For the next few days, K City news and searches on Baidu were flooded with reports about Yin Xi's experience five years ago and her marriage to Qin Si Ye.
What was initially a murky, complicated relationship was, overnight, set straight, presenting a scene of tranquil clarity.
The Qin family and their friends were all beaming with joy.
Well-wishers flocked to the Qin family's old residence and Qin Xiuzhi's hospital room in an endless stream.
Only Jiang Jie and Qin Si Yu felt a complex mix of emotions, their hearts heavy.
At the Jin family's residence, Tang Ran continued her acupuncture treatments for Old Master Jin punctually every afternoon at two o'clock.
Each time, she encountered the same Dr. Xia, but since the first day, she had not seen Jin Jing Chen in the living room.
It seemed he was deliberately avoiding her.
One day, after Tang Ran had finished her acupuncture on Jin Zhen Ting and was packing her medical kit, she heard a loud crash from the second floor.
Immediately after, Jin Jing Chen's enraged voice boomed, "Get out! Don't ever come here again."
Dr. Xia stumbled out of the room, stammering an explanation towards the door, "Second Young Master Jin, you... you can't be this impatient. Everything takes time."
"Are you still talking? I told you to get out, didn't you hear me?" Jin Jing Chen's agitated voice echoed from inside once more.
Tang Ran's body trembled involuntarily.
Seeing Dr. Xia pass by dejectedly, she felt a complex mix of emotions.
"Tang Ran, please go up and see what's wrong with Jing Chen," Jin Zhen Ting's voice reached her ears.
"Alright." Without hesitation, Tang Ran picked up her medical kit and strode upstairs.
Upon entering the room, she saw Jin Jing Chen lying half on the bed, his legs bare, breathing heavily.
"You... who told you to come in? Get out!" Jin Jing Chen, startled by her presence, quickly pulled the quilt to cover his legs.
Tang Ran was not intimidated by his words. Instead, she walked towards him, step by step.
Placing the medical kit on the bedside table, she turned and directly pulled the quilt off his legs.
"What are you doing?" Jin Jing Chen glared at her, then covered himself again.
Tang Ran, however, pulled forcefully, preventing him from covering up.
They wrestled like this, in a stalemate, neither willing to yield.
After their eyes met for more than ten seconds, Tang Ran finally spoke, "Jin Jing Chen, doctors do not distinguish between men and women.
I've heard you've seen several traditional Chinese medicine practitioners with little success.
Furthermore, you will soon accompany Mr. Yin's son to Haicheng for a competition. If you want your legs to recover quickly, you'd best accept my treatment.
I have learned directly from Mr. Yin, and I guarantee you'll be walking within half a month."
Hearing her bold claims, Jin Jing Chen stared at her, stunned, for a long moment without saying a word.
"I've said all I can. If you remain so stubborn, then so be it." Seeing his reaction, Tang Ran immediately released her hand and turned to leave.
The next instant, the man abruptly grabbed her arm and said, "Wait. I accept your offer."
Upon hearing this, Tang Ran's lips curved into a faint smile.
Turning back, she said with a stern expression, "Lift the quilt yourself. I need to prepare."
The morning before Qin Xiuzhi was discharged, Zhao Ze rushed into the CEO's office at Zhuo Sheng.
"CEO, I've identified the mastermind behind those news reports. It's someone in..."
"He's Lu Yu Shan's cousin. I've also discovered that it was he who arranged for people to rescue Lu Yu Shan when she escaped from the psychiatric hospital after setting a fire a few months ago," Zhao Ze replied.
"What?" Hearing this, Qin Si Ye abruptly stood up from his chair. No wonder he couldn't find any trace of Lu Yu Shan; someone had been secretly helping her all along.