“N-Ninth Master! We were just listening to Xiaoya, helping her tidy up the room—we didn’t know anything!”
Thinking about the previous wives who had never been valued, and then about Wu Xiaoya’s status in front of the Old Madam, they believed currying favor with her had a future. That was why they had the audacity to touch Yun Manxia’s room—but who could have expected things to turn out like this?
Wasn’t Ninth Master someone who never cared about such things before?
Their excuses were clumsy to the point of being laughable.
Bai Hedu didn’t even spare them a glance. He only tilted his head slightly and said to Lin Shen, “Later, inform Aunt Wu and have her deal with them.”
Lin Shen acknowledged.
The two servants were filled with regret, realizing they were finished this time!
Yun Manxia felt sweetness bloom in her heart. She ran over, snatched Lin Shen’s job, and pushed the man’s wheelchair, asking, “Where did you just go?”
From the side, Ning Fei interrupted, “Ninth Master’s matters are confidential. Madam had better not ask!”
Because of Wu Xiaoya, he had a very poor impression of her.
Yun Manxia rolled her eyes inwardly and replied without politeness, “You also know I’m the Madam? Then when I’m talking to Ninth Master, why are you interrupting?”
“You—!”
“That’s enough.” Bai Hedu’s indifferent voice sounded, the warning unmistakable.
Ning Fei immediately fell silent.
Yun Manxia snorted and lifted her chin at him like a victor.
Ning Fei’s expression turned unpleasant.
Yun Manxia ignored him and continued caring about Bai Hedu, subtly trying to probe what he had just been doing.
But Bai Hedu didn’t answer her. He only said, “Go do your own things. Let Lin Shen push me. I need to go to the study to handle some matters.”
His tone was fairly patient and gentle, yet carried an unquestionable authority.
The position by his side was taken back by Lin Shen, and Yun Manxia felt a bit disappointed. She knew he still didn’t trust her in this regard.
She didn’t dare ask further. He was too perceptive—if he suspected ulterior motives, it would be over.
Forget it. There was still time. At this point, the person who would betray him and cause him to lose a leg in the future hadn’t appeared yet. She didn’t need to worry so much for now.
However…
Just as Bai Hedu was about to enter the elevator, she hurried after him.
“Husband—”
The wheelchair stopped. Bai Hedu turned back. “What is it?”
“Can you have dinner with me tonight?” Yun Manxia looked at him expectantly, her voice carrying a hint of coquettishness.
She didn’t want to sit alone in the dining room. She wanted to be with him.
Looking at her, he was silent for a moment before slowly replying, “Alright.”
“No going back on your word!” Yun Manxia smiled happily.
The man’s cold and deep brows softened slightly. “I won’t.”
Watching him enter the elevator, Yun Manxia went upstairs with light steps.
With Bai Hedu’s order, her room was quickly restored to its original state. When she reached upstairs, she happened to see Wu Xiaoya carrying her belongings, her face extremely unpleasant as she headed toward the guest room.
Upon seeing her, the other woman walked over with a sneer, about to speak.
Yun Manxia spoke first, leisurely, “I suggest you think before you speak. If you make me unhappy, then as Ninth Master’s wife, I should still have the authority to drive out a servant’s daughter, right?”
All of Wu Xiaoya’s words were instantly choked back. “You—!”
“What about me? Move aside. You’re blocking my way. Didn’t Aunt Wu teach you how to read people’s expressions?”
Wu Xiaoya was so angry she could explode.
Yun Manxia didn’t bother with her and walked toward her room.
But from behind came a voice full of malice—
“Do you really think Ninth Master likes you that much? I’ll be waiting for your end!”
“When the time comes, do you think you’ll be dragged away by people from a mental hospital, or carried away by an ambulance?”
Yun Manxia suddenly narrowed her eyes.
Thinking she had provoked her, Wu Xiaoya quickly ran off in satisfaction.
Yun Manxia entered her room thoughtfully.
Of Bai Hedu’s previous three wives, one had died, one had gone mad, and one had been taken back by her family before even entering the household.
It was the same in both her past and present lives. Yet even now, she didn’t know what had really happened to the first two.
Outside, people all said Bai Hedu was a madman, that two of his wives had fallen victim to him.
But she didn’t believe it.
Bai Hedu was not that kind of person!
Thinking of the truth she learned before her death, her heart felt sour and swollen.
She opened her suitcase and neatly put away the things she had brought from the Yun family that day. Finally, she took out the password box, quickly entered the correct code, and retrieved the notebook inside.
Though called a notebook, it actually contained many lost ancient prescriptions—that was why so many people coveted it.
There were two copies of the notebook: one with her, and one at her grandfather’s home. Her mother’s intention had been for her grandfather’s family to safeguard it for her, along with many of her remaining assets, such as the plant research institute she had always cared about.
But in her previous life, none of those things had ended up in her hands.
Flipping open the notebook, when she saw one of the ancient prescriptions, Yun Manxia suddenly thought of someone—
Her teacher from her previous life.
Her teacher had a child late in life and doted on him dearly. But the child had been born ill. The teacher had searched everywhere for a cure, yet failed.
A giant in the medical world, yet unable to save his own child—he could only watch him die. It was a devastating blow, nearly breaking him completely.
One of the ancient prescriptions in her mother’s notebook could have saved the child. But by the time it was discovered, the child was already gone. This became the teacher’s greatest regret.
At this moment, Yun Manxia once again felt grateful that fate had allowed her to be reborn.
She quickly took a photo of that prescription—
Wait, she didn’t seem to have her teacher’s contact information!
Back then, they had met on a medical forum.
Although it wasn’t time for them to meet yet, the teacher’s account should still exist, right?
Her eyes lit up. She quickly searched for the forum, registered an account, and then searched—
Found it!
Just as she was about to send the photo, she paused.
Wouldn’t that be too obvious?
A stranger sending a prescription that could cure someone’s sick child—who wouldn’t be suspicious?
After thinking about it, she took photos of two more prescriptions, then sent them together under the pretense of asking for guidance.
Her teacher’s account was quite famous on the forum, and many people sought his advice. Doing this wouldn’t seem strange.
After finishing, she was about to take a shower when message notifications suddenly started ringing one after another.
[q: Where did you get these prescriptions?]
[q: May I meet you?]
On the other end, Qin Zhengde held his phone, ignoring his wife calling him to dinner, anxiously waiting for a reply.
His wife asked in confusion, “Old Qin, what’s wrong?”
“There’s hope… our Xiaoheng has hope!” Qin Zhengde said excitedly. “You don’t need to prepare those things anymore!”
His wife’s eyes widened, her voice trembling. “Really…?!”
Ever since they learned their son’s illness couldn’t be cured, the family had quietly begun preparing for the worst. And now her husband was telling her they didn’t need to anymore!
At this moment, after some consideration, Yun Manxia declined the request to meet.
For now, she still had too many things to do.
But in the near future, she would rely on her own abilities to once again become her teacher’s student!