From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Luo Hai's smile faded.

His gaze swept over Lu Yunzhou's face twice before he slowly spoke, "Vice Mayor Tang, we've been working together for quite a few years now. How come I didn't know you hired such a young private doctor?"

Tang Jinrou, holding her teacup, said in a nonchalant voice, "I just hired him recently. What? Mayor Luo, you even care which doctor I choose?"

"I wouldn't dare."

Luo Hai waved his hand and laughed twice, but there was a sharp edge to his laughter.

"You're about to sit in my chair. The Tang family's influence in the province is so great that I wouldn't dare to get in your way."

"If Old Master Tang sends a message, I, Luo Hai, might not even have time to pack my bags before I have to make way."

Tang Jinrou put down her teacup, her tone turning cold: "Mayor Luo, stop beating around the bush and get to the point. I have other things to do this afternoon."

Luo Hai cleared his throat, his smile completely vanishing: "Then I'll get straight to the point. Vice Mayor Tang, you should know better than anyone about that hereditary condition in your family, right?"

Tang Jinrou's hand remained on the armrest, her gaze darkening: "Luo Hai, you've been investigating me behind my back?"

"What are you investigating?"

Luo Hai spread his hands, his tone frank, "At our level, who doesn't have a few cards up their sleeve?"

"Besides, your mother passed away from a heart attack at the age of thirty-six, and your maternal grandmother was about the same age. This isn't exactly a secret in our circle."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Tang Jinrou's expression, before continuing, "You're thirty-five this year, right? Just one year away from thirty-six. It may be harsh, but..."

"so what?"

Tang Jinrou interrupted, her voice extremely low, each word colder than the last.

"What I mean is," Luo Hai straightened up, adopting a concerned posture.

"I've worked in this position at Sheng'an for several years, and I've poured my heart and soul into every single thing I've done."

"If I leave and you've only been in this position for a couple of days, and then you fall ill, at worst, it would be letting down the organization's trust, and at worst, it would be letting yourself down."

Tang Jinrou didn't reply, her face expressionless.

Seeing this, Luo Hai changed the subject: "But don't take it to heart. I came here today to bring you good news."

The elderly man in gray behind him spoke up at the right moment, his voice steady: "Vice Mayor Tang, I have been studying medicine since I was a child, and it has been more than sixty years now."

"Mayor Luo has explained your situation to me. It is tricky, but it's not beyond repair yet."

"I am confident that I can suppress your condition, or at least slow down the rate at which it worsens."

Tang Jinrou glanced at He Yuan, her expression unchanged: "You can cure my illness too?"

She knew better than anyone what it was like for her mother to pass away at the age of thirty-six.

This disease is passed down from mother to daughter, not son. My grandmother's generation has been seeking medical treatment everywhere, both domestically and internationally, spending countless amounts of money and kneeling before countless people.

In the end, those who were meant to leave did leave.

Now, not only does Lu Yunzhou say he can cure it, but this unfamiliar old man in front of him also says he can cure it.

He Yuan's gaze shifted to Lu Yunzhou, his cloudy eyes scrutinizing and probing. His tone was unhurried: "Judging from Vice Mayor Tang's tone, it seems someone has already vouched for you? Could it be... this young man?"

Lu Yunzhou leaned back on the sofa, nodded, and didn't say anything more.

He Yuan smiled.

The laughter carried an undisguised contempt. He turned to Tang Jinrou and said, "Vice Mayor Tang, if I may be so bold as to say something unpleasant, it is by no means that I look down on this young man."

"But your life is at stake, and I really can't bear to see you entrust your life to a mere youth."

Lu Yunzhou raised his eyelids, his voice calm and unhurried: "Does Elder He mean that your medical skills are superior to mine?"

"certainly."

He Yuan raised an eyebrow, his arrogance barely concealed, "Studying medicine is all about years of experience and accumulating knowledge."

"I started learning pulse diagnosis and medicine identification from my master when I was six years old. In the sixty-two years since then, I have seen more difficult and complicated diseases than you have seen people."

"At your age, let alone comparing yourself to an old man like me, even the apprentices I've mentored have more experience than you."

While it may not be pleasant to hear, it's not entirely nonsense.

The medical profession does indeed require experience.

Lu Yunzhou is so young. Anyone who sat in Tang Jinrou's position would feel uneasy.

If Lu Yunzhou hadn't pulled Tang Jinrou back from the brink of death with a single injection at the party, she probably wouldn't have dared to gamble her life on a young man in his early twenties.

Lu Yunzhou did not get angry.

He leaned back on the sofa, his voice steady but tinged with arrogance: "You're right, senior. In terms of seniority, I really can't compare to you."

"But years of experience don't necessarily mean high skill. To be frank, the word 'genius' is just the starting point for me."

He Yuan's face immediately darkened, and his gaze towards Lu Yunzhou changed: "Young man, no one will care if you brag a little behind closed doors, but to spout such nonsense in front of two leaders, have you considered the consequences?"

"I'm not one to brag."

Lu Yunzhou's tone remained unyielding as he continued, "But you, senior, a dignified elder of over sixty years, going to belittle a junior to elevate your own status—that's unacceptable to anyone, isn't it?"

"When it comes to arrogance, my senior is far more outrageous than I am."

He Yuan's lips moved twice, but he couldn't utter a single word.

His old eyes were fixed on Lu Yunzhou, his chest heaving several times.

He's lived to this age and knows that arguing with a younger person will only make him look bad.

He took a breath, suppressed his anger, and turned to look at Tang Jinrou: "Vice Mayor Tang, I'll tell you my own limitations by taking your pulse."

Lu Yunzhou smiled and said to Tang Jinrou, "Sister, it's fine to let him try."

He really wanted to see just how capable this He Yuan was.

Moreover, he hadn't explained the underlying cause of Tang Jinrou's illness in detail before, so he took this opportunity to verify how much He Yuan could find out.

Tang Jinrou was silent for two seconds, then raised her hand and extended her wrist.

He Yuan suppressed his anger and placed two fingers on her wrist.

His eyes closed, his breathing became heavier, and his expression gradually turned serious.

A few minutes later.

He Yuan abruptly withdrew his hand, gasped, and frowned deeply: "Vice Mayor Tang, your situation is even more dangerous than I anticipated!"

"We must start treating this immediately! Otherwise, the next heart attack will cause the main artery to completely rupture, and even a sage wouldn't be able to help then!"

Lu Yunzhou sat beside him, his brows slightly furrowed.

There's something there.

This old man does indeed have some real skills; he was able to sense the underlying danger of Tang Jinrou's illness.

But that's about it.

He Yuan never encountered the root cause of the problem, which was truly buried deep within him.

This old man is still far from good enough.