Chapter 689
Chapter 689: Chapter 681: Uninvited Guest Chapter 689: Chapter 681: Uninvited Guest Tang Yuxin smiled.
She always had a good impression of the Wang Family, as they were known for their excellent temperament, particularly because many of them had served in the military.
She had always held a certain degree of reverence for such families.
So naturally, she wanted the old man to live a few more years, and given the current situation, even if he wanted to die, it seemed rather difficult for him to do so.
On the side, Tang Sisi was holding a small bottle, explaining the uses of the medicine inside.
Her eyes sparkling brightly, she had quite a lot to say to Wang Zichen.
It was good to have an older brother, as Sisi loved to talk.
Tang Yuxin hadn’t thought anything of it, since Sisi was just a child, after all, but Wang Zichen was more than a decade older than Sisi.
To her, he was an elder.
After seeing the two out, Tang Yuxin busied herself in her small courtyard.
She no longer had major duties at the hospital, now working every other day, which left her with even more free time.
Aside from visiting Sisi and the old man when she had nothing else to do, she spent her remaining time at home making herbal wines.
Sometimes, when she didn’t have time, Sisi would come over with Zhou Xiaomeng to help her.
She led quite a satisfactory life, busy but with moments for leisure—an existence she really enjoyed.
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One day, just as she had arrived home, someone knocked at her door.
Tang Yuxin didn’t know who it could be.
Surely it wasn’t Gu Ning.
Few people visited her home; everyone knew she valued her peace and quiet.
Even when they did visit, they would notify her in advance, rather than just showing up unannounced.
As for Gu Ning, he had a key and wouldn’t need to knock, unless he had forgotten it.
She turned and made her way to the door, opening it.
The sight of the travel-worn man standing outside, however, left her rather indifferent and cold.
There were things she couldn’t remember clearly; faces she was about to forget, like that of the man outside.
“All I have is boiled water,” she said.
She set the cup on the table and sat down herself.
“Thank you,” the man replied, lifting the cup.
His fingers trembled numbly, perhaps due to the wind which had tousled his hair and wrinkled his clothes.
The merciless passage of time had also aged his features considerably.
The man who used to be dressed all in white, always smiling with a pristine face, was utterly gone.
It was probably the same for Qin Ziyi.
It had been two years since he last saw Tang Yuxin.
She had changed, matured a great deal, grown ever more beautiful and pretty, and her stubborn, cold allure, as well as her reserved nature, were well-concealed.
On his way here, he had thought about how to speak to her upon first seeing her, what to say, and how she would react.
Would it be with reminiscence, longing, surprise, or something else?
But he had never considered one possibility.
That when she saw him, she would show no emotion, her facial expression unchanged, and not even a flickering of light in the depths of her eyes.
It was as if she didn’t recognize him, yet also as if she knew him all too well.
This paradox left his heart completely rootless.
He held the cup, his fingertips pressing against it, finally feeling a trace of warmth.
He had been so cold that he was shivering uncontrollably and couldn’t speak.
But after taking a sip of the hot water, at last, his voice began to emerge.
“Yuxin, are you…
okay?”
“Yes, not bad.”
Tang Yuxin lowered her head and also picked up the bone china cup in her hand.
The cup had been bought by Gu Ning, plain white with not many patterns or designs, yet she liked it very much.
Especially when she cradled it in her hands, the warmth from the cup would gradually spread to her fingertips, giving her a faint sense of happiness welling up in her heart.
Qin Ziye couldn’t help but tug at the corners of his mouth, somewhat pained by Tang Yuxin’s indifference.
At that moment, the atmosphere turned somewhat cold and uneasy.
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Tang Yuxin was not one to talk much, and he did not know how to start a conversation.
If he had not found the moonlight in his heart back then, perhaps they would not be in such a situation.
Maybe they would have lived well together, even become a family of three.
But what was the use of saying all that?
What had happened had happened, the hurt inflicted was inflicted, and what had passed was in the past.
“Yuxin, my grandfather is sick.”
“Go find a doctor,” Tang Yuxin still held the cup lightly, her eyelashes lifted slightly.
She really didn’t know what relationship she now had with Qin Ziye, or with the Qin Family.
To put it plainly, there was none at all.
Even if Qin Ziye was at a loss for words, and certainly there were some things he found hard to utter, he had no face to say them.
“Yuxin, I heard it was you who cured Old Master Wang?”
Tang Yuxin lifted her face, staring intently at Qin Ziye, which nearly caused him to spill the cup in his hand out of embarrassment.
“Yuxin, I…”
He licked his chapped, peeling lips, but those words, he just couldn’t say them.
“My grandfather is also sick, could you please help me?”
The illness of Old Master Wang was no secret in their circle.
It was said that he was not going to make it, but in just a few days, he came back to life, vital and lively.
Qin Ziye had seen him in person the last time, and he looked younger and healthier than before, with even fewer wrinkles on his face, and his legs were very sturdy.
Previously he had needed support to walk, but now he needed nothing, and though he couldn’t walk briskly, he was certainly stronger than the average elderly.
After a lot of inquiries, Qin Ziye found out that it was Tang Yuxin who had cured Old Master Wang, and that the wine which Old Master Wang treasured like life itself was also brewed by Tang Yuxin.
His grandfather had been hospitalized a few days ago, and the doctors said it was an old age illness that couldn’t be cured.
It could be managed with care, but it would require time, and of course, it would be good to have a doctor who knew how to maintain health.
So, the first person he thought of was Tang Yuxin.
Though Tang Yuxin was not from a Traditional Chinese Medical Family, her medical skills were unique.
She was not only adept at treating complicated and difficult diseases, but her surgeries were also performed neatly and cleanly.
Of course, he also knew that besides these skills, Tang Yuxin was most proficient in traditional Chinese medicinal recuperation.
The fact that she could cure Old Master Wang’s illness and restore his vitality showed how capable she was.
The most important person in his family was his grandfather, and now that he was sick, leaving aside how outsiders treated the Qin Family, even within the Qin Family itself, there was already chaos.
The doctors in the hospital were all helpless regarding his grandfather’s illness, so he came to ask Tang Yuxin for help, considering his past relationship with Tang Yuxin, and the things his grandfather had done to her.