Looking at the mountain - high pile of medicine, Jiang Li was a bit incredulous.
"Th - this much?" She was a bit surprised, blinking her eyes and saying in a light - hearted tone, "I have a strange feeling that I've got an incurable disease."
"Don't talk nonsense."
Qiao Jinrun's Adam's apple twitched slightly. Keeping a calm expression, he said, "It's not as bad as you think. Most of these are supplements for conditioning and maintenance."
Hearing this, Jiang Li nodded half - understanding. After a moment's thought, she smiled and said, "I'm not afraid. With a young and capable doctor like you, surely any illness can be cured."
Qiao Jinrun raised his eyebrows slightly. A rare smile appeared in his usually serious eyes.
He reached out his hand and gently poked her forehead with his finger.
"You are really a handful."
The sudden affectionate gesture and tone made Jiang Li a bit uncomfortable. She took two steps back to keep some distance and said with an unnatural smile, "Dr. Qiao, I'll leave first."
Qiao Jinrun then realized that he might have overstepped the mark. He coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment and said, "I have a younger sister at home. She's quite naughty. You're a bit like her."
Jiang Li responded absent - mindedly.
"Remember to tell Song Yu when you get back. He owes me a favor," Qiao Jinrun added.
Jiang Li calmly agreed and said that she suddenly remembered something and had to go back quickly.
Qiao Jinrun also said that he was about to start work, so he didn't see her off specially. Suddenly, they began to keep a proper distance from each other.
Watching Jiang Li leave, Qiao Jinrun slowly withdrew his gaze, took out his phone and made a call.
"Mom."
There came a stream of chatter from the other end of the phone. Qiao Jinrun rubbed his temples and said in a gentle voice, "I've eaten. Don't worry."
"How's Ruru's condition recently? Is she getting better?"
...
After leaving the consulting room, Jiang Li inexplicably let out a sigh of relief.
She didn't know why, but when Qiao Jinrun made that gesture just now, she felt a bit of ambiguity.
It had far exceeded the relationship between a doctor and a patient, or even that between friends.
She pursed her lips, comforting herself that she might be overthinking.
She had only met Dr. Qiao a few times. There was no way he could have other feelings for her. It was just that she was too sensitive.
She walked with her head down. Distracted by other thoughts, she almost bumped into a wheelchair head - on.
"Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going," she apologized instinctively. When she looked up, she was stunned to find someone she knew.
"Jiang Li?" Su Jialan exclaimed, seemingly equally surprised. "What are you doing in the hospital?"
At this moment, Jiang Li noticed that behind Su Jialan's wheelchair stood Xiao Yanzhi.
It seemed that he had brought Su Jialan for a routine check - up.
The man behind the wheelchair looked cold. His dark eyes stared intently at her face, then slowly moved down to the bag in her hand.
"Are you sick?" Su Jialan looked at her and asked with concern.
Jiang Li waved the physical examination report in her hand and said politely, "No. Thank you for your concern. I'm just having a full - body check - up."
Hearing this, Su Jialan nodded without thinking much. "Young people are under a lot of work pressure. Having regular physical examinations is a good habit."
"Ah Yan wasn't busy at work today, so I asked him to accompany me for a check - up."
As Su Jialan said this, she turned to look at Xiao Yanzhi and chided him gently, "Since Jiang Li was coming for a check - up, you should have invited her along."
Xiao Yanzhi looked cold. His eyes glanced casually at the physical examination report in her hand. "I don't know what she does every day."
He clearly drew a line between them.
Jiang Li pursed her lips and said calmly, "I won't disturb you, Madam and Mr. Xiao. I wish you a normal check - up result. Goodbye."
After saying that, she walked past them.
Suddenly, Xiao Yanzhi's deep voice rang out. It wasn't too loud, but Jiang Li could hear it clearly.
"For someone with a promiscuous private life, it's good that you still know how to cherish your life."
Jiang Li's steps immediately froze in place.
This sentence was like a bomb. Her head buzzed, and she couldn't come to her senses for a long time.
She closed her eyes. Her chest felt tight, and she had trouble breathing. After a while, she asked in her own voice, "What do you mean? What do you mean by saying I'm promiscuous?"
"You know what I mean," Xiao Yanzhi said coldly. His side - face was sharp, and his eyes were full of disdain. His tone was full of undisguised sarcasm. "The probability of getting sick increases greatly when you're with different men. It's common sense."
She felt that all the blood in her body had turned cold. Her bright eyes glared angrily, and the hands hanging by her sides clenched tightly.
He knew that she was proud and cared about many things; he also knew exactly where to hurt her the most.
What he was best at was trampling on her dignity and pride.
People were coming and going in the hospital. The indoor heating was on full, but Jiang Li felt extremely cold at this moment.
She was silent for a while. After all, this was a hospital, and Su Jialan was also there. She didn't want to argue with Xiao Yanzhi here.
Finally, she took a deep breath and chose to leave quietly.
Watching the woman's figure gradually disappear, he withdrew his thoughts and shifted his gaze back to Su Jialan, pushing her wheelchair forward slowly.
"Ah Yan, did you have a fight with Jiang Li?"
Su Jialan sensed the uneasiness between them just now and casually comforted him, "You need to coax a young girl. If you want to make up, you should be more polite."
"What's there to coax? She's not that important anyway."
"Oh, you..." Su Jialan was stunned for a few seconds, then shook her head with a helpless smile. "She's been with you for four years. Are you really so heartless?"
Xiao Yanzhi looked cold. His well - defined fingers tightened on the wheelchair handle as he said indifferently, "It's been too long. I'm a bit bored."
Surprise flashed across Su Jialan's eyes.
Bored?
...
When Jiang Li walked out of the hospital, her hands and feet were ice - cold, and her lips were trembling. The sarcasm just now was like a cold wind, seeping into every part of her body.
It penetrated deep into her bones.
Just then, the phone in her pocket rang.
It was Song Yu.
Jiang Li paused for a moment, steadied her mind, took a deep breath while holding the phone, and answered it pretending to be relaxed, "Lawyer Song."
Song Yu said, "How's the physical examination result? Qiao Jinrun told me you went to get the report today."
Jiang Li lowered her eyes, staring at the tip of her shoes. "All the indicators are normal, except that there's something wrong with my stomach. But it's an old problem. Don't worry."
Song Yu let out a sigh of relief on the other end of the phone. "That's good. Come out. I'm at the hospital gate now."
"Now?" Jiang Li was a bit surprised. She didn't expect Song Yu to be near the hospital. She subconsciously looked up.
"I just finished the last lawsuit of this year. I was driving past here and thought I'd pick you up on the way," Song Yu said.