"I'm already saving your grandfather, and you want to leave? What on earth do you an?" Lin Tang was annoyed now, too. He felt she was being completely unreasonable.
"What I an is, we're over!" Shen Youling shouted angrily. "The news has been broadcast all over the city anyway. Our Shen Family has already severed ties with you, so let's just treat it as true. Since there's nothing between us anymore, what are you still doing here? Get out right now!"
"Fine, fine! I don't want a foolish, ungrateful, and unreasonable wife like you anyway! Just don't you regret this!" Lin Tang sneered, too lazy to humor her any longer, and turned to leave.
He had already written the prescription. If they didn't follow it and Shen Qiushi died, it would be their fault. His conscience was clear.
As he walked away, a look of delight crossed Dong Mingfeng's face. Without Lin Tang as a stumbling block, my daughter might still have a chance to climb the social ladder if she begs the young master of the Mo family.
She imdiately said, "Youling, you don't need to go to that freak Wang Shouzhen. The Mo family is far more powerful than the Wang Family. They're bound to have better dicinal herbs."
Watching Lin Tang's receding figure, Shen Youling felt the last of her strength drain away, leaving her with a sense of regret and bewildernt.
He's been so awful, yet I still feel a tiny bit of reluctance to let him go? I must be losing my mind.
She shook her head, ignoring Dong Mingfeng's suggestion. They had no idea that Mo Zhongyuan was a devil who hated her deeply. Go to him? Isn't that just asking for death?
With the eyesore Lin Tang gone, Shen Jiayue finally agreed to contact Wang Shouzhen.
Compared to the clueless Shen Family, Wang Shouzhen had been living in constant fear ever since he offended Mo Zhongyuan, unable to sleep a wink. He was, of course, on high alert for any news, terrified the Mo family would co knocking on his door. So, when Lin Tang had joined forces with Wei Shanhe to scare off Mo Zhongyuan and Hou Baoshu the day before, he had managed to hear bits and pieces about it, even with Wei Shanhe's gag order.
Damn it, Shen Youling's husband is Chairman Wei's lifesaver! I just can't fathom how a powerful figure like Chairman Wei could be saved by a re country bumpkin. Although the guy provoked that so-called Eunuch's Knot and probably doesn't have long to live, if he begs Chairman Wei to co after , I'll be in deep trouble too, won't I? Wang Shouzhen grumbled to himself.
As for Lin Tang and Wei Shanhe scaring away Mo Zhongyuan and Hou Baoshu, he didn't really believe it. He figured it was just Wei Shanhe giving Lin Tang undue credit. It must have been Wei Shanhe who intervened and persuaded them to back off. Lin Tang? What qualifications does he have to 'intimidate' such big shots?
Regardless, when Shen Jiayue called to ask about the dicinal herbs, Wang Shouzhen, clinging to the idea of spending money to avert disaster, readily agreed to give the Shen Family a batch for free. He didn't even make any inappropriate requests.
"This..." Shen Jiayue was stunned, wondering if she had dialed the wrong number. When had Wang Shouzhen beco so generous and selfless?
Maybe he thinks Youling is already Young Master Mo's woman and is afraid of him settling scores. That's probably why he's so eager to please our Shen Family, she speculated, becoming even more convinced that her sister's best future lay with Mo Zhongyuan.
Soon after, Wang Shouzhen pilfered a cherished dicinal herb from his family's collection and rushed it to the hospital where Shen Qiushi was staying.
"Brother Shouzhen!"
"Second Young Master Wang!"
Shen Xin and the others welcod him warmly. Shen Jiayue was especially provocative, practically draping herself all over him. Lu Zizheng stood by ekly, not minding at all.
"Mr. Wang, thank you so much!" Shen Youling said with sincere gratitude as she took the dicine box. Looking at Wang Shouzhen's ugly face, she found it sowhat more tolerable now. He hadn't even tried to take advantage of the situation, a stark contrast to his previous lecherous deanor. It was truly rare.
With the herbs in hand, there was no ti to delay. Shen Youling was about to brew them.
"Stop! You can't use your own dicine in our hospital!" a doctor, tipped off by a nurse, yelled as he rushed over.
"Are you blind? You dare interfere with us?" Wang Shouzhen shouted angrily.
The doctor was in a terrible position. He didn't dare offend the second young master of the Wang Family, but he couldn't let them brew the dicine either. He could only plead pitifully, stopping just short of getting on his knees.
Shen Youling was not an unreasonable person, so she imdiately decided to take her grandfather ho.
When Shang Yuenong heard about her breakup with Lin Tang, she was surprised at first, but she quickly consoled her. "A man like him was never worthy of you. It's good that you broke it off sooner rather than later. How about this? I'll take a leave of absence and go ho with you."
Shen Youling nodded, touched. "Thank you, I'd appreciate that."
Although Shang Yuenong couldn't cure her grandfather, having a doctor watching over him couldn't hurt.
"We're best friends. Why be so formal?" Shang Yuenong said, patting her hand.
Wang Shouzhen, who hadn't left yet, had an uncertain expression on his face as he overheard them. Since Shen Youling and Lin Tang have broken up, there's no need for to keep trying to please her to get his forgiveness. Maybe I can take back those valuable herbs? Couples fight and make up all the ti. Who knows if they'll get back together? Forget it. It's just one batch of dicine. I'll just write it off as a loss.
