In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

Anyway, it's not too bad for her if her fiancé is behaving himself. If she really has to say, shouldn't she thank him?

"So what do you want from inviting me to dinner?"

Looking at the delicious food in front of her, she didn't rush to start eating. Instead, she rested her chin on her hand and watched Xu Shi with great interest.

"To celebrate your success."

Xu Shi felt no burden at all. "I don't care what you think..." He simply poured her a drink himself, still smiling, and said, "My beloved wife has won, why do we have to do anything to celebrate?"

"Go away, who is your beloved wife, you pig-headed idiot?"

Xie Qingyan laughed and cursed, but also raised his wine glass.

"Say what you need to say now, or you won't have another chance after this meal."

"...Alright, alright, I do have something to ask of you, or rather, you should at least repay me, shouldn't you?"

Xu Shi ignored her sarcasm and, after clinking glasses with the dog woman, became serious. "Actually, things are quite simple."

"You should know that I have a patient in the hospital in District 16?"

"I wonder... if Chairman Xie would be interested in trying to completely cure her?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 147 If you can't cure it, I'll spank you!

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Xu Shi's words, Xie Qingyan quickly realized what was going on.

"Xu Shi, are you referring to that patient named Xia Ke'an, who looks like a little girl but is actually almost forty years old?"

She stared at Xu Shi with a strange expression and asked.

It's clear that she had seen the white-haired girl's medical records and had some understanding of her.

Of course, she would never know that this was one of the leading figures in "Refraction" back then.

"...Yes, it's her."

Xu Shi nodded, thinking to himself that the way you said it always felt a bit strange...

However, entrusting "Prism" to treat Xia Ke'an's illness is something that needs to be put on the agenda.

Although I gave her a good scolding before and told her not to be foolish and to take care of her health, we can't leave her untreated forever. There's a difference between recuperation and complete cure, so it would be best to release the SS-level character card as soon as possible.

The timing wasn't right before; she needed to recover to a certain level first. Her lack of technical skill was also a factor.

Now that there is purer "Rust Mist" ore and some technical references from the "Forgotten Ones," the situation will be much better—he doesn't believe Xie Qingyan hasn't refined these things and developed more efficient medical products.

Anyway, I've done similar things, so I figured that other women and dogs must have done the same.

"To be honest, I'm quite interested in this young patient, since it's rare to see someone with so many ailments."

Xie Qingyan said unhurriedly, "But... why should I treat her?"

"Ok?"

Xu Shi feigned surprise, "Does healing and saving lives require a reason?"

Xie Jiang, your conscience is absolutely wicked!

You're a medical company! You need a reason to treat and save lives?

That's not how you be a capitalist!

Chairman Xu strongly condemned this.

However, the subtext was quite clear: the dog woman obviously wanted something in return, but in Xu Shi's opinion, the tenth district was already a benefit, and you're still not satisfied?

Woman, thy name is greed!

"I don't care, you just need to have a good reason."

Having finally gained the upper hand in the confrontation, Xie Qingyan was not about to give in so easily; her words even carried a hint of whining and coquetry.

That goes without saying. If she could get her hands on the entire Tenth District, she would agree to this without hesitation. But now that she only has half, it is clearly not enough for her.

Although it doesn't seem to be caused by Xu Shi, but... no, it just won't work!

Seeing her like this, he clicked his tongue in amazement, thinking to himself, "You dog of a woman, are you having a fit of hysteria?" But since the other party said so, his attitude became more serious.

"Chairman Xie is a top medical student from a prestigious university. Do you still need to ask me why he's giving me this opportunity?"

Xu Shi spread his hands. "You know that Miss Ke'an's condition is rare. If you cured her, then in the future, other people's evaluation of you will include this, and not just... you know what I mean, right?"

It's not just about backstabbing and scheming.

"Secondly, I imagine there aren't many clinical trial samples for 'Prism's' newly developed products and technologies. If such challenging problems can be overcome, then we can confidently put them into use, right?"

"Also..."

"What else?"

Seeing that Xu Shi had stopped abruptly, Xie Qingyan pressed for an answer.

"I'll have to wait until Miss Ke'an has fully recovered before I can tell you."

Xu smiled slightly.

To be fair, the reason he gave fits the ten-word saying perfectly: "Hearing your words is better than hearing another."

These two reasons aren't very convincing, and Xie Qingyan certainly understands the logic behind them.

But even if there is valuable information, now is not the time to share it.

Xu Shi was quite shrewd. Treating Xia Ke'an was no small matter. The best approach was to give the horse grass to run, but not to let it eat too much.

