Tell me, what were you doing before?" "I was doing some small business in New York, USA." "What kind of business? Was it murder and arson or robbery?" "Do I look like someone who would do that? I worked for a foreign trade company in New York. I missed home so I came back to China." "Xixi, Ziyu, do you believe him?" "Of course not."

Jia Simiao sat on a chair at the Jia family mansion while Shen Jun'ao, Tang Ziyu and Zhang Xixi sat on the sofa opposite him. They asked him various questions as if interrogating a suspect. This was at home, not at the police station. How could they do this?

Tang Ziyu said that Jia Simiao's medical skills were very good. He cured an old man with heart disease on the plane. Zhang Xixi also nodded repeatedly and mentioned how he saved an elderly man suffering from severe heatstroke caused by sun exposure in Guadi.

Since he had such good medical skills, why didn't he become a doctor instead of doing business? Tang Ziyu and Zhang Xixi did not understand this but Shen Jun'ao understood even less. Being a doctor can earn more money now; as long as Jia Simiao sits by the roadside to diagnose people's pulses specifically then there is no need to fall into his current situation.

Jia Simiao smiled bitterly: "I have no choice either because our Jia family ancestral motto prohibits us from earning money through practicing medicine."

Zhang Xixi exclaimed: "What kind of ancestral motto is that? If we cannot make money then who will learn medicine? Right, Ziyu?"

Tang Ziyu replied: "That may not be true for everyone; some people study medicine not just for making money like me..."

Zhang Xixi sneered: "Oh my god, don't make me sick here. Without making money, what will you eat and drink? Even if you have nothing to eat or drink, you still want to look pretty."

Tang Ziyu giggled: "I was born beautiful and many men are willing to support me. What about it? Are you jealous?"

"Am I jealous? Do you believe that I'll immediately call Tang Laoban (boss) and tell him that instead of going abroad for further studies, you're hiding in Nanjiang City? He insists on marrying you off to Xu Beichan."

"I'm afraid of you? If you dare leak my information, I'll publish your naked photos online and see who is more ruthless."

Zhang Xixi's nude photos? Now Jia Simiao finally understood why he met Tang Ziyu on the plane but did not know who Xu Beichan was. Jia Simiao coughed twice and said seriously: "Ziyu, how could you do such a thing? Just leave it with me; I'll keep them safe for you. You must never let them be leaked out."

Tang Ziyu glanced at Zhang Xixi and smiled: "Hmm...I can consider this..."

Zhang Xixi shouted: "If you dare give them away, then I will fight with all my might against you !

Shen Junao glanced at the two of them and told them not to argue. He whispered, 'Jia Simiao, thanks to you for what happened today. If it weren't for you, I would have been humiliated by Lu Jianfei.' Jia Simiao smiled and said, 'You live in our Jia family's old house... umm, I am your tenant, so of course I have to protect the landlord's safety. If something happens to you, where will I live?' Shen Junao understood that he was deliberately saying this and thanked Jia Simiao anyway.

Zhang Xixi glanced at Shen Junao and then at Jia Simiao before asking him,'Jun Ao, what use is just thanking someone with words? To truly thank someone means offering oneself as a gift. What do you think Ziyu?' Tang Ziyu quickly replied,'I didn't say anything; don't drag me into this.'

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Shen Junao tapped Zhang Xixi on her forehead and scolded her with a smile,'Only you can come up with such twisted ideas. Alright everyone go to sleep now; we still have work tomorrow.'

'Right! I still need to go shopping with Brother Jia tomorrow and make some money!' Zhang Xixi jumped up from her seat stretching lazily while calling out,'Brother Jia when are we leaving tomorrow?'

No one answered.

'What's wrong? You want to stay here instead of going back? Your room is in the wing...' Still no response.

Now Zhang Xixi turned around but both Tang Ziyu and Shen Junao had noticed that something wasn't right about him. His face turned red like fire as if he was trying hard not lose control over himself; even his veins were bulging out on his forehead. He closed his eyes tightly clenching his fists while grinding his teeth, making a creaking sound.

What's wrong with him?

