Zhu Yanyi had only driven automatic cars in her past life. Although she had learned manual transmission when getting her license, she bought an automatic car afterward. Over time, manual driving became unfamiliar to her. Now, she needed to relearn it.
Luo Gang took Zhu Yanyi to an open area to teach her. "Honestly, you should have asked Master Yan to teach you when she was here," Luo Gang said.
"She was busy, and I didn't want to bother her," Zhu Yanyi said carefully. She watched the road ahead, pressed the clutch, shifted gears, and continued driving.
"Your posture is correct, but you lack courage," Luo Gang pointed out directly.
"Am I not brave enough?" Zhu Yanyi asked. She faced sick patients daily, sometimes those missing limbs. Yet Luo Gang said she lacked courage.
"I mean your courage in driving," Luo Gang explained. "You don't need to worry here. You could drive with your eyes closed. But look at your speed—only forty-five."
"Safety first," Zhu Yanyi argued. "This is the right way. What if someone suddenly runs out?"
"Basically, no one comes here," Luo Gang said.
"Are you sure?" Zhu Yanyi looked ahead. "Then what about the person lying on the ground in front?"
Luo Gang felt a sharp pain in his face. Indeed, someone was lying straight on the ground.
Zhu Yanyi stopped the car. The person lay across the road, and the situation looked bad. She asked Luo Gang to check the person first while she grabbed the medical kit from the car.
Luo Gang went first and turned the person over. It was a man with a square face, looking upright. Zhu Yanyi and Luo Gang exchanged glances. It was an acquaintance.
The man on the ground was Luo Wen, whom they had met in Shanghai. After Yan Aohan had advised him on the cruise ship, they hadn't seen him again. Unexpectedly, he appeared in Beijing, in this open place. It was clear he had suffered greatly.
Zhu Yanyi gave Luo Wen a small bottle of Spirit Spring water and then performed acupuncture. She then told Luo Gang, "Put her in the car. It seems I won't be practicing driving today."
Luo Gang placed Luo Wen in the back seat. Zhu Yanyi sat in the front passenger seat, and Luo Gang drove them home.
To protect Zhu Yanyi, Luo Gang took Luo Wen to a guest room in her house. Only then did Zhu Yanyi examine and treat her thoroughly.
"Nine of her ribs are broken, and her internal injuries are severe. She ran a long distance after being injured, which is why she fainted. It is her luck to meet me. Otherwise, lying outside for a day would have turned her into a corpse," Zhu Yanyi said after finishing the acupuncture.
She then told Luo Gang, "I will go to the sixth floor to prepare medicine and bring it down later."
"Okay," Luo Gang nodded. "I will have people investigate this. Who did Luo Wen offend?"
Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly. Her current priority was to save Luo Wen and wake her up.
After preparing the medicine, Zhu Yanyi brought it down. Luo Gang fed it to Luo Wen. Zhu Yanyi said, "She won't wake up today. She should wake up tomorrow. You stay here tomorrow, and send someone to take me to the hospital."
"Alright," Luo Gang agreed. He realized he couldn't leave.
Only a few people, including Zhu Yanyi and Luo Gang, knew that Luo Wen had been saved. Others were unaware.
When Zhu Yanyi went to work, her first task was to treat General Rot.
"General Rot, what did you eat yesterday?" Zhu Yanyi asked, her expression very serious.
General Rot coughed and said, "I only ate one bite of barbecue. An old friend brought it. Is that not allowed?"
"No. That one bite of barbecue wasted all the treatment so far. Do you understand?" Zhu Yanyi disliked disobedient patients. "If you want to die, do not do it in our China. Even if you want to die here, do not do it under my care. I, Zhu Yanyi, have never lost a patient. I do not want to make an exception for you."
"I am sorry, Little Divine Doctor," General Rot said sincerely. He hadn't realized one bite of barbecue would ruin everything. He looked guilty. "I promise to control myself and never be greedy for food again."
Zhu Yanyi looked at her calmly. "I am a doctor. I cannot watch a patient suffer without treatment. So, I will give you another chance." She stood up. "Medicine will arrive soon. It is bitter. Do not rinse your mouth with water after drinking it, or the effect will be reduced. You didn't need this medicine, but you were greedy."
Zhu Yanyi left. The so-called medicine was actually a bowl of bitter lotus root water. Zhu Yanyi wanted to teach General Rot a lesson.
The bitter lotus root water was prepared by Zhu Yanyi herself, with Spirit Spring water added. General Rot didn't know the ingredients. After drinking it, her mouth was full of bitterness. If her spirit hadn't improved significantly, she would have thought Zhu Yanyi was teasing her. In fact, Zhu Yanyi was teasing her, but she didn't know it.
After watching her drink the bitter lotus root water, Zhu Yanyi waited about half an hour before speaking. "Alright, you can drink plain water now." She added, "Remember, do not eat random things, especially those I forbid. If you do, the medicine will be even more bitter, and I may not even want to treat you."
"I dare not. I really dare not," General Rot said weakly. After such bitter medicine, he would never be greedy for food again. He drank a large cup of plain water, rubbed his stomach, and felt full. "Why must Chinese medicine be liquid? Can't it be made solid?"
"Turning liquid Chinese medicine into solid form takes time and research. Some medicines are already made into pills, but others are not yet ready. For example, the medicine for your cancer. Pills are not strong enough. Until we figure out how to make effective pills, you must continue drinking liquid medicine," Zhu Yanyi explained.
Seeing General Rot's reaction to the bitter lotus root water, Zhu Yanyi felt satisfied and kindly gave her the answer.