Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 297 - Chapter 297 Chapter 296 Making Trouble

Chapter 297: Chapter 296: Making Trouble Chapter 297: Chapter 296: Making Trouble The business at Medicinal Hall was booming, as its fame spread, drawing an increasing number of patients seeking treatment and prescriptions.

In contrast to the bustling Medicinal Hall, Pinghe Hall diagonally across the street seemed much quieter.

Especially on weekends, the line of people waiting at Medicinal Hall stretched halfway down the street.

Ming Yao had hired two physicians to assist at Medicinal Hall, and even with Su Lan consulting patients herself, they were overwhelmed.

Ming Yao took the opportunity to come and help when she had free time.

Zhou Yanyan also came back from school to assist with dispensing medicine.

While everyone was busy fulfilling their roles in a hectic but cheerful atmosphere, a commotion suddenly erupted outside.

“Everyone, come and look! Someone has died at Medicinal Hall!”

Zhou Yanyan hurried outside.

She saw a middle-aged couple, pushing a cart to a stop in front of Medicinal Hall.

There lay a person on the cart, their head covered with a thin cloth, apparently no longer breathing.

Zhou Yanyan’s brows furrowed tightly, “Sir, what are you saying exactly?”

“Where’s your person in charge? Call her out! I got medicine for my mother from Medicinal Hall two days ago, and after taking two prescriptions, she died. I’ve heard your Medicinal Hall has a divine doctor, but I see it’s all deception!”

Hearing that someone had died under Medicinal Hall’s care, the people who were originally queued up for treatment gathered around to see what was happening.

Facing the aggressive middle-aged man, Zhou Yanyan was somewhat at a loss. She quickly went back into Medicinal Hall, “Mom, Sister Yao, there’s trouble outside!”

Ming Yao had just finished diagnosing a patient. She stood up and walked out of Medicinal Hall with Su Lan.

The middle-aged man sat on the ground, wailing and howling, demanding Medicinal Hall to compensate for his mother’s death.

Su Lan’s brows knitted together when she saw this scene.

“I remember this man. He came with his gravely ill mother for treatment. At that time I took her pulse and indeed, she was at death’s doorstep. I told him to take her to a large hospital, but he said the hospital wouldn’t take her in, then he knelt down and begged me to prescribe medicine for his mother.”

“I didn’t want to prescribe anything at the time, because there was no saving his mother, but he kept begging me, saying it was his birthday in a few days and he wanted his mother to stay for another couple of days…”

“In a moment of weakness, I prescribed two doses of life-sustaining medicine for him.”

Ming Yao frowned slightly, “Aunt Lan, you shouldn’t have been soft-hearted!”

Knowing that it was beyond hope, that man came begging for medicine–clearly, he had an ulterior motive.

Ming Yao glanced over at Pinghe Hall diagonally opposite, where Madam Zhou and Doctor Zhang stood at the doorway looking on with schadenfreude.

It wouldn’t be surprising if this wailing middle-aged man was instigated by someone from Pinghe Hall.

Su Lan, having been out of touch with society for so many years, hadn’t expected people to be so malicious.

This middle-aged man was willing to use even his own mother for his gain–

The middle-aged man, noticing Su Lan and Ming Yao’s approach, flipped the white cloth over, “Your Medicinal Hall has killed my mother, and if you don’t give me an explanation today, my wife and I will stay here with my mother…”

Upon seeing the dead body, the onlookers took a step back in fright.

But people who knew the middle-aged man could not help but speak up, “Lei Dahai, your mother was already in critical condition and did not have much time left. You can’t blame Medicinal Hall for this, can you?”

Lei Dahai glared at the person who spoke, “Are you a shill for Medicinal Hall? It’s true my mother was critically ill, but the hospital said she had a month or so to live. It’s because she took the medicine from Medicinal Hall that she suddenly died!”

“Medicinal Hall has killed someone and still wants to shirk responsibility?” Lei Dahai said, laying again on the body of the elder, his wailing tearing at the heartstrings.

Passersby who were unaware of the situation began muttering about Medicinal Hall.

Some in line for treatment no longer dared to be seen at Medicinal Hall and turned to head for Pinghe Hall opposite.

Madam Zhou smiled as she saw quite a few people coming to Pinghe Hall.

He glanced at Doctor Zhang, “Your idea isn’t bad!”

Because of what happened last time, Doctor Zhang had almost lost his job.

Luckily, Madam Zhou was willing to give him one more chance to redeem himself by coming up with a solution.

That’s when he thought of this malicious plan. If successful, it could completely ruin the reputation of Medicinal Hall!

Without the Medicinal Hall, those seeking medical treatment would naturally turn to Pinghe Hall!

Madam Zhou glanced over at the situation at Medicinal Hall and sneered, “Let’s hope there won’t be any more surprises. This time, we must strike decisively and shut down Medicinal Hall for good!”

“Rest assured, Madam!”

Seeing that Su Lan and Ming Yao refused to give him an explanation, Lei Dahai became even more agitated.

He started throwing the rotten eggs he brought from home at the Medicinal Hall’s signboard.

Then he took out the medicine and prescription he bought from Medicinal Hall last time, “Everyone, come and see. These are the prescription and medicine provided by Medicinal Hall. My mother passed away after taking only two doses of it. Oh, my poor old mother, killed by these ignorant people!”

Lei Dahai grabbed a rotten egg and threw it at Su Lan and Ming Yao.

Ming Yao looked at him coldly, “Dare to throw one and see what happens.”

When Ming Yao was serious, her sharp edge was revealed, with a powerful aura around her, chilling and formidable.

For a moment, Lei Dahai was intimidated by Ming Yao’s aura.

Ming Yao walked up to the cart and checked the old person’s condition.

Then she picked up the medicine remnants and the prescription from the ground, “Didn’t the person who sent you tell you that the medicines in this prescription only serve to promote health and wouldn’t kill anyone?”

“Don’t try to be crafty. My mom died because of the medicine from Medicinal Hall. You owe me my mother’s life!”

The man lunged at Ming Yao, but the next second, Ming Yao kicked him away.

“Look, Medicinal Hall killed my mother, and now they’re so arrogant as to kick me–”

Ming Yao ignored the man and turned to the woman who had been silently crying on her knees. Her gaze fell on a string of beads on the woman’s wrist, and she grabbed her wrist, pulling her up from the ground.

Before the woman could react, Ming Yao dragged her into Medicinal Hall.

“What are you doing, taking my wife inside?” Lei Dahai tried to follow, but Ming Yao told the security guard at the door of Medicinal Hall, “Don’t let him in!”

Lei Dahai made an even bigger scene outside.

Ming Yao paid him no attention as she pulled the woman to the sofa to sit down.

She poured her a cup of warm water, “The bracelet was given by your daughter, wasn’t it?”

The bracelet looked like it was bought by a little girl for about ten yuan, made of strung-together beads.

The woman clutched the cup, her head hanging low without a word.

“I can tell that you and your husband are not on the same side. He’s been slandering Medicinal Hall constantly, but you haven’t said a word.”

Ming Yao’s voice was gentle, “Is it because he threatened you with your daughter?”

As soon as Ming Yao spoke, the woman’s head shot up, looking at Ming Yao in disbelief, “How… how did you know?”

“If he hadn’t threatened you with your daughter, you wouldn’t have come today, would you? You can tell me about it–perhaps I can help you!”

Tears of restraint in the woman’s eyes fell into the cup.

“You can’t help me, he has hidden my daughter away!”

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