"Suffocated? What suffocation?"
Kang Jiamei was initially confused, then boasted without thinking:
"Your grandfather is Lin Huichun! Your father is Lin Chenggang! Your eldest uncle is Kang Wenxue! Your second uncle is even Kang Wuxue! If anyone dares to make you feel suffocated, tell me now, and I'll definitely stand up for you!"
She had long noticed that Xu Jingyin was unbelievably beautiful, and she wished she could immediately put her into Lin Zhenyi's bed to warm it. Her boasting, both overt and covert, was naturally to attract Xu Jingyin's attention.
But unfortunately, compared to Meng Baobao, who was almost stubbornly unwilling to associate with the powerful, the simple-minded Xu Jingyin was even more clueless and unperceptive when facing the powerful. She tried to appease Lin Zhenyi and Kang Jiamei's emotions purely out of her duty as a nurse. After appeasing them, she quickly went back to other tasks, not even clearly hearing what Kang Jiamei had said.
Kang Jiamei's strenuous boasting failed to attract even a sliver of Xu Jingyin's attention, making her even more annoyed. Ignoring Lin Zhenyi's cautious dissuasion, she coldly and imperiously said:
"Xu Jingyin, is it? How are you doing your job as a nurse? My son is so hot he's sweating, and you don't even know to quickly find tissues and wipe him yourself..."
Overweight people are all afraid of heat. She was also sweating profusely at the moment, but she clearly didn't realize that the sweat on Lin Zhenyi's forehead was cold sweat, and it was from fear of her.
So, as soon as she finished speaking, Lin Zhenyi nervously covered her mouth again and threatened in a low voice:
"Mom, are you crazy? This nurse, Xu Jingyin, looks even more beautiful than those top-tier female stars on TV. She must be Dr. Chen's woman. If you dare to order her to wipe my sweat, believe it or not, I'll die right here for you to see!"
As soon as he finished speaking, fearing that Xu Jingyin would actually wipe him with tissues, he quickly and nervously said:
"Nurse... Nurse sister, don't listen to my mom. How can I, a grown man, let you wipe my sweat?"
Just then, Chen Xiao, wearing a white coat, returned.
Lin Zhenyi immediately became excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He quickly abandoned Kang Jiamei, bowed and scraped, and said obsequiously:
"Dr. Chen... Dr. Chen, junior... junior has presumptuously sought medical treatment. I... I haven't disturbed you, have I?"
Although Lin Zhenyi was seriously injured in the chest by Chen Xiao at Zhegutiantian not long ago, his sternum was shattered in several places due to the severity of the injury, and he was far from recovered. He could not move, and even standing up would cause unbearable pain, which was why he was in a wheelchair.
But now, seeing Chen Xiao, he forgot about the pain. As he spoke, he even stood up from the wheelchair with a sudden movement, his expression filled with humility and flattery.
Chen Xiao obviously didn't expect the patient Xu Jingyin mentioned on the phone to be Lin Zhenyi. He was momentarily taken aback, and after a pause, he sneered repeatedly and said:
"Lin Zhenyi, didn't I injure your chest? How did your brain get damaged too? What face do you have to ask me for treatment? Moreover, from my observation, your injuries have stabilized. If you lie down for three to five months, you can get out of bed and cause trouble again. There's no need to act like a grandson and beg me."
During his five years of university, Chen Xiao was often bullied by Lin Zhenyi, who was in the same year. At that time, when Chen Xiao was delivering Jin Kui Shun Qi San to Wu Xianyao at Zhegutiantian, Lin Zhenyi forced Chen Xiao to kneel in public. He didn't treat Chen Xiao like a human at all, so how could Chen Xiao be polite?
"What?"
Kang Jiamei immediately exploded like her tail had been stepped on, glaring fiercely at Chen Xiao:
"Kid, you're the bastard who beat my son into the hospital?"
Since Lin Zhenyi was hospitalized, Kang Jiamei had asked him every day who had injured him, but Lin Zhenyi refused to say, so Kang Jiamei was powerless even if she was angry.
