wavenovel Chapter 97 The Socialite's "Plastic" Face, the Doctor's "Bone-Crushing"
Chapter 97 The Socialite's "Plastic" Face, the Doctor's "Bone-Crushing"
It was already 4 p.m. when I got back to Renxin Pharmacy.
The sunlight slanted across the old street onto the faded signs, and the faint aroma of stinky tofu still lingered in the air.
But the atmosphere at the store entrance today is a bit off.
Three pink Rolls-Royces were parked side by side on the side of the road, completely blocking the already narrow alley.
A dozen or so bodyguards dressed in black suits and wearing sunglasses stood in two rows at the entrance, looking menacing.
Before Wang Minyu even got out of the car, he heard Zhao Na's angry voice coming from inside the store.
"I already told you, Dr. Wang isn't here! Even if you tear the shop down, it won't make a difference!"
"Little girl, don't push your luck. Our young lady's time is measured in seconds. Waiting here for half an hour is already giving your shabby pharmacy the most face you can do," a sharp and sarcastic female voice replied.
Wang Minyu pushed open the car door and slowly walked in.
"Hey, whose stopwatch has come to life and is timing me here?"
The bodyguards instinctively tried to stop him, but Guan Shan shoved two of them aside with a single shoulder bump.
Inside the store, a woman dressed head-to-toe in designer brands and wearing enormous sunglasses sat in the "truth chair."
Even through the sunglasses, Wang Minyu could feel the sense of superiority emanating from the other person, as if he were the center of the world.
"You're Wang Minyu?" The woman took off her sunglasses, revealing a face that was almost too exquisite.
This face is beautiful, but in Wang Minyu's eyes, it's like a failed Lego creation.
Her forehead was filled out too much, the bridge of her nose was too high and protruding, and her chin was so sharp it could be used as a bottle opener.
Most importantly, her left cheek was somewhat sunken, giving it an unnatural grayish-purple hue.
"Registration fee is two hundred, double for colleagues and show-offs." Wang Minyu sat behind the counter, not even glancing at her, and went straight to washing the cups.
"You!" The assistant next to her was about to lash out when the woman raised her hand to stop him.
"Dr. Wang, I'm Shen Ruobing. Steven Liu referred me here." The woman's voice was cold. "He cured his mother's hand here. As for my face, I recently had the latest 'bio-filler' done abroad, but there were some complications. As long as you can cure it, money is not a problem."
Wang Minyu glanced at her sideways: "Miss Shen, didn't Steven tell you that I treat patients here not based on money, but on fate?"
"Fate?" Shen Ruobing chuckled, pulled a stack of checks from her designer bag, casually signed a number, and tossed it on the table. "Is this fate enough?"
Wang Minyu glanced at it; 500,000.
He sighed and pushed the check back.
"Ms. Shen, your face didn't have a failed filler procedure; it's 'alive' now."
Shen Ruobing's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
"The 'biological filler' you used is actually an unpurified foreign collagen." Wang Minyu stood up, walked to her, and pointed to her sunken left cheek. "They've started to reorganize themselves under your skin, forming granulation tissue similar to a tumor. Simply put, your face is now eating away at your own muscle."
Shen Ruobing's body trembled slightly.
The deep-seated itching and intermittent stinging had tormented her for half a month.
"Can it be cured?" Her voice was no longer cold and aloof, but trembled slightly.
"It can be cured, but my treatment method is rather hardcore. A pampered young lady like you might not be able to handle it."
Wang Minyu winked at Guan Shan beside him, "Go, bring out my newly developed 'Bone-Breaking Fire'. Also, prepare a basin of freshly boiled water."
"Boiling water?" Shen Ruobing stood up in shock. "Are you going to ruin my face?"
"Disfigured? Miss Shen, your face is already ruined. I'm reshaping it."
Wang Minyu gestured for her to sit back in the "truth chair".
"Sit still and don't move. The Truth Chair has a microcurrent. If you lie or move around and get electrocuted, it's not my fault."
Shen Ruobing gritted her teeth and sat down.
Guan Shan came out carrying a tray.
On the tray lay a section of tree root, entirely purplish-red and emitting a faint warmth.
That was the "Bone-Breaking Fire" cultivated by Old Man Wu.
