Chapter 148: Full of Tenderness

Swish!

Hearing Chen Che's words, everyone from the Ma Family present, except for Liu Tianhua and Xie Jinchen, had their expressions change.

Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai were even more shocked; not only did they have to apologize to Chen Che, but they actually had to apologize to Ma Menghan as well!

"Impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Hearing Chen Che's words, Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai instantly bristled.

Apologizing to Chen Che was, on one hand, a matter of necessity, and on the other, their hatred for Chen Che was fundamentally rooted in Ma Menghan.

Overall, they had no personal grievances with Chen Che, so even if they were reluctant, it was not that hard to accept.

But Ma Menghan was different!

Huang Zhu regarded Ma Menghan as a disgrace to her marriage, and Ma Ziai was jealous and hateful toward her because of the family inheritance and the fact that Ma Menghan was better looking than her.

It was impossible for either of them to apologize to Ma Menghan.

Ma Zicheng looked at Ma Zijun; he had personally experienced Chen Che's temperament and knew he would not let the matter rest, so he could only hope Ma Zijun would resolve it.

However, Ma Zijun was also having a massive headache at this moment; he knew very well that his mother and cousin were in the wrong, but he also knew very well that they would never apologize to Ma Menghan under any circumstances.

Chen Che, however, ignored all of this, staring expressionlessly at Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai, his meaning quite clear.

If you don't apologize, I won't make a move!

Ma Menghan looked at Chen Che, her eyes brimming with tears, her heart deeply moved. Never before had a man stood up for her like this!

"Using a patient's life to threaten their family—to be so despicable at such a young age, it seems you are even more arrogant and perverse than your senior sister Li Qingyan!"

Liu Tianhua spoke up at this moment.

He had been watching the conflict between them but did not understand the specific ins and outs of the matter.

But out of prejudice against Li Qingyan and based on Chen Che's words, he subjectively judged that Chen Che was an even more arrogant and shameless person than Li Qingyan.

"Old Liu, I won't allow you to speak to my Martial Uncle like that, be careful or I will fall out with you!"

Xie Jinchen glared at Liu Tianhua; he would not allow anyone to insult Chen Che, not even Liu Tianhua, who had been his friend for many years.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Liu Tianhua sneered, looked at Chen Che, and continued: "Perhaps Madam Ma and Miss Ma were offensive toward you before, but they have already apologized sincerely. You are still relentless, even using Mr. Ma's life as a threat.

Hmph! You are truly worthy of being Li Qingyan's junior brother; whether you save someone depends entirely on your mood. Not to mention your Medicine, or whether you can even treat Mr. Ma, your conduct alone makes you unworthy of being a doctor!"

Chen Che narrowed his eyes, sized up Liu Tianhua, and asked: "Who are you?"

"He is Liu Tianhua of the Beijing Liu Family, a family of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a family of Imperial Physicians."

Xie Jinchen replied.

Chen Che nodded, roughly understanding why Liu Tianhua was targeting him and slandering Li Qingyan.

"First, I am not a doctor. Second, does Doctor Liu understand the truth of the matter?"

Chen Che scoffed: "You subjectively slander others without knowing anything; this is not the cultivation or demeanor a Beijing noble family should have."

"You! Sharp-tongued!"

Liu Tianhua was speechless, because he truly did not know the truth.

Chen Che ignored the grim-faced Liu Tianhua and looked at Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai, saying: "And you two, there is one thing you must understand.

Ma Menghan's existence is not her fault; no one asked her if she was willing to come into this world, or if she was willing to be an illegitimate daughter who could only live in the shadows!

Furthermore, all these years, she has never used this to threaten the Ma Family into doing anything for her, so she owes none of you anything—it is you who owe her!"

"Hmph! Maybe she hasn't threatened us before, but what is she doing here today? Isn't it just because she can't survive on her own outside, and seeing her father in this state, she's hoping he dies quickly so she can snatch the inheritance!"

Huang Zhu gritted her teeth and said viciously.

"I didn't..."

Ma Menghan felt deeply wronged and could not help but argue.

"If you didn't, then leave! You are not welcome here!"

Ma Ziai shouted.

"Mom, Ziai, it was I who asked Menghan to come back; her mother left something here."

Ma Zijun explained.

"What could she possibly have left?! You're listening to her nonsense! What kind of valuable thing could a poor, cheap woman have!"

Huang Zhu shrieked, her face fierce and menacing.

