Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 198: You’re Lucky to Meet Me

Chapter 198: Chapter 198: You’re Lucky to Meet Me

"Oh?" Lin Wenxuan looked at him skeptically, "I don’t know which Divine Doctor Brother Zhou is referring to?"

Zhou Lanting still shook his head and said, "This person doesn’t have a title. Brother Lin will have to see her himself to know her capabilities."

Lin Wenxuan scoffed, clearly incredulous, "No title? Could she be some Jianghu swindler?"

Zhou Lanting’s face still bore a faint smile as he replied to the already distorted face of Lin Wenxuan, "Why not give it a try and see?"

Lin Wenxuan snorted, closed his eyes, and decided not to engage further.

Lin’s parents hesitated, though they too did not believe Zhou Lanting’s words, what if?

What if this unknown Divine Doctor from the capital could indeed cure their son’s illness?

While Lin’s father was still hesitant, Lin’s mother bit her lip and said to Zhou Lanting, "Then please bring the person here."

Zhou Lanting nodded with a smile and replied, "In an hour, I will bring the Divine Doctor."

Having said that, he left the Lin Residence.

Lin’s father looked at Lin’s mother somewhat reproachfully. "Why did you agree to it so readily?"

Lin’s mother, clutching a handkerchief and wiping her tears, choked up and said, "Now you blame me, what were you doing earlier? You didn’t stop it either!"

She had been on edge these past few days due to her son’s severe illness, and this rebuke from Lin’s father triggered her to vent everything.

Lin Wenxuan, hearing his parents shifting blames, frowned slightly in annoyance.

Suddenly recollecting something, he opened his eyes and asked his mother, "Mother, where is Ruoyu?"

Upon hearing this name, Lin’s mother paused for a moment, spat out a sound, and cursed fiercely, "That wench has already been sent back to her house, and from now on, I forbid you from seeing her!"

Lin Wenxuan looked at his mother, who suddenly changed her expression, and stammered, "Mother, you had promised me..."

Lin’s mother poked him in frustration and huffed, "What tricks did that little vixen use to make you disregard even your mother’s words?"

Lin Wenxuan, unable to defend himself, simply lowered his eyes in silent dissatisfaction.

Seeing him like this, Lin’s mother became even more irate. Choked by her anger, she quickly had a maid help her sit down, patting her chest, she said, "I know you don’t like hearing this, but you are the future head of the Lin Family. How can you spend all your days trying to please a maid? Have all the years of reading gone to the dogs?"

Her harsh words displeased Lin Wenxuan, but he could not publicly confront his mother over such a minor matter, so he had to swallow his anger for the time being and wait until he recovered to make other plans.

An hour later, Zhou Lanting indeed brought someone along.

The three members of the Lin Family were stunned upon seeing this Divine Doctor.

Lin Wenxuan pointed at the person who looked even younger than himself and asked incredulously, "Is this the Divine Doctor you were talking about?"

Zhou Lanting nodded unapologetically, "Exactly."

Before leaving, Qi Yu had her maid darken her eyebrows a bit, making her appear more heroic than usual.

But no matter how one looked, she resembled a wealthy young master, a far cry from the image of a Divine Doctor.

At this point, Lin Wenxuan could confirm that Zhou Lanting was doing this on purpose. If he had brought back an old doctor with a beard, that might have been somewhat credible, but instead, he brought a richly dressed young master. Was this an insult to the Lin Residence?

After the initial shock, Lin’s parents also felt a surge of anger, pointing at Zhou Lanting, they exclaimed, "What kind of Divine Doctor is this supposed to be?"

Just as Zhou Lanting was about to retort, Qi Yu had already silently approached Lin Wenxuan’s bedside and spoke in a cool tone, "Stretch out your hand."

Her striking appearance, especially from up close, left Lin Wenxuan somewhat dazzled.

If he didn’t know she was male, he might have even developed some inappropriate thoughts.

