He paced in circles for a while, then sat down across from Rachel.
“Mom, help me! How did you find Ivy’s grandfather back then? Please tell me the address!”
Hearing Lucas mention my grandfather, Rachel tightly closed her eyes.
If it wasn’t for Lucas almost losing his life back then, with Rachel desperately seeking help everywhere, she wouldn’t have found out about the Sang family’s extraordinary abilities.
When she learned that Lucas and I were together, Rachel wanted to intervene and stop it.
Because she understood her son.
She also knew why Lucas had fallen so seriously ill.
She was afraid Lucas would let me down, let down my grandfather’s efforts.
But she saw that Lucas had genuinely developed feelings for me.
She saw my feelings for Lucas.
Rachel also developed her own selfish motives.
She hoped her son could find a daughter–in–law like me.
But she also knew that matters of the heart couldn’t be forced.
So when I refused to accept the consultation fee five years ago, Rachel said those words:
“I quite like you, little girl, but no one can predict matters of the heart. If one day you and Lucas break up, this check will still be valid. It’s always good for a girl to have some money of her own.”
She had left me an escape route five years ago.
Rachel and her husband had built up their family fortune to such a scale, and she always believed in karma.
So when I said I wanted to take that money from back then, Rachel immediately took action.
She arranged for Lucas and Wendy to meet.
To give me a reasonable and beneficial reason to leave completely.
Rachel knew I had no intention of going back.
She also knew her son wouldn’t turn back until he hit rock bottom.
So after a long silence, Rachel told Lucas the address where my grandfather and I used to live.
8
The next day, as soon as I came out of the hotel, I saw Ethan waiting at the entrance.
“You could have just given me the address, I could have gone there myself.”
After all, I’m just an ordinary traditional Chinese medicine practitioner with a bit of family heritage.
I can’t guarantee that I can treat all illnesses.
Being treated this way by a big boss made me quite uncomfortable.
Seeing my discomfort, Ethan smiled and said:
“Don’t feel burdened. This was my dad’s request.”
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Hearing it was an elder’s request, I didn’t say anything more.
Perhaps seeing that I wasn’t good at socializing, Ethan kept initiating topics of conversation along the way.
By the time I realized it, Ethan had already asked about most of my situation.
Businesspeople are too formidable.
Realizing this, I became more cautious in my subsequent responses.
Ethan seemed oblivious and continued to show great curiosity about my and my grandfather’s previous life.
After arriving, I quickly got out of the car, breathing a sigh of relief where Ethan couldn’t see.
Naturally, I didn’t notice the smile that spread across Ethan’s face behind me.
Although Ethan’s father was advanced in age, he still carried the aura of a person in power.
However, when he saw me, the benevolent smile on his face didn’t make me feel uncomfortable at all.
Nike to get straight to the point.
After sitting for a few minutes, I started inquiring about his condition.
“I heard from Mr. Liao that you’re not feeling well. What specific symptoms do you have?”
Mr. Liao and Ethan exchanged a glance, and he voluntarily extended his hand:
“I don’t know exactly what’s wrong with me. Why don’t you take a look, young lady?”
Noticing the teasing tone in his voice, I was a bit confused.
I alternated checking his pulse with both hands.
Then I looked at his tongue.
“Although I can still see traces of that serious illness from years ago, my father treated it very thoroughly. Your health is much better than most people your age. Just pay attention to your diet, exercise moderately, and get regular check–ups at the hospital. There’s no need to worry too much.”
There are many elderly people who say they’re unwell just to get more attention from their children.
So I didn’t think Ethan had lied to me yesterday.
Seeing that I was about to leave, Ethan said:
“Since you’re here, why don’t you check on everyone in our family? Money isn’t an issue!”
Hearing this, I sat back down.
Because of my grandfather’s teachings from a young age, I couldn’t refuse if someone asked for medical treatment.
I glanced at Mr. Liao and found his expression quite intriguing.
Noticing my gaze, Mr. Liao called for the housekeeper to bring me some fruit.
“I heard from Ethan that you’re here for tourism? This kid is probably afraid that you might leave one day and he won’t be able to find you, so he wants you to check on everyone in the family. I hope you don’t mind.”
With the elder speaking like this, I had even less reason to refuse,
While waiting for people to arrive, Mr. Liao told me about many things that happened when my father was treating him.
“Where’s the doctor? I saw the message and came straight away, didn’t even finish my meeting!” A hearty female voice came from behind.
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“I heard from Ethan that you’re here for tourism? This kid is probably afraid that you might leave one day and he won’t be able to find you, so he wants you to check on everyone in the family. I hope you don’t mind.”
With the elder speaking like this, I had even less reason to refuse.
While waiting for people to arrive, Mr. Liao told me about many things that happened when my father was treating him.
“Where’s the doctor? I saw the message and came straight away, didn’t even finish my meeting!” A hearty female voice came from behind.
Following that, more and more people started to arrive.
Watching the increasing number of people, I gave Ethan a surprised look.
