Qin Beiting's eyes twitched upon seeing Chen Dong's message. A mere mistress? How dare she make Chen Dong call her sister-in-law?!
He moved his fingers and sent back two messages:
"Sister-in-law?"
"Who allowed you to call her sister-in-law?!"
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At the clinic.
"Uncle Chen, my Daddy seems to have replied to you~" Duoduo held Chen Dong's phone, seeing a WeChat new message reminder on the lock screen, but the content was hidden.
Ever since he learned that these two unbelievably cute children were his sister-in-law's offspring, Chen Dong viewed them through rose-tinted glasses, completely forgetting about the prank they played on him last time.
He had to forget. They were the boss's and sister-in-law's children; he couldn't afford to offend them.
"It's fine, I'll reply later. I need to move these medicinal materials inside first." Chen Dong rolled up his sleeves, helping to move the medicinal materials just delivered by the supplier into the west wing.
If he didn't serve his sister-in-law well and she became unhappy, the boss would surely be displeased, and if the boss was displeased, he'd be thrown into the back mountain to feed the wolves.
But if he served his sister-in-law well and she was happy, even if the boss was displeased, his sister-in-law could intercede for him, and he wouldn't be thrown into the back mountain to feed the wolves.
Based on past experience of how the boss was completely controlled by his sister-in-law, he concluded: When it came to the boss's matters, nothing was more important than his sister-in-law's… No, the boss definitely listened to his sister-in-law.
"Mhm, then let's not mind him for now. Otherwise, if Mommy comes and finds the medicinal materials aren't processed, she'll definitely be angry!" Duoduo said, putting her phone aside.
Mommy's clinic was reopening. It was fine if Daddy didn't help, but he shouldn't delay Uncle Chen from helping Mommy.
Chen Dong was responsible for moving the medicinal materials, Duoduo and Xiao Anran helped unpack the boxes, and Yue Yue helped distribute the medicinal materials into their respective cabinets. Although he was young, he could identify common medicinal materials.
Outside, Qin Beiting waited for a while. Seeing that Chen Dong still hadn't replied to his messages, his expression turned as cold as frost.
He pushed open the car door, strode out with his long legs, and walked into the clinic lobby with an imposing aura.
The previously bustling lobby instantly fell silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. All eyes turned to Qin Beiting.
Seventh Master Qin?!
Why had this formidable figure appeared?
Deleting the online comments wasn't enough, and now he'd tracked them offline?
This was too terrifying!
"I suddenly remembered I didn't turn off the gas at home. I need to go back."
"My child needs to go to school. I have to take them."
"Hello? What? The cat is giving birth? Okay, okay, I'll go back now."
Silence hung in the air for several tens of seconds, followed by everyone, as if they had seen a ghost, making excuses and rushing out in a frenzy.
In the lobby, only the dumbfounded Xiao Ya and Xiao Qing remained, still holding unfinished medical records in their hands.
"Seventh Master Qin," Xiao Ya called out timidly.
Xiao Qing's eyes kept drifting towards the closed examination room door, wondering if calling Yu He out immediately could stop this formidable figure from smashing the shop.
Or perhaps it was better not to call her out. If the shop was really smashed, what if she got hurt?
Qin Beiting scanned the lobby, not seeing Yu He. He walked straight inside, and in the courtyard, he saw his capable assistant, Chen Dong, who wasn't replying to his messages.
Chen Dong was currently grunting and groaning while moving things. The two little brats told him to move things here, so he moved them; move them there, so he moved them. Without complaint, he followed orders, having no time to attend to Qin Beiting.
By the time the materials in the courtyard were moved, it was a winter day, and he was sweating profusely. His jacket was off, and his clinging, dirty white shirt looked no different from a bricklayer's. Yet, he worked with enthusiasm.
"Alright, I've helped move all the medicinal materials into the pharmacy. I don't recognize the herbs, so I won't help with classification. Is there any other manual labor I can do?" Chen Dong clapped his hands.
"Not for now. I'll call you if anything else comes up," Yue Yue said, distributing herbs and waving his hand.
"Got it. Little Miss, where's my phone? Let me see what message the boss just sent me…"
Chen Dong retrieved his phone from Duoduo and turned to leave the courtyard, only to bump into Qin Beiting, whose face looked like he was owed billions. Startled, Chen Dong dropped his newly retrieved phone. "Ting… Brother Ting."
"What are you doing here?" Just then, Yu He came out from the examination room. Seeing that everyone in the lobby had disappeared, she asked and learned that Qin Beiting had arrived. She hurried into the courtyard.
Qin Beiting turned around and saw Yu He wearing a white coat, her long hair casually tied back. Her mask, pulled down to her chin, revealed her delicate, doll-like face. Even without makeup, she was stunningly beautiful.
However, her beautiful peach blossom eyes held an overly clear and cold gaze, giving her an indifferent, distant aura. But the more she was like this, the more he wanted to tear away her aloof exterior and see her crying and begging for mercy beneath him…
Realizing his dangerous thoughts, Qin Beiting quickly suppressed them. He narrowed his phoenix eyes and stepped forward, "How dare you! I said this house was for you to live in, and you're treating it like this?"
Yu He had long expected him to be upset and replied calmly, "This is my house. I'll do with it as I please."
"Your house?" Qin Beiting sneered.
Yu He retrieved a contract from the study in the west wing and threw it to him, "Take a look."
Qin Beiting was suspicious but took the slightly yellowed document and read it.
A house rental agreement?
Tenant: Qin Beiting?
Landlord: Yu He?
???
When did this house become hers?
And he was the tenant?
He, Qin Beiting, needed to rent a house from her?
Qin Beiting flipped to the back. The signature on the乙方 (Party B) was indeed his name, and the handwriting was correct!
The date was five years ago.
Why didn't he remember signing such an agreement five years ago?!
Did they know each other five years ago?
Yu He was pleased with his shocked expression after reading the contract. She patted his arm and pointed to the east wing, "The house you rented is that one. Remember to clean it yourself and pay the rent."
The veins on Qin Beiting's forehead throbbed. He turned and flung the contract at Chen Dong, "When did this house become hers? And when did I sign such a contract?"
Chen Dong looked bewildered and felt extremely wronged. He didn't know when his boss had signed such a contract either!
He quickly contacted someone to check the property ownership of the courtyard house and found that it had indeed been transferred to Yu He's name five years ago. He had no idea about this at the time; presumably, the boss had handled it himself.
This was a huge pitfall!
If the boss found out, he would surely investigate, and it would be difficult to explain then.
An idea struck him, and he said, "Boss, didn't you say this house was for sister-in-law to live in? So I helped with the transfer. Cough, boss, with your status, giving a house to the woman by your side isn't too much, is it?"
As long as this woman was willing to stay by his side obediently, giving her a house was nothing.
However…
"Don't call her sister-in-law! Who allowed you to call her sister-in-law? She's not worthy!" Qin Beiting said with a dark expression.
Chen Dong immediately shut his mouth and silently prayed: Boss, please, don't say any more. There will be washboards for you to kneel on later.
He secretly glanced back and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, sister-in-law hadn't heard.
Qin Beiting had originally intended for Yu He to hear this and have some self-awareness. However, she seemed indifferent, took the children back to the west wing, closed the door, and completely ignored him!