Chapter 0013: Be My Boyfriend

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The two bodyguards cooperated tacitly, one stayed while the other went to fetch water. Soon after the old master took his medicine and steadied himself for a while, his complexion finally returned to normal.

"I've made you see a joke, young man. This is an old ailment of mine, it's followed me for decades, never really getting better," the old master said with a wry smile, explaining to Chu Ge.

Chu Ge looked at the old master's complexion and suddenly remarked, "You suffered an internal injury many years ago, and it has never healed properly, right?"

The old master was startled by the remark. He had visited numerous hospitals over the years without a clear diagnosis, and only he himself knew the nature of his illness. Yet unexpectedly, the man before him had seen through it at a glance.

"Young man, do you know medical skill?" After all, it was about an affliction of the body, which over many years had turned into more than just an internal injury. So unless someone understood this aspect, they wouldn't be able to tell at a glance.

"I know a bit," replied Chu Ge, though he didn't finish his sentence. He crouched down and rolled up the old man's sleeve, "How did you get injured?"

Before the old master could speak, Ouyang Die piped up from the side: "My grandfather was a soldier in his youth. Once, in order to cover for his comrade, he broke out of the enemy's encirclement by forcefully overextending his inner strength, which resulted in internal organ damage, and he hasn't been able to recover all these years."

"A soldier?" Chu Ge's expression grew intense; no wonder, the old master always exuded an air of iron and steel.

Upon hearing this, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel deep respect in his heart. He admired these old military men from the bottom of his heart and even his voice carried a note of respect, "Over these years, haven't you noticed anything wrong?"

"Wrong?" The old master's eyebrows quivered, half confused, half probing, "What's wrong?"

As they were speaking, Chu Ge had already channeled his inner strength beneath the old master's skin to feel around, and suddenly declared: "You've been poisoned!"

"Poisoned?" Ouyang Die's face paled significantly, but the old master remained calm, "How did you detect it, young man?"

To learn of being poisoned and still maintain such calm, indeed, he was quite a character. Chu Ge didn't plan to waste words, and straightforwardly said, "Just now, I used my True Qi to examine you and found that not only do you suffer from the old internal injury, but there's also something constantly eroding your internal organs. Think about it, your organs were already damaged, and with these toxins eroding them, how could you possibly recover?"

"Sir, I was wrong just now, I apologize to you. Since you can see the problem with my grandfather, is there a way to cure him?"

A glint of hope appeared in Ouyang Die's eyes. Although she might be a bit haughty, she does have a good nature, and more importantly, she has been close to her grandfather since childhood. Each time she witnessed her grandfather's painful coughs, her heart would clench together.

But this was damage caused by use of inner strength, and after searching everywhere in Big River's north and south, even abroad, no cure was found. They could only nurture according to traditional medicine practices, yet despite decades of care, no improvement was seen.

Now, learning that there was also poison, it was like adding frost to snow. Ouyang Die's gaze at Chu Ge carried a hint of beseeching.

"My Ouyang family may not be all-powerful in Shanghai, but we still carry a certain amount of influence. If you can heal my grandfather's injuries, we can fulfill any request you may have!"

A promise from a major family stirred even Chu Ge's heart. After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "I will do my best. While I can't guarantee a complete cure for the old master, I am confident in alleviating his suffering."

As Ouyang Die moved to pull him into the car, Chu Ge quickly retreated a few steps and waved his hand, "Today is not quite suitable, and neither is the location. How about this, I'll go home and prepare a bit, and then come over tonight to treat the old master, how does that sound?"

Excitement flickered across Ouyang Die's pretty face as she nodded repeatedly and said, "Then... then that's agreeable, but might I ask for your name, sir?"

"Just call me Chu Ge."

"Then, Mr. Chu, let's exchange our contact numbers, so we can communicate when the time comes!"

While exchanging numbers, Chu Ge couldn't help but take a few more glances at her. Previously, this girl had always been tight-faced, but now her smile was as refreshing as a blooming ice lotus, indeed giving a sense of delight.

Noticing Chu Ge's gaze on her, Ouyang Die didn't say anything but simply lowered her head, a blush spreading across her cheeks.

After saying goodbye, Chu Ge strolled down the street and then returned to the villa.

Since he had agreed to treat someone later that evening, naturally, he had to get ready. Actually, there wasn't much to prepare—just a roll of silver needles, which was a gift from the old man.

Shen Yaoyao was not in the villa, so after locking the door, Chu Ge was about to leave when the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly began to ring.

He took out the phone to see, and the caller ID surprisingly displayed "Shen Yaoyao."

On the first day that they moved into the villa, they exchanged numbers amongst the three of them to facilitate contact if needed. Chu Ge, however, didn't expect that this girl would actually take the initiative to contact him.

After a moment of hesitation, he answered the call.

"Chu Ge, where are you now?" Shen Yaoyao's voice came through with a touch of urgency and something else.

"I'm at home. What's up?" Chu Ge gave a noncommittal reply. Honestly, he didn't want to take the call, who knows what kind of trouble this girl was stirring up now.

"Hurry up and come over, I'm at Qima Cafe." The girl's voice carried a note of undeniable authority. Naturally, after spending so much time with the domineering Mu Bingtong, she had unconsciously absorbed some influence.

Of course, Chu Ge ignored the assertiveness in her tone, "I'm busy right now, I don't have time!"

"You—" Shen Yaoyao was about to say something when she saw the screen go black; the other party had hung up.

"Yaoyao, are you capable or not? Or could it be that you don't have a boyfriend at all, just pretending?" Next to Shen Yaoyao, a girl with an LV bag scoffed and spoke up.

Shen Yaoyao obviously didn't have a good impression of this woman, glared at her, and then stubbornly said, "Who... who says so? He's just busy with something. I'll call him again!"

Meanwhile, Chu Ge had no idea what was happening on the other end. He looked at the vibrating phone and muttered, "What's got into that girl? Has she lost her mind?"

After all, they lived under the same roof, and after leaving her hanging for a while, Chu Ge finally pressed the answer button again.

"Chu Ge, don't hang up on me in a hurry; I want to make a deal with you!" This time Shen Yaoyao seemed to have learned her lesson, and quickly spoke up as soon as the call connected, "Help me out this one time, and I promise I won't antagonize you again, deal?"

"Help how?" Chu Ge was taken aback, suddenly feeling a sense of foreboding.

"Pretend to be my boyfriend!"

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