Ouyang Ge pressed her lips tightly together.
Fang Tao's face was as cold as ice: "Sister-in-law, where did this money come from? Don't tell me you don't know! Now, not a minute can be wasted, tell me now!"
Ouyang Ge sighed:
"Brother, doesn't Fang Yuan hold a clinic once a month?"
Didn't he only register ten patients that day?
Ordinary people can't get those ten numbers.
They could only be bought through the third brother.
Fang Tao's eyes widened: "You actually did this?"
Ouyang Ge waved his hands repeatedly: "No! Big brother! They did it, it has nothing to do with me! I tried to persuade them, but you know Fang Yuan's personality, they just wouldn't listen to me!"
Fang Tao looked at Ouyang Ge's well-made, crisp clothes and her shiny leather shoes, both of which were the latest trendy styles.
He snorted: "So you're going to have some soup too, huh?"
Ouyang Ge lowered her head:
"Big sister, I know all about the things he does outside, even though I married such a man..."
I have to get something out of it, right?
I don't want my children to be without a father.
This is the price I pay for turning a blind eye!
Brother, you have no idea what I'm suffering from.
You are a master beyond the ordinary.
People like us, struggling amidst all the chaos...
Brother, you'd never understand.
Fang Tao waved his hand: "Alright, enough of this. You'll have to bear the consequences of your own actions. You'd better prepare yourself; I doubt you'll get your money back!"
Ouyang Ge hurriedly said, "Brother! Money is none of my concern. I just want the keepsakes my mother left me—a jade bracelet, a dragon and phoenix gold bracelet, a jade necklace, and a pair of jade earrings. I just want these things. I'll pay to get them back."
Fang Tao's expression remained grim after hearing this: "Fine, I understand."
When Fang Tao and Qi Zhao arrived at the Qi family compound, they saw that the gate was locked with a large padlock.
Qi Zhao, carrying a pile of lunch boxes, struggled to pull out his key and unlock the door.
Fang Tao followed him inside, puzzled. "I asked you to lead me to someone, why did you bring me to an empty courtyard?!"
Before she could finish speaking, Xia Tianxiu came out of the room and quietly approached like a cat. She nodded, picked up the lunchbox, and headed to the kitchen.
Fang Tao quickly called out to her, "Hey girl, wait a minute!"
Xia Tianxiu froze, turning around: "Master Fang?"
Fang Tao sighed, "Girl, where is your lover?"
Xia Tianxiu shuddered: "Master Fang, didn't you tell me to stay away from him and not think about him anymore?"
Fang Tao said irritably, "I need to speak with him urgently. Speak quickly! It's a matter of life and death!"
Xia Tianxiu pursed her lips: "I don't know where he went..."
She glanced at Qi Zhao as she spoke, "I... I'm listening to my uncle now and I don't think about him anymore."
Fang Tao glanced at Xia Tianxiu: "Yes, you're better. But I'm not here for a follow-up appointment! I need to speak with your partner urgently! It's very, very urgent!"
Qi Zhao said, "Yue'er really doesn't know. I'm sorry, Yue'er. I didn't know Master Fang was talking about this, otherwise I wouldn't have brought him. Master Fang, I know about Su Yin's matter, but Yue'er really doesn't know. Please come out, and I'll tell you."
Fang Tao had no choice but to follow Qi Zhao out.
Xia Tianxiu was shivering alone in the room, and she even dropped her lunchbox on the floor.
Qi Zhao locked the courtyard gate, pulled Fang Tao a little further away, and asked anxiously, "Master Fang, what exactly happened?"
"Where is Su Yin now?" Fang Tao asked anxiously.
"Su Yin went back to Haicheng!" Qi Zhao said without hesitation. "To be honest, I didn't expect him to be so cold-hearted! I thought that after Yue'er left, he would search for her frantically! Who knew that he would just pack up and go back to Haicheng the very next morning!"
Qi Zhao was still sighing when Fang Tao grabbed him: "How much do you know about Su Yin? Did he suffer a fatal injury before? Like, being so sick that he couldn't get out of bed?"
Qi Zhao nodded: "He did indeed become mentally impaired once, and it was one of your junior apprentices—the one who is now in charge of Xiaomeishan, Lan Yu—who cured him!"
"Oh? Yu'er healed him? Then do you know who injured him?"
Qi Zhao nodded emphatically: "I really do know that."
"Who is it! Tell me quickly!" Fang Tao grabbed him.
"The person who hurt him was his sister."
"What's his sister's name? Where is she now?"
"Her name is Su Ruyi, and she is currently in Beijing."
"Quick! Take me to see her!"
Now?
Yes! Now! Immediately! Right now!
More than an hour later, when Qi Zhao's car stopped in front of the Shanquan Prince's Mansion, Fang Tao was completely stunned: "You, the Su Ruyi you mentioned, she wouldn't... she wouldn't be a doctor, would she?"
Qi Zhao nodded: "Yes, he said his family has been practicing traditional Chinese medicine for generations."
Fang Tao felt everything go black – he was certain this was the girl Fang Yuan had been calling a "little bitch."
This young girl was so ruthless, but Fang Tao felt too embarrassed to go and cause trouble.
Because Fang Yuan made such a terrible mistake this time, he couldn't find any excuse to exonerate his brother!
Fang Tao lingered in front of Su Ruyi's door for a long time, but couldn't muster the courage to knock.
But suddenly, the courtyard gate was opened from the inside!
The consultation schedule of Su Ruyi, Jin Xingqiu, Chu Liang'an, and Song Wenyu is rotated weekly.
This week, Su Ruyi will not be seeing patients in the clinic. She will be mainly responsible for processing some medicinal materials, making some traditional Chinese medicine pills, and other preliminary processing matters.
Therefore, she worked in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy that she had specially set up in the courtyard.
While working, a wisp of divine consciousness faintly lingered outside the courtyard.
In Hankou, she noticed the man who kept lingering at the entrance of her courtyard.
Su Ruyi opened the door and met Fang Tao's gaze.
Fang Tao instantly sensed a familiar aura emanating from Su Ruyi!
His judgment was correct—the aura was exactly the same as that left on Su Yin and Fang Yuan.
Su Ruyi also sized up Fang Tao.
This person looks somewhat familiar.
No, it's not that he looks familiar, but rather that his aura... feels a little bit warm.
Su Ruyi pondered for a moment, then realized that the feeling this person gave her was very similar to that of the Taoist Master Qingfeng, Lan Yu.
She asked with a smile, "Who are you looking for?"
Fang Tao was a little at a loss: "I'll find, I'll find Comrade Su Ruyi."
"Looking for me?" Su Ruyi pointed to herself. "May I ask who you are?"
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