Chapter 60 Refusing a Toast Only to Drink a Forfeit

With half of his spiritual veins now unlocked, Lu Fan was feeling much better than before. Although he felt somewhat fatigued after completing a session of acupuncture, he was no longer on the verge of immediate collapse.

Jiang Ruxue hurried forward to support him. "Are you alright?"

Lu Fan waved his hand. "Just a bit dizzy. I'll be fine."

"Have a seat and rest for a moment."

Seeing his condition, Jiang's mother let out a cold snort. "He really knows how to put on a show. Just a few needles—what on earth could have tired you out so much?"

"Mom, no, I actually feel a lot better. Brother-in-law's medical skills are simply amazing!"

Jiang Rushan used to be Lu Fan's number one hater, but when everyone else was completely helpless against his condition, it was Lu Fan who relieved all his agony. His transition from a hater to a fan happened in a single instant.

Wearing an expression of deep disappointment, Jiang's mother scolded, "That's only what he should be doing! Come here, let Mom look at you. My poor son has really suffered these past few days."

Jiang Ruxue poured a glass of water and handed it to Lu Fan. "Drink some water to catch your breath."

With a displeased look, Jiang's mother demanded, "Is my son's illness completely cured now?"

"Not yet. I only reduced the size of his tumor so that it no longer puts pressure on his nerves the way it did at first, which is why the pain has stopped."

Though Lu Fan said it so casually, Jiang Ruxue knew the true weight of those words. Even the current top-tier medical authorities had no way to shrink Jiang Rushan's tumor so quickly, let alone without any side effects.

The rest of the Jiang family, however, did not see it that way. Jiang's mother continued to press impatiently, "Since the acupuncture works, just give him a few more treatments and he'll be completely cured."

"Mrs. Jiang, given my current physical condition, I need at least three days before the next session."

Compared to the previous interval of seven days, he had already cut his required rest time in half.

Yet Jiang's mother was full of complaints. "You aren't going to just treat him halfway and leave him to fend for yourself, are you? Lu Fan, if you're harboring any sly intentions, you can banish that thought right now."

"Exactly! Earlier you were acting like you were at death's door, insisting it had to take seven days, but look at you now, showing up all obediently."

Jiang's father had not been hit in any vital organs when Lin Ziyu kicked him; his face was merely somewhat pale as he walked over, clutching his chest. "Since you know medicine and can even cure cancer, take a look at me too. I ended up like this entirely because of you!"

"Dad, Lu Fan is very tired right now. He needs to rest."

"Shut up! When is it your turn to speak?"

Lu Fan set down the water glass. "Mr. Jiang, I genuinely cannot treat you tonight. Allow me a few days to recover. Besides, your injuries can be treated just fine at any hospital; you only need proper recuperation."

"Recuperation?"

He sneered coldly. "When there's a shortcut available, why should I suffer? If you won't perform acupuncture on me, then hand over all the medicinal pills you have on you."

Jiang Ruxue, standing nearby, was utterly stunned. She had never imagined her father could harbor such despicable intentions.

"Dad, those belong to Lu Fan! How can you—"

"His things? What a joke! Since he married into our Jiang family as a kept son-in-law, everything he has belongs to us. Don't even dream of taking anything with you when you divorce! Lu Fan, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being so ungrateful and hiding such a massive secret from us! Are you going to hand the items over yourself, or do I have to take them by force?"

Lu Fan cast a cold glance at Jiang father. "Mr. Jiang, I dare say that over the past five years, I have never done a single thing to wrong the Jiang family. Yet your conduct is utterly shameless. If you insist on coercing me, then Jiang Rushan's life—I will no longer save it."

"Not save him?" Jiang's father let out a cold laugh. "You don't get to choose anymore today. Lu Fan, you brought this on yourself. Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, someone go fetch his bundle! I want to see what other good treasures are hidden inside."