Chapter 42

In the evening, he meditates; in the morning, he practices boxing; during the day, he goes to work; and in the evening, he helps Su Yuxin expel the negative energy from her body...

Over the next few days, Ye Fan's life became rather monotonous. On the surface, it seemed he had integrated into the life of an ordinary person, but he felt a chasm between himself and those around him.

This was because he was too idle, while everyone around him seemed very busy.

Especially Yang Miaomiao, Su Yuxin's assistant, who seemed to have endless work every day and often worked overtime.

"Assistant Yang, you need to learn to balance work and rest. If you keep this up, your body will eventually break down," Ye Fan kindly reminded her one day when he saw the sleep-deprived Yang Miaomiao drinking coffee to stay awake.

"Thank you for your concern, Doctor Ye."

Yang Miaomiao smiled and said, "President Su has given me a great opportunity, and I can only repay her by working hard. Besides, the company is about to bid on the most important project of the year, so it's only natural to be busy."

"I'll write you a prescription. You can get some traditional Chinese medicine to help regulate your body."

After a few days of interaction, Ye Fan had a good impression of Yang Miaomiao. Seeing her inadvertently reveal her feelings, he couldn't help but smile.

"Thank... thank you!"

Although Yang Miaomiao didn't know how skilled Ye Fan was in medicine, she believed that since he could treat Su Yuxin's strange illness, he was certainly worthy of the title of "miracle doctor." Hearing that Ye Fan was going to write a prescription for her, she was incredibly moved.

"You're welcome, it's no trouble at all."

Ye Fan smiled and continued to play his game, while Yang Miaomiao, with a grateful look, picked up a document and left the office.

"Knock, knock—"

A moment later, as Ye Fan was wreaking havoc in his game, a knock came from outside the office.

"Come in." Ye Fan, engrossed in his game, didn't pay much attention.

Creak!

With a light sound, a young man in an Armani suit pushed the door open.

Hmm?

Just a glance, and the young man saw that Ye Fan was playing games with great enthusiasm, not even looking up when he entered.

"May I ask what you need?"

As the young man was taken aback, Ye Fan looked up and asked.

"Hello, Assistant Ye, I am Lin Zhiping, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Department."

Lin Zhiping frowned, looking slightly annoyed at Ye Fan, and said, "Assistant Ye, the company has a rule that employees cannot play games during working hours. Why are you—"

"Ah, Director Lin, I'm just testing the computer's configuration. Don't worry about it," Ye Fan noticed Lin Zhiping's displeasure and smiled, explaining.

Lin Zhiping, hearing this, wanted to scold Ye Fan, but then thought that since Ye Fan was Su Yuxin's assistant, it wasn't his place to do so.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiping suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "Assistant Ye, could you please inform President Su that I need to report something to her?"

"Sure."

Ye Fan nodded, picked up the internal phone, and called Su Yuxin's office.

"Hello, President Su, Deputy Director Lin Zhiping of the Comprehensive Department says he has something important to report to you." The phone connected, and Ye Fan relayed the message, changing the "you" in Yang Miaomiao's words to "you."

This detail made Lin Zhiping's frown even deeper.

"Hmm..."

On the other end of the phone, Su Yuxin heard Ye Fan's "request" and was speechless for a few seconds before saying, "Doctor Ye, please tell him to come to my office in five minutes."

"Sure." Ye Fan responded, hung up the phone, and told Lin Zhiping, "President Su said to come to her office in five minutes."

"Hmph!"

Lin Zhiping, full of displeasure, coldly snorted and stormed out of the office.

Five minutes later, Lin Zhiping knocked on Su Yuxin's office door, and upon receiving permission, pushed the door open.

"President Su."

"Director Lin, what do you need?"

Su Yuxin put down the document in her hand, gently rubbed her temples, and maintained her usual serious expression.

"Yuxin, it's like this. A friend of mine got a high-quality ginseng from Changbai Mountain. I'll have it sent to you to help you recover."

Lin Zhiping smiled, not addressing Su Yuxin as "President Su" but calling her "Yuxin" affectionately—though he was only a deputy director, he was the son of a vice president who was a founding member of the Green Lake Group and a close friend of Su Hongyuan.

After returning from studying abroad, Lin Zhiping had been pursuing Su Yuxin, though he hadn't succeeded in winning her heart, he hadn't given up.

This was also the reason for his hostility towards Ye Fan.

"Director Lin, I appreciate your kindness, but I don't need the ginseng," Su Yuxin frowned and reminded him, "Besides, it's working hours now."

"Yuxin, that ginseng is quite old and would be perfect for you to recover—"

"Director Lin, I just said it's working hours. If you don't have any work-related matters, we can talk about it after work," Su Yuxin coldly interrupted Lin Zhiping.

