Yu He glanced at the six bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses guarding the corridor outside, knowing she had no choice but to agree.
Before Old Madam Lu woke up, the Lu family intended to restrict her movements. Once the old lady had any issues, she would be brought to justice immediately.
"Prepare a clean set of clothes for me," she said.
Having just finished surgery, she was a bit tired and wanted to take a shower.
"Yes, please come this way." The butler respectfully led Yu He.
Lu Enming and the others in the hall, upon receiving the news, returned to the old lady's room. Dr. Zhu was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that the swelling on the old lady's knee, which had been significantly swollen, had subsided and her legs were as good as new, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, even though the old lady hadn't woken up yet. Her complexion in her sleep was clearly much better than before.
This was especially true since Dr. Zhu had previously stated that the old lady's legs could not be saved.
If Dr. Zhu were still there, he would have exclaimed "Miracle!" and, putting aside his arrogance, apologized to Yu He, asking how she had achieved this. Unfortunately, he was already locked in the dark room, with no such opportunity.
"What did Yu He say?" Lu Enming asked the two medical staff beside him.
"Miss Yu said the old lady will wake up tomorrow and should not be disturbed for quiet rest during this period," one of the medical staff replied.
"Alright, everyone go out. You and Chunhua will stay to take care of the old lady," Lu Enming said with a nod.
As they left, Li Jieying cast another glance at the old lady's sleeping face. A dark glint flashed in her eyes. She hadn't expected that girl to know medicine!
Qi Yuanyuan had treated the old lady before, and it hadn't been this effective. Yu He had only used three hours, and the old lady's complexion had immediately improved.
Lan Manshu also hadn't expected Yu He to genuinely know medicine and liked her even more. Lu Enhua's previous guarantee for her was well-founded.
She needed to quickly bring Yu He into the secondary wife's position.
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Ye Family.
"Old Madam, the Lu family's butler just called, saying that Miss will be staying overnight at the Lu residence tonight and won't be returning."
Aunt Cui hung up the phone and reported to Old Madam Ye, who was in the living room.
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Ye's brows furrowed.
She had seen Lu Chenyu come to find Yu He in the afternoon, and they had left together.
The last time Yu He had returned from the mountain late at night, she had been dejected. Now, she was staying overnight at the Lu residence. Could it be that she had truly fallen out with Lord Qin, and had instead gotten close to the second young master of the Lu family?
Yu He, this girl, usually seemed quite sharp, but why was she so foolish in matters of the heart?
To reject Lord Qin and foolishly get involved with the second young master of the Lu family?
The Lu family was currently managed by the eldest branch. Marrying into the second branch meant being subservient. How could that compare to Lord Qin, the future head of the Qin family?
"How could she be so unchaste, spending the night casually at someone else's house!"
Before Old Madam Ye could speak, Ye Zizheng, who was lounging on the sofa playing a game, interjected.
Aunt Cui: "..."
Didn't Miss also frequently stay at Lord Qin's house? Why didn't you have such a strong opinion then?
Ye Zizheng, having just been killed in the game, angrily threw down his limited edition game console and continued to grumble:
"Don't they know that gossip is spreading on the school forum about the Lu family wanting to form an engagement with the Ye family? And she's still staying overnight at the Lu residence at this time. Doesn't Qin Beiting care at all, letting his head turn green?"
Old Madam Ye nodded. "You also think your sister and Lord Qin are a better match, right?"
"Not a bit!" Ye Zizheng retorted stubbornly. "It's just a bit of smelly money."
Old Madam Ye took the game console he had thrown aside and put it back in front of him. "Look at this game first, then say it again."
The game console was the rare, priceless limited edition from Qin Beiting that he had given Ye Zizheng last time.
Ye Zizheng: "..."
Since he had accepted favors, he reluctantly said, "He's only slightly better than that hypocritical top student from the Lu family."
He had heard rumors that Lu Chenyu's academic achievements were plagiarized, hence the word "hypocritical."
If he had to choose between Qin Beiting and Lu Chenyu as his brother-in-law, he would definitely choose Qin Beiting.
At least he was handsome and rich.
"Then he's much better. It's not certain if the second young master Lu will be the head of the Lu family in the future, but Lord Qin is definitely the next head of the Qin family. If he becomes your brother-in-law, what wouldn't he buy for you? Including the Qin family, it might all belong to your sister in the future," Old Madam Ye analyzed for him.
Ye Zizheng thought about it and found it made sense. He picked up his phone and sent a text message to Qin Beiting before returning to his room.
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Lu Family Guest Room.
Yu He was taking a shower. Her phone, which had been left outside, kept ringing. She finished her shower at her own pace, wrapped herself in a towel, and went out.
The ringtone had stopped, and there were ten missed calls, all from Qin Beiting.
Just as she was about to call him back, her phone rang again.
"Hello, Brother Ting? Is something wrong?" she answered the call.
There was a moment of silence on the other end before he said, "You finally answered my call."
"I was just showering." Yu He dried her wet hair with a towel in one hand and noticed there was no sound from the other end of the phone. She glanced at her phone and saw that the call had been hung up.
Immediately after, a WeChat video call invitation from Qin Beiting arrived.
Yu He: "..."
"Let me see where you're showering." As soon as the video call connected, Yu He saw the man's sharply defined handsome face.
The background was a long, ancient corridor decorated with red lanterns. Yu He recognized the scenery; it was the corridor in the Qin family's old residence.
When she was little, her adoptive mother often took her to play in the corridor and told her stories from the carved images on it.
The distant memory suddenly flooded back, making Yu He somewhat dazed. She didn't notice at all that the scene her phone was capturing was a full screen of allure for Qin Beiting.
Her generous curves, barely concealed by the towel, occupied almost the entire screen...
Qin Beiting's throat felt dry. He coughed and said, "Baby, are you trying to seduce me?"
Yu He snapped back to reality, saw her unintentionally exposed image, and quickly shifted her phone, only showing her face.
Qin Beiting chuckled softly, but seeing Yu He's unfamiliar background, he immediately suppressed his smile and said, "You don't seem to be at the Ye family?"
"Mm. I'm at the Lu family. I just performed a minor surgery on Old Madam Lu and got dirty, so I decided to take a shower," Yu He replied.
"Are you staying here tonight too?" Qin Beiting asked again.
Yu He froze for a moment, wondering how he knew.
But she didn't intend to reveal the truth and simply replied indifferently, "Mm, the old lady just came out of the critical period. I need to wait here for her to wake up. Once I'm sure she's fine, I'll go back."
"Let me see the decoration of the Lu family's guest room," Qin Beiting suddenly said.
Yu He found it inexplicable, but she still switched to the rear camera and panned around the guest room.
Qin Beiting saw that there was only one person in the room and no other man. He let out a sigh of relief.
"Brother Beiting, sorry for keeping you waiting. Let's go," suddenly, Yu He heard a gentle female voice coming from Qin Beiting's end.