A master of both medicine and martial arts, he picked up a beautiful CEO as his wife.

As soon as he uttered the words "a referrer who solicits customers," cold sweat began to trickle down Zhao Dehai's temples.

"Yuqing, don't listen to this kid's nonsense... don't listen to his ramblings!" He almost blurted out those words again, but quickly changed his tone, forcing himself to remain calm, and said, "I invited Director Zhou here entirely for your father's sake! If he really is a liar, then he's the one fooling me, and I'm the one being kept in the dark too!"

With the phrase "I was also kept in the dark," he wanted to strip himself bare.

Ye Feng didn't rush to expose him. He just stared at Zhou Muren, who was trembling like a leaf, and slowly said, "Director Zhou, who gave you the 'service fee' for this house call? What percentage of the profits were promised afterward? Explain the situation now. It's good that the police are being polite when they arrive. If you pretend to be ignorant, you'll be thrown out as a scapegoat later."

He moved his hands, and the creaking sound was quite crisp in the deathly silent hall.

Zhou Muren shivered.

He was a seasoned swindler who made his living by talking nonsense and making a living through shady dealings; he had never seen anything like this before. Just the sight of Ye Feng's lazy gaze made him break out in a cold sweat. He figured he would end up like those guys in black yesterday, having his arms easily pulled off by this guy.

"I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?!" She instantly went limp like pig skin jelly.

He pointed at Zhao Dehai.

He said, trembling:

"It was General Manager Zhao! General Manager Zhao contacted me! He gave me 20 yuan and told me to exaggerate Old Master Lin's illness to the point of death, preferably... preferably someone who would die as soon as I mentioned it, someone most likely to back out! He said that when people are delirious from illness, they sign documents most easily! And are least likely to regret it!"

"You bastard surnamed Zhou, you're talking nonsense!" Zhao Dehai snapped.

Unfortunately, nobody believes him anymore.

Lin Zhenshan leaned back in his chair, not moving an inch from head to toe, his cloudy eyes seemingly covered with a layer of ice that couldn't be opened.

"Dehai." He finally opened his mouth, his voice not loud, but it made Zhao Dehai jump.

"Your sister died early, entrusting you, Yuqing, to me, and also to you, her great-uncle. Over the years, out of respect for you as Yuqing's relative, I gave you ten percent of the company's shares, and I haven't skimped on the gifts I've given you during holidays. The house you live in, the nice car you drive—everything of it comes from our Lin family."

"Big brother, I..."

Zhao Dehai's face flushed red and then turned pale.

"Is this how you repay the Lin family? Is this how you treat your cousin who died so young?" Lin Zhenshan raised his voice, but before he could finish, he coughed violently, his chest heaving. "Taking advantage of my illness, you found some quack doctor to scare me, forcing me to hand over power, all for the sake of the Lin family's assets. Zhao Dehai, how come your stomach keeps getting bigger and bigger?"

"Dad, don't be angry, it's bad for your health!" Lin Yuqing quickly went to support her father. "Dad, have some water! By the way, Uncle, I'll give you two choices regarding today's matter."

"One is that I'm going to report you right now, you white-coated medical parasite, and have you thrown in jail. And your uncle who hired someone—no, I mean, who bought medical treatment and caused death—will also be jailed!"

"The other one is, you yourself, what will be the outcome?"

Zhao Dehai's face turned red and green alternately, and his mouth trembled incessantly.

He called the police, and after that, his reputation was ruined. He couldn't stay in Dongyang anymore, and he had no place in the Lin family. Forget about that 10% share; he probably lost it all.

"Yuqing, Uncle, I've really been deceived by this Dr. Zhou. I don't know what he's going to do. You should call the police. This has nothing to do with me. Uncle, I'm leaving!"

Without even acknowledging Zhou Muren, she dragged her mother, whose face was ashen, and slunk away. Before leaving, her aunt glared fiercely at Ye Feng, her eyes filled with murderous intent, determined to hold him accountable for this.

Ye Feng waved to her, then smiled in a very irritating way: "Auntie, take your time, no need to see me off. Be careful on the road, don't make yourself sick, otherwise you'll have to go to the hospital and spend money."

Aunt almost choked on her food, and was eventually dragged out by Zhao Dehai.

The oppressive atmosphere in the hall eased only after my aunt and her family left.

Lin Yuqing let out a long breath, turned her head and saw Ye Feng, her eyes filled with complicated emotions.

If this guy hadn't seen through her immediately and insisted on it, Lin Yuqing really didn't know if she could have handled this sudden push. Perhaps if things had really come to this, she would have panicked and helped her father sign the 380,000 yuan.

"Feed." She hesitated for a moment, then looked away. "You've finally proven useful today."

"What?!" Ye Feng waved his hand dismissively, speaking with righteous indignation. "Who needs 100,000 a month? Boss Lin, make sure your salary for this month is deposited into my account on time."

Lin Yuqing: "..."

She knew that this guy would start beating around the bush as soon as he started talking, and he would definitely end up talking about "money".

But for some reason, she didn't feel that angry this time.

Looking at Ye Feng's nonchalant attitude as he asked for money again, she suddenly thought of the tea from yesterday, the serious look in his eyes when he told her she had a cold, and the way he stood in front of her just now, exposing the other party's trap with just a few words.

This man, despite his vulgar, materialistic nature and money-grubbing mind, was always there for her whenever she needed him most.

Unlike those so-called good partners who are dressed in suits and ties and spout all sorts of moralistic nonsense, but who are secretly scheming to take advantage of the Lin family's wealth.

"Your salary... will be paid." She turned her head away. "But don't get too cocky. If you don't do well, it will still be deducted."

"Of course!" Ye Feng grinned.

As they were talking, the old butler hurriedly walked in, looking rather unwell. He walked over to Lin Yuqing and whispered a few words to her.

Lin Yuqing frowned again.

"What's wrong?" Ye Feng asked.

Lin Yuqing didn't respond directly. Instead, with a stern face, she waved the housekeeper away before speaking softly, "The housekeeper told me that shortly after Zhao Dehai left, several more phone calls came in, calling my aunt and several other aunts' homes. They were talking nonsense and making up stories, saying that I shamelessly dumped my blind date at the family dinner that night and spent the whole night fooling around with some random guy, even bringing that guy home!"

After saying this, she laughed, but her laughter clearly carried a hint of humiliation. "He can't beat me head-on, so he resorts to underhanded tactics, using dirty words to smear my reputation, damage my standing in the company, and influence my entire family. He's quite adept at it!"

"Reputation?" Ye Feng raised an eyebrow, not thinking it was such a serious matter. "Then what are you afraid of?"

"I'm not afraid." Lin Yuqing blurted out almost immediately, but then her voice lowered, "But...but that night, I...I really did..."

That night she really did fool around with Ye Feng, she really ran away that night, and after that night she really forced herself to bring her boyfriend back!

If you try to make up the worst-case scenario, then no matter what, even if she had a million mouths, she wouldn't be able to explain it clearly!

If an unmarried woman gets involved with these kinds of filthy things, her reputation will be completely tarnished! She'll have no chance of ever establishing herself in this society where people are judged by their social standing again!

She had a vague feeling that someone like Zhao Dehai would never let her off so easily!

If they can't win a head-on fight, these kinds of people love to play the game of stabbing someone in the back!

And this knife pierces precisely the most precious, yet most easily damaged, part of every woman's body!