Chapter 301 - 300: A Chill Down the Spine

Chapter 301: Chapter 300: A Chill Down the Spine

In the evening, right after work, the Yan siblings, Yu Suye, Lo Jun, Shi Zonglu, Wan Wei, Guan Li, and others gathered in Mr. Wang’s office.

They had come at Wang Chuan’s invitation, mainly to touch base about the investment partnership agreement for the private kitchen and the committed funds.

Once everyone had arrived, Wang Chuan picked up an agreement and explained, "Mr. Jiang and I negotiated the terms of this agreement with Luo Jianjun and his wife, Hu Ling, on Saturday night."

"Do you have any other suggestions?"

Lo Jun, Shi Zonglu, and the others all shook their heads.

"Are there any changes to the committed investments?" Wang Chuan asked.

At this point, Shi Zonglu spoke up. "I remember the total amount we all committed was 16.4 million, which is 1.6 million short of the 18 million target."

"If no one else fills the gap, I’m willing to increase my investment to three million."

Wang Chuan said happily, "That would be perfect."

"That leaves a shortfall of six hundred thousand. Who wants to cover it?"

Seeing that no one spoke up immediately, Yan Ziruo quickly raised her hand. "Mr. Wang, we’ll take that six hundred thousand."

"Alright, it’s yours, you two."

Seeing things go smoothly, Wang Chuan said cheerfully, "Since no one has any objections and the investment commitments are settled, I’ll contact Mr. Luo as soon as possible to get the investment agreement signed."

He added a reminder, "You should get the money ready soon."

"Once Mr. Luo has our commitment, he’ll start negotiations with the landlord. The money might be needed very soon."

Wang Chuan added, "I’ll have Mr. Jiang oversee the entire process, from Mr. Luo’s negotiations with the landlord to the establishment of the restaurant company."

With tangible real estate involved, Mr. Luo’s convincing culinary skills, and Wang Chuan’s guarantee, Lo Jun, Shi Zonglu, and the others were more than happy to let Wang Chuan handle the operations.

After a few more words, Lo Jun and the others took their leave, while the Yan siblings and Yu Suye stayed behind.

"Feifan, I heard there was a small incident with the young patient you and Dr. Qiu were treating. Is everything resolved now?"

In response to Mr. Wang’s concern, Yan Feifan explained, "It’s resolved. His blindness, aphasia, and limb weakness were caused by psychological issues."

"My surgery with Dr. Qiu was a success."

"Mr. Ren made good on the incentive and even gave us each an extra million."

Wang Chuan let out a happy "Oh!" and looked at Yan Ziruo. "Ziruo, don’t go investing every penny Feifan earns."

"At the rate Feifan’s earning money, his income tax bill is going to be hefty."

Yan Ziruo gave a sly chuckle. "Mr. Wang, I’ve got it under control. Feifan’s income tax will definitely have to wait until next March or April for the consolidated calculation."

"I’ll make sure to prepare for it in advance."

Wang Chuan nodded in satisfaction, then offered some advice. "Ziruo, you’re his older sister, and you work in finance. With Feifan’s medical skills, he’ll likely have more large windfalls like this in the future."

"You need to manage Feifan’s income and expenses well. Don’t let any problems arise."

Yan Ziruo declared proudly, "This is my area of expertise. There definitely won’t be any problems."

She patted Yan Feifan’s shoulder and said, "Feifan, keep up the good work. Once you earn a few more five-million windfalls..."

"...I’ll quit my job and become your full-time financial advisor."

Yan Feifan scoffed lightly and muttered, "Sis, you don’t need to quit your job to be my financial advisor. Just hurry up and find a boyfriend so you can get married."

"When that happens, I’ll give you all of this as your dowry."

Wang Chuan laughed heartily. "Ziruo, you’ve become so beautiful and outstanding. With such a generous dowry on top of that, the line of boys chasing you will probably stretch from the hospital all the way to your home."

Yan Ziruo lifted her chin, saying without a hint of embarrassment, "In that case, I’ll have to be very picky and choose a boyfriend who’s both handsome and good to me."

She then said in a serious tone, "Feifan, I’m holding you to your word. All of it for my dowry. No take-backs."

"Mr. Wang and Su Ye can be my witnesses."

Yan Feifan rolled his eyes and said with mock disgust, "No take-backs. I’d even go into debt just to marry you off."

