Chapter 217 A Smell of Tea
Zhuang Shihan was full of disdain. "You know what you did. I won't say those harsh words to you at your age. At least I'll save your face."
"I don't want the face you have left!" Doctor Li said angrily, and the part of his face not covered by the cotton cloth turned red.
If Xi Lin hadn't held him tightly this time, he would have jumped up.
He was so frightened that he quickly swallowed back his words and hurriedly advised: "Calm down, old man. It's not worth it to ruin your health."
Zhuang Shihan looked at him, eyes full of sarcasm, and said, "It seems that your waist and legs are really fine. You have time to act like a saint here."
Xi Lin was immediately furious and was about to roll up his sleeves when he was stopped by Doctor Li.
He said, "I am old, so I will go first."
"What do you want to do?" Seeing Doctor Liu take two steps forward, Zhuang Shihan took two steps back vigilantly.
Upon hearing this, Doctor Li just smiled meaningfully at her.
Thinking about the strange temperaments of these military doctors in the past, Zhuang Shihan felt that something was wrong. She wanted to speak up to stop them, but it was too late.
Doctor Li cleared his throat, half-closed his hands to his mouth, and shouted with all his might, "I know my medical skills are not as good as Princess Shihan's, but I also want to do my bit for the people of Border Town. Even if you look down on me, you shouldn't humiliate me like this."
He paused, his tone suddenly turning sorrowful. "I've been practicing medicine for decades, but I never expected that in my old age I'd be so despised by the younger generation. Since I'm of little use, I might as well die and save food for the city."
Hearing the sudden commotion outside, Doctor Li winked at Xi Lin and ran towards a pillar nearby.
Song Yanxi immediately shouted, "Oh no! Doctor Li is trying to commit suicide!"
As soon as she finished speaking, An Yi beside her took action immediately, using his Qing Kung Fu to grab Doctor Li's head just before it hit the pillar.
Doctor Li was also startled by the distance in front of him. When he came to his senses, he immediately said with a look of grief and despair, "Why are you stopping me?
It is so undignified that it would be better for me to die in peace."
"Mr. Li, the people in the city are counting on you. You must not die!"
Someone bravely rushed in from the front yard, followed by many people.
Doctor Li said without turning his head, "Don't come over here. It's dangerous here."
Hearing this, everyone stopped and their eyes were filled with emotion.
Even at this point, Mr. Li's first thought was still everyone's safety, and he never considered himself at all.
It is hard to find such a righteous person in the world!
Princess Shihan, who had nearly forced him to death, not only did not care about his situation at this moment, but stood there with her arms folded and cold eyes, as if watching the fun.
The difference between the two is immediately apparent.
Although no one said anything, the look in their eyes when they looked at Zhuang Shihan was clearly much more complicated.
Noticing that they were all staring at her, Zhuang Shihan, who had originally thought that no one would pay attention to Doctor Li's poor acting skills, suddenly burst into laughter out of anger.
She raised an eyebrow and asked, "You guys didn't all believe this childish trick of crying, making a fuss, and then threatening to commit suicide, did you?"
Everyone looked at her and said nothing.
But the looks in their eyes said it all.
They would rather believe what they see with their own eyes than anything else.
Someone whispered, "Mr. Li must have suffered a great injustice, otherwise why would he still be thinking of committing suicide at such an old age?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Zhuang Shihan with even more complicated eyes.
It was only because they were worried that she had the prescription and everyone still needed her to treat their illnesses that they didn't dare say anything more.
But even so, their reaction still angered Zhuang Shihan.
It's not so much that I'm angry, but rather that I'm mad at them for not fighting back. I'm actually amused by how easily they trust others.
It was such a crude trick that even a three-year-old child might not be fooled, yet they actually believed it!
Stupid, so stupid.
How can there be such stupid people in the world?
The more Zhuang Shihan thought about it, the funnier it became, and she blurted out what was really in her heart.
She said, "They are indeed a bunch of fools. They believe whatever others say. They are stupid people from birth."
As soon as the words fell, the surroundings fell into an eerie silence.
Realizing belatedly what she had just said, Zhuang Shihan's expression suddenly changed and she opened her mouth subconsciously to explain.
Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Xi Lin's lips curling up, and she changed the subject: "You keep saying you're a descendant of the Xi family, but you can't even think of a cure. You can only follow behind others and help them. If I were as stupid as you, I might as well imitate Old Li and kill myself by hitting my head against the wall."
Zhuang Shihan tried to use these words to divert her anger, implying that the reason why Doctor Li was so depressed was because he felt ashamed of not being able to find a way to cure the people in the city and had no face to live in this world.
But she forgot that although public opinion can be easily stirred up, the people are not entirely fools.
They heard clearly what Doctor Li said before he committed suicide!
Xi Lin couldn't help but sneer and asked her, "How do you know I'm only fit to help?"
Zhuang Shihan bit her lower lip lightly, and said with some annoyance, "Just say yes or no, there's no need to say anything else."
Of course, she couldn't make public where she got the information from.
Otherwise, they would definitely seize this opportunity and make a big fuss about it.
Especially Song Yanxi, who is the best at this.
Doctor Li has only known her for a short time, but he has already picked up a strong tea-smelling style that makes people feel sick.
Meeting her determined gaze, Xi Lin moved his lips and said, "No."
Zhuang Shihan blurted out: "You're lying!"
If he was really a capable person, given his flamboyant personality, he would definitely spread the news to everyone. How could he be willing to be inferior to others?
Even if he liked Song Yanxi, because of his male chauvinism, he would never be willing to be her supporting role.
She knew very well what was going on in these men's minds all day long.
No matter how hard he tries to be tough, he's just pretending.
Sensing the tense atmosphere, a little girl nearby timidly said, "Princess Shihan, the Xi family is truly famous, and the young genius doctor is also very capable."
The people around him quickly echoed.
Hearing them talking about how their relatives and friends had come to the Xi family for help with difficult and complicated illnesses and had their illnesses cured with minimal money, Zhuang Shihan suddenly thought of something.
Last year or the year before last, it seemed that someone in the army mentioned a doctor of some kind. Seeing that his family was poor, the doctor not only did not charge him any money, but also cured his mother's chronic illness.
Could it be this Xi family?
Zhuang Shihan was suspicious, but when her eyes met Xi Lin's playful ones, she couldn't help but laugh at herself in her heart for being so stupid and taking him too seriously.
He was just a second-generation doctor with some skills in his family. Living under the glory of his family since childhood, he really thought that he was self-taught and could become a miracle doctor without doing anything.
She once had an ex-boyfriend whose family ran a clinic. When it came to medicine, he knew nothing about it. But he knew more about which place had the best food and which bar had the most beautiful women than Baidu Encyclopedia.
A total scumbag.
The one in front of him is probably even worse than him.
A trace of disgust flashed in Zhuang Shihan's eyes, and she said sarcastically: "The Xi family is the Xi family, and he is him, they cannot be confused.
If I were a member of the Xi family, and I knew he was using the family name to cheat people, I would definitely break one of his legs!"
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