Chapter 463 - 462: Suddenly Not Sleepy Anymore

Yun Zijin had already given them hope, and of course, they couldn’t let her down.

"Auntie Huo, try to look on the bright side. Maybe in two months, Big Brother will really be able to stand up."

Yun Zijin was confident in her pulse diagnosis. The Acupuncture Skill the system had given her happened to include a technique for treating paralysis caused by nerve damage.

As long as Lu Yunzhou listened to her carefully and cooperated with the treatment, there shouldn’t be any major issues.

"That’s right, Mom. You’re always assuming the worst. Aren’t you afraid you’ll jinx it?"

Lu Yunzhou said nothing. As the patient, he knew Huo Yue Lan was only thinking of the worst because she was overly worried about him. She was trying to figure out how to prepare fallback plans for him in case things went south.

"I understand. I won’t overthink it anymore."

Hearing Lu Yunque’s words, Huo Yue Lan felt a pang of fear. The last thing she wanted was for her negativity to cause Lu Yunzhou’s treatment to fail.

"What’s that smell?"

Huo Yue Lan stopped letting her imagination run wild, but in the next moment, she caught a whiff of something.

Yun Zijin looked toward Lu Yunque.

Lu Yunque spoke up. "It’s the medicine I’m brewing for my brother. Zijin prescribed it to be taken in conjunction with the acupuncture.

It just started boiling, so it still needs to simmer for a while."

Lu Yunque hadn’t forgotten Yun Zijin’s instructions: brew three bowls of water down to one, which would take some time.

"This medicinal smell is so strong. Zhouzhou won’t be able to rest, will he? I think we should find another place to brew it next time."

’Who knows when this smell will finally air out.’

’Drinking Chinese medicine is bitter enough, but now he has to smell it brewing every day, too.’ Huo Yue Lan’s gaze on Lu Yunzhou softened with even more sympathy.

"I remember I have a house nearby. Let’s use that place from now on."

Huo Yue Lan thought for a moment and finally recalled that she owned property nearby.

She had originally bought it in case a family member was admitted to the sanatorium, thinking a nearby property would make it convenient for everyone to take shifts watching over them.

She never expected that Lu Yunzhou would be the first one to use it.

Neither Lu Yunque nor Lu Yunzhou knew that Huo Yue Lan owned a house near the sanatorium. Ever since its construction, the surrounding properties had become incredibly scarce and highly sought-after.

Anyone who owned one or two units had successfully become a Dijing landlord or landlady.

Considering Dijing’s rental prices, it was impossible for them to be low. It was practically an overnight fortune.

"Mom, since when did you own a house here?"

Lu Yunque, ever the quick-tongued one, blurted out the question.

"I originally got it for your grandparents. You never know when the elderly might fall ill, so having a house next to the sanatorium would have made it convenient for us to take turns watching over them.

Who would have thought your brother would be the first to use it.

I’ll go home and get the key for you tonight. Zijin, would you like to come back to the old mansion with us?"

Lu Yunque and Yun Zijin both accepted Huo Yue Lan’s suggestion. The main reason for the trip was to get the key, and the smell of the brewing medicine was definitely too potent for a hospital room.

However, when it came to going to the Lu Family’s Old Mansion that evening, Yun Zijin declined, saying she had to discuss something with friends.

And with that, Yun Zijin’s acupuncture treatment for Lu Yunzhou was now officially sanctioned by the family.

Because she was helping Lu Yunzhou, the Lu Family began to hold Yun Zijin in much higher regard.

However, the matter was to be kept strictly within the family. No word was to get out until Lu Yunzhou had made a full recovery.

Yun Zijin knew the Lu Family was doing this for her own protection, so she had no objections.

The day Lu Yunzhou could truly stand on his own would be the day Yun Zijin’s identity as a practitioner of Chinese medicine would be revealed.

At that point, all the great families would be begging and scrambling for an appointment with her.

Yun Zijin arranged with Lu Yunzhou to come over every morning for his acupuncture session. As for brewing the medicine, that would depend on whether Lu Yunque was free.

If Lu Yunque wasn’t free, he would arrange for someone else to prepare it. In any case, Yun Zijin wouldn’t have to do it herself.

Seeing it was getting dark, Yun Zijin told the others she was heading back to Jade Lake.

She had class tomorrow, so staying at Jade Lake was more convenient.

"You’re right, it’s getting late," Huo Yue Lan said. "Little Yun, you should hurry and take Zijin home."

Since Yun Zijin had just declined her invitation to go back to the Lu Family’s Old Mansion with Lu Yunque, Huo Yue Lan didn’t press the issue, simply telling Lu Yunque to drive Yun Zijin home.

Back at Jade Lake, Lu Yunque cheekily followed Yun Zijin upstairs. He collected a hefty amount of ’interest’ before he was finally willing to leave.

After Lu Yunque left, Yun Zijin finally had a moment to check her phone. Since that afternoon, Qin Sitong had sent a flurry of messages to their group chat, all about her meeting with Fu Ze’s mother.

Seeing this, Yun Zijin was suddenly wide awake.

——Qingqing Zijing: What’s the situation??? Why would Fu Ze’s mom show up to see you? Did she give you a check?

As Yun Zijin sent the message, she felt a thrill, like someone enjoying the drama from the sidelines.

Qin Sitong must have been on her phone, because she replied instantly.

——Siting: She said the gap between Fu Ze’s family and mine was too wide, but then she asked to buy Baonu Tea from me. [dog emoji]

After Qin Sitong’s message, a string of ellipses followed.

——Sususuu Mengyao: Didn’t you tell her Baonu Tea is limited edition and not available anymore?

——Tu Tutu Tu: She wants something from you but doesn’t want her son to be with you? What kind of logic is that?

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The four girls ranted in the group chat, and Qin Sitong herself felt that the day’s events were surreal. If not for the new contact in her phone saved as "Fu Ze’s Mom," she would have thought she was dreaming.

What put Qin Sitong’s mind at ease, however, was that Fu Ze had video-called her the moment he finished his work at the office. He explained how his mother had suddenly found out about her and why she had paid her a visit.

As the heir to the Fu Family, one of Dijing’s four great families, Fu Ze was a hot commodity in the eyes of the elite.

But no one had ever expected this unattainable prize to be claimed by one of Yun Zijin’s best friends.

Among those who knew of their relationship, there was always someone fiercely jealous, and they had maliciously leaked Qin Sitong’s identity to He Wanru.

Unfortunately for that person, they guessed the beginning of the story but not the end.

He Wanran was currently facing the middle-aged predicament of her figure changing, and Wangyou Milk Tea Shop’s special event happened to feature the beauty- and slimming-enhancing Baonu Tea. Knowing this, how could He Wanru not be tempted?

In a stroke of serendipity, Qin Sitong had stumbled right into something He Wanran desperately wanted.

——Qingqing Zijing: So what’s the situation now? Is his mom on board or not?

’This was a very important point. After all, there’s a world of difference between a relationship that has their parents’ blessing and one that doesn’t.’

’Qin Sitong had no guarantee that Fu Ze would love her like this forever. Once the honeymoon phase was over, a relationship without parental approval was almost certainly doomed to fail.’

’Yun Zijin didn’t want to see Qin Sitong get hurt over this.’

Seeing Yun Zijin’s message, Qin Sitong fell into a thoughtful silence.