Chapter 306 — Parting on Bad Terms
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"I've been awake for a while now, Grandpa Guan. Do I look like someone who's drunk?" Wei Zhao smiled. Drunk? It was actually rare for Wei Zhao to ever get drunk — ever since he had begun cultivating the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art, his tolerance for alcohol had grown alongside his power.
The old man at home would often drag Wei Zhao along to drink with him — but whenever they were done, it was always Old Man Wei who ended up dead drunk while Wei Zhao remained perfectly fine. This had left Old Man Wei thoroughly exasperated: there was absolutely no pleasure in drinking with someone who couldn't get drunk!
Eventually, Old Man Wei simply forbade Wei Zhao from drinking altogether and made him switch to plain boiled water! The reason was simple enough — he felt Wei Zhao was wasting good liquor. Since drinking wine was the same as drinking water for him, he might as well just drink water.
Guan Xuewen nodded. Wei Zhao certainly did not look drunk. That shakedown just now — he had squeezed the Liu family until they were completely cowed!
Once Wei Zhao had left, Liu Tianyi let out a long sigh and looked at Guan Xuewen with a bitter smile. "Elder Guan, I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you."
After all, it was Guan Xuewen whom Liu Tianyi had originally turned to for treatment, and now he had suddenly switched to Wei Zhao — that, to some degree, was a slight to Guan Xuewen's face. Wei Zhao had been introduced by Guan Xuewen himself, but still, Liu Tianyi felt the need to explain.
His earlier overly eager attitude toward Wei Zhao had been excessive, and he feared Guan Xuewen might take it the wrong way. Wei Zhao might be a divine physician, but so was Guan Xuewen — and Liu Tianyi dared not lightly offend the latter!
Guan Xuewen waved his hand dismissively. "I'm simply not capable enough, but I still hope my patients get well. Did you know Wei Zhao before?"
"He's the one I mentioned last time — the man who saved my father's life!" Liu Tianyi explained. "That's also why I believe he can cure my father's illness!"
"That's enough, Tianyi!" Liu Zhenhu spoke up at this point. "When you raise the funds, put aside an extra two million for Professor Guan."
"Yes, Father." Liu Tianyi quickly nodded.
"There's no need for a medical fee from me — I never cured your illness, Old Master Liu." Guan Xuewen waved his hand, preparing to decline.
"Regardless of everything, you helped me for so many days — this money is only right!" Liu Zhenhu said. In his view, even if it was merely a referral fee to Guan Xuewen, it was perfectly justified.
"Very well then, I'll accept it." Guan Xuewen considered for a moment. Wei Zhao had just extorted one hundred million in medical fees, true, but he had also set up a company and might well need more money — an extra two million certainly couldn't hurt. So he went ahead and took it.
After a few more exchanges, Liu Tianyi rose to take his leave. It was getting late, and it was clear that Guan Xuewen had also had quite a lot to drink — he couldn't very well disturb the man's rest.
On the drive back, Wu Huiru was startled to hear that Wei Zhao had demanded one hundred million! The Wu family, though quite powerful, belonged to the category of concealed lineages of ancient martial arts and had relatively few commercial holdings — one hundred million would cover the Wu family's expenses for several years!
"Uncle, that Wei Zhao is nothing but a fraud! He's Sun Jingyan's boyfriend — how could he possibly be a divine physician? Don't let him deceive you!" Wu Chengtian was immediately incensed by Wei Zhao's exorbitant demand. If Wei Zhao got one hundred million, what leverage would he have left to compete against him? By then Sun Jingyan probably wouldn't even spare him a glance — and the laughable part was that his own uncle's family had made it all possible!