The Wild Doctor and the Fair Beauty

The members of the Feng Family first looked delighted to hear Jiang Xinghai’s words, but their expressions quickly stiffened.

’Is Jiang Xinghai going back on his word?’

’Or does he have some new objective? Is he deliberately trying to toy with them?’

Unfazed by the shifting expressions of the Feng Family, Jiang Xinghai calmly walked to the entrance of the hall and silently lit a cigarette.

This was also his way of gauging the Feng Family’s attitude—the only way to test if they were truly trustworthy.

If they didn’t trust him, then he wouldn’t have the Feng Family assist him either.

But he had promised to save Feng Zhuoran, and he would not go back on his word.

"Thank you, Uncle Jiang!"

A smile spread across Feng Zhuoran’s deathly pale cheeks, and a spark of light returned to her somewhat vacant eyes.

She was very weak, but her words were filled with sincerity.

"Thank you, Divine Doctor Jiang. We’ve waited this long; of course we don’t mind waiting one more day." The Feng Family’s Great Clan Elder also relaxed into a smile.

Jiang Xinghai nodded slightly and looked at the crowd. "In that case, Great Clan Elder, come to the Wanjia Hotel at noon."

"Huh?"

The Feng Family’s Great Clan Elder, Feng Gong, gave a wry smile upon hearing Jiang Xinghai’s words. "To be frank, I just received an invitation from the Sun Family. It’s also at the Wanjia Hotel."

"So, you should understand. The Sun Family is trying to win you over to target me. Or, perhaps, to have you watch me, Jiang Xinghai, be made a fool of," Jiang Xinghai stated bluntly.

Feng Gong smiled sheepishly. "You’re right, I suspected as much. After all, the Sun Family has been asking about Divine Doctor Jiang’s whereabouts for the past few days, so I put two and two together. But I did promise to secretly protect Feng Lulu and Lin Liping, and I have kept my word."

"So, if I hadn’t come today, what would you have decided to do?" Jiang Xinghai turned and stared intently at Feng Gong.

Feng Gong hesitated, but finally spoke. "If you hadn’t come today, Divine Doctor Jiang, we would have continued to wait. However, I would still have attended the Sun Family’s event today. As for who would be made a fool of, I was certain it would be the Sun Family, because I believe in your strength."

"Hahaha..."

Jiang Xinghai laughed. The flattery was a bit clumsy, but Feng Gong’s intentions were undeniable.

"In that case, go to the event as planned. When the time comes, I expect you, along with the Yu and Yan Families, to be my support."

With that, Jiang Xinghai turned and left.

By "support," he meant he wanted the three families to unite against the other three. Then, with his help, they could be completely suppressed.

And just like that, the six great prominent families would be reduced to three.

Then, everything would fall into place for the Jizhou Shen Family to establish themselves in the Provincial City.

「The Yu Family Estate, Provincial City.」

When Jiang Xinghai returned, he told them the news of Shen Lingxue and Shen Zhengye’s impending arrival.

Naturally, the Yu Family had to give them a proper welcome and began to make preparations.

"Divine Doctor Jiang, why don’t we have Lili pick them up, and we can head to the Zhao Family for our visit first?" Yu Zhuo suggested, glancing at the time. It was already nine-thirty in the morning.

"There’s no hurry. We’ll wait for the Shen father and daughter to arrive. It won’t be too late to visit the Zhao Family after that."

In Jiang Xinghai’s eyes, even the immense power of the Zhao Family of Piaomiao Mountain Villa couldn’t compare to Shen Lingxue’s importance.

"Very well." Yu Zhuo didn’t press the matter.

A short while later, Zhu Yan suddenly stood up. "Divine Doctor Jiang, I have urgent business to attend to, so I won’t be able to accompany you to the Zhao Family. It’s truly a shame."

"Isn’t your mission to assist me here in the Provincial City?" Jiang Xinghai asked as he walked Zhu Yan to the door.

"My mission was only to help you apprehend Qiao Sihai. You took care of that all by yourself last night. There’s no point in me staying any longer, is there?" In truth, Zhu Yan didn’t want to leave. ’I wanted to see Piaomiao Mountain Villa, and I wanted to get to know Jiang Xinghai better.’

’But as a member of the War Department, she couldn’t act too freely. Everything had to revolve around the mission.’

"Actually, if your people hadn’t helped me narrow down Qiao Sihai’s hiding place, I couldn’t have dealt with him so quickly. I haven’t even had a chance to thank you properly yet. So, thank you." ’I’d love to conquer this stunning, aloof beauty,’ Jiang Xinghai thought, ’but I know my priorities.’

"Just two words, ’thank you’? Aren’t you going to show your gratitude with some real action?" Zhu Yan said, finally breaking into a smile as she stepped into her car.

Her smile, as the saying goes, could topple a nation. Aside from being slightly older than Jiang Xinghai, Zhu Yan was practically perfect.

"If you’re up for it, we can meet up anytime," Jiang Xinghai said with a sincere smile, showing no hint of any ulterior motives.

"Let’s meet up before you head to Shanghai." Zhu Yan gave Jiang Xinghai a profound, inscrutable look before driving away.

The moment Jiang Xinghai turned around, he saw Yu Li watching him with a wide, knowing smile.

"What’s wrong? Can’t bear to see her go? When are you two meeting up? Can I come along?" Yu Li gave a sly smile and linked her arm through Jiang Xinghai’s.

WHIRRRR...

Just then, the sound of helicopter rotors filled the air.

As expected, it had to be the father and daughter pair, Shen Zhengye and Shen Lingxue.

In the blink of an eye, Yu Li pulled her hand back.

’She couldn’t let Shen Lingxue get the wrong idea.’

’Even though she had fallen for Jiang Xinghai at first sight and had already given herself to him...’

’...she knew that openly competing for him was not a smart move right now.’