As a freelance doctor, why did I feel like I was holding a clinic in a top–tier hospital?
Seeing the accusation in my eyes, Ethan came to my side and said in a low voice:
“I’m sorry, I just mentioned in the family group chat that the daughter of the doctor who cured my dad was at our house, and they all came. We do have quite a large family, please don’t mind.”
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“Don’t worry, I’ll have the staff arrange appointments for them. How about seeing five people a day?”
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Nor did I notice the shocked looks exchanged by everyone in the room when they saw Ethan’s gentle expression.
“How many people are there in your family? I was planning to leave in a couple of days.
Since I’m planning to open a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, I need to go back home to bring some important things.
I don’t plan to live in the small town in the future.
But I still need to go back once to deal with the house.
Ethan’s actions had completely disrupted my plans.
“Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Don’t you like Southcity?”
When Ethan said this, his voice was a bit louder.
Rerhaps because the room was very quiet, others heard it too.
“Miss Sang doesn’t like Southcity? Our family has branches in many cities!”
“Ivy, which place do you like? I love traveling, we could be travel buddies!”
One by one, they left me bewildered.
One by one, they left me bewildered.
Ethan cleared his throat, and everyone immediately fell silent.
“Is there some urgent matter you need to handle?” He lowered his voice again.
Since I had already told Ethan about my plans on the way here, I didn’t hide it from him:
“It’s not really urgent. I want to go back to my hometown to bring my grandfather’s and father’s things with me. That way, when I decide where to open the clinic, I won’t need to make an extra trip. It’s like they’re always with me.”
Ethan looked at me steadily for a few seconds without speaking.
When I gave him a questioning look, he asked:
“Are the things very important? Can other people touch them?”
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“If you trust me, give me the address, and I’ll have someone bring them to you. Or after you’ve finished checking everyone in my family, I can go back with you.”
Seeing that I wanted to refuse, Ethan added:
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“On the way here, I heard you mention the place where you lived as a child. It’s quite remote after all, and I’m worried about you going alone.” “Besides, I know some of the Sang family secrets. Now that you’re alone, and a girl at that, what if bad people target you?”
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So it wasn’t surprising that they knew about our family’s secrets.
Not wanting Ethan to misunderstand, I explained:
“I know what you’re referring to, and I can tell you very clearly that my grandfather didn’t pass on that kind of technique to me. I’m just an ordinary traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. To be honest, if there are any really difficult and complicated illnesses, I might not be able to cure them.”
As I said this, I deliberately raised my voice so that everyone in the room could hear,
Last night after returning to the hotel, I had looked up the Liao family online.
Their assets were more than five times that of the Wilson family.
didn’t believe that such a large family wouldn’t have their own trusted doctors.
The fact that they could all rush to Ethan’s house just because of one comment was simply because they thought I was as skilled as my father.
But the truth is, I’m just an ordinary person.
It’s really not necessary to spend time and energy queuing up to have me check their pulse.
I thought that after saying this, the Liao family would lose interest in me.
Unexpectedly, the middle–aged woman who arrived first spoke up:
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Unexpectedly, the middle–aged woman who arrived first spoke up:
“Ivy, you’ve misunderstood. Don’t feel pressured. When your father pulled my older brother back from the brink of death years ago, our whole family was very grateful to him. The reason we all rushed here is partly because we really wanted to meet you, and partly to express our belated gratitude to your family.”
The young woman who had said she liked traveling added:
“Back then, as soon as my uncle recovered, your father left. We didn’t even have a chance to thank him for helping the Liao family. When we finally got news about your father again, he had already passed away. My uncle has been regretting this for a long time.”
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This was something my father would do.
He kept treating and saving people, just to make up for the regret of not being able to save my mother back then.
It wasn’t for money.
I glanced at Mr. Liao and found him looking at me with reddened eyes:
“Ivy, Ethan must have told you that after your father passed away, I searched everywhere for news of you and your grandfather. A few years ago, I heard your grandfather had gone to the Wilson family, but after that, we completely lost track of you. Being able to meet you in Southcity is something I didn’t dare to hope for. i know what father sacrificed to save my life. Can you give me a chance to take good care of you on his behalf?”
I felt a bit at a loss, not knowing how to handle the current situation.
Five years ago, going with him to the Wilson family was the
start of my
medical practice.
In these years with Lucas, most of the patients I’ve seen were acquainted with his family.
Because of social connections, I only charged them nominal fees.
Taking the seven–figure consultation fee from Rachel was equivalent to using that money to sever the karmic ties between our families.
To put it bluntly, this was Rachel’s compensation to me.
My grandfather and father had treated many people, and they all had their own ways of dealing with things.
Mr. Liao was the only one I’d met who still remembered my father, still thought about my grandfather and me after so many years.
“Uncle, I’ve grown up now. I can take care of myself.”
After pondering for a few minutes, I politely declined.
Fortunately, they didn’t push me.
Ethan’s aunt called for the staff to help arrange appointments.
