Chapter 513: Willing or unwilling? (2/2)

Soon enough, Long Feiye and Han Yunxi arrived as well. But they didn’t appear in public, choosing to sit and wait in the rear flower gardens instead. Yet Gu Qi Sha still hadn’t shown up by the time noon hit.

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“Is Gu Qi Sha inside the pharmacy?”

“His Highness Duke of Qin and esteemed wangfei should be inside there instead. Give us an answer, won’t you? Don’t let everyone wait in vain!”

“Is Gu Qi Sha coming or not? Will he really not show up?”

Amidst the questions, there were also those ridiculing Pill Fiend.

“Gu Qi Sha, get out! You’re afraid of a little girl like this? What a coward!”

“Your Excellency Pill Fiend, that girl’s been standing around, waiting for you for half the day. Even if you look down on her, you should at least show your face.”

Some others seized the chance to make trouble.

“This is all a trick, isn’t it? If he doesn’t show up, I’ll never come to buy medicine from Pill Fiend Pharmacy again!”

“What’s the big deal? She’s really treating herself as all that, isn’t she?”

“Heheh, I think they’re just trying to hype things up! Look at all the pains they’ve taken!”

Naturally, neither Long Feiye nor Han Yunxi paid any attention to these things, but soon enough Baili Mingxiang arrived with an update. “Your Highness, esteemed wangfei, the head of Medicine City’s Medical Materials Association has arrived.”

She’d just finished speaking when Su Xiaoyu came to report, “Your Highness, esteemed wangfei, the Council of Elders from Medical City have sent a few disciples here to seek an audience.”

Soon enough, Chu Xifeng hurried over as well. “Your Highness, that Ouyang Ningnuo fellow’s shown up too! He’s sitting right inside the shop!”

Long Feiye drew his lips into a cold smile and didn’t speak, while Han Yunxi only impatiently waved a hand. “If they’re not here to fill out a prescription, they can do as they like.”

As one of the pharmacy owners, Han Yunxi should have invited important members of the medical community to preside over such an important challenge as judges and referees, then invite a few more to be distinguished guests to watch the challenge. Whatever happened in the end, she would’ve gotten a chance to meet multiple major players in the business. But Han Yunxi had been doing nothing beyond vacationing with Long Feiye for the past few days, so the thought had never occurred to her.

Now all of the important figures had come right to her door, yet she still refused to see them!

Fine, she wasn’t in the best of moods right now.

Gu Qishao, are you coming or not?!

They ended up waiting for an entire afternoon. Still, Pill Fiend Pharmacy didn’t make any official statements, nor did Gu Qishao show up. The restless crowd gradually quieted down; meanwhile, more people rushed to the scene to add to their ranks.

After all, it was still daylight.

After all, Mu Linger was still standing in front of the door, not making a peep.

As the sun sank below the horizon, Han Yunxi stared at the rosy clouds in the sky as her expression grew solemn. Gu Qishao, do you have the guts to come, or not? Even she wasn’t sure of the answer. Gu Qishao had a free, easy, and unruly personality, so why would he care what the world thought? Would he be goaded into action so easily? As long as he was happy, he’d do whatever he wanted even if the whole world despised and condemned him. And if he was unhappy, he’d look down on the whole world in turn.

Han Yunxi had laid a trap with the silly Mu Linger just so Gu Qishao would have an excuse to come back to Pill Fiend Pharmacy. In the past, I couldn’t even chase you away when I wanted. Do you dare to come back now? Are you willing to face your debts in person and take control of Pill Fiend Pharmacy?

Long Feiye saw Han Yunxi’s slightly disappointed expression and laughed coldly. “Even if your lordship has the heart to acknowledge his lifesaving debt, he still needs to have the courage to show up first!”

Han Yunxi remembered Long Feiye’s earliest attitude towards Gu Qishao, but she was certain that he wouldn’t want to owe Gu Qishao any debts. That’s why this was a chance for everyone to wipe their accounts clean.

But he still hadn’t come!

Long Feiye had already sent out his men in secret to search for Gu Qishao, but they hadn’t found any sign of him. He would repay the man for his rescue of Han Yunxi, but they still had grievances between themselves to clear out!

But it’s a pity he doesn’t have the guts to come!

As the sun set and the skies grew dim, time…was running out.

Gu Qishao, where…are you?