Bitter Medicine, Sweet Healing

e nor marriage, I decisively rejected the adv

get married, so please do

nne, you may not want to date or get

thinking about him but also wan

out a five-carat diamond ring from his pock

dent of Ascentia Group. I was a well-known single career woman in the local

looks. I had a face that didn't match my usual decisive and efficient manner. In the w

s, my business partner, whom I'

im, but judging by the situation, he seem

amiliar with

ople who wanted to skip the stages of courtship and confessio

interested in men or marriage. If you sign this contract, I'll

enty-nine. Where else will you find a man as outstanding as me? Why should a woman like you be so career-driven? Marry m

uccessful and excellent. Being your wife would b

e rose everyone in our business circle wan

roses have thorns. Are you sure you want to prick your hand for this fl

smile s

scussing cooperation. In that case, Ascentia and your company won't be forming a p

with curled hair at the next table. She abruptly stood up

a whole hour! I'm here for a date, n

ue jeans, and had short, cropped hair. His back w

p at the girl, his voice equally clean and clear,

elp but chuc

stined to remain

t moment, the girl s

he instinctively turned his head towards me. Our ey

ssential. I've met many men, but none like him. He carries an indescribable

med to be around twent

htly, then turned away and left the r

lung a business card onto the ground and then

s well live out your

ssed by the card, I bent down to pick i

it away, I noticed a f

edicine Practitioner.

r, I ran into

time. Just as I reached the household goo

od had

fe-or-death ordeal for women, but for me

Just as I was about to take out my phone to call

you feeli

beside me, holding a kitchen knife in hi

all. Even with my five-centimete

e medicine practition

ly asked him,

we use food to heal; for the healthy, to strengthen the body. You seem to have poor c

, than

less attractive than any young heartthrob in the entertainment industry. Howeve

and

However, I'm not in

was money. Spending time c

usiness card from his shirt pocket and handed it to me. "If y

it with my fingers and gave a casual wave w

s and made myself a cup of hot coffee. Then I not

e women's skincare products with alternative medicine to create a model product. Since it was to be a model product, there were specific requirements for the alternative me

of the alternative medici

ne hall, with shelves full of herbal supplements behind him. Compared to his gentle and el

l-known figure in the domestic alternative medicine field, hailed as a leader of the next generat

wonder Kayce wanted to invite him to

trying to persuade Professor Hammond for nearly a month with no success. This task

ation in the docume

roup recently wants to develop skincare products with alternative medicine i

N

ely that I couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

ot inte

ep beep beep... Adr

sident of Ascentia Group, the toughest "rose" to pick in the

y. The super star of Ascentia Group di

next day, when I arrived at Evergreen Apothe

hing, sitting behind a solid wood desk, feeling pat

Adrian, dressed in his vintage linen tunic,

ced on a patient's pulse, it was

too much pain. Clutching my stomach, I sa

an older lady

also admire

uh

as used with a lo

admires Mr

said. "Every day, someone asks

deeply, "I heard the Hammond family is also anxious. They recently introduced a girl to Mr. Hammond for a blind

grew even broader. Even the pain in my stomach le

ss, are you interested in date with Mr. Hammond? Try it.

t gaze, feeling a bit awkward. "

urprisingly, she was walking further into Evergreen

I quietly took a painkiller and leaned

ool feeling spread across my wrist. I opened my eyes

oblem of poor circulation. You may consider

I'm quite suited for h

"It seems you have some knowl

ternative medicine. The natural dieta

ession froze

at Adrian with a puzzled expression. "Well, Mr. H

wkward. "Sorry, recognizing

ondition is medically de

ss card. "Hello, Mr. Hammond. I'm Yvonne working

ess card. "Making herbal skincare

osmetics won't interfere with your consultations, and besides the salary Asce

its would mean annual dividend

. "Sorry, I'm stil

to leave, I intended

sales division. With my persuasive skills, I've

ldn't have promoted

rlooked my con

rd, I slipped, and the next momen

round and hugged me, with his

gth, my facial expres

ashamed that I wished I coul

red at his palm. "Ms. Warren, th

s a red stain on

e dying. When had I, Yvonne, ever suff

He first wiped his hand with a wet wi

I cleared my throat. "Mr. H

, in

my high heels an

e woman from earlier. She looked at the coat I was wearing

?" I was momen

t interested in a date with my son Adrian? I'm Ad

Valerie had just said,

Adrian, with his cold and quiet pe