"Comrade, are you looking for someone? Or do you need to see a doctor?" Lu Bing guessed that the woman might want medical help but had no money, which is why she hesitated outside.
Lu Bing never imagined this person was involved in anything dangerous. Since Gu Jingtian’s car was sabotaged and he nearly died, security at the Capital Hospital had increased many times over.
The old woman paused when she saw Lu Bing, shook her head, and hurried away without saying a word. Lu Bing felt confused but decided not to pry. Everyone has their own difficulties, just like her. She shook her head, forgot about it, and took the soup to the ward to deliver it to Liu Jun.
Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan stayed in the practice chamber until nearly closing time before leaving the hospital.
"You’re just a patient. You don’t need to come to work every day," Yan Aohan said as he drove.
Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "It’s fine. I treat it as a way to relax. Besides, you saw—I just read books and organize herbs in the practice chamber. I don’t do much else. It’s very easy. I might actually be busier at home."
Yan Aohan smiled. "Once Luo Te Shang Jiang returns and Liu Jun is discharged, you can rest at home for a while. It will save you from waking up early every day."
Zhu Yanyi nodded. She didn’t feel tired, but since Yan Aohan suggested it, she agreed. She thought it was good to listen to him.
Marriage is about mutual understanding. Yan Aohan likely said this because he didn’t want her to be away from him too much. If she had a few days off, she could spend more time with him.
Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi returned to the courtyard house. Because Zhu Zhibin was injured, they had been staying there for a while. Zhu Yanyi had grown accustomed to living in the courtyard.
In the yard, Zhu Yanyi had planted many herbs that were easy to grow, such as honeysuckle and phytolacca.
As soon as they arrived, someone knocked on the door. Zhu Yanyi was surprised and looked at Yan Aohan. "Who could be visiting today?"
"I don’t know. I’ll go check. You sit here; no need to come out," Yan Aohan said.
Zhu Yanyi nodded. "I’ll go cook."
Yan Aohan nodded and went out. Zhu Yanyi headed to the kitchen. But before a minute had passed, she heard Yan Aohan call, "Ani, come out for a moment."
Zhu Yanyi went out and saw Yan Xidong and a stranger. The stranger looked like Yan Xidong’s friend or classmate. Her left shoulder was injured, her eyes were closed, and she was clearly unconscious.
"What happened?" Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Xidong, then immediately took the unconscious man’s pulse. She pressed a few points, then said to Yan Aohan, "Gunshot wound. There’s still a bullet in his left shoulder. I need to remove it first, or it will be dangerous. I’ll get my medical kit."
Without waiting for a reply, Zhu Yanyi went to her room to fetch the kit.
She opened the kit and used gold needles to anesthetize the unconscious man to prevent her from waking up during the procedure. Then, she used the needles to stabilize the bullet. With a slight cut from the scalpel, she flicked the needle, exposing half of the bullet. She used tweezers to remove it, cleaned the wound with Spirit Spring water, applied medicine, and bandaged it. The whole process took less than half an hour—very fast.
After finishing, Zhu Yanyi took a small cup of warm water, added a drop of Spirit Spring water, and asked Yan Aohan to help the man drink it. "He’s out of danger. But for the next seventy-two hours, keep the wound dry. Other than that, there are no problems."
"Thank you, Second Uncle, Second Aunt," Yan Xidong said shyly. "This is my classmate. We agreed to go out today to buy some things and pick up money his family sent from the post practice chamber. We ran into robbers, and he got hurt by accident."
Zhu Yanyi frowned and looked at Yan Aohan. "Isn’t there a regulation on guns? We’re not in a country where anyone can carry weapons. Didn’t we confiscate all the guns? How does someone have such a genuine gun?" She pointed to the bullet. "Look at this. It’s a genuine Browning bullet."
Yan Aohan nodded slightly. "Yes, these robbers are not simple." He then asked Yan Xidong, "Did you tell your father about this?"
"I didn’t have time to notify my dad. Your house is the closest nearby, so I came to you first." Yan Xidong was lucky. If Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan had lived in the residential compound, she would have made a wasted trip.
"You’re lucky," Zhu Yanyi said while tidying up. "We happen to be staying here these days." She then said to Yan Aohan, "I’ll go cook. Don’t be angry with Xidong." She turned to Yan Xidong. "You can leave now or wait until your classmate wakes up. It’s up to you. He won’t wake up soon, but you can stay for dinner."
"Sorry to trouble you, Second Aunt," Yan Xidong said. Since eating Zhu Yanyi’s vegetarian meal at the Yan family’s old mansion last time, she had missed it greatly. She knew she might not get vegetarian food today, but she was sure Zhu Yanyi’s cooking wouldn’t be bad.
Zhu Yanyi smiled, put away the medical supplies, and went into the kitchen.
After Zhu Yanyi entered the kitchen, Yan Aohan looked at Yan Xidong. "Why did you lie just now?"
Yan Xidong was stunned, then lowered his head shyly. "Seventy percent of it is true. But the part about being shot is false. Those robbers seemed to be targeting me. They accidentally injured him, and it was mistaken for a robbery targeting the person picking up the remittance. That’s why I didn’t dare go to the hospital."
"Are you sure they were targeting you?" Yan Aohan’s expression became more serious.
"I wouldn’t mistake it. They were really coming for me," Yan Xidong nodded seriously.
Yan Aohan thought for a moment, then went aside to make a phone call to investigate the matter. He also notified Yan Huajun to come over. "I’ve asked someone to investigate this. I’ve also notified your father to come and pick you up."