Chapter 600: Chapter 517: No Bottom Line

Dean Sun’s Sun’s Acupuncture technique was not as exquisite as Xiao Man’s, so the effects were naturally diminished. Still, the results were quite good. Coupled with the special use of a secret recipe and fine herbs, in just two or three days, Jun Ran, who had been like a withered piece of wood, recovered a bit of vitality. Huang Wei was overjoyed and no longer insisted on finding Xiao Man.

After Huang Wei’s unreasonable tantrum, Xiao Man was even less inclined to meet with the mother and daughter. During Jun Ran’s stay at De Ren Hospital, visitors came one after another—all of them influential ladies and wives. Tian Xueqin had also visited, presumably representing the Gu family. The Tang family, however, made no move. Xiao Man guessed that even if Grandma Tang knew about it, she wouldn’t arrange for anyone to visit Jun Ran.

And Xiao Man was right there in the hospital. She had seen Jun Ran being admitted with her own eyes, yet she hadn’t set foot in her room even once. She had no need for the so-called social niceties people talked about.

When Huang Wei had pestered her, she had said it was better to resolve animosity than to create it. After all, life was long; were they supposed to avoid each other forever? ’That depends on the situation,’ Xiao Man thought. With Jun Ran’s twisted and scheming nature, she would stab you in the back without a second thought. Xiao Man felt it was safer to be her outright enemy. That way, she could stay vigilant and not fall for her traps or suffer at her hands.

That afternoon, Xiao Man took two students to the VIP wing of the inpatient department to perform acupuncture on two elderly patients. One of the patients happened to be on the third floor with Jun Ran, in a room diagonally across the hall. Just as Xiao Man stepped into the corridor, she heard bursts of cheerful laughter coming from Jun Ran’s room, followed by a clear, young man’s voice.

"Ranran, you truly live up to your reputation as a knowledgeable and well-read Talented Woman. You’ve even studied abroad! You can take a simple matter and make it sound so fascinating and eye-opening. I haven’t had enough yet. Is that all? There’s no more?"

Another round of hearty laughter filled the room. A couple of days ago, Jun Ran had been quiet, but now she could laugh and speak. Her voice was soft and weak, with a distinctively delicate, almost fragile, charm. "Bai Junfan, I’ve heard your name before, and I even saw you once from a distance... I didn’t expect you to be so interesting."

Xiao Man continued walking at an unhurried pace. She thought she had heard Bai Qingyue’s voice in the burst of laughter earlier. Usually, women were the ones to visit female patients. Only very close male friends would come in person. Jun Ran had only heard of Bai Junfan and seen him from afar once. Based on such a meager "acquaintance," wasn’t it a bit odd for Bai Junfan to accompany Bai Qingyue to visit the ailing Jun Ran?

A flicker of curiosity prompted Xiao Man to release a wisp of her Divine Sense.

Sure enough, both Bai Junfan and Bai Qingyue were in Jun Ran’s room. Jun Ran was propped up in bed, cradling a bouquet of vibrant, blooming roses—not plastic, but real flowers! The fresh, delicate fragrance of the roses filled the air, and it was obvious Bai Junfan had just brought them. In this era, flower shops were few and far between, making the act of giving flowers an extravagant and laborious romantic gesture. Who knew where he had gotten such a large bouquet? Perhaps the Bai Family grew them in their own garden.

Jun Ran toyed with the roses in her arms, her expression reserved and her smile faint. Though she was still painfully thin, she had perfected her princess-like demeanor. Seeing her Essence, Qi, and Spirit so improved, it was clear she was recovering extremely well. Her prognosis was optimistic, and Dean Sun deserved no small amount of credit.

Bai Junfan wasn’t sitting on the bench with Bai Qingyue and Huang Wei. Instead, he sat directly on the edge of Jun Ran’s bed. He seemed to have hit it off with her instantly, or perhaps he was simply captivated by the "Talented Woman’s" intellect. He made no effort to hide the admiration in his eyes. The two of them were deep in an engaging conversation, periodically letting out knowing laughs together.

