This old man is truly formidable.
He could actually propose such a progressive concept as "getting married first and holding the ceremony later."
Xia Yunfan made up his mind: this old man's life, he was going to protect no matter what; not even the King of Heaven could take him away.
Xinyue blushed and lowered her head: "Grandpa, this is too sudden. I haven't thought it through yet."
Elder Chu said with doting affection: "With this serious illness of mine, I might just pass away one day. If I'm gone, someone needs to protect you."
Xinyue persuaded him: "You're not allowed to say such discouraging things. Besides, you're not just sick this time—Brother Fan said you were poisoned."
Seeing that her grandfather had truly regained consciousness and his condition had clearly improved, Xinyue gradually believed Xia Yunfan's words that her grandfather might genuinely have been poisoned.
Upon hearing this, Elder Chu fell deep into thought.
Xia Yunfan asked with curiosity: "Grandpa, you don't look surprised at all. It seems you anticipated being poisoned long ago."
Elder Chu nodded: "Over the past period, my health has been deteriorating day by day. By chance, I heard that the world's number one divine doctor, Leng Aoxue, was in Lanhai City, so I went to visit her."
Xinyue was shocked: "You mean Leng Aoxue, that legendary divine doctor who crushed all the top doctors in the West single-handedly?"
Even though Xinyue was not in the medical field, she had heard of that great divine doctor's name.
In the Western medical world, the three words "Leng Aoxue" represented an absolute taboo.
That young woman, whose appearance seemed like a masterpiece of the heavens, had dealt a fierce slap to the faces of all Western doctors.
Furthermore, in the medical world of Hua Country, she was revered as a god-like existence.
Xinyue asked in confusion: "They say the divine doctor Leng can bring the dead back to life. Why didn't she cure you?"
"Divine Doctor Leng refused to treat me because she would need half a year to detoxify me, but she had too many things to do and couldn't possibly stay by my side for half a year."
Elder Chu smiled bitterly: "Even when I offered to follow her for half a year, Divine Doctor Leng still refused."
Hearing this, Xinyue showed an indignant expression.
Xinyue said through clenched teeth: "Couldn't money move Divine Doctor Leng? We could have given her money."
Xia Yunfan smiled: "Leng Aoxue is so busy, it's completely normal that she couldn't stay. But she has a kind nature; she must have given Grandpa another method to prolong his life, right?"
Elder Chu looked somewhat surprised: "Oh? You know Divine Doctor Leng?"
Everyone who had ever met Leng Aoxue thought of her as a fairy from heaven, seemingly untouched by mortal affairs.
Xia Yunfan nodded: "I do know her, and we're actually quite close."
Elder Chu agreed approvingly: "The fact that you were able to detoxify me shows that your medical skills are just as exceptional as Divine Doctor Leng's, so it's only natural that you know her."
At this, a look of gratitude appeared on Elder Chu's face.
Elder Chu said: "Although Divine Doctor Leng didn't cure me, she gave me a medicinal prescription. As long as I take the medicine according to the formula, it can protect me from being further eroded by the severe poison."
"If the prescription was effective, what happened this time when you were poisoned to the brink of death?" Xinyue asked curiously.
Elder Chu sighed helplessly: "There was nothing wrong with the prescription. For the first few days, my body kept improving, but later, someone tampered with the brewed medicine. By the time I discovered it, it was already too late."
All these events indicated that someone wanted this old bone of his to meet his maker sooner rather than later.
Having failed to poison him once, they had tried again.
Their vicious intentions were plain to see.
As for who did the poisoning, the old man could guess with his toes—it had to be one of his own sons.
Being harmed by one's own biological son was what broke the old man's heart the most.
Elder Chu said wearily: "I'm a bit tired. You two should go along now."
Xinyue said with concern: "Grandpa, then we'll be leaving. If you need anything, call me immediately."
With that, Xinyue led Xia Yunfan toward the door, only to be called back just as they reached the entrance.
Elder Chu reminded them: "Xinyue, remember Grandpa's words. After you get back, make sure to consummate the marriage, you hear?"
"Grandpa!"
Xinyue blushed so fiercely that her whole face looked like it was about to drip blood.
She really wanted to refuse, but she was afraid her grandfather would be heartbroken if she did, especially since his health was so poor.
Xinyue nodded and said: "Alright, I know, Grandpa."
Elder Chu turned his gaze back to Xia Yunfan: "If Xinyue refuses to consummate the marriage with you, come and tell me, and I'll die right here to show her."
"Grandpa, what are you saying?!"
Xinyue was baffled as to what had gotten into her grandfather.
Why was he so obsessed with her and Xia Yunfan consummating their marriage?
It felt as if he had been possessed by a spell, and for a moment she truly didn't dare to refuse.
As if fleeing, she grabbed Xia Yunfan and left the room.
Once the door was closed, a smile appeared on Elder Chu's face.
"I've waited for more than a dozen years, and finally this little ancestor has arrived. With him here, there's nothing to worry about. After all, those three people behind him are mighty figures standing above the clouds and looking down upon all living beings."
Elder Chu murmured to himself: "With him by Xinyue's side, every problem ceases to be a problem."
...
Meanwhile, after leaving her younger sister at the old man's villa, Xinyue drove Xia Yunfan back to her own small villa.
She drove the car straight into the garage.
Xia Yunfan said in surprise: "Wife, your family's garage is quite cool."
Xinyue said, a mix of shy and angry: "Who's your wife? We aren't even married yet."
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
The little brother whom she had always believed to be incomparably warm and perfect had actually turned out to be a shameless scumbag, something she found impossible to accept.
She felt she needed to calm down and rethink her relationship with Xia Yunfan.
"I'll tidy up the car. You go on into the villa first."
"All right then, I'll go inside and wait for you."
Xia Yunfan got out of the car. He also knew that Xinyue was extremely apprehensive about consummating the marriage, so giving his woman a little time was fine.
"Beep, beep, beep. Fingerprint error."
Faced with the prompt from the front door, Xia Yunfan scratched his head: "My wife's place is quite high-tech, but she really thinks this door can keep me out? What a joke."
Xia Yunfan flicked his left hand, and two silver needles appeared between his fingers.
Most fingerprint locks were equipped with keyholes, and as it happened, this door had one. Xia Yunfan directly thrust the two silver needles into the keyhole.
"Click, click..."
With a crisp mechanical sound, the door was opened by Xia Yunfan.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's been too long since I opened a door; it's actually 0.01 seconds slower than before. Back in the day, I was a man who could open every door in the entire neighborhood with just a single instant noodle."
If he didn't have this trick of picking locks, how could Xia Yunfan have gone to steal the princess of Britain?
Pushing open the door, Xia Yunfan sauntered into the villa, and a fresh fragrance rushed to his face.
"As expected of my wife's place, it smells so good... Huh?!"
A woman walked leisurely out of the bathroom.
The most crucial part was that she didn't have a single stitch of clothing on her body, revealing herself completely before Xia Yunfan in all her unobstructed glory.
Moreover, she was extremely pretty, and her figure was simply top-notch.
"Ah?! Pervert!"