Chapter 16: The Ying Family Dares Not, But I Do

She loathed the Ying family's adopted daughter, especially after what happened yesterday.

She was ill-mannered, lacked character, and was a habitual liar.

Even someone as good-tempered as Ying Luwei could be driven to anger; she truly felt it was unfair to her close friend.

Lu Zhi had also seen today's Weibo post, but what could that possibly prove?

She was certain that Ying Zijin definitely harbored inappropriate delusions regarding Jiang Moyuan.

After a moment of thought, a scheme formed in Lu Zhi's mind. She pulled Lu Fang toward her. "Xiao Fang, you and I will go in first. When someone comes in later, you keep watch."

The last sentence was directed at the shop's cashier.

"Sis, what are you doing?" Lu Fang asked, bewildered. "Are we still hiding from her?"

In class, it was always Ying Zijin who lowered her head in shame, unable to face anyone. Since when was it his turn to back down?

"Hiding? What hiding?" Without giving him a choice, Lu Zhi pulled Lu Fang into the back warehouse. "I'm going to make her make a fool of herself, so that she'll come begging me later."

Didn't she want to buy medicine?

Then let's see if she can actually afford it.

Lu Fang froze for a moment, then understood. He couldn't help but laugh. "Sis, you're truly insidious. Do you think she'll burst into tears from anger later?"

"Definitely." Lu Zhi watched the surveillance footage on the computer. "When that happens, we'll send the recording to Luwei to cheer her up."

"Sis, send me a copy too." Lu Fang thought this was a great idea. "I'll play it in class when school starts."

As senior year approached, the academic workload grew heavier; they needed some entertainment to balance it out.

A few seconds later, the girl pushed the door open and walked in.

She originally intended to head toward the shelves, but she suddenly stopped. She lifted her head and looked straight toward a specific direction.

Lu Fang happened to make eye contact with her, and his breath hitched.

She wore no makeup and had pale lips, devoid of any embellishment, yet it was impossible to look away.

Her phoenix eyes were deep and dark, like a bottomless abyss that seemed capable of sucking a person in.

Lu Fang's heart skipped a beat. "Sis, she couldn't possibly know we're watching her, could she?"

"How is that possible?" Lu Zhi said dismissively. "Do you think she's clairvoyant?"

**

Ying Zijin withdrew her gaze, expressionless.

Ever since she woke up, there had been so much trouble coming her way; she was exhausted.

She wasn't the type to stop once she started. Before coming here, she hadn't known this was a Lu family shop.

Because she had been donating blood to Ying Luwei for a year, her body was too weak, so Zhong Manhua had hired a therapist for her.

In reality, it was Lu Zhi who had recommended her.

Lu Zhi had graduated from the Imperial Capital University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, specializing in TCM. Zhong Manhua was very satisfied and had hired her with a high salary.

The Lu family was merely a small clan in Shanghai; being able to connect with the Ying family was, naturally, something they desperately sought.

However, none of that had anything to do with her.

Ying Zijin looked at the Chinese medicinal herbs on the shelves, falling into thought.

Many medicinal ingredients had completely become extinct, making substitutes difficult to find.

"Sis, looks like she really does want to buy medicine." Seeing this, Lu Fang clicked his tongue. "Does she even recognize them?"

If she couldn't even memorize English vocabulary, how could she recognize TCM?

Lu Zhi was impatient. "Why do you care? Just watch her make a fool of herself."

In front of the shelves—

After looking around, Ying Zijin realized she had overestimated the quality of the herbs here.

Even through the wooden boards, she could smell that the age of these herbs was no more than twenty years.

But Wen Fengmian's illness was urgent. She would have to make do with these for now; at worst, she would go into the mountains to dig them up herself in a few days.

"Miss, what would you like to buy?" The cashier, having heard Lu Zhi's instructions, spoke up. "Perhaps you could describe the symptoms, and we can help you select them."

"No need." Ying Zijin spoke casually. "Atractylodes, Five Spirit Fat, Moon-watching Sand, Ambergris..."

She listed a full thirty medicinal names before finally saying, "Ten catties of each."