Lin Zhiping's face turned red with anger, and he couldn't help but say, "President Su, you always advocate not discussing personal matters during working hours, but I just noticed that Assistant Ye was playing games during working hours, which is a serious violation of company rules, right?"

"I'll handle it. You can leave now!" Su Yuxin's tone became completely cold, and she no longer looked at Lin Zhiping, picking up the document to read.

Lin Zhiping's eyes twitched with anger but didn't say anything more, leaving the office in a rage.

An hour later.

Yang Miaomiao returned to the office and saw Ye Fan still playing games, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Assistant Yang, is there something wrong?" Ye Fan, noticing Yang Miaomiao's abnormality, asked proactively.

Yang Miaomiao explained, "Doctor Ye, I don't know who spread the word, but rumors are flying around the company that you're using working hours to play games..."

"Is this causing trouble for Miss Su?"

Hearing this, Ye Fan immediately thought of Lin Zhiping. While he didn't care what others said about him, he didn't want to cause trouble for Su Yuxin.

"President Su said she doesn't mind, but she's worried you might feel uncomfortable."

Yang Miaomiao's expression was somewhat strange as she continued, "She also suggested that to avoid you being seen playing games in the future, we should switch positions so no one can see what you're doing."

"Sure."

Ye Fan nodded with a bitter smile. If he didn't play games, he really didn't know what to do in the company.

As Yang Miaomiao had said, when Ye Fan went to the cafeteria at noon, many people's attitudes towards him changed drastically, their gazes filled with disdain and annoyance!

Among them, the women looked down on Ye Fan for "climbing the ranks" through a relationship—this was, in their eyes, the most incapable thing a man could do!

Ironically, many of these women would have been happy to do the same.

The men thought that Su Yuxin keeping Ye Fan was a waste of resources, but they secretly wished they could take Ye Fan's place, even if it meant sacrificing ten years of their lives...

Ye Fan didn't care about any of this—since Su Yuxin didn't mind, why should he?

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As the bidding for the "Binhe New District Phase I Project" approached, in the evening, Su Yuxin asked Ye Fan to drive back first while she stayed to work overtime.

Ye Fan warned Su Yuxin not to overwork herself, but Su Yuxin was too worried to leave, insisting on staying to work overtime.

Helpless, Ye Fan had to stay and wait for Su Yuxin, and they didn't leave until 9 PM.

"I'm sorry, Doctor Ye, for involving you in this." On the way back, Su Yuxin looked apologetic, knowing that she had unknowingly owed Ye Fan a lot.

With these words, Su Yuxin leaned back in her seat, looking extremely tired, as if she didn't want to move at all.

The soft yellow light shone into the car, allowing Ye Fan to clearly see that Su Yuxin's usually charming face had become somewhat sallow due to continuous fatigue. Her eyes were dark, and there were faint bloodshot lines in her eyes, making her look extremely exhausted.

At this moment, she looked like a withered foxtail grass, relying on her inner resilience to hold on.

Seeing this, Ye Fan felt a strong urge to protect Su Yuxin, but he didn't act on it, instead sighing, "I don't mind, but if you continue to overwork yourself, your body will become weaker, and your condition might worsen or even recur."

"I know, but I have no choice. This bid is too important."

Su Yuxin, looking extremely tired, continued, "Gou Wei and Su Feiyu were sentenced to ten and three years, respectively. The He family used this to sow discord, saying that the Gou family was sold by our Su family and was still helping us count the money. Gou Zhifeng, in a fit of anger, completely broke ties with our Su family. At the same time, some of our business partners who had good relations with the Su family also turned against us, canceling their cooperation with the Su family and joining the He family."

"All of this has put our Su family in a temporary predicament. The He family is putting all their efforts into competing with us. If they succeed, it won't just be the loss of a project worth billions—He family will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to rise to power by stepping on the Su family!"

At this, Su Yuxin clenched her fists, her expression becoming extremely determined, "So, no matter what, the Su family must win the Binhe New District Phase I Project!"

The He family?

Hearing Su Yuxin's words, Ye Fan thought of Xu Weize's call that day, suspecting that the "He Shao" mentioned by Xu Weize was from the He family.

This suspicion made Ye Fan frown.

Although he knew little about business competition, he understood that if Xu Weize was a mole planted by the He family in the Su family, the bidding would likely end in tragedy, no matter how hard Su Yuxin worked.

And with Su Yuxin's determination to win the bid, if this scenario came true, she would suffer an unpredictable blow!

At that time, the consequences Su Yuxin would face would not just be a recurrence of her illness, but possibly even death!

Not to mention that curing Su Yuxin's illness was Ye Fan's mission for coming down the mountain. As her doctor, he absolutely could not let his patient die!

Moreover, he had already come to see Su Yuxin as a friend in his heart.

"It seems I need to do something."

Looking at the heavily burdened Su Yuxin, Ye Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.

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