Chapter 23: Prepare for the Aftermath

  When Liu Siyu asked, Qi Ruizhao was hesitant and unclear, actually not knowing much, just hearsay. Neither Liu Siyu nor Ning Yuan heard anything substantial.

  As they spoke, the three of them entered the cafeteria. Liu Siyu wanted to rush to get Ning Yuan's lunch, but was refused by him. As a leader on his first day in office, he felt that he should also treat his two subordinates, so he paid for their meals out of his own pocket, including Liu Siyu and Qi Ruizhen's.

  Of course, it's not quite right to say that he paid the money. The cafeteria uses a card-swiping system, and every student and staff member is issued a meal card, which they can recharge themselves. Ningyuan's card was given to him by Tian Baozi in the morning, and there was already money on it, so Ningyuan was being quite generous with someone else's money.

  Three people finished their meal and casually found a place to sit down. Just as they sat down, a bright figure floated in and sat down across from them. The lunchbox was placed lightly, without greeting anyone.

  Ning Yuan subconsciously glanced at the other person, and saw that it was a beautiful young woman of about twenty years old, with long hair flowing, perfect figure, wearing a casual sportswear, neat and refreshing.

  Liu Siyu, who was standing beside him, saw Ning Yuan looking at the beautiful girl and smiled lightly, saying, "Dr. Ning, this little sister is the department flower of this year's freshman class, a big beauty ranked in the top ten in the whole school, aren't you excited?"

  Ning Yuan coughed awkwardly twice, lowered his head to eat, and didn't comment on the top ten beauties selected by Fuhai University. These students were in their youth, and it was boring anyway.

  Of course, when Ning Yuan was in high school, there were also boring people who elected the campus belle and various beauties. This kind of convention has almost become a routine for major universities, similar to the ranking list of famous swords in the Jianghu world.

  Actually, Ning Yuan just glanced at the beautiful woman in front of him, not because she was pretty, but because he felt that this girl was a bit different from others. If he didn't feel wrong, this girl must also be a practitioner.

  Ning Yuan took two bites of his food, and then subconsciously looked up to glance at the other person. This time, it seemed like the other person had noticed him too, and also looked up to meet Ning Yuan's gaze with a faint smile, before continuing to eat with his head down, looking rather captivating.

  It's unclear whether it was because the school's top ten beauty was sitting here, or because Ning Yuan was surrounded by beauties, but soon the seats around him were packed with people, making a lot of noise.

  Liu Siyu and Qi Ruizhixue obviously didn't like this environment very much, so they hastily finished their meal and returned to the school infirmary first. Ning Yuan also didn't stay for long, after finishing his meal in the cafeteria, he wandered around a bit before returning to the medical office as well.

  Not yet arrived at the infirmary, Ningyuan saw a van parked in front of the infirmary door, with several people moving things. Only when he walked closer did he realize that Tian Baozi had someone deliver medicine.

  Ning Yu walked forward, casually checked the quality of the medicine, found that they were all good, nodded very satisfactorily, and helped move the medicine into the medical room to sort it out. After everything was busy, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.

  The infirmary was still quiet in the afternoon, and Ningyuan was still bored reading magazines. At around 4 pm, a sudden noise came from outside.

  Qī Ruìxuě, who was chatting with Liú Sīyǔ in the infirmary, changed her expression upon hearing the commotion. She carefully glanced in Nǐng Yuǎn's direction and scolded, "That annoying guy is here again."

  As expected, Qi Rui Xue's voice fell, and a tall figure walked in from the door of the infirmary, followed by several young people who were watching the excitement.

  He was about 1.8 meters tall, with a pale complexion, looking around the same age as Qi Ruizhe, twenty-two or three years old, walking in with steady steps and quite some momentum.

  Ning Yu had been idle in the infirmary for a whole day and was already bored to death. Seeing someone come in, he thought it was a patient and hastily greeted them: "Where are you uncomfortable? Come sit over here."

  The young man didn't expect that there was another young person in the infirmary. Upon hearing Ningyuan's greeting, he subconsciously hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Ningyuan was even younger than himself, obviously just a freshman or sophomore, he couldn't be bothered to respond, and directly looked at Qizhenxue: "Doctor Qi, my stomach hurts again, can you take a look and see if I need an IV drip?"

