Mu Lin smiled. "You flatter me, Grandmaster Zhao. I've already given the prescription to Zhao Ling'Er. If you find it worthy, feel free to do with it as you please."
"Really..." Zhao Yang was stunned for a moment, his gaze wavering. He was definitely extremely interested in such a marvelous prescription.
With Mu Lin being so generous, he felt a little embarrassed to accept.
"Ling'Er, show the prescription to Grandmaster Zhao." Seeing Zhao Yang hesitate, Mu Lin smiled and called directly to Zhao Ling'Er.
"Okay!"
Zhao Ling'Er laughed, looking pure and adorable.
'Grandpa is being so fussy!'
Seeing this, Zhao Yang was helpless and could only sigh, "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. If you need anything in the future, as long as it's within my power, just ask."
Mu Lin nodded.
After looking at the prescription, it was a revelation for Zhao Yang. "It can actually be done like this... I've been so ignorant."
Mu Lin's expression was calm. 'My master might be unreliable in other areas, but his medical skills are beyond question,' he thought. 'He's just one step shy of being able to bring the dead back to life and grow flesh on bare bones. That's why I said I've only scratched the surface.'
'But even so, it's far more incredible than what these so-called Divine Doctors and masters of today can do.'
Suddenly, the phone in Mu Lin's pocket began to ring—RING RING RING. It was an unsaved, unknown number.
Mu Lin answered it directly. "Hello?"
"Young friend Mu Lin, this is Lin Tian."
Mu Lin was slightly stunned. "Elder Lin, you were looking for me?"
'How did Lin Tian get my number?'
"My health is much better now. I've had a lot to deal with recently, so I'm preparing to return to Di Yang City."
"Something came up for you last night, so we didn't get to chat properly. So, I was hoping to have dinner with you alone again tonight and introduce you to someone. I wonder if you're free?"
Since he'd put it that way, Mu Lin couldn't very well refuse. After a moment of thought, he said, "I'm free, but I might not be able to get there that early."
"No problem, no problem! The address is Huangshanghuang Grand Hotel, room 2020. Be sure to come."
"Okay."
After he hung up, Zhao Yang smiled. "You had something to attend to last night and had to leave. At the time, Elder Lin asked me to give him your number."
Mu Lin nodded. 'Oh, so that's what happened.'
"If there's nothing else, I'll be heading back now."
After his lunch break, he still had to clock in for the afternoon shift.
After Chen Xi's reminder, Mu Lin returned to the company and tried to see Li Xue, but he never managed to find her.
He had no choice but to go straight to the parking lot right after work and wait for her.
"I'm busy tonight. You can go home by yourself."
Li Xue assumed Mu Lin wanted a ride in her car.
"Chen Xi said Gao Yi has deep ties to the Yuelong Group. To be safe, why don't I go with you?"
Hearing this, Li Xue shot Mu Lin a glare. "Hah! What good would bringing you do? Don't get in my way!"
With that, she got in her car and left. Left behind, Mu Lin stood alone in the vast, empty parking lot, feeling utterly helpless.
"Women!"
Mu Lin frowned. 'Am I really that useless?'
'I need to ask Elder Li just how big a debt my master owed him... This Eldest Miss Li is gorgeous, alright, but her temper is a real handful.'
'That woman is so fiery. Whoever marries her is in for a world of pain!'
Though he grumbled inwardly, Mu Lin still quickly followed her.
...
「Huangshanghuang Grand Hotel.」
Li Xue parked her car, and four tall, burly men in black suits got out of an Audi parked nearby.
"President Li!"
The four bodyguards bowed deeply.
"Mm, let's go," Li Xue said, her expression serene.
Of course, she wasn't foolish enough to go to the meeting alone. She had already arranged for bodyguards and had them wait for her in the Huangshanghuang parking lot.
Although there were only four of them, they were the cream of the crop, elites she had handpicked herself. Needless to say, their skills were top-notch.
If Gao Yi tried anything funny, any one of these four could take him down in an instant.
As for Mu Lin's offer... She scoffed inwardly. 'Does he really think I'm a fool like him? With that scrawny body of his, what's he going to do? Be a meat shield?'
Inside a luxurious private room at the Huangshanghuang Grand Hotel.
A young man with obvious dark circles under his eyes was on the phone.
"Don't you worry, Chairman Wu, I'll definitely nail this little bitch!"
"Hehehe, I'll make her scream with pleasure tonight. Then, I'll record it for your viewing pleasure, Chairman!"
"Oh, you're too kind, Chairman Wu! Being able to do this for you is a blessing I must have earned in a past life!"
