Pregnant After Healing the Alpha

Chapter 230: Chapter 222: Qiao Jing Takes Action

She didn’t hear wrong, did she?

Lou Xinrou’s heart was in turmoil, her face full of doubt about life and the world.

At this moment, her mind was in a mess, utterly disordered, and she didn’t know how to think.

“All right,” Qiao Jing exhaled deeply, drew back his hand, and stood up.

“Thank you for your hard work,” Zhou Fu handed over a cup of water.

Qiao Jing didn’t bother with formalities with Zhou Fu, naturally taking the cup from his hands and taking several gulps.

Lou Xinrou’s mouth, already ajar, dropped even wider.

The woman helped the patient to stand and repeatedly thanked Qiao Jing and Zhou Fu.

“Thank you, Mr. Zhou, and this——”

Looking at Qiao Jing, the woman wasn’t sure how to address him.

“Her surname is Qiao,” Zhou Fu introduced Qiao Jing.

“Oh, Mr. Qiao, thank you both so much. If it weren’t for you, my husband might have already passed away from his illness,” the woman said with tearful gratitude.

“It was just a small effort. Your husband’s condition is still very serious, but it’s not incurable. I’ll write a prescription for him now. Whether you want to brew it yourself or have our pharmacy do it for you, that’s up to you.”

As soon as Qiao Jing finished speaking, Zhou Fu, like a little pharmacy assistant, considerately handed over paper and pen to Qiao Jing, then stood aside and watched.

“The prescription is well-composed, even better than I expected; splendid! Truly splendid! There is no end to learning; I still have much to learn!”

At this moment, Lou Xinrou was completely stunned, not knowing how to think anymore.

She felt she couldn’t keep lying to herself.

After the prescription was completed and the patient was sent off, Qiao Jing picked up the cup on the table again, opened it and looked inside—empty.@@novelbin@@

“I’ll pour some for you,” Zhou Fu was exceedingly attentive, picking up the teapot to refill Qiao Jing’s cup.

Qiao Jing raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Zhou Fu, “Just say what you want to say.”

“Nothing special, just pouring you a cup of water,” Zhou Fu said, a bit sheepish.

“Oh, is that so? Well, I have things to do, so I’m leaving,” Qiao Jing pretended to get up.

“No, no, no, don’t!” Zhou Fu stopped Qiao Jing in his tracks, “You really can see right through my intentions every time.”

“The truth is, I’ve encountered a very difficult patient. He suffers from severe coronary ischemia. I’ve tried many methods, but am at a loss for the moment. So I wanted to invite you over to have a look,” Zhou Fu laid it all out.

“Coronary ischemia?” Upon hearing these four words, Qiao Jing thought of someone.

Wu Xirui.

Speaking of which, Wu Xirui was also suffering from such symptoms.

“Alright, I’ll go with you. When?”

Qiao Jing wanted to observe more of this condition, as it would help her research and find the most suitable treatment.

“I haven’t set an appointment yet; I will call and let you know afterwards,” Zhou Fu responded.

“Okay.”

Not long after, Qiao Jing left, leaving Lou Xinrou standing there like a post, motionless.

It took a full ten minutes for Lou Xinrou to recover from her shock, then she muttered to herself.

“Could it be that Qiao Jing is Divine Doctor Jing?!”

No, no, no!

This idea had crossed Lou Xinrou’s mind countless times today.

“How could that be? How could Qiao Jing be Divine Doctor Jing? Divine Doctor Jing is Zhou Fu’s master, a famous divine doctor in the empire! How could someone like that be as young as Qiao Jing? If that were the case, wouldn’t Qiao Jing be a genius among geniuses?”

She had analyzed this point before as well.

She thought it must be a coincidence that Qiao Jing was particularly proficient in treating asthma.

As the saying goes, among any three people walking together, I will find my teacher.

Just like in the hospital, where each doctor is mostly only good in their own field.

It’s not like a doctor specialized in internal medicine could perform surgery on patients.

The logic is the same.

Although all these were just her speculations, she felt that these guesses had a higher possibility than the speculation that Qiao Jing was Divine Doctor Jing.

Thinking of this, Lou Xinrou patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

“I really let my imagination run wild to even think of this. If Nanqing knew I suspected Qiao Jing was Divine Doctor Jing, she would certainly laugh at me to death,” she said.

A few days later.

Su Manhan was sitting on the living room sofa, cracking sunflower seeds, while Zhan Yao was watching the news on TV.

“Recently, Professor Qiao has made another small breakthrough in research…”

The host was broadcasting the news in her standard Mandarin.

After hearing the news, Su Manhan put down the sunflower seeds in her hand and turned to Zhan Yao to ask, “Husband, what kind of person do you think Professor Qiao really is?”

“He’s undoubtedly a pillar of the nation,” Zhan Yao answered truthfully, his heart filled with respect for Professor Qiao.

Professor Qiao’s research achievements had indeed enabled their country’s agricultural technology to make great progress!

Even the members of the Zhan Family had to give face to Professor Qiao, the giant in agriculture, which showed how high her status was.

“That’s not what I’m asking. I mean, do you think Professor Qiao is a man or a woman? And how old do you think she is?” asked Su Manhan.

“I can’t be sure about that.” Zhan Yao also pondered for a moment, as Professor Qiao had never shown her face to the public, and nobody knew her gender or what she looked like.

Seeing Su Manhan’s curious expression, Zhan Yao added, “No matter what Professor Qiao is like as a person, her achievements are irreplaceable.”

“I just want to see what she looks like. Nanqing is working in the laboratory now, so I’m going to take a look over there,” Su Manhan said, and then she began to gather her things, ready to head out.

Zhan Yao glanced at Su Manhan and said nothing.

At the entrance to the research institute.

Su Manhan was planning to go straight in when she was stopped by the security guard.

“Good day, ma’am, who are you looking for?”

“I am Zhan Nanqing’s mother; she is working inside,” Su Manhan replied.

Su Manhan reported her relation, thinking she could use that to directly enter the laboratory, but the security guard still firmly stopped her.

“You can call Mrs. Zhan to come out. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter and leave the research institute at will,” the security guard said.

After hearing this, Su Manhan’s face fell, “What do you mean by unauthorized personnel? Am I unauthorized personnel? My daughter works inside, and I just want to take a look. Besides, my daughter Nanqing is now Professor Qiao’s first assistant.”

The security guard still stood in front of Su Manhan, “Ma’am, family status does not grant access to enter at will.”

“Can’t you make an exception? Here’s ten thousand yuan. I just want to go in and see my daughter,” Su Manhan said, taking a bank card out of her bag and peering into the research institute.

The security guard did not even look at the bank card, and with a stern face devoid of expression, he said, “As I have already said, family members cannot go inside.”

What he stated was indeed a fact; Professor Qiao’s research institute was not somewhere one could enter just because they were family—it was a rule!

Su Manhan became so angry that she was almost hopping, “Why are you so inflexible?”

The security guard silently watched Su Manhan’s actions without making a sound.

Rules are rules, no matter the status of the person.