Chapter 159: Good Deeds Bring Good Rewards

The livestream had originally been scheduled to last half an hour, but there were simply too many questions from the fans in the room. Answering them alone took Sima Wei more than an hour.

In the end, the livestream intended to clear Benevolence Hall’s name lasted a full three hours. After signing off, Sima Wei finally let out a long breath and gave Sister Li, who stood behind her, an “OK” sign.

At the same time, Zhou Jinfan, Xie Qingtang, and the others at Benevolence Hall learned that Sima Wei had voluntarily hosted a livestream to defend the clinic, even though they had never asked her to do so.

Xie Qingtang was overjoyed. After all, using a celebrity’s influence to restore Benevolence Hall’s reputation was far more effective than relying on their own efforts. Sure enough, the very next moment, Zhou Jinfan’s phone began receiving a string of messages.

Zhou Jinfan looked at Xie Qingtang excitedly. She smiled and nodded.

“Go and take care of it. Whether Benevolence Hall can make a comeback depends on this moment.”

“Yes, Boss. I definitely won’t let you down.”

Zhou Jinfan clenched his fists and went off to answer the questions posted by fans online. Some customers at the online shop even apologized for deliberately leaving negative reviews in the past.

Early the next morning, when the doors of Benevolence Hall opened, Xie Qingtang immediately sensed that the atmosphere was far better than before. Quite a number of young people had heard that Sima Wei had come to this traditional medicine clinic for treatment, and they flocked there simply to visit the place for themselves.

This naturally boosted Benevolence Hall’s sales, quietly making up for the losses it had suffered some time earlier.

“The celebrity effect really is powerful. A celebrity can make you, and a celebrity can break you.” Xie Qingtang sighed with emotion. She had also experienced firsthand the power of the internet and secretly vowed never again to post anything carelessly online.

Elsewhere, Sun Ying also watched Sima Wei’s livestream. Her eyes widened so much that they seemed about to press against the screen. When she saw that a fresh layer of fine hair had indeed grown across Sima Wei’s forehead, she was so furious that she nearly smashed her phone onto the floor.

The next second, she pressed her head against the mirror and frantically felt along her hairline. It was still completely bare. Nothing had changed.

“Where is my hair? I’ve been using the hair-growth formula even longer than Sima Wei. How is it that new hair has already grown on her head, while I haven’t grown anything at all?” Sun Ying roared angrily.

Enraged, she immediately called Wang Miao’er and demanded, “Wang Miao’er, how dare you deceive me? The hair-growth formula produced by your company is completely useless. Sima Wei’s hair has already grown back, so why is there still no sign of growth on my head?”

“Miss Sun, everything requires patience. Besides, you haven’t even been using our company’s hair-growth formula for a full month. How could it possibly work so quickly? Just wait a little longer,” Wang Miao’er replied indifferently.

She never expected Sun Ying’s next words to shock her.

“What? You want me to wait another month? Don’t you know that Sima Wei spent only a week receiving treatment at Benevolence Hall, and new fine hair has already grown on her head? Your products are obviously counterfeit and inferior. They’re completely useless and are nothing but a waste of my time!”

Wang Miao’er’s brows immediately drew together. In disbelief, she asked, “What did you say? New hair has grown on Sima Wei’s head?”

“Didn’t you watch the livestream online? Not only has Sima Wei grown new hair, she even went on livestream to vouch for Benevolence Hall. I previously declared online that Benevolence Hall was a worthless traditional medicine clinic and that Xie Qingtang was a quack. Now that Sima Wei has grown her hair back, isn’t this a vicious slap in the face?” Sun Ying looked like a beast on the verge of collapse. Her eyes were bloodshot, her face was pale with rage, and her body trembled violently.

Wang Miao’er had been busy with work lately, trying to figure out how to bring the hair-growth formula to market, and had paid no attention to the information circulating online. After hearing Sun Ying’s words, she immediately searched the internet.

The next moment, news of Sima Wei’s hair regrowth appeared before her eyes. She opened the livestream and saw that everything was exactly as Sun Ying had said. Her expression instantly darkened.

“Do you see now? You actually told me to wait another month. How ridiculous,” Sun Ying continued mockingly.

Wang Miao’er gritted her teeth, closed the livestream on her computer, and said coldly, “So what? The fact that Xie Qingtang’s treatment works doesn’t mean the hair-growth formula from Wang Pharmaceuticals is ineffective. We have countless successful cases. They aren’t a joke. Once our company’s formula reaches the market, Xie Qingtang won’t have anywhere left to stand.”

Seeing how confident she still was, Sun Ying no longer knew what to say.

Wang Miao’er continued, “The formula developed by our group takes at least a month to show results. So just keep using it for another month without worry. By then, you’ll definitely have new hair growing.”

With that, Wang Miao’er hung up.

Sun Ying threw her phone aside with a grim expression. She stared at the bottle of hair-growth formula on her vanity and, in the end, decided to trust Wang Miao’er one more time.

As time passed, a month soon went by. Thanks to the traditional medicine prescribed by Xie Qingtang, which Sima Wei had been taking to regulate her body, the hair on top of her head had grown to the length of a palm. She was so excited that she eagerly reported her progress to the fans in her livestream.

Because Sima Wei’s recovery was so remarkable, and because she livestreamed her progress every day, countless people suffering from hair loss came to Benevolence Hall in hopes of receiving treatment. The entire clinic became so crowded that there was barely room to turn around.

After finally squeezing past the patients waiting for treatment, Zhou Jinfan entered the consultation room and drew in a deep breath.

“Boss, most of the people outside are here for hair-loss treatment. There are simply too many of them. Why don’t we put together some kind of traditional medicine package for hair loss and sell it through the online shop? That way, we can avoid having so many people crowding into Benevolence Hall for treatment.”

“What are you talking about?” Xie Qingtang immediately frowned and rejected his suggestion. “There are many different causes of hair loss, and everyone’s situation is different. How can one prescription possibly treat everyone’s hair loss? Treatment must be tailored to the cause.”