Frankly speaking, Zhu Bufan has already done enough for their family, curing Liu Ying's illness and helping them pay back Brother Kuan's 100,000 yuan. You could say he's practically the Shao family's "savior". You ought to be content with what you have, don't you think? Zhu Bufan really is out of money now. You can't possibly want to completely drain him dry, can you?

"Really, it's not necessary, Meiru, rest assured, I have the means to support you!" Zhu Bufan once again pushed the money back, and, with determination and gritted teeth, he actually confessed to the girl on the spot.

"What are you talking about, Zhu Bufan? Who said I need you to provide for me? I can support myself, I..." Shao Meiru started to say, but when she looked up and saw Zhu Bufan staring at her with those big round eyes, her pretty face blushed, and she said coyly, "What are you thinking, Zhu Bufan? Even if I wanted to marry you, my mom would have to agree to it!"

"I agree! Just go ahead and get married once you're of legal age. It's only half a year at most!" Liu Ying's voice suddenly came from the inner room.

"Ah..." Shao Meiru's face turned beet red with embarrassment, and she protested loudly, "Mom, what are you talking about? Who's going to marry this big jerk? Don't talk nonsense!"

"Alright then, if you don't want to marry him, I'll just marry off Meifang to him. Anyway, I've set my heart on this good son-in-law, and it makes no difference to me who marries him." Liu Ying, despite her age, unexpectedly started making jokes on the spot.

On one hand, Liu Ying's behavior was meant to defuse the awkward atmosphere on the scene; on the other hand, wasn't it also hinting that she was very fond of the young man, Zhu Bufan?

Without Zhu Bufan's intervention this time, Liu Ying's life would have been in jeopardy, Shao Meifang would probably have been dragged away by Brother Kuan and others to continue her downfall, and Shao Meiru's future and fate? Most likely would have been ruined by Ouyang Talong.

Zhu Bufan's appearance, in a way, saved their family of three! He was a lucky star for their family. They couldn't lose him!

Ouyang Family mansion.

Du Yujiao looked at the bowl of "black liquid" in front of her, her brows furrowed into a line. This was exactly the liquid concocted according to Zhu Bufan's instructions, using liquor to blend with the Divine Pill. The Divine Pill originally had a fishy and pungent odor, and now it was mixed with strong-smelling liquor; the taste was truly... indescribable to others.

"How can I coax little Feiyu into drinking such a disgusting thing?" Du Yujiao murmured to herself. This was indeed a serious problem. She had purchased the medicine without Ouyang Feiyu's knowledge, directly from Zhu Bufan. Ouyang Feiyu did not know about it, but he would easily recognize the smell of the medicine; it was too disgusting!

"Lady, the salt and sugar have arrived. Would you like to add them?" Butler Wang entered cautiously, holding two plastic containers.

Liquor was readily available all over the Ouyang household, but salt had to be acquired from the kitchen. The butler had taken the trouble to fetch it personally.

"Add them, add them, for now, we're treating a dead horse as if it was still alive. One more ingredient adds one more bit of hope!" Du Yujiao waved her hand repeatedly, signaling the butler to put down the items, and she personally added them to the medicinal soup.

Du Yujiao meticulously measured out exactly 100 grams of both sugar and salt with a small scale and was satisfied to dump the two ingredients into the bowl all at once.

"Huh?" At that moment, Du Yujiao's expression froze as bubbles started fizzing from the black liquid in the bowl upon adding salt and sugar, as if it was going to boil. The bubbling intensified, and the black liquid in the bowl visibly turned milky white at a pace observable to the naked eye.

Finally, the black liquid of the night had transformed into a bowl of "milk".

Du Yujiao stared at a bowl of white liquid, muttering uneasily, "What's going on? Old Wang, do you think this could be..."

"Lady, look, it's still changing!" the butler interrupted Du Yujiao.

It was thought that after the liquid in the bowl changed to a milky white, it would be the end of it, but unexpectedly, the transformation continued, and in no time, the milky liquid turned into clear water?

Yes, it was definitely a change and not sedimentation. After stirring the bowl with a soup spoon, Du Yujiao found it was still clear water, with no sign of any change.

"Why is this happening? Could the medicine have lost its effectiveness? Call Zhu Bufan!"

Butler Wang immediately dialed Zhu Bufan's phone, only to find it was in a "not available" state.

Du Yujiao wanted to keep trying, but it was the butler who suggested, "Lady, the medicine might have lost its effectiveness if it's been set aside for too long. Why don't we test it for toxicity first? Let the young lady drink it and see; maybe all of this is a normal reaction."

"Well... let's give it a try!" Nodding, Du Yujiao hastily grabbed a silver needle and gave the liquid in the bowl a quick test.

There was no reaction whatsoever. Only then did Du Yujiao breathe a small sigh of relief.

"Old Wang, did you get in touch with the ambulance I asked you to call?" Du Yujiao stood up, still feeling uncertain and asked another question.

"Rest assured, Lady. Director Zhao is personally leading the Medical Team waiting in the living room. As soon as anything happens, we will immediately proceed with treatment, there's absolutely no need to worry," Butler Wang assured confidently, patting his chest.

"Alright, let's go then." Only then was Du Yujiao completely at ease, carrying the slow-cooked "medicine" towards Ouyang Feiyu's room.

Earlier, Ouyang Feiyu was stuffed into the bathtub to soak by the several maids in the house. Being naturally frail, how could she withstand the joint effort of the maids? She was almost forcibly stuffed into the bathtub. Ouyang Feiyu secretly vowed in her heart that once she escaped their clutches, she would definitely make those wicked servants pay!

But before that, she had to suffer the torment of these despicable people...

"Fei Huang, where are you, hurry back and save me!" Ouyang Feiyu called out desperately while soaking in the bathtub, also repeatedly calling for Ouyang Feihuang. All this was arranged by that old witch Du Yujiao; other than Ouyang Feihuang, who else could save her?

Du Yujiao carried the medicine into Ouyang Feiyu's room and upon seeing Ouyang Feiyu's resentful face soaking in the tub, she immediately placed the soup bowl on the table, then turned to the surrounding maids and harshly rebuked, "What are you doing? I told you to persuade Little Yu into the bathtub, how could you force her? You're so irresponsible!"

"Lady, we just..." A middle-aged woman, looking wronged, tried to complain.

But before she could finish, Du Yujiao angrily cut her off: "Enough, enough, I'll settle the score with you later. All of you go down now, let me take care of Little Yu personally. So clumsy that such a small task couldn't be done well, I'm really disappointed, hmph!"

"Yes, Lady," the servants fled from Ouyang Feiyu's room as if escaping, as if the room itself was as terrifying as a fiery hell.

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