Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Mo Shaoyun Comes to the Door_1

In the evening, in a certain residential community in TianDu City, inside a certain villa.

Xiao Nan was sitting on the sofa, her eyes riveted to her laptop screen. As her delicate fingers moved, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"Sister Nan, what are you looking at?" A moment later, Mo Shaoyun, wearing her nightgown, walked out of the bathroom, continuously rubbing her wet hair with a towel.

"What else could make me this upset other than your damned husband?" Xiao Nan turned the laptop around and said, "See it for yourself! But don’t get too upset."

Mo Shaoyun had a bad feeling, suspecting that Zhang Xian might have caused some trouble again.

Turning her head to look at the laptop, she took a closer look at the photo on the screen. Her face dramatically changed, and after taking a closer look, gnashed her teeth angrily and exclaimed: "That disgraceful man, cheating on me with another woman?"

"Haven’t you seen the words next to it?" Xiao Nan pointed to the title next to the image and said, "Mo Shaoyun’s fiancé is having an extramarital affair."

"How...could he do this?" Mo Shaoyun felt as if her world had turned upside down.

As Yanjing’s most beautiful woman and the heiress of the Lin family, numerous men secretly admired her. But due to her status, not many were brave enough to openly confess their feelings to her. What she didn’t expect was that her fiancé was involved with another woman. In the photo, Zhang Xian was hugging a beautiful woman, smiling in a particularly lewd way.

"The fiancé of Yanjing’s most beautiful woman is having an affair, what is happening? Can’t Mo Shaoyun satisfy that Zhang Xian or something?"

"God! What on earth has happened? Mo Shaoyun is being dumped? The goddess is so cheap?"

"The two above, are you stupid or naive? There’s no denying Mo Shaoyun’s beauty, but the fact that Zhang Xian is having an affair is also true. Can’t you look at it from a different perspective?"

"What do you mean, up there? Could you please stop beating around the bush?"

"It’s simple. Despite Mo Shaoyun’s unmatched beauty, there must be something about her that Zhang Xian can’t tolerate. Otherwise, that guy would not have an affair."

"What is that, tell us about it."

"Well, I can’t be sure, you have to use your imagination."

"I know, Mo Shaoyun must be indifferent. There is a rumor that she’s a workaholic."

"No, Mo Shaoyun must be a lesbian. Apart from being Yanjing’s most beautiful woman, Mo Shaoyun is also known as ’Rock woman’."

Xiao Nan moved her slender finger to read through the various comments.

Finding that Mo Shaoyun was looking angrily at the laptop, she quickly shut it down and said, "I picked out the better comments amongst many, you’d better not read the rest."

"Why not?" Mo Shaoyun asked.

"This..." Xiao Nan replied with a bitter smile: "What I just read were the good ones, there are even more vicious comments, I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear it if you read them."

"Ah... Ah..." Suddenly, Mo Shaoyun jumped up from the sofa, screaming as she ran upstairs.

Xiao Nan turned to look at the hysterical Mo Shaoyun, her beautiful eyebrows tightly knitted together. As a prominent figure in Yanjing, even standing at the top of Yanjing’s society, when has Mo Shaoyun ever been treated like this, subjected to such insults and speculation? Even though the business circle in Yanjing is fraught with hidden dangers and unspoken rules, Mo Shaoyun always maintained the demeanor of a strong woman.

This time, Mo Shaoyun was overwhelmed. Public opinion is the most terrifying weapon; once targeted, there’s a high likelihood of falling victim.

"Oh Zhang Xian, Zhang Xian, you really are a competent husband, do you know how tangled your wife’s heart is right now?" After letting out a bitter smile, Xiao Nan got up and went upstairs.

...

Early the next morning, Zhu Qing got up early, prepared breakfast, and then went to work after eating.

Zhu Wen was sitting in the clinic, idly watching television.

"Good morning, Doctor Zhu!"

Suddenly, an old man dressed in a white coat walked in, smiling.

"Eh, Doctor Qi, what brings you to my small clinic so early in the morning?" When Zhu Wen saw him, he responded grumpily.

"Being a fellow practitioner and our clinics are so close, I envy your leisurely life!" Doctor Qi chuckled. "I came today because I need something from you."

"What do you want?" Zhu Wen looked unusually unhappy.

This old man also runs a clinic and has competed fiercely with him for business. However, he had always been disadvantaged and couldn’t compete with him in business at all.

That’s why, early in the morning, that guy came to rub it in, saying he isn’t as leisurely as him. Wasn’t he simply rubbing salt in the wounds? Prideful about his good business, isn’t he?

"I need a few Chinese medicinal herbs." Doctor Qi chuckled.

"Oh, you also need Chinese medicine?" Zhu Wen said irritably: "Didn’t you always say that traditional Chinese medicine has no future?"

"Ah, you misunderstood me. I need the herbs not for treatment, but to help someone cook a nourishing dish, to condition their body." Doctor Qi laughed cheekily: "As for the prospects of traditional Chinese medicine compared to Western medicine, I don’t think I need to say much. Just take a look at my place and then at yours. Doctor Zhu, oh Doctor Zhu, we both run clinics, why is there such a big difference?"

"You... You old thing." Zhu Wen got so angry that he jumped up from his chair.

