The Physician Tycoon

The woman was dressed in a simple blue dress and hat, with a pretty face and a slender figure.

She looked at Ye Kai in horror. "Who are you? How did you get in?"

Ye Kai reassured him, "Don't be nervous, I'm not a bad person. I was just curious, so I came in to take a look."

The woman sized up Ye Kai; he was a handsome and refined young man who didn't seem like a bad person.

She was no longer as nervous as before and gradually relaxed.

"Who exactly are you?"

"I am a guest of the Guo family. I was strolling in the back garden when I saw this house. Out of curiosity, I came in to take a look. I apologize for disturbing you, sister."

Ye Kai's tone was sincere, and the woman no longer harbored hostility. She pointed to the chair in the main room.

"Since you are a guest, please take a seat."

Ye Kai sat down on the wooden chair, and the woman sat opposite him, casually making him a cup of tea.

"Please have some tea, sir."

"Thank you." Ye Kai took a sip; it was chrysanthemum tea, with a faint, refreshing fragrance.

The woman opened her beautiful, large eyes and asked curiously:

"My front door is locked. How did you get in, sir?"

Ye Kai answered truthfully, "I climbed over the wall to get in."

The woman grew increasingly astonished. "The wall is so high, and there's barbed wire on top. How did you climb over? Are you a bird?"

"Of course I'm not a little bird, I'm a big bird! Oh no, I'm not a bird, I'm a person!"

The woman chuckled. "You're not a birdman, are you?"

Ye Kai's eyes widened. "Sister, 'birdman' is an insult!"

The woman asked, puzzled, "Is 'birdman' an insult?"

"Of course!" Ye Kai was surprised that the woman didn't even know this.

The woman was even more confused. "Why is 'birdman' an insult?"

Ye Kai didn't know how to explain for a moment, so he could only say, "That's what everyone says, 'birdman' is an insult."

"Okay." The woman nodded, then politely apologized to Ye Kai.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Ye Kai waved his hand, "It's alright, I know you meant no harm."

"I won't investigate how you got in, but outsiders aren't allowed here. Drink this tea and leave now."

The woman had given him the order to leave, and despite having many questions, Ye Kai could no longer linger.

"Thank you for the tea, goodbye." He drank the tea and left the room.

Ye Kai quickly walked to the wall, jumped up, did a somersault, and landed in the back garden.

Behind him was a woman's surprised gaze and wide-open mouth.

After landing, Ye Kai looked around and found no one there. He quietly went to the guest room.

Ye Kai wondered what this woman's background was and why she was being kept in a house.

After thinking for a while without any clue, Ye Kai sat down to meditate and practice his skills.

He only stopped practicing and went out when someone knocked on the door.

Aunt Zhang stood outside and said, "Sir, dinner is ready."

Ye Kai followed Zhang Ma to the restaurant. The large restaurant was empty, with four dishes and a soup set on a luxurious table.

"Where is Miss? Has she returned yet?"

Aunt Zhang shook her head. "Miss has something to do outside and won't be coming back. She told us not to wait for her."

"You should eat with us too."

"No, I am a servant and cannot sit at the dining table."

"There's no one else here, it's fine."

"No, this is the rule of the Guo family, and I cannot break it. Please continue eating, sir. I'll go out for a bit."

Aunt Zhang went out with the packed food, and after a while, she came back.

Ye Kai invited her again, "Aunt Zhang, we're all from the same hometown, so don't be shy, come and eat."

Only then did Zhang Ma sit down and pick up her chopsticks to eat.

Ye Kai ate while chatting with Zhang Ma.

"Zhang Ma, do you often go back to your hometown?"

"I don't go back often, I have to serve the master and young lady."

"Who else is in your family?"

"I also have an older brother, and both our parents have passed away."

"I'm sorry, I brought up something that made you unhappy."

"It's okay, it's been many years. Sigh, isn't this how everyone ends up?"

"I saw you take some food out just now. Were you delivering it to someone?"

"Uh-huh."

"Who goes there? Why aren't you eating here?"

"A guest is not available to be here."

"Are you from the yard outside the back garden?"

Zhang Ma immediately became nervous. "Sir, please don't meddle in other people's business. It will be troublesome if Miss finds out."

"Guo Tingting, does she have a grudge against the people in the courtyard?"

"Sir, please don't ask any more questions, it will get me killed."

Ye Kai became even more curious when he saw that Zhang Ma refused to say anything.

After finishing her meal, Zhang Ma cleaned up the dishes and then went to the living room to sit down and have some tea.

Seeing that no one was around, Ye Kai realized it was the perfect opportunity and called out, "Zhang Ma!"

Zhang Ma looked up at Ye Kai, who stared into her eyes. Two beams of white light shot into Zhang Ma's eyes, causing her to tremble as Ye Kai took control of her brain.

"Aunt Zhang, what's your name?"

My name is Zhang Yun.

How old are you this year?

Forty-five.

"How many years have you been with the Guo family?"

Aunt Zhang paused slightly before replying, "I've been here ever since the master moved here, about twenty-odd years ago."

It turns out that Zhang Ma came to the Guo family when she was around twenty years old, so she must know the Guo family's situation very well.

Just as Ye Kai was about to ask about the woman in the backyard, he saw that Zhang Ma's eyes were glazed over and her expression was pained, as if she was lost in memories.

Could it be that she has some sad past?

Ye Kai asked curiously, "Aunt Zhang, do you have a husband?"

Aunt Zhang shook her head.

Do you have a lover?

Aunt Zhang nodded, then shook her head.

"Is your lover no longer around?"

"Mmm." Two tears slid down Zhang Ma's face.

"Did he/she die of illness?"

"No, he was killed by Guo Dafu."

Ye Kaixin thought to himself, "Sure enough, Aunt Zhang has a story to tell." He continued to press for answers:

Why would Guo Dafu want to harm your lover?

"To possess me!"

"Ah, he likes you?" Ye Kai looked Zhang Ma up and down, only then realizing that Zhang Ma was also a beautiful woman.

She has a delicate oval face, fair skin, and a curvaceous figure.

She dressed conservatively, not showing off her looks, and with her downcast eyes and proper demeanor, Ye Kai overlooked her. Now, upon closer inspection, he realized she was actually quite pretty.

Although she is over forty, she still retains her charm, no wonder Guo Dafu likes her.

"He fell in love with me the first time he saw me, even though he had a wife at the time. He asked me to be his concubine, but I refused no matter what, because I had someone I liked."

He beat my lover severely, stuffed her into a sack, tied it with stones, and threw her into the river!

"Oh, how ruthless! Didn't you think about avenging your lover?"

"I've thought about it, but I can't. Guo Dafu threatened me that if I don't behave, he'll kill my brother's whole family!"

"That Guo Dafu is absolutely despicable!"

Aunt Zhang sighed, "It's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore..."

She suddenly burst into tears, "Waaaaah..."

Upon seeing that Zhang Ma had broken down emotionally, Ye Kai withdrew the Soul-Capturing Technique.

After Zhang Ma calmed down, she asked:

"Aunt Zhang, who lives in the yard outside the back garden?"