Chapter 428: Serving

Evening, at the Cao family residence.

Xiao Bai stared in shock at the ridiculously large villa before him. Although he had stayed at the Tong family’s private villa before, compared to this place, it was like a small fry facing a giant.

Why was he here? Naturally, because someone had paid a hefty price to have him treat an illness!

“Divine Doctor Xiao, the master requests your presence!”

Led by an elderly woman, Xiao Bai held his head high and stepped into a lavishly decorated study.

A middle-aged man sitting in a wheelchair smiled and said, “Divine Doctor Xiao, hello! I am Cao Ba Tian, head of the Cao family.”

Xiao Bai harbored a bit of pride but feigned calm and nodded slightly. Of course, if it weren’t for his injured hand that hadn’t healed yet, he might have put both hands behind his back and raised his chin a bit to look even more impressive.

‘Not saying a word, pretending to be an expert?]’

Cao Ba Tian, a proud and ambitious man, furrowed his brow subtly. But since he was the one asking for help, he had to lower his stance considerably. Besides, it was normal for a capable young man to be a bit arrogant.

“I wonder if the old Divine Doctor is still in good health these days?” Cao Ba Tian started the conversation to break the ice.

“My master is naturally robust, but he has already retired from the public eye and is living a secluded life,” Xiao Bai replied, implying, “If you want treatment now, you have to rely on me.”

Xiao Bai held his head high. His gaze swept over the gloomy man before him, then quickly settled on the man’s legs covered by a dark red blanket.

“You want to stand up again?”

“That’s right! As long as you can get me standing again, besides a one-hundred million thank-you gift, you’ll also receive a favor from the Cao family!”

When Cao Ba Tian mentioned ‘standing up again,’ he temporarily pushed aside his inner frustration and looked at Xiao Bai with hopeful eyes.

To their older generation, the old Divine Doctor was a walking miracle. As long as the money was right, there was no illness he couldn’t cure.

As the old Divine Doctor’s apprentice, Cao Ba Tian believed this young man’s Medical Arts couldn’t be too bad. At worst, if the apprentice couldn’t cure him, he could call the master to step in, that would be reasonable, right?

“Don’t worry! With my Medical Arts, curing you will be a piece of cake!” Xiao Bai boasted confidently, even before officially starting the examination.

Inside, he was already cheering for the 100 million yuan about to come his way. It wasn’t that he was greedy, but after recent setbacks with Mu An and Tong Ziran, he’d learned an important lesson: a man must have money to show off properly!

Meanwhile, hearing there was hope to stand again, Cao Ba Tian was overwhelmed with excitement. Over the years, he had spent a lot of manpower and resources, even bringing in famous doctors to treat his legs. The result was always the same, he would never stand again.

Only he knew how desperate he had become, his mindset gradually twisted and warped. Being unable to stand was a permanent pain in his heart.

Now, having hope to stand again, how could he not be thrilled?

Soon, Xiao Bai began his medical examination. Mainly, he used observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking, along with his limited internal energy to probe inside the man’s body.

However, he seemed to discover something suspicious and immediately frowned.

“Divine Doctor Xiao, is there something wrong?” Cao Ba Tian held his breath nervously.

At this moment, he was more nervous than when he’d once ordered his underlings to hack down over a hundred enemies from rival gangs.

“This…”

Xiao Bai hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

Just as the two were talking, an old woman’s voice came from outside the door.

“Master, madam has returned.”

“She wants to come in now, but I’m not sure if…”

Cao Batian frowned, his eyes clearly showing displeasure.

But then he seemed to think of something, glanced at Xiao Bai, and suddenly made up his mind.

“Let her in.”

“As for Doctor Xiao, please wait in the main hall for a moment. I need to have a brief word with my wife.”

Xiao Bai’s face showed some displeasure.

He hadn’t expected such disrespect from the other party.

At the same time, he secretly decided to charge the client a bit more when collecting his payment later!

But the moment he saw the “Madam Cao” pushing the door open, Xiao Bai froze on the spot.

‘This woman is the madam of the Cao family?!’

At this moment, Yan Qingwu appeared, wearing a dark green qipao embroidered with flowers, birds, and fish. She stepped in wearing red high heels about four inches tall, swaying her slender waist and walking with a catwalk-like grace.

Her narrow phoenix eyes squinted slightly, her movements seductive and enchanting.

She looked like a fox spirit walking among mortals, having taken human form.

Every inch of her exuded an irresistible charm few could resist!

“Husband, why didn’t you tell me there were guests at home?”

“I just brewed a pot of tea, your favorite West Lake Longjing!”

Her voice seemed to melt into the bones, making one’s heart tremble.

Xiao Bai’s gaze burned hotly as he stared fixedly at every inch of the woman’s skin.

He never would have guessed that the owner of the Rose Bar back then was Madam Cao!

And Cao Batian was no fool; he had obviously noticed this situation too.

Or rather, he wanted to see this reaction.

He cleared his throat and reminded again,

“Doctor Xiao, please wait in the main hall for now. We’ll talk later.”

The old woman beside him also made a polite gesture to invite him out. Only then did Xiao Bai snap out of his daze, cast a deep look at Yan Qingwu, and then stepped out.

“Husband, is this the little doctor you invited this time?”

Yan Qingwu wasn’t very surprised by Xiao Bai’s appearance.

With her intelligence network, she had long known his identity.

But between Xiao Bai and Mu An, she had chosen the latter.

“That’s right. After the treatment is over, you should go serve him.”

Cao Batian’s eyes grew colder, and he said flatly,

“Letting your wife serve another man?”

As Yan Qingwu was stunned, he sneered and added,

“Don’t think I don’t know you already went to see that Mu kid today.”

“I don’t care what kind of relationship you have with him. As long as I, Cao Batian, am alive, you will always be my possession.”

“You do whatever I tell you to do.”

“Of course, you can try to resist, but if you do, you better seriously consider whether you can bear the consequences!”

The threat in his words was obvious.

Yan Qingwu was silent for a moment, seemingly still trying to digest this explosive news.

Click—

At this time, the door opened again. The old matron entered and began pushing Cao Batian’s wheelchair out.

When they reached the doorway, Cao Batian spoke once more.

“You may leave now. Remember to take a bath and prepare yourself well!”