"Don't you dare talk about my mother!"

Ma Menghan's eyes filled with tears as she stubbornly stood her ground against Huang Zhu.

"You've got some nerve! I said it, what can you do?! Cheap woman, she is just a cheap woman! A slutty fox who hooks up with other people's husbands!"

Huang Zhu gestured wildly, acting very shrewish.

Ma Menghan bit her lower lip, and tears streamed down uncontrollably.

Chen Che's gaze turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "If you keep talking nonsense, your husband will be beyond saving."

Huang Zhu's face turned livid; she glared viciously at Chen Che and cursed: "Get out! You get out too! I don't believe that besides you, our family can't find another doctor who can treat him!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Zijun's expression became panicked.

He knew very well that perhaps they could still find someone to treat his father, but if Chen Che were offended, the loss would be more than just a genius doctor, and his father's illness could not be delayed any longer!

"Mom, don't—"

Just as Ma Zijun was about to persuade her, a caregiver rushed out of the room in a panic and reported:

"It's bad, it's bad, the equipment on Mr. Ma is sounding!"

Swish!

Hearing this, everyone present except for Chen Che had their expressions change, and they rushed back into the room like a swarm of bees.

"Not good!"

Liu Tianhua carefully examined the instruments and said urgently, "Mr. Ma's bodily functions are declining rapidly, especially his brain! If this continues, Mr. Ma will suffer brain death!"

Swish!

The Ma Family members present once again had their expressions change drastically, turning pale and bloodless.

"In this current situation, Old Liu and I are helpless. Only my Martial Uncle can save Mr. Ma. You must go quickly and invite my Martial Uncle!"

Xie Jinchen was obsessed with Medicine and regarded a patient's life as his own.

Seeing that Ma Yiren was in imminent danger at this moment, he also forgot about Huang Zhu's disrespect toward Chen Che and returned to the courtyard with Ma Zijun and the others to ask Chen Che to take action.

"Martial Uncle, Mr. Ma is in imminent danger. Only you can save him. I beg you to take action!"

Xie Jinchen bowed deeply to Chen Che.

"Brother Chen Che, please, for the sake of my face, do not hold a grudge against my mother and cousin. Save my father; we cannot wait any longer!"

Ma Zijun also pleaded with an anxious face.

Ma Zicheng also had a flustered expression and bowed deeply to Chen Che: "Please take action!"

Ma Menghan frowned, her expression worried, and she also looked at Chen Che with pleading eyes.

Chen Che glanced at Ma Menghan and finally let his gaze fall on Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai.

Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai naturally knew the meaning of Chen Che's words; they gritted their teeth, still unable to lower their pride.

"Mom, Zi Ai!"

Ma Zijun and Ma Zicheng shouted at the same time.

Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai's bodies trembled. Hardening their hearts, they bowed deeply to Ma Menghan and said in unison: "I'm sorry!"

Seeing Huang Zhu and Ma Ziai bow and apologize to her, Ma Menghan could not help but have her eyes turn red.

She knew that Chen Che was not someone who would stand by and watch someone die, and she also believed in Chen Che's Medicine.

The fact that Chen Che was not in a hurry to save the person at this time meant that her father, Ma Yiren, would be fine, so she was not worried.

On the contrary, she felt more moved at this moment.

Hot tears streamed down. Ma Menghan stared blankly at Chen Che. The bitterness and emotion in her heart mixed together, turning into an uncontrollable seed of affection that instantly took root, sprouted, and grew into a towering tree.

"Brother Chen Che, we really can't wait any longer!"

Seeing that Chen Che was still unmoved, Ma Zijun was starting to lose his composure.

However, Chen Che ignored him and instead looked at Ma Menghan, asking, "Is this okay?"

Ma Menghan nodded: "Mm, that's okay."

Only then did Chen Che look at Ma Zijun, pat his shoulder, and say, "Rest assured, your father will be fine. But you were truly negligent today."

Hearing this, Ma Zijun's hanging heart was set at ease. He did not doubt Chen Che's Medicine at all, so since Chen Che said his father was fine, he felt relieved.

At the same time, he glanced at Ma Menghan and blamed himself: "It's my fault. Menghan, I'm sorry. I didn't consider things well and let you suffer a grievance."

Ma Menghan shook her head with a smile, her gaze finally landing on Chen Che again, full of tenderness.

"Alright, let's start the real business."

Chen Che strode toward the house, and Ma Zijun and the others hurried to follow.