Can't Hold It Together Anymore

"Doctor, please, you have to save me! Is there any hope for my... condition?" Nathan Ye clung desperately to Simon Yu's sleeve, sobbing with snot and tears streaming down his face.

He's a man, not even married yet—how can he lose his manly pride now?

Simon Yu frowned as he checked Nathan Ye's pulse again, then looked troubled. "Minister Ye, both my master and I told you that baldness couldn't be cured, so why did you insist on trying those folk remedies? Look at you now—the remedy weakened your kidney fire, sure, your hair grew back, but now you’re stuck with this... issue. Kidney fire is easy to weaken, hard to restore! You want me to save you now? I’m out of tricks!"

Nathan Ye pleaded desperately, "Doctor, it’s all my fault! I lost my mind and tried anything I could get my hands on! I swear I’ll never touch another folk remedy again. If I go bald, so be it! But I can’t lose this! Doctor, if I stop the medicine now, is there still time to fix me?"

Simon Yu sighed. "To be honest, Minister Ye, there’s nothing I can do for you. That folk remedy really did a number on your body. Your scalp was barren, but the remedy burned up your kidney fire just to force some hair out. It’s unnatural! Even if you stop now, your problem won’t go away. And as for your hair—it was forced out with medicine. I’d say in three or four months, it’ll all fall out again."

"Ah!" Nathan Ye’s face went pale with fright. "Doctor, are you saying I’ll end up both bald and... and powerless down there?"

Simon Yu nodded gravely. "Minister Ye, you’re a grown man, so I’ll be honest with you. That’s exactly what’s going to happen."

"So I’ll be bald and impotent? After all that trouble, my hair will still fall out and I’ve ruined myself too! What was I thinking?" Nathan Ye was overcome with regret and frustration, his heart pounding so hard he fainted on the spot.

The others looked at Nathan Ye with complicated expressions, their eyes full of sympathy.

News like this—no matter how tough you are—would break anyone.

"Poor Minister Ye," Martin Wu shook his head, full of pity.

Simon Yu shot Martin Wu a look. "All you know is pity? You’re an unmarried woman—do you even know what impotence is?"

Martin Wu glared right back. "So what if I do? I’m not stupid! Why can’t a woman know, huh? Please!"

Simon Yu grumbled, "You always think you know everything."

Just as the two were about to start bickering again, Princess Jade Hayes quickly interjected, "Simon, Minister Ye is in your hands now."

Simon Yu said, "No worries—he just fainted, nothing serious. He'll be fine once he wakes up."

But as for that blow to his spirit—well, that’s going to take a long time to heal!

Nathan Ye caused a scene at Gu Yu’s engagement, but it didn’t affect Gu Yu and Liang Qi’s wedding one bit.

But for Nathan Ye himself, the double whammy of baldness and impotence knocked him flat.

Even while sick, Nathan Ye stubbornly kept working—like a man possessed.

Watching him, Su Li felt a pang in her heart. She knew Nathan Ye was throwing himself into work just to numb the pain inside.

Gu Yu’s wedding went ahead right on schedule.

The ceremony was lively and grand—but Nathan Ye didn’t attend.

On the day of Gu Yu’s big wedding, someone saw Nathan Ye haul a bunch of wine jars into his own room.