Chapter 14: Ringing the Bell "Like a Ghost"
Chapter.Fourteenth
It started raining again in Suzhou City.
White pus flowed out of the pale glass window. After exhaling a breath of white air, the first thing Shen Qiudu saw was his own unfocused eyes.
He dragged his thin frame and sat alone on a chair by the wall. On the desk with a woody scent was the physical examination report that had been handed to him not long ago.
Just as the doctor extended his hand to him, a wrinkled piece of paper with words appeared in Shen Qiudu's pocket.
"Chen Qiudu, I'll be waiting for you in the underground parking garage at ten o'clock tomorrow night and take you away."
"I'll make arrangements for your parents. Don't tell Wen Jiangchu."
It was a note that Xu Zhouye asked someone to give him.
At the same time, the doctor quietly revealed to Shen Qiudu that his father was rescued by Xu Zhouye and told him not to worry.
Chen Qiudu lowered his eyes and stared for a long time. Beneath his cold body, his blood was faintly boiling, and his breathing gradually became heavier because of everything he imagined in his mind.
Like the groaning and chirping of a bird before breaking out of its cage.
Heavy water drops hit the window, and the drizzling rain is the best weather to cover everything.
“Dongdong——”
The sound of the door made Shen Qiudu calm down instantly. He stood up and opened the door. A tall man with a stern face instantly blocked Shen Qiudu's sight.
Shen Qiudu remembered him; he was the doctor who had personally examined him a few days ago.
"Time is up."
The man's voice was low and emotionless. He mechanically informed her and turned around and went downstairs.
A pool of muddy rainwater filled Chen Qiudu's eye sockets, turning them dark and deep. He followed the man downstairs in silence.
There is a medical room downstairs that was specially renovated overnight by Wen Jiangchu. The room is equipped with the world's top medical equipment and medicines for the purpose of treating Shen Qiudu's damaged glands.
On the very night that Wen Jiangchu rescued Shen Qiudu's mother, Shen Qiudu agreed to let Wen Jiangchu start restoring his glands.
This also means that Chen Qiudu has embarked on the path of becoming a carrier of Wenjiangchu's disease treatment—
At least in Shen Qiudu's heart, he thought so.
After all, that night, Chen Qiudu had no choice.
The mother has fallen into a coma and is even at risk of brain death due to shock and overwork, and because she was injected with some unknown drug.
If not treated in time, there is only one way to go, which is death. However, the only person who can perform this operation and the special medicine are impossible for Chen Qiudu to obtain alone.
At that moment, Shen Qiudu's heart was on the verge of death. He collapsed in despair against the cold wall, his weakened body unable to support anything. It was as if a hard iron nail had nailed Shen Qiudu's head to the wall at the temple point. His swollen and aching head could not withstand any thought.
At this moment, Wen Jiangchu, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared in front of him with the man and a complete set of medicines. After only one night, Shen Qiudu's mother was out of danger.
Chen Qiudu didn't know what Wen Jiangchu had done to make that man rush over overnight, but he knew one thing: he owed Wen Jiangchu too much, so much that he could never repay him no matter what.
So, Chen Qiudu took the initiative to approach Wen Jiangchu and fulfilled all his previous promises. The man that Wen Jiangchu brought with him became the person he had seen the most in these days, and it was Wen Jiangchu who did not return home overnight.
In the cold treatment room, Chen Qiudu followed the direction of the man's finger and sat on the treatment chair specially customized for him by Wen Jiangchu. The expensive leather texture caused bumps on his exposed skin. His face was calm, but his disordered heartbeat could not be faked.
The man glanced up and chuckled, "Don't pretend, just say you're scared."
Chen Qiudu turned his head away stubbornly, but his hands on the armrest clenched subconsciously.
Seeing this, the man did not get angry, but began to prepare the medicines and medical equipment to be used next.
"Don't worry. Today I'm just checking the extent of your gland damage and injecting some medicine to see how your body reacts. Once everything is ready, I'll officially begin."
"Besides, if I dare to treat you without seeing Wen Jiangchu, I will definitely be scolded if he finds out. You are very precious to him, and I don't want to anger that crazy Wen Jiangchu."
The man's clear voice had a rare uplifting tone when he mentioned Wen Jiangchu. It seemed that he had known Wen Jiangchu for a long time.
"Your name is Chen Qiudu, right?"
Chen Qiudu nodded and stayed obediently in the treatment chair. The roots of his hair, which had been shaved short and hardened for work, had now grown a lot longer. The black hair hung on both sides, slightly covering his ears.
"My last name is Xue, Xue Shanke. You can just call me Xue Shan, just like Wen Jiangchu."
Hearing this name, Shen Qiudu felt curious, "Xue Shan...ke?"
"Well, my name sounds nice, doesn't it? I chose it myself, so it sounds cultured, doesn't it?"
The corner of Chen Qiudu's mouth trembled, and he looked up to see Xue Shanke, who had a tense face just now and looked like he wanted to be away from everyone for a hundred thousand miles, but now he was humming a little tune and preparing medicine.
This change is indeed quite big.
Sensing Shen Qiudu's inquiring gaze, Xue Shan habitually explained, "Are you frightened by my transformation?"
Chen Qiudu didn't want to hide it and nodded. Or perhaps it was Xue Shanke's relaxed mood that infected him, and he gradually let down his guard.
"This is all advice given to me by Wen Jiangchu. He said that being too enthusiastic at the beginning might put pressure on others, and he also told me that talking too much would make me seem unprofessional."
"And I also found that when I treated those wealthy nobles, their posture was extremely solemn, and I even started to imitate them."
