City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 716 - 717: Upper-Class People [Third Update]

Chapter 716: Chapter 717: Upper-Class People [Third Update]

Old Clyde was one of the five directors of the Toulouse Bank, as well as a senator in the French Senate, and he held the title of a Viscount. Although some French nobility might have purchased their titles, Old Clyde’s was admittedly genuine.

Old Clyde was also a principal religious leader within Count Charley’s circle, serving as one of the members. However, he generally did not reveal his senatorial status.

Upon first glance at Viscount Clyde’s face, Ye Qiu saw that it was similarly pallid, as if bereft of sunlight for an extended period.

Had Ye Qiu not absorbed the knowledge from those Soul Consciousness, he wouldn’t have dared to imagine that such wealthy members of French high society could possess such pallor.

"Count Charley, shall we talk about how you really recovered?"

Old Clyde asked with a joking tone.

Count Charley had been injured, falling into a coma, and then remained in his room for over a month after regaining consciousness. Old Clyde had visited the Earl several times, thinking this old chap wouldn’t make it.

To his surprise, it had not been long before the other man had completely recovered!

Old Clyde could hardly believe it, but after personally receiving a call from Count Charley and an invitation written by the Earl himself, he had made a special trip with his wife and son, young Clyde.

Unexpectedly, the old rascal had truly come back to life!

"Are you not mocking me? Here I am, standing perfectly well before you," said Count Charley.

After a brief chat with Old Clyde, Count Charley turned to Ye Qiu and said, "Doctor Ye, this gentleman is one of France’s wealthy gods. He’s one of the five major directors of Toulouse Bank, holding more than twenty percent of the bank’s shares, a senator in the French Senate, Deputy Speaker of the Senate for the Toulouse region, and he also inherited the title of Viscount from his grandfather."

Count Charley introduced Old Clyde’s identity to Ye Qiu with great formality, emphasizing not just these positions but also because of his role as a core member in the religion.

Ye Qiu listened attentively, understanding that Old Clyde was a real big shot among the French upper class.

He was far more formidable than the two individuals introduced earlier, a fact evident from Clyde’s demeanor, which revealed his high status.

"This is Madame Clyde, also a distinguished philanthropist on France’s Women’s Day," he continued.

Then Count Charley introduced Ye Qiu to the elderly woman standing next to him, who appeared to be about the same age as Old Clyde. Generally, women over the age of twenty-five must begin to take good care of themselves.

Madame Clyde might maintain herself very well on ordinary days, but tonight, her evening gown and the Diamond Necklace around her neck, and the Swiss gold watch on her wrist, hardly concealed her age.

However, her gaze upon people was more gentle, likely related to her line of work.

Lastly, Count Charley introduced Ye Qiu to a French young man in his twenties, presumably Old Clyde’s son, young Mister Clyde.

"This is young Clyde, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde, who is also a regional president in Southern France for Deutsche Bank."

Young Clyde’s status was not as astonishing as that of Old Clyde, but Ye Qiu did not expect that he would be a regional president for a German bank rather than leading his family bank.

This was somewhat different from the children of officials and the wealthy back in his country!

Young Clyde’s eyes seemed gentle, yet also aggressive, perhaps due to his profession and family background.

But he seemed courteous in conduct. Earlier, when he saw Ye Qiu, he did not show any contempt, indicating that he was accustomed to interacting with many people and recognized those who were truly significant.

"This is Doctor Ye from the East, from Huaxia, who saved my life this time!"

Count Charley finally introduced Ye Qiu’s identity to the three individuals.

As for Zhou Wenting, Count Charley did not introduce her.

Clearly, both Viscountess Louise and Zhou Wenting could see that Count Charley placed great importance on Ye Qiu; to them, it might be for reasons beyond just Ye Qiu curing his illness—it could be for other reasons as well.

Ye Qiu merely greeted the elderly Clydes and recognized them, but that was about it. He didn’t engage much in conversation with these upper-class French people, especially since he wasn’t interested in banking and wealth management at the moment.

However, befriending this young Clyde could be a possibility.

As Ye Qiu and young Clyde shook hands and got to know each other, young Clyde took the initiative and said, "Dr. Ye from the East, I hope we can become friends in the future."

Ye Qiu smiled but did not say much in response.

Back in Jinling, that is, in Huaxia, he only had two friends, Li Shen and Zhu Zhiming—let alone in France.

When Count Charley then took Ye Qiu away, old Clyde looked at his son with curiosity and asked, "With that young man dressed like that, why do you want to be friends with him?"

"Dad, I suspect he’s doing it on purpose."

"On purpose?"

Soon, the elderly Clydes were at a loss.

Surely this young man was doing it deliberately, trying to test these upper-class French people to see who was suitable for friendship and who was not?

At that moment, the couple realized that since no one else had been able to cure Count Charley’s illness and Dr. Ye had easily done so, it proved he was indeed different from ordinary people. He didn’t need to ingratiate himself with anyone, and after all, spending a long time in Huaxia meant he was unlikely to stay in France.

After coming to this understanding, the couple felt they might have been somewhat impolite just now, but by then, Ye Qiu had already left with Count Charley to meet the next distinguished guest.

However, the two realized their son was smart for having said what he did just then.

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In the meantime, Ye Qiu had met with over twenty members of the French upper class, mainly from the south of France, although there were some from the north as well.

Perhaps because Count Charley’s focus was mainly in the south, the banquet had more elite guests from that region.

As Count Charley just brought Ye Qiu to another Frenchman, who seemed to be in his thirties but not quite forty, who was wearing a gentleman’s evening suit and stood very tall, about one meter ninety in height. He had the typical French face with a high nose and an indescribable pride showed in his expression.

This pride was both innate and cultivated over time.

"Uncle Charley."

Armand greeted first.

No matter what, Count Charley was much older than him and a relative, too. Armand had been chatting with a lady companion by his side when he saw Count Charley coming over with a casually dressed young man, along with Viscountess Louise and another elegantly dressed Eastern woman, whom he did not recognize.

However, he guessed that the casually dressed young man must be Dr. Ye who had cured Count Charley’s illness.

"Armand, didn’t your father come?"

Count Charley asked.

"Count Charley, I apologize on behalf of my father. He would have loved to be here, but because of the company, he had to fly to the United States this afternoon to review the car production and sales," Armand replied.