Chapter 1565 Xia Yan's Performance
Although Xia Yan appeared to be in a hurry, he was actually not walking very fast.
He slows down, especially when there are pedestrians blocking his way, and then picks up his pace again when he reaches an open area. So he looks like he's in a hurry, but his actual speed is always very steady.
Only after confirming that Hao Dingshan and the other man behind him could keep up did he stop controlling himself, and later even started running.
As he ran, Hao Dingshan and the people around him exchanged a glance. "Did they spot us?"
"Not really."
"Let's go, follow them."
Fortunately, Xia Yan stopped after a short while and looked up at the clinic not far away.
Hao Dingshan also saw the clinic and frowned slightly. "That clinic... seems to be the one Zhao Xi is preparing to open?"
As they were talking, Xia Yan had already gone inside. He looked around and, upon seeing Zhao Xi, quickly went up to him, saying, "Young Master Zhao, you really are here."
Zhao Xi was sorting through medicinal herbs at the counter. The clinic was almost fully renovated and would be ready to open for business after Shu You gave birth.
Just as he was filling the container with various medicinal herbs, he saw Xia Yan rushing in. He paused for a moment, then asked, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Well..." Xia Yan wanted to speak, but upon seeing the people in the shop, he immediately shut his mouth.
Zhao Xi glanced at the two apprentices helping out in the shop, then called out to Doctor Xu, who was using an abacus on the other side, "Uncle Xu, keep an eye on things here. I'm going to the backyard to talk to you about something."
Dr. Xu waved his hand without even looking up, "Go on, go on."
Hao Dingshan, who was pretending to pass by the door, heard this and immediately grabbed another person and went around to the backyard.
The back door was ajar, and the two slipped inside and hid while the people inside weren't looking.
By the time Zhao Xi wiped his hands, put down the medicinal herbs in front of him, and led Xia Yan into the backyard, Hao Dingshan had already hidden himself.
There were two workers moving things in the backyard. They had just moved two baskets of medicinal herbs from the entrance into the warehouse, so they didn't see Hao Dingshan and his companion come in.
Zhao Xi then asked them, "Have all the medicinal herbs been unloaded from the cart?"
The two nodded. "We're done moving."
"Then you guys go help out up front, I'll take care of things here. I'll call you if anything comes up."
"Alright." The two men leaned the carrying pole against the door, tidied themselves up a bit, and left.
Before leaving, one of the men winked at Zhao Xi and glanced at the open room next to the warehouse.
Zhao Xi nodded, indicating that he understood.
The courtyard was a bit messy, with medicinal herbs everywhere, some of which were freshly picked but had not yet been processed or dried, almost filling the entire courtyard.
Zhao Xi closed the back door and then said to Xia Yan, "Come on, let's talk inside."
“No, if we close the door inside the house, we won’t know when anyone comes to the backyard. Let’s talk in the yard, so we can see if anyone is walking around.”
Zhao Xi frowned. "Is it that serious? Why are you being this cautious?"
Xia Yan nodded solemnly.
Zhao Xi pursed his lips. "Okay, I understand. But it's really strange to stand in the middle of the courtyard and talk on such a hot day."
He looked around and found there was almost no place to put his feet. The only relatively open area was the section from the back door to the warehouse.
So he pointed and said, "Come on, go over there. We can see anyone coming in through the front and back gates."
He pointed in the direction of the veranda in front of the warehouse, which was shady and in a good location.
(End of this chapter)
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