Chapter 16

At the entrance of the banquet hall, Ma Yuancheng and his nephews were discussing the matter of Master Lin.

Ma Yuancheng recalled the scene of first meeting Lin Yu two years ago, expressing his doubts about the young healer at the time.

"Two years ago, I felt that this Master Lin was unqualified. Which famous doctor doesn't have achievements only after the age of forty? I thought it was the old doctor Wang Kaizhang, invited by my eldest brother, who saved your grandfather, not that young man."

Just then, Long Wu appeared with Lin Yu. Long Wu politely greeted Ma Yuancheng, "Greetings, Third Uncle."

Ma Yuancheng responded: "You've arrived. Where is your eldest brother?"

"He is already waiting for everyone in the banquet hall," Long Wu said, preparing to take Lin Yu inside.

A gust of wind blew, and Ma Yuancheng was suddenly choked by the wind, coughing a few times.

Ma Yuancheng began to cough violently, his breathing rapid and intermittent, and it took quite a while for him to calm down.

Lin Yu noticed his condition, frowned slightly, and then turned his gaze to the flowers blooming in the flower bed nearby.

He immediately understood the reason for Ma Yuancheng's cough and said nonchalantly: "Your cough is caused by pollen allergy; taking some anti-allergy medicine will relieve it. If you want to solve it completely, I have a way."

But Ma Yuancheng appeared very angry, "What do you know? This illness of mine is an old ailment triggered by catching a cold yesterday." After finishing, he had another bout of violent coughing.

In reality, Ma Yuancheng had always believed his cough was caused by catching a cold.

However, Lin Yu was unimpressed and gave a lazy smile, saying: "Suit yourself, but allergic coughs can be life-threatening."

After saying this, Lin Yu walked leisurely into the banquet hall.

Ma Yuancheng was about to retort when his throat suddenly became itchy, and he began to cough violently again.

At this moment, Ma Qingxu hurriedly stepped forward to support him, comforting him: "Third Uncle, what we are worried about is that if Grandfather is misdiagnosed by this fraud, the Ma family might face a great disaster."

This sentence touched Ma Yuancheng's heartstrings. He knew that his father had covered up many of his own mistakes while alive; if his father were no longer there, the Ma family would indeed face a huge crisis.

Therefore, he decided to follow everyone to the banquet hall to see the situation.

At this time, Xu Chen walked over and said confidently: "With President Zhang Yuru present, no matter how arrogant this so-called 'Master' is, it will be useless. As for Third Uncle's old ailment, just leave it to me to handle."

Hearing this, Ma Yuancheng nodded; although he was still coughing, he expressed his agreement.

Zhang Yuru and Feng Yuanyuan witnessed all of this from not far away.

Zhang Yuru felt that Lin Yu's behavior today was somewhat unusual, while Feng Yuanyuan believed that Lin Yu was playing tricks, and she intended to expose this at the banquet.

She believed that once it was proven that Lin Yu was a fraud, the financing would go much more smoothly, and she would become a hero of the Zhang Group.

Thinking of this, Feng Yuanyuan urged Zhang Yuru to go to the banquet hall together.

When they arrived, Xu Chen immediately came up to ask for Zhang Yuru's help to expose Lin Yu.

Zhang Yuru only responded simply before pulling Feng Yuanyuan into the banquet hall. The interior was decorated like a palace, with tables filled with various delicacies and fine wines.

Not long after, the banquet officially began, with nearly two hundred guests gathered together.

Ma Yuanfeng stood on the stage, holding a microphone, and said with gratitude: "We are gathered here today to thank our benefactor, Master Lin. It was he who saved the Old Master's life two years ago, and today he has saved the Old Master once again."

In the Ma family's banquet hall, Lin Yu delivered a moving speech, hoping that the Ma family would remember the help he had provided. However, his words did not receive the expected response.

The guests below the stage did not applaud, nor did they express gratitude; instead, they retreated one after another, isolating Lin Yu. The originally lively atmosphere suddenly became cold, with only the occasional coughing of Ma Yuancheng echoing in the hall.

Just then, Xu Chen seized this opportunity and stood out, claiming: "Uncle Ma, you have been misled; the person who truly cured Old Master Ma is not Master Lin!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuanfeng wanted to teach this young man who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth a lesson.

After all, he still remembered the disheveled state Xu Chen was in after failing to treat Ma Yueshang during the day.

Therefore, he retorted sarcastically: "If it wasn't Master Lin, could it be you?"

"That's right, it is me," Xu Chen unexpectedly admitted, and said with great emotion:

"Uncle Ma is wise; it was my Qihuang Thirteen Needles that cured Old Master Ma, but Master Lin kept interfering during the treatment and framed me for trying to harm Old Master Ma, which led people to mistakenly believe that he was the one who cured Old Master Ma."

After Xu Chen finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Yuru, seemingly expecting her to step forward and expose the so-called truth.

And surprisingly, most of the Ma family members stood on Xu Chen's side and began to express doubt toward Master Lin.

"I also think this Lin fellow is problematic; he really targeted Young Master Xu today."

"Exactly, this person is truly despicable."

Facing such a situation, Ma Yuanfeng felt very embarrassed and angry and was about to stop all of this, but Ma Yuancheng had already stepped out to support Xu Chen's claim:

"Eldest Brother, Xu Chen is the descendant of a famous doctor; his medical skills are beyond doubt. Everyone saw it during the day—Master Lin did indeed hinder Xu Chen from treating Father."

Xu Chen looked toward Zhang Yuru again, but this time she still made no move.

At this moment, Feng Yuanyuan stepped forward; she was Zhang Yuru's secretary and best friend, and she began to talk about Lin Yu, saying he was Zhang Yuru's ex-husband.

In her description, Lin Yu was a lazy and incompetent person who only knew how to cook and please women; he was simply a fraud and a loser.

Although Feng Yuanyuan's words were sharp, Ma Yuanfeng did not agree with these assessments in his heart.

He knew that Master Lin's medical skills were superb, and it was because Master Lin had saved the Old Master's life that the Zhang Group had obtained the Ma family's investment.

Since Zhang Yuru and I have known Lin Yu, I have indeed never seen him treat anyone, so I blurted out: "How could he possibly understand medical skills?"

As soon as Feng Yuanyuan's words fell, Ma Yuanfeng's expression darkened, and he responded coldly: "No matter what you say, it was indeed Master Lin who saved the Old Master two years ago. This is a fact I witnessed with my own eyes; it is beyond doubt."

Upon hearing this, the Ma family members were all filled with indignation, especially Ma Yuancheng, who couldn't help but ask loudly: "Eldest Brother, how could you be deceived by him? He simply cannot cure Grandfather."

"Shut up!" Ma Yuanfeng's voice carried anger, "Master Lin's medical skills are superb; this is something I have witnessed with my own eyes, and it is not something you can casually question!"

After Ma Yuanfeng became a local official, few people dared to speak to him like this; at this moment, his anger was about to blow his top.

Ma Yuancheng looked at his eldest brother with pain in his eyes: "Eldest Brother, you were deceived by him back then; this so-called 'Master' is just a fraud..." Before he could finish, he was interrupted by a violent coughing fit.

Facing so many opposing voices, Ma Yuanfeng felt it was very difficult and did not know how to proceed.