Chapter 191

"She did, but she threw it up not long after..."

A Wei reported truthfully: "The medicine prescribed by Zhang Lao is too irritating to her stomach. I have already contacted him, and he said he would write a slightly milder prescription, but the efficacy will be greatly reduced."

"Also, the old master invited another doctor from the Yinghua Country today to diagnose the eldest young lady."

"What did he say?" Xu Tian pressed.

"The same as what Zhang Lao said: at most, she has one year left. And the other party also stated bluntly that for the eldest young lady's condition, Western medicine is powerless and she can only rely on traditional Chinese medicine conditioning and regular physical therapy and guidance."

Xu Tian had long expected this result. Tang Bingyan's symptoms were quite complex and she could not undergo surgery, so the treatment methods of the Western medical system were simply useless for her.

"Having a glimmer of hope is better than having none."

Seeing A Wei's long face, Xu Tian comforted him: "Didn't the Divine Doctor Zhang also say that if Bingyan is willing to cooperate with the conditioning, there is a chance for recovery? The most important thing now is to break her workaholic habit of not caring about her body."

"Yes, I understand that too, but..."

A Wei stopped halfway through his sentence, suddenly hesitating as if unsure whether he should tell Xu Tian.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Xu Tian's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.

"It's about the news of the eldest young lady's illness; it has been leaked by someone with ulterior motives."

A Wei was worried: "Some people in the family are already restless, and coupled with the fact that the traitor's matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet, the whole Tang family is in a state of panic."

"Originally, the eldest young lady intended to investigate the traitor's identity herself, but the old master was worried she would overwork herself and forbade her from investigating, taking the matter upon himself."

Ever since Xu Tian cleared A Wei's name, A Wei trusted him even more.

Furthermore, since Tang Bingyan would never hide Tang family matters from Xu Tian, A Wei wanted to discuss it with Xu Tian the moment he learned the news had leaked.

Xu Tian's pupils shrank slightly upon hearing this; A Wei's words reminded him of the timeline from his past life.

At that time, after A Wei was cleared of his grievances, it was also Tang Laoyezi who continued to investigate the traitor in the family.

But just as the investigation into the traitor made progress and was about to come to light, Tang Laoyezi suddenly passed away.

On the surface, Tang Laoyezi died of illness, but Xu Tian felt things were not that simple.

After all, Tang Laoyezi was elderly but had no fatal serious illness; how could he suddenly die of illness?

Moreover, the time of Tang Laoyezi's death was exactly the critical moment when the traitor was about to surface.

Therefore, Xu Tian was certain that the old master's death must be related to the mysterious person who was advising Tang Jihuai.

Now that the news of Tang Bingyan's illness had leaked, those who originally wanted to harm her would definitely be restless; this was the most troublesome part.

Tang Jihuai was just a self-righteous puppet; after all, Tang Laoyezi was the former head of the Tang family and would be able to ferret him out before long.

But the person behind him was hidden very deep and didn't show any flaws.

The most critical thing was that even with the "cheat" of his past-life memories, he didn't know the true identity of that mysterious person.

As for the Tang family trying to find him, it was even harder than ascending to heaven.

"A Wei, you keep an eye on the movements on the Tang family side, and if Grandpa finds anything, tell me as soon as possible."

Xu Tian pondered for a moment and finally chose to adopt a relatively conservative wait-and-see approach.

"Understood. If there is any movement, I will report to you immediately."

Xu Tian raised his eyebrows in surprise, thinking to himself that A Wei was trusting him too much, wasn't he?

"A Wei, you wouldn't have told me these things before."

Normally, A Wei should have been suspicious of him.

Because the undercover agent A Wei sent out must have been dead, and it was impossible for him to send messages again. With A Wei's vigilance, he would definitely not let this suspicious point go.

"Mr. Xu, you are the eldest young lady's husband; it is only natural to consult you on some matters."

