Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Having met him only a few times, Lu Dangui recognized him at a glance.
“…Your surname is Xing?”
After shaking hands with Xing Yu, Lu Dangui remained stunned for a long time, still unable to fully process the information.
Xing Yu handed Lu Dangui a business card and smiled apologetically: “It’s my fault. I left in such a hurry that I didn’t have time to tell you my name.”
Taking the business card from Xing Yu, Lu Dangui glanced at it.
[Haibo Shipbuilding Technology Co., Ltd. / CEO and General Manager / Xing Yu]
Lu Dangui: “…”
He had always regarded the person surnamed Xing as his mortal enemy, but he never expected that his sister’s savior would also have the surname Xing.
“I gave you my contact information before, why have you never called me?” Xing Yu asked. “Didn’t you say you could contact me anytime you needed money?”
“I–“
Lu Dangui was speechless.
He only knew that this person was very rich before, but he never expected that he was actually the boss of a listed company.
“Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Yu.” Lu Dangui thought for a moment and said somewhat embarrassedly, “I had just graduated at the time, so I was a little short of money. I have been working at the hospital for the past few years and have some savings now, so it shouldn’t be a problem for me to cover my sister’s medical expenses.”
This man did not use his surname, but instead called him Mr. Yu.
Xing Yu keenly noticed this small detail.
The two chatted briefly in the corridor, and Xing Yu invited Lu Dangui to have dinner together after work.
With nothing pressing to do and having not seen his benefactor for several years, Lu Dangui thought for a moment and then agreed to Xing Yu’s invitation.
After getting into the car parked in front of the hospital, Xing Yu instructed the driver to go to the city center.
Seeing the driver’s black suit and sunglasses, Lu Dangui felt a sense of familiarity.
He leaned back in his seat and thought for a long time before he finally figured out why.
Xing Cheng was always followed by a tall man with a resolute and expressionless face. His clothes and appearance were similar to those of the driver, as if they were the standard uniform of a bodyguard.
They were both from the Xing family, and their names even have the character “王” (wang, meaning king) in them…
Lu Dangui reached out and rubbed his face.
Could this Xing Yu be some kind of relative of Xing Cheng?
However, the two people do not look alike at all.
It’s better to avoid trouble. After carefully considering the matter in his mind, Lu Dangui ultimately decided not to ask.
The restaurant Xing Yu took him to was located on the top floor of the S City Observation Tower, which was the city’s most upscale French restaurant.
Following Xing Yu into the restaurant called “retrouvailles“, Lu Dangui found that the restaurant was empty.
As if they had been waiting for a long time, the waiter at the door saw the guests arrive and quickly stepped forward to lead the two to their seats.
Xing Yu chose the best viewpoint in the store. Standing by the window, they could take in the entire city S.
Xing Yu handed his suit jacket to the waiter behind him and pulled out a chair for Lu Dangui: “Please.”
A cellist played beautiful, lyrical music at the bar, while a waiter took a vintage red wine from an ice bucket and poured it for the two guests.
After all the dishes were served, the waiter brought over a bouquet of blooming purple irises: “Mr. Lu, these flowers were specially prepared for you by Mr. Xing.”
After accepting the flowers from Xing Yu, Lu Dangui felt that something was amiss.
Three years ago, Wenfei had an accident at a concert. This person was the first to arrive at the scene and rescue his sister.
Traffic was congested in the city at the time, and the ambulance couldn’t reach the scene quickly. Xing Yu drove his own car, running several traffic lights, before finally getting his sister to the hospital.
After Wenfei was rushed into the operating room for emergency treatment, the man left his contact information, draped his blood-stained suit jacket over his shoulders, and left, looking travel-worn.
He only learned later that Xing Yu had paid for his sister’s emergency treatment and hospitalization before he left, which relieved his immediate financial crisis.
He did good deeds anonymously, and only today did Lu Dangui learn who the kind person who saved his sister back then really was.
Three years later, his benefactor had transformed into the president of a well-known listed company in City S.
Now, he was sitting in the most upscale restaurant in S City, catching up with Mr. Xing, the man who had once helped him and generously donated money to him. Mr. Xing had booked the entire restaurant, presented him with a large bouquet of flowers, and asked him with a smile what he liked to eat.
After putting everything together, Lu Dangui felt like he was about to vomit blood.
This kind of vulgar and melodramatic Mary Sue plot wouldn’t even be read in a novel!
Besides, he was a man!
….
“How is your sister doing lately?”
Taking a sip of his aperitif, Xing Yu asked him gently.
Realizing the plot was starting to go wrong, Lu Dangui became increasingly reserved. He put down his knife and fork, abandoning his plan to eat and chat: “Well, Wenfei is doing well. She took a year off from school and is now a freshman at S University.”
“She’s in college now, that’s great,” Xing Yu exclaimed. “Have you paid her tuition? Do you have enough money?”
All he talked about was money, money, money.
Lu Dangui thought to himself, “This Mr. Xing and his cheap relative are really the same kind of people.”
The two chatted about Lu Wenfei’s topics for a while, and Xing Yu gradually started talking about a new project he was preparing for.
After listening to what Xing Yu said, Lu Dangui realized that Xing Yu had come to see him this time because he really had something important to discuss.
