Chapter 422: My Young Lady

Chi Ce woke up on the carpet of the guest room, the glaring slanting sun telling him it was at least afternoon.

No matter how soft the carpet, it was still just a carpet; as he sat up his waist ached and his back hurt, he rubbed his painful temples, and the image of him crying and sniffling in front of Ke Zhongyu last night surfaced.

Chi Ce stared in shock for a moment, then gradually calmed down.

He got up and went out; Mo Yi was cleaning.

"Doctor Chi, you're awake? I can still finish making noodles for you, then I have to go to Miss Jiang's place."

"Thank you, Mo Yi."

"Don't be polite." Mo Yi went into the kitchen, and when she came out holding a steaming bowl of noodles she happened to see Chi Ce's fingers flying over the phone keyboard, "Just woke up and already busy with work?"

Chi Ce continued typing without looking up: "Resignation letter, Mo Yi, you think I should also hand-write a resignation letter to be worthy of the million‑year salary your young master gave me?"

Mo Yi was shocked: "You're not going to be the young master's private doctor anymore? That won't do, you know his health better than anyone—if something happens to the young master and you're not there, what then?"

Chi Ce had already finished and sent the electronic resignation letter, then looked up at Mo Yi: "Rest assured, I have the young master's full DNA sequence and gene‑analysis data, all sealed and stored in the safe; if anything happens, just have the young master retrieve it or have Jiang Lai get it out for the doctor, saving the need for various genetic screenings."

He had long seen the brass filigree key hanging on Jiang Lai's neck; it indeed couldn't open the door directly, for inside it was wrapped a nano crystal core.

Although Mo Yi didn't know what a full DNA sequence was, she knew that back then the Ke family had indeed had Doctor Chi secretly test the young master, even keeping Hexin Yiyuan out of it, which must be important for the young master's safety.

Chi Ce continued: "Besides, I'm only resigning from the private‑doctor post, not leaving here—I won't leave here; after quitting I'll go find Ke Zong to seek investment."

"Doctor Chi, are you changing careers?"

"No, I'll keep pursuing my failed research." Chi Ce picked up his chopsticks, took a big mouthful of noodles, and finally drank the soup dry, "Trouble Mo Yi to clean up, I'm going to the Ke clan."

"Go on, go on." Mo Yi waved her hand.

Chi Ce also waved his hand with his back to Mo Yi; the little boy who had been crying bitterly and feeling wronged last night turned into a composed, steady adult and went to the Ke clan.

Assistant Zhou said: "Ke Zong is in a meeting."

Chi Ce looked at him doubtfully: "If there's a meeting, why aren't you there?"

Assistant Zhou smiled slightly, placed the blue file box in his hand into Chi Ce's hands: "Ke Zong entrusted me with something more important, Doctor Chi, open and have a look."

Chi Ce thought he was being mysterious, yet as he opened the file he couldn't help feeling doubtful and excited—could it be an investment contract?

Although we are no longer in a slave‑feudal society, class gaps still remain; his parents started as the Ke family's private doctors, later managed the Ke family's Hexin Yiyuan, and he himself studied medicine from a young age, eventually becoming Ke Zhongyu's private doctor—everything told him he was just a worker, Ke Zhongyu the boss, how could he really stand shoulder‑to‑shoulder and call him brother?

Yet because he had spent the most time beside Ke Zhongyu, he best understood that there were actually no sincere good friends around Ke Zhongyu—after all, from birth he had been groomed as an heir, with private tutors brought to the Ke household; he never went to elementary or middle school with peers his age, only high school was attended elsewhere.

Ke Zhongyu, a person who enjoyed top‑tier educational resources and inherited his parents' intelligence, applied to take the college entrance exam early after just one semester of high school; before the scores even came out he went to study at the world's number‑one university, while studying he also helped his father manage Ke Clan's business, graduating early notwithstanding, even seizing power ahead of schedule, which once made the young masters of A City blush—who would still dare to get close to him?

Only someone like him, specially assigned to stay by Ke Zhongyu's side, had no choice but to get close.

