After Bella fell silent, Li Se's acupuncture treatment proceeded much more smoothly. The entire process took only about five minutes, but astonishingly, Steven's red spots had all disappeared.
"Oh, my God, this traditional Chinese medicine is truly miraculous," Steven exclaimed.
Li Se said, "Professor Steven, the acupuncture will alleviate your previous discomfort, but if you wish to live here, you must continue to consume honey."
"Understood!" Steven nodded.
"That's not right!" Ji Chun suddenly interjected. "This has absolutely nothing to do with his acupuncture. It's because of my Miraculous Hand Acupuncture that I've recovered. The acupuncture's effect was just slow, and it's only starting to show now!"
"Boy, you calculated the effectiveness of my acupuncture and then claimed you would perform it. I saw your acupuncture just now; it wasn't even proper technique. It's impossible that your acupuncture healed me!"
Ji Chun spoke with conviction, firmly believing his Miraculous Hand Acupuncture was the cause. After all, only five minutes had passed, giving him reason to suspect.
Bella finally couldn't help but speak, "Professor Steven, this is not impossible. Doctor Ji is from Miraculous Hand Hall, and his Miraculous Hand Acupuncture cannot possibly have flaws. The reason it didn't work immediately after the treatment was because it requires time to take effect. This young man merely calculated the timing and then pretended to perform acupuncture, doing nothing at all."
"Miss Bella, one must think carefully before speaking!" Han Minglang was displeased at this point. Bella seemed particularly targeted towards Li Se.
"Mayor Han, you may not know, but my Miraculous Hand Acupuncture does indeed require a bit of time. I am certain that it is because of the Miraculous Hand Acupuncture that I have recovered. Mayor Han, I hope you can uphold justice for me!" Ji Chun stated with absolute certainty.
"Enough!" Steven boomed. "I know perfectly well who cured me. Ji Chun, get out of here immediately!"
"Ah, Professor Steven?" Ji Chun was somewhat stunned.
Steven said furiously, "People like you bring shame to traditional Chinese medicine. When this young miracle doctor performed acupuncture on me just now, I felt a warmth, a comfort. What does your acupuncture have to do with it? Get out! I don't want to see you again from this day forward. And whoever brought this doctor, get out as well!"
The wealthy man and Ji Chun slunk away, having failed to achieve their goal and instead angering Steven completely.
"Young miracle doctor, thank you. Traditional Chinese medicine is truly amazing. Are you involved in any businesses? I can offer my assistance." Steven said enthusiastically.
Li Se smiled. "I've started a cosmetics company, but it hasn't entered Beijing yet."
"A small matter. I will establish a deep cooperation with your cosmetics company!" Steven smiled. He not only controlled financial codes but was also an investor. Cooperating with a cosmetics company was a trivial matter for him.
"Then I thank you, Professor Steven," Li Se said with a slight bow of his head in gratitude.
"It is I who should thank you," Steven replied.
Then, he turned to Bella beside him and said coldly, "Bella, apologize to this young doctor immediately!"
"Professor Steven, why should I apologize to him?" Bella's expression changed. She considered herself proud, being Steven's secretary, and who was Li Se? Even if he had cured Professor Steven, so what? In the end, he was just a doctor, and his status was worlds apart from hers.
"Don't think I don't know what you were doing outside the room. If it weren't for Mayor Han, I'm afraid I wouldn't have met this young doctor, would I?" Steven said with a cold expression.
Bella's face turned unsightly, and she reluctantly said to Li Se, "I'm sorry!"
"Then I cannot accept it. Professor Steven, I would like to remind you that a secretary like this is not worth keeping," Li Se shook his head. He felt that a secretary like Bella would only bring trouble; she was too greedy.
"Bella, did you hear that? You can leave!" Steven said plainly.
"Professor Steven, no... please don't. I will apologize sincerely, don't make me leave..." Bella was truly scared now, her nose running and tears streaming as she pleaded.
"Get out!" Steven remained expressionless. It was just one word. He was known as the Wolf of Wall Street; once he made a decision, it was not easily changed.
Bella collapsed onto the ground, and eventually, Steven's bodyguards carried her out.
Outside, many doctors and wealthy individuals were still waiting. When they saw Bella being thrown out, they were all bewildered. What was going on? The secretary seemed to have been cast aside.
"Excuse me, Mr. Bodyguard, what's going on with Miss Bella?" a wealthy man couldn't help but ask.
The bodyguard glanced at him and said calmly, "She is no longer Professor Steven's secretary!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was greatly astonished. What had happened in that room for Bella to be fired so abruptly?
Another wealthy man couldn't help but say, "Then the one million dollars we paid for the waiting fee..."
"Professor Steven has already recovered and does not require other doctors. Furthermore, this was a fee collected privately by Bella and has nothing to do with Professor Steven!" After saying this, the bodyguard went back into the room.
"Bella, hand over the one million dollars!" The wealthy man immediately turned on Bella.
"You dare speak to me like that?" Bella retorted angrily.
"Heh, earlier you were Professor Steven's secretary, and we couldn't afford to offend you. But now you are not. Hand over the million dollars. Of course, you don't have to return the money; your body would suffice." A stout wealthy man's eyes watered as he looked at Bella. Bella was already beautiful and had a scorching figure. Coupled with her former position as Professor Steven's secretary, she was a figure of authority, naturally stirring desires in some to conquer her.
Bella's face turned pale. Facing these hungry wolves, she could only return the money. In the end, she gained nothing and lost her secretary position entirely, tears of regret falling from her eyes.
About fifteen minutes later, the area outside the room had naturally cleared. Li Se and Han Minglang left the hotel together.
"Doctor Li, if you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask. You can call me anytime. If your cosmetics want to enter Beijing, I can make it happen with a single word." Han Minglang said.
Li Se smiled. "Then I thank Mayor Han in advance. However, with Professor Steven's investment, I believe entering Beijing will be no problem."
He had originally planned for Zhang Aiming and others to enter Beijing later, but now it seemed it had to be sooner.