"Okay, okay! In that case, I'll accept. You're too generous, Chairman Wu!"
The man waited for the other party to hang up first before ending the call. He then opened the photo album on his phone, looking at a series of candid photos. A beauty was truly a beauty; she was completely beyond anyone he could have ever hoped for. He was practically drooling.
The beautiful woman in the photos was, of course, Li Xue, and the man was none other than Gao Yi.
"So beautiful..." Gao Yi's expression turned greedy.
The general manager of the Li Group and the precious daughter of the Li Family was famous in the business world—not just for her outstanding capabilities, but even more so for her unparalleled beauty and figure.
Countless young, talented men dreamed of winning her favor.
Now, like in a dream, he had the chance to devour this famous, peerless beauty of Anhua City.
Just the thought of it sent all the blood rushing to his lower body, and he was so excited he couldn't control his expression.
Normally, he wouldn't dare make a move on Li Xue even if you gave him a hundred times the courage, but this time, he had Wu Long backing him!
With this major figure covering for him, all he had to do was let his lust take over and do her!
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
Lost in his lecherous fantasy, Gao Yi was suddenly jolted by the knock. 'The beauty must be here!'
He straightened his clothes, took out a mirror to check his reflection, and after confirming everything was in place, he hid the mirror and sat up straight.
Calmly, he said, "Come in!"
When he saw Li Xue, her professional attire accentuating her intellectual charm, Gao Yi's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"President Li, you've finally arrived!" Gao Yi flashed an arrogant smile.
Li Xue replied with polite indifference, "My apologies, Team Leader Gao. There was traffic on the way. Thank you for waiting."
"Not at all, not at all!" Gao Yi nodded. Then, he glanced at the bodyguards standing like statues at the door and sneered inwardly. 'This Eldest Miss Li really looks down on me.'
Li Xue had already ordered the food. Just a moment ago, in fact, she'd told the waiter to begin serving.
So, just as she came in and sat down, the waiters followed right behind with the food.
Once all the food and drinks were served, after a round of pleasantries, Li Xue smiled. "Team Leader Gao, I can be thoughtless. If I have done anything to offend you, I hope you can forgive me."
"As a token of my apology, I will penalize myself. Please be magnanimous and forgive my past offenses!"
With that, Li Xue raised her glass and downed three shots of baijiu.
Seeing this, Gao Yi grinned broadly and laughed. "Hahaha, not at all, President Li! You're too polite. To be honest, the issue with the Sheng Baiqin Garden project is just a small one. It's no big deal, no big deal at all."
"It's just that I've admired President Li for years. I've dreamed of getting to know a strong, capable woman like you on a deeper level. It's just that President Li looks down on me and has rejected my sincere invitations several times."
Hearing this, Li Xue frowned slightly. "Team Leader Gao, what are you talking about? If you were to invite me, I would be more than happy to attend! No matter how busy I am, I would make time!"
"But... my secretary never mentioned anything..."
"Is that so?" Gao Yi tilted his head. "Did your company's Manager Liu Jie not report it to you?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xue immediately understood. Liu Jie, the vice manager of human resources, was Lu Yi's man. Of course he wouldn't have informed her!
"Vice Manager Liu must have forgotten. I'll be sure to have a word with him later," Li Xue said.
'Trying to fool me?'
Gao Yi sneered inwardly. 'All these top executives are the same. When it's clearly their own responsibility, they just push the blame onto their subordinates.'
But on the surface, he was all smiles. "Well, if President Li says so, it must be true. Ah, President Li, don't just focus on drinking. Come, come, let's have some food."
Li Xue had brought her own bodyguards and even ordered the food and drinks herself. With such thorough preparations, she wasn't worried. She just had to wear Gao Yi down.
After several rounds of drinks, Li Xue brought up the Sheng Baiqin Garden project again. "Team Leader Gao, I'm personally overseeing the Sheng Baiqin Garden project. I'm just not sure which part was handled poorly. Blame it on my inexperience, but I don't quite understand. I hope you can enlighten me..."
As she finished speaking, Li Xue felt the whole world seem to sway. The scene blurred, and Gao Yi's figure distorted, multiplying into three or four images.
The sudden turn of events made Li Xue panic.
'But... I ordered all the food and drinks myself... How could this be!'
She tried to force herself to stand but failed. CRASH! The glass in her hand fell to the floor and shattered.
Then, she summoned all her strength to try and stand up, but only fell back into her chair. She wanted to call her four bodyguards over to save her.
But then she saw her four bodyguards being silently taken down by a dozen other men.
At that moment, her heart filled with despair. She had been so careful, so thoroughly prepared, yet she had fallen into his trap after all!