Xing Yu’s company, Haibo Shipbuilding, had a long-standing partnership with the international medical device group, Golan, in container shipping. At the beginning of this year, Golan Group recognized Haibo’s stock potential and sought to further develop their strategic cooperation, gradually expanding into the domestic market.
After negotiations, the two parties jointly established a charitable foundation, with Haibo Shipbuilding as the lead investor and Golan providing equipment and supplies. Less than a month after the foundation was established, Golan had already donated twenty sets of customizable intelligent prosthetic limbs to the foundation.
“As soon as they brought up this idea, I thought of your sister,” Xing Yu said with a smile while cutting his steak. “Now that Wenfei is in college, she will definitely have to gradually enter society. It’s not a solution for her to stay in a wheelchair forever. I came to see you today to ask for your opinion.”
“If Wenfei and you are both willing, my foundation can donate a set of the best Golan prosthetic limb equipment for her—”
He saw Lu Dangui staring blankly at him.
Xing Yu: “…Dr. Lu?”
He waited for a long time without receiving a response from Lu Dangui.
At this moment, Lu Dangui’s mind had gone blank, as if something had exploded.
Golan’s intelligent prosthetic limbs were quite expensive, with some costing hundreds of thousands of yuan per limb. Because they were so exquisitely crafted and flexible, they were virtually indistinguishable from real limbs, and were currently in high demand but priceless worldwide.
If she were fitted with a prosthetic leg, Lu Wenfei would be able to stand up.
Stand up.
Like any ordinary girl, she could wear pretty dresses, go on dates, watch movies, fall in love, and get married.
This was a long-cherished wish he had always wanted to fulfil for his sister.
The man in front of him said he could help Lu Wenfei realize this wish.
The fork in his hand struck the edge of the plate with a crisp sound. Lu Dangui suddenly snapped back to reality.
There’s a saying that goes, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
Xing Yu was indeed their benefactor, but what was he after for helping the siblings time and time again?
He was a newly promoted junior doctor with neither money nor power, and there wasn’t a single valuable thing about him.
Could it be that, just as he suspected, Xing Yu had his eye on…
Lu Dangui almost laughed at his own absurd idea.
These rich people had everything they needed, why would he need to sell his body?
Even a mixed-race young master like Fujita Daiku, who looked like a porcelain doll, didn’t get a good look from Xing Cheng. Why was he like this?
Stopping his wandering thoughts, Lu Dangui spoke sincerely to the young CEO before him: “Mr. Yu, you have helped Wenfei and me so many times, and I am truly grateful. But the more you help, the less I know how to repay you.”
Xing Yu swallowed hard: “You want to repay me?”
He had been waiting for Lu Dangui to say those words.
If Lu Dangui was willing to exchange the information he had about Xing Cheng for a chance to help his sister stand up again, then his purpose for this trip would have been achieved.
After all, only the person in front of him knew the secret his elder brother had been hiding.
But just now, for some unspeakable reason, he suddenly changed his mind.
Having figured this out, Xing Yu chuckled softly and took out a gold-embossed invitation from inside his suit.
“Next week is my birthday party and also the founding ceremony of the foundation.” He said to Lu Dangui, “Dr. Lu, if you and Wenfei are willing to accept Golan’s donation, I would like to invite you to give a brief speech at the ceremony as the recipient.”
“…Just let me make a speech, is that enough?”
Looking at the gold-embossed envelope on the table, Lu Dangui felt a little puzzled.
Xing Yu nodded slightly: “After the banquet, I will have the foundation draft the donation contract details and send them to you for your signature.”
Although it felt like a windfall, the temptation of this pie was just too great, and Lu Dangui always felt that something was amiss.
After hesitating for a while, Lu Dangui tentatively asked, “Would Wenfei have to participate with me?”
“You can come alone.”
Xing Yu tucked the invitation into the bouquet and smiled gently, “I’d be very happy if Dr. Lu would be willing to come and support me.”
….
After dinner, Lu Dangui politely declined Xing Yu’s offer to take him home and stood up to say goodbye.
Before leaving, he took the invitation from the flower bouquet, but not the bouquet of purple irises.
With only one person left in the entire restaurant, Xing Yu pressed the service bell to ask the waiter to open another bottle of wine.
Overlooking the city at night, Xing Yu downed the glass of red wine in one gulp.
He felt his lips were a little dry.
It had been three years since his father put him in charge of Haibo.
In an effort to win his favor, people around him would use various means to find many handsome boys and beautiful girls and send them to his bed.
These boys and girls shared several common traits: they were clean, innocent, and naive, yet they could not escape the enormous temptation of money.
They all knew his tastes and fetishes; he liked silly little beauties, and he enjoyed torturing them and watching them struggle in his hands.
Upon hearing the offer he had made, the young doctor made no attempt to hide the eagerness in his eyes.
When the young doctor got up to say goodbye, he appeared very polite, but he was actually a little angry.
He knew he had dug a pit for himself, but he still jumped into it without hesitation.
Because he cared deeply about the girl named Lu Wenfei, such a great favor was placed before him, leaving him no choice but to accept it.
Xing Yu licked the wine off his lips with lingering relish, squinting at the iris on the opposite seat.
He had never seen anyone so perfect.
The prey has already been caught in the net; if he used it now and then discarded it, he would surely regret it.
He would wait for this person to beg for mercy amidst the pleasure and pain brought by desire, yet also to kiss the tips of his shoes with fascination, and to bow down and submit to him.
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