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nSince she had promised Qiao Yanjue that she would treat him, Xia Xibei certainly wouldn’t be lackadaisical about her work.

nShe worked rather fast, in fact. After taking his pulse, she grabbed a pen and scribbled the prescription, her handwriting lively and unbridled, looking very regal.

n“These are to be taken orally, and these are to be applied topically. Follow this for two days, three times a day after meals. I’ll be coming over again three days from now.”

nIn just half an hour, Xia Xibei was ready to leave with Song Jiaren.

n“Don’t you want to stay for dinner?” Huo Zijun asked, trying to persuade her to stay.

n“It’s fine. We’ll go back and have our dinner,” Xia Xibei turned down the invitation with a shake of her head.

nQiao Yanjue watched from the side but remained silent.

nSong Jiaren was rather reluctant to leave.

nBoth men were extremely attractive and very pleasant to admire!

n“Don’t you want to become a beauty?”

nXia Xibei’s words made her change her mind right away.

nShe was right! All attractive men belonged to others, so she should definitely put herself first!

nHence, she obediently followed behind Xia Xibei, leaving the store.

nAs he watched the two girls leave, Huo Zijun raised his brows at Qiao Yanjue.

n“What now, you like the little girl?”

nQiao Yanjue rolled his eyes and handed the prescription for him to inspect. “What do you think?”

nHuo Zijun looked over the prescription. After some careful contemplation, a solemn look came over his face.

n“It fits the condition, and it’s even better than mine.”

nSome of the herbs were rather heavy in proportion, which he found inappropriate at first.

nWhen all the herbs were used in conjunction, however, the effects were balanced out.

n“Where on earth did she acquire this expertise?” Huo Zijun wondered, extremely curious.

nShe was clearly just a young girl, but she was even more proficient than him when it came to traditional medicine.

nHe came from a family background filled with traditional medicine and had started learning about herbs before he had even learnt to read. But how did Xia Xibei do it?

n“That’s her business. Why do you want to know?” Qiao Yanjue questioned, shooting him a glance. “Go and cook the herbs.”

nAlthough he wanted to stick around, he wouldn’t meddle with his own health.

nHuo Zijun rolled his eyes in annoyance. This guy was really great at burning bridges after crossing them! He was just unlucky to have fallen into his trap.

nMeanwhile, Xia Xibei and Song Jiaren had returned home.

nUpon their return, they heard a knock on the door again, which turned out to be the same two boys who had delivered food to them the day before.

nXia Xibei’s expression stiffened for a second when she saw them, but she still let them inside.

nIt was still the same portions, but the dishes had changed.

nAfter the two boys left, Song Jiaren asked in awe and surprise, “Are all the people with the surname Qiao so kind-hearted nowadays?”

nXia Xibei’s lips twitched, but she did not carry on with the subject.

n“Alright, we’ll begin after dinner.”

nSince it was delivered to them already, they shouldn’t waste it.

nAfter the meal and the herbal bath, the driver came to fetch Song Jiaren back home.

nAfter seeing Song Jiaren off, Xia Xibei tidied up her house and fumbled to get her phone out.

nAfter opening Weibo, she saw the little red dot that indicated that she had notifications.

nShe opened it and saw that it was a private message sent by an official account titled “Million Dollar Wisdom and Courage.”

nThere was a link attached to the message. Once opened, one could start answering the questions.

nIt left Xia Xibei baffled for a moment.

n“Million Dollar Wisdom and Courage” was an intellectual-type variety show in which candidates had to beat levels.

nThe questions in it encompassed everything from the skies to the oceans, from astronomy to geography. There was nothing the programme crew couldn’t come up with, including things that you had never heard of.

nMost importantly, the final reward was ten million yuan! Even after deducting taxes, the remaining sum was astonishing.

nOf course, one had to win various challenges and beat numerous levels to earn the ten million yuan.

nDuring the earlier stages of the programme, candidates were selected from the Internet. When it progressed to the final stages, the show would be aired live.

nBack then, this show was very popular!

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