Yun Zijin was wearing sunglasses, so even though she was staring intently at the virtual screen in front of her, no one could tell anything was amiss.

The information on the virtual screen was concise and clear:

[Wang Minli, mother of leukemia patient Shen Tongtong. Her husband died suddenly from a stroke caused by overworking several jobs to cover the exorbitant surgery costs.

Amount owed to hospital: ¥206,471.68

Surgery fee: ¥200,000 (unpaid)]

Reading the information made Yun Zijin’s heart ache.

She pushed her sunglasses up, making sure they were secure, before standing up and walking toward the payment window. Zero One followed closely behind.

"Ms. Wang, you already owe over 200,000 yuan in medical bills."

"Considering your difficult situation, the hospital has been willing to give you some leeway, but this amount is simply too high."

"The shareholders are already asking about it. Please settle your outstanding balance as soon as possible."

"The hospital has also found a volunteer willing to donate bone marrow, but we can’t schedule the surgery until the fee is paid. We hope you can get that money ready soon."

"If this drags on any longer, something could go wrong."

A volunteer might be willing to donate bone marrow today, but they could change their mind tomorrow.

It wasn’t like that hadn’t happened at this hospital before.

"I know, and I’m very grateful for the hospital’s understanding. But I really... I really can’t scrape together that much. Here’s 50,000 yuan I just managed to gather today. I’ll get the rest as soon as I can!"

"Please don’t stop my daughter’s treatment. We have to keep going..."

Wang Minli frantically took out a tightly wrapped cloth bundle from her coat, unwrapped it, and handed the money inside to the payment clerk.

"Wait!"

Yun Zijin’s voice made Wang Minli pause. The clerk inside the booth also looked in Yun Zijin’s direction.

Seeing Yun Zijin completely covered by a mask and sunglasses, both of them were confused.

But when they saw Zero One behind her, neither dared to speak. They even stiffened.

"How much does she owe the hospital? Including the surgery and follow-up treatments, what’s the total?"

Yun Zijin walked up to the payment window, with the expressionless Zero One standing behind her.

"The... the total should be around 500,000 yuan. I don’t know the exact amount..."

"Charge the card."

Yun Zijin slid her Black Gold Card into the window.

"Wh-what?"

The clerk didn’t quite understand what Yun Zijin meant at first.

"I said, charge the card! Charge whatever she needs to pay... Actually, charge a bit more. If there’s any left over, give it to her. Consider it a fund from me for her recovery and nutritional expenses."

Yun Zijin wiggled her outstretched hand, gesturing for the clerk to hurry up.

"You..."

Wang Minli didn’t know what to say. Even though Yun Zijin was completely covered up, she felt as if she were looking at an angel.

"Ma’am, we need to do a facial recognition scan for payments. Could you please take off your mask and sunglasses?"

Seeing how thoroughly Yun Zijin was covered, the clerk’s guard immediately went up.

Yun Zijin was speechless.

’I’m covered up like this precisely so I *won’t* be recognized.’

But it looked like she wouldn’t be able to pay for the woman if she didn’t take off her mask.

Yun Zijin took off her sunglasses and mask. "Is this okay? Hurry and charge the card. Charge extra, so we don’t run short again."

"Yes! One moment, please!"

The moment the clerk saw Yun Zijin’s stunning beauty, he somewhat understood why she had covered herself up so thoroughly.

"Miss, you can put them back on. The facial recognition only needs to be done once."

Yun Zijin was speechless.

’First time I’ve ever been suspected of being a criminal for trying to do a good deed.’

Since Yun Zijin told him to charge extra, the clerk ran the card for 600,000 yuan. Not only did it clear the outstanding debt and cover the surgery fee, but there was also nearly 200,000 yuan left over, which was more than enough for any follow-up costs. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Yun Zijin and Wang Minli moved away from the payment window, making room for the next person in line.

There were others still waiting in line, and every one of them was looking at Yun Zijin with expectant eyes, hoping she would swipe her card and pay their bills just as she had done.

Unfortunately for them, Yun Zijin had no intention of paying for anyone else.

"Thank you so, so much. I... This is the 50,000 yuan I scraped together today. Let me give it to you first!"

"Please give me your contact information. I promise I’ll pay you back as soon as I can!"

Wang Minli truly never imagined she could be so lucky.

By now, Yun Zijin had already put her sunglasses and mask back on.

But being thanked so profusely by Wang Minli was a bit overwhelming for Yun Zijin.

"No, no, don’t worry about it. I’m spending this money for my own sake! I went to a temple yesterday to have my fortune told, and the abbot said I’m about to face a bloody disaster. The only way to break the curse is to do more good deeds."

"So I’m not paying your bills for you, I’m spending money to avert my own disaster!"

"If you pay me back, what happens if I can’t break the curse? You can’t pay me back! If you try, I’ll get angry!"

Yun Zijin, thinking on her feet, had fabricated an excuse. The more she said it, the more solid and convincing the reason sounded.

’Spending money to avoid disaster—what a great excuse!’

"But..."

Now it was Wang Minli’s turn to be conflicted. She felt she couldn’t just accept someone’s charity for nothing. How could she not pay it back!

But from what her benefactor was saying, the money had been spent to avert her own disaster. If she paid it back, what if her benefactor really couldn’t break the curse?

"But... if I don’t pay you back, my conscience will never be clear..."

"Please let me do something for you. Laundry, cooking, I can do it all!"

Pestered by Wang Minli, Yun Zijin finally relented.

"If you really want to repay me, fine. I happen to be looking for a housekeeper, but the job requires strong organizational skills. Can you do that?"

Her bodyguards were all highly skilled, but they were all men. There was too much testosterone in the house. Yun Zijin had been meaning to hire a female housekeeper for a while but just hadn’t gotten around to it.

"I can! You might not know this, but before my daughter got sick, I worked as a live-in housekeeper for wealthy families. Whenever the head housekeeper was away, I was the one who filled in!"

Speaking of her previous job, Wang Minli’s face lit up.

"It’s great that you have experience. Come find me after your daughter has her surgery and has recovered. I’ll save the housekeeper position for you."

Yun Zijin glanced at Zero One, who then took a card from his pocket and handed it to Wang Minli.

"This is my business card. Call me whenever you’re ready to start work."

Yun Zijin had these cards made after attending the Lu Family’s charity auction. The golden card was shiny and conspicuous. If one were ever out of money, they could even melt it down and sell it. It would be worth a little something, right?

"Thank you, Miss Yun!"

Wang Minli had seen Yun Zijin’s name on the card.

"Go on, get back to your daughter. This payment took so long, she must be getting worried."

Yun Zijin had now also scouted the second person who met her requirements.

"Okay! Thank you, Miss Yun! I’ll come to work as soon as I can!"

Yun Zijin waved to Wang Minli, then turned and walked back toward the payment window.

The second person who met the criteria:

[Chen Junsheng, father of Chen Xi, a patient with severe burns over 75% of her body from an accidental fire. His wife divorced him and ran off because of the high cost of their daughter’s treatment. He and his parents are currently shouldering the medical expenses.

Amount currently owed to hospital: ¥75,684.36

Estimated cost for full treatment: ¥250,000]