"It’s all your fault, serving that tea!" the mother snapped as soon as she saw her daughter was unwell, directing her anger at Su Xuan and Wang Xuehan. "Tea is cooling by nature, and my daughter already has a cold constitution. Now you’ve just piled cold on top of cold. You’ve really done it now!" "Mom, why are you blaming them?" The beautiful young woman in the Hanfu wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and looked up at her mother. "You know perfectly well what caused my illness, don’t you?" Her condition wasn’t acquired; it was congenital. When her mother had been pregnant with her, she had not only smoked and drank but had even gone skiing. As a result, she was born with a susceptibility to cold that no major hospital, Chinese or foreign, had been able to cure. "Now, now, daughter, just bear with it," the mother said with a hollow laugh, waving a hand toward the door. "I’ll have your Uncle Dai come over right away. Bring Old Dai in!" "Yes, ma’am!" one of the two bodyguards at the door responded, immediately walking over to the Rolls-Royce parked nearby and summoning an old man from inside. The old man was dressed in a traditional cross-collared gown and had a wispy, two-pronged mustache, giving him an air of inscrutable wisdom. "Madam, please don’t worry," the old man said as he entered the bookstore. "I will administer acupuncture to the young miss immediately." He then took out several silver needles and deftly inserted them into various acupoints on the young woman. Not only did the mother and daughter have bodyguards and a luxury car, but they also had a traditional physician on call who practiced acupuncture. Quite the entourage! Su Xuan watched in amazement. After the acupuncture, the young woman found a nearby seat to sit down and recover her energy. "Young Miss, you should take this medicine as well," the old physician said, producing a small bottle. He tipped out three or four pills and offered them to her. "With silver needles and the proper medicine, you’ll feel better in no time." When Su Xuan saw the bottle, his expression grew strange. The label clearly read: Jinyang Reinforcing Kidney Pills! Isn’t that the medicine from my competitor? That product cost my net worth ten billion! But thankfully, I’ve already helped Rafael Pharmaceuticals develop the more potent Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill! Now, we’re just waiting for it to hit the market and rejuvenate their stock price. Moreover, if the Jinyang Reinforcing Kidney Pills are effective for her condition, then the Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill will be even more so! This update ıs available on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁 "I’m not taking it. It’s too bitter, and the effects don’t last long anyway," the young woman said, shaking her head at the dark little pills. "Come on, be a good girl," the mother coaxed. "This is the only medicine that helps right now. It can expel the cold from your body. Just take it, and then we can go play somewhere else. We won’t stay in this wretched bookstore." "I’m not taking it," the young woman said firmly, turning her head away without even glancing at the pills. "And Mom, could you please stop badmouthing the bookstore? This is the best one I’ve ever seen!" The scene descended into a stalemate. The old physician stood there holding the pills, unwilling to lower his hand; the mother kept trying to persuade her daughter; and the two bodyguards continued to block the entrance, preventing any other customers from entering. Su Xuan couldn’t help but frown. He sidled up to Wang Xuehan and asked mysteriously, "Senior Sister, what do you think? Could I cure her?" Wang Xuehan blinked her lovely eyes. "You’re the boss of Kangnai, so you probably could, right?" Su Xuan shook his head. "I don’t mean as the boss of Kangnai. I mean just me." Wang Xuehan asked in surprise, "You know how to treat illnesses?" "I might not be able to help everyone," Su Xuan replied, "but for this girl’s condition, I’m confident." "Then please help her quickly," Wang Xuehan urged. "She looks like she’s in so much pain, and if they keep staying here, we won’t be able to do any business." Su Xuan nodded decisively. He then took a pill from his pocket—the Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill. Zhang Shengrong from the R&D team at Rafael Pharmaceuticals had insisted on giving it to him the previous night as he was leaving, telling him to try it sometime. Su Xuan walked over to the beautiful young woman. "Ahem," he cleared his throat, holding out the pill. "Young lady, I happen to have a medicine here as well. It’s called the Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill. It’s made from pure herbs, with no toxins or side effects, and its efficacy is far superior to the Jinyang Reinforcing Kidney Pills. Would you like to try it?" He didn’t dis girl at all. Her moral compass was clearly better than her mother’s, and she had consistently defended his bookstore. The young woman’s eyes lit up the moment she saw the pill in Su Xuan’s hand. It was brown, catching the light beautifully, and it emitted a pleasant medicinal aroma. Just one sniff seemed to invigorate her spirits. "Thank you, brother!" she said, reaching for the pill. "Daughter, do you even know what that is? You can’t just take it!" her mother interjected, pressing down on the girl’s hand. "This medicine doesn’t even have a proper bottle! Who knows where he got it from? How could it possibly be more effective than the Jinyang Reinforcing Kidney Pills? What if you get sick from it?" The old physician chimed in, "Indeed! This could be some snake oil cooked up by a charlatan. It’s just a scam. Young Miss, you mustn’t take it!" The mother turned on Su Xuan. "You’re a bookstore owner, so what are you doing peddling medicine? Get that worthless pill out of my sight and stop embarrassing yourself. Do you have any idea who we are?" Su Xuan frowned. "And who might that be?" The mother lifted her chin, her face pale but her voice dripping with arrogance. "My family owns Bai Wei Pharmaceuticals. We also produce the Jinyang Reinforcing Kidney Pills. Since its launch, it’s been a market sensation, crushing our competition. We even caused the stock value of Rafael Pharmaceuticals to evaporate by fifty billion! And you’re telling me your trashy little pill is better? What a joke!" The old physician added smugly, "I developed the Jinyang Reinforcing Kidney Pills specifically for the young miss’s symptoms. It was only after seeing its excellent effects on her that we released it to benefit the public. There is simply no medicine on the market with better efficacy. Heh." "Oh..." Su Xuan’s lips parted. "What a coincidence. I happen to be the owner of Rafael Pharmaceuticals. Funny, I don’t seem to recall our stock value evaporating by fifty billion." The young woman’s mother was stunned. Did I really just try to flex on the owner of Rafael Pharmaceuticals? Even with a drop in stock, Rafael Pharmaceuticals is still worth three or four times more than my Bai Wei Pharmaceuticals! She scrutinized Su Xuan, her eyes narrowing. He was dressed in a custom Karada suit and radiated a remarkable aura. The air of authority he carried was not something an ordinary person could possess. Perhaps he really is the owner of Rafael Pharmaceuticals! Wang Xuehan was also stunned. Su Xuan was the owner of Rafael Pharmaceuticals? Why had he never mentioned it? Then again, it was just like him. Su Xuan was an incredibly low-key person and never flaunted his status unless absolutely necessary. Wang Xuehan, who rarely got involved in disputes, took a deep breath. She walked to Su Xuan’s side, took the Dragon and Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill from his hand, and announced, "I haven’t been resting well lately and have been feeling a bit damp and cold myself. I’ll know if this medicine is any good the moment I try it." With that, she swallowed the pill.