Chapter 48 (1/2)

Hearing his diagnosis, Liu Xiyao’s eyes flashed with a strange glint. She shot Ling Chen a measuring gaze, pausing for half a beat before finally answering, “How do you know that? Have you studied medicine before?”

Ling Chen declined to answer, merely saying, “Miss Liu, let me give you a word of advice. If you hope to live for a few more years, then you should stop taking that medicine.”

“This is only a herb meant to strengthen the body, what’s wrong with it?”

“Miss Liu, is it convenient for you to show me the prescription?”

Liu Xiyao hesitated for a while, before taking out her phone, searching for a screenshot of the prescription formula and showing it to Ling Chen.

“Is there something wrong with it?”

Ling Chen glanced through the formula. “There’s nothing wrong with the prescription, but there’s an error with the usage of the drug. Someone had increased the dosage of an additional ingredient. This ingredient does not harm the human body on its own. Still, when mixed with the other components, they will slowly accumulate in your body and form toxins, crippling the body’s natural functions. I checked your pulse just now and discovered that you showed symptoms of being slightly poisoned. If you do not stop using the medication and do not undergo treatment immediately, you would at best only have five years left to live.” After delivering one piece of solemn news after another, he then continued, “Just now when you suddenly fainted, that was due to being poisoned.”

Hearing that, Liu Xiyao’s complexion suddenly sank and fury blazed in her eyes.

“Miss Liu, I am not familiar with you, so I definitely have no reason to lie to you. No matter who brewed this medication for you, I advise you to keep your guard up.”

Speaking till this point, Ling Chen lamented inwardly. To think an absolute beauty like her would be the victim of someone’s devious schemes, that person simply had no conscience!

By that time, Liu Xiyao had regained a calm facade.

“I understand, thanks for your reminder.”

With that, she stood up and took out a cheque book from the coffee table beside her bed. She scribbled some numbers on the cheque before passing it to Ling Chen.

“I hope that you can keep this secret and not spread it to others.”

Ling Chen eyed the cheque. It was actually two hundred thousand dollars, definitely not a small amount. He bit his lip, but eventually pushed the check away.

“Miss Su, I have my principles. Don’t worry about me leaking your secret. If there’s nothing else, then I’ll get going then.”

“Wait.”

“Is there anything else?”

“Since you were able to diagnose the problem with my body, then you probably have a way to cure it as well?”

“The problem isn’t too big, as long as you undergo therapy, you can recover within a few months. For this trivial matter, you can find a doctor at the hospital. They can definitely resolve it.”

Liu Xiyao shook her head. “I can’t go to the hospital. If I do, then they definitely will…” She stopped halfway, as though suddenly remembering something and hurriedly closed her mouth. She then changed the topic, “It’s not convenient for me to visit the hospital. You seem quite astute, I don’t have to explain everything so clearly.”

As she said that, she stood in front of Ling Chen, before handing the check over to him again. “This two hundred thousand dollars just take it as a fee for treating my ailment.”

Seeing the sincere plea in Liu Xiyao’s eyes, Ling Chen felt his heart relenting, before subconsciously nodding his head.

“Thank you for helping me.”

Ling Chen was at a loss for words, and the lyrics to a song sprang up in his mind.

Your heart is always too soft, ever too soft… Haiz, what can I do, I can only blame it on the fact that the woman is a beauty. As long as a beauty asked, how could I not relent?

At that moment, the landline telephone in the room rang suddenly.

Liu Xiyao picked up the phone call. Ling Chen did not know what the contents of the call were, but he caught Liu Xiyao discreetly looking at him.