Now that she heard Chen Xiao admit it, how could she not be angry?
As she spoke, she, who had always been arrogant and overbearing, unhesitatingly made a move as if to tear at Chen Xiao.
"Mom—"
Lin Zhenyi was anxious. He quickly endured the severe pain in his chest and desperately tried to stop her, saying with tears and no laughter:
"I deserved to be beaten by Dr. Chen at the time. Don't make a fuss, okay? Besides, as long as he can spare some of that magical weight-loss medicine, Jin Kui Shun Qi San, for me, I'm willing to be crippled! From childhood to adulthood, I've had enough of this fat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't hold back and burst into tears.
"This..."
Kang Jiamei was speechless and stunned on the spot.
Since Lin Zhenyi was seriously injured and hospitalized, she had heard him talk about the miraculous weight-loss effects of Jin Kui Shun Qi San more than once, but she had never believed that such a magical weight-loss drug truly existed in the world. Otherwise, she wouldn't have to carry three hundred pounds of fat with her all the time in middle age.
But Lin Zhenyi was obsessed with Jin Kui Shun Qi San as if he had gone mad. Now, he was crying in front of outsiders. Even if she didn't believe it, she was helpless. After thinking for a moment, she said to Chen Xiao again:
"Kid, quickly take out your so-called damn weight-loss medicine and let my son try it. If it really has an immediate weight-loss effect, I can consider not pursuing the matter of you injuring him!"
Considering Lin Zhenyi's emotions, she had tried her best to control her temper, but her tone still couldn't hide her arrogance and overbearingness, as if Chen Xiao were just a dog she could order around.
Chen Xiao realized that Lin Zhenyi had come for the miraculous weight-loss effect of Jin Kui Shun Qi San, and he was immediately amused. He pretended to be obedient and took out a small packet of spare Jin Kui Shun Qi San from the drawer of the examination table and handed it to Kang Jiamei, saying meaningfully:
"Fat lady, what you need to consider not pursuing is not just the matter of your son being beaten into the hospital by me."
Kang Jiamei looked at him warily:
"What do you mean by that?"
Seeing the small packet of Jin Kui Shun Qi San in the kraft paper packaging, Lin Zhenyi's eyes lit up. As soon as Kang Jiamei finished speaking, he impatiently urged:
"Mom, stop the nonsense and hurry up and let me take the medicine. After taking this small packet, I'll be able to lose seven or eight pounds immediately!"
If it weren't for his immobility, he would have probably snatched it by now.
"Son, calm down. This kind of medicine, casually packaged in kraft paper, is clearly an unregistered product. The risk of trying it randomly is very high!"
Kang Jiamei knew she couldn't dissuade Lin Zhenyi and was worried that he would take the medicine recklessly. As she spoke, she simply opened the kraft paper packaging, ate all the small pinch of powder-like Jin Kui Shun Qi San inside, and then gulped down water.
She had already decided that if Jin Kui Shun Qi San couldn't make her lose seven or eight pounds immediately, she would confront Chen Xiao.
However, to her horror, the Jin Kui Shun Qi San, which looked like traditional Chinese medicine, clearly had a more potent effect than Western medicine. As soon as she swallowed it with water, she suddenly felt her chronically bloated stomach begin to make clear "gurgling" sounds. Immediately, sweat poured from all over her body. Her clothes, pants, and even shoes and socks, which were already tight like zongzi due to her obesity, were instantly soaked.
And this was just the beginning. Following that, increasingly terrifying sweat began to flow. In just a moment, a pool of water had accumulated on the ground beneath her feet, as if she, a flesh and blood being, were a melting snowman. Her stomach churned violently, a sensation far more exaggerated than being on a fat-reducing machine.
It didn't hurt at all, but it was terrifying!
"This... this medicine is indeed poisonous! Ah! I'm going to die!"
