Chapter 382 - Call and Ask
Beauty and the Bodyguard
After Xiaoboâs interruption and what happened with Zhaoming and the pill, Miracle Doctor Kangâs birthday feast briskly ended right past noon. The atmosphere had been nice, but an indescribably depressing feeling remained throughout.
It was the same with the host as well, and Miracle Doctor Kang never gave Xiaoboâs parents a break the whole time as well, who, despite the huge drama Xiaobo had just caused, werenât blaming him, as helpless as they felt.
Xiaobo was giving his second grandpa a huge gift, a precious medicine out of good heart- not only had Zhaoming completely disregarded and crushed the pill under his foot, even Miracle Doctor Kang himself never did anything about it before or afterwards! Something was clearly wrong there.
From how things stood, Miracle Doctor Kang treated Xiaobo and his direct grandson, Zhaoming, very, very differently. It didnât matter how far Zhaoming took things- as long as he was his grandson, the doctor would be able to tolerate all of it. It didnât matter if Xiaobo had erred or not, as long as there was the slightest suspicion that Xiaobo was trying to attack his name as a miracle doctor with a fake pill, heâd let Zhaoming do things as disrespectful as he had done them.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Xiaoboâs last few words were a bit too much, but that was understandable- he was a boy, after all, it was impossible for him to be all composed and cool-headed all of the time, and Xiaoboâs parents acknowledged that.
What made them happier was that good friend of Xiaoboâs- he seemed like a really powerful guy, associated with so many big shots and everything⦠He was really friendly with Xiaobo, too. Xiaobo wouldnât have a hard time at all if he were following him.
As a result, they felt consoled, despite all the looks and coldness Miracle Doctor Kangâs family was throwing at them.
There were no exchange of greetings after the party- Xiaoboâs parents had to show themselves out, since the other Kangs didnât bother. Theyâd disregarded their farewells, too, evidently still pissed because of the humiliation from earlier.
âI have to say, what kind of relatives are these? Itâs fine if they stop coming by after their success, itâs not like we mind that or anything, but whatâs with us pressing our passionate faces against their cold butts? We were attending their birthday feast, whatâs with their attitude?â Mrs. Kang wasnât a Kang in the first place, and sheâd been as dissatisfied with todayâs events as could be. âRelatives like these- whyâre we still meeting them?!â
âForget it- if it werenât for my dad I wouldnât come as well.â Mr. Kang smiled bitterly. âBut your son, he really did shame my second uncle today!â
âHmph, my son? Isnât he your son too?â Mrs. Kang couldnât help but be proud for her son as well. âThat person with our son, heâs quite a friend, isnât he, he knows so many big characters! Heâs a much more proper friend than the relatives those cousins of yours are, itâs ridiculous!â
âAh, right, the girl our son held hands with⦠She seems to have a bit of a lip, doesnât she⦠And the things Kang Zhaoming were sayingâ¦â Mr. Kang found the topic on their family to be a bit awkward- after all, the man was still his second uncle, related by blood and his elder. If anything should be said at all it should be his father who should be saying it, not him.
âI saw that tooâ¦â Mrs. Kang was a little worried. âThe things Xiaobo said, he might actually like that girl⦠It looked like he was here to stand up for her and everythingâ¦â
âYeah. Should we have a proper talk with our son after getting home? I wouldnât want it to be a hot-headed love- the girl might be scamming him.â Mrs. Tang was getting even more worried by the second.
âWhatâs that?â Mr. Kang hmphed helplessly. âYour son, scammed? I wouldnât be too sure of that!â
âOh? What do you mean?â Mrs. Kang paused.
âThink about it- Xiaobo might be reckless, but do you think that bro of his is? I think itâs pretty likely that heâd planned everything for the sake of standing up for that Fen girl!â Mr. Kang understood the situation quite well. âIâm afraid that personâs family background is on a different level- you saw how Liu Tianyi and Guan Xuemin both knew him, right! And the boss of the resort⦠I think that heâs supportive of Xiaoboâs relationship with the girl, but Iâm not sure why- itâs just a guess!â
âNow that I think about it, you might be right!â Mrs. Kang said, enlightened. âWell, whatever the case, letâs go home and ask Xiaobo about itâ¦â
In a Donghai sea-view villa district was a luxurious villa housing the Kangs, who were currently gathered in the living room. Miracle Doctor Kang Laicai was on the master sofa, a dark expression in his face as he looked at his sons and grandsons carefully standing in front of him.
âZhaoming, whereâs that Pill of Life Extension and Toxin Cleansing?â Miracle Doctor Kang looked at Zhaoming.
Zhaoming hearted thumped in panic as he carefully took out the dog poop- he had it cupped in both his hands as he presented it to the doctor. âGrandpa, the Pill of LIfe Extension and Toxin Cleansing!â
Miracle Doctor Kang nodded and cupped the black substance from Zhaomingâs hands into his own for a better look when a horrid smell attacked him- the doctor almost vomited from the impact. âWhatâs that smell, itâs horrid!â
âGrandpa, thatâs what the PIll of Life Extension and Toxin Cleansing smells like⦠I was choked by the smell, tooâ¦â Zhaoming explained carefully.
âIs this even real?â Miracle Doctor Kang frowned. âThat kid isnât very trustworthy at all! Guifeng, arenât you pretty close with Liu Tianyi? He looked like he was really close with that kid- go to Liu Tianyi and try to learn whatâs going on.â
The doctor was evidently displeased when he spoke- after all, Tianyi was here to attend his birthday feast! He was his guest, but left halfway through⦠Tianyi may be of the Liu family, but the action had very much ao shamed Miracle Doctor Kang today.
Guan Xuemin, on the other hand, was different. Miracle Doctor Kang didnât dare say anything about that. The guy was paying a lot of respect just by attending in the first place, and the doctor understood that he was no miracle doctor- he was just a scam! The real miracle doctor was Guan Xuemin!
âAlright, Iâll make a call right away.â Guifeng nodded and walked away as he pulled his phone out.
The room was silent for a while- everyone was waiting quietly for Guifeng to finish the phone call.
âHello? Tianyi, my brother! Iâm Kang Guifeng!â Guifeng was actually on the pleasing side when it came to Liu Tianyi- after all, the Kangs needed to rely on House Liuâs influence in many areas for their business in Yanjing.
At the end of the day, all Miracle Doctor Kang had was a miracle recipe- he wasnât a real miracle doctor, and that meant that there was no reason for these powerful families to try and please them!
It was quite the opposite- the Kangs were the one who needed to please them for the sake of expanding their business.
To the average person, the Kangs were a family of power, high up in the clouds. It was very hard for one to get their hands on a bottle of Golden Creation, but that wasnât the case when it came to the powerful families. They could very well get themselves as much Golden Creation as they wanted, not a care about whether there was stock or not.
This was why nobody really relied on Miracle Doctor Kang for anything- they would be in a much different position if that had been the case.
(Miracle doctor literally translates into god doctor/ godly doctor/ godlike doctor⦠you get the idea. I went with miracle doctor because it sounds catchier)