Medical and Martial God

Chapter 374: Chapter 374: Tricked

”The one I like is Lu Zewei, of course,” Qin Anruo snapped, cutting in before Lu Zewei could respond.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zewei felt a warm glow inside, and his gaze toward Qin Anruo softened even more.

Ye Xiu realized that Lu Zewei genuinely had feelings for Qin Anruo and said, ”Anruo, you’ve been deceived. He’s not Lu Zewei, nor is he the Young Master of the Lu Family.”

Lu Zewei was utterly baffled. He was clearly Lu Zewei, the Young Master of the Lu Family.

Instantly, he understood. Ye Xiu was testing Qin Anruo’s sincerity for his sake.

”Nonsense!” Qin Anruo challenged on the spot. ”Do you know Lu Zewei better, or do I? I met him last year at a party, where many people called him ’Young Master Lu’.”

”Ten years ago, Lu Runtao came to Jin Ye City to discuss a business partnership with me. I understand the Lu Family better than you do,” Ye Xiu said earnestly. ”The previous Medicine King once approached Lu Runtao, trying to persuade him to help frame me, but Lu Runtao refused. That’s why the Lu Family was the first one I thought of after my initial negotiations with the Bao Family about entering the medical field. I even had the Red Flame Army investigate them. I am absolutely certain he is not Lu Zewei.”

”What?” Qin Anruo was dumbfounded.

The Qin Family was dumbfounded too!

”You—you’re not Lu Zewei?” Qin Anruo asked, looking at Lu Zewei in disbelief.

Lu Zewei glanced at Ye Xiu and put on a forced, awkward expression, saying, ”Anruo, listen to me. Although I’m not Lu Zewei or the Young Master of the Lu Family, my feelings for you are genuine. I truly like you.”

This kid missed his calling. He should have been an actor... Ye Xiu thought.

Qin Anruo and the Qin Family were stunned. Now they truly believed Lu Zewei was a fake.

”Why did you lie to me?” Qin Anruo roared at Lu Zewei.

”Anruo, don’t be angry. Please, listen to my explanation. I really like you. I only pretended to be Lu Zewei because I was afraid you would look down on me...”

”Shut up!” Qin Anruo interrupted him, her voice dripping with mockery and disdain. ”Why don’t you take a good look at yourself? Do you really think you’re worthy of my affection?”

Lu Zewei’s face changed drastically. ”You—you don’t like me?”

”Ptui!” Qin Anruo spat a spray of saliva in Lu Zewei’s face. ”I like the Young Master of the Lu Family! I like the Lu Family’s wealth and social status! You’re just trash. What makes you worthy of my affection?”

Lu Zewei’s face turned as pale as paper, and his heart went ice-cold. So, what Divine Doctor Ye said was true. Qin Anruo didn’t like him; she only liked his status.

”Actually, I am Lu Zewei,” Lu Zewei said with a bitter smile.

”What?” The minds of Qin Anruo and the Qin Family suddenly short-circuited. He wasn’t Lu Zewei a moment ago, so how could he suddenly be Lu Zewei again?

”That’s right. He is indeed Lu Zewei, the Young Master of the Lu Family. I was merely testing your sincerity,” Ye Xiu said indifferently.

This...

Qin Anruo felt as if she’d been struck by lightning. Had she really been tricked by Ye Xiu?

Qin Qing’s grandparents, uncle, and aunt glared at Ye Xiu as if he were their mortal enemy, wishing they could devour him alive. The bastard had deliberately sabotaged Qin Anruo’s perfect marriage, cutting off her path into a wealthy family.

”Ye Xiu...” Qin Anruo screamed frantically at him. ”I’ve never offended you, so why did you harm me?”

Ye Xiu’s expression turned cold. ”What did you say?”

Frightened by Ye Xiu’s gaze and tone, Qin Anruo’s delicate body trembled. Only then did she remember that Ye Xiu was not someone she could afford to offend. How dare she scream at him? Wasn’t that courting death?

She immediately sat down, not daring to make another sound.