Zhang Xixi asked,'Brother Jia, are you...are you losing control of your animal instincts?'

He was a man facing three beautiful women; how could he resist? But he also wanted to restrain himself and ended up like this. Zhang Xixi felt that her explanation was reasonable but Shen Junao and Tang Ziyu felt something wasn't right. Especially Tang Ziyu who was a senior student majoring in traditional Chinese medicine at Nanjiang Medical University. Although she didn't study well, she still understood what was going on; it seemed like Jia Simiao had some kind of sudden illness.

Tang Ziyu said loudly, 'Xixi, Jun'ao, Jia Ge must be sick. Let's hurry and take him to the hospital.'

'He's sick?' Zhang Xixi stared at Jia Simiao and asked, 'Ziyu, aren't you studying medicine in school? You should check on Jia Ge.'

'Cough cough, I'm just slacking off in school. How could I have that ability?'

Shen Jun'ao said, 'Stop talking and let's take him to the hospital.'

Just as the three women were about to approach him, Jia Simiao suddenly fell from his chair with a thud and landed on the ground. He held his chest with one hand while reaching into his pocket with the other hand and groaning: 'Medicine...medicine...I have medicine in my pocket...'

Tang Ziyu quickly reached into his pocket and pulled out several bottles and jars of pills. She urgently asked: 'Jia Ge, which one is your medicine?'

Jia Simiao's neck veins bulged like earthworms wriggling around; it was quite scary. He stuttered: "That...that blue small bottle...give me..." Tang Ziyu quickly opened the blue small bottle containing small pills without any fragrance but rather an unpleasant odor. She didn't know how many he needed so she wanted to ask Jia Simiao again but he couldn't speak anymore because his mouth was wide open. Holding the pills in her hand she asked Shen Jun'ao: "How many should he take?" Shen Jun’ao really wanted to kick her twice; you studied four years of medical science at university yet you don’t understand anything? After taking a few deep breaths seeing that Jia Simiao’s fingers were only slightly bent back towards himself she shouted loudly: “Four pills! Give him four pills!”

Tang Ziyu directly stuffed the four pills into Jia Simiao's mouth, and Zhang Xixi also quickly helped him sit up. When Shen Jun'ao was about to pour water into his mouth, the pills had already melted and flowed into Jia Simiao's stomach. In just a few seconds, Jia Simiao's rapid breathing finally calmed down. He fell into Zhang Xixi’s arms with only small beads of sweat left on his forehead while the veins disappeared little by little; he looked like he had been washed all over.

When have they experienced such a thing? One by one, after being highly tense and then relaxed, they all fell to the ground and breathed lightly. Looking at Jia Simiao gradually calming down on the ground, they looked at each other in surprise.

Zhang Xixi asked: "Ziyu, what's going on?"

Tang Ziyu replied irritably: "Who should I ask? But I've never heard of this kind of illness before or seen it in any medical books."

Shen Jun'ao said: "Alright, he seems fine now. You two go take a shower and rest."

"How can that be possible? Without Kuli Ge (a nickname for Jia Simiao), how am I supposed to do business?"

Neither Zhang Xixi nor Tang Ziyu left. The three of them sat up on the sofa and watched TV programs while occasionally glancing at Jia Simiao. After about an hour passed like this, Jia Simiao groaned and finally sat up. His complexion had improved significantly but his spirit was somewhat weak as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Tang Ziyu asked: "Jia Ge (older brother), what happened to you?"

Jia Simiao smiled bitterly twice and said: "It's nothing; it's my old problem again. Thank you so much for today."

Zhang Xixi asked: "What is your old problem? It looks so scary."

Jia Simiao struggled to stand up with his body swaying slightly as he laughed saying:"It's nothing; you guys should rest early too because I need to sleep."

Shen Jun'ao asked worriedly:"Jiasimiao are you okay? Do we need to take you to see a doctor?"

Jiasimiao shook his head saying:"No need; don't forget that I'm also a doctor."

Without further entanglement, Jia Simiao got up and returned to his own room. Slamming the door shut, he fell to the ground muttering: "That was really close. It's been over a year; how did it suddenly happen again? I almost lost my life here.