In the blink of an eye over twenty years passed, and he even began to have the illusion that he and Ke Zhongyu were as close as brothers.

The file box opened.

It really was an investment contract.

It was false to say Chi Ce wasn't excited; although his family wasn't short of money, they weren't at the point where they could casually throw a few hundred million at his own drug research.

Only Ke Zhongyu had that kind of capital.

Damn capitalist!

"Doctor Chi, just laugh if you're happy, it's nothing." Assistant Zhou's eyes behind his glasses twinkled with amusement.

Chi Ce closed the file box and looked at Assistant Zhou with a smile: "Assistant Zhou, if you like Secretary Guan just say it, it's nothing."

Assistant Zhou froze for a moment.

Chi Ce grinned broadly; as someone who had secretly liked Fu Daxiaojie for years with caution, how could he not understand the little moves of a crush? Assistant Zhou's deliberate distancing from Secretary Guan yet involuntary obedience was, to him, blatantly obvious—what else could it be but a radar?

Assistant Zhou changed the subject: "If you don't examine the contract carefully, Ke Zong isn't the type to invest for nothing."

Chi Ce: "Having an investor is already good, whether it's a fifty‑fifty or thirty‑seventy split."

Assistant Zhou: "What if it's twenty‑eighty?"

Chi Ce: "That would really be Zhou the exploiter."

Assistant Zhou: "?"

It felt like he was scolding Ke Zong, but his surname is Zhou.

Chi Ce glanced toward the meeting room: "How long will the meeting last?"

Assistant Zhou said they had only just gone in for half an hour, then gestured for him to look at the contract: "Both copies have been signed by Ke Zong; find a lawyer to review it together, and after signing leave one copy here."

Chi Ce sat down to read the contract; halfway through, a message from Fu Youqing popped up.

【Let's meet tonight】

Chi Ce stared at those five characters for a good while, thinking Fu Daxiaojie must be coming to talk about marriage.

After a long while, he replied: 【Okay】

Fu Daxiaojie replied with six characters: 【Same time, same place】

Chi Ce now really wanted to see her; he closed the contract: "You keep it safe, I'll look at it later."

Assistant Zhou said nothing; just now he caught a glimpse of the note that popped up on Chi Ce's phone: "My Miss."

The young lady has spoken—must hurry over.

Chi Ce waited in the suite from dawn till dark; it was almost nine o'clock.

At 8:50, a soft beep came from the door.

Fu Youqing pushed the door open, about to insert the room card into the slot, when someone suddenly shoved her against the door; a familiar scent quickly enveloped her, and the room card fell to the floor.

The room remained pitch black.

Fu Youqing smelled a clear, cool mint.

Chi Ce had arrived earlier than her, and had chewed gum, but she had just come back from the office and hadn't showered yet.

"Chi Ce, wait a moment… mm."

Chi Ce had waited several hours; with her already in his arms there was no more waiting—he pinched her chin and kissed her fiercely.

After their accidental encounter, Fu Youqing had become somewhat addicted to Chi Ce's attentive care; especially after maintaining this relationship for so long, Chi Ce was already very familiar with her body, and just a few moves like that were enough to arouse her.

Fu Youqing kissed him back.

Two hours later.

Fu Youqing lay sweaty in Chi Ce's arms, her eyelids unable to open, she asked weakly: "Do we really have to do this on the sofa? It's too narrow."

Chi Ce pulled her into his arms, holding her tighter: "I won't let you fall."

Fu Youqing felt it wasn't about whether she would fall.

"I'm thirsty."

As soon as she spoke, Chi Ce reached down, picked up a bottle of water from the floor, unscrewed it and brought it to her lips; Fu Youqing sighed again from exhaustion.

Chi Ce first took a sip himself, then pinched her chin and slowly poured the water into her mouth.

After drinking a little water, Fu Youqing felt she had strength, she kicked him: "Are you crazy tonight? I haven't even eaten dinner."

Chi Ce said nothing, just lowered his head to kiss her.

He almost kissed her until she couldn't breathe.

Fu Youqing sensed something was off with him and said: "You know about it—I'm going to marry Li Dan."

"What do you think? Chi Ce."