"Hmm, come in if there's something," Er Zhu nodded slightly and gestured to the empty seat opposite him. Gao Min then trotted over.
"First, I am very grateful for Mr. Wang's trust, but three companies are too many. Can I just have one?"
Gao Min respectfully bowed deeply to Er Zhu. Her hands were nervously clasped together as she cautiously asked,
"Why do you want to do this?" Er Zhu was taken aback and slowly asked again.
He could sense Gao Min's predicament and could use his Sky Eye to check, but he felt it was personal privacy and he was unwilling to do so.
Moreover, since Gao Min had come to talk to him, it meant she would tell him. If that was the case, why bother using Sky Eye?
Gao Min took a deep breath and then mustered up the courage to tell him everything.
It turned out that her mother was seriously ill. She had been to almost all the hospitals in China, but none could provide a diagnosis.
"Mr. Wang, don't laugh at me. It's because of this illness that I haven't gotten married. Although I don't know how much longer I have to wait, as long as my mother is alive, I can't abandon her!"
Gao Min kept her head down, her palms covered in cold sweat!
She was grateful for Er Zhu's trust and promotion, but it was precisely because of this that she felt compelled to reveal her secret!
All her colleagues knew about her poor family background and that she was an old maid, but no one knew the secret behind it.
"Can you take me to see her? I also understand medicine and perhaps I can cure your mother."
Seeing Gao Min's embarrassed look, a hint of sympathy flashed in Er Zhu's eyes. The River God had told him back then that imparting the River-Luo Divine Art to him was for him to accumulate good deeds.
"Ah? No, no, no, Mr. Wang, you are of noble status, and I cannot afford your consultation fee."
Gao Min was stunned and waved her hands frantically as if she had seen a ghost, refusing him.
Setting aside whether Mr. Wang truly understood medicine, with his status as the richest man, she couldn't bring him home. The consultation fee for the richest man alone made her head ache!
"Heh, why would a boss charge an employee for solving their problems? Besides, I may not be able to cure her."
Er Zhu smiled slightly, tidied his things, and walked towards the door, not giving Gao Min any time to refuse.
"Not being able to cure her" was just an excuse. He simply didn't want to waste time on such trivial matters, nor did he want to burden Gao Min too much.
"Alright, but Mr. Wang, my home is humble, please don't laugh at me!"
Seeing that Er Zhu had reached the door, Gao Min had no choice but to take him. However, before they left, she still cautioned him.
"Mm." Er Zhu didn't speak, only grunted from his throat. After driving for an unknown duration, the car stopped in front of a humble bungalow in the suburbs.
"Mr. Wang, did you not expect that a glamorous corporate executive would live here?"
Looking at the low bungalow in front of her, Gao Min smiled self-deprecatingly.
Currently, her annual salary had reached five hundred thousand, yet her mother's illness showed no signs of improvement...
"It's okay, living in the countryside is quite good. I also came from the countryside."
Looking at the nearly collapsing bungalow, Er Zhu showed no disdain. He said these words and then walked towards the house.
The house they used to live in wasn't even as good as this. Without the River-Luo Divine Art, he would still be a fool!
Of course, he wouldn't tell Gao Min these things. After all, they had only met once.
"Xiao Min, you're back."
Just as Gao Min was about to ask something, the living room light suddenly turned on, and an aged elder emerged, groping with a cane.
The elder looked to be only in his sixties, but due to being too emaciated, he appeared to be in his eighties or nineties!
Furthermore, his body was hunched, and his legs seemed to be ailing. In short, he was riddled with illness!
A flash of spiritual light flickered in Er Zhu's eyes. He instantly saw all the meridians in the elder's body. Many important meridians were blocked, and his internal organs also suffered varying degrees of damage!
"It's nothing, just a systemic illness caused by overwork. A few sessions of acupuncture and a few doses of herbal medicine will suffice."
Just as Gao Min was about to ask Er Zhu to sit, she heard these words. Gao Min looked at Er Zhu in disbelief. She wanted to speak several times but didn't know what to say.
"Sister, who is this骗子 (pianzi - swindler) you brought back? He dares to talk nonsense just by looking at someone. Do you understand what it means to 'shirk responsibility for one's illness'?"
Before Gao Min could react, a man in his thirties walked out from the inner room. The man looked at Er Zhu with arrogance, his eyes full of contempt and disdain.
"Xiaofeng, don't talk nonsense. This is our boss, Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang, this is my younger brother, Gao Dafeng. He's young, please don't mind his words."
Gao Min frowned slightly, reprimanded Gao Dafeng, and then bowed apologetically to Er Zhu.
"Am I talking nonsense? Does he look like a doctor, sister? This Boss Wang might like you, and that's why he's doing this."
Gao Dafeng sneered, his eyes darting around as he looked mysteriously at Er Zhu and Gao Min.
"If you keep talking nonsense, get out! Mom is so seriously ill, and instead of earning money, you're here spewing venom!"
Gao Min's brows furrowed, and she yelled at her brother in shame, her eyes turning red.
As twins, and as the only man in the family, Gao Min could have relied on him, but unfortunately, her brother was utterly useless!
He dropped out of junior high and now hangs out with hoodlums, getting arrested was a common occurrence...
These countless incidents made Gao Min furious. She truly didn't know what sin she had committed to be born into such a family!
"Mr. Wang, right? Although my sister is old, she's still a virgin. You'd better take it easy."
Gao Dafeng couldn't be bothered with Gao Min's thoughts. He leaned towards Er Zhu, dropped this sentence, and was about to leave.
"Crack!"
But at this moment, there was a crisp bone-cracking sound from his wrist. The intense pain turned Gao Dafeng's face ashen. Just as he was about to question, he heard Er Zhu's cold voice.
"You f**k, let go, let go!"
Bang!
Gao Dafeng naturally wouldn't apologize meekly. He struggled and shouted loudly, but at this moment, Er Zhu kicked, and Gao Dafeng knelt directly in front of Gao Min.
The intense pain made Gao Dafeng sweat all over, but he also clearly knew that he couldn't defeat this swindler!
"I'm sorry, it was my fault. I was talking nonsense just now."
Gao Dafeng, suppressing the anger in his chest, apologized perfunctorily to Gao Min, but Er Zhu's hand did not loosen.
"Not sincere, do it again!"
Just as Gao Dafeng was about to raise his head and question, he heard Er Zhu's cold voice again.