235: Chapter 33: The So-Called Fate That Brings People Together from Thousands of Miles Away 235: Chapter 33: The So-Called Fate That Brings People Together from Thousands of Miles Away “What are you doing here?”
Wang Yunxiao and Li Mumu asked the same question simultaneously, then fell into awkward silence.
No, wait, that’s not right, it’s not why he/she’s here but why I shouldn’t be here!
Wang Yunxiao was a loafer who mingled in the Jianghu World, while Li Mumu was a delicate and wealthy young miss from a rich family.
According to the personas they had chosen for themselves, neither seemed to belong at the entrance of the Special Service Bureau, a particularly sensitive location.
Wang Yunxiao, with his extensive experience in quick thinking, immediately concocted an excuse, pointing behind him with his thumb: “I’m treating someone to dinner tonight, and the other party doesn’t drink alcohol, so I came here to buy some soda!”
That makes sense, right?
It makes perfect sense!
I’ll see what sort of story you can come up with!
Li Mumu sighed and picked up a medicine bottle from the table: “I came to see a doctor.”
To see a doctor?
Wang Yunxiao instantly realized what she meant; she was suggesting that she came to visit the exclusive hospital of the Special Service Bureau.
The medical skills of the Special Service Bureau’s exclusive hospital were indeed something Wang Yunxiao acknowledged.
And given that she was a passenger on the Cosmos, perhaps she had been exposed to some contamination, or a hidden ailment had been discovered, which then required her to come back periodically for follow-up appointments…
This also sounded reasonable and without obvious flaws.
Who would joke about being sick, especially when she even had a medicine bottle in hand?
Of course, neither of their accounts was completely flawless.
For instance, the hospital of the Special Service Bureau was not open to the public, so Wang Yunxiao shouldn’t have known about its existence.
Then there’s Li Mumu, who, as a patient, was here enjoying a cold Coke and a steak, hardly appearing ill at all.
But these were all trivialities that neither of them, preoccupied with their own thoughts, paid any attention to.
Wang Yunxiao casually took a seat, feigning concern as he asked, “Are you feeling unwell?
It’s not familiar territory for you here, if there’s anything you need, I can help you find a doctor.”
Of course, he didn’t know any big shots better than those donning white coats in the Special Service Bureau’s hospital; it was just mere politeness.
“I…”
This guy is so annoying, asking all these questions, can a girl’s health conditions be casually disclosed to a stranger?
Stay calm, I am a young miss after all, I must be graceful, I must be reserved.
That’s it, I can say I have chest pains, don’t all the frail young misses in novels get chest pains at every turn?
Just as Li Mumu was about to speak, she caught a glimpse from the corner of her eye that the text on her notebook was slowly changing.
“Don’t, you damn…”
“What?”
Wang Yunxiao didn’t catch it clearly.
“It’s the pain…
the pain…”
Li Mumu, who nearly let a curse slip in her subconscious, put her mind into overdrive, scrambling to backtrack.
“A headache, yes, that’s it, headache!”
Wang Yunxiao thought to himself, finished, could it be a brain tumor?
It’s like all those Korean dramas I’ve seen in my last life, the prettier the female lead, the more likely they are to get terminal illnesses.
Such a pretty girl, why does she have to have such a short-lived beauty?
“It’s a mental condition, something psychological.”
“Mental illness?”
“Right, to be specific, it’s delusional disorder.”
Within a few short seconds, Li Mumu had already patched her persona with another logically consistent update in her mind.
Mental illness?
And delusional disorder, too?
Wang Yunxiao regarded her with newfound respect.
This kid has indomitable spirit, still having the mood to go out for Coke and steak, what a positive mindset.
Li Mumu, of course, didn’t just make up something on the spot.
She said this for a reason.
In just these past few seconds, a flash of insight suddenly appeared in her mind, bringing her a solution to the problem at hand.
“This is the medicine prescribed by the doctor.”
She handed the medicine bottle to Wang Yunxiao, allowing him to clearly see the label on it.
“Wushi Powder?”
“Um…”
“The Wushi Powder that after consuming makes you feel hot all over, delirious, and leads you to strip and run naked?”
Don’t put it so bluntly!
I’m a girl who values my reputation!
Li Mumu’s face turned a shade of red as she lowered her head and whispered softly, “Although the doctor said it was just a traditional medicine with the same name, I’m also a bit scared to take it, just in case…”
“Which doctor said this?
Is it reliable?”
Wang Yunxiao was stunned.
Are the Special Service Bureau’s doctors really so unconventional?
They dare to prescribe this to a young girl?
But then he remembered the tranquilizer he was injected with the other night, and it didn’t seem entirely impossible.
Those who post small ads on telephone poles claiming they have some family secret recipe and are retired military doctors are mostly scams.
But on the Special Service Bureau’s side…
it might actually be true!
Their boldness in prescribing medicine really could be about daring to make miracles happen!
“Um…
this may be somewhat presumptuous, but I’d like to ask you for a favor.”
Li Mumu cautiously asked, “Could you…
help me try out one tablet?”
Huh?
You really are being a bit presumptuous, so you just want to see a man run around naked?
Wang Yunxiao could understand, but he couldn’t accept.
As a man of honor, he had his dignity to uphold.
What if something went wrong from taking the medicine, and he stripped in public and acted out, how would he ever stand in the Jianghu World again?
And if he caused a disturbance in this place, would he not be shot on the spot by the guards at the Special Service Bureau’s entrance?
Then he saw Li Mumu open her wallet.
“I will pay you.”
“Miss Li, this is not about money…”
Li Mumu had just taken out a ten-yuan bill from her wallet, and upon hearing Wang Yunxiao say this, she thought for a moment and took out another one.
“I’m not that kind of person…”
“Please, Young Hero Wang!”
Li Mumu pleaded pitifully, “I’m really afraid to take this medicine, but I don’t know anyone else.
If I don’t take it, I can’t control my condition…
If I hadn’t run into you today, I would’ve planned to eat this meal, find a hotel to lock myself in, and then take the medicine.”
Wang Yunxiao asked in confusion, “You could go home and let your family take care of you.”
Li Mumu sighed and said, “I don’t want my family to know my illness has relapsed and worry about me again.”
This child is really considerate.
Wang Yunxiao inwardly exclaimed, What a nice girl, how could she have such an illness.
His gaze drifted involuntarily towards the bills on the table.
It wasn’t about the money; after all, she had called me Young Hero Wang.
It was just about helping her test a medicine.
The Special Service Bureau isn’t some Heretical Path; it’s unlikely they’d prescribe such an exaggerated medicine to a young girl, right?
Driven by a sense of justice, Wang Yunxiao quickly convinced himself.
He picked up the medicine bottle, opened it, and poured out a seemingly ordinary white tablet.
“Hey?
No!”
Li Mumu was about to reach out and stop him, but Wang Yunxiao had already tossed the tablet into his mouth.
“Are you still drinking the Coke?”
“Ah, it’s fine, I meant to say that we could find a hotel first…”
Before Li Mumu could finish speaking, Wang Yunxiao grabbed her remaining bottle of Coke, pulled out the straw, and downed the rest of the half bottle in one gulp.