Yang Yi stared at the trash can, his brow furrowed slightly.
“Juntao, you’re from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners.
Come take a look.
Is this a medicinal herb?” Su Changli sneered.
Hong Juntao glanced over and said indifferently, “Uncle Su, these are just a couple of weeds pulled from a park.”
“Aunt Lin, he must have scammed you.
You can find weeds like this all over any park.”
Lin Gengfang wanted to explain on Yang Yi’s behalf, but Su Changli said with a grim face, “Take Nanzhi and Juntao upstairs first!”
Hearing this, Lin Gengfang felt a bit helpless.
This wasn’t the time to argue with her husband.
She gave Yang Yi a look, signaling for him to wait here for a moment.
Then she guided the impassive Su Nanzhi into the elevator to go upstairs.
Su Nanzhi didn’t say another word to Yang Yi.
Su Changli turned to Yang Yi, his face dark.
“Kid, I can give you five hundred thousand.
Stop pestering my wife from now on, or don’t blame me for getting rough!”
“I, Su Changli, may not be a big shot in Nanzhou, but I have my connections!”
“If you dare to keep bothering my family, hoping to use this to live a life free of worries, then don’t blame me for what happens next!”
Yang Yi frowned and reminded him seriously, “Uncle Su, he doesn’t even recognize Life Grass.
I’m afraid he won’t be able to cure Miss Su…”
Su Changli laughed scornfully.
“A moron who couldn’t even get into a third-rate university dares to question Juntao, who comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners?”
“From the looks of it, a good-for-nothing like you probably couldn’t even get into a vocational school.
Get lost!”
Su Changli turned and went upstairs.
Yang Yi’s brow was tightly furrowed.
Life Grass wasn’t some exceedingly rare herb.
‘If this Hong Juntao really comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, he should have at least heard of it, even if he didn’t recognize it.’
A short while later, Lin Gengfang came downstairs with an apologetic look on her face.
“Xiaoyi, did your Uncle Su give you a hard time?”
Yang Yi shook his head.
“Not at all, Aunt Lin…
Aunt Lin, can I go up and watch Miss Su’s treatment?”
Lin Gengfang hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
“Come with me.”
Yang Yi followed her upstairs and arrived at the door to Su Nanzhi’s bedroom.
Inside the room, Su Nanzhi was sitting up in bed, leaning against the headboard.
She had changed into a pair of short pajama bottoms, revealing a pair of long, straight, and shapely legs.
Normally, her legs would have been quite beautiful, but right now, the skin was covered in black and purple patches, looking as if it were about to rot!
Su Changli looked nervous.
Seeing his precious daughter in this state, his heart was heavy.
Hong Juntao wore a grave and serious expression.
He took a syringe from the bag he carried with him and began to prepare a solution.
‘Isn’t he from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners?
Why is he only using Western medical techniques?’
Hong Juntao said, “This is why I asked Uncle Su to send me a sample of Nanzhi’s blood earlier.”
“I know the heads of a few major research labs abroad.
I asked them to analyze the toxins in Nanzhi’s blood and create a targeted antitoxin serum.”
“After this solution is injected, the poison in Nanzhi’s system will be neutralized.”
But Yang Yi suddenly spoke up.
“That serum is useless.
It will only backfire.”
Su Changli instantly blew up.
He whirled around and roared, “What do you know?
Get out!”
“Geng Fang, what did you bring him up here for?
Tell him to get lost!
Or I’ll throw him out myself!”
Su Nanzhi also said calmly, “Mom, just have him leave.
It’s a bit annoying having him here.”
Lin Gengfang quickly grabbed Yang Yi and led him to a guest room next door.
“Xiaoyi,” she said helplessly, “please wait for me here.”
“Aunt Lin, that so-called medical doctor is just a fraud!
His serum will absolutely not cure your daughter!”
In truth, Lin Gengfang wanted to believe Yang Yi.
But one was a Ph.D.
from a foreign medical university, while the other was the son of her best friend, whom she hadn’t seen in years and who hadn’t even finished high school.
No matter how much she wanted to trust Yang Yi, she couldn’t let her daughter take such a risk, could she?
Lin Gengfang forced a smile.
“Xiaoyi, Aunt Lin often feels unwell, too.
Why don’t you take a look at me instead!”
Seeing this, Yang Yi felt helpless.
‘It seems even Aunt Lin doesn’t believe me.’
In Su Nanzhi’s room.
Su Changli said with absolute certainty, “Juntao, don’t pay any attention to that kid.
Uncle Su only trusts you!”
Su Nanzhi also said, “Brother Hong, we’re counting on you.”
Hong Juntao nodded.
“Don’t worry, Nanzhi.
This serum cost me ten million US dollars.
It’s guaranteed to be an instant cure.”
Both father and daughter were visibly moved.
‘Wouldn’t that be the equivalent of sixty or seventy million here?’
Seeing Hong Juntao’s nonchalant expression, Su Changli was even more moved.
Hong Juntao injected the solution, then put away the syringe and told them to wait a few minutes.
Nearly fifteen minutes later, the color of Su Nanzhi’s skin gradually returned to normal.
A look of joy appeared on her face.
“Dad, Mom!
It’s working!” she said excitedly.
Lin Gengfang ran over when she heard her.
The couple’s faces were filled with excitement.
“She’s really better!” Lin Gengfang cried tears of joy.
“Hahaha!
An instant cure, just as you said!
Juntao, thank you so much!”
Su Changli said excitedly, “I knew I didn’t trust the wrong person!
Honey, look at your best friend’s son, daring to question a foreign-trained medical Ph.D.!”
Hearing this, Lin Gengfang could only wear a bitter smile, not knowing what to say.
Su Nanzhi’s complexion also gradually improved.
Her tone was cold and indifferent.
“Mom, give him some money and send him away.”
“Aunt Fang saved your life, and you saved his.
That makes you even, doesn’t it?”
Lin Gengfang stammered, “I…
I’ll think about it…”
Seeing this, Su Nanzhi’s brows furrowed.
‘Mother is far too lenient with Aunt Fang’s son.’
‘Perhaps it’s because she lost him all those years ago, so she feels an even greater debt to him.’
Just as she was about to try and persuade her mother, her expression suddenly changed.
Beads of sweat the size of beans began to roll down her face.
“Dad, Mom…
I…
I feel terrible…” Su Nanzhi said in a trembling voice.
After saying that, her whole body went limp, and she passed out.
“Nanzhi!”
Lin Gengfang was terrified.
She grabbed the utterly bewildered Hong Juntao.
“Juntao, what’s happening?
Why did Nanzhi pass out?”
Hong Juntao had no idea either.
His expression turned ugly as he stammered, “M-maybe her body just isn’t used to the sudden recovery…”
Just then, Su Nanzhi’s body began to twitch lightly, and a trickle of black blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.
At the same time, her legs, which had just returned to their fair complexion, instantly turned as black as ink.
Su Changli panicked.
“Juntao!” he demanded in a mix of shock and anger.
“What is going on?!”