“Ivy, from what Ethan said, you’re planning to open a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, right? Don’t feel any pressure. Just follow Ethan’s suggestion and see five people a day. Think of it as gaining experience!”
That made sense.
Realizing that I was free and could go back anytime, I no longer refused this arrangement.
For the next half month, I appeared at the Liao family home at fixed times every day.
When Ethan had time, he would personally pick me up and drop me off.
When he was busy, he would have his aunt act as the driver.
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I suggested many times that I could go by myself, but they always refused.
And besides the time spent seeing patients, I was taken around Southcity by Ethan’s cousin, thoroughly exploring the city.
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At this time, Lucas had already been waiting in the small town for many days.
Two years ago, Lucas had taken over most of the company’s work.
The signal in the small town was poor, and the company staff couldn’t reach him these past few days.
With no choice, they called Rachel.
Lucas’s father was mostly staying in a nursing home due to his health condition.
Knowing what Lucas had done, he sent someone to bring Lucas back from the small town.
“Tell him, if he doesn’t come back, I’ll revoke his position in the company and take back all his shares! What was he doing earlier? Now he’s putting on this show of deep love for whom to see!”
When the assistant found Lucas at the address, what he saw was Lucas waiting dejectedly at my house’s door.
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“Mr. Wilson, let’s go back. There are many things waiting for you at the company.”
The assistant conveyed Lucas’s father’s words. Seeing no reaction from Lucas, he tried to persuade him earnestly.
Lucas looked back at the house that had been uninhabited for years, and replied hoarsely:
“Let’s go.”
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The day after Lucas left, I returned to the small town accompanied by Ethan.
When the neighbor auntie saw me get out of the car, she recognized me after a while and grabbed my hand.
“Ivy, it’s been so long since you left! Oh right, there was a young man waiting at your house door for several days recently. Do you know who it might be?”
From the auntie’s description, I knew the person who came was Lucas.
“I don’t know. Maybe they got the wrong house.”
After chatting with the auntie for a bit more, I opened the gate that had been closed for many years.
The house had been unattended for years and was no longer habitable. I planned to take what I needed, tidy up a bit, and leave.
Ethan looked around each room and suggested:
“The decoration of this house still looks quite unique. How about I find someone to renovate it? In the future, when you miss home, you can come and stay for a few days anytime.”
Earlier he had said the small town was too remote and absolutely wouldn’t let me come back alone.
Now that he had seen the scenery here with his own eyes, Ethan had changed his mind.
“We’ll see. I don’t know how much opening a traditional Chinese medicine clinic will cost yet. When I’m financially free, I’ll renovate this place and maybe come here to retire in the future.”
Seeing Ethan wanting to say something but holding back, I knew he wanted to offer to pay for the renovation.
Tignored him.
Fortunately, my grandfather preferred a simpler lifestyle
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Lignored him.
Fortunately, my grandfather preferred a simpler lifestyle.
There weren’t too many things in the house.
After throwing away some things that could no longer be used and packing up what I wanted to take, I knocked on the neighbor’s door.
Years ago, when my grandfather and I left in a hurry, we only asked the neighbor auntie to keep an eye on the house.
Afraid of touching something she shouldn’t, she had only helped maintain the flowers and plants in the yard over the years.
That was enough.
When I came, I had specifically withdrawn some cash. Seeing the auntie open the door, I stuffed it into her hand.
“Auntie, I still need to trouble your family to watch the house.”
The auntie tried to refuse for a while, but seeing my insistence, she accepted.
“Good child, auntie will keep an eye on it for you. Take good care of yourself in the future!”
Just then, Ethan walked up beside me.
The auntie grabbed his hand:
“Young man, Ivy is a child who has suffered. Her family now only has her left. You must not bully her. Otherwise, our whole village will come after you!”
I was about to explain, but Ethan grasped the auntie’s hand and promised:
“Auntie, don’t worry. I’ll definitely take good care of Ivy.”
On the way back to the city, after thinking for a while, I still spoke up:
“I didn’t stop you just now because I was afraid the auntie would worry about me, but in the future, please don’t say things that might cause misunderstandings.””
I’m not stupid.
i could feel the enthusiasm of the Liao family towards me and Ethan’s care for me during this time.
But I had no intention of starting a new relationship so quickly.
So I needed to make things clear in advance.
I thought Ethan would back off, but unexpectedly, he chuckled and said:
“Liking you and pursuing you is my right. You can choose not to accept, but you can’t stop me.”
There was nothing wrong with what he said. I couldn’t find a reason to refute.
“Don’t worry, I won’t do anything you don’t like. Before you agree to be with me, I’ll keep a firm grasp on boundaries.”
As a group manager after all, Ethan became busy after we returned from the small town.
And I started looking for a city to open my traditional Chinese medicine clinic.
Emma had become a social media influencer after graduating from university, with flexible time.
Knowing I was about to leave Southcity, she insisted on coming along with me.
So for the next half year, we traveled to many places both domestically and internationally.
Maybe it was because she kept telling me how
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