"No, because that's exactly who you are!"
Hu Xiaobei's mouth twitched fiercely...
Just as he was about to say something, Hu Xiaobei heard her continue, "Hehe, big brother Xiaobei, don't be mad, I was just joking with you! I'm going to the backyard to pick some fruit and make a fruit salad now. I'll leave everything here to you."
"Alright, you go ahead, I'll handle everything here."
After Haruno Nanako left, Hu Xiaobei's expression became stern.
Soon, Hu Xiaobei looked dispassionately at the unconscious woman.
"Afterward, Hu Xiaobei said coldly, "Okay, now that I've sent everyone away, you might as well wake up, right? Continuing to pretend doesn't make any sense, does it?"
The 'unconscious' woman heard Hu Xiaobei's cold words and was slightly stunned.
"This... is he talking to me? Impossible! He couldn't possibly realize my heatstroke is fake! My technique is very potent, ordinary people can't possibly see through it."
After being shocked for a moment, she began to reassure herself in her heart!
In her opinion, Hu Xiaobei must be spouting nonsense.
Because he couldn't possibly have seen through her…
"Hm? Still don't fancy waking up? Oh, right, you've sealed off your five senses; without enough time, you really can't wake up. Since that's the case, I'll give you a hand!"
While saying this, Hu Xiaobei quickly reached out.
In the next second, Hu Xiaobei's fingers came together and stroked her lower abdomen.
While admiring, the woman who had been unconscious suddenly sat up!
Seeing how quickly she reacted, Hu Xiaobei smiled and said leisurely, "It seems your heatstroke isn't that severe! Otherwise, you wouldn't have woken up so quickly!"
Hu Xiaobei deliberately emphasized the words 'heatstroke'...
After giving Hu Xiaobei a deep look, she said with a shocked face, "How... how did you know I was faking? You shouldn't have been able to tell!"
She couldn't understand!
At this moment, she truly could not understand...
Feeling her shock, Hu Xiaobei looked at her with surprise!
"How did I know? Didn't you investigate me before coming to deal with me? Don't you know I'm a doctor?"
Hu Xiaobei was genuinely baffled!
The moment he saw this woman, Hu Xiaobei knew she must have come to confront him.
And because he knew this, Hu Xiaobei was puzzled.
In his view, since she came to confront him, she should have acquired some information about him.
At the very least, she should have known he was a practitioner of Chinese Medicine.
But now, judging by how shocked she was, it seemed she didn't know much about him.
"You... you're a doctor? Could it be that you are a practitioner of Chinese Medicine?"
As she asked this, she stared blankly at Hu Xiaobei...
After looking at her, Hu Xiaobei nodded and said, "Yes, I am a practitioner of Chinese Medicine, and quite a skilled one at that!"
"How skilled can you be? Do you understand congenital heart disease?"
Feeling her tension, Hu Xiaobei narrowed his eyes and said, "Congenital heart disease, I know a little bit about it, what's up?"
"My daughter has congenital heart disease. I've consulted many specialists before, and none could help. Can you cure her? She's only a few years old, I really don't want her to die so young!"
"I might have a way, but I can't see the patient right now, so it's hard to say! Also, shouldn't we fill in some background information first? What's your purpose for seeking me out? I have a feeling you're not here just for medical help, right?"
As he asked this, Hu Xiaobei stepped back, watching her warily.
Hu Xiaobei knew she had a purpose for sneaking in...
Noticing Hu Xiaobei's wariness, she quickly said, "It's my fault! I didn't introduce myself properly before. My name is Bai Xuening. I came to Japan to find someone to save my daughter. If you can save her, I'm willing to agree to any conditions you might have."
"So that's it! If I'm not mistaken, you came to Japan mainly to seek help from Tanaka Shoichi, right?"
"You... how did you know?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚~𝙣𝙚𝙩
"It's simple. I only have one competitor in Japan at the moment! Earlier, you used some tricks to get past me; you were probably planning to deal with me quietly, weren't you?"
"That's right. He asked me to go against you before, and I agreed. But now that I know you practice Chinese Medicine, I won't make a move anymore."
Just moments ago, she had been easily woken up by Hu Xiaobei.
This made her realize that Hu Xiaobei's Medical Skill was indeed exceptional.
Under such circumstances, she did not want to become enemies with Hu Xiaobei, because she knew that he might actually be able to awaken her daughter.
"So, that's it! May I ask, if I don't help you, what do you plan to do?"
"I plan to rely on Tanaka Shoichi. He told me before that he has a thousand-year-old ginseng. If I agree to his various conditions, he's willing to offer the thousand-year-old ginseng. Although I also know it's not guaranteed to save my daughter, it will definitely have an effect, so I accepted his conditions."
"Thousand-year-old ginseng? Tanaka Shoichi must be joking!"
After listening to Bai Xuening's story, Hu Xiaobei furrowed his brows deeply…
Hu Xiaobei knew items like ginseng were extremely precious…
The value of hundred-year-old ginseng was already terrifying, let alone thousand-year-old ginseng!
Therefore, even if Tanaka Shoichi really had thousand-year-old ginseng, he absolutely wouldn't part with it.
"What's wrong? Do you think Tanaka Shoichi is deceiving me?"
"You're not familiar with ginseng, so you don't know that after five hundred years, its growth significantly slows down. Thus, it's very likely that there isn't any thousand-year-old ginseng in this world! And even if he really does have it, he would never part with it because it's far too precious!"
"So, you're saying Tanaka Shoichi is definitely deceiving me?"
"I haven't seen that ginseng, so I can't be so absolute. However, I think it's very likely he is deceiving you. At the very least, there's something fishy going on."
"Then… what should I do?"
Upon hearing Hu Xiaobei's assured words, she suddenly became panic-stricken.
Before, she had been willing to cooperate with Tanaka Shoichi because she believed he could save her daughter.
But now, after hearing Hu Xiaobei's words, she started to waver.
Sensing Bai Xuening's despair, Hu Xiaobei prepared to say something…
But as he opened his mouth, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps approaching.
Hearing this, Hu Xiaobei knew it must be either Haruno Rei or Haruno Nanako coming…
Taking a deep breath, Hu Xiaobei looked at Bai Xuening and said, "When they arrive shortly, play along with me and don't let them know you came here with ulterior motives, otherwise it will be quite embarrassing when you can't save face."
Just as Bai Xuening agreed, Haruno Rei rushed in, holding a bowl of mung bean soup.
"Xiaobei, here's the mung bean soup I prepared for you! You... huh? You... you've already woken up."
Haruno Rei entered the room, and began to speak rapidly, but mid-sentence, she was taken aback!
At that moment, she saw that the woman who was supposed to be unconscious had already woken up…