Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 513 - 514: Do You Dare?

Chapter 513: Chapter 514: Do You Dare?

For the entire day, Song Xiaodong, He Wenbai, and Lin Su’er were all busy in the laboratory.

It wasn’t as simple as one might imagine, just putting various herbs into the heater and then waiting for the results.

A truly skilled doctor has extremely strict requirements for brewing medicine; which herb to put in first, which to put in last, at what heat to put them in—all these factors produce vastly different effects.

Traditional Chinese Medicine is a miraculous thing, unlike ordinary chemical and physical reactions; one could even say it contains some profound mystery within.

Like humans up until now, our own understanding of ourselves is just a tiny fraction. The function of various organs is a miraculous thing, how to maintain the operation of a living organism, every part working in close coordination, definitely more flexible and at ease than any precision instrument in the world.

But in fact, the composition of the human body is just ordinary water and carbohydrates, which create this miraculous performance.

Humans are living organisms, and so are animals and plants; they too have their miraculous aspects, which cannot be explained by ordinary elemental analysis.

Traditional Chinese Medicine utilizes these various wonderful properties within living organisms to serve humankind.

Unable to comprehend just one thing, let alone the combination of so many, that level of complexity is like permutations and combinations, impossible to calculate. Song Xiaodong could only try over and over again, seeking the advantages and disadvantages within.

When it comes to the complexity of medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine is definitely hundreds, if not thousands, of times more complex than Western Medicine. But because of the loss of heritage, many of the precious experiences accumulated by predecessors have become untraceable. Song Xiaodong and his team now have to find the true methods from the limited prescriptions they have.

He Wenbai was very excited as he worked. Song Xiaodong had already told him about the possible efficacy of this medicine; it was a completely new field, which for an old scholar was like encountering a great fortune.

As for Lin Su’er, there’s no need to mention, being able to be with Song Xiaodong made any hardship bearable. Moreover, it wasn’t tiring at the moment; her main responsibility was to do the recording work properly.

When Song Xiaodong returned home, Song Xiaoru and Xiao Yingying hadn’t come back yet, only Xiao Yingying was at home, complaining of hunger. Song Xiaodong made a simple dinner, and after they ate, Miao Xuanxuan sent a video call to Song Xiaodong.

"Go on, go on, I still need to eat; you guys chat away," said Xiao Yingying, extremely well-behaved. Seeing it was Miao Xuanxuan, she immediately waved her hand and didn’t follow.

Song Xiaodong answered the video call and talked to Miao Xuanxuan as he walked to his room.

"Being there by yourself, are you not used to it?"

"It’s kind of boring, yes."

"Isn’t your mom there with you?"

"Heh, to say something heartless, when I first met my mom, I was really excited. It was the same for the first two days I returned, but now the excitement isn’t there anymore. When I’m idle, I feel like there’s nothing to do, just completely bored."

"With the Su Family being such a large clan, why don’t you find some people to hang out with?"

Miao Xuanxuan immediately pouted and said, "I don’t want to hang out with them; they’re all so snobbish, acting like they’re better than everyone else. If it wasn’t for my mom being here, I wouldn’t want to stay a single day."

"Why not bring your mom over?" Song Xiaodong ventured to ask.

Miao Xuanxuan said huffily, "That’s impossible. I’ve already talked about this with my mom, but she’s already used to it here, and the family won’t agree to let her leave. If they would agree, she would have come to see us already. I really don’t know what these big families are thinking with their ridiculous rules; it’s just so annoying."

"There’s even more annoying stuff." Miao Xuanxuan continued with a displeased expression before Song Xiaodong could speak, "My auntie told me that they’ve introduced a boyfriend to me and insisted I meet him. When I said I don’t agree, it’s still not okay, it’s just infuriating."

Song Xiaodong’s eyebrows furrowed and he said, "Are they pressuring you like this?"

Seeing Song Xiaodong’s angry expression, Miao Xuanxuan couldn’t help but smile and said, "Are you getting a bit nervous?"

"What do you think?" Song Xiaodong replied irritably.

"Don’t worry, I told my aunt that I’m not going to agree to have any boyfriend. My aunt said it’s just a formality. If I don’t agree in the end, that will be that. But it’s not good to reject it outright without even considering, it’s too disrespectful," she explained.

"I see..." Song Xiaodong was very skeptical about what Miao Xuanxuan’s aunt had said.

"Anyway, no matter what, their opinion is theirs—my own attitude is what’s most important. I plan to stay single for life, no one will marry me, not even you."

Her words sounded quite resolute, but Song Xiaodong could hear the deep affection within them. If she meant to stay single all her life, it meant she was willing to be his secret lover forever. How could he not love a Miao Xuanxuan like that?

"Xuanxuan, if you run into any trouble at the Su Family’s place, I’ll come over to help you," he said.

Miao Xuanxuan replied with a grin, "Of course, who else would help me if not you, unless you’re willing to let me get married."

With all seriousness, Song Xiaodong said, "Of course, I can’t bear that, you are my treasure."

"I just love it when you talk like that. Hey, is there anyone else in the room with you right now?" Miao Xuanxuan winked at Song Xiaodong.

"No, it’s just me, why? Qingqing went to a party with my sister tonight, and it’ll probably be late by the time they come back."

"And Yingying?" Miao Xuanxuan asked again.

"Yingying saw you were video calling, so she let me come in to chat with you," he explained.

"That girl really knows how to be considerate."

"Why are you asking in such detail, what are you planning to do?" he asked.

Miao Xuanxuan’s voice suddenly became sultry and she said, "Brother-in-law, have you been missing me?"

"Missed you, definitely," Song Xiaodong confirmed firmly.

"I’ve missed you too," Miao Xuanxuan’s voice became even more seductive, then she flashed a mischievous smile and said, "Then take off your clothes and let me have a look."

"Take off my clothes?" Song Xiaodong felt a sudden stir in his heart.

With a sly smile, Miao Xuanxuan said, "Yeah, what’s the matter? Don’t you dare?"

Feeling a surge of desire, Song Xiaodong said, "It’s not that I don’t dare, I’m worried you don’t dare."

"There’s nothing I’m afraid of, come on, let’s hurt each other," Miao Xuanxuan said, shaking her phone briefly before it steadied, presumably having placed it on the bedside. Then she reappeared on the screen, hands grabbing her neckline and said, "Brother-in-law, you coming or not?"

Song Xiaodong took a deep breath, his eyes reddening slightly, and with a hoarse voice, he said, "Absolutely."