Yu sneered: “I’m busy, so my assistant naturally has to be busy too. How could there be so much time to waste elsewhere?”
“No wonder Dr. Tao can achieve such success at such a young age, it turns out it’s because of such hard work,” Yue Linze curved his lips, “How about I sponsor Dr. Tao’s studio? Consider it my small gesture of goodwill.”
“The studio has sponsorship from American authorities, and funds are sufficient. I appreciate Mr. Yue’s kind intentions,” Tao Yu smiled softly, her heart on high alert to deal with him.
Although they were accomplices in the fake psychologist identity, Yue Linze might have reservations about the forces behind the doctor, but he would not hesitate towards her. So this matter must not be exposed.
Yue Linze pretended not to notice her wariness and said casually: “Indeed, there are surely many willing to sponsor Dr. Tao. I’m just one of many. Instead of considering sponsorship, it might be more convenient to raise your commission.”
“No need, I’m already very satisfied with the current compensation,” Tao Yu hurriedly said, afraid that taking more would lead to more complications. She just wanted her rightful share.
By her calculations, this money would pay off her high-interest loan, with enough left to support her life in the United States for three to five years. By then, she would become a formal doctor, and leveraging her mentor’s reputation, she believed she could easily navigate her career.
Yue Linze’s brow slightly furrowed: “That’s troublesome. If you won’t accept anything, how can I thank you?”
