Furious, Gordan pushed Lucy away and slapped her across her face.
“B*tch, do you even know how beautiful Mr. Yip’s wife is? You’re not even worthy of carrying her shoes for her. And you have the guts to say that Mr. Yip had molested you? Look at yourself, are you even worth him molesting you?” Gordan said.
Lucy’s mouth was bleeding, and she knelt on the ground pitifully. “Darling, I’ll give birth to your child, I’ll give birth to as many of them as you want. Come on, we’ll make them now…”
“Leave!” Gordan roared.
He kicked her away immediately and saw Brucille out. He said apologetically to Brucille, “My apologies, Mr. Yip, I’m sorry you had to see this.”
Brucille grinned and said, “Mr. Zang, this woman has a sharp jaw, smooth skin, and the space between her nose and mouth is short and curved. From a physiognomy point of view, she probably has countless demands, has a strong need to control, and is a natural flirt. I advise that you break up with her as soon as possible.”
Brucille’s words left Gordan shocked. He didn’t expect Brucille to be interested in physiognomy, too.
“Mr. Yip, are you interested in fengshui and physiognomy as well?” he asked.
Brucille replied, “It’s an ancestral practice of our family. Mr. Zang, I see that you’ve recently been plagued with love affairs. If a man has a mole above his eyebrow, it indicates immense happiness, and means that he will be very popular with women. But Mr. Zang, it is better to be more careful these days, in case of accidents.”
Gordan ordered his driver to send Brucille back. Before they left, he gave Brucille a card. It had a total of 5, 000, 000 yuan, including the consultation fees for his father and his mistress, as well as the fees for future medications.
After receiving the consultation payment, Brucille went to more than a dozen Chinese herb shops with Brenda’s illness in mind. He bought more than 70 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine, and then packed them at home.
The whole house was wafting in the pungent smell of herbs, which made Monique a little unhappy.
“It’s midnight, yet you’re playing with herbs? The whole house smells like herbs now. How are we supposed to sleep?” Monique asked.
“I didn’t want to save Brenda at first, but you made me do it. This is the medicine I prepared for her, I’ll send it to her tomorrow.” Brucille answered.
Monique looked at the bags of herbs and asked in surprise, “Are you going to give these herbs to her, and then charge her 5 million yuan?”
Brucille replied with certainty, “Yes, you’re right.”
Monique felt that this man was such an enigma; she could never guess what was on his mind. She said, “I’m taking the day off tomorrow, so I’ll accompany you. After all, it’ll be more convenient for me to be there since you’re treating a woman. What do you think?”
“Of course, you are my wife. By the way, honey, I’ve been feeling ill recently. It’s pretty serious.” Brucille said.
Putting down the glass in her hand, Monique stood in front of him and asked, “Are you sick? What’s wrong?”
Brucille quickly grabbed her hand, put it on his chest and said, “Listen, don’t you think that my heart rate has decreased? I feel like I may have a heart disease.”
Monique knew that this fellow wanted to take advantage of her, yet she felt a surge of inexplicable bashfulness. Brucille lifted her chin up and was about to inch closer to her.
All of a sudden, Sabrina, his mother-in-law, pushed the door open and cried, “Brucille, the whole house smells like herbs. When are you going to be done?”
They separated in a flash, and Monique rushed back to her room.
With a broken heart, Brucille said helplessly, “Mother, I was already done…”
The two of their hearts had just started to flutter for each other, yet their intimate connection was short-lived. It unfortunately came to a halt before their hearts could resonate with each other.
Brucille, who was already 30 years old, felt like he was stranded in the Sahara desert.
So the first thing he said when he sat on the passenger’s seat was, “It’s so hot!”
Tyrion asked softly, “Brucille, do you have a fever? It’s not hot today, and the air-conditioner is turned on as well.”
Of course, Monique knew exactly what he was talking about. With a blush on her face, she whispered, “If you’re really that hot, I’ll throw you into the river for a nice cooling bath.”
She then turned to Tyrion and said, “Don’t worry about him. I’ll send you to the hospital first, and then go to Brenda’s place with him.”
Tyrion, who was a man of experience, seemed to have realized something and coughed awkwardly. Before getting out of the car, he said, “Monique, since you have some spare time, you should keep Brucille company more.”
Brucille shot his father-in-law a beautiful smile; it was no doubt that his father-in-law treated him well.
After his father-in-law got out of the car, he immediately grabbed his wife’s hand and said, “Monique, did you hear what Father said? Let’s go somewhere to spend some time together.”
Monique drew her hand back and said, “If you don’t want to go with me, get out of the car now. I’ll go shopping with Cherry.”
“No, let’s go!” Brucille said.
Brucille had no choice but to listen to Monique. The two of them arrived at Brenda’s villa. It had only been a day since they last saw each other, but Brenda’s state had worsened greatly.
Although she had put on light makeup, it still wasn’t enough to mask her exhaustion. She called softly, “Mr. Yip, Miss Ching…”
“Brenda, why do you look so pale today? Don’t worry, Brucille has brought some medicine with him.” Monique said, evident concern lacing her voice.
Brucille cut to the chase and said, “Monique, help Brenda into her room and take a seat. Take off her shirt, and turn her back to me…”
Monique was glad that she had come with him today, or he would have to do all this himself!
She gritted her teeth at the thought of this. She didn’t think of Brucille as a doctor with professional ethics, so she could definitely imagine him having some perverted thoughts.
After five minutes, she came out with red cheeks and said, “We’re done!”
Brucille said calmly, “You’ll just have to hold my needles for me later.”
Brucille didn’t have much thoughts. As soon as he entered the room, he picked up his needles and stuck more than 20 needles where Brenda’s spine was. Brenda’s back was pierced like a hedgehog.
Monique, the spectator, had goosebumps all over her body. Brucille took out a thick needle and inserted it on Brenda’s tailbone to draw a small bowl of blood.
The whole process lasted for about half an hour. Although some blood was drawn, Brenda’s complexion looked much better and healthier than before. After washing his hands in the bathroom, Brucille explained to her, “The medicine should be simmered as a whole each time before being taken. Then, the second pack should be taken 10 days later, until all the medicine is finished.”
Brenda asked blankly, “What do I do after I finish taking these medicines?”
Brucille held onto Monique’s waist and said lightly, “Once you’ve finished taking these medicines, just continue doing whatever you’re supposed to do. Don’t forget to pay me 5 million yuan for the consultation fees.”
Monique turned her face and looked at him incredulously. “You mean Brenda will recover from her illness once she finishes the medicines?”
“Yes, your husband is a genius doctor who possesses ancestral medical skills, not a random doctor from the streets. Let’s go, Father told you to spend some time with me, didn’t he?” Brucille said.
In the end, Monique was dragged by Brucille to watch a boring movie. It was a reshoot of the romance classic, Titanic.
When the legendary scene of them standing on the bow of the ship reappeared, Monique was touched by Jack’s love for Rose.
As she watched Rose face the cold and dark ocean water, she could feel the warmth radiating from Brucille’s palm.