sinovels Chapter 555 - 543: Go!
Chapter 555 - 543: Go!
A woman’s heart is sensitive. It’s an innate, universal trait.
When Qin Fan took out the box, immediately following Du Ruanqing’s cry, Jiang Yino inexplicably felt her heart begin to race. She was terrified that Qin Fan would do something rash at such a critical moment.
In that instant, as Du Ruanqing’s voice faded, the air seemed to freeze. All three women stared intently at the box in Qin Fan’s hands. Even Du Ruanqing and Ou Mingsi, who were mere bystanders, couldn’t help but feel a wave of tension.
Qin Fan, however, just smiled at their reaction.
Propose? I’d love to, but this clearly isn’t the right time. Besides, Jiang Yino would reject me a hundred percent!
After a brief smile, he gave the lid a gentle push. SNAP. The wooden box, crafted from the precious wood of the Spiritual Medicine Garden, sprang open. An elixir emitting a faint, sweet fragrance was revealed inside.
"What in the world is that?" Du Ruanqing, who had been expecting Qin Fan to put on a show, blurted out the moment she saw the elixir.
Ignoring Du Ruanqing, Qin Fan looked tenderly at Jiang Yino. "Yinuo, didn’t I say I had a secret remedy that could cure the root of the problem? Here, eat this. It will definitely clear it up!"
"Huh? The root of a problem? What problem? Yinuo, what’s wrong?" Ou Mingsi asked, her eyes wide with astonishment.
"Menstrual cramps!" Du Ruanqing answered for her, her brow furrowed. She then turned to Qin Fan. "Are you saying this thing can cure menstrual cramps? What a joke! Even traditional Chinese medicine specialists find it a tricky problem, and you’re saying this little thing can provide a permanent cure? And what is it, anyway?"
"I don’t know how to explain it," Qin Fan demurred, putting her in a difficult position. "But it definitely works wonders. Yinuo, do you trust me?"
Indeed, he had just presented a dark, unassuming object and claimed it was a secret remedy for menstrual cramps. Anyone without a daredevil’s courage would hesitate to eat it. However, Jiang Yino was already so thoroughly smitten by Qin Fan’s bombardment of affection that her IQ could be described with a negative number.
Faced with the object Qin Fan offered, she didn’t overthink it. Pressing a hand against the dull, twisting ache that was starting again in her abdomen, she bit her lip and took the box.
"How do I take it?" she asked, looking at the elixir still resting in the box.
"Just pop it in your mouth. It will dissolve instantly," Qin Fan replied.
"Okay." With that, Jiang Yino reached out and picked up the elixir.
"Yinuo!" Du Ruanqing and Ou Mingsi cried out in alarm.
"What? Afraid I have ulterior motives?" Qin Fan teased.
"It’s fine! We don’t have any grudges. Qin Fan wouldn’t harm me." As she spoke, Jiang Yino had already popped the elixir into her mouth.
The moment the smooth, black elixir entered her mouth, a fragrant flavor spread across her tongue. A warm current immediately followed, originating at the tip of her tongue and surging down her throat. Her entire body was enveloped in an indescribable warmth. In the middle of this cold winter, Jiang Yino would have sworn she had never felt anything so comfortable in her life.
Nearby, Du Ruanqing and Ou Mingsi stared at Jiang Yino, their faces fraught with anxiety. After all, every medicine has its side effects. Rashly swallowing an unknown substance like this could be a disaster if something went wrong, and what would they do then?
Only Qin Fan watched on with a calm, contented smile.
I’m the one who refined this elixir, so of course I know its properties. You could eat these things for dinner without any side effects, so how could anything possibly go wrong?
"Yinuo! Yinuo, what’s wrong with you?" Seeing Jiang Yino’s eyes suddenly widen, Du Ruanqing grew even more frantic, her voice sharp with panic.
Her clear, pure eyes sparkled with shock as she looked at Qin Fan in disbelief. "Qin Fan, where did you get this elixir?" she exclaimed. "WHEW. It feels so good! I’ve never felt so comfortable! And... and my cramps were just starting, but now my whole body is warm, and I can’t feel the slightest trace of pain! How can it be so magical?"
"Like you said, why would I harm you? HAHA! I only gave it to you because I knew it would have a miraculous effect," Qin Fan said, an indulgent smile spreading across his face.
"Yinuo, are you serious? It really works that well?" Du Ruanqing exclaimed.
"Mhm!" Jiang Yino nodded, the shock still evident on her face.
"We’ve struck it rich! We’ve struck it rich! We’ve struck it rich!" Receiving Jiang Yino’s firm nod, Du Ruanqing began shouting as if she were possessed.
Struck it rich? What the hell is she talking about? Ou Mingsi thought, completely puzzled. "Ruanqin, what do you mean? Have you lost your mind?"
She even reached out to feel Du Ruanqing’s forehead, but Du Ruanqing dodged her hand.
In the blink of an eye, an excited Du Ruanqing zipped over to Jiang Yino’s side. Facing Qin Fan, she began speaking in a rapid-fire burst, "If this can really cure menstrual cramps, it’s a miracle for all women! Boss Fan, where did you get this? Do you have any more? If we sell them, we’ll make a fortune! A thousand yuan for one, ten thousand for ten, one hundred thousand for a hundred, a million for a thousand, ten million for ten thousand, and one hundred million for a hundred thousand! My God, how many women are there in the world? And how many suffer from the agony of menstrual cramps? It’s way more than a few hundred thousand! Even the number of women who could afford to pay a thousand yuan is much, much higher than that! We’ve really struck it rich! With this, who needs to go to some damn university!"
Did Du Ruanqing have a point? She did! And it was an ironclad fact.
However, Qin Fan just shook his head with a noncommittal, amused smile.
Forget about making that many. Even if I could, I wouldn’t bother. It’s not like I’m short on money; a few billion is nothing to me. But alchemy requires not only medicinal ingredients but also True Qi and True Fire. Besides, could you really get the ingredients for this kind of elixir for a mere thousand yuan? All the components for this elixir came from the Spiritual Medicine Garden!
"There was only one. That’s it. No fortune to be made," Qin Fan said with a laugh, shaking his head at the rambling Du Ruanqing.
"Uh..." Du Ruanqing froze, a wave of awkwardness washing over her. "So, I said all that for nothing?"
"Pretty much," Qin Fan replied. "I’m willing, but I don’t have the means."
"All right, Ruanqin! Stop your get-rich-quick daydreams!" Jiang Yino said with a hint of exasperation, looking at her friend’s stunned expression.
"SIGH. A fortune teller once told me my fate is to bring prosperity to my husband and that I won’t have any great fortune of my own before I marry. Looks like he was right! Fine, you two go on your little lovers’ escapade! Stop rubbing salt in the wounds of us single dogs! Ugh, I’m so tired!"
With that, Du Ruanqing flopped ungracefully onto her bed.
Seeing and hearing this, Jiang Yino became extremely embarrassed. She could only look at Qin Fan and ask coyly, "Qin Fan... do you need anything else?"
"Let’s go. Time for our tryst." With a roguish smile, Qin Fan grabbed Jiang Yino’s soft, delicate hand. He pulled the blushing girl past a tutting Ou Mingsi and out of the room.