CHAPTER 604: CHAPTER 593: THE DIVINE DOCTOR FATHER OF THE WEALTHY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

"Mr. Ye, I’m sorry, no matter what we did, we couldn’t get that old lady to say who instructed her to do so. Since the incident didn’t have serious consequences, we could only detain her for five days and fine her two hundred yuan," Officer Zhou said apologetically the next day when he came to report on the case.

The old lady was completely impervious to persuasion; though her lies were exposed and she was taken into the police station, she merely said that she was old and couldn’t remember clearly, leaving everyone frustrated.

"It’s not your fault; there’s no need to apologize to me," Ye Qiu said with a gentle smile, already having an idea in mind.

He guessed why the old lady wouldn’t confess. If it was the Li Family that had instructed her, they must have offered her a handsome reward. Just a few days in jail was nothing to her. An old woman like her wouldn’t worry about her reputation being ruined or fear being mistreated; her biggest fear was probably lacking money. The only reason she wasn’t confessing was likely to extract more money from them.

That very day, Ye Qiu hired a private detective agency to investigate whether the Li Family was behind this scheme.

"Mingmei, do you still have that medicine?" Inside the luxurious villa, Gu Mingting asked his sister with his usual cool demeanor.

"How about it? The medicine works well, doesn’t it? Have you been sleeping well these past few days?" Gu Mingmei approached with a teasing smile.

"Mm, it is good indeed. Get more of it when you can." Gu Mingmei was still pondering something. The pace of society is fast, and many people suffer from insomnia like they do. Could this medicine be made into pills for sale?

"Brother, do you know who prescribed this medicine?" Gu Mingmei cheekily asked in return.

"Who? Don’t tell me I know them?"

"You may not know Uncle Ye, but you know his daughter."

"A Ye?" Gu Mingting pondered for a moment about the people with the surname Ye around him, then slowly narrowed down the possibilities, "Could it be Ye Chan?"

"Bingo!" Gu Mingmei’s eyes lit up as she spoke, "Brother, you have no idea how amazing Uncle Ye is. Everyone he has treated speaks highly of him. Even Xiao Hao is now closest to Grandpa Ye."

"Is he really that impressive?" Gu Mingting appeared contemplative.

"Really, I’m not lying to you!"

So the next day, Gu Mingting went to inspect Gu Pharmaceutical.

"President Gu." In the office, Ye Chan nodded to him in greeting.

"Very good, hiring you was indeed the right choice." After the inspection, Gu Mingting’s eyes showed his appreciation.

"Thank you for the appreciation, President Gu. I’m just doing my job," Ye Chan said with polite confidence.

"Actually, I came today for another matter," Gu Mingting paused before continuing, "I heard from Mingmei that your father is a very skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor?"

Ye Chan almost instantly understood his implication: "Does President Gu want to buy my father’s medicinal prescriptions?"

"That’s right."

"In fact, before President Gu came to me, I had already mentioned this to my father, but he told me to wait a bit longer."

Gu Mingting asked in surprise, "Did he mention what the reason was?"

"My father didn’t specify, only that we would find out soon enough."

It was only three days after their conversation that Ye Chan finally found out what her father had been keeping from her.

"You’re going to attend an award ceremony?" Ye Chan looked at her father in surprise, "Did you win an award?"

"Hmm." Ye Qiu straightened his suit as he responded, "I bought a dress for you. Do you want to go with me?"

Seeing her father taking it so seriously, Ye Chan felt like she was in a dream as she got into the car.

As they drove, she noticed something was amiss with the route, so she asked, "Dad, isn’t this the way to the national channel?"

"Yes!"

"So, what award did you actually win?" Ye Chan couldn’t help but ask again.

"Just a medical award." Ye Qiu spoke lightly. When they arrived at the awards ceremony, Ye Chan was truly shocked.

This awards banquet seemed much grander than she had imagined. So what exactly had her dad done?

It wasn’t until Ye Qiu was on stage to receive the award that Ye Chan still felt dazed.

The Gu Family; Gu Hao snatched the remote control and switched it to the national channel.

"Xiao Hao, since when do you take an interest in watching TV?" Gu Mingmei asked in surprise, and Gu Mingting gave him a puzzled look.

"There’s Grandpa Ye." Gu Hao spoke in his childlike voice.

"Your Grandpa Ye? He’s on TV?"

"Yeah." Gu Hao nodded heavily and then fell silent, watching intently until the moment Ye Qiu stood on the stage to receive the award. He jumped excitedly off the couch, his eyes sparkling.

Following his gaze, Gu Mingting and Gu Mingmei turned to the TV as well. The camera even panned to Ye Chan in the audience, but her expression seemed even more shocked than theirs.

"Congratulations to Mr. Ye Qiu for winning the ’National Major Scientific and Technological Achievement Award.’" After the host rambled on for a while about Ye Qiu’s research achievements, the award ceremony finally commenced.

"Brother, am I hearing this correctly? Did Uncle Ye actually develop a drug that can rapidly regenerate skin? If someone gets burned or suffers extensive damage, wouldn’t they not have to worry about disfigurement?" Gu Mingmei’s mouth hung open in astonishment.

"And that one, what was it? The drug that blocks the regeneration of cancer cells, brother, does that mean cancer patients might have hope now?" Gu Mingmei felt her view of the world had been massively shaken today. She knew Uncle Ye was skilled in medicine but had no idea he was this incredible.

"It’s just a temporary block and can’t completely cure cancer for good, but Mr. Ye will be working with the country in research. Perhaps one day, they really might develop a cure." Gu Mingting’s eyes also shone brightly.

He finally understood what Ye Chan’s father meant when he asked him to wait: winning the award means a different status, and naturally, the price for contract negotiations would also change.

Even if the price were to double, he’d be willing to pay. Not to mention the cancer drug—just the burn treatment that can regenerate skin alone is already miraculous. If his company could get the production rights, could it possibly enter among the top global pharmaceutical companies?

Not to mention that Ye Chan’s dad also has other medical formulas. Gu Mingting isn’t worried about not obtaining the production rights. After all, he has the connection through Ye Chan, and he’s sure to offer compensation that won’t be outdone by competitors.

"Brother Ye, impressive! You’re a big shot now!" Early in the morning, neighbors walked into Ye Qiu’s Qiuchan Clinic, as happy as if they themselves had won the award the day before.

"I watched the show last night, just one word: handsome!"

"You’re too kind, too kind. I’m hosting today, Bai Yue Restaurant, everyone’s welcome!" Ye Qiu greeted everyone with cupped hands.

A day, two days, more and more people seeking Qiuchan Clinic’s services by word of mouth, on the other side, the Li Family also received the news.

They normally didn’t pay much attention to national news, but they found out that their former daughter-in-law’s father had accomplished such a feat, thanks to Ye Qiu’s handsome photo from the award ceremony going viral on various online platforms.