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Chapter 399: People know the face, not the heart; one can paint a tiger’s skin but not its bones.

Chapter 399: People know the face, not the heart; one can paint a tiger’s skin but not its bones.

"You can judge a person’s face but not their heart; painting a tiger is not the same as painting its bones. Don’t you understand this, Xue Jiu?" Li Mengjie lectured, nearly driving Ling Xuejiu to her breaking point. However, before Miss Ling could explode in anger, she quickly proposed her own suggestion, saying, "Xue Jiu, how about we just let Cold Bodyguard wait outside? Isn’t it okay if he doesn’t go in?"

After thinking it over, Ling Xuejiu felt that having Leng Xuan wait outside was not a problem. Moreover, making him wait for a few hours, getting impatient in the process, could be a perfect way to get back at him. With that thought, she said, "Whatever you say!"

Li Mengjie giggled, feeling reassured that Cold Bodyguard would be there too. So, she said, "Then I’ll call him right now." As she spoke, she picked up her cellphone and dialed Leng Xuan’s number...

The traditional Chinese medicine wholesale market was actually within Huacheng District as well. Beforehand, Leng Xuan had already looked up the location online, and with the help of navigation, it took them less than twenty minutes to get there.

After parking the car by the roadside nearby, Leng Xuan and Zhao Xiaoqing got out and entered a market filled with the scent of medicinal herbs.

"Here, take this!" Leng Xuan took out a piece of paper from his pocket; it was a list of the medicinal ingredients needed for the prescription.

Zhao Xiaoqing accepted the prescription and glanced over it, her heart overflowing with emotion. She really hadn’t expected Leng Xuan to so readily give her the recipe. Overjoyed, she couldn’t help but give him a kiss on the face before saying, "Is this the prescription?"

Leng Xuan touched the spot where Zhao Xiaoqing had kissed him and nodded awkwardly, saying, "Yeah. There’s also one rare herb used as a catalyst on the list, which even if someone were to analyze the medicine, they wouldn’t be able to detect it. But that particular herb isn’t available in the market, so let’s purchase the other ingredients first. It’s best not to buy them all from the same place to prevent others from guessing the prescription and leaking its secrecy."

Zhao Xiaoqing hadn’t thought that Leng Xuan would be so meticulous. She chuckled and said, "My husband is really thoughtful. Alright then, let’s go buy the ingredients."

Leng Xuan broke into a sweat. This girl really left him speechless, calling him ’husband’ again and again. It was truly too awkward. He could only force a smile and say, "Could you please not call me that?"

"Then what? ’Darling’?" Zhao Xiaoqing asked with a twinkle in her eye, finding Leng Xuan’s embarrassed expression utterly adorable, which is why she couldn’t resist teasing him a bit more.

Leng Xuan felt a wave of frustration, nearly fainting on the spot. He shook his head, admitting defeat to the girl’s antics, and decided to simply stay quiet, not bothering to speak anymore.

After they finished buying the medicinal ingredients, Leng Xuan bought a purple clay pot for decocting medicine and some vacuum-sealed bags that would prevent the medicine from spoiling. They then drove back to Zhao Xiaoqing’s place; after resting for a bit, he brought the girl to the kitchen to learn how to simmer the medicine on a low heat. Once the medicine was ready and had cooled down, it was already past six in the evening.

"Alright, what do we do next?" Zhao Xiaoqing asked.

Leng Xuan said, "This medicine is quite potent, usually just 10 milliliters mixed with a carrier oil for application is enough. We can use the vacuum bags to store the rest; the shelf life should be about a year or so. As for the oral prescription, I’ll organize it and bring it over next time. It’s best consumed with tea or some kind of beverage, that way, the clients will feel more at ease drinking it."