Even the tycoons of wealthy families kneel down; the real heiress is the matriarch.

Ye Xiaofeng, Ye's father, was able to rise from humble beginnings to where he is today entirely through his caution.

Offending the bureau chief's wife means his good days are probably over.

"Hurry up! Hand it over!"

Butler Ye was drenched in cold sweat and didn't know how to answer.

Because he had already lost the bitter herb!

It was lost on the highway.

Who knows where it's been blown away by the wind.

He's absolutely kicking himself now!

He could only bite the bullet and say that he had accidentally lost the bitter herb.

"Lost it? How could you lose something so precious?!" Ye's father's voice rose several octaves.

Butler Ye's smile looked more like a grimace than a cry.

"It's my fault for being useless..."

"you……"

"Never mind!" The director's wife stepped forward and said, "Since they're all gone, I won't force you. We'll just find somewhere else to buy them."

After saying that, she pulled Lin Yue aside and left.

Before leaving, she made sure to take off the jade bracelet from her wrist and hand it to Bai Su so she could put it on.

"Miss Bai, our Lin family will remember your kindness. Consider this bracelet a small gift from me."

"You're welcome, it was nothing," Bai Su said, handing the remaining bitter grass to the director's wife.

This jade bracelet is quite valuable, but compared to the value of the bitter herb, it is still slightly inferior.

However, she is not someone who values ​​money; she values ​​the connection with the doctor when seeking medical treatment.

Lin Yue and she had a medical connection, and even if the director's wife didn't give her the bracelet, she would still give them the remaining bitter herbs.

After thanking them, the director's wife left with Lin Yue, ignoring the pleas of Mr. and Mrs. Ye to stay.

She needed to hurry and buy another bitter herb, and also investigate her daughter's poisoning.

As the director's wife left, many guests followed suit.

Anyone with eyes can see that the bureau chief's wife only remembers Bai Su's kindness, not the Ye family's.

Who made the Ye family's steward lose such precious medicinal herbs?

If that bitter herb hadn't been lost, Miss Lin's face could have been completely healed.

Father Ye was furious, but with many guests present, he couldn't vent his anger. He could only glare fiercely at Butler Ye and Bai Su.

He was angry that Steward Ye hadn't properly stored the things away, and even angrier that Bai Su had so casually given away such precious items to a servant.

Ultimately, if Bai Su hadn't given away so many things, how could they not have produced a third bitter herb?

It's all Bai Su's fault for being so stupid!

It turned a good thing into a bad thing!

Ye's mother was also very unhappy.

That bracelet was obviously very valuable; the bureau chief's wife should have given it to her own mother, not to Bai Su, that country bumpkin.

Does she have the status to wear this imperial green jade bracelet?

According to her, the bureau chief's wife also doesn't understand etiquette.

No matter what, Bai Su was born from her. Without her, how could there be any talk of healing her?

Bai Su ignored Ye's father's anger and Dong Suying's displeasure, and looked at Ye Yixue, who had not spoken, with a half-smile.

Ye Yixue looked pained, as if she was trying her best to endure something.

Finally, Ye Yixue couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Dad, Mom, I'm not feeling well. I'd like to go upstairs and rest for a while."

Mr. Ye was already angry, so of course he wouldn't agree when he heard this.

"You're the star of the show today, how can you abandon your guests? Even if you're uncomfortable, just bear with it!"

Helpless, Ye Yixue could only endure the discomfort in her body.

For some reason, she felt so itchy!

My back is unbearably itchy, and I really want to take off all my clothes and scratch the itch hard.

Ye Yixue endured it for a while, but soon couldn't help herself and reached out to scratch the skin on her shoulder.

After a gentle scratch, it felt like all the pores on my body opened up.

It feels so good!

This made her unable to resist scratching it a few more times.

Once she started grabbing him, she couldn't stop.

again and again.

Soon, her shoulders were bleeding from scratching.

"ah--"

Someone noticed and exclaimed, "Miss Ye, you're bleeding!"

Everyone instinctively looked over.

Numerous red scratches were visible on Ye Yixue's shoulder.

Several of them had already started to ooze blood.

It looks ferocious and terrifying.

Dong Suying rushed over and asked with concern, "Xue'er! What happened? Why is there so much blood...?"

"I don't know... I... it's so itchy..." Ye Yixue said, while continuing to scratch.

Once you start scratching an itch, you just can't stop.

Her hands were scratching an itch completely out of her control.

The guests immediately began to whisper among themselves.

"Could it be some kind of dirty disease?"

"I've heard that some diseases can cause itching."

"Could it be...AIDS...?"

The moment those two words were uttered, everyone immediately avoided Ye Yixue as if she were a snake or a scorpion, taking several steps back.

Some people even left their seats without saying goodbye, for fear of being infected.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Ye Yixue's face turned pale.

"I'm not... I'm not sick, I don't have that kind of disease! I just... I just have a slight allergy!"

But the guests in this room are all wealthy and powerful, and they cherish their health more than ordinary people, so why would they listen to her explanation?

She could only cry and tell Dong Suying, "Mom, I really don't have a disease, I don't even have a boyfriend..."

"Mom knows, of course Mom knows you." Dong Suying looked at the scratches on Ye Yixue's back, her eyes reddening with heartache.

This is her precious daughter whom she raised with her own hands, how could she not believe her?

But Dong Suying believed it; others might not.

In less than a minute, almost all the customers had left.

Only two guests who were relatively close to the Ye family remained, but they stood at a distance from Ye Yixue.

They kindly reminded her, "Suying, if you don't have much to do, why don't you watch the children more..."

The implication was that Ye Yixue had contracted a disease.