In an instant, Kang Jiamei felt her hair stand on end and her heart pound. Her body went weak, and she collapsed onto the wet ground.
However, the terrifying pharmacological reaction of Jin Kui Shun Qi San did not last long. Just as Kang Jiamei was filled with inexplicable horror, her churning stomach suddenly stopped moving, and the sweat from her wet body gradually ceased. Moreover, as the wind blew, she clearly felt refreshed and invigorated. Her body, laden with fat, instantly felt much lighter, as if several pounds of excess weight had been shed.
"This... this medicine can really help lose weight?"
Kang Jiamei was both shocked and delighted. She quickly got up and rushed to the scale by the door to weigh herself. She was shocked to find that she was indeed eight pounds lighter than in the morning. She looked back at Chen Xiao again and eagerly said:
"Kid, I never expected your so-called unregistered powder medicine to actually have some effect. Hurry up and get me some more!"
Even though she was asking for a favor, her tone was still as if it were her due, clearly a habit developed from years of practice.
Lin Zhenyi was startled and quickly said obsequiously:
"Dr. Chen... Dr. Chen, my mom doesn't have much knowledge and doesn't speak well. Please don't be angry, but... but we are sincerely seeking the medicine. Just name your price, and any amount of money is fine."
Kang Jiamei, with a rare smile, nodded in agreement:
"Yes! That's right! Dr. Chen, just name your price. For me, money is really not a problem..."
Chen Xiao shook his head slightly and interrupted Kang Jiamei:
"Money is certainly not a problem. After all, the ingredients for a packet of Jin Kui Shun Qi San only cost a few cents. If I'm happy, I can even give it away for free."
Kang Jiamei's eyes lit up, and her tone became more urgent:
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and get the medicine! How about this, I'll give you a hundred yuan for a small packet, and I want a hundred packets!"
As she spoke, she even pounced towards the drawer where Chen Xiao kept the Jin Kui Shun Qi San on the examination table like a furious tigress. Her posture clearly indicated that she intended to snatch it.
Chen Xiao's expression turned cold. He unceremoniously reached out and pulled her away:
"But the problem is, I'm not happy!"
Kang Jiamei, caught off guard by Chen Xiao's pull, stumbled backward and was instantly enraged, saying frantically:
"It's just something that costs a few cents for ingredients, and I'm willing to pay a hundred yuan for it. What more are you unhappy about? How about this, I'll offer two hundred!"
Chen Xiao sneered:
"What if the ingredients cost a few cents? Even if the ingredients cost a few cents, as long as I'm unwilling to sell it, it's useless even if you offer ten thousand or eight thousand."
"You..."
Kang Jiamei was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. After thinking for a moment, she threatened fiercely:
"Kid, you probably don't know that my husband is Lin Chenggang, the only chief physician in the emergency department of your hospital. You, as a practicing doctor, are already severely violating regulations by selling medicine privately, and asking for exorbitant prices is suspected of a crime! Do you believe I'll have him fire you right now?"
Lin Zhenyi had already decided on a strategy of "courtesy before force" before coming. He was not afraid that Chen Xiao would not give him Jin Kui Shun Qi San. Seeing that the time was ripe, he continued to smile and said:
"Classmate Chen Xiao, actually, my dad is Lin Chenggang from your emergency department, and my grandfather is the famous old院长 Lin Huichun. For their sake, please sell me some Jin Kui Shun Qi San, won't you? Otherwise, with my mom's temper, she might really have them fire you in anger! It wasn't easy for you to get into the Central Hospital, wouldn't it be a shame to be fired?"
Kang Jiamei, fearing that Chen Xiao would still not back down, quickly added as if showing off:
"Not only that! My eldest brother is Kang Wenxue, the president of the Juxian City Chinese Herbal Medicine Wholesale Association, and my second brother is Kang Wuxue, the deputy director of the relevant regulatory authorities in the Juxian City pharmaceutical industry. Kid, are you scared? If you're scared, then quickly kneel down and get me the medicine!"