After the Spring Festival holiday, work gradually resumed.
With Elder Madam Yu's consent, Yu He registered her business under her identity as a medical immortal, naming it Yu Immortal Doctor Clinic, and then began handling the affairs related to its opening.
Elder Madam Yu's life's learning was in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her title of medical immortal was once very well-known. If not for the incident involving the Qin family back then, which forced her into seclusion in the mountains, she would have opened her own clinic long ago. She was a highly respected figure in the TCM community.
Now, Yu He using her title to register the clinic not only helped fulfill her grandmother's long-cherished wish but also served as a direct challenge to the Qin family.
The most dangerous place is often the safest.
If they continued to hide, they could be assassinated by the Qin family without anyone knowing. At least now, by coming out in the open, the Qin family would be hesitant to act against them for the sake of their reputation.
A month later, Yu Immortal Doctor Clinic officially opened.
Yu He had intended for a low-key opening. The purpose of Yu Immortal Doctor Clinic was not to earn money through hard labor, but through skill.
She didn't want her grandmother to be too tired, so she decided to see only ten patients a day, by appointment only.
However, on the opening day, the heads of the four great families, Seventh Master Qin, the patriarch of the Lu family, the crown prince of the Shao family, Qi Nan from a branch of the Qi family, the patriarch of the Huo family from the south, acclaimed actor Nan Ou, and international movie star Ruan Tianxin, all gathered. The grand occasion directly propelled Yu Immortal Doctor Clinic to the front pages of the news.
Qi Family.
"Medical Immortal Yu is still alive!" Elder Madam Qi, wearing reading glasses, exclaimed in surprise as she browsed the news on her tablet.
Elder Master Qi, who was savoring the Lushan Cloud Mist tea personally delivered by Qi Yuanyuan, immediately put down his teacup upon hearing "Medical Immortal Yu."
"What? Let me see."
He hurried to get up, and his teacup, not placed steadily, accidentally fell to the floor and shattered.
This set of Zisha teacups was a gift from his eldest grandson. Each of the four cups was inscribed with the characters "延年益寿" (Prolong Life and Increase Longevity), carrying a very auspicious meaning, and was highly cherished by Elder Madam Qi.
Now that one cup, inscribed with "寿" (Longevity), was broken, Elder Madam Qi's face immediately fell. "What are you so excited about! You're old, can't you be more steady?"
Elder Master Qi, being scolded in front of his granddaughter, was also displeased. He said in a deep voice, "It's just a set of cups. If it's broken, it's broken. We can buy another one. What's all the shouting about?"
"If you weren't so agitated hearing your old flame's name, how would this set of tea cups have broken one?"
"Old flame, old flame? How many years has it been since I last saw her? You keep bringing it up endlessly!"
Seeing that her grandparents were about to argue, Qi Yuanyuan quickly intervened to comfort them. "Grandma, I'll have Big Brother order you another set. Don't be angry."
Then, she turned to Elder Master Qi and advised, "Grandpa, you should also say less. Grandma is just upset about the tea cups."
"Hmph." Elder Master Qi turned and walked away.
Seeing this, Elder Madam Qi became even more upset. "Every time this matter is brought up, you get angry. Fine, you go then, and don't come back!"
"Alright, Grandma, Grandpa just doesn't want to bicker with you," Qi Yuanyuan said softly.
She then glanced at the news on the tablet. The accompanying photo was of the simple ribbon-cutting ceremony outside Yu Immortal Doctor Clinic.
Qi Yuanyuan recognized Yu He in the photo at a glance. "Is that her?"
She snatched the tablet and finished reading the news. She murmured to herself: Yu Immortal Doctor, Yu He. Both have the surname Yu. Is she a granddaughter?
"Do you know her?" Elder Madam Qi asked upon seeing her granddaughter's reaction.
Qi Yuanyuan nodded. "I've met her once. She said she was the secretary by Bei Ting's side. Bei Ting hasn't contacted me lately, and it's because of her..."
Elder Madam Qi understood immediately. She knew that Qi Yuanyuan liked Qin Beiting, and the Qi and Qin families had intended for them to marry. They were just waiting for a spark to ignite between Qin Beiting and Qi Yuanyuan.
She held Qi Yuanyuan's hand and comforted her. "Silly child, if he doesn't contact you, you should contact him. If you don't contact him, won't you give that vixen a chance to take advantage?"
"Don't worry. Her grandmother couldn't win against me back then, and she won't be able to win against you now! Don't forget, you are the Nameless Divine Doctor."
Qi Yuanyuan's lips moved as if she wanted to explain, but she ultimately did not.
It wasn't that she wasn't contacting Qin Beiting.
It was that Qin Beiting completely refused to let her contact him!
Her phone number had been blocked, and he didn't reply to her WeChat messages. She had even pretended to have something important and gone to the Qin family to see him, but he refused to meet her.
"By the way, Yuanyuan, where is your Black Spirit Pearl? When will you show it to Grandma?" Elder Madam Qi asked.
Qi Yuanyuan did not expect her grandmother to suddenly mention the Black Spirit Pearl and hesitated. "This..."
"It's also a treasure of our Qi family. The Qin family also wants to see it. When will you bring it out for everyone to see and showcase the pinnacle of our Qi family's medical skills?"
Qi Yuanyuan had a sudden inspiration and said, "Grandma, it's not that I don't want to take it out, it's just that the Black Spirit Pearl has already been used by me."
"Used to make the special medicine?" Elder Madam Qi asked. "I've seen many netizens discussing your published papers online, speculating that your special medicine used the Black Spirit Pearl to achieve such miraculous effects."
Qi Yuanyuan went along with it. "Yes."
Just then, Zhao Wei arrived with samples of the first batch of special medicine produced.
Elder Madam Qi looked at the pills bottled in exquisite transparent small glass bottles and praised repeatedly:
"Good, good, good. Hurry and send them for inspection, and launch them as soon as possible. We can't let Medical Immortal Yu steal our Qi family's spotlight in the capital!"
Zhao Wei: "Yes."
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Night.
Yu Immortal Doctor Clinic.
After seeing off all the guests, Yu He returned to the clinic and was in the study of the west wing testing the new online mini-program function for the clinic. Just then, a message arrived on WeChat.
Star Palace Master: [The first batch of special medicine from the Qi family is already out. Haven't you finalized your auction time yet?]
Yu He had been busy with clinic matters during the day and practicing her alternate account at night, so she really hadn't had time to deal with Qi Yuanyuan's affairs.
She opened her calendar and saw that Star Palace had an auction the next evening.
Nameless: [Does Palace Master want something exciting?]
Star Palace Master: [?]
Nameless: [You're tired of seeing the photos I sent you before, right?]
Nameless: [I'll come to Star Palace to find you tomorrow night and show you my true self.]
Qin Beiting, who had just stepped into the courtyard, looked at the dialogue box on his phone and his lips curved upwards.
Was the young lady finally going to reveal her identity to him?
Star Palace Master: [Okay.]
In the study, after receiving the reply, Yu He happened to hear a sound in the courtyard. She immediately exited WeChat and got up to go out, and coincidentally saw Qin Beiting.
"Brother Ting, are you free tomorrow night?" she stepped forward and asked.
Qin Beiting put away his phone. "What?"
"There's something I want to tell you." Yu He coughed unnaturally. "Cough, remember the photo I asked you for before?"
"..." Qin Beiting suddenly had a bad premonition. "And then?"
"I used those photos to trade for a valuable medicinal ingredient. Now, that person wants to see you in person. Will you accompany me to meet him tomorrow night?" Yu He asked.
Qin Beiting: "........................"