Magic Doctor CEO Lady's Humble Husband (Fade Chen)
Chapter 755

"Hugo!" When Cherry's parents saw Hugo, they beamed in a friendly manner and nodded at him as a form of a greeting.

They tried changing the subject right away. This was because they had introduced their daughter to Hugo before, so it was inappropriate to be talking about Cherry holding hands with another man in front of Hugo.

However, Hugo asked bluntly, "Mr. and Mrs. Xie, I noticed that Cherry seems to be very close to that man. Is he a relative of Cherry's?"

When they heard this, their expressions stiffened. They quickly broke out into a flurry of explanation, "No, he's not a relative. Just an acquaintance."

"An acquaintance?" Hugo emphasized the word and said, "Mr. and Mrs. Xie, please don't blame me for being a busybody!"

"I saw the man writing a prescription to Cherry on my way here. He claimed that this prescription could cure Elder Xie's illness. I was worried that Cherry might have been scammed by him. It's not a big deal to be deceived, but if he wrote a fake prescription that might harm Elder Xie, the consequences will be grave," Hugo said deliberately.

His words immediately sent a fury of anger down Cherry's parents. They glared furiously at Cherry. "Is he telling the truth?"

Cherry shot a glare at Hugo and tried to explain, "Dad, Mom, Fade is not a conman. He is a Chinese medicine doctor. I told him about grandpa's condition. He was kind enough to give me a prescription." "Chinese medicine practitioner? Kind? How dare he prescribe at such a young age!"

"It's not that we've not seen a traditional Chinese medicine doctor before. Those old doctors of Chinese medicine personally visited your Grandpa for a detailed check up and diagnosis, yet they did not dare to simply prescribe any medication for him. By merely listening to your description, he came up with a prescription in haste. What is he if not a conman?"

Cherry's parents were agitated.

Cherry tried to explain further, but her parents were so cynical and agitated that they refused to listen. What's more, they demanded her to tear the paper into shreds.

Cherry felt wronged. She could only give Fade a look of apology.

Fade merely gave her a faint smile, he did not take the matter to heart. He said softly, "Cherry, goodbye. I'll be going first."

As he spoke, Fade walked away from them and continued up the mountain.

With Fade's departure, Cherry's parents did not press on the topic but headed for the mountain along with Cherry. Hugo followed them. Along the way, he engaged in a lively conversation with Cherry's parents with a polite smile on his face. He even took the initiative to speak to Cherry from time to time, but Cherry simply turned a cold shoulder to him.

They walked out of the car park and arrived at the trailhead, getting ready to conquer the mountain.

At this moment, there were many people at the trailhead. Some had gone up the stairs and started the climb.

However, the majority of them were gathering in an open area in front of the trailhead. They seemed to be engrossed in a hot discussion with fervent enthusiasm.

As the Xie family and Hugo approached, they noticed a lot of hawker stalls in front of the trailhead, on which there were all kinds of Chinese herbs on sale. The stall owners were yelling nonstop as a means to attract customers.

"Don't miss it when you walk by. You'll regret it if

you don't buy the herbs of the Lighting Clan!"

"I have a special relationship with the Lightning Clan, and these herbs are personally handpicked from Dragon Source Herb Farm itself. They've received positive comments even from Black Level masters. Please come and take a look!"

"100,000 yuan for one plant. This is not a con job, you will definitely benefit from buying our goods, drop by for a try!"

Hearing these yells and shouts of the vendors, a disdainful smile appeared on his face, and said, "A bunch of liars! Don't mind them."

Cherry and her parents did not believe in these so-called precious herbs as well. After glancing around, they shook their heads and were ready to leave.

However, Fade, who was in front of them, suddenly stopped and walked toward a tiny stall.

Cherry's heart skipped when she noticed Fade heading to the stall. She dragged her parents over and said, "Mom, Dad, let's go over there!" "Cherry, Hugo already said that these are..."

Without waiting for her parents' retort, she quickly interrupted, "Mom, Dad, let's go. We can just have a look, we don't have to buy anything." And so, they made a beeline to the stall.

This stall was somewhat different from the others. There were very few herbs on sale, and the stall owner did not promote his products like the others did. He merely sat quietly in his place, watching the customer picking at the plants in hushed silence.

Someone picked up a herb and asked for the price. The vendor said directly, "One million yuan."

The person who asked for the price was startled by the answer and immediately tossed the herb back onto the stall. He said indignantly, "This kind of herb only costs 100,000 yuan in other stalls. You're selling it for a million yuan, which is ten times higher. How can you be so dishonest?"

The stall owner was extremely cold and lofty. He merely said icily, "Why don't you buy it at the other stalls." "You" The person who was asking for the price was rendered speechless at his blatant answer.

Next to him, another person asked, "Could you reduce the price?"

The vendor said coldly again, "If you want to bargain, go elsewhere."

His attitude irritated and deterred the customers, which made his stall seem even more deserted than before.

Seeing this, Hugo immediately whispered to Cherry and her parents, "This is a common trick of businessmen. He deliberately put on an indifferent attitude so that everyone will think that his herbs are extraordinary and buy them."

"I see. If it weren't for you, Hugo, we might have been fooled." Cherry's parents said gratefully.

Cherry twitched her lips and looked to the other side. Fade was crouching down over there, having chosen a ginseng-like herb. He asked the vendor, "How much is this?"

The vendor replied faintly, "Two million yuan!"

Hearing the price, Fade didn't say anything, but the people around him started a heated discussion at once.

"Oh wow, this is worse. Two million yuan, twice as much as before."

"Young man, don't be fooled by him. Almost 99% of the herbs in this kind of stall are fake!"

"Young man, there is a similar herb in my stall. I will sell to you with just one hundred and fifty thousand yuan. Come over for a look!"

Hearing the discussions around him, the vendor's face was as cold as before, he had no intention to explain or to defend himself. Fade was ignorant of the opinions around him. He nodded and said to the vendor, "Okay, two million yuan. I'll take this one." Upon hearing this, the people around him were stunned. They looked at Fade with dumbfounded eyes.

Shortly after, a lot of people started persuading Fade.

"Kid, don't buy it. The herb must be fake."

"Young man, why won't you listen? It's fake. Don't be fooled!"

Amidst the bombardment of frenzied voices, Cherry was overwhelmed with consternation. She looked at Fade quizzically. In her opinion, since so many people were questioning its authenticity, there must be something wrong with it.

Hugo sneered and said, "Ha-ha, a guy who never listens. I don't know whether to call him stubborn or stupid!"

Cherry's parents also shook their heads in disapproval. They dragged their daughter back and warned her in a low voice, "Don't mingle with him anymore."

"But..." Cherry wanted to rebuke, but she suddenly did not know what to say.

Hugo continued to ridicule him and said, "Don't tell me that guy is trying to cheat for herbs now? After all, he was spurting nonsense to Cherry before, maybe he has other schemes now."

Hearing this, Cherry's parents were somewhat curious and whispered among themselves, "That's right. Fade doesn't seem like someone who can afford two million yuan!"