Thinking cautiously, he decided not to ntion Lin Tang in front of Shen Youling. Instead, he continued to follow along, waiting to see if the dicine would work.
Once they arrived at the Shen residence, Shen Jiayue was responsible for entertaining Wang Shouzhen, while Shang Yuenong accompanied Shen Youling to brew the dicine. She picked up the herb, not recognizing it but knowing it was extrely precious, worth tens of millions on the market.
Her eyes darted around as an idea ford. Brewing all of it would be a waste. I should quietly set a portion aside.
"Youling, brewing this dicine is a delicate process," she said. "An amateur doing it randomly might cause an adverse effect. Here, I'll call my husband over. He specialized in traditional Chinese dicine, so he'll definitely know how to brew it properly."
Without waiting for a response, she imdiately made a call. "Yao Qian, if you want to forgive you, get over to Shen Youling's house right now! If you don't show up, you're dead!"
They were supposed to be on their honeymoon, but she had stord back ho in a huff because her husband hadn't pampered her enough. As a result, her tone was extrely harsh.
"Ah, but I'm about to go pick up my ntor from the airport..." Yao Qian said hesitantly.
"Is your ntor more important, or am I? Don't you love anymore? Do you really want to end this marriage?" Shang Yuenong snapped.
"Alright, alright, I'll be there right away. Don't work yourself up," Yao Qian quickly conceded.
After the call ended, Shen Youling felt a bit embarrassed. "I'm sorry to trouble him," she said, then added, "Is it really okay to be so fierce with your husband?"
"Pfft," Shang Yuenong said with a proud look. "Let tell you, you can't spoil a husband. You have to order him around and scold him like a dog. That's the only way he'll stay obedient."
"That..." Shen Youling found it hard to agree but didn't know how to say so.
Shang Yuenong, however, grew more enthusiastic and continued to lecture on her "husband-taming" techniques. Shen Youling's head began to ache. She recalled Yao Qian's obsequious compliance at Shang Yuenong's wedding and compared it to the unruly Lin Tang. Could Yuenong be right about being so fierce?
Yao Qian's ntor was none other than the renowned master of traditional dicine, Sun Siwei. It was Sun Siwei who had previously diagnosed Shen Youling with a terminal illness, a secret she had asked him to keep, which was why Shang Yuenong and the others didn't know.
「At the airport.」
Yao Qian's classmates were discussing why their ntor, Sun Siwei, had suddenly co to Jiangbei City. Seeing Yao Qian's distressed expression, they all teased him. After begging for their rcy, he asked them to apologize to their ntor on his behalf. Then he bolted for the Shen residence as if his pants were on fire.
"Tsk, tsk, Old Yao used to be so full of spirit. How did he end up so whipped?"
"At least he got married. We don't even have a chance to be whipped."
"True that..." The bachelors all sighed wistfully.
When the plane landed, Sun Siwei hurried over to et them.
"Teacher, you must be tired from your journey. Why don't you rest at the hotel for a bit?"
"No ti to waste. We're going to find Dr. Ge Shijian imdiately." Sun Siwei waved his hand dismissively and scanned the group. "Why isn't Yao Qian here?"
"Oh, his wife gave him an ultimatum, so he had to leave..."
Hearing this, Sun Siwei looked displeased but said nothing. The complete prescription for the Yuan Supplenting Qi Soup had re-erged. That was the priority. It had to be studied at once.
「anwhile.」
Yao Qian arrived at the Shen residence. The mont he saw the dicinal herb, his eyes widened in excitent. "My God, isn't this Dendrobium nobile? And over a hundred years old! This is incredibly precious!"
Wang Shouzhen looked smug but shook his head. "Is there a need to be so dramatic? It's just an herb. My family has plenty more."
Filthy rich bastard! Yao Qian thought, careful not to say it aloud.
He and Shang Yuenong were perfectly in sync. A single glance was all it took for him to understand her intention. She wants to quietly set aside a portion. Afterward, we could use it or sell it. Either way, it's a huge profit. Ditching my ntor to co here was totally worth it!
Therefore, Yao Qian sweet-talked his way into being the one to personally brew the dicine. When no one was looking, he secretly stashed a piece of the herb.
When the dicinal soup was brought out, the aroma alone was invigorating.
"Truly a treasure worth tens of millions!"
"This is the first ti I've ever slled anything like it. I wonder what it tastes like." Shen Xin and the others swallowed hard.
Shen Youling gazed at the bowl, feeling a little dazed. She couldn't help but feel it was strikingly similar to the bowl of dicine Lin Tang had left for her at the hotel.
I must be imagining things. How could he possibly get his hands on such a precious herb and then give it to without ever ntioning it? They're definitely not the sa thing. I'm just overthinking it.
They were all filled with hope, believing that once Shen Qiushi drank this soup, he would be completely cured. However, what happened next was sothing none of them expected.
Not long after Shen Qiushi finished the soup, he began to howl in agony. At the sa ti, his face turned a deathly green and his fingernails blackened. He sprayed a mouthful of foul-slling blood, and in an instant, his life was hanging by a thread.
It was clearly a case of poisoning.
"How could this happen?"
"Why..."
Shen Youling and the others were completely stunned.
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