Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 965: Chapter 965 Recovery

In the room, He Weng, Yu Feixue, and Zhuo Lin were staring at the check in front of them—one billion!

He Weng handed the check to Zhuo Lin.

Zhuo Lin dumbly looked up at He Weng and pushed the check back.

"This is your money!"

He wasn’t someone who was obsessed with wealth. To Zhuo Lin, a gentleman seeks wealth through rightful means. He would never take something that didn’t belong to him, not even at the cost of starving to death.

At his core, Zhuo Lin was a good person—a just, old-school good person.

He Weng felt a headache coming on.

Now that the money was genuinely in their hands, it had become a hot potato instead.

He definitely hadn’t schemed to extort anyone.

He only wanted to help Zhuo Lin vent his frustrations and clear his name in the process.

Now, look at what happened.

One billion.

This had officially made them enemies with the Zhuo Family.

And serious enemies, at that.

How could one billion not burn in their hands?

When he had spoken to Bai Xiao earlier, he hadn’t dared to mention what they’d done. If Bai Xiao found out that he had acted so recklessly, it’d be a miracle if he didn’t get chewed out completely. noveldrama

Taking someone else’s sister out only to stir up trouble—was this something He Weng would ever do?

Even he couldn’t believe it.

Had his usual calm and rationality gone to the dogs?

"This money belongs to the Zhuo Family. Take it. Consider it compensation for your losses. Anyway, you currently have no way to prove you were framed. You’ll need to survive in the future, and this will help you start something of your own!" He Weng said, refusing to take it either.

Damn, this money really did burn.

Zhuo Lin smiled and said, "No way! This money has nothing to do with me. If it weren’t for the two of you, how could this money have come about?

I may be poor, but I still have my pride. And besides, Brother He, I already heard from Yu Feixue that you need a designer.

It just so happens I’m studying in that field. Why don’t you tell me what kind of design concept you need, and I can draft up some blueprints for you? If you find them satisfactory, I’ll work with you."

After everything that had happened, Zhuo Lin was filled with profound gratitude toward He Weng! He harbored a pure heart eager to repay this benefactor.

In Zhuo Lin’s eyes, He Weng was now his savior.

But He Weng couldn’t even muster a smile.

One billion was still unresolved.

But for now, he decided to set it aside.

When the time comes, there will always be a way forward. After all, they hadn’t scammed or stolen the money.

It was money the Zhuo Family had willingly handed over.

Three days later, Zhuo Lin, He Weng, and Yu Feixue returned to Modu.

Zhuo Lin’s talent truly left He Weng impressed. Who would have thought this young man could so easily translate ideas into blueprints, bringing visions vividly to life? Seeing results that satisfied him, He Weng couldn’t help but develop an appreciation for such talent.

This was exactly the kind of person he’d been looking for.

What was he waiting for?

And so, the three of them returned to the mainland.

The one billion was deposited by He Weng into a Hong Kong Island foreign bank, ensuring both safety and minimal risk.

But this money was not something easily retained. If taken, it would eventually need to be returned.

The Zhuo Family had lost one billion without so much as a protest. How could they maintain face in Hong Kong Island’s business circles in the future?

Anyone with half a brain could tell; what awaited them would be a raging storm.

The Zhuo Family wasn’t faring much better. Zhuo Tang was standing before the Zhuo Family patriarch, being scolded furiously.

Never in his life had Zhuo Tang experienced such a humiliating reprimand. The old man’s scolding had even reached new heights, with an unparalleled level of precision and ferocity.

Zhuo Tang felt incredibly wronged!

He was nearing fifty and still being scolded like a dog by his own father, right in front of his sons and grandsons. The sheer humiliation was unbearable.

When the patriarch’s fury finally subsided a little, Zhuo Tang cautiously spoke up.

"Dad, are we really going to let that one billion just disappear? Should I find a way to get some people to recover it?" He was livid.

One billion!

His heart ached as if it were bleeding.

The patriarch’s cane came crashing down on Zhuo Tang. "How dare you even speak? Have you not been paying attention to recent events? And now you want to stir up more trouble? Let me tell you, this matter is closed for now. As long as the green hills remain, there’s no fear of running out of firewood. This isn’t the right time to seek revenge. The Sun Country is facing an economic downturn, and our investments there have taken a heavy blow. If we don’t focus on stabilizing our foundation, Zhuo Corporation could collapse at any moment.

Don’t cause any trouble for me now! Just do your job properly, or I’ll break your legs. Zhuo Corporation’s stock price must not drop, nor must we incite panic. After the press conference, we at least need to project a positive image to the public. Zhuo Corporation must appear stable and flawless; this will reassure the market instead of causing turbulence.

If we hadn’t paid the money today, our losses wouldn’t just amount to one billion—they’d be even greater."

The patriarch was a shrewd tactician.

No one else could see the crisis Zhuo Corporation faced, not even Zhuo Tang fully understood. But the patriarch, having personally built Zhuo Corporation from the ground up, knew exactly what was at stake.

Besides, though the one billion represented a significant blow to Zhuo Corporation, it was worth it.

He had purchased Zhuo Corporation’s peace.

Sure enough, the next day Zhuo Corporation’s stock price soared.

For an entire week, Zhuo Corporation’s shares consistently ranked among the top performers in the market.

Market perception was clear: Zhuo Corporation was financially robust. A company that could casually give away one billion surely had no financial problems.

Zhuo Corporation began actively expanding investments on multiple fronts.

Unexpectedly, the fallout from this incident brought unexpected benefits, ushering in a period of vibrant growth for Zhuo Corporation.

However, Zhuo Tang never abandoned his desire for revenge. Many years later, he finally found an opportunity during a financial crisis, launching a targeted assault on He Weng’s company. That incident nearly resulted in He Weng’s company going under.

If it hadn’t been for Bai Xiao and Jiang Shaoqing stepping in to counterattack Zhuo Corporation, allowing He Weng to make a stunning comeback, He Weng might have disappeared from the business world forever.

That one billion, in the course of that battle, successfully attracted hundreds of billions in funding. It turned into the critical asset Bai Xiao used to deliver a decisive blow at the crucial moment.

No one could have predicted how perilous it all would become.

But that’s a story for another time.

At the moment, Bai Xiao was performing acupuncture on Mike.

After each session, Mike could clearly feel significant improvement.

The postoperative complications had caused numbness in his limbs, leaving Mike initially in despair.

For a doctor, limb numbness meant he could no longer perform surgeries and, by extension, would have to bid farewell to his career.

Although Bai Xiao reassured him it could be cured, Mike had moments where he seriously considered ending his own life.

But after just three acupuncture sessions, Mike found it unbelievable—his hands and feet had almost fully recovered, with barely any difference from before.

If anything had changed, it was that his fingers had become even more agile.

Smith conducted a thorough examination on him.

Not only were the complications completely resolved,

Bai Xiao’s acupuncture had delivered astonishing results. The tumor showed no signs of recurrence, and Mike was as healthy as any normal person.

The two were profoundly grateful as they left China,

and their evaluation report described China’s integration of traditional Chinese medicine and Western practices with striking accuracy.

As a result, China’s application for international recognition was successful.