Otherwise, why would someone with a common allergy scratch themselves like this?

Dong Suying was originally very grateful that the two ladies were willing to stay, but upon hearing this, her expression immediately changed.

"You've misunderstood! Xue'er isn't that kind of person!"

The two ladies gave a dry laugh and said, "We were just trying to be helpful..."

"I don't need your kind reminders! She's my own child, I know her perfectly well! She's just having an allergic reaction, it's a misunderstanding!"

Seeing that Dong Suying was so protective of Ye Yixue, the two wives said nothing more and took their leave.

Dong Suying didn't care whether they stayed or left, and loudly ordered the housekeeper to prepare a car, as she wanted to take Ye Yixue to the hospital.

What if such fair skin gets scarred?

However, Ye Xiaofeng rebuked the butler.

"No cars allowed! No going to the hospital!"

"husband……"

Dong Suying tried to speak, but Ye Xiaofeng stopped her immediately.

"Shut up! How much bigger of a mess do you want to make? If you really end up in the hospital, you won't be able to explain yourself even if you have a hundred mouths!"

"Dad!" Ye Yixue cried, "I really didn't catch that disease, I just had an allergic reaction... Going to the hospital will clear things up."

Looking into Ye Yixue's eyes, Ye Xiaofeng wavered slightly.

He didn't want Ye Yixue to go to the hospital earlier because he thought she had really contracted the disease.

After going to the hospital and being diagnosed by the doctor, he was truly humiliated.

But now, seeing Ye Yixue's unwavering conviction, he couldn't help but feel that he had made a mistake.

"Are you sure you haven't been messing around outside?"

"I really don't have it! I can go to the hospital right now to get a certificate!" Ye Yixue cried out in desperation.

She didn't understand how things had turned out this way.

Why did she become the one who lost face and was scolded by her father?

But right now she can't think about those things; she just wants to clarify as soon as possible that she has not contracted the disease.

Ye Xiaofeng remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

"Since that's the case..."

"Father," Bai Su spoke up at this moment, "I know a little medicine. You saw it with your own eyes just now; I treated Miss Lin's face. I can take a look at Xue'er's condition first."

Ye Xiaofeng suddenly remembered that Bai Su could indeed treat skin diseases.

"Then you should try it first! See if your sister has a skin disease, or something else..."

With Bai Su's diagnosis, there's an extra layer of protection to avoid losing face.

Dong Suying was also very anxious.

"If you could treat your sister's illness, why didn't you say so sooner?"

Bai Su said, "You didn't ask me that just now."

"You... never mind! Getting your sister treated is the priority!" Dong Suying was very unhappy with Bai Su's attitude, but the most urgent thing was to stop Xue'er's itching. If she kept scratching, her skin would really be scarred.

She wouldn't allow her perfect adopted daughter to become a flawed product.

Bai Su looked deeply at Dong Suying and discovered something quite ridiculous.

Her "mother" wasn't as genuinely devoted to Ye Yixue as it seemed.

She simply regarded Ye Yixue as one of her own works of art.

A work that could bring her glory.

She didn't say anything more, but walked up to Ye Yixue and reached out to take her pulse.

Ye Yixue took a step back in resistance.

She didn't want this country bumpkin to touch her; who knew if his hands had picked up the fishy smell of the fishing village?

But when she met Ye Xiaofeng's cold gaze, she finally cooperated and extended her hand.

A moment later, Bai Su arrived at her diagnosis.

"Sister Xue'er doesn't have any disease. She has an acute allergic reaction. I have some medicine here that will stop the itching."

After saying that, she took out a black pill.

Ye Yixue didn't want to eat this unknown thing, but she was itching so badly that she couldn't stand it anymore. She also remembered that Bai Su had cured Lin Yue, so she decided to try anything and swallowed the pill.

Strangely enough, the itching stopped in less than two minutes.

"I... I think I'm all better."

Dong Suying burst into tears of joy.

"That's great... I'm so glad you're alright."

Then he turned to look at Bai Su: "You really know how to cure diseases."

She thought that Bai Su had just accidentally used the right medicine to cure the bureau chief's daughter, but she didn't expect that Bai Su was really skilled.

Ye Xiaofeng's expression also softened considerably.

If it wasn't a disease, then he saved face.

All he needs to do next is have Ye Yixue go to the hospital to get a certificate, and the rumors will stop.

There was just one thing that puzzled him.

"You're only seventeen, right? Where did you learn medicine?"

Seventeen years old, still the age for studying, which really struck him as strange.

Bai Su had already prepared her explanation.

"My grandma taught me."

"Your grandmother?" Ye Xiaofeng looked at his wife with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism.

Dong Suying nodded and said, "Her grandmother does indeed know medicine, and her medical skills are quite good."

She married Bai Sheng—Bai Su's father—because she was attracted by the Bai family matriarch's superb medical skills.

They thought they were finally going to have some good days ahead, but unexpectedly, the old woman went into seclusion in the countryside after her son died unexpectedly.

Forget about making money, even basic necessities like food and clothing became a problem, so she abandoned her child and left.

Hearing Dong Suying say the same thing, Ye Xiaofeng stopped thinking about it.

Moreover, regardless of where Bai Su learned his medical skills, his abilities would benefit the Ye family.

He stopped questioning Bai Su and instead instructed Dong Suying to take Ye Yixue to the hospital to get a certificate. He then had Ye's housekeeper drive him and some people to retrieve the bitter herb.

If they can be found, then he will also share the credit for curing Lin Yue.

Meanwhile, the boy from the fishing village was taken back to the Fu family.

The vast manor was filled with servants, all preparing to welcome the young master who was about to arrive home.