Chapter 11 Grandfather's Medical Book

• Afterwards, Ye Manxi became even more confident in curing Huo Miao. He was already showing a response to light stimulation, which was a promising start.
• She believed that after three treatment courses, Huo Miao's vision would be completely restored.
• Each treatment course required a change in medicine, and there was a specific medicine that could only be found in Ye Manxi's grandfather's medical clinic. So she went there to obtain it.
• It had been a long time since her last visit. Previously, her grandfather's clinic had been thriving, with many patients coming due to its reputation. Every day, there would be long queues waiting for her grandfather's treatment.
• Her grandmother was also a skilled pharmacist, and the two of them worked together seamlessly. Some people even jokingly said they were the Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü of the medical field.
• But now, the clinic was desolate and empty. The huge camphor tree in the center of the courtyard had withered, its leaves falling off, and its twisted branches reaching towards the sky like thin, withered arms.
• Ye Manxi still remembered planting this tree with her grandfather when she was very young. Every day, she would use a small spray bottle to water the tree.
• The small tree grew into a big tree and bore small black fruits that made a crisp sound when stepped on.
• Ye Manxi hugged the big tree and pressed her face against it, feeling the rough bark against her face.
• A surprised voice came from behind her, "Manxi, what are you doing here?"
• Ye Manxi turned around and saw her father, Ye Zemin, standing behind her.
• He rarely visited the clinic, so she didn't expect to run into him.
• Ye Manxi let go of the tree trunk and walked past her father.
• She went into the prescription area to get the medicine. One of the ingredients in the medicine she prepared for Huo Miao was centipede, which many pharmacies didn't have.
• Ye Zemin stood outside the counter, watching his daughter get the medicine. Although he knew she couldn't answer, he still chatted with her casually, "Are you feeling unwell? Why are you getting medicine? By the way, how is it living with Huo Miao? Although his condition isn't great right now, at least a skinny camel is better than a horse. I'm your father, I won't harm you..."
• Ye Zemin rambled on, and Ye Manxi finished getting the medicine.
• She packed the medicine and walked out of the counter, about to pass by Ye Zemin, when he grabbed her wrist, "Manxi, there's something Dad wants to ask you."
• She stopped and looked at Ye Zemin.
• "It's like this, my father has a business partner, and his wife has a chronic illness that is difficult to cure. I remember your grandfather had a medical book, which seems to have some records. Is it in your..."
• Ye Manxi didn't wait for Ye Zemin to finish speaking and broke free from his hand, walking out of the pharmacy.
• As long as Ye Zemin was kind to her, he must be looking for her grandfather's medical book.
• Even if he obtained her grandfather's medical book, could he really treat people when he had turned the clinic into this state?
• Surprisingly, Ye Zemin didn't get angry and followed her outside the door, saying, "Manxi, let me take you home!"
• Originally, Ye Manxi wanted to refuse, but she thought that taking a taxi would be quite far, and she wanted to save some money to buy supplements for Huo Miao, so she got into Ye Zemin's car.
• With a driver behind the wheel, Ye Zemin sat next to Ye Manxi.
• His hand naturally rested on the back of Ye Manxi's hand, but she quickly withdrew her hand and hid it in her pocket.
• Ye Zemin's lips twitched slightly, forcing a smile and saying, "Your grandfather's clinic hasn't been doing well lately. There are a few patients who came here with high expectations. We can't let them leave disappointed, don't you think so?"
• Ye Manxi looked at her father's smiling eyes and shifted her gaze out the window.
• Ye Zemin continued to persuade her incessantly in her ear.
• She understood in her heart that Ye Zemin wanted to find her grandfather's medical book, and that book must contain a secret, rather than a cure for diseases.
• He had never been interested in being a doctor. In the past, he was just an apprentice at her grandfather's clinic. After marrying her mother, her grandparents also considered passing the clinic to him.
• But Ye Zemin was simply not cut out to be a doctor. Her grandfather said he had a bad heart and couldn't be a doctor. Shortly after marrying her mother, rumors spread that he already had a woman outside, and that woman even gave birth to a child for him, who was older than Ye Manxi.
• That child was Ye Luhe.
• After that incident, her grandparents passed away, and her mother cried every day, accumulating illness, and soon passed away as well.
• Before her mother passed away, she told Ye Manxi that she had married the wrong person, which harmed her grandparents and the clinic, and asked Ye Manxi to always choose the right person in the future.
• Thinking of Huo Miao, Ye Manxi felt warmth in her heart.
• She was sure she hadn't chosen the wrong person, but she didn't know how long she could stay by Huo Miao's side.
• Amidst Ye Zemin's incessant chatter, they finally arrived home. Ye Manxi got out of the car, only nodding coldly at Ye Zemin before walking through the garden gate.
• Huo Miao happened to be sunbathing in the garden. Ye Manxi asked him to make sure he had two to three hours of sunbathing time when the weather was good.
• He immediately turned his head towards the sound of the iron gate and asked, "Lühe, you're back?"
• Ye Manxi happily ran over and held Huo Miao's hand.
• "Your hand is a little cold." Huo Miao put Ye Manxi's hand into his own sleeve. "Did you take the bus back? I should have let you ride."
• "I escorted her back." Ye Zemin also got off the car and walked into the garden.
• In fact, Ye Zemin was also curious about what Huo Miao looked like now. He had seen him a few times before and always felt somewhat intimidated by this extraordinary and imposing prospective son-in-law.
• He imagined that Huo Miao must be quite miserable now, with a withered and emaciated appearance.
• But standing in the center of the garden, bathed in sunlight, the tall man, apart from his gaze being less sharp than before, was almost the same as before.
• Ye Zemin still didn't dare to meet his gaze, because he couldn't tell that he was blind.
• "I am Man, uh, Lühe's father." Ye Zemin almost slipped up and walked up to Huo Miao, looking up at him.
• It appeared that he was truly blind. He extended his hand and waved it in front of Huo Miao, but retracted it immediately after receiving a stern look from Ye Manxi.
• Observing Huo Miao's genuine blindness, his tone grew more forceful: "My daughter has endured so much. She was supposed to become the mistress of the Huo family, but now look at the situation."
• The entire Ye Zemin family was so superficial. Ye Manxi tightly grasped Huo Miao's hand and signaled for Ye Zemin to leave.
• Ye Zemin rubbed his nose. He had hoped that when Ye Lühe married into the Huo family, they would rise to great heights. Who would have anticipated this outcome, where they had to send a daughter instead? Although Ye Manxi wasn't of utmost importance, she possessed intelligence and beauty. In the future, she could still marry into a respectable family and receive a substantial dowry.
• Contemplating this, Ye Zemin felt deceived: "Huo Miao, the Huo family is now under someone else's control, and the Huo family's descendants have been taken over by others. As members of the Huo family, how can you be so useless?"
• Ye Zemin had crossed the line. Ye Manxi couldn't help but withdraw her hand from Huo Miao's grasp. She desired to drive Ye Zemin away.
• Huo Miao held Ye Manxi's hand and spoke softly, "Father-in-law, rest assured. Since I have married Lühe, I will ensure she doesn't suffer. In the near future, I will entrust the entire Huo family to Lühe's care."