He did indeed have other bargaining chips that Xie Qingyan was tempted by, but he certainly couldn't reveal them all at once.

If the tenth district is the deposit, then the rest is the final payment. If you give it all away, you'll be the only one who's in a passive position. You also have to consider whether the other party will take advantage of you and ask for more. After all, he can only rely on his good fiancée in this regard.

"..."

Xie Qingyan knew perfectly well that Xu Shi was keeping her hanging, but the situation didn't stop her from thinking it over.

First of all, although Xu Shi is a man full of bad ideas, he is not only good at getting something for nothing. If he wants to give you something useful, he can definitely do it, such as the tenth district that he just got.

And if I remember correctly, he seemed to value Xia Ke'an quite a bit, after all, he even visited her in person quite often... Good heavens, I've never heard of such a thing before!

"...Okay, then I'm really looking forward to what you'll be keeping us in suspense, Xu Shi."

She thought for a moment, then dropped the pretense and readily agreed, "However, I must be clear from the start, regarding her illness... 'Prism' can't say we're 100% certain."

"The city hasn't even been cured yet, how can you say discouraging things?"

Xu Shi wasn't worried about this at all. "Then I'll have to trouble my Qingyan with this."

The woman wasn't 100% sure, but this wasn't her only plan.

There's also Shen Qin, who might possess "superpower transplantation" technology... but that matter is still unclear. Besides, even if that's the case, we'll still need to rely on the power of "Prism" when the time comes, so it's always good to strengthen our relationship in advance.

"Okay, you're right."

Xie Qingyan smiled, then turned to Ye Shanshan and instructed, "Notify the medical department to assemble a highly skilled treatment team to create a customized medical plan for Chairman Xu's patients, building upon the existing team."

"Yes."

Ye Shanshan quickly agreed.

Despite this minor hiccup, the candlelight dinner was still quite enjoyable, as both parties benefited.

However, after dinner, Xie Qingyan declined Xu Shi's invitation to take her home and stayed alone in the restaurant, playing with the wine glass in her hand with a rather wistful air.

"Chairman Xie, what brings you here?"

Seeing this, Ye Shanshan asked curiously, "Are you worried that Xu Shi will make a bad promise? Then we..."

"Not at all."

Xie Qingyan waved his hand, slightly drunk, "Shanshan, do you know what I was actually thinking when I asked him for a reason just now?"

"……do not know."

Little Curly wasn't stupid; he wouldn't dare to presume to know what his superiors meant at this moment.

"I really wanted Xu Shi to say something nice, even just a compliment like 'young, promising, and charming'?"

Xie Qingyan felt a little disappointed. "Although it would be nice if he could offer something more... sometimes I find it quite meaningless to always have such formal exchanges of interests."

What she said was true; in fact, those preconditions were enough for her to agree to Xu Shi's request, and Xu Shi wasn't the only one who wanted to strengthen their relationship.

"Oh."

Ye Shanshan was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself, "This is not like you at all... Do you really care whether others say nice things to you or not?"

But then she thought about how the person in question was surnamed Xu, and she seemed to understand. In any case, she could tell that her chairman's attitude towards Xu Shi was increasingly developing in the direction of "not just a simple cooperative relationship".

If this continues, I'm afraid we might actually have to fulfill the marriage agreement, right? And not just any marriage of convenience... ugh.

She already pictured the two of them holding hands, respectful to each other, and then she, the poor, helpless secretary, could only be bullied by Xu Shi, and Xie Qingyan might not even care afterward...

No way, that's too scary!

Unfortunately, she couldn't refuse such a thing unless she ran away with the bucket, so she could only try to get rid of this terrible scene as soon as possible.

Besides, being bullied by Xu Shi doesn't seem like such a big deal? She's already experienced the worst, and her jaw still aches just thinking about it... With Chairman Xie around, Xu Shi will surely restrain himself a bit, right?

"The key point is that I'm a little angry."

Curly-haired boy's rambling thoughts were quickly interrupted by Xie Qingyan's words, "Xu Shi, my nominal fiancé, asked me to go out of my way to save another woman?"

She didn't treat Xia Ke'an like a child at all. What child is over forty?

But then again, if it were just an ordinary woman in her early forties, she wouldn't have thought much of it, but the girl looked like a little girl, which made Xie Qingyan very unhappy.

"This... this should be a normal transaction, right? Don't you and Xu Shi often do this, Chairman Xie...?"

What else could Ye Shanshan say? "Are you already jealous of him?" Her strange, deliberate tone spoke volumes.

My God, this world is not normal...

"Ah, I hope so."