CHAPTER 78: CHAPTER 74: THE DOG SYSTEM IS STILL USEFUL

If Xu Qingqiu hadn’t mentioned it, Yiyi would have almost forgotten the things she had brought. Yiyi quickly stood up, found the bag she had casually tossed on the bedside table, and took out the items one by one.

"This is blanched prawns, this is meat stewed with Cordyceps, orange peel, and American ginseng, and this is meatball soup..."

Yiyi, like a little shopkeeper displaying her wares, took them out one by one and placed them on the table.

Seeing this, Chu Tian also lowered the adjustable table beside the hospital bed to make it easier for Xu Qingqiu to eat.

"Thank you for the trouble, Yiyi."

Looking at the five or six assorted dishes and soups before her, Xu Qingqiu pursed her pale lips and managed a smile; her earlier gloom from the wound had considerably lightened.

"Oh, Sister Qiu, it’s what I should do! Quick, eat it while it’s hot. It won’t taste as good once it cools down."

"Chu Tian, Yiyi, are you two hungry too? Let’s eat together!" Xu Qingqiu offered.

"Sure, sure! I haven’t eaten yet either, so this is perfect timing to enjoy Sister Qiu’s nutritious meal," Yiyi chirped. "Sister Qiu, you have no idea, I was practically drooling while I was cooking; I had to really hold myself back."

Seeing her distinctly foodie expression, Chu Tian couldn’t help but tease, "Don’t you two live together? And you made all of this. Don’t you normally cook and eat things like this yourselves?"

Chu Tian wasn’t very familiar with Xu Qingqiu and Yiyi’s lifestyle. After all, he couldn’t recall ever visiting their home, not even once, since joining the company.

Speaking of this, Yiyi was full of grievances. "Chu Tian, you just don’t know, Sister Hua is incredibly strict. I’d love to cook and eat my own food, but Sister Qiu is a little foodie too. Every time I finish cooking, she sneaks over to eat with me."

"Then one time, Sister Hua happened to see us and scolded us for half the night. After that, she banned me from making such high-calorie foods..."

Yiyi was truly aggrieved by this. She didn’t particularly care if she herself gained weight, but it was a different matter for Sister Qiu; she couldn’t afford to.

Yiyi usually made some tasty treats to reward herself, but because Sister Qiu also had a craving for them, Yiyi’s privilege of making special meals for herself was ruthlessly revoked. She could only eat the bland diet meals with Sister Hua and Sister Qiu.

She had lost more than ten pounds in the past two months. It was a tearful tale!

After hearing this, Chu Tian felt a deep empathy. He recalled how, in his past life, he had been in a similar situation. He used to think his own agent was a devil, and it seemed Sister Hua was just as formidable.

But through Yiyi’s account, he realized that the staff around him back then must have had a hard time too. He remembered an incident where his assistant secretly ate some chips, and he took one, which resulted in his agent scolding the assistant to tears.

Thinking about it now, he suddenly felt rather embarrassed. They had suffered undeservedly, much like Yiyi’s current predicament.

Seeing him lost in thought, Xu Qingqiu, holding a lunch box in one hand and chopsticks in the other, pointed towards the bag beside her, where a few containers of rice still remained. "Chu Tian, you should eat too. Aren’t you hungry?" she reminded him.

"Ah? Hungry? I’m starving! But it’s alright, I ordered takeout earlier. It’s already been delivered."

"You ordered takeout? When did you order it?"

"Uh..." Chu Tian picked up his phone to check. He remembered ordering it around four-something? It was already six-thirty.

"Um... a little over two hours ago, I think..."

"That long? Then why didn’t you eat? Was the delivery very late?"

Very late? Chu Tian looked at Xu Qingqiu, speechless, and said with a sigh of resignation, "That would be unfairly blaming the delivery guy. Of course, it was because *someone* was clinging to my clothes and wouldn’t let me go. What could I do?"