"Cough, cough... Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, I’m just joking." Doctor Qi let out a cheeky laugh, and said, "Here’s the prescription, hurry up and prepare the medicine."

"I’m not selling." Zhu Wen angrily retorted.

"Oh, come on Doctor Zhu. Why are you so petty?" Doctor Qi voiced his dissatisfaction. "I understand that you are jealous of my superiority and it might sting. But, do you really have to act like this towards me?"

"You..." Zhu Wen was so furious that he was practically seething with anger, but was unable to retort.

"Come on, hurry up with the medicine. I have a lot of patients waiting for me! I especially came to your place." Doctor Qi urged impatiently.

Zhu Wen gritted his teeth, taking his prescription and heading to the medicine cabinet.

This old geezer had quite a few assistants in his clinic, including several nurses. Nevertheless, he insisted on personally coming over, just to humiliate his opponent.

He was deeply irritated by this. But there was nothing he could do about it as the guy’s clinic was indeed more successful.

"Thanks." Doctor Qi took the medicine, paid the money, and walked off smiling. "Doctor Zhu, if you find yourself struggling, come over to my place. I’ll pay you a lofty salary."

"Get lost..." Zhu Wen grumbled in anger.

Doctor Qi shuddered a bit and quickly ran off, looking rather smug.

"Oh, so you’ve been disrespected, eh?" Zhang Xian came in, laughing. "Just wondering, who is that guy? Why’s he so audacious?"

"He runs a clinic as well, it’s just that his business is much better than mine. He always humiliates me with his sarcastic remarks when he visits, it’s simply infuriating." Zhu Wen cursed bitterly.

"Would you like to humiliate him back?" Zhang Xian asked with a chuckle.

"How can I? The clinic is nothing compared to his, it’s not even in the same league!" Zhu Wen shook his head.

"Leave it to me then. It would only take a few days to surpass him. By the time we’re done, he won’t be able to lift his head." Zhang Xian laughed and proceeded towards the medicine cabinet to prepare the medicine.

"What are you doing?" Zhu Wen curiously asked.

"I’m preparing a prescription, aiming to elevate your clinic’s reputation, and at the same time, to amass wealth for myself." Zhang Xian, after gathering the herbs, went back inside. "Remember, don’t let anyone disturb me until I come out."

Zhu Wen was stunned for a second and almost jumped up in joy, hardly containing his excitement. With Zhang Xian willing to step in, his clinic was bound to rise, surpassing Old Man Qi.

Zhang Xian was Master Gui’s apprentice, and certainly possessed considerable skills. Anyone else, Zhu Wen might have sneered at, but Zhang Xian, he had no doubt about.

No wonder Zhang Xian had said that his clinic would soon become famous. This guy had planned to help him rise to fame from the get-go.

"Excuse me, sir, could you please tell me if Zhang Xian is here?" Suddenly, a cold, clear voice echoed.

Zhu Wen looked up and froze on the spot. Secretly musing, what a beauty indeed!

As an old man, he shouldn’t be attracted, his demeanor was unlike the lively young men. However, the woman before him was truly beautiful, that even he as an old man could not resist.

Closer to 170 cm height, a perfect figure with curves at the right places. Her flawless fair complexion, oval-shaped face paired with delicate facial features, she was unspeakably beautiful.

"Sir." Xiao Nan saw the old man also craving for Mo Shaoyun, she almost lost her temper right at the spot.

"Ahem..." Zhu Wen coughed awkwardly, he quickly regained his composure and asked, "Ladies, where are your discomforts?"

"We’re not sick." Xiao Nan scanned the clinic and asked, "Where is Zhang Xian? He should be here, right? Call him out to meet me."

"Why are you looking for him?" Zhu Wen asked.

"You don’t need to know that. Just call him out." Xiao Nan responded, her eyebrows furrowed.

"Sorry, Zhang Xian is busy right now, and I have no idea when he will be free. I can’t disturb him until he comes out." Zhu Wen shook his head.

"Are you doing this on purpose?" Xiao Nan voiced her dissatisfaction.

Zhu Wen shrugged and after indicating that he had no other choice, he ignored Xiao Nan and Mo Shaoyun, and turned to watch the TV.

Xiao Nan and Mo Shaoyun exchanged a glance. They said nothing and chose to sit and wait silently.

Stealing glances at Mo Shaoyun and Xiao Nan, Zhu Wen marveled. Both were stunning like celestial beings, they came looking for Zhang Xian, did they have any special connection with him?

Especially the younger woman, she was breath-takingly beautiful. He felt genuinely alarmed for his granddaughter; such rival was too damn formidable!

Time went by slowly, and around midday, Xiao Nan couldn’t help but stand up and asked, "Sir, are you sure Zhang Xian is really inside, and not outside?"

"Of course, he told me earlier, not to disturb him under any circumstances unless he comes out himself." Zhu Wen nodded.

Mo Shaoyun frowned for a moment, then took Xiao Nan back to her seat and they continued to wait.

After a while, Zhang Xian came out from inside, holding a large paper bag, chuckling to Zhu Wen, "Old man Zhu, here you go, this package will ensure your fame spreads far and wide."

"Uh, someone was looking for you." After taking the bag from him, Zhu Wen nodded towards Xiao Nan and Mo Shaoyun.

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