Playboy: Medical and Martial Master-Chapter 183: The Queen Returns to the Palace!
In the lobby of the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall.
Noticing the tense atmosphere, Wan Shujiang quickly moved from behind the counter to stand between Sun Zhe and Li Yufei. "President Li, this is the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall!"
Li Yufei chuckled softly. "Don’t worry, Manager Wan. I know the rules. I won’t cause trouble in your establishment."
Wan Shujiang then turned to Sun Zhe, his expression helpless. He truly had no idea how Sun Zhe had managed to provoke a woman like Li Yufei. She was notoriously difficult in Yang City, emboldened by her husband, Wang Dahua, and held no one in any regard. "Boss Sun, you..."
Sun Zhe smiled faintly. "It’s fine. Go and find the herbs for me. There’s no need to deal with a shrew like her."
"Kid, you dare to insult me?" Upon hearing this, Li Yufei’s eyes widened in a glare. She said coldly, "I was trying to be civil, but you really think I’m going to indulge you?"
With that, she raised her hand and swung it at Sun Zhe’s face.
SLAP!
However, before her palm could connect, Sun Zhe’s hand had already slapped her across the cheek. His powerful strike sent her stumbling backward onto the floor. Her black-stockinged legs splayed apart, briefly exposing the private mound beneath her hip-hugging miniskirt.
Sun Zhe glanced at her indifferently and sneered, "Have you been spoiled rotten? Do you really think you’re something special?" He clicked his tongue. "Such a pretty face, so why insist on acting like a shrew? Are you sexually frustrated? Is that why you have such a fiery temper?"
Sitting on the ground and clutching her face, Li Yufei trembled with rage, her teeth nearly grinding to dust. "Sun Zhe, just you wait!"
Sun Zhe remained expressionless. "You think you’re worth my time?" He then turned to Wan Shujiang. "Manager Wan, my apologies for the trouble."
Wan Shujiang looked at Li Yufei on the floor and couldn’t help but give Sun Zhe a thumbs-up. He felt a vicarious sense of satisfaction as he said, "Please wait a moment, Boss Sun. I’ll be right back!"
「A short while later.」
Sun Zhe paid his bill and, ignoring the cursing Li Yufei who was on the phone calling for backup, he picked up a large bag of medicinal herbs, walked out of the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall, and hailed a taxi.
At the entrance of the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall, Li Yufei was so angry she was on the verge of tears. Trembling, she spoke into her phone, "Honey, that bastard Sun Zhe hit me... When are you going to get your brother? I want him to suffer a fate worse than death! I want him driven out of Yang City!"
「Meanwhile.」
It was already seven in the evening when Sun Zhe returned home. Zhu Yan hadn’t returned from work yet, and Ye Qiao and Li Shiyan had gone to their school that afternoon. Sun Zhe was all alone in the vast villa.
In the kitchen, Sun Zhe sat on a small stool, fiddling with the herbs he had just bought, feeling utterly exasperated. He’d spent nearly two million, yet he hadn’t even managed to buy half of the required ingredients. Now he finally understood why the Spirit Crane Pill was so precious.
Damn it, where am I supposed to find these herbs? I’ve only read about most of them in books. Even if I manage to gather all the ingredients, there’s no guarantee I can successfully refine the Spirit Crane Pill. Ugh... the cost is just too high. Oh, wait! Maybe I can ask Nanzhi. She works in pharmaceuticals, so she must have a lot of connections.
At this thought, Sun Zhe hurriedly pulled out his phone and tried to voice call Su Nanzhi on WeChat, but after waiting for a while, no one answered. Left with no choice, Sun Zhe had to give up for now and decided to start cooking dinner. The queen of the household had been at work all day; how disheartening would it be for her to come home to a cold meal?
However, just as he was about to wash the pot and rinse the rice, Su Nanzhi suddenly started a video call.
"Ah Zhe, I’m in a meeting. Is something wrong?"
