With a wave of his hand, Qin Ge declared, “Accept the wager!”
Wasn’t it just a monetary transaction?
What was so difficult about that?
If he successfully completed the first stage of the wager, he would obtain the medical art, Miraculous Healing Hands.
One had to remember that Chen Yuan, the peerless expert who had descended from the mountain, was also a divine physician.
There was no need to look far. Lin Xiaojin, who stood right in front of him, had a paralyzed mother at home.
In the plotline of a divine physician novel, if neither you nor anyone close to you suffered from some kind of illness, were you even qualified to be a Favored Daughter of Destiny?
Otherwise, where would Chen Yuan get the opportunity to flaunt his medical skills and humiliate others?
As long as Qin Ge succeeded in the first stage of the wager, there would no longer be a penalty of losing 100 Physique points.
After that, by steadily completing each Wager Agreement one after another, he could obtain one Divine Ability after another.
Only an idiot would refuse such a guaranteed profitable deal!
Qin Ge studied Lin Xiaojin beneath the dim lighting and asked coldly, “You don’t want me to call the police, so you want to settle this quietly?”
Lin Xiaojin hurriedly nodded.
She had never expected the situation to become this serious.
If she were arrested, even if she only spent a few days in detention, her mother could starve to death at home.
She absolutely could not be taken away!
Qin Ge turned and walked toward his office, “Follow me.”
…
Under the bright lights of the office, Qin Ge carefully studied Lin Xiaojin, who stood before him with her small head lowered, and couldn’t help sighing inwardly.
As expected of the Favored Son of Destiny’s unforgettable first love.
Her skin really was incredibly fair!
Even beneath the office lights, her skin seemed almost luminous.
If she stood beneath direct sunlight, wouldn’t she look as though someone had turned the exposure all the way up?
“When you’re being punished, stand properly and face it. Do you think lowering your head will somehow make up for what you did?”
Qin Ge snorted in displeasure, forcing Lin Xiaojin to finally raise her face.
Her gaze darted around nervously. Guilt kept her from meeting Qin Ge’s eyes.
Qin Ge openly evaluated her appearance before nodding, “Even though you’re clearly malnourished, your looks would still easily score above ninety-five!”
Qin Ge had always possessed extremely high standards.
Even among the female celebrities from his previous life, very few could score above ninety in his eyes.
Judging purely by facial features, Lin Xiaojin wasn’t wearing any makeup, yet she could still effortlessly surpass countless female celebrities from his previous life.
Of course, compared with Jiang Yingxue, the most beautiful woman in Yunhai City, Lin Xiaojin was still somewhat inferior.
Whether in figure or temperament, she fell noticeably short.
However, Lin Xiaojin and Jiang Yingxue were completely different types of beauties.
Jiang Yingxue possessed breathtaking beauty, the kind capable of captivating an entire city.
Lin Xiaojin, meanwhile, had the delicate charm of the girl next door, with the pure and innocent aura of a campus belle.
“Come on. Add me as a friend first, then transfer me the money for those croissants.”
Qin Ge beckoned to her, and the two added each other as contacts.
Lin Xiaojin looked up and timidly asked, “CEO Qin, how much are those five croissants?”
“100 yuan.”
“Huh?” Lin Xiaojin trembled in fright.
That was far too expensive!
100 yuan was enough to cover an entire week’s food expenses for her and her mother.
“CEO Qin, I didn’t even eat those croissants. Can I please not pay for them?” Lin Xiaojin clutched her secondhand phone with its cracked screen, pleading reluctantly because she couldn’t bear to part with the money.
Qin Ge sneered and asked, “If you order a dish at a restaurant and take a bite, can the restaurant sell it to someone else after you return it?”
Lin Xiaojin knew she was in the wrong.
She gripped her phone with both hands. When it came time to enter her password, she hesitated for at least half a minute.
Ding-dong!
The instant the 100-yuan transfer arrived, Qin Ge accepted it.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the medical art, Miraculous Healing Hands!]
A vast amount of medical knowledge immediately flowed naturally through Qin Ge’s mind.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Ge had become a Revered Grandmaster of traditional Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasized observation, listening and smelling, questioning, and pulse diagnosis.
Simply by studying Lin Xiaojin in front of him, Qin Ge could already tell how severely weakened her body had become.
It probably wouldn’t be long before she fell seriously ill.
