Chapter 110: No Apology, No Treatment

The smile on Liu Yifang's face vanished. "Why?"

Mu Lin said, "This morning, people from your Liu Family went to the Holy Medicine Hall. They tried to forcibly take Divine Doctor Zhao away, nearly beat him, and even tried to kidnap Ling'Er."

"Without an apology, there's nothing to discuss."

Liu Yifang said, "Can't I apologize on their behalf?"

Mu Lin smiled faintly. "It's not that I look down on you, but you don't even dare to reveal your identity as a member of the Liu Family. Your words carry no weight."

"At the very least, it should be someone at the elder level, right?"

Mu Lin turned, taking Zhao Ling'Er with him to leave.

Unexpectedly, a large group of burly men had appeared at the door at some point. Their builds were slightly less impressive than Huo Tianqi's, but they were still far beyond ordinary people.

Mu Lin said coldly, "What is the meaning of this? Trying to intimidate me with your numbers? Aren't you afraid I'll leave your Miss Liu with a latent injury that will flare up later?"

Liu Yifang said hurriedly, "Mr. Mu, please don't misunderstand. They're acting on their own."

With that, she chided them in a low voice, "All of you, stand down! Do not be rude to Mr. Mu!"

The burly men parted to form a path, and Mu Lin turned and left with Zhao Ling'Er.

The imposing presence of the muscular men on either side made Zhao Ling'Er tremble with fear, and she leaned against Mu Lin.

Mu Lin put a hand on her shoulder and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid. If they dare to make a move, I'll kill them all."

After Mu Lin left, Liu Yifang turned her head and asked Xue Xi, "What on earth just happened?!"

Xue Xi took out her phone, wanting to show the video to Liu Yifang, but she was surprised to find that the video was gone.

"How is the video gone? Oh, well. I'll just tell you what happened."

Xue Xi gave a simple summary. "This Mu Lin is way too petty..."

Liu Yifang lowered her head. "To be honest, it's no wonder Mu Lin is angry. My family is full of boorish martial artists who think they're the greatest in the world. It's not surprising they'd do something like this."

Xue Xi asked, "But Mu Lin beat up people from your family. Is that really okay?"

Liu Yifang said, "Those people are so obnoxious. If I could beat them, I'd beat them up too."

The experts at the door were still there, and upon hearing her words, they all grumbled internally, 'How exactly did we offend Miss Liu? It seems she's always thinking about beating us up.'

Liu Yifang picked up her phone and called her father.

"Dad, did you send people to the Holy Medicine Hall to find Divine Doctor Zhao?"

The Liu Family Patriarch answered, "Of course. Your illness is so severe, I naturally had to find a famous doctor to treat you."

"You've just made things so much worse for me! I was so close to getting treatment!"

Liu Yifang recounted what had just happened. "Now, because of what you did, he refuses to treat me. If you came forward and apologized, I think he would still be willing to save me."

"You unfilial daughter, how dare you blame your own father? What does some quack of unknown origin know? He knows jack shit! What if he makes you worse?"

"Your grandfather has already found a top-tier famous doctor from Beijing. He's guaranteed to cure you."

"Mr. Mu can cure me too!" Liu Yifang said in a serious tone.

"Do you have any idea how many people your grandfather had to beg to get this famous doctor's approval? Calling you an unfilial daughter is putting it lightly!"

"Get back here now! Otherwise, I'm washing my hands of you from now on!"

The call disconnected. Liu Yifang sighed deeply. "My family found a top-tier famous doctor and are insisting I go back..."

Xue Xi said, "Then you should hurry back. Your symptoms are much more severe than mine. Mr. Mu might not be able to cure you, so having a famous doctor is definitely more reassuring."

"Even you're saying it," Liu Yifang said, her face falling. "Fine, I'll go back, alright?"

"Please tell Mr. Mu for me that whether I need his treatment or not, I will personally visit the Holy Medicine Hall to apologize."

Xue Xi accompanied Liu Yifang downstairs and to her car. Liu Yifang then drove her to her residence.

"Bye-bye!"

Mu Lin and Zhao Ling'Er returned to the Holy Medicine Hall. Zhao Ling'Er excitedly ran inside and shouted with the fervor of a press secretary:

"Brother Mu is so awesome! So many Liu Family experts were surrounding us, and he didn't even bat an eye, just walked me right out of there."

Divine Doctor Zhao came out, covering his ears. "What's all this racket? Why are you being so noisy? Ling'Er, look at you! Why are you still hugging Mu Lin?"

'He didn't mind that Zhao Ling'Er liked Mu Lin, but this display was going too far. Especially those black stockings; he just couldn't bear to look.'

