Qin Ningyi's resolute words suggested he had some confidence, and Dr. Wang didn't hesitate further, administering the medicine to Huo Rou.
Not long after taking the medicine, her fever indeed subsided.
Dr. Wang was now astonished by the fever-reducing effect and reached for the medicine bottle as if to take a pill.
Xia Qingxue quickly snatched the bottle back and put it in her bag, guarding it from Dr. Wang like a thief.
An An was relieved and stayed by Huo Rou's bedside, watching her.
"An An, didn't I ask you to sleep? Why did you come over?" Qin Ningyi glanced at Xiao Konglin, who stood at the doorway with a helpless expression, and asked An An in a low voice.
"I was worried about Mom. What if she doesn't cooperate with the doctor?" An An fiddled with his fingers and said dully, "Who knew Mom still hasn't woken up."
"It's getting late. I'll have Assistant Xiao take you back to sleep first. You can come back tomorrow. I'll stay here."
"No, An An wants to stay here with Mom." An An firmly refused the suggestion.
Xia Qingxue knew An An's stubbornness; only Huo Rou could persuade him.
"An An can sleep here," Xia Qingxue suggested. "You can't stop him from staying with A Rou."
Qin Ningyi watched An An nod quickly and didn't press further. Although An An was usually smart and reasonable, when it came to his mother, he seemed to change.
"Then you sit on the sofa, and sleep if you're tired." Qin Ningyi conceded. "Xia Qingxue, come out. I want to talk to you."
Xia Qingxue pointed to herself, bewildered, "Me? Talk about what?"
Qin Ningyi nodded, his gaze unwavering.
Xia Qingxue immediately backed down, laughing awkwardly, "An An, your dad and I are going to talk about something. You keep an eye on A Rou." Then, resigned, she followed Qin Ningyi.
On the balcony at the end of the corridor outside the ward.
"Where did that fever reducer come from?" Qin Ningyi's face was turned outward, lost in darkness.
Xia Qingxue swallowed. She hadn't done anything wrong, so why this sudden interrogation?
"Shen Wuyou gave it to me," Xia Qingxue said weakly.
"Uncle Shen that An An mentioned?"
"Mm."
"What's his background?" Qin Ningyi had heard of the surname Shen. The Shen family in Yuchang City were all medical geniuses. However, among the younger generation, only Shen Wuchen was the most famous, an authority in ophthalmology.
Shen Wuyou, this name should belong to someone from the Shen family, but he hadn't heard of any deeds related to this person.
And that medicine...
"What's his background? I don't know." Xia Qingxue thought hard. She realized she really didn't know Shen Wuyou's background.
"He's just a doctor, I guess." Xia Qingxue cautiously placed her hands on the railing, looking at the dazzling city lights outside, while she had to accompany this cold-faced Qin Ningyi here.
"That medicine is no ordinary medicine," Qin Ningyi seemed to think it was inappropriate to discuss this with An An's godmother. She wasn't even as smart or perceptive as An An, and after asking for so long, she had only said useless things.
"Of course, it's not ordinary. This is the medicine that Divine Doctor Shen left for A Rou. How could it be ordinary?" Xia Qingxue still didn't realize what Qin Ningyi wanted to hear. Of course, this was all she knew. "Divine Doctor Shen often gives A Rou these unbranded medicines. Last time I had a cold, A Rou gave me some of the Divine Doctor's cold medicine, and it worked better than regular medicine."
Qin Ningyi frowned and glanced at her. He saw only admiration and agreement on Xia Qingxue's face, no trace of panic. It seemed she was telling the truth.
But...
"Do you know the origin of the medicine?" Qin Ningyi patiently tried to ask her questions as calmly as possible.
Xia Qingxue found it extremely baffling. He was speaking word by word; what was he trying to get at?
"I don't know. It seems the Divine Doctor made it himself." Xia Qingxue was worried that An An would be alone in the ward for too long and wanted to end the conversation. She asked impatiently, "Brother, just say what you want to say. Can you say it clearly in one go? I don't even know what you're asking! Just say it if you have something to say. Would I lie to you?"
Qin Ningyi sighed and said in a low voice, "This is military medicine, and Huo Rou has a gunshot wound. What exactly does she do?"
"A Rou only said that Shen Wuyou was in danger and she had to go help him. She didn't say anything else." Xia Qingxue thought carefully. "A Rou usually just grows flowers, paints with me, and takes An An around to play. There's nothing else."
Qin Ningyi recalled the results of Xiao Konglin's investigation. Indeed, there was nothing special.
"Are you done asking? I need to go back and see A Rou." Xia Qingxue turned impatiently, wanting to leave.
Qin Ningyi didn't reply. She thought for a moment and quickly slipped back into the ward.
My goodness, this felt like interrogating a criminal.
While Xia Qingxue was still shaken, Qin Ningyi fell into deep thought.
Although Xia Qingxue was simple, she wasn't particularly surprised by Huo Rou's gunshot wound. An ordinary person wouldn't be so calm seeing a gunshot wound.
Looking out from the upper floor of the hospital, a sea of lights spread out. The wind tonight wasn't as hot as usual; it carried a hint of coolness.
His deep eyes reflected the city lights, his thoughts a whirlwind.
Xia Qingxue returned to the ward to accompany An An, and Xiao Konglin stood behind Qin Ningyi.
"President Qin, something did seem to happen with the Shen family today. Shen Wuchen has also returned from Taichuan City."
Qin Ningyi turned to look at Xiao Konglin. "What happened?"
"That hasn't been disclosed, but it seems related to the helicopter that landed in the Shen family's suburban courtyard today." Xiao Konglin reported the information he had gathered in detail. "The helicopter seemed to have delivered two people. After the helicopter left, Shen Wuchen immediately departed from Taichuan City."
Qin Ningyi remembered the name. "Shen Wuyou..."
"What?" Xiao Konglin hadn't heard clearly and asked softly.
"Investigate Shen Wuyou." Qin Ningyi felt a strange sensation in his heart. An An trusted this person immensely, and he had an indescribable feeling.
And that medicine...
The reason Qin Ningyi agreed to let Huo Rou take the medicine was that he had taken that fever reducer once before. Although he had procured special fever-reducing medicine from the military, it was slightly different from the one Xia Qingxue produced.
This sweet and sour flavored fever reducer was even better than the ones generally used by the military. He had happened to encounter it once, and the taste was deeply imprinted in his memory.
And Huo Rou had a bottle of it.
Earlier, he had noticed the special pattern on the pill, which made him suspicious. He hadn't expected the taste to match as well.
Huo Rou...
Who exactly are you?