57: Coercing Li Yanran

"I wonder what President Jiang means by that?"

Upon hearing Jiang Che suddenly mention her younger brother, Li Ziming, Li Yanran's premonition of something bad intensified, yet she kept a flowery smile on her face and asked calmly.

"Your younger brother was diagnosed with the extremely rare ALS three years ago and has been receiving treatment at Linjiang City First Peoples Hospital ever since..."

"With current medical standards, curing ALS is simply impossible."

"Therefore, your brother doesn't have many years left to live..."

Jiang Che spoke calmly, narrating the various details about Li Ziming in a leisurely manner, his words merciless.

For the current medical field, ALS is one of the insurmountable problems.

It could be said that once you contract this disease, you just wait to die.

ALS patients generally have three to five years to live; if cared for properly, living for seven or eight years is not out of the question.

As the condition worsens, ALS patients will successively experience symptoms such as limb weakness, inability to walk, impaired speech, and difficulty breathing.

It could be said that apart from the mind remaining clear, they are no better than a vegetative person.

The reason Mu Feng was able to successfully ascend from a simp to a boyfriend was largely related to Li Ziming's sudden onset of the illness.

Because of her special experiences during her three years of high school, Li Yanran felt both physical and psychological disgust toward men, equally loathing every man.

If Mu Feng hadn't suddenly appeared, resolving her urgent need and paying for Li Ziming's medical expenses, it would have been impossible for Mu Feng to ever successfully ascend from a simp.

Although Li Yanran was disgusted by Mu Feng, she was very grateful for his timely intervention, which is why they became boyfriend and girlfriend on the surface.

Even Chen Hao, the philandering divine doctor who came down from the mountain, was helpless when facing Li Ziming, who was already terminally ill. At most, he could only delay the further deterioration of Li Ziming's ALS; he could not completely cure it.

Completely curing Li Ziming was something that only happened after he returned to Baiyun Mountain and obtained the complete version of the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles, taking a full two years of treatment to achieve a complete cure.

For Jiang Che, treating ALS was not a difficult problem.

Possessing God-level Medical Skill, by performing acupuncture on Li Ziming once, using the Nine Needles of Creation to stimulate the hidden, un-triggerable vitality within Li Ziming's body, and supplementing it with the miraculous effects of the Taiyi Divine Needles, he could completely cure Li Ziming's condition.

Seeing the smile on Li Yanran's face come to an abrupt end and her pretty face turn gloomy, Jiang Che acted as if he heard nothing and continued talking to himself.

"Others may have no way to deal with your brother's ALS, but I can cure it completely."

"I can also treat your physical androphobia..."

Jiang Che's tone was extremely calm and composed, as if he were talking about some trivial matter.

Li Yanran suffered from both physical and psychological androphobia.

The Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles could easily treat the physical androphobia, but as for her psychological androphobia?

For that, Li Yanran would have to slowly change on her own; at most, he could only provide guidance.

"So... President Jiang... what exactly do you mean by saying all this?"

Li Yanran took a deep breath, forcing herself to suppress the urge to explode immediately. Her pretty face was cold as frost, and her voice no longer held its previous respect.

Her brother's condition was a problem Li Yanran had always deliberately avoided; seeing Jiang Che expose it directly, it would be a miracle if she were in a good mood.

Li Yanran did not believe a word of Jiang Che's rhetoric.

First of all, Jiang Che was not a medical student, nor did he have a medical license. Moreover, ALS was a medically unsolved problem recognized globally.

Even though she always deliberately avoided it and was unwilling to face it, Li Yanran knew this fact.

Even those top medical experts who were globally renowned and world-famous were helpless against ALS; how could Jiang Che, a college student who had just turned twenty-one, possibly cure it?

Rather than believing that Jiang Che could treat her brother's condition, Li Yanran would rather believe that pigs could climb trees!

Li Yanran had more or less guessed Jiang Che's intentions.

It was nothing more than wanting to use her brother as a Breakthrough point to manipulate her and make her his canary.

Naturally, Li Yanran was ten thousand times unwilling.

She equally loathed every man; Jiang Che's high level of handsomeness had absolutely no effect on her.

Even if Jiang Che's identity was the chairman of the wholly-owned Lingxiao Capital or the First Young Master of Linjiang, she had no interest whatsoever.

Regarding Jiang Che's mysterious background, having accompanied Leng Qingqiu to various business banquets many times, Li Yanran had occasionally heard some things and naturally knew he was far more than just the chairman of Lingxiao Capital.

It was also because she feared Jiang Che's mysterious background that Li Yanran did not dare to lose her temper on the spot.

Otherwise, if any other man had said these things to her, she would have already sprayed him to death with a mouthful of soda!

...

Seeing that Li Yanran's expression had become extremely cold and soul-stirring, Jiang Che maintained a leisurely tone.

"Now, I am giving you two choices..."

"First, become my woman, and I will help treat your androphobia and help treat your brother's ALS..."

"Second, refuse me, and then your brother will disappear forever."

"The choice is in your hands..."

"How you choose the path is up to you, Secretary Li..."

After speaking, Jiang Che picked up his steaming coffee and took a small sip.

As for the woman Li Yanran, Jiang Che never thought about using normal means to pursue or attract her.

Li Yanran suffered from severe androphobia and equally loathed every male. Even when facing Li Ziming, while Li Yanran had no psychological aversion, she would still have a physical reaction.

For such a woman, pursuing and attracting her through normal means was simply unrealistic.

Just like Mu Feng, who simped for seven years; even though he had successfully ascended from a simp, hadn't he still never even held Li Yanran's little hand?

To manipulate this peerless beauty, Li Yanran, one could only use coercion, inducements, and threats—a combination of kindness and severity—to break down her psychological defenses bit by bit.

It wasn't that Jiang Che hadn't thought about using love to reform Li Yanran, but this thought was discarded by him in just an instant.

Using love to reform her wasn't impossible, but the return period was too long. Master Jiang preferred the model of developing feelings over time, which had a short return period and high efficiency.

No feelings?

Simple, once time passes, won't feelings develop?

Get on the bus first, and buy the ticket later.

In any case, he wanted Li Yanran's body, and he wanted her heart too.

After all, Master Jiang had always been this greedy, yet he cherished the fairer sex.

"You..."

"Aren't you afraid that I will tell President Leng about all these things and completely ruin things between the two of you!"

"Aren't you afraid that I will use my phone to record this and call the police to arrest you?"

After listening to Jiang Che's words, Li Yanran's expression turned completely gloomy. She spoke through gritted teeth, her face flushed red, and her delicate body trembling slightly.

Of course, this was because she was angry.

Li Yanran really didn't expect, didn't expect that this guy Jiang Che would propose such an extremely shameless choice. Did she even have a choice?

What a guy with no integrity and no shame!

So, where did all those good reputations about Jiang Che in the outside world come from?

Could it be that no one had ever seen this true face of Jiang Che?