From the moment Ye Huan and Ye Wanxing appeared in Dongli Town, Ye Wanmian had anticipated that they would meet face - to - face one day. In fact, she had even left Ye Huan a fleeting silhouette last time.
However, she never expected their encounter to be so sudden.
Cold sweat instantly broke out on her palms, and her heart started pounding uncontrollably. She quickly composed herself, and her fingers casually brushed against her pocket where a small yellow talisman lay.
Thankfully, she had put the yellow talisman on her when she got up this morning. She just didn't know how effective the talisman from Taoist Yuanzheng would be.
After waiting for a long time without getting a reply from her, Ye Huan asked again, "Excuse me, is this Dr. Wang's clinic?"
Ye Wanmian stood up and deliberately lowered her voice to reply, "Yes, my master is Dr. Wang. May I ask..."
Ye Wanxing was wearing a veil hat, so it was hard to see her expression. But when Ye Wanmian asked, she couldn't help but cough twice, and it sounded quite serious.
Ye Huan immediately said, "My younger sister said she didn't feel well a few days ago. We went to a clinic near Liuxiang Tower. The doctor said it was a cold, but after taking the medicine, her condition not only didn't improve but got worse instead.
"We've heard that Dr. Wang is highly skilled in medicine. Even Prince Mu was treated by him when he was in Dongli Town. Although Dr. Wang has now gone to the capital with Prince Mu, we're really out of options. I wonder if there's any other doctor here who can treat my sister?"
They came in a carriage, which was still parked behind. Ye Wanmian waved the palm - leaf fan in her hand and said, "I am."
"You?"
Ye Huan sized up the girl in front of him.
The girl had a petite face and a slender neck. Her skin was sallow and rough, and there was an ugly scar on her face. The only redeeming feature was her eyes, which were clear, bright, and full of vitality, making people feel delighted at first sight.
But... he always felt that those eyes were a bit familiar.
This thought had just emerged in his mind when it immediately dissipated like smoke. He said, "I once saw you in Liuxiang Tower. I remember you're just Dr. Wang's apprentice and haven't graduated yet, right?"
When he sized her up, Ye Wanmian risked being recognized and didn't dodge. So she clearly saw his brow furrow slightly. There seemed to be doubts in his eyes, but the next moment they disappeared, and he looked at her with a completely strange look.
It worked!
Ye Wanmian let out a sigh of relief and replied, "If you don't trust my medical skills, you can find another good doctor."
To be honest, she didn't want to treat Ye Wanxing. Their relationship in Ye Mansion was never good. This so - called younger sister always targeted her. She was tricked and forced into the bridal sedan chair all because of Ye Wanxing.
Although a doctor should put aside all distractions and be kind - hearted to save patients, her master also said that doctors were not Bodhisattvas and could have their own tempers. They didn't have to treat patients they didn't want to.
Ye Huan indeed didn't dare to be so reckless as to let Ye Wanmian, a half - baked doctor, treat his sister. He looked at Ye Wanxing and was about to persuade her to go to another clinic when Ye Wanxing grabbed him and said in a hoarse voice:
"Cough... Brother, just treat me here, cough."
"Dr. Wang is so... so cough highly skilled. I think his apprentice won't be cough too bad either." After saying this, she coughed violently, and her body swayed unsteadily.
Ye Huan quickly supported her elbow and compromised. He said to Ye Wanmian, "Thank you, young doctor."
Ye Wanmian's face didn't look good either. She said indifferently, "Come in."
If she insisted on not treating Ye Wanxing, it would arouse the suspicion of these two. Forget it. She'd just treat her and get rid of them as soon as possible.
Ye Huan supported Ye Wanxing into the clinic. After sitting down, Ye Wanxing took off her veil hat, revealing a face that resembled the Ye family members.
Maybe she had been sick for several days, so her face didn't look good, and there were dark circles under her eyes.
After taking off the veil hat, she also looked at Ye Wanmian and sized her up calmly.
Just now, with the veil hat on, she couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly. Now she could see the woman whose name she had accidentally heard outside Xiao Yixuan's door clearly.
At this sight, a hint of contempt flashed across her eyes, but she quickly lowered her eyes to cover up her emotions.
No one would be happy to be sized up, especially when the person had a grudge against you. Ye Wanmian said indifferently:
"Stretch out your hand."
Ye Wanxing stretched out her right hand and placed it on the pulse pillow, revealing a small section of fair and smooth skin, which was completely different from when she was first brought back to Ye Mansion.
Ye Wanmian spread a handkerchief on her wrist and then placed her hand on her pulse.
While she was feeling the pulse, Ye Huan stared intently at her movements and facial expressions, as if he was afraid that she would do something to harm his beloved sister.
Ye Wanmian scoffed in her heart. She withdrew her hand from feeling the pulse and then motioned to Ye Wanxing, "Please open your mouth so that I can check your tongue coating."
After checking the tongue coating, Ye Wanmian picked up a special instrument and asked Ye Wanxing to turn her back to her. She placed one end on Ye Wanxing's back and the other end on her ear, asking Ye Wanxing to take a deep breath.
Ye Wanxing did as she was told.
Ye Huan had seen doctors before. Ye Wanmian's diagnosis process was almost the same as that of other doctors. Only the last action was a bit unexpected and something he had never seen before.
"How is it? What's wrong with my sister?"
Ye Wanmian said, "Her illness is not a cold with fever and cough. But her throat is swollen. I think it's caused by an adverse reaction to a certain food. Think carefully if you've eaten any food that you've never had before."
Food that she had never eaten before?
Ye Huan and Ye Wanxing were both stunned. Ye Huan then started thinking along with her words.
"We've been staying in Liuxiang Tower in Dongli Town for so long and there were no problems before. It wasn't until a few days ago that the symptoms gradually appeared..."
"Besides the food in Liuxiang Tower, the only thing you've been eating recently is the desserts I bought for you from outside."
A hint of doubt flashed across Ye Huan's face. "But aren't those the snacks you used to eat in Dongli Town?"
Ye Wanxing's face seemed to freeze for a moment. Ye Wanmian pretended to be surprised and said, "I didn't know that the young lady used to live in Dongli Town. May I ask which shop's snacks you like to eat?"
Before Ye Wanxing could answer, Ye Huan replied on her behalf, "They are the snacks from Yunhua Tower. My younger sister grew up in Dongli Town before she was sixteen. She's half a native of Dongli Town."
Ye Wanmian had heard of Yunhua Tower. It was indeed a well - known snack shop in Dongli Town. It was said that the recipe hadn't changed for many years, so it was very popular among the locals.
If Ye Wanxing had really grown up in Dongli Town since childhood and had loved the snacks from Yunhua Tower before, it was impossible for her to get sick and have a cough because of the snacks from Yunhua Tower only now.
After saying that, Ye Huan frowned and subconsciously looked at Ye Wanxing. "Xing'er, you..."