Chapter 143: Turning the Tables

“Ling Yao, I’ll take you!” Zhao Yan glared at Old Xu, quickly caught up with Ling Yao, and walked side by side with her towards the door.

Mr. Zhao slowly retracted his gaze, turned to look at Old Xu, and his sharp, cold eyes seemed to pierce through him.

“I will issue a public reprimand for this matter. Also, your previous promotion application will be deemed invalid!”

 Mr. Zhao said sternly. He had to deal with this matter strictly to serve as a warning to others.

Hearing this, Old Xu’s face turned pale as paper, and his body involuntarily swayed.

He quickly grabbed the desk beside him to steady himself, looking at Mr. Zhao with a pleading expression,

“President! Please give me another chance. I promise I won’t make the same mistake again.” Now he was truly regretful.

Mr. Zhao’s face was as impassive as water. He didn’t show any signs of being moved by his plea.

He slowly waved his hand. The gesture seemed casual, but it carried an undeniable authority.

Seeing this, Old Xu’s heart sank, and a disappointed expression appeared on his face. He knew the president’s temper.

Once he made a decision, no matter how much you pleaded, it would be useless. He could only silently turn and leave.

After Old Xu closed the door to the office, Mr. Zhao took a deep breath, reached out, picked up the phone on his desk, and dialed a number.

After a while, a low and authoritative voice came from the other end of the line.

Mr. Zhao immediately recognized who it was. He smiled and said, “Qingyun, this is Zhao, the president of the Medical Association.”

“President Zhao, hello! What can I do for you?” Lu Qingyun put down the document in his hand and waited for the other party to speak.

“Well, your girlfriend came to the Medical Association to take the exam today and encountered some trouble.

 I’ve already helped her resolve it. I want to invite her to take the Medical Association’s exam again. Please pass this message on to her.”

“Trouble?” Lu Qingyun frowned, his voice turning colder. He was supposed to accompany Yaoyao to the Medical Association today, but he was delayed by something urgent.

Mr. Zhao recounted what had happened, “I’ve already punished the relevant personnel. Something like this will never happen again.”

“I understand. Thank you, President Zhao!” Lu Qingyun’s expression was cold, his eyes filled with anger.

 His aunts had targeted Yaoyao again and again. Did they really think he didn’t exist?

At the hospital, Lu Dagou, lying in bed, shivered involuntarily.

“Mom, what’s wrong?”

Lu Dagou shook her head, “My stomach is just a little uncomfortable.” After learning that she had cancer, she hadn’t slept a wink last night.

 Especially thinking about Lu Qingyun and Ling Yao, she felt even worse. She didn’t know if her younger sister could handle it.

Second Aunt Lu had just arrived at the Lu family. Seeing Aunt Li making dinner in the kitchen, she walked in, “Aunt Li, is this chicken soup for Big Sister?”

“Yes, Second Miss!” Aunt Li ladled the chicken soup into a thermos, then went to stir-fry other dishes.

Second Aunt Lu’s eyes scanned the kitchen. She caught sight of a water cup. She remembered that it was Lu Qingyun’s.

Her eyes twirled, “Is Qingyun coming back for dinner today?”

“Yes, Young Master Qingyun is coming back for dinner with his wife.” She had just received a call from Young Master Qingyun, so she knew.

Second Aunt Lu frowned slightly, “Who is the wife you’re talking about?” She wouldn’t acknowledge Ling Yao’s status.

 Besides, things weren’t settled yet. Maybe everything would change after today.

“It’s Miss Ling Yao.”

“Don’t call her that anymore.” Second Aunt Lu glared at Aunt Li and walked out.

Li Shen was confused. Young Master Qingyun and Miss Ling Yao had clearly gotten their marriage certificate. Why couldn’t she call her “Madam”?

After a while, Lu Qingyun came back with Ling Yao.

Li Shen quickly brought the food to the table and poured a glass of water for Lu Qingyun and Ling Yao.

Lu Qingyun picked up the glass and was about to drink when his wrist was gently pulled by a small hand.

“What’s wrong?” Lu Qingyun turned his head in confusion, his eyes filled with tenderness as he looked at Ling Yao beside him.

At the same time, he handed the glass to Ling Yao, his eyes full of affection, “Do you want to drink from my glass?”

Ling Yao frowned slightly, leaned closer to the glass, and sniffed it. Her eyes instantly turned cold, “This water is poisoned. Someone put something in it.”

The moment Lu Qingyun took the glass, she had faintly smelled a strange scent. Now she was sure that someone had put something in Lu Qingyun’s glass.

Hearing this, Lu Qingyun quickly withdrew his hand and held the glass to his nose to smell it carefully.

He didn’t smell anything unusual. However, he wouldn’t doubt Ling Yao’s words for a moment.

“What kind of poison is it?”

“Aphrodisiac.”

Lu Qingyun’s face changed instantly. He put the glass back on the table, “I’ll go ask Li Shen who came today.”

Li Shen had been working for them for almost twenty years. He knew her character. She wouldn’t do something like this.

Ling Yao grabbed Lu Qingyun’s arm and winked playfully at him, “Let’s turn the tables.”

After dinner, Lu Qingyun went back to his room. Ling Yao stayed in the backyard playing chess with Old Master Lu.

Old Master Lu hadn’t been in a good mood these past few days. Even while playing chess, his brow was furrowed.

“Grandpa! Don’t worry. Old Zhao will cure Aunt Dagou.” Ling Yao picked up a chess piece and placed it on the board.

 Lu Dagou was now terminally ill. Unless she used the Taiyi Needle and the pills she had refined to treat her, she would only have a month left to live.

Old Master Lu looked up at Ling Yao, “Yaoyao, aren’t you angry with your aunts?”

He had already learned about Ling Yao being rejected by the Medical Association today. He was truly disappointed in his two daughters.

“No, I’m not.” Ling Yao shook her head gently, a faint smile on her lips. To her, they were just insignificant people who couldn’t affect her mood.

“Yaoyao, you’re such a kind and well-behaved child. It’s all Grandpa’s fault for not teaching you well.

 It’s my fault that you’ve suffered such injustice.” Old Master Lu’s face was full of guilt.

“Grandpa, don’t say that. My aunts are elders after all. I won’t hold these things against them.”

Hearing this, Old Master Lu felt even more indebted to Ling Yao. Such a sensible and considerate child was truly rare. It was truly Qingyun’s good fortune to have married her.

Meanwhile, Lin Xuxu was following closely behind Lu Ergou, sneaking into the Lu family.

They carefully made their way to the second floor and stopped in front of Lu Qingyun’s room.

“This is Qingyun’s room. You have to seize this opportunity!” Lu Ergou whispered to Lin Xuxu.

At that moment, the door was suddenly pulled open from inside.

Lu Qingyun’s cold, piercing gaze, like a sharp sword, pierced straight into the two, his voice filled with undisguised anger, “What are you doing?”