Qi Yu subtly frowned, took his extended hand, and began to diagnose the pulse.

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, smell, questioning, and pulse-taking. Upon one glance at Lin Wenxuan’s complexion, she knew this man’s ailment was not merely frailty; he likely suffered from excessive indulgence too, his eyes darkened as if he had been up for several days and nights, his delicate appearance as though his yang energy had been drained by someone.

After diagnosing his pulse, she released Lin Wenxuan’s hand and said faintly, "I already know the root of your illness."

Lin Wenxuan’s gaze flickered, unwaveringly staring at her.

Lin’s parents were no longer concerned about her identity and quickly surrounded her, pressing her about Lin Wenxuan’s condition.

Qi Yu rose to her feet, her back to Lin Wenxuan, ignoring his sticky gaze on her.

Inwardly, she thought speechlessly, this Master Lin must be some kind of lustful ghost. Despite her deliberate attempt to appear unattractive, she had somehow caught his attention.

Luckily, Miss Su had run away from the marriage. Otherwise, marrying such a man would have ruined her life.

Qi Yu approached Zhou Lanting and gave him a look that spoke volumes, which Zhou Lanting did not understand, yet he heard her say, "This disease, it’s not hard to treat but also hard to say it’s not."

Lin Wenxuan’s mind was no longer on his illness, and he had no reaction upon hearing this.

On the other hand, Lin’s parents frowned and asked, "May we ask the Divine Doctor, what exactly is the illness?"

By now, they had forgotten their initial desire to drive her out, referring to her respectfully as Divine Doctor.

Qi Yu turned around, her gaze landing on Lin Wenxuan’s face for merely a second before swiftly shifting to Lin’s parents, and stated, "Deficiency of qi, weakness of the body, coupled with excessive indulgence."

"What?" Lin’s parents could hardly believe what they had heard.

They understood the first four words, but the last four...

Zhou Lanting, caught unawares, gapped, his gaze changing as he looked at Lin Wenxuan.

It was hard to tell, but Lin Wenxuan, the sickly one, was indulgent in carnal pleasures.

Lin Wenxuan became annoyed by her blunt words. His face flushing and paling, he pointed at Qi Yu and said, "Nonsense!"

Qi Yu gave him a cool look and slowly curved her lips. Amidst Lin Wenxuan’s frantic expression, she said, word by word, "You’re lucky you met me; otherwise, you wouldn’t have survived this month."

Lin Wenxuan instinctively wanted to retort, but deep down he knew, her words were probably true.

A wave of fear washed over him, and this time Lin Wenxuan dared not refute her words but instead asked, "Can you cure my illness?"

This was indirectly admitting that everything Qi Yu had said was correct; otherwise, the arrogant Lin Wenxuan would never have revealed such an anxious demeanor.

Lin’s parents turned away embarrassedly, not wanting to acknowledge this fact.

Zhou Lanting watched Lin Wenxuan expressionlessly, only thinking that such a man must never be married into their family.

At that moment he was immensely relieved his cousin had already escaped the marriage, but recalling Qi Yu’s words, his gaze darkened slightly, suspecting the Lin Family of some wrongdoing.

Qi Yu wrote a prescription and handed it to Lin’s parents, "This medicine should be taken once a day, for a month before it will take effect."

Lin’s parents gratefully accepted it and hastily instructed the butler to fetch the medicine.

Lin Wenxuan lay in bed feigning death, not wanting to face his parents’ reproach.

His dealings with the place of pleasure must never be known to them.

Luckily, Lin’s parents had already forgotten about this and were enthusiastically inviting Qi Yu to stay in the residence.

Firstly, having a doctor on hand at all times would give them peace of mind. Secondly, they didn’t want this matter to spread, to avoid shame.

After all, with a month’s time, they had enough leeway to deal with this Divine Doctor, who had appeared out of nowhere.

As for this proposal, Qi Yu merely smiled faintly and, lowering her eyes, responded, "Then, I shall humbly comply."