When Zhan Xiaojun was nearing Yuwan Villa, she received a call from Assistant Liu.
He informed her that Ning Yecheng had something to attend to tonight and wouldn't be back until around eleven, advising her to rest at the villa.
Aunt Liu had been waiting for her. Only after Zhan Xiaojun arrived did Aunt Liu leave.
She went back to her room, took a bath, and then lay on the bed browsing her phone.
Yesterday, Yang Yizhi had attended a variety show, a dating program. Ostensibly, she was looking for a boyfriend, but in reality, she was just putting on a show for money.
She created some buzz on the show, claiming to be beautiful and a self-media personality, earning eight to ten thousand per episode.
With nothing else to do, Zhan Xiaojun decided to watch it.
The male guests on the show might have been genuine; several had taken a liking to Yang Yizhi, but Yang Yizhi maintained her aloof goddess persona and didn't accept any of them.
After watching for a while, Zhan Xiaojun found it rather boring and exited the video app.
She lay on the bed and unknowingly fell asleep.
When she woke up again, it was to the sound of her phone ringing.
Still groggy, she answered the call.
"Hello?"
"Miss Zhan, someone will pick you up shortly. Come quickly, President Ning is injured!"
Assistant Liu's voice was urgent, and he hung up after only a few words.
Zhan Xiaojun was instantly wide awake.
She glanced at her phone.
It was Assistant Liu's number.
After a moment of thought, she put on her clothes and went downstairs.
As soon as she reached the bottom of the stairs, someone arrived.
"Miss Zhan, please come with me."
Zhan Xiaojun nodded. "Mhm."
She then got into a car with the person who had arrived.
They didn't go to a hospital.
Instead, they went to a residential area, a seemingly ordinary one.
They entered a building with an elevator.
There were a total of thirty-two floors.
They were going to the thirty-second floor.
As she approached the room, she keenly smelled blood, and her expression immediately darkened.
"Surgery must be performed as soon as possible!"
"The arrow penetrated his abdomen."
"If it were a bullet, it would be fine, but it's an arrow. If it's removed rashly, it could be life-threatening!"
Zhan Xiaojun walked in and saw Ning Yecheng lying on the bed, his brows furrowed and his face pale. She also saw the arrow in his abdomen.
She hadn't expected to see an arrow in this era.
This wasn't the age of cold weapons; why would someone use an arrow to injure someone?
Seeing something so familiar, Zhan Xiaojun thought she had returned.
"Liu Ning, listen to me, send him to the hospital quickly. I can't handle this situation!" a stranger anxiously said to Assistant Liu.
Assistant Liu was sweating profusely, but he managed to remain calm. "If we go to the hospital, the Ning family will find out, and President Ning will be in even greater danger!"
"Remove it."
Ning Yecheng, who had been drowsy and with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke in a cold voice, commanding.
He half-opened his eyes.
There was no hesitation in his eyes, not even the pain from his severe injury.
"Zhou Ye, proceed," Ning Yecheng said, looking at the flustered man and commanding.
Zhou Ye was also sweating profusely. He shook his head. "Boss, it's too dangerous! This time is different from before. Before it was bullets, it was stab wounds. This time it's an arrow!"
Assistant Liu suddenly saw Zhan Xiaojun standing in front of him out of the corner of his eye. "Miss Zhan?"
Zhan Xiaojun hummed, withdrew her gaze from Ning Yecheng, and looked at Zhou Ye. "Do you have suture and disinfection supplies here?"
"We have everything," Zhou Ye said, startled. What was this girl doing here?
Was she the one who gave the boss acupuncture?
What could a girl who might not even be twenty years old do here?
Her expression was blank now. Could she be scared?
Wasn't she just coming to cause trouble?
Zhan Xiaojun nodded slightly and walked to the bedside. She met Ning Yecheng's deep gaze. "Do you trust me? If you trust me, I can guarantee you'll be fine. However, the price is not the previous two million. The price will be calculated separately, five million."
Seizing the opportunity to make some money.
This sum, combined with the previous amount, would be enough for Lin Ya's retirement.
She would have fulfilled her mission of crossing over.
"You..." Zhou Ye was about to question, even to pull Zhan Xiaojun aside.
But Assistant Liu grabbed him. "Wait for the boss's response."
If it were before, he would have agreed with Zhou Ye and doubted Zhan Xiaojun.
But recently, he had seen Zhan Xiaojun's face several times and knew clearly that she wasn't boasting now.
However, asking for millions right off the bat, at such a young age, she really dared to ask!
Ning Yecheng felt that the girl's eyes before him were like distant stars, dazzling and vast, yet incredibly clear.
As if one could see all the way through.
She had no other greed.
At this moment, he would have given her anything else she asked for.
But she asked for the simplest thing: money.
"I know what you're worried about, and I don't care. Whether I came today or not makes no difference. No one knows about my presence at Yuwan Villa except your people. President Ning, your life should be worth more. Five million is a fair price. At the rate your wound is bleeding, you won't last long."
Zhan Xiaojun thought Ning Yecheng was hesitating because five million was too much.
He was still so money-conscious even when he was about to die.
Ning Yecheng truly felt from these words that the girl had no feelings for him.
He tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"Fine."
Assistant Liu immediately took out his phone to operate. "I'll transfer the money to you now. Miss Zhan, please hurry!"
Compared to the boss's life, a mere five million was nothing.
However, in his panic, he felt something unusual.
It was like being slapped in the face.
Zhan Xiaojun had no ulterior motives towards President Ning!
It seemed she had never considered liking President Ning or using him to achieve any goals.
Now, wanting money, she was asking for it through her own abilities.
His previous understanding of Zhan Xiaojun had been too shallow.
"Unnecessary personnel, wait in the living room. Zhou Ye, stay to assist me," Zhan Xiaojun arranged calmly.
She had already understood Ning Yecheng's condition earlier.
The arrow's impact point was indeed very dangerous.
However, Ning Yecheng had not lost consciousness until now, and the bleeding wasn't that fast. As long as she was quick and accurate enough, he wouldn't be in mortal danger.
Assistant Liu immediately led the others out.
Ning Yecheng gave Zhan Xiaojun a deep look before closing his eyes.
"Don't fall asleep yet. Stay conscious at all times, and try your best to remain awake," Zhan Xiaojun said to Ning Yecheng.
Ning Yecheng could only open his eyes helplessly.
Again, he saw the girl's overly calm and composed face.
She efficiently tore open his clothes.
She even removed his pants.
Just as he froze, he heard Zhan Xiaojun say, "President Ning, you are the luckiest person I've ever seen injured. If this spot had been a little further off, it would have affected your future marriage. I know many people now store sperm and eggs. Have you preserved your sperm?"