CHAPTER 50: CHAPTER 48: ROGUE AH A, ELEGANT CLOUD SLEEVES (REQUEST FOR FIRST SUBSCRIPTION)

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Sui Yi transferred money to her account at the bank, and as she left, she saw Ah A.

Leaning against a stone lion, one foot propped against the stone surface, he lounged at an angle with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, exhaling clouds of smoke.

To middle-aged people, he was nothing but a punk.

But in young girls’ eyes, he was a kind of decadently handsome guy.

"Is Elder Lin in trouble?"

Other than this, she couldn’t think of any reason he would follow her.

"Am I not allowed to look for you?" Ah A tilted his head and glared at her.

Sui Yi gave him a glance and continued walking straight ahead; Ah A chuckled and followed.

"Treat me to a meal?"

"Why?"

"I helped you, didn’t I?"

"I remember paying you..."

While waiting for the traffic light, Sui Yi glanced at the advertisement screen above the street.

It was broadcasting the news.

"One thousand yuan, not enough," Ah A stood beside her, sounding a bit thuggish.

Sui Yi turned to look at him, but saw seriousness on his face; for a moment, she thought he was hassling her because of that million.

However, she quickly dismissed the thought.

"Are you thinking I’m after your million?" Ah A exhaled a puff of smoke.

"A person relied upon by Elder Lin wouldn’t be such a hoodlum,"

"A hoodlum?" Ah A laughed, his gaze lightly swept over Sui Yi’s face as he said nonchalantly, "Actually, I am just a thug."

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Sui Yi couldn’t stop Ah A from following her, nor did she have the heart to expend energy to shake him off. After they reached the hospital, he became very quiet, as if he didn’t exist.

After registering and paying,

Pharmacy.

"It’s you huh — got money this time?" The female physician twirling the yellowed prescription sneered at Sui Yi, a trace of scorn in her eyes.

The comment was quite rude! She seemed to recognize Sui Yi too!

Ah A frowned, about to scold her but then heard Sui Yi say coolly: "Did I not pay the last time I bought medicine? Do you need to remind me?"

Her tone was neither cold nor warm, but still carried an air of authority.

The female physician’s face flushed with thin anger, glaring fiercely at her before scoffing, "Can’t afford to stay hospitalized, what’s the use of just taking medicine — eventually you’ll still end up..."

These words were genuinely impolite.

Ah A’s expression darkened, but then he saw Sui Yi give him a slight shake of the head.

Huh? Just going to endure it like this?

Ah A gave the female physician a deep look, suppressed the fierceness in his eyes, and snorted with laughter.

The female physician finally noticed Sui Yi wasn’t alone; there was a rather intimidating young man next to her. She restrained herself a bit, looked at Sui Yi again, and scoffed sarcastically, "Really a social misfit, huh? — "

Based on the prescription, a big bag full of things to eat, drink, and apply — both Western and traditional Chinese medicine were included. He looked at these medicines; he’d been holding a cigarette between his fingers for a long time without smoking it, only returning to his senses when a blushing nurse came over to ask him not to smoke.

When Sui Yi had gone to pay just now, he hadn’t noticed, but thinking about it now, the cost of these medicines was certainly not low.

She picked them up like buying vegetables, swiping her card without even furrowing her brow.

Ah A offered to carry the bag, asking, "Are you sick?"

His question sounded so odd that the people in line behind them burst into laughter.

Sui Yi turned her head and looked at him, "Do you want to register too?"

Well, that really couldn’t be done casually.

Ah A chuckled lightly, about to speak...

"There are still some medicines missing," Sui Yi suddenly said to the female physician.

"What?" The female physician’s face dropped, her voice sharp as she exclaimed, "I clearly issued them to you, what’s missing!"

Sui Yi remained composed, simply pointing at the prescription, saying, "Take a closer look."

The sheet indicated five portions, but she had only prepared one.

"Look at what, I’ve issued this medicine so many times, how could I have missed! You’re just trying to defraud me!"

It seemed this female physician had had a grudge against Sui Yi for a long time. Initially, it was just baseless disdain that led to arbitrary difficulties; nothing like Sui Yi’s quietly fierce, terrifyingly cold aggression that essentially broke her spirit.

Having not seen her for a long time, she had assumed that the girl was crushed by the hardships of life, suffering somewhere unknown, but seeing her today — darn it, she’s even more beautiful. That skin, that face, that figure...

She couldn’t stand it, her vexation grew stronger; previously, her attempts to cause trouble ended with her own distress, this pent-up frustration was now rich enough to burst!

She was emboldened!

Because the situation was different now, before she was just an intern, but now...

Heh, last night the director had been sleeping at her place...

The people in line were startled, and naturally, ordinary people dared not offend the hospital staff, so they began blaming Sui Yi.

However, a few people spoke up for justice, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the barrage of other voices.

"What’s going on here!" Suddenly, a stern shout echoed!

Everyone turned their heads and saw a man in a white coat looking over sternly; he did not look happy, and behind him, a crowd of people also in white coats seemed to be surrounding another man.

