At 11:30, Huo Luan's imposing figure appeared in the doorway of Chu Lingzhi's office.
"Your master wants me to come treat his injuries?" Chu Lingzhi looked at Huo Luan in surprise.
Huo Luan replied, "Yes."
Although she knew medicine and could treat both injuries and illnesses, she ran a wellness company that only offered physiotherapy, not medical treatment.
"Sir, if your master is injured, he should go to the hospital, not come to me," Chu Lingzhi said.
Minor injuries might be manageable, but if it was serious—and with an elderly person—she didn't want to take on this job.
"My master specifically requested that Miss Chu come to treat him. If you're willing, this will be the deposit my master offers you."
Huo Luan took out a check and respectfully handed it to Chu Lingzhi.
Chu Lingzhi took it and looked, her mouth falling open. "Two million?"
Huo Luan nodded. "Yes. If Miss Chu successfully treats my master's injuries, the remaining three million will be paid in full."
Three million? That would total five million?
"Is your master badly injured?"
"No, just minor injuries. If it were serious, we would have taken him to the hospital already."
"If it's just minor injuries, there's no need to pay me so much."
She liked money, and her physiotherapy fees weren't cheap—her son even called her a money-grubber—but five million was really too much.
"Master's body is very valuable," Huo Luan added.
Chu Lingzhi looked at the check in her hand. Her highest previous fee for an in-home physiotherapy session was a hundred thousand. If she didn't take the five million sitting right in front of her, wouldn't she be a fool?
"Fine, since your master's body is so valuable, I'll go personally to treat his injuries." Chu Lingzhi slapped the table, cheerfully pocketed the check, picked up her medical kit, and looked at Huo Luan. "Let's go. Take me to see your master."
...
A luxury sports car drove into the Nangong Estate and stopped in the garage.
Huo Luan got out first, walked around to the back seat, and chivalrously opened the door for Chu Lingzhi.
Chu Lingzhi glanced at Huo Luan. If even the bodyguard was so gentlemanly, his master must be very refined.
When she stepped out and looked around, she was instantly stunned. "What a huge estate."
Huo Luan said, "Yes."
Chu Lingzhi gazed at the castle-like villa, a thoughtful expression on her face. "Isn't this Nangong Yehen's estate?"
Huo Luan raised an eyebrow, looking at Chu Lingzhi. "Miss Chu knows my master?"
"I've heard the name but never met him in person. My son follows him closely, though, so I have some impression of this villa," Chu Lingzhi said with a smile. Chu Haoxuan was always waving magazines in front of her, and several of them had this villa on the cover.
Huo Luan's eyes flickered. "It seems Miss Chu's son is very interested in my master."
"Maybe."
"Miss Chu, this way."
Chu Lingzhi followed behind Huo Luan. After a few steps, something occurred to her, and she asked, "Your master is Nangong Yehen?"
"Yes."
"That kid Chu Haoxuan always said Nangong Yehen was young and handsome. Why is he being called 'master'? I knew it—a man with such ruthless methods, a city king, couldn't be that young." Chu Lingzhi let out a laugh. "That kid got fooled."
Huo Luan: "..."
"Where is your master injured? When did it happen?"
"Injured today. His eyes and... leg. He was hurt by a woman."
Hurt by a woman? She had a strange feeling like she was the one who had injured him.