A Wei said without changing his expression: "And I believe you will not harm the eldest young lady, nor will you do anything detrimental to her."

"You are certainly willing to trust me."

Xu Tian smiled faintly: "Unlike Chen Xiaoxiao, who wishes she could arrest me as a traitor."

A Wei also smiled: "Xiaoxiao is impulsive, but she is absolutely loyal to the eldest young lady and will not go against her wishes."

"Hmm." Xu Tian knew that A Wei was implicitly pleading for Chen Xiaoxiao and guaranteeing that she wouldn't harm him; he didn't want to bicker with a little girl either.

"Bingyan should be awake, I'll go change my clothes and then go upstairs to see her."

"It just so happens that the kitchen has brewed the calming soup; Mr. Xu, you should supervise the eldest young lady while she drinks it."

A Wei looked at Xu Tian for help as if he had encountered a savior.

Tang Bingyan was not afraid of traditional Chinese medicine or acupuncture, but she disliked the taste of the calming soup and wouldn't drink it eight times out of ten, which gave A Wei a headache.

"Bring it up to me, and also bring up the snacks I brought back."

Xu Tian took two steps, then turned back and said: "Also, have the kitchen make a cup of low-sugar kumquat lemon."

"Understood."

"Wife, I'm back!"

When Xu Tian pushed the door and walked into the bedroom, he found Tang Bingyan leaning against the head of the bed with her eyes closed to rest, but his keen insight still allowed him to see the corner of a tablet computer hidden under the pillow.

He sighed, entered the room, walked to the bedside, and took Tang Bingyan's hand.

It went without saying that making Tang Bingyan rest obediently was impossible.

"Wife, let's make a pact, shall we?"

Tang Bingyan raised her eyes slightly: "What?"

He didn't know if it was Xu Tian's imagination, but he felt that Tang Bingyan was in a bad mood today.

"You can work, but you must limit the time, and you must rest on time every day."

Xu Tian said with a serious expression: "When I'm not here, let A Wei supervise you."

"Hmm." Tang Bingyan nodded.

A Wei was her person and wouldn't dare to complain to Xu Tian.

"Don't think about bribing A Wei to fake things!"

Xu Tian saw through Tang Bingyan's inner thoughts and helplessly flicked the tip of her nose: "For the sake of your health, he won't lie either."

Tang Bingyan had never been treated like a child before and was suddenly stunned.

When she came back to her senses, she coughed unnaturally and simply changed the subject: "Did you buy me snacks?"

"Yes, a limited-edition strawberry Napoleon. I don't know if it's good, but it's the signature item of the trendy shop near our apartment."

Xu Tian had passed by that shop with Tang Bingyan before, and at the time, Tang Bingyan was very confused as to why anyone would waste time queuing to buy snacks.

Soon, the servant brought in the calming medicine and the tea snacks.

Xu Tian tested the temperature of the kumquat lemon for Tang Bingyan, then handed the bowl of calming medicine to her.

"Drink the medicine first, then I'll accompany you to eat the snacks."

"This medicine has no effect."

Tang Bingyan really disliked the calming medicine: "I'm not drinking it."

"I think it's quite effective."

Xu Tian wouldn't give her a chance to avoid drinking the medicine: "Haven't you noticed that you haven't had nightmares for the past two days?"

"Try being in a coma for a week, and you won't have nightmares either."

Tang Bingyan glanced at Xu Tian and took the tray holding the strawberry Napoleon directly.

"You're really not drinking it?"

Xu Tian extended the spoon toward Tang Bingyan and looked at her helplessly: "Then I can only feed it to you."

Tang Bingyan shook her head. She had made up her mind not to open her mouth; how could Xu Tian feed her?

However, what she didn't expect was that in the next second, Xu Tian drank a large mouthful of the bitter and astringent calming medicine, and then held the back of her head and kissed her.

Tang Bingyan's mind went blank instantly, and she could only let Xu Tian push the bitter medicinal soup into her mouth.