When Ye Qiu returned home, his mother had already prepared the meal.

 

Seeing Ye Qiu all wet, his mother smiled and asked, "Qiu, why are you all wet? Did you fall into Mirror Lake?"

 

"Mom, you're amazing. How did you know?"

 

"Did you really fall into Mirror Lake?" Ye Qiu's mother's expression turned serious. "Tell me, what happened?"

 

Ye Qiu then recounted the incident of saving someone at Mirror Lake.

 

After listening, his mother nodded and praised, "You did the right thing. Saving one life outweighs building a seven-story pagoda. But Qiu, be careful if you encounter such a situation in the future. Pay attention to safety."

 

"I understand."

 

"Go change into clean clothes and then eat."

 

"Okay."

 

Ye Qiu's mother's name was Qian Jinglan, a native of Suzhou and Hangzhou. Ye Qiu knew very little about his mother's family background, only vaguely knowing from Qian Jinglan that she was born into a prominent family.

 

As for how large that family was, Ye Qiu didn't know and didn't want to know. In fact, he harbored a deep hatred for that family.

 

If it weren't for that family's heartlessness in driving Qian Jinglan out, their lives wouldn't have been so miserable.

 

Of course, compared to that, Ye Qiu hated his father even more.

 

Over the years, his father had never come to see them, showing no concern for their well-being.

 

Ye Qiu believed that such an irresponsible man didn't deserve to live in this world!

 

Qian Jinglan raised Ye Qiu alone, and they had suffered a lot over the years. Even though she was only in her forties, white hair had appeared at her temples.

 

During the meal, Ye Qiu wanted to ask who his biological father was several times, but he held back when he saw the white hair at his mother's temples and the deep crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.

 

"Qiu, why haven't you seen Lili recently? Did you have a falling out?" Qian Jinglan asked.

 

"No, we didn't. She's just busy with work," Ye Qiu lied. He didn't dare to tell Qian Jinglan directly that Zhang Lili had betrayed him.

 

In Qian Jinglan's eyes, she already regarded Zhang Lili as a daughter-in-law. If she found out that Zhang Lili had betrayed Ye Qiu, Qian Jinglan would probably faint from anger.

 

"Qiu, bring Lili home for dinner later. I have something to tell her," Qian Jinglan said.

 

Ye Qiu looked at Qian Jinglan in confusion and asked, "Mom, what do you want to tell her?"

 

"What else? Naturally, it's about your marriage!" Qian Jinglan smiled. "You two have been dating for two years since college, and your relationship is stable. I'm thinking of finding an opportunity to meet Lili's parents and finalize your marriage. What do you think?"

 

"I don't think it's a good idea," Ye Qiu muttered to himself. Then he said, "Mom, Lili and I just graduated, and our jobs aren't stable yet. There's no rush for marriage."

 

"Why not? The son of our neighbor Aunt Wang, who is the same age as you, already has a grandchild," Qian Jinglan said. "Listen to me. When you bring Lili home for dinner, I'll talk to her."

 

Ye Qiu felt a headache coming on.

 

After dinner, he went to bed early.

 

Lying in bed, Ye Qiu couldn't fall asleep no matter what. Everything that had happened today kept replaying in his mind like a movie. Thinking about Zhang Lili being with Guo Shaocong made Ye Qiu furious.

 

"Someday, I will make you realize that betraying me was the biggest mistake of your life."

 

Since he couldn't sleep, he might as well digest what was in his mind!

 

The inheritance of the Ye Family, in addition to the book "Maoshan Talisman Compendium," also instilled a lot of medical skills, martial arts skills, cultivation methods, mystical arts, and more.

 

Ye Qiu closed his eyes and began to practice these things.

 

***

 

The night passed.

 

When he woke up in the morning, Ye Qiu not only didn't feel tired, but he felt refreshed and seemed to have endless energy.

 

After breakfast, Ye Qiu went to the nurse's aide station.

 

Jiangzhou Hospital was a large hospital, and the nurse's aide station had more than thirty people, most of whom were middle-aged men and women. Ye Qiu was the only nurse's aide of his age.

 

As soon as he arrived at the nurse's aide station, Ye Qiu saw two middle-aged women wiping away tears.

 

"What's going on?" Ye Qiu asked a man next to him.

 

"They were scolded by a patient," the man said. "A patient was admitted to the special care ward 301 yesterday. She has a bad temper and has already gone through four nurse's aides, each of whom was scolded terribly. She's particularly difficult to deal with."

 

Just then, the head nurse in charge of the nurse's aide station saw Ye Qiu and said, "Caregiver Ye, go to ward 301."

 

Ye Qiu's heart skipped a beat, and he looked up at the head nurse.

 

"What are you looking at? Go quickly. If the patient complains about you, you can pack up and leave!" the head nurse scolded harshly.

 

"Okay," Ye Qiu replied and turned to leave.

 

At that moment, he heard the head nurse's mocking laughter from behind, "What a joke. He dares to offend even young master Guo. He really doesn't know his place."

 

Ye Qiu ignored it and went straight to ward 301. Upon entering, he saw a woman sitting on the hospital bed.

 

A hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.Because this woman was simply…

 

Too sexy!

 

She was wearing a light purple three-quarter sleeve blouse with a very low neckline, revealing swathes of her fair skin, which resembled the peeled flesh of a lychee, white with a blush of red, trembling as it seemed to dance.

 

Moreover, her waist was slender, and even while sitting on the bed, one could see the perfect curves from the side.

 

But what was most fatal was that her entire left leg was resting outside the blanket, long and straight. The fair skin and the delicate, three-inch golden lotus feet involuntarily sparked wild thoughts. With such a figure and skin, what kind of facial beauty could possibly match it?

 

Ye Qiu subconsciously looked at the woman's face.

 

Just then, the woman also noticed him.

 

Their eyes met.

 

In that second, Ye Qiu's breathing halted.

 

The only thought in his mind was, how could there be such a charming woman in this world?

 

The woman appeared to be around thirty years old, with hair black as a waterfall, an oval face, grape-like eyes, and a natural charm that made one involuntarily think of a term—

 

Fox spirit!

 

"Who are you? What do you do?" The woman was the first to speak, her voice pleasant to hear, yet cold.

 

Ye Qiu came back to his senses, somewhat embarrassed as he said, "Hello, I'm the new nurse's aide."

 

"Nurse's aide?" The woman sized up Ye Qiu for a moment and asked, "Where's your ID?"

 

Ye Qiu quickly took out his identification.

 

The woman glanced at the nurse's aide badge and then asked Ye Qiu, "What were you looking at just now?"

 

Ye Qiu's face turned red, thinking to himself, I can't possibly say I was looking at you, can I?

 

Unexpectedly, the woman said it herself: "Were you looking at me?"

 

Ye Qiu could only nod his head, bracing himself.

 

"Do I look good?" The woman blinked her eyes playfully.

 

"Beautiful!"

 

"Then what do you think is the most beautiful part of me? Is it my face, or…" As the woman spoke, she suddenly made a move that sent Ye Qiu's heart racing.