Chapter 59 - 60: Two Women Vying for a Man

Chapter 59: Chapter 60: Two Women Vying for a Man

His change in attitude was astonishingly fast.

"Talk about being blind to what’s right in front of you!" Li Yang finally vented his frustration and looked at Boss Zhong. "Boss Zhong, do you have any medicinal cuisine here suitable for him?"

Boss Zhong’s expression grew awkward. The truth was, she only understood medicinal cuisine on a superficial level, not the pharmacology behind it.

"I see." Li Yang nodded. "Get me a pen. I’ll write you a recipe for a medicinal dish, one that specifically treats his condition."

"Thank you, Divine Doctor!" Mr. Zhou was overjoyed.

With pen and paper in hand, Li Yang quickly wrote down a recipe and handed it to Boss Zhong. "This is the medicinal cuisine recipe I’ve prescribed. It’s suitable for him."

Boss Zhong took it and glanced at it, her eyes lighting up.

It wasn’t that she didn’t understand pharmacology at all, just not as well as a professional doctor. But one look at this recipe, and she got it.

’Medicinal cuisine can actually be combined like this?’

’They’re all extremely common herbs, but when used together, they have such an unexpected effect.’

She was already getting excited. She gave the recipe to Mr. Zhou and said, "Go show this to our chef. Have him prepare it according to the recipe."

"Yes, yes, of course!" Mr. Zhou left, thanking him profusely.

As soon as he was gone, Boss Zhong looked at Li Yang with great interest. "Was what you said earlier true or false?"

"What do you think?" Li Yang said irritably. "Did I have any reason to scare him on purpose?"

"So you’re saying, he really only had six months to live?" Boss Zhong was startled.

"He did before, but now that he’s following the medicinal cuisine recipe I prescribed, he’ll live longer than that," Li Yang said lightly.

"Can a medicinal cuisine recipe really have that kind of effect?" Boss Zhong asked again.

"You definitely can’t use it as a substitute for medicine!" Li Yang shook his head. "But it does have some effect, and long-term consumption can nourish the body. Of course, that’s assuming the recipe is correct. All medicine has some toxicity. If you eat the wrong thing, not only will it fail to cure you, it will make you sick. This guy’s lucky. His condition isn’t too complicated, so medicinal cuisine can indeed help him, it’ll just take a bit longer. Anyway, he’s rich. Boss Zhong, don’t hold back. Gouge him for all he’s worth and help me blow off some steam."

Boss Zhong chuckled. "Let me ask you another thing. What did you think of the medicinal cuisine I prescribed for Boss Zhao earlier?"

Clearly, she was testing Li Yang.

Li Yang smiled, picked up the pen, and wrote down a few medicinal herbs.

When the two women looked, their expressions changed drastically.

"I’m not saying yours is useless, but..." Li Yang shrugged. "If you swap in the few herbs I wrote down, it’ll be far more effective!"

"You..." Boss Zhong’s hand trembled as she grabbed his. "Come work for me. I’ll pay you thirty thousand a month."

Zhao Xuechu was dumbstruck. Looking at the medicinal cuisine recipe Li Yang had written, she suddenly felt a pang of regret.

’So when he offered to partner with me and take a stake in the company, this was the kind of skill he was backing it up with.’

’This one prescription alone is leagues above anything we have.’

"Mr. Li..." Zhao Xuechu took a deep breath. "We can reconsider the matter of our partnership."

"President Zhao, surely you’re not going to fight me for him." Boss Zhong pressed herself tightly against Li Yang, wishing she could grind her ample bosom right into him. "He’s the one I’ve got my eye on! Can’t you, President Zhao, find someone else? As long as Mr. Li agrees to join me, shares are negotiable. Even..."

At this, Boss Zhong giggled. "So am I."

The proprietress was very good-looking. Setting everything else aside, her figure alone was beyond compare.

It was no wonder Mr. Zhou had been coming here every day to eat medicinal cuisine just to hit on her.

"You!" Zhao Xuechu was panicking.

Li Yang had repeatedly demonstrated extraordinary abilities in front of her. If she still didn’t understand the gravity of the situation, then she had no business being in this industry. She immediately spoke up, "Li Yang, name your terms. Whatever she’s offering, I’ll match it."

"Ma’am, what did you say just now?" Li Yang acted as if he hadn’t heard clearly and asked the proprietress again, "Shares are negotiable, and so are you?"

The proprietress giggled. "That’s right. If you’re willing, you can be the boss, and I’ll be the boss’s wife."

"You’re shameless!" Zhao Xuechu shot to her feet.

"Miss Zhao, the proprietress is being very sincere," Li Yang said with a helpless shrug.

"Isn’t she just!" The proprietress chuckled, feeling rather smug. ’You’re blind to what’s right under your nose. You couldn’t even see his talent, so what right do you have to complain?’

’Besides, I’m willing to lower myself like this. Can you?’

’You’re an unmarried girl!’

At this thought, the proprietress felt another flicker of smugness.

"I..." Zhao Xuechu was practically choking on her frustration. ’How was I supposed to know this guy was actually so skilled? I thought he was just some little village doctor.’

’If I had known, I would have let Li Yang buy in back then.’

"I’ll agree to it, too!" Thinking of the damn mess at home, Zhao Xuechu didn’t hesitate any longer and immediately raised the stakes.

"You?" The proprietress heard this and started to panic a little.

Zhao Xuechu was gorgeous, more beautiful than she was. On top of that, she was a young, unmarried woman.

"As an unmarried woman, aren’t you afraid of the shame?" the proprietress said.

"President Zhong, you’re a woman too. If you can make such an offer, why can’t I?" Zhao Xuechu, on the contrary, calmed down. ’I’m much more beautiful than Boss Zhong. If I’m really willing to put myself on the line, what is there to be afraid of?’

"Divine Doctor Li, you tell us! Who do you choose?" Boss Zhong could only pin her hopes on Li Yang. "If you choose me, I’ll go to a hotel with you right now."