Xue Shanke smiled to himself, and walked over to Chen Qiudu with the prepared medicine bottle and syringe. He put them aside, sat down on the chair next to him, picked up a book, and began to read.
"Shouldn't we... start?"
Chen Qiudu was stunned for a moment, watching Xue Shanke straighten himself up and pretend to be a gentleman and aristocrat.
"Didn't I tell you that Wen Jiangchu must be here to treat you? This guy...we've known each other for so long, and he's still worried about this and that. You're not a kitten or a puppy, yet you act like you're afraid I might do something to you..."
As soon as Wen Jiangchu was mentioned, Xue Shanke couldn't stop talking. He quickly approached Chen Qiudu and started a long speech -
"Let me tell you, Wen Jiangchu and I have known each other for more than ten years. Back then, I wasn't even called Xue Shanke. Because of my good grades, I was given an exception and entered a senior high school. I happened to be assigned to the same class as Wen Jiangchu."
"At first, he and I didn't get along. He made me always play second fiddle. Besides, he came from a good family, had a good personality, and was an S-rank Alpha. He had almost no flaws, which made him so enviable. And then look at me, I have an average family background and am just an ordinary Beta. There's really no harm without comparison."
"But later, when I said I wanted to be the first Beta to reach the top of the medical field, he was the only one who supported me and didn't laugh at my arrogance. It was also he who introduced me to medical professors abroad for further training after I graduated."
"I know I owe Wen Jiangchu a great debt of gratitude, so when he called me a few days ago, I rushed back to China without stopping."
"I didn't expect him to actually not believe in my medical skills! He insisted on saying that he was afraid you'd be scared and that he couldn't feel at ease unless he was around... Really, for his sake, I will definitely treat you and your mother well, so you can rest assured."
"After all, I'm a man on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of medicine. If I can't handle this little thing perfectly, how can I possibly reach the top, right?"
"Oh, by the way, haven't I told you why I named myself this? Actually, my original name was really ugly. As for how ugly it was... Anyway, it was as ugly as it could be, so you'd better not listen to it."
Chen Qiudu:......?
"I didn't want to change my name at first, but I suddenly realized that people in the medical field all have very sophisticated names, like Elaine, Lovien, Estara, Areda. Oh my god, I can't even pronounce them. So I went to Wen Jiangchu, and he said I could choose one for myself. After all, I'm abroad and my identity is my own."
Chen Qiudu leaned on the soft back, watching Xue Shanke's mouth moving up and down, and felt that the world was becoming more and more absurd.
I didn't expect that the man who looks noble and cool on the surface, and is well-dressed in a suit in the storybook, is actually a chatterbox in private, and always misses the point.
Chen Qiudu now completely understood why Wen Jiangchu asked him to speak less.
He took a deep breath and took the opportunity to speak: "So, why is it called this name?"
"Because it sounds sophisticated! I spent an entire night looking through ancient books to find it, and I already have an English name for it, Rank. That's great, killing two birds with one stone!"
Seeing Xue Shanke trying to continue, Chen Qiudu quickly changed the subject: "Wen Jiangchu hasn't been back much these past few days. Did something happen?"
Hearing this, Xue Shanke sighed helplessly, "Well, I don't know much. I just know there's a traitor within the Wen Group. The Wen family has been working with the government on post-disaster reconstruction, but someone tampered with the process, resulting in many disaster victims not receiving their compensation. They're now gathering in the slums and causing trouble."
"These days, he has to first ease those people's emotions and then fill the gaps. He hasn't even had a good night's sleep."
Hearing the word "traitor", Chen Qiudu's eyebrows jumped.
"Has the traitor been found?"
"No, how could I have the energy or time to look for him? Wen Jiangchu is the only one left in the Wen family now. So many things are coming at him at once, and he simply can't handle them all at once. I'm afraid we can only wait until everything is stable before we can catch the traitor."
"But Wen Jiangchu is very smart. I think he should have some clues. He just doesn't want to expose it to my face for the sake of face."
"Wen Jiangchu is too honest. He always thinks the world is beautiful and looks at others with the best of intentions, which is why he always suffers losses."
"Did you say he did something wrong? Of course not. It's just that this world, this society, won't allow people like this to get away with it."
Xue Shanke dragged his voice in a heavy tone, his expression darkening, "But don't worry, Wen Jiangchu said that your current affairs always come first, and he will come back to accompany you no matter what."
"Besides, he has always been very talented, whether it's studying or dealing with people, it's like he has a natural talent. He doesn't seem to have any flaws at all, he's too perfect, so you don't have to worry."
But how could a real person not be perfect?
For example, the body that is about to collapse.
The rain outside the window was getting heavier. Wen Jiangchu should be on his way back.
Shen Qiudu pondered for a while, then slowly said, "Xue Shan, do you know Xu Zhouye?"
Xue Shanke nodded and said, "I know him. He's Wen Jiangchu's childhood friend, but I'm not very close to him."
After saying this, Xue Shanke carefully looked around, leaned over to Chen Qiudu, and said in a low voice: "Let me tell you, this person is the strangest person I have ever seen."
"He always likes to suddenly appear out of nowhere, and his words are very uncomfortable. Every time I chatted with Wen Jiangchu before, he would hide in the dark and stare at Wen Jiangchu without blinking. His eyes looked like he wanted to kill him. It was so scary."
"I mentioned this to Wen Jiangchu before, but he explained to me that it was pheromones. Anyway, I don't understand it."
"Later, I heard that everyone in the Xu family was like this, especially his father. I don't know the details."
"Maybe all of them Aphas are weird, either crazy, shady, fake, or pretending. In short, they are completely different from us Betas."
"I advise you to stay away from that Xu Zhouye. He's like a ghost..."
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