He had barely finished speaking when Yan Ziruo, a wide grin on her face, lifted her foot and ground it into the top of his.

The pain made Yan Feifan grimace and wince.

Wang Chuan pretended not to see and said to Yan Ziruo, "Ziruo, Yanyan needs to stick with her physical training for the long haul to prepare for her future major surgery."

"When the training goes on for a long time, it’s inevitable she’ll get tired of it."

"If you have time, could you visit her more often to chat and play?"

Yan Ziruo waved her hand dismissively. "No problem. Mr. Wang, don’t worry, I’ll hang out with Yanyan from time to time."

"Once Xiaoyu finishes her high school entrance exams, she’ll have more free time too."

Wang Chuan said gratefully, "Let me thank you and Xiaoyu in advance."

"With you and Xiaoyu keeping her company, I can clearly see that Yanyan is much more lively, cheerful, and happy than before."

As Wang Chuan paused, Yan Feifan quickly asked, "Mr. Wang, is there anything I need to do for the assessment on Wednesday night?"

Wang Chuan shook his head. "No, the assessment method is simple. I’ll just have a nurse randomly prepare some assessment materials then."

He then asked, "Has anyone else come looking for you these past few days?"

Yan Feifan also shook his head. "No one has come looking for me, but Mrs. Yu did push someone on me for special training."

"At noon, Mr. Liu asked me about it."

Wang Chuan nodded. "I see."

Since Wang Chuan had surgery that evening, they chatted for a few more minutes before the Yan siblings and Yu Suye prepared to leave.

Before they left, Yan Feifan and Yu Suye picked up a new batch of files on disabled children sent from the orphanage.

They both intended to screen them to select their next surgical patients.

"Dr. Yu, wait a moment!"

Wang Chuan suddenly stopped Yu Suye. "I need to talk to you about something in private. It will only take five or six minutes."

Hearing this, Yan Feifan and his sister had no choice but to wait in the hallway outside the office.

"Feifan, what do you think Mr. Wang needs to talk to Su Ye about that he has to keep from us?"

Faced with his sister’s curious gaze, Yan Feifan’s thoughts were a mess. He was extremely worried that Mr. Wang was going to talk to Su Ye about that ridiculous ’assignment’.

Although he had a strong suspicion, Yan Feifan said evasively, "How would I know?"

"Maybe it’s about a surgery."

"Sometimes, people who get plastic surgery specifically request strict confidentiality."

"When it comes to plastic surgery, aren’t you better than Su Ye? Why choose her and not you?" Yan Ziruo retorted.

Yan Feifan replied offhandedly, "Maybe the patient is a woman, and the surgery is on a... sensitive area. She might be shy."

"But Mr. Wang is a man, too!" Yan Ziruo pointed out.

Yan Feifan glared. "Sis, I’m just guessing! Why don’t you just ask Su Ye yourself when she comes out?"

Yan Ziruo threatened with a huff, "Yan Feifan, are you asking for a beating? How dare you use that tone with your big sister."

"I’ll deal with you when we get home..."

The siblings didn’t have to wait long before Yu Suye came out.

Before they could ask, Yu Suye explained in a low voice, "Mr. Wang got a call from Huarong Medical Beauty today. They said a girl went to them for a plastic surgery consultation."

"She asked if she could get plastic surgery to look like someone else, saying it’s what her crush likes."

"Huarong Medical Beauty asked Mr. Wang if he wanted to take on the surgery."

"When Mr. Wang looked at the target photo the girl provided, it turned out to be a picture of me."

"So Mr. Wang asked me if I could think of anyone who was particularly obsessed with me, pestered me, or might be secretly stalking me."

Yan Feifan asked, "Could it be that Lu Yao guy?"

Yu Suye said thoughtfully, "Lu Yao doesn’t seem like the type of person to do something so irrational."

"It’s not that Lu Yao is irrational; perhaps that girl is."

Yan Ziruo offered this guess, and then gasped.

"Su Ye, you have to be careful! There might be some other creep who’s obsessed with you, secretly watching you."

"Ah, Feifan, you have to be careful, too..."

Yan Ziruo nervously grabbed her brother’s arm. "If that creep who’s obsessed with Su Ye sees how close you two are..."

"...and gets overwhelmed by a fit of jealousy..."

Hearing his sister say that, Yan Feifan felt a chill run down his spine...