Wang Minyu took the tree root, used a scalpel to cut off a slice as thin as a cicada's wing, and applied it directly to Shen Ruobing's sunken left cheek.
"ah--!"
Shen Ruobing let out a piercing scream.
The feeling wasn't like applying medicine; it was more like someone was frantically pricking you with a red-hot steel needle.
"Shock me! Shock me!" Shen Ruobing struggled frantically in the chair, the blue light of the chair flashing incessantly.
"Bear with it. This is burning away those mutated flesh buds." Wang Minyu's tone was icy.
As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand, his five fingers like hooks, and pressed it against the edge of Shen Ruobing's cheek.
【Massage and Bone Setting - Expert Level】Activated.
Amidst gasps of surprise, Wang Minyu's fingers made a cracking sound.
He kneaded Shen Ruobing's expensive face like he was kneading dough.
With each rubbing motion, Shen Ruobing would spit out a mouthful of pus with a fishy smell.
The bodyguard next to him tried to rush forward, but Guan Shan punched him on the counter, cracking the solid wood tabletop.
"Whoever moves, dies," Guan Shan said in a muffled voice.
Ten minutes later, Shen Ruobing slumped in her chair, her whole body soaked in sweat, as if she had just been pulled out of the water.
Wang Minyu peeled off the piece of "Broken Bone Fire" that had been burned to a charred black.
Shen Ruobing picked up the mirror with trembling hands.
The hollowing on the left side of his face disappeared.
Although it turned reddish due to the heat, the original grayish-purple deathly aura had completely disappeared.
Most remarkably, due to the high heat of the "Bone-Breaking Fire" stimulating collagen regeneration, her previously stiff face regained its long-lost elasticity.
"This...this is my face?" Shen Ruobing touched her cheek, tears welling up in her eyes.
[Harvesting Emotional Values: Gratitude +2000, Shock +3000, "It's so good!" +5000!]
The numbers on the system panel were jumping wildly.
Wang Minyu sat back down and picked up his teacup again.
"Ms. Shen, the treatment isn't over yet. After you go back, wash your face with ginger water every morning and stop applying those random biochemical products. Also, remember to transfer the remaining 400,000 yuan to the store's official account."
Shen Ruobing stood up and bowed deeply to Wang Minyu.
"Dr. Wang, I am deeply grateful. If you need any help from the Shen family in Changxiang City in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
After seeing off this big shot, Wang Minyu looked at the balance in his account and was in a good mood.
"Master, did your 'kneading hand' technique really remove the plastic filler?" Li Siyuan leaned closer, his face full of admiration.
"Of course not." Wang Minyu took a sip of tea and lowered his voice. "I used my internal energy to squeeze those things out along her gum line. You think it was spit-out pus? That was filler worth tens of thousands of dollars."
Li Siyuan: "..."
"Alright, stop staring blankly." Wang Minyu looked at the backyard. "Old Wu, come out. I know you've been spying on me."
Old Wu hunched his shoulders and walked out of the backyard, carrying a thick stack of straw paper in his hand.
"Boss, something terrible has happened. Our 'Bone-Breaking Fire' seems to have... burned through the feng shui arrangement left by Wu Defa next door."
"It burned through?" Wang Minyu frowned.
"Yes, just now. I heard a bang from underground, and then the old locust tree in the backyard suddenly burst into bloom."
Wang Minyu was stunned.
It's winter now.
Is the old locust tree blooming?
He put down his teacup and strode towards the backyard.
The old, withered locust tree was now covered with blood-red flowers.
Each flower exudes a captivating yet extremely dangerous fragrance.
Wang Minyu activated his Qi Observation Technique.
The entire tree appeared as a strange, deep purple in the system's view.
[Unknown mutation detected: Soul Parasitic Plant (Mutant Level)]
[This thing... seems to be breathing.]
Before Wang Minyu could examine it carefully, a sudden screech of brakes came from the front gate.
A black chemical protective vehicle was parked in front of the store.
Several people dressed in full biohazard suits jumped out of the car, holding precision detectors, and pointed them directly at Renxin Pharmacy.
"High-energy biosignals detected. Everyone stay put! This area is under lockdown!"
Wang Minyu looked at the group of uninvited guests, then at the old locust tree covered in red flowers, and his lips twitched slightly.
"Damn it, we haven't even finished taking care of this batch of patients yet, and it looks like the real trouble is already here."