Bai Qingyue and Huang Wei sat on the wooden chairs against the wall, listening to the young pair on the bed and smiling along with them. Huang Wei, delighted by her daughter’s recovery, was in high spirits and busily peeled several large apples to share. Jun Ran acted coyly, saying she couldn’t bite into it. Bai Junfan then took it upon himself to cut it into small pieces for her, picked one up with a toothpick, and moved to feed it to her. Jun Ran, finally feeling a bit shy, insisted on eating it herself. But a thought stirred in Huang Wei’s mind. She shot a beaming look at Bai Junfan, then sat back down next to Bai Qingyue. The two women put their heads together and began to whisper amongst themselves.

Xiao Man withdrew her Divine Sense and smiled faintly. ’Looks like, if nothing unexpected happens, a happy event between the Bai Family and the Jun Family is on the horizon.’

’With a lady from a prestigious family like Jun Ran as his girlfriend, Bai Junfan will surely let go of Yang Liu’er now,’ she mused. ’After all, a brilliant future and bringing glory to his family are what’s most important to him.’

Xiao Man herself had once been the target of Bai Junfan’s designs, but from the very beginning, she’d had no good feelings for this Young Master Bai. His appearance in Ping County back then had been very sudden, and his method of confessing his feelings was even more unacceptable. Thinking back, his attitude wasn’t serious at all; it even had a tyrannical air to it. Even if she hadn’t had Gu Shaojun in her heart at the time, she would never have considered a man like Bai Junfan.

Later, after getting to know Yang Liu’er, she learned that Bai Junfan was the very man who had been her husband in her past life as Tang Yaxuan—a bona fide enemy! And yet, in this life, he was still dreaming of marrying a Tang Family Girl, all while clinging tightly to Yang Liu’er and even using Wu Qin... She was truly disgusted by him!

But Xiao Man had underestimated Bai Junfan. He wasn’t just disgusting; his shamelessness and relentless pestering knew no bounds!

As closing time approached, Xiao Man finished her work, packed her things, and slung her backpack over her shoulder to head back to school. Downstairs in the main lobby of the outpatient building, she was surprised to see Yang Liu’er. A tall, handsome, and imposing young man was half-holding, half-dragging her toward the exit. That man was none other than Bai Junfan.

Yang Liu’er was shouting, "I won’t go! I won’t go!" but she was too weak to break free. Bai Junfan even clamped a hand over her mouth. The lobby was bustling with people, and a concerned onlooker came forward to ask what was happening.

Bai Junfan calmly replied, "It’s nothing, we’re family. My wife’s just throwing a little tantrum!"

As long as it wasn’t a violent brawl, no one would meddle in a squabble between a husband and wife.

Watching from the staircase as Bai Junfan deceived the crowd, Xiao Man sneered in anger. She followed them out of the outpatient lobby, determined to see what he was planning to do.

Xiao Man had now reached Qi Refining Perfection, so she could discern Bai Junfan’s cultivation. His aptitude was actually quite good; he had to have at least a Single Spirit Root, or possibly even a Mutated Spiritual Root. After all, he hadn’t been cultivating for long but had already advanced to the Qi Refining Second Level.

Xiao Man knew this was entirely thanks to the batch of herbs Wu Qin had stolen from Gongdao Village. The herbs from her Grandpa’s garden were currently still Spirit Plants; they would only gradually lose their spiritual properties after the coming year.

A cultivator at the Qi Refining Second Level was a very special existence among mortals, but in front of someone at Qi Refining Perfection, he couldn’t be weaker. He didn’t dare use his Divine Sense casually because it consumed Spiritual Power, and he couldn’t afford to waste the little bit he had painstakingly cultivated and stored. However, even without his Divine Sense, his skills as a former reconnaissance scout allowed him to quickly discover Xiao Man trailing behind him.

By this time, he had already carried Yang Liu’er to a small car. He pulled open the door, placed her inside, and then turned to face Xiao Man.

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