Panic surged in Gu Yuyao’s eyes. She had been so busy accompanying Brother Yanqing the past few days that she completely forgot Ye Cang’s mother was still hospitalized!
More importantly, she had even taken Ye Cang’s mother’s medicine and used it for Brother Yanqing!
“Mom… she’s doing great!” Gu Yuyao forced a fake smile, guilt flooding her face as her body trembled slightly.
She muttered inwardly, “Looks like I better go check on Ye Cang’s mother in a few days…”
“Really?” Gu Zhenghong looked doubtful. Something felt off, though he couldn’t pinpoint what.
“Really! Grandpa, you don’t have to worry!” Gu Yuyao quickly changed the subject, suddenly exclaiming, “Oh my God! Did I see that right?”
“What’s wrong?” Gao Yanqing and Gu Zhenghong both turned to look.
“The Dragon Nation’s top conglomerate, the Platinum Imperial Palace, just moved into Jiang City!” Gu Yuyao’s voice trembled as she dropped her phone in shock.
“What? The Platinum Imperial Palace? This, this, this…” Gu Zhenghong was completely stunned.
The name alone carried weight beyond imagination. The Platinum Imperial Palace represented the pinnacle of the Qin Family’s power—it was one of the four great families’ core legacies, rivaling the Rothschilds, and counted among the world’s top conglomerates.
It also happened to be Gu Yuyao’s greatest aspiration. If she could collaborate with the Platinum Imperial Palace, she might be able to revive the declining Gu Family, take back her parents’ stolen company, and even uncover the truth behind their deaths.
Unfortunately, the Platinum Imperial Palace had always operated in the capital, far out of reach. So why had they suddenly come to Jiang City? What was their goal?
“I actually know a bit about that,” Gao Yanqing said with a faint smile.
“You do?!” Both Gu Zhenghong and Gu Yuyao turned to him, their gazes instantly changing. Information like that could only be known by those with deep connections to the core decision-makers.
Gao Yanqing nodded, “I have contacts on the inside. I heard the Qin Family is welcoming back a long-lost Su Taizi.”
“A Su Taizi?!” Gu Yuyao was on the verge of losing it.
Who was this lucky person who had risen overnight from a nobody to become a nationally renowned Su Taizi of the capital?
It was a complete leap across classes, a transformation in status, straight to the top of the pyramid…
When she thought of this, Gu Yuyao instinctively thought of Ye Cang. He too had once been a noble young master in the capital—but as an illegitimate son, he had been thrown out by the Ye Family.
But this new person was a real Su Taizi. One in the heavens, the other in the mud.
What she didn’t know was that the Su Taizi she admired and the illegitimate ex-husband she despised… were actually the same person.
And just moments ago, he had signed a marriage agreement with the icy beauty, making them husband and wife.
At that moment, in another part of the city…
Pan Min scoffed, “Being able to marry my Miss is a blessing earned over eight lifetimes. You should count yourself lucky—it’s the greatest honor of your life!”
Ye Cang, however, was unimpressed. “I’m not so sure about that.”
“What did you say?” Pan Min froze.
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“You’re the sick one!” the ice-cold beauty exploded.
“You misunderstood,” Ye Cang explained calmly, “I’m not insulting you. I mean it literally. You said it yourself—every man who comes near you suffers misfortune. If that’s not an illness, then what is?”
Qin Junfei fell silent. She stared at him blankly for a moment, then looked away and muttered stiffly, “Even if it is, it has nothing to do with you.”
Ye Cang chuckled. That proved her inner defense was already starting to falter.
“You’ve been living in self-denial for so long. Do you really want to keep going like this?” He paused, then said seriously, “I can cure you.”
“Heh…” Qin Junfei let out a cold laugh, her eyes icy. “I know my own condition. No one in the world can treat it.”
“Then why can I touch you without any problems?”
That single sentence struck her speechless again. She opened her mouth but said nothing.
She had noticed it too—but so what?
She had sought help from countless top doctors. All had failed. Watching one person after another suffer just from being near her… the experience had been soul-crushing.
Even her father no longer dared to visit.
Over time, she had grown numb, locking herself away in a room, completely isolated from the world.
Now, a man who had just been kicked out of his marriage said he could cure her. Could she believe that?
She was afraid… afraid that hope would turn to despair.
“I don’t know why people suffer just by getting near you,” Ye Cang said, standing tall and firm, his voice unwavering. “But I’m sure it’s not some mystical curse. There must be a logical explanation!”
In Qin Junfei’s eyes, his figure suddenly looked taller—steadier.
“Miss, why not let him try? After all, he’s the only one who can approach you safely.” Pan Min urged gently. She had long witnessed her Miss’s mental decline. The isolation had crushed her spirit.
Qin Junfei’s expression shifted. After a long pause, she finally relented, “You really have a way?”
“I need to check your body first. Lift your shirt.”
Her face instantly turned cold—instinctively rejecting him.
“I need to understand your condition before I can prescribe treatment,” Ye Cang explained.
Only then did she give him a flat glance and lift her shirt partway.
After all, they were technically married—even if it was just by contract.
Even though he had already seen her once, when Qin Junfei revealed her smooth, flat abdomen, Ye Cang still felt his heart flutter.
Her skin was flawless—white and soft—and paired with her cold and elegant aura, her figure was seductive yet aloof, ethereal yet untouched by the world.
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But the moment Ye Cang’s hands touched her abdomen, his expression changed.
He felt a bone-chilling cold swirling violently inside her body. This cold didn’t harm women, but for men, it was deadly.
Only Ye Cang, having cultivated the Human Emperor Scripture, could resist it. Anyone else would’ve frozen to death instantly.
No ordinary person could survive such cold invading their body.
“Did you find anything?” Pan Min asked nervously.
“Your body constitution is unique. You continuously absorb cold Qi. That’s why anyone near you dies,” Ye Cang said, shocking both Qin Junfei and Pan Min.
“And this condition… isn’t natural. It’s acquired.” His expression grew serious. “Looks like someone harmed you in the past. Did something happen to you?”
Qin Junfei’s eyes flashed with a cold glint.
Ye Cang had nailed it. People had called her a ‘harbinger of death’ ever since she was a child.
Seeing that she didn’t want to talk, Ye Cang smiled and said, “It’s okay if you’re not ready. Tell me when you are.”
The Qin and Ye Families were mortal enemies, and as an unacknowledged illegitimate child, Ye Cang didn’t know much about the Qin Family’s past.
“Can she be cured?” Pan Min asked worriedly.
“Yes.” Ye Cang nodded. “But it will take time. I’ll do a simple treatment today.”
“Right now?”
“Yes.”
Qin Junfei’s expression changed. While he was diagnosing her earlier, she had watched closely. His attention was entirely focused, his gaze clear and steady.
And everything he said had been right. Maybe… she had underestimated him.
Ye Cang took out the Divine Needle of the Nine Suns and began treatment, working to stabilize the cold Qi inside her.
Midway through, his phone rang.
“Should I get it?” Pan Min asked.
Ye Cang replied without looking up, “Ignore it.”
“But—it’s the Platinum Imperial Palace!” Pan Min’s face went pale. She recognized the number.
Even the usually cold Qin Junfei said, “Answer it. If the Platinum Imperial Palace is calling you, it must be important! If you delay, no one can bear the consequences!”
But Ye Cang insisted, “Then let them wait.”
Both Qin Junfei and Pan Min’s faces froze.
He was the first person ever to make the top executives of the Platinum Imperial Palace wait.