Ye Chen originally disliked this old guy, but he kept his word. Since the old guy had knelt and kowtowed three times, Ye Chen would treat him.
Shangguan Mingyue wanted to kowtow to him again, but Ye Chen stopped her, saying that good children don't need to do that. These words made Shangguan Mingyue blush, but Shangguan Haokun was furious. He, as the grandfather, had kowtowed, but his granddaughter didn't? He felt that Ye Chen was deliberately humiliating him!
But Ye Chen didn't really mean that. He simply felt that Shangguan Mingyue was no longer on the same side as Shangguan Haokun, so she didn't need to be punished like that.
Then Ye Chen led Shangguan Haokun into the clinic. Shangguan Mingyue was still supporting him; after all, he was still her grandfather. Shangguan Haokun became much more obedient. Even if he was unhappy inside, he couldn't pretend anymore, or he would really end up like Li Shimin, wandering through the underworld.
Ye Chen treated him in a very unfriendly manner, constantly yelling and shouting, even calling him an old fool. Shangguan Haokun didn't dare utter a word; in order to survive and marry his thirteenth concubine, he endured it!
Of course, he had no choice but to endure it. Putting aside his life and the thirteen concubines, just the Xie family standing by made him feel immense pressure, and he dared not show off.
During Ye Chen's treatment, Elder Zhang, who had been in seclusion, emerged from his cultivation retreat. Seeing his master personally administering acupuncture to heal the patient, he was incredibly excited—this was a live demonstration! Moreover, he discovered that his master was using the Nine Rejuvenating Needles, the first divine needle he had been studying recently, but after dozens of hours, he had only grasped the basics. Now, watching his master teach live, he didn't even blink, like a teenage boy completely mesmerized by an action movie!
Ye Chen concentrated his acupuncture on Shangguan Haokun's back, spreading it out like stars. After only a few minutes, he began to remove the needles. Shangguan Haokun also shuddered; the paleness in his face lessened considerably, and he regained some energy, though he still appeared very weak. After all, he had vomited blood five times in succession, losing at least thirty percent of his blood!
Ye Chen said, "Alright, but you've lost too much blood. You'll need to take some blood-replenishing medicine for a while. I'll prescribe it for you now. Just follow my treatment plan and take it on time."
After speaking, Ye Chen immediately grabbed paper and pen and quickly wrote a prescription on it, including the treatment course, before handing it to Shangguan Mingyue. Shangguan Mingyue accepted the prescription, filled with gratitude. She hadn't expected that despite her and her grandfather's previous conflict, Ye Chen would still disregard past grievances and offer to treat her grandfather. Although her grandfather had earned this through kowtows and prostrations, if Ye Chen were determined not to treat him, her grandfather would have no choice but to die!
Shangguan Mingyue felt once again that she seemed to have truly become a different person...
"Thanks."
Just as Shangguan Mingyue was about to thank Ye Chen, her grandfather suddenly spoke up. She looked at him with surprise, but upon noticing the suppressed emotion in his eyes, she understood. Her grandfather wasn't genuinely thanking her; he was only doing so because the Xie family was there, and because he was afraid of further angering Ye Chen, lest his illness relapse after just being cured. Grandpa, in the end, was still so stubborn, so inhuman!
"No need, but my treatment isn't for nothing."
Ye Chen glared at the old man slightly. Shangguan Mingyue reacted immediately, writing him a check for ten million, but Ye Chen said it wasn't enough, then looked directly at Shangguan Haokun: "Tell me yourself, how much is your life worth?"
Ye Chen did it on purpose. He knew that the old man liked to act superior, so he would not belittle himself. He would take advantage of this to make a good profit off him!
Upon hearing this question, Shangguan Haokun's first reaction was to show off, saying that his life was priceless and that Ye Chen shouldn't ask for money to treat him; instead, he should kowtow to him twice because it was a great honor to be able to treat him! But then he realized that the Xie family was here, and Ye Chen was no ordinary person. He himself had become so arrogant that he couldn't keep up the act any longer. So he decisively had his granddaughter write him a check for 1 billion yuan.
If you're going to pay money, you have to save face. Your life is worth a billion!
Ye Chen was pleased to have received 1 billion yuan from prostitution and readily accepted it. He then told Shangguan Mingyue to take the old man away from his clinic. What a load of bull! He didn't want the old man to stay in his clinic for even a second longer, as it would only make the clinic dirtier. Of course, if it were just Shangguan Mingyue, he wouldn't mind keeping her around a little longer.
He gets angry just looking at this old man! So he just wants him to get lost!
But just as Shangguan Mingyue was about to help her grandfather leave, Shangguan Haokun suddenly stopped. He began to slowly understand something. Although he still resented Ye Chen, he had to admit that this young man was a very capable lad, unparalleled in both medicine and martial arts, and had even befriended the Xiao and Xie families. If he were to oppose him again, it would be absolutely detrimental to the development of the Shangguan family!
The Xiao family wasn't a problem, but the Xie family was a different story. If Master Xie simply informed his brothers, the national-level project the Shangguan family had received would be instantly halted, resulting in losses of at least tens of billions. Furthermore, future development would be incredibly difficult, potentially even leading to the Shangguan family's bankruptcy. After all, businessmen can't fight against officials. No matter how shrewd a businessman is, to make money, they still need to rely on the government, since the national treasury always has the most abundant funds!
Therefore, Shangguan Haokun knew the danger; Ye Chen was someone he couldn't afford to offend! If he were to leave the clinic like this today, the Shangguan family's business would only continue to decline until they were wiped out! He couldn't even dream of marrying a thirteenth concubine; all his previous concubines would have run away by now!
"Grandpa, why aren't you leaving?"
Seeing her grandfather standing there motionless, Shangguan Mingyue frowned and asked, her heart skipping a beat. Could it be that her grandfather was still thinking of going against Ye Chen?
"Ye Chen, it was my ignorance that led me to this. I am so sorry, please forgive me!"
Suddenly, Shangguan Haokun knelt down in front of Ye Chen with a thud, his face showing remorse. In his heart, however, he thought that as long as Ye Chen remained powerful, he would continue to support him. After all, with Ye Chen's current status, he was far more qualified to be a superior person than the Shangguan family!
As for kneeling, he'd already done it, so one more time wouldn't make a difference. Besides, only a few people in the clinic knew about it. In the eyes of the world, Shangguan Haokun was still the undisputed richest man in Guangdong Province, a man of high status, a star admired by all!
Seeing her grandfather suddenly kneel down to apologize to Ye Chen and beg for forgiveness, Shangguan Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought that her grandfather was about to cause trouble again as soon as he recovered from his illness! Fortunately, he didn't, otherwise she felt that the old man might not be able to return to Yuezhou.
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing the old man's expression...
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