"Pfft!" Lu Fang, who had originally been surprised that a poor student could remember so many medicinal names, burst out laughing at the end. He mocked, "Ten catties? Does she think she's buying groceries?"

As expected, she was just a country bumpkin who knew nothing. Can TCM be bought by the catty?

"She won't be able to buy them anyway." Lu Zhi gave the cashier another meaningful look.

The cashier understood and said, "Miss, the quantity you require is too large and requires preparation. Please sign this order first."

"Mhm." Ying Zijin said indifferently. "How much in total?"

Lu Zhi signaled the number "five."

The cashier smiled. "Five hundred thousand."

Lu Zhi and Lu Fang waited for the girl to break down in tears from the embarrassment of not having enough money. However—

"Five hundred thousand?" Ying Zijin's expression didn't change. "Is this specifically to supply medicine to the Great Immortal?"

The cashier's smile froze.

"Tch." Lu Zhi's expression soured as well. "So what if it's an elixir? If you can't afford it, just get lost."

Receiving the signal, the cashier regained her smile and said tactfully, "Miss, our herbs are all harvested from the original mountains, so they are quite expensive. If you cannot afford..."

Ying Zijin looked up. "Sign it."

As those two words left her mouth, everyone was stunned.

"What kind of trick is she playing?" Lu Zhi asked suspiciously. "Does she actually dare to spend that much?"

Even the Ying family wouldn't give her that much money.

Lu Fang analyzed, "She's a hillbilly who doesn't know the market price. Even if she buys it, we're the ones profiting."

Some of those herbs were expensive, but the total wouldn't exceed fifty thousand. Five hundred thousand was a tenfold markup; only a fool would buy it.

Hearing this, Lu Zhi felt relieved and nodded to the cashier.

With permission granted, the cashier quickly printed out a receipt.

Ying Zijin glanced at it and took it, but she didn't sign. Instead, she took out her phone and leisurely dialed a number.

After three rings, the call connected, and she turned on the speaker.

The girl's voice was cold and steady. "I want to file a complaint. 148 Zhongshan South Road. This shop is selling Chinese medicinal herbs at ten times the market price. Yes, that's correct."

"..."

Lu Zhi was stunned.

She simply could not believe the girl actually dared to make a complaint call.

"Sis, she's so calculating!" Lu Fang blurted out. "No wonder she wanted to sign the order; she's setting us up!"

The Lu family didn't have the deep foundations of the four great aristocratic families. If they were actually reported...

Panicked, Lu Zhi rushed forward and began cursing wildly. "Do you want to die?"

The girl looked up indifferently, showing no emotion.

Lu Zhi acted tough to hide her fear. "You dare to complain? I'll go ask Mrs. Ying right now when the Ying family decided to let an adopted daughter step all over the Lu family's heads."

As she spoke, she prepared to dial her phone, looking ready to tattle.

Ying Zijin felt a bit annoyed. "If you won't call, I'll call for you."

"You..." Enraged and humiliated, Lu Zhi swung her hand in a slap toward the girl's face.

But just as her hand rose, it was intercepted.

*Crack!*

A very faint sound of a bone cracking rang out.

Lu Zhi immediately felt a sharp pain and lost her balance, falling back into a chair with a "thud."

Ying Zijin stood with her hands in her pockets, expressionless.

*Oh, reflex. I forgot to pull back my strength.*

She would have to be more careful in the future; she couldn't go around crippling people.

Lu Zhi gasped in pain. She looked up, about to scream, but her face suddenly turned pale.

At the door, a man was leaning halfway, his long legs bent.

His posture was lazy, and the expression in his eyes was nonchalant.

Yet, the words he spoke sent a chill through everyone's bodies.

He let out a low laugh. "The Ying family might not dare, but I do."

Ying Zijin: *New technology is great.*

Fu Yunshen: *Little one, let's make a deal.*

Ying Zijin: *?*

Fu Yunshen: *Give your big brother a chance to be the hero who saves the beauty, okay?*

#The female lead's combat power is too high, the male lead can never find an opportunity#

#The author gets bald every day because of adding scenes for the male lead#

(End of Chapter)