Chapter 5

"Once you return, follow the prescription I wrote for you, prepare the medicine, and take it. Within three months, your chronic illness will be completely cured, with no chance of recurrence."

After finishing his words, Chu Nan turned and left without any warning, not even saying goodbye.

"Hey, wait! —— Can you leave me your phone number, just in case… I mean, if my illness doesn’t get better, I can contact you for advice…" In fact, Ye Yao had a bit of selfishness; it wasn’t just about the chronic illness. She actually didn’t want to part ways with this peculiar person and never see him again.

"Don’t worry, it will definitely get better." Chu Nan said confidently without turning back.

"Then can you leave your mobile number? I won’t bother you for no reason."

"I don’t have a phone."

Ye Yao watched as Chu Nan walked further away, stomping her feet in frustration. No phone? How could that be! How could a modern person not have a phone?! Thinking about this, Ye Yao looked down at her impressive chest and muttered to herself: Is it that I’m not attractive enough, or… is this guy gay?

Thinking this, Ye Yao felt a bit relieved and immediately concluded that Chu Nan was definitely a gay man!

Just as she was deep in thought, Chu Nan’s voice suddenly sounded in front of her.

"Hey, Ye Yao."

"Hmm?" Ye Yao looked up, somewhat surprised, "Why are you back?" She was secretly pleased, thinking, Hmph, he’s just pretending to be aloof! How could my charm be something a little guy like you can resist?

But to her surprise, Chu Nan shamelessly extended his hand and said, "I forgot to charge you for the consultation. —— One hundred yuan, in RMB, no checks. Don’t give me change, just a whole red bill, or it will be troublesome to keep."

At that moment, everything was silent.

At least in Ye Yao’s perception, the world around her became completely quiet.

All she could see was Chu Nan shamelessly reaching out for money!

Blind… truly blind.

From her initial dislike of Chu Nan to her growing fondness, and now to his act of asking for money, the tall and noble image he had built in her heart was instantly destroyed, leaving not even a trace.

At this moment, Ye Yao realized that she had foolishly and naively developed a slight fondness for this peculiar person… She was really too silly. Fortunately, this guy’s behavior made her pull back at the last moment, allowing her to see the true nature of this peculiar person.

"One hundred… yuan…" Ye Yao said with a mix of helplessness and amusement.

If this guy wanted to charge, fine. But regardless of whether this prescription would cure her chronic illness, the fact that Chu Nan didn’t leave his phone number clearly showed a hint of deception.

But if it was a scam, this guy was only asking for one hundred yuan!

One hundred yuan, my friends, in this materialistic society, especially in the capital city where they were standing, one hundred yuan might not even cover a day’s food in some areas! This guy was actually fixated on it!

To put it bluntly, other scammers wouldn’t even bother to look at one hundred yuan!

Seriously, even scammers would think this guy was unambitious.

"Yes, one hundred yuan. This is our family’s rule, a family tradition that cannot be broken." Chu Nan said very seriously.

He wasn’t lying. This rule was set by his great-grandfather. In the time of Great-Grandfather Chu Tian, he charged one silver dollar for treating patients, regardless of the severity of the illness. Now, with the times changing, one silver dollar has become one hundred yuan.

Back in the Dragon Bone Special Forces, when treating the Chinese Special Forces King Li Bardao, including the week of emergency treatment and the three years of subsequent care, Chu Nan only charged Li Bardao one hundred yuan in total. In fact, Li Bardao had prepared a five million yuan check, but Chu Nan refused it, insisting on one hundred yuan. No amount of persuasion could change his mind, as if giving him an extra cent would make Chu Nan start a fight.

Knowing this was a Chu family rule, Li Bardao later stopped insisting. During those three years, he treated Chu Nan well and had already decided to repay Chu Nan’s favor of saving his life through various means in the future.

In the end, Chu Nan was willing, and Li Bardao was also willing.

What a joke, the life of the Chinese Special Forces King Li Bardao was worth only one hundred yuan? This would make people laugh out loud.

Of course, Ye Yao didn’t believe in Chu Nan’s so-called family tradition. She saw him as a guy with a twisted mind and a bit greedy, so she angrily took out a red bill from her bag and handed it to Chu Nan.

"Here, one hundred yuan, are you satisfied!" Ye Yao frowned, looking angry.

Chu Nan took the one hundred yuan, put it in his pocket, and turned to leave again without saying goodbye. This time, as he walked out of the station, he never looked back.

Holding the prescription tightly, Ye Yao stood there for a long time, unable to understand what kind of person Chu Nan was. In the end, she angrily stomped her foot, "Forget it, don’t think about it, why should I care about a lunatic… Will this prescription work? It won’t kill me, right?"

Knowing Chu Nan’s peculiar ways, Ye Yao now doubted the effectiveness of the prescription.

If Chu Nan knew that someone would doubt the prescription of a Chu family descendant, he would probably be speechless. In this world, countless wealthy people with chronic illnesses would try to find a Chu family member to treat them but couldn’t. Even Li Bardao had to go through great lengths to find Chu Nan.

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After arriving in the capital city.

Chu Nan sat on the bus, silently watching the dazzling skyscrapers and bustling streets outside the window, sighing inwardly that this was indeed the capital, and the development of modern society was indeed rapid… On the bus, it seemed everyone had a large smartphone, and Chu Nan, touching his empty pocket, thought about whether he should consider getting a phone after registering at school.

But on the train, he heard that a large smartphone cost more than six thousand yuan, which was not a small amount.

It was even more expensive than his first year’s tuition.

"Ah, the frustrating family tradition…" Chu Nan sighed helplessly, clearly regretting not accepting Li Bardao’s five million yuan check.