Seeing this, Ye Xiu turned to Lu Zewei and said, ”Lu Zewei, go back and tell your father that once the preliminary work for entering the medical field is ready, I will send someone to notify him to discuss the details of our cooperation.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Zewei was so excited he almost jumped for joy. The negative feelings from being played by Qin Anruo were instantly swept away. He replied excitedly, ”Okay, okay, okay! I... I’ll head back to Chunhua City right now. Divine Doctor Ye, you’re busy, so I’ll take my leave.”

Without waiting for Ye Xiu to reply, he turned and ran, unable to wait a second longer.

His father had sent him to Jin Ye City purely to try his luck. He never expected Ye Xiu to proactively suggest a collaboration.

This was a heaven-sent blessing for the Lu Family!

”Did you really investigate the Lu Family?” Qin Qing asked.

”Ten years ago, Lu Runtao sternly refused to get involved in the plan to frame me. That shows he has a moral baseline. While I don’t know him well, I saw something earlier when Lu Zewei went to the restroom. A waiter accidentally bumped into him, and he apologized first. You also saw for yourself just now how decent Lu Zewei is. As the old saying goes, a single leaf can herald the autumn. To have raised a son like that, Lu Runtao’s character, even if not perfect, can’t be too bad.”

At that point, Ye Xiu’s tone shifted. ”However, I will still send someone to investigate the Lu Family afterward.”

Qin Qing nodded without commenting. Ye Xiu’s judgment was sharper than hers, and his mind more meticulous. If he said the Lu Family was decent, then they must be.

At that moment, a waiter knocked on the door to serve their food. Upon seeing Ye Xiu, the waiter’s eyes lit up, but out of professional courtesy, he said nothing. He just kept looking back as he left.

”Mom, may I have a word with you in private?” Ye Xiu then asked Wu Meiyu.

”Ah?” Wu Meiyu was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded. ”Yes, yes.”

She was almost giddy with joy at being called ”Mom” by Ye Xiu.

”Let’s go outside and talk,” Ye Xiu said as he stood up.

”Okay, okay!”

Watching Ye Xiu leave with Wu Meiyu, Qin Fugui waited a minute before standing up and saying, ”There’s no point in staying for this meal anymore. Let’s go home!”

The other members of the Qin Family stood up as well.

Just then, Chloe, who was toying with her Dagger, said, ”The Young Master hasn’t given you leave. Where do you think you’re going?”

”Where we go is none of your damn business!” Qin Fugui roared.

”Ah, it’s been days since I’ve killed anyone. My hands are getting itchy,” Chloe said softly, placing the Dagger on the table.

And so, the members of the Qin Family sat down again, not daring to leave.

Qin Qing was filled with questions. What could Ye Xiu and her mother be discussing in private?

Ye Xiu led Wu Meiyu to an empty private room.

Wu Meiyu spoke nervously, ”Ye Xiu, what... what do you want to talk about?”

”Mom, no matter what happens in the future, you are Qin Qing’s mother, which makes you my mother too,” Ye Xiu said seriously.

Wu Meiyu’s lips trembled, and she was on the verge of tears. ”You’re suddenly so sentimental. I... I wasn’t prepared at all.”

You’re in your forties or fifties. This innocent act doesn’t really suit you, does it? Ye Xiu complained to himself, but what he said was, ”Did you know that Qin Zhongwen is congenitally infertile?”

BOOM!

Wu Meiyu’s expression froze as if she had been struck by lightning. After regaining her composure, she feigned calmness and said, ”Don’t talk nonsense, Ye Xiu. If he’s infertile, then where did Qin Qing come from?”

”I’m a doctor,” Ye Xiu reminded her.

Wu Meiyu froze, finally understanding why Ye Xiu had suddenly taken her and Qin Zhongwen’s pulses earlier. He suspected the truth about Qin Qing’s parentage.

”I didn’t expose this in public for two reasons. First, I’m worried Qin Qing wouldn’t be able to accept it. Second, revealing it without understanding the full situation could destroy your marriage with Qin Zhongwen.”

Ye Xiu stared at Wu Meiyu and said, word by word, ”So, please, tell me the truth.”