I'm Not the God of Medicine

"What is that thing? A gemstone?"

Liu Mei had seen the bead Zhang Yang kept wrapped in paper. It was as vivid as cinnabar, like red coral. Since it was worth so much, she figured it had to be rare red coral or a ruby. What else could be so valuable?

"Uh..." Zhang Yang paused, wondering how to answer his mother. If he called it a pill, they probably wouldn't believe him. But what else could sell for three million apiece?

"It's a kind of medicine. A very unusual one I developed."

Zhang Yang wasn't lying, but it was a vague way to explain the pill.

"Medicine? What kind? What does it treat?"

At the mention of medicine, Lin Xiaofei fired off a string of questions. Liu Mei and Cheng Dongxue wanted the answers too.

Zhang Yang frowned. He had known telling the truth would lead to this. The questions would never end, especially with someone determined to get to the bottom of it.

"Glenin?" Cheng Dongxue asked with a frown.

"I'm not the God of Medicine. Have you watched that movie too many times? This definitely isn't medicine for treating ordinary illnesses. If it were, I'd sell it for just enough to cover my costs."

Zhang Yang made it clear that his medicine did not treat ordinary illnesses, then added that explanation for good measure.

"You are the God of Medicine. Does it really cost that much to make?"

Lin Xiaofei must have missed what he'd said. Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked that.

"I'm not the God of Medicine. This medicine doesn't treat illness."

Pushed too far, Zhang Yang chose to come clean before they questioned him any more.

"Oh, so it's a supplement? What does it enhance?"

Lin Xiaofei leaned closer, making a fuss as usual. She even