  It was clear that Qī Ruì Xuě and Liú Sī Yǔ were not encountering this situation for the first time. The young man's gaze was fixed on Qī Ruì Xuě, causing her face to flush red, while Liú Sī Yǔ giggled and covered her mouth as she watched the young man.

  Qī Ruì Xuě was laughed at by Liú Sī Yǔ to the point where she wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide, suddenly seeing the wardrobe beside her, her eyes rolled and said: "Gāo Míng, sorry, today our medical room changed doctors, the new Ning doctor is actually a Chinese medicine master, no IV drip, if you're not feeling well, he can prescribe you some traditional Chinese medicine, if it's really bad, acupuncture needles are also an option."

  "Traditional Chinese medicine?" Gao Ming was taken aback, and subconsciously glanced around the clinic, only to find that the medicine cabinets had indeed been replaced. The original cabinets filled with Western medicine were now filled with traditional Chinese medicine. He hadn't noticed it earlier, but now he could smell the strong scent of traditional Chinese medicine wafting through the air, causing him to wrinkle his brow in distaste.

  Ning Yuan also figured out what was going on at this time, sitting behind the office desk with a smile all over his face, looking at the young man named Gao Ming with profound meaning, and didn't say another word.

  It's obvious that this clever classmate is faking his illness, and coming here to flirt with the girls is the real deal. Just look at Qizhi Xue's expression - this guy must come every afternoon for an IV drip, using it as a chance to get close to our school nurse, Qi Hu Shi. It's just that today, the whole shelf of Western medicine in the infirmary suddenly changed to Chinese medicine, leaving Gao Ming classmate somewhat bewildered.

  However, Gao Ming was not wooden, and after being stunned for a moment, he came to Qi Ruizheng with a smile and stretched out his arm: "It turns out that Dr. Qi also knows traditional Chinese medicine, just in time, you take my pulse."

  Qī Ruìxuě gave Gāo Míng a fierce glance, pointing at Níng Yuǎn and saying: "That's our Doctor Níng, go to him for pulse diagnosis, I only know how to grab medicine."

  Gao Ming looked at Ning Yuan again, unexpectedly this young man who was even younger than himself was the new doctor in the infirmary. Walking up to Ning Yuan's side, he asked discontentedly: "Hey, can you take a pulse?"

  Ningyuan smiled and nodded, pointing to the chair opposite him: "Sit down, where are you uncomfortable?"

  Gao Ming sat down somewhat reluctantly, covering his chest with one hand, looking at Qi Ruizhe with a pained expression: "It's uncomfortable here, I always feel anxious and short of breath, Doctor, am I going to die soon?"

  This guy is quite talented in acting, on the one hand, he pretends to be serious, and on the other hand, when no one notices, he winks at Ningyuan, hinting that Ningyuan should cooperate with him. One of his hands also rubbed two fingers lightly, meaning that Ningyuan's benefits are not to be missed.

  Ning Yuan glanced at him without looking at his expression, and smiled lightly: "Put your arm on the table, I'll take your pulse."

  Gao Ming reluctantly placed his arm on the table in front of Ning Yuan, who casually picked up a small pillow from the side and placed it underneath. Three fingers rested on Gao Ming's wrist as he listened carefully for a while. When Gao Ming started to get impatient, Ning Yuan finally spoke up: "Stick out your tongue, let me take a look."

  "Ah!" Gao Ming's mouth opened wide, his tongue sticking out before quickly retracting it. He looked at Ning Yuan: "Doctor, can my illness still be cured?"

  "Go and prepare for the aftermath." Ningyuan waved his hand, his face darkening as he said, "This illness is incurable."

  As soon as Ningyuan said this, everyone in the medical office was shocked. Qi Ruizhe and Liu Siyu looked at Ningyuan with confusion, while others who came to watch the commotion were also at a loss. Gao Ming, sitting in front of Ningyuan, subconsciously hesitated for a moment, somewhat unclear about what was real or not, before stuttering out a question: "Doctor, you're not joking?"