The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Eight breaths. Nine. A divine light flashed in Chen Dong’s eyes. He withdrew the three Silver Needles that had sealed the major acupoint over the heart, channeled his True Qi, and struck Qin Baining’s chest with his palm.

THUMP...

Qin Baining’s heart started beating again!

Chen Dong let out a breath and slowly began removing the other Silver Needles from Qin Baining’s body.

Finally, he removed the Silver Needles that had immobilized the two women.

The moment the needle was removed, Qin Yun collapsed to the floor, her eyes filled with despair as she began to sob uncontrollably.

”Dad, I’m so sorry. It’s my fault... I killed you...”

Sister Li lunged at Chen Dong, aiming a karate chop at him.

Chen Dong casually took a step back to dodge it, asking coldly, ”What do you think you’re doing?”

Sister Li replied frostily, ”You killed him! What do you think I’m doing?” With that, she prepared to attack again.

Just then, a few coughs came from Qin Baining.

The two women froze for a moment, then rushed over to check on him.

”Dad—Old Qin—how are you?”

Chen Dong snorted coldly, picked up an orange from the table, and started peeling it.

Qin Baining opened his eyes and saw their concerned faces. He looked a bit dazed and said slowly, ”I’m doing great. I’ve never felt this good. My chest feels so comfortable, so light! Am I dead? Is the torment finally over?”

Qin Yun burst into tears. ”Dad, you’re not dead! You’re alive and well!”

Qin Baining was puzzled. ”But if I’m not dead, why don’t I feel any discomfort?”

It was only then that it dawned on Sister Li and Qin Yun. Their eyes widened in disbelief as they stared at Chen Dong, who was calmly eating his orange.

Sister Li was the first to react. She bowed a full ninety degrees and said apologetically, ”I’m sorry, Mr. Chen. I was reckless!”

Qin Yun, on the other hand, asked urgently, ”Chen Dong, is my dad cured?”

Chen Dong popped another orange slice into his mouth and said lightly, ”His heart condition is no longer a major issue. He just needs two doses of medicine to recuperate. But his other problems are still very serious.”

Hearing this, Qin Yun’s face lit up, a smile breaking through her tears. ”Then I’ll have to ask you to take care of his other issues too!”

Chen Dong shook his head. ”My medical skills aren’t omnipotent. It’s already a great blessing that your father’s body could withstand the procedure to fix his heart. It’s not advisable to perform acupuncture on him again so soon. In any case, he isn’t going to die anytime soon. Besides, you haven’t even paid me yet!”

The two women looked troubled by this. Qin Yun asked again, ”Then how long until he can receive treatment again?”

Chen Dong said flatly, ”Wait until his body recovers. Or, if you had some top-grade medicinal herbs, I could cure him right now.”

”What kind of herbs are considered top-grade?” Sister Li asked.

Chen Dong finished the last slice of his orange and said casually, ”For his condition, something like a thousand-year-old Blood Ganoderma, a hundred-year-old Red Xuan Ginseng, Jade Frost Grass... things like that would do.”

The two women were dumbfounded. They had heard of ganoderma and ginseng, but they had no idea what Blood Ganoderma or Red Xuan Ginseng were. The added age requirements made them even more clueless.

”Can we buy them at a pharmacy?” Qin Yun asked.

Chen Dong chuckled mockingly. ”I already said they’re top-grade. People who have them would be busy hoarding them. Do you really think you can just buy them at a pharmacy?”

Sister Li thought for a moment and said, ”Actually, there’s a collector’s auction tomorrow. They might have things like that.”

Chen Dong shrugged, showing his indifference.

Qin Baining finally caught up. ”What are you guys talking about? My heart condition is cured? I feel great right now, but are you sure this kid didn’t trick you?”

Chen Dong said with contempt, ”Go get it checked and you’ll know!” He casually grabbed another orange.

’Hm, these oranges are actually pretty good!’

With a look of disbelief, Qin Baining pressed the call button. A nurse came immediately, and he clamored for a heart examination right away.

As long as you had money, you had privileges at the hospital. An imaging session for Qin Baining’s heart was arranged quickly.

After a flurry of activity, everyone returned to the hospital room to wait for the results. Qin Yun asked Sister Li, ”I’ve been here for a while, why haven’t I seen my brother?”

Hearing this, Qin Baining immediately flew into a rage. ”Why bring up that animal! Just pretend you don’t have a brother, and I don’t have that son!”

Sister Li also looked displeased. ”He went out to a bar. His bodyguard just sent me a message. He spent another 378,000 today.”

Qin Yun nervously tugged at her skirt, her brow deeply furrowed.

Qin Baining grew even angrier, roaring, ”That rebellious son! The family can barely afford to eat, and he’s still out wining and dining! Prepare the papers tomorrow! I’m going to disown him!”

Hearing this, Chen Dong raised an eyebrow and looked at Qin Yun in surprise.

Qin Yun looked too ashamed to meet Chen Dong’s gaze. She clutched her skirt tightly, walked up to him, and bowed apologetically. ”I’m sorry, Chen Dong. I... I might not be able to pay you for a while!”

Chen Dong’s eyes widened. ’Here it comes. A classic setup.’

He exclaimed in surprise, ”A Celestial Empress-level star like you can’t pay up?”

Qin Yun looked helplessly at Sister Li. ”How much money do we have left?”

Sister Li’s expression was grim. ”Between the company accounts and the Qin Family’s cash, we have a total of 3.7 million left.”

Qin Yun mumbled to herself, calculating softly, ’If I give Chen Dong 3.2 million, we’ll only have 500,000 left. If my brother goes out drinking for one more day, we won’t even be able to afford to eat.’

Chen Dong was speechless. ”Hey, hey! My dear superstar, I meant ten million, not one million! Did you get it wrong? Treating your father’s illness is no simple matter!”

Qin Yun’s eyes went wide. She cried out, ”What? Ten million?”

Qin Baining scoffed. ”Ten million, one million, what are you talking about? Are you really going to give this scammer money?”

At that moment, a doctor burst into the room, frantically waving some films. He had a wild look on his face and was shouting, ”A miracle! This is an absolute miracle!”