<h4>Chapter 28: Chapter 28: 80 Million! A Blissful Marriage!</h4>


    Upon hearing that Dion’s agency was prepared to offer a high-paying contract, Ji Yu’s first instinct was to decline.


    Generally speaking, celebrities who offer high fees for her services tend to be far from easy to deal with.


    Thinking this, Ji Yu’s brows instinctively furrowed, and her expression toward Tian became somewhatplicated.


    "Reject it."


    Understanding the reason behind Ji Yu’s refusal, Tian hurriedly called out to stop her just as Ji Yu was about to walk past and leave.


    Ji Yu had a significant principle when it came to treating patients—she required thorough background checks on public figures to ensure their character was clean.


    As appearance issues typically didn’t pose harmful health effects, Ji Yu allowed more flexibility in choosing her patients but held an even stricter line when it came to poor moral conduct.


    If a patient’s behavior was seriously hical, Ji Yu wouldn’t hesitate to refuse them surgery.


    This standard had been set back when Ji Yu and Gu Qixiao had just gotten married; she was worried that morally dubious patients could implicate her and her marital family. Ever since, Ji Yu had been extraordinarily cautious.


    Even though such concerns no longer applied, the policy had been in ce for so many years that changing it now felt unnecessary.


    Ji Yu thought that problematic patients were bound to bring her trouble. So, upon hearing Dion’s agency’s approach, her immediate reaction was to decline.


    "Sister Yu, Hong has already looked into Dion’s background. He’s just as he appears publicly: confirmed to be married with no extramarital affairs, and he has a son and a daughter with his wife. No issues regarding his character or conduct."


    "Besides, the fee they’re offering is ridiculously high. Dion’s agency said that as long as you agree to perform the surgery, they’ll pay at least eighty million."


    Eighty million! A harmonious and happy marriage!


    After hearing Tian describe Dion’s situation, Ji Yu was stunned. She could hardly believe that a public figure like Dion could stay so true to himself.


    Looking at the tablet Tian handed over, which detailed Dion’s personal interests, Ji Yu was taken aback.


    Could someone really have this much self-discipline?


    If there was one questionable trait about Dion, it was his overwhelming love for car racing!


    At thirty-seven years old, he was in his prime as a male celebrity. Not to mention, he was still in great shape and maintained a youthful, ageless appearance.


    Such looks could easily outshine many younger actors in today’s entertainment industry!


    And what did he do with them?


    He turned around and threw himself into car racing, even achieving moderate sess in the sport.


    Up to thistestpetition, Dion had already won at least three trophies in racing events!


    Seeing Ji Yu’s shifting expressions, Tian couldn’t guess what she was thinking.


    She hesitated, her voice full of tentative probing.


    "Sister Yu... So, should we take this case?"


    "Take it."


    "Alright, I’ll go decline it now."


    After seeing how Ji Yu closed the tablet with an expression of extreme disgust, Tian assumed she had outright refused the case.


    But just as Tian began forming a justification for the rejection, Ji Yu’s words left her stunned.


    "Huh?"


    "Huh, what huh? An eighty-million payday isn’t going to walk to us by itself—go at once!"


    Hearing Ji Yu’s urging, Tian sprang up and ran to respond to Dion’s agency.


    Though preparing for a surgery didn’t differ much regardless of the patient, Dion’s reputation as an ’ageless male god’ meant that his racing ident had drawn significant public attention.


    This made it necessary to finalize many details in advance.


    Tian, who usually got flustered meeting bigwigs and even shrank back in Gu Qixiao’s presence, shed all timidity when it came to professional tasks.


    Having worked closely under Ji Yu for years—following her since graduate school—Tian had grown into a decent stic surgeon herself. Ji Yu, always inclined to nurture her junior, had kept Tian by her side from the beginning.


    After all, before her divorce from Gu Qixiao, Ji Yu had assumed that she’d eventually have to take a backstage role as a major business owner.


    Training Tian was part of her n to let her protégé take charge one day.


    Now, with circumstances having changed, Ji Yu felt she could leave decisions about Tian’s future up to her.


    Unaware that Ji Yu was already nning her career prospects, Tian dashed back to her assistant’s office to contact Dion’s agency as soon as possible.


    The agency had previouslymunicated that once Doctor Ji made her decision, they should be contacted immediately.


    However, what the agency hadn’t mentioned was that Dion wasn’t currently in ordinary condition.


    The racing ident had caused severe injuries—Dion wasn’t even conscious yet.


    Returning to her office, Ji Yu noticed Gu Qixiao sitting there, his expression cold. A moment ago, she’d still had the energy to mock him, but now, with preparations for Dion’s surgery underway, she had no time for such distractions.


    "President Gu, are you waiting here to discuss the next client’s medical case with me?"


    Seeing Gu Qixiao remain unmoved by her words, Ji Yu’s face darkened with irritation.


    "President Gu, didst night ignite a sudden interest in other people’s private affairs?"


    As Ji Yu spoke, her gaze flicked to the spot where she’d kicked him the night before.


    However, to Gu Qixiao, this expression seemed entirely different.


    A face that originally looked indifferent now appeared overly frivolous, further worsening Gu Qixiao’s impression of Ji Yu.


    Standing on the side and oblivious to the subtleties, Assistant Li could only watch as his boss and Doctor Ji exchanged scornful looks. He thought perhaps there was some deep-seated resentment between them.


    After all, why else would someone deliberately forgo such easy money to confront the head of the Gus Group?


    Unable to figure out the underlying conflict, Assistant Li didn’t have time to dwell on it. One sharp re from Ji Yu had Gu Qixiao visibly ufortable.


    Her kick from the previous night had genuinely hurt!


    Without a word, Gu Qixiao got up and left, not even bothering to argue further.


    But as he reached the office door, he realized Assistant Li hadn’t followed. His already stormy expression grew even darker.


    "Assistant Li, are you nning to stay here as Doctor Ji’s personal assistant?"


    "Ah? No, no, of course not!"


    "Then why aren’t you leaving?!"


    Watching Gu Qixiao and Assistant Li leave her office one after the other, Ji Yu resumed gathering materials on Dion.


    Only withprehensive knowledge of the client’s injuries could she ensure optimal wound recovery results.


    Staring at Dion’s untouched pre-ident photo on the screen, Ji Yu couldn’t help but marvel. The ageless male god truly deserved his title.


    His features were delicate, his cheekbones full, and thirty-seven years of life had added neither harshness nor fatigue to his face. Instead, they had lent him the confidence and polish of a mature man.


    The thought of such a face being disfigured in a car ident made Ji Yu’s heart ache slightly.


    Not for anything else—she simply appreciated anything purely natural.


    Even though her surgery would bring repairs, Dion would never again be the ageless male god he once was.


    Still, as long as he survived such a devastating event, everything else would be trivial.


    Online reports about the incident were sparse. Ji Yu skimmed the avable information quickly and formed a general idea about Dion butcked more detailed insights.


    Just as she was grappling with how to proceed, Tian conveniently sent over a batch of documents.


    [Sister Yu, Dion’s agency haspiled the hospital’stest examination report and sent it over.]


    [Dion’s agent, Sister Yan, hopes to meet tomorrow to discuss the n in more detail.]