The Physician Tycoon

"Wow! Wan'er, your face is smoother than before!"

"Wow! Tingting, your face is even whiter than before!"

"That's really strange, so amazing!"

"Ye Kai, what kind of magic is that?"

"A mere trifle, not worth mentioning. Do you two still stand by your words?"

The two girls stared wide-eyed. "What did you say?"

"You said if I saved you, you would do my laundry, cook for me, and serve me..."

"You wish! Get out of here!" the two girls roared at the same time.

"As expected, all pretty women are liars! You two are liars, I'll never trust you again!"

Ye Kai turned to leave, but Su Wan'er grabbed his arm.

"Don't go!"

"What are you doing?"

"Take me to your house!"

"What are you going to my house for?"

"I'll be staying at your house for a while."

"If you're not willing to serve me, I won't take you to my house either."

"If you take me to your home, I might consider serving you."

"Forget it, you won't be used to living in the countryside. You should go back to Taoyuan."

"No, I want to go to your house."

Just as they were arguing, Guo Tingting received an important phone call. She said urgently, "Let's go back to Taoyuan!"

"Why go back to Peach Blossom Spring?"

"It's something very important."

Su Wan'er simply sat down on the sofa. "We just arrived today and haven't done anything yet. I don't want to leave!"

"If you don't leave, you stay here. Let's go, Ye Kai!"

Guo Tingting, carrying her bag, pulled Ye Kai's hand and walked out. Seeing that Guo Tingting was really leaving, Su Wan'er quickly followed, calling out, "Slow down, you two wait for me!"

The three got into the car, and Su Wan'er asked curiously, "Tingting, what important thing is it?"

Guo Tingting said mysteriously, "Don't ask too many questions, and don't meddle in things that aren't your business."

Su Wan'er rolled her eyes. "How boring! I knew I shouldn't have come out with you."

The car sped along and soon returned to the city.

Guo Tingting left Su Wan'er and Ye Kai at the back gate, said, "You two go in by yourselves, I have urgent business to attend to," and then drove away.

Su Wan'er was very unhappy and looked at Guo Tingting's car, saying, "What is Guo Tingting up to!"

"Ye Kai, we're bored staying at home, let's go shopping."

"All right."

The two strolled along the street and ate some snacks, which greatly improved Su Wan'er's mood.

At that moment, she received a phone call from the troupe leader, who said there was a performance assignment and that she absolutely had to go.

"I'm going to a performance, Ye Kai, come with me."

"If you go to perform, what am I supposed to do?"

"Come see my performance."

"I'm not interested in Taoyuan Opera, I'd better go back and rest."

When Ye Kai was a child, he was most afraid of watching Peking Opera. Whenever he saw an old male actor singing, he would doze off. After waking up, he would see an old female actor singing and fall asleep again.

"Please, come with me, I'm scared," Su Wan'er pleaded, clinging to Ye Kai's hand.

Ye Kai found it strange, "Aren't you going to perform? What's there to be afraid of?"

Su Wan'er said with lingering fear, "I was scared by the fat man today. Now everyone looks like a bad guy to me."

"Then look at me, do I look like a bad guy?" Ye Kaichong stared at Su Wan'er.

"It's not just that you look like him, you're a bad person." Su Wan'er chuckled.

"Then why should I go with you? Let's go home."

"Don't go! Can't I even joke with you? Please, come with me."

Su Wan'er pleaded repeatedly, so Ye Kai had no choice but to agree, "Alright, I'll go!"

The two took a taxi to Taoyuan Grand Theater, where eight burly men stood at the entrance, carrying electric batons and watching passersby warily.

After the burly man ascertained Su Wan'er's identity, he let the two of them in.

Surprisingly, only a few dozen people were sitting in the grand theater, which can hold thousands.

Two burly men stood every five meters on either side of the passageway, each holding a baseball bat and glaring menacingly at the two men.

The atmosphere at the scene was very solemn, as if some important person had arrived.

Ye Kai asked curiously, "What's going on? Has this happened before during performances?"

Su Wan'er shook her head, "Never. There used to be at least several hundred audience members, and no one was on guard duty in the theater."

"Just sit here and watch, don't wander off."

Su Wan'er gave Ye Kai a few instructions and then hurriedly went backstage to get her makeup done.

Ye Kai found a seat and sat down. He observed the audience and noticed that they were all sitting in the first three rows, gathered together, as if they were protecting some important person.

The play on stage quickly came to an end, and a male host came out to announce the next act.

"Next, please welcome the rising star of Taoyuan Opera, Lü Ping, to perform 'Catching the Adulterer'."

"Catching the Adulterer" is a classic opera piece that tells the story of an ancient woman who, along with her maid, catches an adulterer.

Su Wan'er appeared on stage, radiant and captivating after her makeup.

Ye Kai found it strange that Su Wan'er called her by the name Lü Ping.

With questions in mind, he looked up at the stage.

Su Wan'er has already started her performance. She is good at both singing and dancing. She performed a very common opera very well, and the audience cheered.

After the performance, two girls came on stage with flowers to present to the audience.

Su Wan'er accepted the flowers and went backstage to remove her makeup. Just as she was about to leave, the girl stopped her.

"Miss Lüping, please wait a moment. A distinguished guest wishes to see you."

"What VIP?" Su Wan'er looked around but didn't see anyone.

"We'll take you there."

The two girls helped Su Wan'er off the stage.

Then, rousing music began to play—it was that familiar Shanghai Bund song.

"The waves surge, the waves flow..."

A tall, imposing man stood up and walked towards Su Wan'er. He was wearing a white suit and holding a bouquet of flowers.

He is Song Taixiong, the leader of Taoyuan.

Song Taixiong approached Su Wan'er and handed her the flowers.

"I have long admired Miss Lv Ping's name, and seeing her today, I can confirm that she is indeed stunning."

My name is Song Taixiong. I would like to invite Miss Lüping to dinner. I wonder if you would do me the honor of joining me?

Song Taixiong had a fierce appearance, and Su Wan'er, who had been frightened today, couldn't help but feel scared when she saw him like this.

She quickly shook her head. "I'm sorry, Mr. Song, I have other matters to attend to and cannot attend the banquet. Please forgive me."

Three men stepped out from behind Song Taixiong, approached Su Wan'er, and loudly proclaimed:

"Miss Green, our boss has never been so polite to anyone before!"

He's been very accommodating to you today; if you don't go, you're disrespecting the boss!

One of the two men is Brother Wang, the other is Monk, and the third is Brother Dafei, who has a tuft of white hair on his forehead.

Su Wan'er panicked even more when she saw Brother Dafei, who had been looking for her everywhere lately.

Su Wan'er quickly refused, "I really can't go, I'm not feeling well!"

The troupe leader also came over and strongly urged Su Wan'er, "Miss Lüping, Mr. Song has never given anyone such face before. You absolutely must go today!"

Song Taixiong was very polite, "Commander, don't pressure her, let her think about it herself."

Su Wan'er bowed to Song Taixiong and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Song, I really can't go."

The monk's temper flared. "You little brat, you're so young but you've got a big mouth! Looks like you're going to have to suffer the consequences. Brothers, grab her and get her out of here!"

After saying that, the monk and Brother Dafei each grabbed one of Su Wan'er's arms, while Brother Wang pushed from behind, trying to forcibly take Su Wan'er away.