Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 105 - 107 You Are Something

Chapter 105: Chapter 107 You Are Something

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Xiao Yi was thoroughly enraged. The attitude of the nurse had touched a bottom line deep in his heart. The old man was protective by nature. Over the past ten or twenty years, he had frequently beaten and scolded him, but he had never let anyone else bully him. The only time someone from the Condensation period nearly managed to bully him, the old man went straight up and slapped the offender to death. Influenced by the old man, Xiao Yi was also fiercely protective. His friends were absolutely not to be bullied by anyone!

Although he and Wang Qingqing had only met a few times, he already considered her a friend in his heart, otherwise, he wouldn’t have come here with her after saving her.

He saw Wang Qingqing’s rage and noted the gloom in her eyes. He knew the nurse’s words had hurt her.

But his reaction wasn’t to lash out with vulgarities. Instead, his expression suddenly became calm, and the anger on his face seemed to have disappeared, replaced by a faint smile. Only those truly familiar with him would know that when he showed this kind of smile, it was when he was thoroughly enraged, and it was a sure sign that a storm was coming, that someone was in for bad luck.

"Doctor Wang, I’m sorry, I’ll go and pay now,"

Wang Qingqing pressed her lips together, and after a painful internal struggle, she approached Doctor Wang and said softly.

Having said that, she reached out to take the payment form from Xiao Yi’s hand, which listed the treatment plan and medications he had prescribed.

Seeing that Wang Qingqing had backed down and Xiao Yi, who had originally jumped out noisily, had also quieted down, a hint of triumph surfaced on Doctor Wang’s face. When he looked at the nurse, his eyes carried a touch of approval, but he ignored Wang Qingqing’s words completely, merely snorted through his nose and gave a cold smirk.

Hmph, country bumpkins, they know to submit now?

Why didn’t they act earlier?

Weren’t they making a big fuss just now? Keep making a fuss, why don’t you?

"Hmph, now you know to apologize, right? Weren’t you yelling ferociously just now? I can’t stand you country folks the most, without a hint of manners, begging the doctor for treatment yet acting as high and mighty as lords."

The nurse, seeing the appreciative gaze from the doctor, was secretly delighted. Pleasing the director doctor would make her performance reviews easier, and she might even have a chance at a promotion. Giving Wang Qingqing and Xiao Yi a glance, she began to curry favor with Doctor Wang even more earnestly.

Listening to the nurse’s cold mocking, tears began to swirl in Wang Qingqing’s eyes and she almost let them fall. She pursed her lips tightly and clenched her fists, saying nothing, and pretending not to hear, she continued to reach for the paperwork in Xiao Yi’s hand.

But her hand was blocked by Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi blocked Wang Qingqing’s hand with his own and, with a faint smile in his eyes, nodded at her and said, "Wait a moment."

Then he turned his head and looked at Doctor Wang with a trace of a smile, "Are you sure the patient has acute appendicitis? As far as I know, symptoms like the patient’s could belong to at least five or six different diseases, such as stones or something similar."

"Boy, do you still want to be treated? If Doctor Wang says it’s acute appendicitis, then it’s acute appendicitis. What’s with all the nonsense!"

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Doctor Wang’s complexion immediately darkened. What he hated most were those who thought they were smart and dared to question his diagnosis. He had been practicing medicine for more than a decade—could he really mistake such simple symptoms? Ridiculous!

However, before he could speak up, the nurse beside him had already taken the initiative to scold Xiao Yi sharply on his behalf.

"This is not nonsense, just discussing the condition with this, um, let’s still call him a ’doctor’ for now. Is that not allowed?"

Xiao Yi did not get angry but the smile on his face grew slightly broader.

"Impertinent, who are you to discuss medical conditions with Director Wang? Do you even know who Director Wang is? He is an expert in this field at our hospital!"

For some reason, even though Xiao Yi appeared all smiles, the nurse felt particularly uncomfortable looking at him. Hearing his words, she instantly scoffed at him without hesitation, "Do you think, after attending two lectures at the Medical College, you’re qualified to practice medicine?"

She listened to Xiao Yi’s words and eyed his youth, assuming Xiao Yi was one of those Medical College students who thought they knew a little bit and wanted to show off—her gaze was filled with contempt.

Hearing the nurse’s words, Director Wang’s expression immediately became much more comfortable, especially upon hearing the nurse’s phrase, "He is an expert at our hospital." In fact, the word "expert" was his eternal pain. If asked which type of expert was the easiest to become, it would undoubtedly be a doctor. Walk into any moderately large hospital, not to mention national level; even second and third-level hospitals, or even local hospitals, could produce a dozen experts. Provincial People’s Hospital was one of the best provincial hospitals, with more than a third of the doctors holding expert titles.

Yet, despite how easy it seemed to achieve the title, he had worked at the hospital for more than twenty years without being able to earn it. Thus, he dreamt endlessly of becoming an expert. Several times he even woke from dreams where he saw his photo in the expert column at the hospital entrance. The nurse was just trying to flatter him to mock Xiao Yi with that remark, but it made him feel thoroughly comfortable. He secretly decided that if he became an expert, he would definitely promote this sharp-witted nurse.

"I’m sorry, but I’ve never taken a class at the Medical College," Xiao Yi shook his head and said regretfully. "And, I know what you are, but there’s no need to use the fact that I am a person to underscore that fact; I feel quite aggrieved. I really can’t help but feel you’re not one to hold up against. Moreover, who decided that people can’t discuss medical conditions with doctors? Unless, like you, that doctor is also a ’thing’ rather than a person?"

"Pfft!"

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Wang Qingqing next to him couldn’t help but let out a laugh, but immediately, she snapped to her senses and quickly covered her mouth, feeling a rush of anxiety. She was of course happy that Xiao Yi was standing up for her. However, her aunt’s illness still needed to be treated—what if they offended the doctor and delayed the treatment?