Looking at the stunningly beautiful face on his screen, Sun Zhe was momentarily dazed. No matter how many times he saw her or where he saw her, she was always breathtaking. The number one beauty of Yang City truly lived up to her name.
"Uh... you should finish your meeting. I’ll call you later."
"It’s fine, I just let everyone take a break. But you’d better come to my company later to clear things up. They were all saying my boyfriend was calling me, and I had no way to explain."
Hearing this, Sun Zhe burst out laughing. "That’s a beautiful misunderstanding, and one I have no intention of clearing up."
Su Nanzhi replied playfully, "You’re ruining my reputation."
Sun Zhe chuckled. "Then I’ll just have to visit your company someday... and continue to tarnish your reputation. We’ll let your colleagues keep spreading rumors."
Su Nanzhi covered her mouth and giggled. "Alright, alright, stop teasing me. Tell me, how did a busy man like you, who’s always so hard to track down, suddenly think to call me?"
Sun Zhe smiled. "My dear Miss Su, as a certified workaholic, do you really think you’re qualified to call me a busy man?"
"Hmm... perhaps I’m not."
Sun Zhe chuckled again. "Let’s get down to business. Nanzhi, do you know about the Spirit Crane Pill?"
At his words, Su Nanzhi’s delicate brows furrowed in thought. "The Spirit Crane Pill... I think I’ve heard of it. Hundreds of years ago, there was a Martial Artist Influence called the Spirit Crane Sect. This type of pill is said to have originated from them." She then asked, "Ah Zhe, why are you asking about this?"
"Well," Sun Zhe explained, "I have a Pill Formula for the Spirit Crane Pill, but many of the ingredients listed aren’t available at the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall. So, I wanted to ask our beautiful, peerless, and utterly captivating Miss Su... if you could help me get them?"
Su Nanzhi’s face remained impassive. "You could have just asked for my help without all that."
"But you work in pharmaceuticals," Sun Zhe said earnestly. "You must have plenty of channels."
Su Nanzhi’s lips curved slightly, her eyes twinkling. "Hmm... since you put it so sweetly, I suppose this gorgeous lady can help you look into it."
"Looks like my flattery paid off!"
"But which ingredients are you looking for, specifically?" Su Nanzhi asked.
"I’ll take a picture of the Pill Formula and send it to you in a bit," Sun Zhe replied.
Su Nanzhi looked surprised. "That’s the formula for the Spirit Crane Pill, and you’re just going to send it to me?"
Sun Zhe laughed. "The formula isn’t complete. It’s missing the precise ratios and refining methods. I still need to figure those out myself."
"Alright then, I’ll help you look. I’ll call you when I find anything."
"Okay, bye."
"Oh, by the way, Ah Zhe... when are you free?"
"Probably in a couple of days. Why? Is the lovely Miss Su asking me out on a date?"
"No! Who would want to ask you out? I just want to discuss the Blood Nourishing White Ginseng Pill with you in person."
"In that case, how about I come to your company to chat when I’m free?"
"Okay, sounds good. Bye."
"Bye."
After the call, Sun Zhe threw himself into cooking. Not long after he finished, the roar of a car engine sounded from the courtyard. He quickly untied his apron, walked from the inner door into the garage, and gazed at the red BMW. Activating his Yin Yang X-ray Vision, he was surprised to find that the little pink egg was still inside Zhu Yan’s body, and a meaningful smile crept onto his face.
The car door opened, and a long, silk-clad leg stepped out.
Sun Zhe hurried forward to greet her. "Welcome back to the palace, my Queen!"
Zhu Yan rolled her eyes at him and tossed him her purse. "This queen is tired today. Now, help me back to the palace for dinner."
"As you wish!" Sun Zhe immediately swept her up into a bridal-style carry. "Stepmom, how are you feeling?"
Zhu Yan gave him a plaintive look. "What do you mean, ’how’?"
Sun Zhe leaned in and pecked her on her red lips, a grin on his face. "If you can’t handle it, just beg for mercy, and I’ll help you take it out."