And by the time Chen Yuan, the peerless expert who had descended from the mountain, returned, the timing would be perfect for him to flaunt his abilities and humiliate others.
Lin Xiaojin clutched her phone and quietly asked with a dejected expression, “CEO Qin, can I leave now?”
Qin Ge shook his head, “No.”
He stood up and pushed open one of the doors inside his office.
Beyond it was the private resting area he used while working.
Qin Ge lay down on the large Simmons bed and beckoned toward Lin Xiaojin, “Come here!”
Instead of approaching him, Lin Xiaojin retreated several steps, nearly stumbling in the process.
Seeing that something felt wrong, she was already preparing to turn around and run.
Qin Ge raised his phone, “If you don’t come over within three seconds, I’ll post the video of you stealing.”
“Ugh…”
Lin Xiaojin whimpered in grievance.
Her little fists clenched tightly.
If she weren’t incapable of beating Qin Ge…
If injuring someone didn’t mean having to pay compensation…
If Qin Ge weren’t her boss…
She truly wanted to punch out his front teeth!
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This bastard had seized her weakness and repeatedly used it to threaten her.
He had even cheated her out of an entire 100 yuan!
Watching Lin Xiaojin reluctantly drag herself over, Qin Ge stretched out an arm, rolled his neck, and said, “I’ve been busy all day. My whole body is aching. Give me a massage.”
Lin Xiaojin shook her head, “I… I don’t know how to massage.”
Qin Ge raised his phone slightly, “The video?”
“I’ll do it! I’ll do it!”
Feeling utterly wronged, Lin Xiaojin grabbed Qin Ge’s arm.
It felt as though she had grabbed an iron rod.
So heavy.
So hard.
With both small hands, she accurately found Qin Ge’s acupoints and began kneading them with as much strength as she could muster.
“Tsk!”
Qin Ge clicked his tongue. A teasing smile tugged at his lips as he remarked, “And you said you didn’t know how to massage? You know exactly where the acupoints are, and you even know therapeutic massage techniques?”
I’m just pretending you’re a paralyzed patient!
Lin Xiaojin grumbled furiously in her heart, naturally not daring to say those words to Qin Ge’s face.
She had secretly learned these massage techniques while standing nearby and watching the rehabilitation sessions performed for her mother.
After learning them herself, she had managed to save several hundred yuan in massage fees every week!
Qin Ge stopped talking as well. He closed his eyes and comfortably enjoyed Lin Xiaojin’s massage.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Hearing Qin Ge’s breathing gradually become steady and even, Lin Xiaojin assumed that he had fallen asleep.
Her lips parted as she silently mouthed her complaints, “Cold-blooded bastard. Petty and narrow-minded. CEO Jiang dumped you, so what does that have to do with me? I already admitted I was wrong, and I even paid you 100 yuan. You still won’t let me go. What exactly do you want from me!?”
She continued massaging Qin Ge’s lower leg, but her arms had grown so sore that she could barely endure it anymore.
Thinking Qin Ge was already asleep, she finally stopped, intending to rest for a moment.
Unexpectedly, the instant she stopped moving, Qin Ge opened his eyes and complained, “Slacking off, or deliberately refusing to work?”
Lin Xiaojin raised her exhausted hands and pleaded bitterly, “CEO Qin, both my hands are so sore that I can barely lift them anymore. Please, just let me go.”
“I really don’t have any strength left.”
Qin Ge’s gaze moved downward and settled on Lin Xiaojin’s small feet inside her flats, “If your hands are out of strength, don’t you still have your feet?”
Lin Xiaojin immediately shook her head, “I’ve never massaged anyone with my feet before.”
Qin Ge nodded, “I’m joking. What if you have athlete’s foot?”
Lin Xiaojin’s face flushed red as she protested, “I don’t!”
Qin Ge shook his head in disbelief, “No, you do! You don’t even dare take off your shoes!”
Humiliated by his accusation, Lin Xiaojin felt compelled to prove her innocence.
She removed her flats, held one of her small feet close, sniffed it, then stretched it toward Qin Ge from a short distance away, “I don’t have athlete’s foot. Smell it yourself if you don’t believe me!”
Qin Ge, however, casually glanced through the gap beneath her lifted skirt.
After catching a glimpse of what lay beneath, he looked at Lin Xiaojin with disappointment and complained, “Good job wearing safety shorts. Don’t wear them next time!”