As soon as the topic of medical check-ups was mentioned, Gao Shouyi and Meng Wanrou's smiles froze.

A trace of lingering fear followed.

Meng Wanrou said, "If you hadn't mentioned the check-up, I might have forgotten to tell you! Ye Chen, it's all thanks to you for pushing Old Gao to go. No matter how much I scolded him before, or how much Jianjia nagged him over the phone, he wouldn't budge. He stubbornly refused to get a routine check-up. Luckily, after you two met last time, you convinced him. Otherwise, the consequences could have been unimaginable!"

"Hmm? Did something happen with the results?" Ye Chen asked, feigning surprise and urgency.

"Let Old Gao tell you himself!" Meng Wanrou shot a glare at Gao Shouyi.

"Mr. Gao?" Ye Chen prompted.

Still visibly shaken, Gao Shouyi swallowed hard. "Ye Chen, I really owe you. The doctor said it was fortunate the issue was caught early. A little medication for a while will solve it. But if I had put it off for another two or three years unknowingly... I can't imagine the consequences!"

He didn't say it outright, but the lingering fear on his face spoke volumes. Gao Shouyi continued, "If it weren't for your persistent persuasion, with my stubborn nature, I wouldn't have gone. I actually meant to call you about it earlier, but I was afraid you'd worry or be too busy, so I didn't. Not even Jianjia knows about this!"

"What was the issue?" Ye Chen pressed.

"Nothing serious, don't worry. The doctor said a little medication will fix it!" Gao Shouyi reassured, still withholding the details.

Ye Chen glanced gravely at Meng Wanrou. "Ms. Meng?"

Meng Wanrou nodded with a smile. "It's just as Old Gao said. Since the issue was caught early, there's nothing to worry about. Trust me, if it were serious, I wouldn't hide it from you!"

Seeing this, Ye Chen dropped the subject. "As long as it's nothing major. What about you and the other teachers' check-up results, Ms. Meng?"

"We're all fine—just need to exercise more, haha!" Meng Wanrou laughed heartily.

"That's good. But you all should keep up with regular check-ups. This is important!" Ye Chen nodded firmly.

"Don't worry. After Old Gao's scare, not only will we continue with regular check-ups, but even he won't dare skip them anymore!" Meng Wanrou replied.

"She's right. I was scared—really scared. I won't be so stubborn again!" Gao Shouyi chuckled, shaking his head.

As the conversation between Gao Shouyi, Meng Wanrou, and Ye Chen gradually lightened, more teachers arrived—Huang Wenliang, Chen Qiu, and Yan Lanqing, who had also attended the last reunion.

Soon, the room was filled with lively chatter.

Compared to the private room at Antai Hotel last time, the atmosphere felt even more joyous.

From reminiscing about the past to envisioning the future, laughter filled the air.

Just like Gao Shouyi and Meng Wanrou, the other teachers' eyes shone with an indescribable sense of pride and contentment.

In the middle of the cheerful conversation, Yan Lanqing suddenly noticed a bag by the fruit basket on the coffee table.

"Hey, isn't this Flawless Ointment? Ye Chen, did you bring this over?" she asked, curious.

Hearing the name, the other teachers' eyes lit up in surprise.

Clearly, the buzz around Flawless Ointment had reached their conversations during breaks or after classes.

Even the students at school seemed to be talking about it.

"Isn't Flawless Ointment hard to get? I heard people can't even buy it online!"

"And Ye Chen brought so much of it?"

"Ah, yes! Flawless Ointment. I brought it," Ye Chen replied with a smile.

"But isn't it both affordable and difficult to buy? Plus, there's a purchase limit. Wenxuan—my daughter—has been trying to snag some online but keeps missing out!" Yan Lanqing commented.

"The sellers behind Flawless Ointment are quite clever. Whether or not there's actually a supply shortage, this kind of scarcity marketing is stirring things up. The product's getting a lot of attention—and criticism. At this rate, it'll be a household name soon!" Huang Wenliang, who kept up with online trends, remarked.

"Exactly. I've seen many students post about it. Even my wife asked me to try buying some, but I couldn't get any either!" Chen Qiu added.

"I've been hearing about Flawless Ointment too. If the advertised effects are real, this thing could sell millions a year! And if they keep it at just a few hundred yuan per jar without jacking up the price later, I'd really respect the company," Meng Wanrou chimed in.

Initially, she knew nothing about Flawless Ointment—until she read a student's essay during grading.

The essay was titled Flawless Ointment That Made Dreams Reality.

Written with remarkable skill, the nearly 1,000-word piece left her stunned. She thought the student had made it up.

But after searching online, she realized the product was real and controversial, piquing her interest.

"Honestly, those miraculous claims sound too good to be true. But since they offer refunds if ineffective, it's probably legit. One of my students even used it, and the results were obvious. Now the whole class won't stop talking about it!" Gao Shouyi sighed, smiling bitterly.

"But to be fair, if the product works as advertised, even at a higher price, it'll still sell out. The current price point—three or four hundred yuan—means they're either planning to raise prices later or genuinely want to make it affordable for everyone. If it's the latter, that's commendable!"

Ye Chen didn't expect the conversation to shift to Flawless Ointment.

And it seemed even these older teachers were well-informed about it.

Had Flawless Ointment really become that popular?

Before Ye Chen could dwell on it, Yan Lanqing turned to him.

"Ye Chen, isn't Flawless Ointment hard to buy? And isn't there a two-jar limit? How did you get so much? Don't tell me... you know the company's CEO?"