Chapter 95 - Rain and Mother

　　News spread like wildfire on the internet. In just a few hours, headlines were filled with Su Tao's swift 21 needles to treat heart disease.

　　At the same time, the media had also started to investigate Su Tao's ident.i.ty. The TCM Department Head of the Jianghuai Hospital, heir of the Three Flavour Hall and the Honorary Chairman of Three Flavour Cosmetic International Limited.

　　In just one night, Su Tao had gained fame, and his photo was also all around the headlines. It was also partly due to Yan Jing and Vera's control, since they had all the preparations made for the Beautifying Cream.

　　Using her chin to clamp on the phone, Vera had a newspaper in her hand while indolently laying down on a luxurious chair with a smile. "Tao, have you seen the newspaper today? You're famous now."

　　Su Tao sighed and helplessly asked, "Confess honestly, how much money have you earned from my quarter-finals?"

　　Vera placed the newspaper on the desk before she pursed her lips. "Utopia and I are in a partners.h.i.+p, we're after the big bucks. If I had bet back then, Utopia would surely come after me. But a few fortunate fellows bet ¥10,000 on you and became millionaires overnight."

　　If Vera had bet heavily on Su Tao, it's the same as fighting with the banker.

　　Su Tao was immediately left speechless, before he bitterly smiled. "Should I bet on myself?"

　　Shaking her finger, Vera smiled. "It's already too late. Eliminating Bai Fan in the quarter-finals has gained you fame in the TCM world. Everyone is treating you like a popular contestant, and your popularity rating is only second to w.a.n.g Guofeng."

　　Fiddling with a coin in his hand, and spinning it on the table, Su Tao joked, "What if I purpose lose to Mo Sui'er in the process, wouldn't that be interesting?"

　　Vera rolled her eyes and sourly said, "Tao, those are just pitiful sums of money. I have already given Three Flavours Cosmetic International Limited an evaluation by Appraisal Companies. If nothing goes unexpected, we will be able to go listed in just three years. So the Physician King's t.i.tle is essential."

　　With the Physician King's t.i.tle, it would probably increase the company by a few hundred million in the listing process. So giving up a few hundred million to win a gamble wasn't worth it.

　　The coin finally stopped spinning, so Su Tao stretched his waist. "I heard that you're going to return to Russia to get engaged?"

　　Vera was briefly stunned before she answered, "It's just a process. Engagement isn't marriage, and even marriage can be divorced. What do you think?"

　　Su Tao knew that the value of a marriage for a big family and ordinary people wasn't the same, so he smiled. "Then, should I wish you a happy engagement?"

　　Vera knitted her brows; she could tell that there was something amiss in Su Tao's tone, so she probed, "Tao, are you jealous?"

　　Su Tao swiftly waved his hand and replied in a composed tone, "What is there to be jealous about? I have always treated affection lightly. We don't have a special relations.h.i.+p, to begin with. It rains when the heavens deem fit, mother remarries when she wants to."

　　"What are you saying? I'm your mother?" Vera was stunned. She had never heard of this proverb before.