Chapter 1

“Qingchuan, the clinic is famous far and wide now, and we owe so much to you for honoring us with your presence back then!”

“Everyone, let’s raise a glass to our great contributor!”

At Tang Qianyu’s call, the clinic staff stood up one after another and enthusiastically toasted Jiang Qingchuan.

Jiang Qingchuan stood up looking flattered, waving modestly at everyone, though a hint of smugness flashed through his eyes.

After several rounds of drinks, Tang Qianyu’s cheeks were flushed as she held Jiang Qingchuan’s hand, her eyes full of tenderness.

“Qingchuan, if you hadn’t been by my side during this time, I really don’t know what I would’ve done...”

As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Qianyu covered her face and began to choke up, looking pitiful as if she had suffered some great injustice.

Jiang Qingchuan hurriedly put down his glass, wrapped an arm intimately around her fragrant shoulder, and said with pity, “Silly girl, what are you saying? This is all what I should do, and being able to help you is my greatest honor.”

Alcohol gave him courage, and he lightly kissed Tang Qianyu on the forehead.

The employees present exchanged glances, then immediately began cheering and echoing, “Dr. Jiang, you don’t have to be modest. You were willing to give up your status as a famous overseas doctor and come all the way to our clinic to see patients, so you absolutely deserve the credit!”

“That’s right. Ms. Tang never drinks, but today she’s drinking so much for once.”

“That just shows how important Dr. Jiang is to Ms. Tang.”

Looking at the private room filled with laughter and joy,

I stood at the doorway, and my mood instantly sank to freezing point.

Today was the twenty-eighth day of the last lunar month, and according to past tradition, the clinic would hold its year-end gathering on this day, so in order not to miss it, I dragged my injured arm to the clinic early, only to find the front doors locked and not a single person there.

It was only when the cleaning lady appeared that I learned from her that my wife, Tang Qianyu, had given all the employees the day off and had specially booked a private room at a high-end restaurant to hold a grand celebration banquet.

At first, I thought maybe she had been too busy and had forgotten to notify me.

But when I saw her leaning in the arms of her first love, Jiang Qingchuan, with that shy look on her face, I suddenly understood.

She had not forgotten to notify me; she simply did not want me to show up.

On the surface, it was a celebration banquet, but in reality, it was to solidify Jiang Qingchuan’s position and make all the employees acknowledge his ability.

The weather forecast said there would be thunderstorms today, and Tang Qianyu had a cold-damp constitution, so I was afraid she would get caught in the rain and specially brought her an umbrella.

Jiang Qingchuan sat in the main seat facing the door, and when he saw me appear, he pretended to be shocked and shouted,

“Xiao Yan, why did you come here? Aren’t you supposed to be recovering at home?”

All the employees present turned their heads and cast sympathetic looks at me, as if there was a lush green meadow above my head.

Tang Qianyu pursed her lips and stared unhappily at the cast on my arm, her eyes full of disdain.

She slowly left Jiang Qingchuan’s arms, sat up straight, and shouted at me drunkenly,

“Xiao Yan, you unlucky jinx, you can even fall while walking on flat ground, and I don’t know whether to say you have no eyes or no brain.”

“The flu is so serious right now, and the number of patients is increasing every day, yet you choose such a crucial moment to mess things up.”

“If Jiang Qingchuan hadn’t come to save the day in time, the clinic would have closed down long ago.”

Seeing that I stood there without moving at all, Tang Qianyu deliberately cleared her throat and raised her voice to order me,

“Since your arm is injured and you can’t work, why don’t you simply tell Jiang Qingchuan that ancestral prescription and let him make the medicine?”

“The clinic’s business won’t be delayed, and you can rest and recover properly, so it’s the best of both worlds.”

Tang Qianyu put on a regretful expression, trying to hide the cunning glint in her eyes.

Every word she said was like an arrow dipped in poison, shooting straight into my heart.

Jiang Qingchuan quickly stood up and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, “Yuyu, what are you talking about? That’s Xiao Yan’s signature prescription, and I wouldn’t want to ruin it in my hands.”

Tang Qianyu gently stepped forward, took his hand, and comforted him, “What are you afraid of? You’re a famous overseas doctor, and the fact that you’re willing to use it is already an acknowledgment of him.”

“It’s the honor of three generations of his family, and he should be thanking you.”

Many of the clinic’s longtime patients came specifically for my family’s ancestral pills, which not only strengthened vital energy but also cured illnesses effectively, greatly reducing the damage that disease caused to the body.

If someone had not poured oil all over the entrance, I would not have fallen and broken my arm.

Even more coincidentally, right after my accident, Jiang Qingchuan immediately stepped in the very next day.

In less than ten hours, he had resigned from an American hospital and rushed here to see patients.

Tang Qianyu believed he was a divine savior sent by heaven to rescue her.

“Xiao Yan, don’t be too selfish. Without my clinic giving you a place to show your skills, who knows where you’d still be working as an intern doctor right now.”

Then Tang Qianyu could not help belittling me, afraid that I would refuse to hand over the prescription.

In an instant, all the employees were shocked by her words, and they also felt that Tang Qianyu had gone too far.

I strode toward Jiang Qingchuan, and just when everyone thought I was going to hit him,

Tang Qianyu stood up and prepared to block me, but unexpectedly, I took out the ancestral prescription and handed it to Jiang Qingchuan, smiling as I said,

“It’s just a prescription, isn’t it? If you want it, then take it.”

“Since you’re so capable, why don’t you become the clinic director too?”