Chapter 44 - 45: Negotiating a Deal

Chapter 44: Chapter 45: Negotiating a Deal

The proprietress was clearly unhappy, but she couldn’t afford to offend him.

"I’m telling you, you’d better think it over. Either give me the money, or sleep with me. Otherwise, you’re shutting down. I’ll be waiting in the private room. Come give me an answer in twenty minutes." With that, Director Zhang hurried off.

"You bastard... You actually want to sleep with me!" The proprietress only cursed after Director Zhang had left.

Li Yang’s eyes lit up. He suddenly approached her with a wide grin. "Hey, proprietress, what’s up?"

The proprietress jumped. When she turned, she saw it was just some young kid. He was a customer, after all, so she couldn’t be too harsh. "What are you staring at? Never seen them before?"

As it turned out, Li Yang’s gaze had also landed on the proprietress’s chest.

They really were huge!

There was no hiding them!

"Proprietress, when you’re carrying such... precious cargo, it’s easy to see why people would have designs on you," Li Yang said, a look of mock concern on his face.

The proprietress’s eyes went wide, but then she couldn’t help but let out a laugh. "Alright, kid, have you stared long enough? Stop trying to act all grown-up and get back to your meal."

Li Yang chuckled, then finally asked, "Was that your landlord just now?"

"Landlord my ass!" The proprietress didn’t mind chatting for a moment, seizing the chance to badmouth Director Zhang. "He’s the director for this whole area. This plot of land is under his jurisdiction, and that bastard controls the leasing rights, so he’s using it to squeeze me. Son of a bitch!"

Li Yang got it. He smiled. "If I help you take care of this, would you be willing to make a deal with me?"

"You?" The proprietress looked Li Yang up and down. "What kind of deal? You want to sleep with me, too?"

’People out in the real world are something else,’ Li Yang thought to himself. ’Do they all talk so bluntly?’

’But I like it!’

"Proprietress, let’s keep it civil!" Li Yang said with a straight face. "What do you mean, *I* want to sleep with *you*...? I’m fine with you sleeping with me, too. I don’t care who’s on top."

"You..." The proprietress was exasperated. ’This kid is definitely a handful,’ she thought. ’One smooth line after another.’

"So, what do you say?" Li Yang asked with a grin. "Want to make a deal?"

"You can really take care of him?" The proprietress thought it over. ’If I really have to choose, I’d definitely pick Li Yang.’

’Li Yang is young and handsome, while that Director Zhang is old and ugly.’

’And besides, while they’re both talking trash, this kid... he actually has some game.’

"If you can really take care of him, then we can talk about that deal."

"Sounds good!" Li Yang nodded. "Let’s go. We’re off to his private room."

The proprietress hesitated. "Don’t mess this up. If you do, I might really lose my restaurant."

"Relax," Li Yang said, patting his chest in a gesture of assurance. "I’m not going to screw this up!"

Only then did the proprietress lead Li Yang inside.

She couldn’t help but wonder. Seeing how confident Li Yang was, what exactly was he planning to do?

When they arrived at the private room, Director Zhang was the only one inside.

A smile spread across his face when he saw the proprietress enter, but it vanished when he noticed someone trailing her. "Who’s this? Scram, scram..."

"The man who’s here to save your life!" Li Yang shot back instantly.

What?

That one sentence left both the proprietress and Director Zhang completely baffled.

"What did you just say?" Director Zhang snapped, pointing at Li Yang.

"Press under your right ribs!" Li Yang instructed, pointing to the spot. "Is it a little sore? Press down hard on it with your thumb. See if it makes your foot cramp. Hurry up!"

Director Zhang was skeptical, but people nowadays are terrified of dying.

Director Zhang was living a comfortable life. He wasn’t afraid of anything—except getting sick.

If he died, he wouldn’t be able to enjoy any of it.

So, he subconsciously did as Li Yang said and pressed the spot under his right ribs.

The moment his thumb pressed in, he found he could no longer stand and instantly collapsed to the floor.

"My leg’s gone numb..." Director Zhang cried out from the floor. "It’s really numb... it’s cramping... I’m getting a cramp!"

Sure enough, within moments, beads of sweat had already formed on Director Zhang’s forehead.

His face was starting to twist in pain.

"This is a blockage in your qi and blood circulation!" Li Yang said, shaking his head with a sigh. "You spend all your days wining and dining, not paying any attention to your health. It’s led to high cholesterol and stagnant blood flow, which causes these symptoms. I’d guess that in a month, you’ll probably be paralyzed. In half a year, you’ll need an amputation."

"Divine Doctor, save me!" Director Zhang shouted at Li Yang. "I’ll give you money! Just save me!"

’The proprietress was dumbfounded. This young man was incredible! How could he diagnose such an illness with just a single glance?’

"Actually, it was the proprietress who asked me to come here today..." Li Yang said with a smile.

"Proprietress, about the contract... that’s no problem! We can renew it right now, no rent increase!" Director Zhang got the message and immediately piped up.

’The proprietress was still in a daze. It was solved? Just like that?’

"Well, that simplifies things!" Li Yang laughed. "Just lie still. I’ll apply some needles and you’ll be fine."

As he spoke, Li Yang took out a set of silver needles and began to administer the treatment.

A few minutes later, Li Yang removed the needles.

Director Zhang shot to his feet. He stretched his limbs and found that the problem was completely gone.

He immediately let out a long sigh of relief.

"Director Zhang, can we sign the contract now?" the proprietress asked.

"Contract? What contract?" But Director Zhang just shot back a question of his own.