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

Zhou Muren was still crying and howling on the ground when the police who came to arrest him dragged him away.

The surgical consent form with the amount already filled out for him in advance, plus the 200,000 yuan he admitted to in person and the evidence of his share of the profits, are irrefutable and cannot be denied.

An expert who had been making shady profits by providing false diagnoses for over a decade has finally fallen from grace!

The farce involving the Lin family has finally come to an end.

Ye Feng never expected that his aunt would leave so cleanly, but also leave behind an even dirtier seed.

Lin Yuqing's phone kept ringing that noon.

Several of my close female friends and girlfriends called, and they kept adding fuel to the fire.

"Yuqing, I heard you say that the night before the family banquet, you ran away with some shady man and abandoned Young Master Qin, and haven't come back all night?"

"What kind of man is he? I've heard... Oh dear, oh dear, you're the eldest daughter of the Lin family!"

"Little sister, I'm doing this for your own good. People in our circle can't stand gossip the most. You need to keep your reputation in mind."

Lin Yuqing gripped her phone so tightly that her fingers turned red.

I knew without even thinking, it was my aunt!

My aunt couldn't be confronted directly, so she turned around and started spreading rumors, exaggerating what happened that night and forcing her to believe that she was a woman who had an affair with a stranger.

Could she even bring herself to say the most disgusting thing?

She did indeed "go out" with Ye Feng that night, and she didn't come back. If Lin Yuqing were to overturn the case, even a whole bunch of mouths wouldn't be able to explain it all. She's ruthless and invincible in the business world, but this kind of moral slurring, this kind of dirty water being thrown at her, is the first time in her life that Ye Feng has seen her weakness.

"Her eyes said it when she left." Ye Feng put down his yogurt, his usual carefree expression unusually serious as he looked at Lin Yuqing. "Are you talking about seducing some random guy or your bodyguard?"

Lin Yuqing remained silent, looking down, which was tantamount to acquiescence.

Looking at Lin Yuqing's face, which was both trying to hold on and trembling with anger, Ye Feng suddenly said, his words slow but firm, "You were drugged at your family's banquet that night!"

Lin Yuqing's body trembled.

"You know perfectly well that someone tampered with that glass of red wine," Ye Feng said, emphasizing each word. "You're not promiscuous; you were set up. These are two separate issues, don't confuse them."

She stared at him blankly, her eyes a little hot.

In the past few days, neither her uncle and aunt nor the other women who pretended to care about her have asked her what happened that night.

No!

Everyone said things like, "How could you run off with some random man?" "You need to watch your reputation." "This is tarnishing the Lin family's reputation." It was as if she was the one who was wrong from beginning to end, as if she hadn't been drugged that night, chased by someone with a knife, and struggled all night to the point of almost losing her life. It was as if she was a shameless and despicable woman.

She was a powerful figure in the business world and never showed weakness in front of any man.

These past few days, every phone call like that felt like a bucket of dirty water had been poured over her head, chilling her to the bone and leaving her too weak to even try to defend herself.

Because she knew that the more she tried to explain, the dirtier the water became!

But it was this money-obsessed bitch in front of her who was the first, and only, person to actually say those words to her—

You have been drugged.

You did nothing wrong.

Those five simple words, like a hand, firmly held her heart, which had been sinking for days.

"But..." Her voice lowered, carrying a hint of grievance that she herself was unaware of, "But if this gets out, who will believe that I was drugged?"

The more I explain, the more people will think I'm shamelessly trying to cover up my mistakes!

"Who said there's no way to prove it?" Ye Feng raised an eyebrow. "You said you were drugged, and that didn't just happen out of thin air. There's a backstory, a trail. Who handed you that glass of wine when you were eating at your house? Did anyone touch it in between? Where did that glass of wine end up? All of that can be investigated. The injuries you sustained in the car accident, the hospital reports, and the group of Li family members who chased you down that night—these are all facts."

"A victim who was drugged, chased and attacked, nearly dying in the wilderness," he said, meeting her gaze, his words sharp and deliberate. "Why should you be the one being indirectly insulted? There's no logic to this world. The one who's been drugged and talked about behind their back is the one who's ashamed and gossiped about, not you!"

Lin Yuqing's eyes welled up with tears.

She quickly turned her head away, tilting it back, desperately trying to hold back the little bit of heat that was about to fall. Lin Yuqing had never mentioned anything painful to any man.

But at this moment, she was really upset by what this brat said to her.

"And that night, what... what exactly happened?" Ye Feng veered back to the topic, reverting to his usual roguish manner. He waved his hand, as if afraid of putting her in a difficult position, and changed the subject. "Don't worry, that happened between the two of us in private. I wouldn't utter a word about it. For one thing, I guarantee my tongue won't make you feel bad. I may not have any special skills, but I'm a reliable person, so you can trust me completely."

He didn't mention a word about her taking the initiative that night.

This was her most embarrassing and shameful moment. It was something she would absolutely never show to anyone.

Outsiders only need to know that she was a man who was deceived and rescued.

That's enough; not a single more word will do.

His measured approach and his quiet protection of her made Lin Yuqing's heart race more than any sweet words.

She turned her head to look outside, but didn't say a word for a long time.

"...Who cares?"

"Ah!" she finally cried out, but her voice was weak and powerless. Even she herself could hear what was hidden beneath her tough exterior.

Ye Feng, however, had already thought of the next step for her:

"What's the use of feeling wronged in her heart? You want to build up your reputation, but Zhao Dehai is attacking you from behind. If you just go out and keep explaining, it will only make things worse. The more you say 'I'm innocent,' the more they'll say 'she's guilty.' You can't wipe this shit with your hands; you can only smash it with a hammer."

"There's evidence!"

Lin Yuqing was taken aback.

"Every single thing that happened that night, every single one of them, can be traced back to its source and investigated!" Ye Feng counted on his fingers: "Your Lin family has the power to do anything. Tell me, which guest handed you the wine that night, and which guest passed it to you? Where did you put the wine glass? The hospital records show you had injuries from the car accident, and later, someone chased you in the middle of the night. Those people were all surnamed Li. Did the hospital issue any certificates? Show them to us! It's that simple. You tell these things to the real big shots in your Lin family, and let them investigate for you. Then, you won't have to explain to anyone else a thousand times. Just tell her who poisoned her, that these people are the murderers. Who would dare call her a slut then?"

"Yes, show them all the evidence. They don't need to say anything. It's much more effective than you running back and saying a thousand words!"

Lin Yuqing stared at him blankly.

This guy was nothing but a street thug, good for nothing more than extortion and slapstick banter. But when real danger struck, he could turn this mess into a clean, decisive, and brilliant strike with just a few words!

It wasn't about standing up for him or risking her life for him, but about protecting her reputation behind layers of evidence.

"...Fine!" She took a deep breath, the tears in her eyes disappearing, replaced by the sharp edge that belonged to Lin Yuqing: "I'll have someone investigate!"

The sounds of the city continued outside the car, but for some reason, sitting with this guy for the first time, she suddenly felt a sense of peace, a feeling that had been hanging over her all morning.