When Sui Yi glanced over, she was momentarily stunned.

"Sorry, Doctor Jiang, it’s embarrassing for you to see this... Maybe we should check somewhere else..."

A middle-aged man, apologetic, spoke softly and gently to a strikingly handsome man standing out from the crowd. He was the hospital’s director. Who could make him bow and scrape like this?

The handsome man just looked surprised towards the window here, and then directly said to the director, "Sorry, I ran into my friend..."

Having said that, he stepped forward with a smile on his face.

What kind of person was Jiang Yunxiu?

He was on the same level as Yi Chilian, belonging to that sort distinguished from the masses, not yet in his mid-twenties, yet very much epitomizing the phrase ’young and promising.’ His arrival caused quite a stir.

Especially among the women, who were starstruck.

Even more astonishing was that he walked straight up to Sui Yi, smiling familiarly, "Sui Yi, I really didn’t expect to see you here."

"Neither did I," Sui Yi glanced at the directors and heads of Nanxun Hospital behind him.

"Are you here on business?" She knew he was from out of town, and she secretly thought this little hospital couldn’t accommodate such a big shot; otherwise, those directors wouldn’t be so obsequious towards him.

"Yes... I’m here for an inspection... By the way, what about you?"

Jiang Yunxiu said, glancing at Ah A who stood next to Sui Yi holding medicine.

Ah A met his gaze, frowning slightly, his expression becoming more solemn.

"Are you sick?" Jiang Yunxiu also asked.

Sui Yi twitched her brow.

Is this how young people greet each other nowadays?

At that time, the director’s sharp eyes immediately turned cold towards the female physician when he saw how familiar Sui Yi and Jiang Yunxiu appeared.

The female physician’s face turned pale instantly.

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A moment later, in a corner, Jiang Yunxiu was already holding the yellowed prescription, frowning and examining the pills... After a while, he said, "Does your grandmother have symptoms like movement neurodegeneration, weakness in her hands, occasionally unable to grasp objects, frequent severe headaches, and joint spasms in her legs like needle pricks..."

"Yes," Sui Yi nodded, pointing at the medicine list, "It’s called Derosen’s Syndrome, bone marrow beginning to age, these medications are necessary to slow it down... but it’s incurable."

Being incurable meant an endless consumption of medication and suffering.

Sui Yi fell silent after speaking.

Jiang Yunxiu looked at her for a while, then said, "May I see your grandmother?"

Huh?

Sui Yi was startled; she initially thought Jiang Yunxiu had asked to see the prescription just as a formality, not expecting him to take it this seriously.

After a pause, she asked, "Would it be okay?"

Jiang Yunxiu sighed inwardly, thinking that Sui Yi really was different from other girls, too reticent and reserved, genuinely not wanting to accept undue favors. If it hadn’t been for her grandmother’s severe condition, she probably would have outright refused.

"It’s fine, I’ve been pretty free lately."

When the director nearby heard this, he was overwhelmed with tears, thinking to himself that he had begged for so long for Jiang Yunxiu to help save a few people, but Jiang had ignored him completely!

And here he was, suddenly so free in front of someone else?

"If possible, I’ll bring my grandmother back to town this time since she’s in the countryside with hardly any medical facilities, and we fear nothing much can be diagnosed..."

Jiang Yunxiu, being a Western physician, definitely didn’t have the divine diagnostic skills of a Chinese medicine practitioner. Sui Yi didn’t have high hopes, but she preferred him over the local doctors.

Jiang Yunxiu thought it over and agreed, although he was quite willing to go with Sui Yi.

"By the way, Sui Yi, was this prescription from the earlier Provincial City First Hospital?" Jiang Yunxiu had noticed before.

"Yes, I... was in the Provincial City long ago," Sui Yi said, then steered away from the topic, preparing to leave.

Reluctantly, Jiang Yunxiu could only leave his cell phone number for Sui Yi, then watched as she and Ah A walked away.

Heh, this was the first time he had actively given a girl his phone number, and also the first time being hurriedly bid farewell like this.

But it seemed Sui Yi hadn’t introduced that young boy to him after all.

Could he be her boyfriend?

Speaking of which, what young girl nowadays didn’t have a boyfriend? Sui Yi didn’t look young, plus she was extremely beautiful.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Yunxiu dialed a phone number, but no one answered after several rings.

Not picking up?

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The affairs of the world are truly unpredictable and enigmatic, just as Supreme Treasure never knew he would fall in love with Zi Xia, nor did he anticipate falling for Spider Demon Bai Jingjing, and he hadn’t expected to eventually forsake both beauties, finally finding himself following a monk, a pig, a horse, and a rugged man to the Western Heaven to beg for food.

Just like Sui Yi had no clue why Ah A insisted on her treating him to dinner, which eventually led to him shamelessly tagging along in the minivan as she returned to the countryside.

This lad, with a cigarette dangling carelessly, was now sitting beside her, diligently guarding her numerous bags.

As for this person, Sui Yi quite liked him.

After all, he was a decent person, so she just went along with him... (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for it and support me. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)