"I’ll explain," Xian Qianling hurriedly interjected before Ruan Yuling could speak. "The mont she opens her mouth, it’s all fox-like charm. These kids around us won’t be able to take it."
Hearing Xian Qianling describe her in such a manner, Ruan Yuling was neither anxious nor annoyed. Her constant air of an elegant Eastern woman only deepened the enchantnt of the young n nearby.
Xian Qianling continued, "Bauhinia Group has a thirteen-story building in Yuhang City, which was once their headquarters. As the group expanded, the headquarters was moved to the current Bauhinia Building, and the original building was managed by the property company of Bauhinia Group. However, in recent tis, a series of strange incidents have occurred in that building, and the people working there have contracted so mysterious illness."
Weis Shuxian, who was standing by, pushed up his glasses and said, "Isn’t Ms. Ruan the chairperson of Bauhinia Group? So, Captain Xian and Ms. Ruan were indeed coming for the sa matter."
Just then, Zong Wangyue walked in with Lei Jianhua and was surprised to find the café full of people. He exclaid, "Wow, what’s going on today? Where did all these people co from? Hey, guys, this is a café, isn’t it inappropriate to take up space without ordering sothing to eat or drink?"
As he spoke, Zong Wangyue imdiately called over the three waitresses in the shop and instructed them, "For everyone sitting here, order a cup of Blue Mountain coffee for 288 yuan and a durian pancake for 88 yuan."
As soon as he said this, the Jiang University students who had co to see the beautiful won quickly retreated. As they left, many shot Zong Wangyue resentful glares.
"Yikes, they even dare to stare at Brother! Believe it or not, I’ll send a gay ghost into your dorm tonight?"
Seeing there were still others around, Zong Wangyue smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlen, the shop will be closed for an hour. Please co back in a while."
Although reluctant, since they were being kicked out, those who ca to see the beautiful won dispersed.
Zong Wangyue sat down next to you, openly and smilingly said, "Hehe, Boss, not bad, right? This cleared out the place imdiately."
After speaking, Zong Wangyue seed to suddenly notice Xian Qianling and Ruan Yuling, and promptly made a shocked expression, "Wow, what’s happening? How did both of you end up here at the sa ti? This is totally illogical."
You and the others who were unaware of the situation turned to look at Zong Wangyue, who took the lead and asked, "What’s so strange about that?"
"Boss, don’t you know?" Zong Wangyue asked in disbelief, "Ms. Ruan and Captain Xian are relatives, cousins to be exact. Ms. Ruan is Captain Xian’s cousin by marriage. Captain Xian’s cousin was handso and dashing, the dream lover of many young ladies in Yuhang City, and, I’ve heard that back in the day, Captain Xian had feelings for her cousin... ah, never mind, let’s skip that part."
"No need to skip it, the more you hide, the more people will assu there’s sothing unspeakable," Xian Qianling said directly. "When I was three years old, I was frail and often ill. My uncle was from a family of traditional Chinese dicine, so my mother sent to live with his family for care. At that ti, my cousin was seven years old. For the following two years, he would play with , and he was my only playmate. We developed a deep bond. Even after I returned ho, we still corresponded frequently; we even kept in touch via phone when I was at the military academy. Whenever I was in trouble or lost, he was always there to help and encourage . He was closer to than a real brother. As the saying goes, a repeated rumor becos a belief, and such actions naturally get twisted into all kinds of stories by gossip."
"If that’s the case, you should be on good terms with Ms. Ruan," you chid in. "Why did it seem like you were at odds the mont you t?"
"Humph! If it weren’t for her, my cousin would still be alive!" Xian Qianling obviously didn’t want to dwell on the painful past and looked straight at you, "Let’s not talk about past events. We’re here to discuss serious matters."
As for her emotions, Xian Qianling has always been bad at hiding them, and she doesn’t bother to do so. Precisely because of that, she made no effort to conceal her disliking of Ruan Yuling.
Of course, expressing inner dislike was one thing, but the fact that Xian Qianling could appear at the sa ti as Ruan Yuling ant, in her heart, she didn’t really bla Ruan Yuling; after all, choosing a marriage partner was her cousin’s own business.
As his sister, she could only wish him happiness.
Although her cousin had died, his wife, nonetheless, was still his wife. Now that she was in trouble, Xian Qianling, who always made clear distinctions in matters of gratitude and grudges, felt obligated to seek your help.
You imdiately asked, "Just now you ntioned that people in the building have co down with a strange illness. What kind of disease is it?"
"Ever heard of ’waist entwined by a dragon’?"
"Waist entwined by a dragon? What kind of treasure is that?" Zong Wangyue asked.
Wei Shuxian stretched out his hand and flicked Zong Wangyue’s forehead hard!
"Glasses, why did you flick ?" Zong Wangyue looked at Wei Shuxian, puzzled.
"Don’t mistake your ignorance for fun." Wei Shuxian pushed his glasses up and said, "Waist entwined by a dragon’ is a colloquial term, the scientific na is herpes zoster. It’s caused by the herpes zoster virus invading the nervous system and manifesting when the body’s immunity weakens, spreading from one side of the body along the nerves to the periphery, where it exhibits symptoms. Folklore says that when those little red sores encircle the waist, the person will die. Of course, that’s just a legend, because no one can endure until it makes a full circle. Once it develops, it will be extrely painful, causing people to grind their teeth and beat their chest in agony, as it infects the nervous system and the pain is in the nerves!"
Frowning, you said to Xian Qianling, "If it’s a disease, then a doctor should be consulted, right?"
Xian Qianling glanced at Ruan Yuling beside her and said, "This noon, I went with my cousin to visit my uncle and aunt, and I saw her in my uncle’s Chinese dicine clinic. According to my aunt, she had also contracted ’waist entwined by a dragon,’ but it was a previously unseen condition. My uncle cos from a family of traditional Chinese dicine with decades of experience in treating this condition, and he can usually cure ordinary cases of it in half a month. However, upon seeing the symptoms on her waist, my aunt shook her head right away, saying that in her more than twenty years of practicing dicine, she had never seen such symptoms."
Hearing this, you and Wei Shuxian, who was beside you, exchanged glances. The latter asked Ruan Yuling, "Ms. Ruan, how did you contract this ’waist entwined by a dragon’?"
Before Ruan Yuling could open her mouth to speak, the Sen Luo Curse Mark in your eyes flashed rapidly, and looking at Ruan Yuling’s waist, you shouted, "That’s not right, this isn’t ’waist entwined by a dragon’! It’s not a disease!"
"Then what is it?" Xian Qianling asked anxiously.
"She’s been hexed!"
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