Zhao Ling'Er stuck out her tongue and let go of him.

"Alright, tell me. Why are you so excited?"

Zhao Ling'Er quickly replied, "This is what happened..."

Divine Doctor Zhao listened intently, then slowly nodded. "So Miss Xue's best friend is from the Liu Family. That's certainly news to me."

"Yeah! And then Brother Mu resolutely refused to treat her. It was so cool!"

"Foolish!" Divine Doctor Zhao said with a stern face. "Do you have any idea what the Liu Family represents? Acting like this will only earn their resentment!"

"You could have at least pretended to treat her! Then just say your skills were insufficient and leave. It wouldn't have made things so tense."

Zhao Ling'Er tilted her head and looked at her grandfather. It was strange; her grandpa was suddenly showing a high level of emotional intelligence.

'If your EQ is so high, why didn't you go perform the treatment this morning? You could have at least put on an act!'

Divine Doctor Zhao felt uncomfortable under his granddaughter's gaze and frowned, asking, "Ling'Er, what are you looking at?"

Zhao Ling'Er said, "Grandpa, why didn't you go this morning?"

"Because I can't cure it! I don't know how! But Mu Xiaoyou is different. He really can do it, and he really can cure her. That means he has the luxury of putting on an act!"

Divine Doctor Zhao felt like he was about to be driven mad by his granddaughter.

"Oh, so that's how it is."

"The Liu Family has kept a low profile these past few years, not showing off their strength, but their power has never diminished. They're in a league of their own around here."

"Just because they're low-key doesn't mean they're afraid of trouble. Someone like you, in their eyes, probably doesn't even register as a problem."

"Miss Xue's family are just ordinary salary workers, yet Miss Liu became her friend. What does that tell you? It means Miss Liu is actually a pretty easygoing person. You could have totally helped her. Treating the two families separately would have been a great choice."

Mu Lin thought for a moment. "True, perhaps I misjudged the situation. But it's not a big deal."

Divine Doctor Zhao poured a cup of water and mulled it over carefully.

"I might as well tell you a bit more. The Zhou Family has deep, tangled roots in the political world and is extremely powerful, while the Yang Family holds immense influence in the business world. The two sides are locked in a struggle with wins and losses on both sides, which maintains the balance of power in Anhua."

Mu Lin recalled that the first thing Wu Long did after defecting to the Yang Family was to cut off loans to the Li Group. That explained a few things.

"I understand," Mu Lin nodded. "But I still think I should hold my ground. No apology, no treatment. No matter how reasonable Miss Liu is, she's still a member of the Liu Family. Besides, she's a woman; her words don't carry any weight there."

Seeing how stubborn Mu Lin was, Divine Doctor Zhao couldn't help but shake his head. "You're still young. This fiery temper of yours will be your downfall sooner or later!"

Mu Lin stood up. "I'm heading back for now. If the Liu Family sincerely apologizes to you, then I'll go and treat Liu Yifang."

Divine Doctor Zhao could only let out a long sigh.

'If the Liu Family were capable of the soft approach of an apology, would they have resorted to threatening me in public? Mu Lin is still too naive.'

Zhao Ling'Er walked Mu Lin to the door, waving reluctantly as he left. Only then did she turn back to go change her clothes.

But from time to time, she couldn't help but smile like a starstruck fangirl.

Divine Doctor Zhao thought to himself, 'Even if my medical skills reached the heavens, I could never cure Zhao Ling'Er's lovesickness.'

Mu Lin felt that things were more or less handled, so he returned to the Group.

He went to find Xue Yang with a light step to report back from his leave.

Xue Yang looked at Mu Lin, snorted softly, and silently shook his head.

Mu Lin was confused. "Manager Xue, what's with the act? I really and truly cured your sister, you know."

Xue Yang said, "You, what are you thinking? This isn't about my sister. It's about President Li..."

Mu Lin was even more confused. "What could be wrong with President Li?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? But I'm not the one who's suffering the most. Go check on the members of the special team. It's a true tragedy, enough to make anyone who hears it weep..."

"Huh..."

'Is he exaggerating that much?' Mu Lin thought. 'Li Xue doesn't seem like that kind of person.'

"For real?"

"Totally for real! Anyway, you'd better be careful!"

Mu Lin turned and went to the office. The moment he pushed open the door, Chen Xi let out a howl and pounced on him.

"Brother Lin, you're finally back!"

Chen Xi hugged Mu Lin and started wailing, "Sister Xue yelled at me because of you, do you know that? Sister Xue rarely yells at anyone..."

Mu Lin's face darkened. "What did she yell at you about? Just calm down and tell me slowly!"