Chapter 157: Secret Treatment

Looking at Sima Wei's glowing face and the faint smile at the corner of her lips, her manager finally believed that she had slept very well. With a nod, the manager patted her shoulder with relief and said, "It's good that you slept well. You've always had insomnia, and even sleeping pills didn't work. It really worried me for quite a while."

"Don't worry, you won't have to worry about that anymore," Sima Wei said, her eyes sparkling with excitement. As the manager walked into the room, she sniffed the air, then quickly covered her nose with her hand and asked in surprise, "Why is there such a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine in this room?"

Hearing her manager say this, Sima Wei snapped back to reality. She had been so immersed in the joy of sleeping well last night that she completely forgot she had just brewed a batch of herbal medicine, leaving a very dense and lingering scent in the room.

Knowing that this matter couldn't be hidden, Sima Wei hesitated for a moment before confessing to her manager, "That's right, it's the smell of herbal medicine. I'm taking traditional Chinese medicine. Last night, I went to Chunshantang all by myself and got a few doses of herbs. That's the reason why I slept so well last night."

As her words fell, the manager stood there in shock, not knowing what to say for a moment. Frowning, she walked over to Sima Wei and said, "You went to Chunshantang all by yourself? Do you know what kind of consequences this will bring if those prying reporters find out?"

"Sister Li, you don't need to remind me. I already know what consequences it might bring. But after drinking the herbal medicine last night, I fell into an unusually deep sleep, and all my exhaustion seemed to vanish completely after waking up. So no matter what the consequences are, I'm going to drink this herbal medicine for a full week."

"Because Xie Qingtang said that after finishing a week of this medicine, fine new hairs might start growing on my scalp. No matter what, I've decided to believe what she said."

The wonderful sleep from last night had firmly cemented Sima Wei's conviction. No matter what happened, she was determined to finish this week's worth of herbal medicine.

Hearing her words and seeing her unshakeable attitude, Sister Li had nothing more to say. Frowning, she quickly pushed open the windows around the room and said, "Since you've decided to keep going, I naturally won't stop you. But the smell of this medicine is simply too strong. Go take a shower right away and spray some perfume. If others find out you actually went to Chunshantang for treatment, heaven knows what kind of huge uproar it would cause."

"I knew Sister Li would support me! I'm going to take a shower right now." Sima Wei nodded happily and went off to wash up.

Throughout that entire week, she strictly followed Xie Qingtang's instructions and drank the herbal medicine consecutively for seven days. A week later, looking into the mirror with a surprised expression at the fine, soft hair sprouting from her hairline, she said in disbelief, "It grew. It actually grew."

"Oh my god, am I dreaming? My receding hairline can actually grow hair again! It was totally worth it for you to drink those bitter medicine soups all week long," Sister Li said, her eyes turning red with excitement. Heaven knows how long the trouble of hair loss had been plaguing Sima Wei over the past few years.

Unable to contain her excitement any longer, Sima Wei changed her clothes and said to her manager, "Sister Li, I'm going to Chunshantang. Please help me explain things to the variety show production team."

"Oh, go on, go on! What could possibly be more important than you growing your hair back right now? Hurry up and go." This time, Sister Li no longer called Chunshantang a fraudulent traditional medicine clinic; instead, she urged Sima Wei to hurry over for a follow-up consultation.

Meanwhile, back at Chunshantang, Zhou Jinfan was pacing back and forth anxiously, saying to the calm and composed Xie Qingtang, "Boss, how can you be so patient? A full week has passed, and Sima Wei hasn't shown up yet. That means the prescription you gave her didn't work at all. We're done for. We've completely offended another female celebrity, and we might as well forget about opening our online store."

"Zhou Jinfan, do you really have so little confidence in me? Besides, you need to learn patience. It has only been a week. Even if Sima Wei saw the results and wants to see us, she still needs to carve out time in her schedule. After all, she's a female celebrity and extremely busy with work," Xie Qingtang said, narrowing her eyes slightly as she guessed. She had never doubted her own medical skills. If she said new hair would sprout along Sima Wei's hairline after a week, it would definitely grow.

Just as the two of them were talking, a radiant woman walked through the doorway, instantly capturing everyone's attention. The woman was none other than Sima Wei, who had rushed over in a hurry.

At that moment, there were other patients inside Chunshantang. Seeing a major celebrity who normally only appeared on television screens suddenly materialize in real life, everyone gasped in astonishment.

For a moment, nobody reacted, just staring blankly as a visibly excited Sima Wei walked in, until Zhou Jinfan finally snapped out of it and began trying to shepherd the other patients away.

"No need, no need. There's no need to hide it this time. I'm here to thank Dr. Xie. The prescription you gave me really worked. After taking it for a week, new fine hair has already started growing on my head," Sima Wei had already made up her mind on the way here. Such superb medical skills should not be buried by rumors, so she willingly wanted to repay Xie Qingtang and stand up as proof for Chunshantang.

Hearing these words, the patients inside Chunshantang looked at Xie Qingtang in utter amazement and began whispering among themselves.

"I still have a few patients waiting to be seen. Could you please wait a moment? Let me finish treating the other patients, and then I will give you your follow-up checkup," Xie Qingtang said with her usual calm demeanor. Even with a well-known superstar standing before her expressing gratitude, her expression remained completely unperturbed.

Thinking that Sima Wei, who was always pampered and put on a pedestal, would surely be angry at being made to wait, she instead acted just like an ordinary patient, sitting down quietly in the waiting area and nodding with a smile. "That's how it should be. I'm just like any other patient; I can wait here."

"How could Miss Sima possibly be like other patients? Why don't you wait behind the counter for a while?" Zhou Jinfan quickly offered with a smile.