Chapter 21: Confidence, All Men Have It

Cheng Lin couldn’t help but laugh out loud, drawing everyone’s attention. He quickly waved his hand, “Actor Shen, I’m not laughing at you being weak. Don’t get the wrong idea.”

Shen Mingxuan gritted his teeth. “Shut up!”

Cheng Lin looked at Shen Mingxuan with pity. Considering his fragile state, he decided to forgive the bad attitude.

[“This is hilarious! Cheng Lin’s pitying look is killing me. Just take over my debt, please.”]

[“Friends from afar send their condolences. Wishing you a speedy recovery from weakness.”]

Bai Ruoruo wanted to laugh too, but she didn’t dare. So far, she had only succeeded in winning over Shen Mingxuan, and she still needed him as her loyal follower.

“Brother Mingxuan has always been healthy. Could he be injured somewhere?” Bai Ruoruo asked with concern.

Jiang Mi chuckled, “His kidneys are deficient, and his liver is weak. A good nutritional boost should prevent him from being so easily frightened.”

In traditional Chinese medicine, the kidneys are believed to store essence, govern water, and control breathing, affecting growth, development, excretion, and respiratory functions. However, in modern terms, people associate kidney weakness with issues in that particular area.

Shen Mingxuan’s voice erupted, “Jiang Mi!”

A doctor entered with a medical report, interrupting the commotion. “Why are there so many people here? The patient is weak and needs rest. Everyone, please leave.”

Bai Ruoruo, spotting a savior, quickly asked, “Doctor, is Brother Mingxuan injured?”

“He’s fine. All his indicators are normal.”

“But he was sent here unconscious,” Bai Ruoruo insisted, her tone turning unfriendly as she thought the doctor was being difficult.

The doctor, offended by the insinuation against his professional ethics, decided to be more straightforward. “He fainted because his body was weak and he was shocked. His system couldn’t handle the stress, so he passed out. Just give him some nutrition and rest for a few days. He’s at an age where he should be strong—how could he be so weak?”

Shen Mingxuan froze.

Bai Ruoruo was equally stunned.

Jiang Mi, seeing the change in their expressions, added, “Yes, how could he be so weak?”

Shen Mingxuan almost couldn’t catch his breath, his face turning a mix of blue and red. “I’m perfectly healthy!”

Jiang Mi, understandingly, said, “Sure, sure, all men are confident.”

[Pfft, so ordinary yet so confident~]

[Even actors these days are all show, no substance.]

Shen Mingxuan breathed heavily, glaring at Jiang Mi with anger in his eyes.

Jiang Mi shrugged and smiled, turning to Bai Ruoruo, “You heard the doctor. Actor Shen is just weak.”

Bai Ruoruo looked at the pale and frail Shen Mingxuan, feeling a bit sympathetic but also doubtful.

Shen Mingxuan did seem like he wasn’t in great shape…

Jiang Mi’s teasing voice chimed in again, “I know a recipe for boosting strength and vitality. I guarantee it’ll have you back to full strength in a week.”

[Haha, Jiang Mi is too funny! Offering to prescribe something for Actor Shen? That’s more insulting than harmful.]

[Jiang Mi is so ruthless. Isn’t she afraid that the fake prescription could hurt someone? She’s so vicious.]

[How do you know Jiang Mi isn’t skilled in medicine? Maybe she really knows her stuff.]

Shen Mingxuan’s lungs ached with anger. Hearing Jiang Mi’s words, he sneered inwardly.

He had known Jiang Mi since childhood and understood her perfectly.

Beautiful but brainless, uneducated, arrogant, and domineering!

And now she dared to claim she knew Chinese medicine—what a joke!

But if Jiang Mi wanted to embarrass herself, he wouldn’t hold back.

“Alright then, what’s the prescription?” Shen Mingxuan asked with a cold smile.

Jiang Mi casually replied, “15 grams each of licorice, codonopsis, white atractylodes, and poria—boil and drink.”

“Nonsense!” Shen Mingxuan shouted.

“Mimi, I know you’re trying to create a new image for yourself, but you can’t just throw out random prescriptions and hurt people,” Bai Ruoruo chimed in, her words intentionally harsh, hoping to provoke Jiang Mi into losing her temper and arguing with her.

But to her surprise, Jiang Mi shrugged lazily, “Believe it or not.”

Bai Ruoruo: “???”

[Although Jiang Mi’s shrug is cool, she probably just made it up.]

[I think so too, but with Jiang Mi’s stunning face, all I can say is that she pulled it off perfectly.]

Just then, the doctor looked shocked. “Miss, the prescription you just mentioned is indeed used for kidney deficiency. What about for boosting blood?”

Jiang Mi glanced at the doctor, noticing the slight smell of astragalus on him, indicating he was treating his wife at home.

“Chuanxiong, angelica, rehmannia, and white peony root—boil and drink. If it’s for a woman, add astragalus and cinnamon.”

Shen Mingxuan had a bad feeling. “Jiang Mi, stop! Isn’t it enough to harm me? Now you’re lying to the doctor too.”

The doctor interrupted, frowning, “The young lady’s prescription is correct. You’d better brew it and drink it.”

“That’s impossible!” Bai Ruoruo exclaimed.

Shen Mingxuan stiffened, “Doctor, you don’t need to cover for her. Jiang Mi has never studied Chinese medicine. She’s making it up.”

Jiang Mi gave him a faint smile, “Actor Shen, although we were once engaged…”

Anticipating what Jiang Mi was about to reveal, Bai Ruoruo quickly interrupted, “Mimi did get really into it for a while. Maybe she learned it somewhere.”

Shen Mingxuan was momentarily stunned but quickly realized that if Jiang Mi mentioned their childhood engagement, it would be disastrous!

He had always pretended not to know Jiang Mi well, marketing himself as someone Jiang Mi chased after. If the engagement was revealed, it could backfire terribly.

The doctor, frustrated by the bickering, said, “The young lady’s prescription is exactly what my master prescribed. Believe it or not, but please don’t insult Chinese medicine!”

[Could it be that Jiang Mi was telling the truth and wasn’t just making things up?]

[I just asked my grandpa, who’s been practicing Chinese medicine for over seventy years. He said the prescription is accurate, simple but not commonly known.]

Bai Ruoruo and Shen Mingxuan’s faces turned all sorts of colors.

Jiang Mi smirked, ready to push further, but the director, sweating nervously, quickly pulled her back. “Please, for the sake of Actor Shen, say no more.”

Jiang Mi raised an eyebrow. There’s no rush in face-slapping; it’s a gradual process.

Seeing her relent, the director quickly announced, “Ahem, Actor Shen, rest well. We’ll be heading back.”

According to the original filming schedule, there was supposed to be one more day of live broadcasting.

But in just this short time, so much had happened—Weibo was overflowing with trending topics, and one person had been completely worn out.

So, after some discussion, the production team decided to end this week’s filming here. They would return next week, ready to start fresh.

They were determined to capture the sweet and loving atmosphere of a romance!