"I'll ask again, will you appear suddenly?" Yu He asked.
Just like the last time she appeared out of nowhere in the snack street.
Hearing her words, Qin Beiting wished he could fly to the Ye family right away. Before he could even say "yes," Bei Ming, who had returned, knocked and entered.
"Brother Ting, Chen Dong sent word that the family head's driver is about to arrive at Shengda Venture Capital," Bei Ming said in a low voice.
Qin Beiting frowned slightly and nodded, understanding.
Qin Yongchao wanted him to return, and since he hadn't, he sent someone to personally escort him back.
"I want to, but I can't leave," he said into the phone.
"Oh..." Yu He replied.
"I have something to do, I have to hang up," Qin Beiting added.
"Mm."
Yu He hung up the phone and lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, feeling empty.
The little piggy seemed to sense her low mood, nudging her face with its snout.
Yu He felt ticklish from its nudging. She raised her hand, held down its little pig head, and stroked it, which was quite stress-relieving.
"Ding!" A message arrived.
Yu He clicked on it and saw a selfie from Qin Beiting.
A perfectly handsome face with deep features, smiling lightly at the screen, exuding a hint of wickedness and allure amidst the coldness. The background was the back seat of a car, appearing to be taken just now.
[If you miss me, look at this a few more times.]
Yu He's lips curved upwards slightly. She pressed and held the image, saving it to her phone.
Then she opened her camera, took a picture of the little piggy, and sent it.
On the other side, in the back seat of the Rolls-Royce.
Qin Beiting saw that Yu He's WeChat avatar, which was set as a desktop shortcut, was marked with a red "2." He opened it.
Yu He: [Your son misses you too.]
Below it was an image. Without even opening it, he could see a magnified pig's nose.
It was clearly taken with the camera pressed against the pig's nose, utterly lacking in composition or aesthetic appeal.
Qin Beiting smiled helplessly.
Heaven was fair. It gave her a perfect face and exquisite medical skills, and at the same time, it gave her hands that were terrible at taking photos. Even though he had taught her with great effort, after a period of not taking pictures, she reverted to her original state.
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Lu Family.
On the third day of stopping medication, Old Madam Lu's knees began to ache, rendering her unable to get out of bed or walk. She could only use a wheelchair. Chunhua watched, heartbroken, and called the family doctor, wanting him to examine her, but Old Madam Lu refused.
On the sixth day of stopping medication, Old Madam Lu's knees swelled significantly, making her unable to move at all. She also developed a fever.
The family doctor stood by the door of her room, but Old Madam Lu still refused to be examined.
She was determined to hold out until the seventh day and then take the medicine Yu He had given her.
The eldest son, Lu Enming, upon hearing that his mother's condition had worsened and she was refusing medical treatment, rushed back to Beishi from the capital.
"What's going on?" Lu Enming asked outside Old Madam Lu's room.
Lu Enhua's family of three, Li Jieying, and Doctor Zhu were all kept in the hallway outside the room. Only Chunhua remained inside to care for her.
"Master, the old madam has been off her medication for six days without authorization. Her leg condition is worsening, but she refuses treatment and medication," Doctor Zhu explained the situation.
He was the Lu family's personal family doctor and had worked for them for over a decade. He understood Old Madam Lu's rheumatoid arthritis very well.
The old madam's medication could not be stopped. If she did, her leg condition would worsen.
A while ago, under Qi Yuanyuan's treatment, Old Madam Lu's legs had shown significant improvement. However, six days ago, she suddenly believed someone's incitement, stopped Qi Yuanyuan's treatment, and unilaterally discontinued her medication.
Once the medication was stopped, the illness retaliated. If this continued, she would lose both her legs, requiring amputation.
"Who told Mom to stop her medication?" Lu Enming asked, his face grim.
He was a few years older than Lu Enhua and was the current head of the Lu family. His aura was more powerful and stern. His grim expression caused the surrounding air pressure to drop.
Lu Chenyu dared not speak, fearing that this matter would implicate Yu He.
But his silence did not mean others would remain quiet.
"It's that girl from the Ye family who was brought back from the mountains."
Li Jieying said, "Enhua even brought her to our house last time, wanting her to treat Mom, but I stopped him. I didn't expect her to still be persistent, treating Mom outside and even instigating her to stop medication.
"Mom is really confused. Not only did she believe that girl's words, but she also wants that girl to enter the Lu family. I don't know who has bewitched her."
"Eldest sister-in-law, what do you mean by that?" Lu Er Furen Lan Manshu said displeasedly.
She was very fond of Yu He. Both she and Lu Enhua hoped Yu He would become their future daughter-in-law.
It was also because she had mentioned the matter of marriage to the old madam that the old madam went out to find Yu He and have contact with her.
She didn't know things would escalate to this point.
But Li Jieying's words clearly aimed to place all the blame on their second branch.
"Exactly what it sounds like," Li Jieying said.
"Eldest sister-in-law, Xiao He is not as bad as you say. She knows medicine!" Lu Enhua said with a dark expression.
"Does she have a physician's license? If she really understood medicine, why would Mom's legs have become like this?" Li Jieying retorted. "Don't forget the pathetic way she ran away when she heard the 'Nameless Divine Doctor' that time you brought her here."
Lu Enhua: "..."
Whether Yu He had a physician's license, he didn't know. But he had personally witnessed her acupuncture, and Yu He's grandmother was a highly respected doctor in the mountains. However, these were things he couldn't easily say.
"Without ability, she still incited Mom to stop medication and drove away the Nameless Divine Doctor. You brought such a girl to Mom. What are your intentions? If something happens to Mom, can you bear the responsibility?" Li Jieying accused them from a moral high ground.
"Grandma isn't without discernment. She stopped the medication naturally because she chose to believe Yu He. Yu He also gave Grandma medicine, which can be taken tomorrow when the seven-day period is up. We'll know if it's effective tomorrow," Lu Chenyu couldn't help but step forward and say.
He would not allow anyone to disparage his goddess.
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened, and Chunhua came out with a worried expression, "It's bad, the old madam has fainted from the pain."
Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts tightened.
Li Jieying finally got her moment and raised her voice, "Even like this, you still want your grandmother to wait until tomorrow?"
Lu Chenyu was caught off guard. His heart was pounding. He believed in Yu He, but this involved his grandmother's life, and he hesitated.
"Enough! Stop arguing," Lu Enming said sternly. "Doctor Zhu, quickly go and examine the old madam."
"Yes," Doctor Zhu responded. Just as he was about to enter Old Madam's room, he was stopped by Lu Chenyu.
"Wait a moment longer. Wait until tomorrow, the seventh day. Grandma can take the medicine then," Lu Chenyu said, blocking the doorway.
He believed that Yu He could definitely cure his grandmother.
"Young Master, the old madam's legs can't wait any longer. If she doesn't receive treatment soon, her legs will be lost, and it could even seriously affect her life," Doctor Zhu persuaded.