The Physician Tycoon

Ye Kai arrived on the first floor and was greeted by Su Wan'er. It had been a long time since they last met, and she seemed very excited, stretching out her arms to hug Ye Kai.

This was the common area on the first floor, and there were servants nearby, so Ye Kai quickly moved away.

Su Wan'er asked with displeasure, "Why are you hiding?"

"This is a public occasion, please be mindful of your image."

Su Wan'er looked around and saw several servants secretly looking in her direction. She glared at them, and they quickly ran away in fright.

Su Wan'er extended her hand to Ye Kai, "Ye Kai, we meet again!"

Ye Kai excitedly grasped Su Wan'er's hand. He had finally met Su Wan'er, and was one step closer to the original plan.

"Hello, Wan'er."

"Come on, let's go to my room and talk," Su Wan'er invited.

Ye Kai followed Su Wan'er to the fifth floor, where the women of the Su family lived.

Upon arriving at Su Wan'er's room, Su Wan'er poured a cup of tea and asked anxiously,

"Ye Kai, how did you become my brother's bodyguard?"

Ye Kai countered with, "Has your second brother returned?"

Su Wan'er was taken aback. "Su Xiaotian? He's not back. What happened?"

Something big has happened.

Su Wan'er's curiosity was completely piqued. "What big thing happened?"

Ye Kai instructed, "You mustn't tell anyone what I'm telling you."

Su Wan'er nodded, "I promise I won't tell anyone."

"Your second brother, Su Xiaotian, attempted a rebellion in Taoyuan, captured your eldest brother, and forced him to relinquish his position as general manager."

I helped your older brother by rescuing him from Su Xiaotian. To thank me, your older brother asked me to be his bodyguard.

Su Wan'er's mouth dropped open in astonishment. "How could this happen? Why would he rebel?"

"I don't know about that. It's always been like this in the imperial palace since ancient times. Princes fight to the death for the throne."

"But my home isn't a palace!"

"I'm just using an analogy. Everyone wants to sit on the emperor's throne. Your family business is so large, doesn't it need an heir?"

Perhaps they weren't even blood brothers to begin with, which is why they fight so fiercely, trying to destroy each other.

"How do you know they're not brothers?" Su Wan'er asked in surprise, then explained.

"Actually, they are half-brothers, so they are considered blood brothers."

Ye Kai understood. "So you and Su Xiaotian have the same mother?"

"Yes, my mother spoiled my second brother terribly, which ruined his temper."

"Why did you suddenly come back from Peach Blossom Spring without even saying hello?"

Su Wan'er sighed, "I didn't come back suddenly, my family dragged me back. I'm locked up at home every day now, I can't go anywhere, I'm about to suffocate!"

Ye Kai asked, puzzled, "Why do your family members restrict your freedom?"

"They had many reasons, saying that it was unsafe for me to run around, that I was easily kidnapped by criminals, that my family would worry and be anxious, and that it would affect the mood of the whole family, so they told me to stay at home obediently."

"Then you can go work at the company?"

"They wouldn't let me go either, saying we'd talk about it later. They've all been so busy lately, no one's been taking care of me. Luckily you came, otherwise I'd be so bored."

Su Wan'er was really bursting with frustration, and she kept chatting with Ye Kai.

Ye Kai was most concerned about her jade pendant. He remembered that Su Wan'er had said she would only wear the jade pendant on her birthday, so he tentatively asked,

When is your birthday?

Su Wan'er retorted, "What do you want to do?"

"We're good friends, so I wanted to prepare a gift for you in advance!"

"My birthday is quite early, October 11th."

Ye Kai did a quick calculation and realized it would take more than three months. No, he couldn't wait any longer.

He looked Su Wan'er up and down, his gaze finally settling on her neck.

"Why is your neck completely bare? You don't have any jewelry at all?"

Su Wan'er looked at herself. "Isn't this fine? I'm at home, why would I need to wear jewelry?"

"Don't girls nowadays all like wearing jade pendants and other similar jewelry?"

Su Wan'er blinked. "I remember you asked me this question before. Why are you asking it again? What are you up to?"

"What ulterior motive could I possibly have? If you really don't have any jewelry, I'll buy you one."

Su Wan'er waved her hand. "No, girls shouldn't accept gifts from strangers. As the saying goes, 'There's no such thing as an unsolicited favor; someone offering help for no reason is either up to no good.' Tell me, what exactly do you want?"

Ye Kai quickly explained, "I just felt that we had a good time in Taoyuan, and I just wanted to give you a gift. I really didn't mean anything else."

"Okay, no rush. The most important thing right now is for you to figure out a way to get me out of here."

"What? You're going to run again?"

"What else can you do but stay home and suffocate?"

"Your home is so luxurious, so big, so comfortable, why do you still want to suffer outside?"

"For the sake of freedom, this home is like a cage, and I'm like a bird in a cage—it's all meaningless."

Su Wan'er looked out the window, her eyes filled with longing for freedom.

"With so many bodyguards downstairs, how do you plan to get out?"

"Just look for opportunities; there will always be opportunities."

Ye Kai decided to be honest with Su Wan'er to see if she was the person he was looking for. If not, he couldn't waste his time at the Su family.

"Wan'er, I remember you once said you had a family heirloom jade pendant, it's green, may I take a look at it?"

Su Wan'er asked warily, "Why do you want to look at the jade pendant?"

"I've accepted a mission to find the Rainbow Fairy's disciple, and I suspect you are. That's why I want to see your jade pendant."

Is that really the case?

"Really, I swear to God, I'm telling the truth. The reason I agreed to be your brother's bodyguard was to come to your house, see you, and get to the bottom of things."

Su Wan'er blinked. "Then can you help me get out?"

Without hesitation, Ye Kai immediately agreed, "Yes!"

"Okay, I believe you."

Su Wan'er entered the study, and after a while, she came out wearing a jade pendant. The jade pendant emitted a green light that entered Ye Kai's body and merged with the light of the jade gourd.

Ye Kai was certain that Su Wan'er was the person he was looking for.

He stood up excitedly, walked to Su Wan'er, and hugged her tightly.

Su Wan'er also felt a strange attraction emanating from Ye Kai, like a magnet, drawing her to him.

She couldn't help but hug Ye Kai, and the two kissed naturally, just like lovers who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

The two quickly separated. Su Wan'er tidied her hair and clothes and opened the door.

Lin Qingya stood at the door, looking at the two of them with a suspicious gaze.