Old Lady Wang, who had been sitting on the sofa smiling and holding Qin Ge’s hand, suddenly looked a little awkward after hearing Jiang Yingxue’s explanation. She glanced at Qin Ge beside her, and her expression grew unnatural.
Jiang Yingxue’s heart skipped a beat.
She wanted to slap herself.
It was over!
That excuse had been way too far-fetched.
She had just said Qin Ge was out negotiating a deal, and the next second, he appeared right next to her grandmother.
It was a complete slap in the face.
And her grandmother was incredibly sharp—she definitely figured something out.
Jiang Yingxue glared at Qin Ge on the sofa, clenching her fists in frustration.
It was all Qin Ge’s fault!
That jerk had done it on purpose!
Ignoring her messages, making no plans with her, then showing up like this just to watch her embarrass herself in front of her grandmother!
Old Lady Wang frowned and snapped at Jiang Yingxue, “What’s going on here?”
Qin Ge held the old lady’s hand and said with a warm smile, “Grandma, isn’t it obvious? We wanted to give you a surprise, but Xiao Xue drove slowly, so I got here first. I couldn’t resist coming in to see you, and well… this is how it turned out.”
The old lady turned to Qin Ge with a loving smile, “Really?”
Qin Ge nodded seriously, “Of course. It’s been thirty-one days, nine hours, twenty-eight minutes, and… eight seconds since I last saw you, Grandma.”
Old Lady Wang was tickled by his words and burst out laughing. She patted his hand, her eyes full of affection, “My Qin Ge always knows how to sweet-talk. You’re not lying to Grandma, are you?”
Qin Ge shook his head, “Of course not!”
As she stared at Qin Ge’s face, the old lady muttered in suspicion, “Why does it feel like you’ve become even more handsome than before?”
Qin Ge nearly laughed.
How charming was he before?
Ever since he took the Beauty Pill and Temperament Pill, his appearance and aura had maxed out.
Of course he looked better than before.
His looks were more impressive than even his physique.
Hearing that, Jiang Yingxue also gave Qin Ge a once-over.
It really felt like she was seeing him for the first time.
Better looking, more pleasant to the eye.
Practically flawless.
If she had to describe it, “unparalleled handsomeness” would be spot-on.
Qin Ge gently held Old Lady Wang’s wrinkled hand, “Grandma, you’ve gotten more beautiful too.”
He always said the right things at the right time.
Back on Earth, he had this kind of social skill down pat.
And now, in front of a grandma who adored him, how could he not say it better?
The old lady tapped his hand, “Nonsense, I’m old. Look at all these wrinkles.”
Qin Ge shook his head, “Beauty lies in the bones, not the skin! Grandma, your bone structure is nearly perfect. Xiao Xue’s beauty came from you—otherwise, how would she be the number one beauty in Yunhai City? If you were a few decades younger, the title of Yunhai City’s top beauty would’ve gone to you instead!”
Jiang Yingxue quickly sat beside her grandmother, hugging her tightly and pouting, “Grandma is gorgeous. You looked just as good as me in your old photos!”
The old lady pretended to be angry and snorted, “So I was just a little bit worse than you when I was young?”
Jiang Yingxue made a pinching gesture with her fingers, “Just a tiny bit!”
“You little show-off!” The old lady poked Jiang Yingxue’s smooth forehead, then her eyes dimmed with a hint of sorrow, “That temper of yours… only Qin Ge can tolerate it.”
She glared at Jiang Yingxue, “If I find out you’re bullying Qin Ge, I’ll smack you!”
Qin Ge flexed his biceps and joked, “Grandma, look at these muscles. Xiao Xue bullying me? One punch and I’ll knock the crap out of her!”
Even the old lady was momentarily speechless.
She glanced at her thin granddaughter and couldn’t help but laugh.
Shaking her head, she grabbed both of their hands and placed them together.
Jiang Yingxue instinctively tried to pull away.
Even though she and Qin Ge were technically a couple, they hadn’t had any physical contact like this.
She wasn’t used to it.
But in front of her grandmother, she didn’t dare pull her hand back, so she sat there blushing, silently enduring it.
The old lady turned to Qin Ge, her tone gentle and sincere, “Child, Xiao Xue has a bad temper, but she’s not a bad person.”
“I wouldn’t trust her with anyone else but you.”
Her clouded eyes grew moist as she looked at Qin Ge, “Promise Grandma, when I’m gone one day, never let Xiao Xue suffer. If she bullies you, scold her, even hit her—but don’t abandon her. I’m afraid once I’m gone, there will be no one left who truly cares for her.” This chapter was copied from novelping(.)com without permission.
Jiang Yingxue held her grandmother tightly, choking up, “Grandma, don’t say things like that. You’re not going to die! You’ll live a long life!”
The old lady counted on her fingers, “I can still live another twelve years.”
Jiang Yingxue shook her head, “No, you’ll live to 120, even 200!”
She didn’t care.
She just couldn’t accept losing her grandmother.
The old lady chuckled at herself, “Wouldn’t that make me a thousand-year-old tortoise?”
Qin Ge added casually, “Or a ten-thousand-year-old turtle.”
Jiang Yingxue looked up and snapped at him, “You’re the turtle!”
“You little—!” The old lady raised her hand as if to hit Jiang Yingxue. “What’s wrong with turtles? If Grandma is a turtle, I can live 10,000 years!”
“And here you are, bullying Qin Ge while I’m still alive. You trying to make me die of anger?”
She grabbed Jiang Yingxue’s hand and gave it several hard slaps on the back.
Unfortunately, her motions were too intense.
She immediately started panting heavily.
Her breathing grew more and more labored.
In less than thirty seconds, her entire body began trembling violently.
“Medicine! Medicine!” Jiang Yingxue pointed at her grandmother’s handbag and cried out.
Qin Ge held back a comment and quickly dug through the bag, pulling out a bunch of capsules. He looked at Jiang Yingxue with a frown, “When was the last dose taken?”
“Two and a half hours ago,” she answered immediately.
Qin Ge shook his head, “This medicine puts too much strain on the heart. It can’t be taken again in such a short time—it could be dangerous.”
Jiang Yingxue suddenly remembered what the doctor had said. Her eyes turned red, “Then what do we do? Right, call an ambulance! Call one now!”
Qin Ge raised a hand to stop her, “An ambulance will take at least half an hour to get here. That’s too late.”
He scooped up the trembling old lady in his arms and headed straight to Jiang Yingxue’s bedroom.
After gently laying her down, he placed his fingers on her acupoints and began performing smooth, practiced massage techniques.
From a Western medicine standpoint, her symptoms were palpitations and a spike in blood pressure, triggering complications.
But from a traditional Chinese medicine view—it was blocked Qi.
All she needed was someone skilled to get it flowing again.
Luckily, after acquiring the medical technique Healing Hands, Qin Ge had full command of traditional Chinese methods. Compared to the most renowned experts in the field, he was in no way inferior!