Clinging to his clothes and not letting him go? Who?

Xu Qingqiu didn’t react immediately, but she quickly figured out who Chu Tian meant. Her face flushed red, and she suddenly felt quite embarrassed. Then she recalled that after waking up earlier, she seemed to have even acted quite spoiled.

The worst part was, she remembered crying so unattractively then. Oh, heavens! How utterly mortifying!

Those previous memories, like a delayed bullet, struck Xu Qingqiu’s heart. She wished she could find a hole to crawl into and hide.

She sat there, stiff as a board, not knowing what to do.

"Sister Qiu, why did you stop eating? Is it not tasty?"

"Huh? No... Uh, Chu Tian, your takeout must be cold by now. Why don’t you eat with us? There’s plenty, anyway."

Hearing Yiyi’s voice, Xu Qingqiu finally snapped back to her senses and quickly changed the subject, though she didn’t dare look up at Chu Tian, fearing she would die of embarrassment if their eyes met.

"Alright then, I’ll try Yiyi’s cooking."

Chu Tian didn’t really mind; he was just teasing casually. His attention was now completely on the food before him. And he had to admit, Yiyi’s cooking was actually quite good—it smelled wonderful.

After this little episode, everyone felt more familiar with each other, so there was no need for excessive politeness. Chu Tian grabbed a container of rice and sat on Xu Qingqiu’s other side, so he and Yiyi flanked her. The three of them then happily began to eat.

After they finished eating, Yiyi went out to clean the food containers, while Chu Tian sat by the window, pondering how to take his leave.

He had been busy all day and was quite tired. With Yiyi there for the evening, there was no real need for him to stay. Besides, people have certain personal needs, especially patients, and his presence wouldn’t be appropriate.

At that moment, Xu Qingqiu was sitting up on the bed, not lying down. She was occasionally stroking the bandage on her left leg, lost in thought.

Glancing up, Chu Tian saw this and sighed inwardly with a sense of helplessness.

It wasn’t just because she was a celebrity. Anyone would be concerned about having a scar over twenty centimeters long on their leg.

As he pondered, an idea suddenly sparked in his mind. He recalled something one of the doctors had said earlier.

The doctor had mentioned that the initial wound treatment was excellent—the debridement had been thorough and the bleeding well-controlled—which made the subsequent hospital procedures much smoother and more timely. More than one doctor had commented on this.

But only he knew the truth: there had been no actual debridement and hardly any real treatment. He’d simply sprinkled some Hemostatic Powder and applied a Wound patch, and that was it.

As for skill, he didn’t know a thing. The crucial factor was that these two items were both products from the system.

That’s right! Could the system have a solution?

He didn’t voice his thoughts but instead delved into the system to search.

This damn system was truly a chaotic jumble, filled with all sorts of miscellaneous things and no clear categorization whatsoever. If he wanted to find something, he had to guess which category it might fall under.

For instance, a certain type of martial art would be a ’Skill,’ certain objects would be ’Items,’ and specific creations would require analysis to determine their ’Domain.’

So, he first navigated to the [Items] category and began his search.

It wasn’t long before he found several useful things.

**Repair Gel:** For external topical application and cold compress. Repairs skin trauma, effectively removes scars. 800k Reputation Points per bottle.

**Heavenly Origin Powder:** Stops wound bleeding, removes necrotic tissue and promotes new flesh generation, ensures rapid healing without scarring. 300k Reputation Points per bottle.

**Qi Supplementing Pills:** Consolidate the Foundation and Nourish the Origin, restore Vitality, repair the body’s foundation. 360k Reputation Points per bottle.

**Qi Blood Pills:** Replenishes Qi and beautifies the complexion, supplements Qi and blood, stimulates life force. Primarily treats deficiency of Qi and blood. 180k Reputation Points per bottle.

**White Jade Plaster:** For tender, whitened skin; provides hydration and luster...