Fu family, bedroom.
Shen Qingqing returned, took a shower, and tidied up, preparing to go to the hospital again. As she was about to leave, her phone rang with a text message.
[He's gone.]
[Where to?]
The other party quickly replied, [I don't know, but his luggage, passport, and ID card are all gone. It looks like he's going on a long trip.]
[Thanks.]
[Then what about my matter?]
Shen Qingqing did not reply.
Li Xia stared at her phone for a long time. The other party didn't even reply with a punctuation mark, and she was so angry she almost threw her phone.
This woman is too arrogant!
Shen Qingqing left the house. Before she even reached the hospital, she received a call from the express delivery service. The Hundred Day Elixir had arrived.
She immediately called the professor.
Liao Wenbo was very happy to hear it. "Excellent. Since the item has arrived, I should be on my way. But you must promise me that you will give me the medicine!"
"Don't worry," Shen Qingqing tutted, saying unhappily, "What kind of person do you think I am? Would I go back on my word after promising?"
"That's not necessarily true..." Liao Wenbo mumbled, "After all, you are that old man's disciple. You might have inherited all his true teachings, and I wouldn't be able to beat you."
Shen Qingqing's mouth twitched. "Be careful I tell him what you said."
"You little girl, why are you tattling?" Although Liao Wenbo wasn't afraid of that old man, it wasn't gentlemanly to speak ill of someone behind their back. If the other party didn't know, it would be fine, but if they did know, it would damage his reputation.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Shen Qingqing chuckled. "If you're so afraid of me tattling, then you shouldn't talk nonsense."
"Alright, alright, I won't talk to you anymore. Don't waste my time. Do you want me to get going quickly and go save people for you?!"
Clearly, it was this old man who was dawdling, and he was even blaming her!
Shen Qingqing was too annoyed to speak. "Hanging up, hurry up!"
Fu Tingsheng looked at his phone, his beard bristling.
This brat! How dare she hang up so quickly? She really doesn't take him seriously!
However...
For the Hundred Day Elixir, he still had to leave as soon as possible.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Qingqing had already entered the hospital. She first went to the front desk to pay the fees, then walked towards the inpatient department.
Unexpectedly, she saw a strange scene on the way.
Director Liu was leaning against the wall, with a young man standing in front of him. The man was pleading, seemingly begging for something.
Director Liu looked helpless and kept talking.
Shen Qingqing approached out of curiosity and finally overheard their conversation.
"Director Liu, I beg you, save my wife!"
The man pleaded desperately.
Director Liu sighed, "It's not that I don't want to save her, it's just that I truly have no way. Your wife is critically ill. I've done everything I can. I am a doctor, not a god. I can't guarantee that everyone who falls ill will survive."
The man suddenly knelt down. "I beg you, Director Liu. If you save my wife, I'll do anything!"
"I really can't do anything..."
"You are a doctor who saves people from suffering, a medical expert here. If even you say you can't save her, then my wife is truly finished!"
Tears streamed down the man's face as he wept miserably.
Director Liu shook his head. "I really can't do anything. If you keep pressuring me, I still can't do anything. I'm not a god, are you expecting me to bring the dead back to life?!"
"But she's not dead yet!" The man's expression had become somewhat deranged.
Looking at his unstable state of mind.
Director Liu instinctively took a step back. "In short, I'm telling you clearly, I can't do anything now. Don't come to me again. I have a lot of work to do."
With that, he turned and hurried away.
As soon as he left, the man suddenly stumbled. Shen Qingqing thought he would fall, but he managed to steady himself by holding onto the wall.
Shen Qingqing frowned slightly. Seeing the man walk towards her, looking lost and dishevelled, he even bumped into her.
Shen Qingqing instinctively reached out to steady him. "Are you okay?"
The man's eyes were hollow. "I'm fine."
He walked away slowly, and Shen Qingqing stared at his retreating back for a long time.
She went to the ward. Shen Jinxi was using wet wipes to clean Mrs. Fu's palms. The little boy's hands were small, and he wasn't good at this kind of work, making him rather clumsy.
However, he was extremely careful. Despite his young age, his effort to care for someone else was incredibly endearing.
Shen Qingqing kissed his cheek. "Our baby is so amazing."
Shen Jinxi proudly raised his head. "Of course. Who do you think I am the son of!"
Shen Qingqing chuckled. "Just a compliment and you're already floating on air?"
Shen Jinxi grinned sheepishly. "Mommy, why are you here alone today? Where's Daddy?"
The little boy kept looking towards the door.
Shen Qingqing felt a little helpless. These two were like sworn enemies; they always bickered when they saw each other, but they always missed each other when they were apart.
"When your Daddy is here, I don't see you being so affectionate with him."
"That's different!"
"How is it different?"
Shen Jinxi pouted and refused to say. "It's just different. Daddy and I have our own way of getting along. Oh, Mommy, don't worry about it."
Shen Qingqing ruffled his hair. "You're such a little rascal."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Shen Jinxi tilted his head up, his face full of pride.
Shen Qingqing shook her head. She took the wet wipe from his hand, picked him up, and placed him on another bed. "I know you're a good boy, but you haven't fully recovered yet, so you don't need to do these things."
Shen Jinxi was very obedient: "Okay."
He wouldn't do something that would make Mommy worry by trying to help her!
That would be foolish.
As mother and son were chatting, a nurse and a doctor came to check on them. The old lady and the child were recovering well. However, their conversation as they left caught Shen Qingqing's attention.
"That patient's family member came again just now."
"It's no use for him to come. Director Liu has already given his final word. Even if he keeps pestering, he can't save his wife."
"Alas, it's truly pitiful."
"But what can we do? We are doctors, not bodhisattvas."
"That's true, but that person seems a bit off. Dr. He, do you think he might have been stimulated by his wife's condition?"
Dr. He shook his head. "Probably not. How can people be so fragile? Alright, let's go to the next room."
The two of them entered the ward, and their voices gradually faded.
Listening to their conversation, Shen Qingqing, for some reason, thought of the man she had just seen.
"Mommy, Mommy?"
The little boy's hand waving in front of her brought her back to her senses. After thinking it over, she still felt a sense of unease. She grabbed the little boy's hand and said quickly, "Stay here. Mommy needs to go out for a bit. I'll be right back."
"Okay."
Shen Qingqing left the ward and happened to encounter the nurse and Dr. He who were coming out after their rounds. She stopped the nurse and asked in a low voice, "Where did that man you were talking about just now go?"
"I don't know. I just saw him heading towards the fire escape."
"Thank you."
Shen Qingqing turned and headed towards the fire escape.
The fire escape led directly downstairs and also to the rooftop.