A twenty-kilometer water journey, with stops along the way, took more than two hours from Yidu to Shidu. When the boat docked at a small port, Ye Qiu and Cao Ling, along with the other three women, disembarked.

Overall, this Shidu is quite good for the north, especially around the Capital City, but if compared to the southern water scenery, it falls short.

Ye Qiu and Cao Ling reached the shore, and Cao Long and Young Master Zhou hurriedly came up to them.

"Dr. Ye, my family called again asking where you are."

Needless to say, it must be the Ye Family looking for him.

"That Ye family heir is doomed, no matter who looks for him, it won’t help."

Ye Qiu said indifferently.

Given that, Cao Ling and Young Master Zhou certainly didn’t bring it up.

At first, Young Master Zhou and his friends looked down on Ye Qiu, seeing him as a country bumpkin, but now they realized that this young man seemingly held the power over life and death.

What’s the use of money?

What’s the use of having high authority?

At this moment, it all seemed to depend on Ye Qiu.

It depends on whether Ye Qiu is willing or not.

By now, it was already past two in the afternoon.

Although they just had some snacks on the boat, it’s lunchtime now, and they were feeling hungry.

"Let’s go have lunch first."

Around the Shidu scenic area, there are plenty of places for eating, drinking, and fun, with resorts being a standard offering.

This Shidu Town seems to retain an ancient charm, having become a tourist attraction. Upon leaving the Shidu Area, Ye Qiu was not interested in visiting other sights.

Upon getting into the car, they followed Cao Long to a resort that specializes in seafood.

Being close to the coast, the seafood here is very fresh, not the frozen kind, but live.

They were now preparing to enjoy a seafood feast.

Ye Qiu thought it wasn’t bad.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the resort, they parked the car, and the staff inside did not recognize Cao Long and Young Master Zhou. They led them into a private room inside.

The waitress brought the menu, and it was filled primarily with seafood, along with some other meat dishes.

"You go ahead and order."

Ye Qiu handed the menu to Cao Long.

Cao Long took it and ordered several servings of every tasty dish.

After the waitress left, Cao Long asked for beer and the like.

They knew not to drink and drive—not because they could get away with it due to their status, but because they understood the real danger of drunk driving.

Cao Long and his friends planned to finish their drinks here and then find a hotel to rest.

This place is considered a summer resort, especially Shidu Town, where the temperature is indeed more comfortable than the city center.

"Dr. Ye, after we eat, we should find a place to rest and then head back tonight."

"Alright."

Anyway, Ye Qiu was just here watching that damned Ye family heir being slowly tortured to death by illness, otherwise, he would have flown back to Jinling long ago.

There wasn’t much here that interested him.

Half an hour later, the waitress started bringing out the dishes they ordered.

...

Meanwhile, in the critical ward at Xiehe Hospital, over the past few days, Ye Feng had deteriorated to a barely recognizable state.

Most of his hair had fallen out.

It wasn’t due to chemotherapy or radiotherapy; it just fell out on its own. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

As for why, even the attending doctors were baffled.

What surprised the doctors now was that Ye Feng’s body seemed like a petri dish full of various viruses.

Lung cancer, stomach cancer, throat cancer, even rabies virus, tetanus virus, and many other diseases were present. However, perhaps because his body suddenly harbored so many illnesses, the viruses hadn’t all spread at once.

But now Ye Feng was suffering unbearably, even though doctors had the nurse inject a lot of painkillers, he was still in great pain.

Judging by his current condition, he probably wouldn’t last a week and might die as these viruses spread.

Ye Feng’s family, including his grandfather Ye Lao, his mother, his uncles, and cousins were all present.

The sudden condition of Ye Feng left the Ye family at a loss.

"Have you found that kid?" Ye Lao asked.

The kid Ye Lao referred to was Ye Feng’s biological father, Ye Zhengyu, his son whom he never really approved of.

"Dad, I’ve already mobilized connections to find him, but we still don’t know where he’s hiding."

In light of Ye Feng’s current condition, Ye Lao just hoped the father could return to see his son one last time.

As for Ye Feng’s mother, she had fainted many times, each time appearing to be at the brink of death, but in the end, she managed to hold herself together.

The only hope now was to find that Dr. Ye, hoping he might be able to treat Ye Feng, possibly allowing their son to recover.

"Dad, I heard there’s a young doctor who’s incredibly skilled, capable of curing any illness. A few days ago, a Cao Family elder was almost dead, but he was saved by him."

The middle-aged woman said.

"You’re talking about that young man named Ye Qiu, right? From Jinling, I’ve heard of him."

"I’ve already sent people to find him, but the Cao Family keeps saying he went back to Jinling or that they don’t know where he is."

The middle-aged woman added.

"As long as there’s any hope, we must save Ye Feng. I’ll go take a look."

Ye Lao chose not to stay any longer.

To him, at his age, he’s seen all sorts of things.

But for this grandson, in whom he invested so much hope, energy, and effort, naturally, he didn’t want to see him in such a predicament.

As for this Ye Qiu mentioned by his daughter-in-law, he’s heard of him, and supposedly his medical skills are impressive, but can he cure Ye Feng’s disease?

He’s genuinely unsure.

After Ye Lao left Xiehe Hospital and got into the car, while the driver was leaving, Ye Lao made several calls, and eventually discovered that Ye Qiu had not left Jinling and was still in the Capital City, merely vacationing outside. He heard that Ye Qiu was currently enjoying himself in the Shidu area.

Shidu isn’t too far away.

Ye Lao initially considered sending someone to bring Ye Feng back, but upon reflection, he decided to go himself.

"To Shidu," Ye Lao instructed the driver.

The driver turned the car around and headed toward the Shidu scenic area.

Meanwhile, Ye Qiu, dining at the resort, found the seafood here quite good; the Capital City, being close to the sea, as were many northern coastal places, offered plenty of seafood to enjoy.

In the past, when the Bohai Sea wasn’t polluted, there was even more seafood. Now there’s less, but they can still import from The East Ocean and Korea.

"Dr. Ye, Qinhuangdao is not bad; you can enjoy seafood, beat the summer heat, swim at the beach, and feel the breeze. It’s not very far from the Capital City either."

In Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao, there are many high-level sanatoriums meant for senior officials to escape the heat and recuperate.