Luo Ying had always had a fiery temper. As a single mother, she had been quite strict with Yang Zhui’s upbringing from a young age.
Especially during such a critical period as senior year of high school, Luo Ying became even stricter with him.
Fortunately, Yang Zhui was also very driven. Not only did he do well in his studies, but he never went out and got into trouble.
Even when he occasionally went out with friends, it was just to play basketball together.
But who could have imagined that just playing basketball could lead to needing surgery?
“Auntie, don’t worry too much. I have photos of those troublemakers here. Take a look…”
Jiao En took out his phone, opened a photo, and handed it to Luo Ying.
Luo Ying was already furious, and now that Jiao En had come forward on his own, she immediately yelled at him, “Didn’t I tell you guys before not to come looking for Yang Zhui to play basketball anymore? What’s wrong with you people? Can’t you understand what people say?”
“Now look what’s happened. My son needs surgery, and all of you are responsible!”
“Call your parents right now. I want to talk to them face to face!”
Jiao En didn’t dare say a word and just cowered.
Liu Fei stepped forward at this point and looked at Luo Ying.
“Auntie Luo, isn’t that a bit too much?”
“It’s exactly because you’re so strict with Yang Zhui that he doesn’t have many friends at school.”
“The fact that the two of us are willing to play basketball with him is already lucky for Yang Zhui. This time, he was the one who came to us.”
“We were the ones who brought Yang Zhui to the hospital. He was bullied by those troublemakers. You don’t have the guts to go settle things with them, so how does it make sense to take your anger out on us?”
“Give us back our phones, or we’ll call the police.”
Liu Fei had never been someone to push around.
Although he and Yang Zhui were on good terms, that didn’t mean he had to stand there and be scolded by Luo Ying.
Even his own parents at home wouldn’t have the heart to scold him, so what right did Luo Ying have to yell at him?
Luo Ying was left speechless by Liu Fei’s words.
She hadn’t realized that Yang Zhui had no friends at school. No wonder he never seemed happy whenever he came home.
Jiao En said quietly, “That’s right, Auntie Luo. We didn’t want this to happen either. If… if you don’t like us, then we just won’t hang out with Yang Zhui anymore.”
Jiao En’s words struck a nerve with Luo Ying.
The thought that Liu Fei and Jiao En were Yang Zhui’s last two friends left Luo Ying unable to speak.
After a long while, Luo Ying finally said to the two of them, “I was wrong about this. I was too emotional just now. I apologize to you both.”
“This photo… can you send it to me? I’m going to take it to the police and have those troublemakers who bullied you guys arrested.”
Jiao En nodded, indicating that it was no problem.
The viewers in the livestream also sighed at this scene.
“This is the downside of the domestic education system, I guess. The pressure is just too much. It feels like you can barely breathe.”
“Other countries’ education systems are the same. Do you want to learn from foreign happy education? Graduate and be unemployed?”
“I actually think it’s very necessary to cultivate and train this kind of stress resistance during the student years. Otherwise, once you enter society and start working, the pressure from work is no less than this.”
After getting the photos of the troublemakers from Jiao En, Luo Ying immediately took them to the police station to report the incident.
When the police learned that Yang Zhui was being rescued in the hospital, they immediately took it seriously.
Because this was no longer a simple dispute—it was negligent infliction of serious injury, and could even result in death.
The police retrieved surveillance footage from the surrounding streets. Through facial comparison, they quickly arrested the troublemakers who had been loitering nearby.
These troublemakers didn’t even realize what they had done until they were caught.
Just as the police called Luo Ying and asked her to bring the two kids in to give statements, Qin Jiang’s surgery on his end had also finished.
Qin Jiang walked out of the pharmacy, a hint of fatigue on his face.
Luo Ying quickly stepped forward and asked, “How is it, doctor? Is my son’s illness cured?”
Qin Jiang nodded.
“The surgery was very successful. His condition has been brought under control. However, he’ll still need to stay in the hospital for recovery afterward. For the first two days, he’ll need to fast—no food.”
“After that, we’ll make adjustments gradually based on his condition.”
As Qin Jiang spoke, he placed the medicine he had prepared from the ward into a bag.
“These are Dahuang Mudanpi Tang. Take them home and decoct them according to the doctor’s instructions. Give it to him to drink while he’s recovering.”
“I’ve also called doctors from another hospital. They’ll be here shortly to take your son to stay at a different hospital.”
After saying this, Qin Jiang pointed to the QR code on the table.
“That’ll be eighty-seven thousand in total. Go ahead and pay.”
Hearing that Yang Zhui was out of danger, Luo Ying let out a long sigh of relief.
Without any hesitation, she quickly took out her phone, scanned the code, and paid.
Ding.
[Detected that the host spoke bluntly to the patient, revealing the patient’s hidden condition, greatly helping the patient. Mission complete.]
[Congratulations, host, for obtaining the reward: Ganlu Xiaodu Dan.]
Just as Luo Ying finished paying, medical staff soon walked into the pharmacy from outside and wheeled the still-unconscious Yang Zhui out.
Luo Ying quickly thanked Qin Jiang.
“Thank you, Doctor Qin.”
Qin Jiang waved his hand, indicating there was no need for thanks.
“Alright, go take care of him. Don’t go running around these next couple of days.”
Soon, Luo Ying followed the medical staff out of the clinic.
Liu Yan asked curiously from the side, “Doctor Qin, sometimes I also feel a bit of pain in my stomach. How should I tell if it’s peritonitis?”
Liu Yan had also been frightened by what Qin Jiang said earlier.
She had originally thought peritonitis was just an ordinary stomachache, but she never expected it could be so serious that it required surgery.
Qin Jiang explained, “With ordinary stomach pain, like a stomachache, if you press on it with your hand or push against it, you’ll feel a lot of relief. That kind of pain isn’t peritonitis.”
“But if you press on your stomach with your hand and instead of easing up, it hurts more and more, and it’s continuous, feeling like being cut with a knife—then it could be peritonitis.”
“In short, whenever you feel uncomfortable anywhere in your body, you must go to the hospital for a check-up right away. Don’t avoid seeing a doctor out of fear.”
What Qin Jiang said was absolutely right, but very few people actually do it.
After all, when most people feel uncomfortable somewhere, they’ll choose to tough it out, thinking maybe it’ll get better on its own.
Just as Qin Jiang was explaining this to everyone, a few more people walked in from outside.
Qin Jiang looked up and was suddenly stunned.
Because the person walking at the front was wearing cotton-linen clothes, had a completely bald head, and wore Buddhist prayer beads around his neck. At a glance, he looked like an enlightened master.
And behind him was a group of men and women dressed decently.
These people were all very respectful toward the bald man, always following behind him.
