School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

Chapter 354: Chapter 354: A Costly Loss

“No wonder his complexion looked off afterward,” Zhang Dagou furrowed his brows.

After a brief discussion, everyone’s admiration for Xiao Han was even more evident. Lan Yudie, who was listening on the side, became even more tearful. She hadn’t expected that Xiao Han, despite such a severe injury, had persisted for so long and even defeated a powerful opponent.

“Don’t worry, medical science is so advanced these days, Xiao Han will definitely be fine,” Liu Bin quickly reassured Lan Yudie.

“Mhm,” Lan Yudie nodded.

Although Lan Yudie was now Xiao Han’s girlfriend, Liu Bin still harbored feelings for her, so he didn’t want to see her upset or crying.

The red light at the operating room door was on, indicating that the surgery was still in progress.

The surgery lasted from 9:30 pm until 11:30 pm. A full three hours.

Tick-tock…

Suddenly, the red light at the door turned green, the operating room door opened, and two doctors came out. Lan Yudie jumped up almost reflexively and quickly went over, hurrying to ask, “Doctor, how is he?”

“He’s fine now,” the doctor smiled and said, “The third rib on the right chest is broken, the broken bone pierced the lung tissue, but there was no major bleeding, and the pulmonary artery wasn’t hit. So, there’s no significant trouble now, and he’ll recover after some rest.”

“Thank God, that’s wonderful!” Lan Yudie exclaimed excitedly.

Zhang Dagou and the others also breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the operating room assistants wheeled Xiao Han out. Because the anesthetic hadn’t worn off yet, Xiao Han was still unconscious. His eyes were tightly closed, and his face was pale. However, that still couldn’t hide his handsome features.

Xiao Han was temporarily moved to the intensive care unit for observation. If there were no complications within twenty-four hours, he could be transferred to a regular ward.

“Teacher Lan, let’s go back for now,” Zhang Feng spoke up, “Xiao Han will be cared for by nurses, with twenty-four-hour monitoring.”

“You guys go back. I’ll stay here with him,” Lan Yudie shook her head, adding, “I’m afraid he would be lonely when he wakes up alone.”

“He probably won’t wake up that soon,” Zhang Feng said, “He’ll at least wake up by tomorrow morning.”

Lan Yudie thought for a moment, then nodded, “I’ll come back tomorrow morning then.”

“Okay!” everyone agreed.

……

Da Fuhao Entertainment Club.

The scene was somewhat desolate. The gamblers had all left, each having experienced severe losses. Xiao Han had secured the final victory. Most of these gamblers had bet on King Kong. Some wagered that King Kong would take care of Xiao Han within five minutes, others within ten minutes.

But no one expected that King Kong would be defeated by Xiao Han.

“Hmph, there must be some foul play!”

“I think so too, Liu Sandao is too shameless in making money now.”

“Let’s go, the excitement is over, it’s time to leave. Although a million was spent on the show, it was worth it.”

The dignitaries and elites left one after another. However, their chatter continued. This gossip reached Liu Sandao’s ears, making him very uncomfortable. His face was ashen with anger. Although the gamblers lost miserably, nearly all the money they had lost had been won by Xiao Han. Not only had he not won any money, but his reputation had also taken a hit.

Bang!

Liu Sandao punched a nearby vase, sending it flying to the ground where it shattered.

The lackeys around him were so frightened that they didn’t dare to make a sound or say a word.

“Worthless!” Liu Sandao gritted his teeth in anger.

King Kong had been taken upstairs to a room to recover. He had been seriously injured that day. Although it wasn’t bad enough to require surgery at the hospital, King Kong likely needed ten to fifteen days of recovery; otherwise, the injuries wouldn’t heal properly.

“Dao Ye, this…” White Tiger spoke, “Xiao Han really is extraordinary; even King Kong was no match for him.”

“Dao Ye, this man must be eliminated!” Monkey King said urgently, “Otherwise, he’ll be a major threat to us.”

Liu Sandao nodded slightly, saying, “Yes, he is a threat. But none of us can match him. What can you do?”

“This…” Monkey King hesitated for a moment before saying, “If a direct approach doesn’t work, we can go for a stealthy one.”

“Ambush?” Liu Sandao asked.

“Exactly!” Monkey King nodded and said, “As the saying goes, an open spear is easy to dodge, but a secret arrow is hard to guard against. No matter how strong Xiao Han’s martial arts are, he can’t be stronger than a bullet.”

“Hmm, that does make sense!” White Tiger nodded, “Dao Ye, the kid really is a menace. If we can’t recruit him, then we might as well get rid of him. Otherwise, he will become a threat sooner or later. Even King Kong couldn’t beat him. This shows that…”

“Enough,” Liu Sandao interrupted, shaking his head, “Let me think about it. Xiao Han is just a student after all. We can always find his weakness, right? I refuse to believe he won’t submit to me. If I could bring Xiao Han under my command, heh, wouldn’t the provincial city be mine for the taking?”

“Dao Ye, you’ve already become the top dog in the provincial city,” White Tiger chuckled.

“That may be true, but, I only hold a quarter of the provincial city’s turf,” Liu Sandao said with a smile, “My aim is the entire provincial city. I want to become the underground emperor of the whole place!”

“Dao Ye, you can definitely do it!” White Tiger and Monkey King hurriedly said.

As a result of this battle, Liu Sandao’s reputation had soured further. Many people believed Liu Sandao had intentionally set up the stage, luring them to place bets and then fought a rigged match. All the money was won by Liu Sandao. However, nobody knew the bitterness in Liu Sandao’s heart. He lost not only the match and the money but also his integrity.

…………

This night, Lan Yudie couldn’t sleep at all. She was tossing and turning, thinking about Xiao Han the whole time—how he looked in the hospital, his injuries.

As dawn was breaking the next day, Lan Yudie got up busily from bed, washed up quickly without putting on makeup, and hurriedly rushed to the hospital. On her way there, she even bought a portion of wontons for Xiao Han.

After arriving at the hospital, Lan Yudie found that Xiao Han was no longer in the intensive care unit.

“Doctor, where is the patient from ICU bed number three?” Lan Yudie asked anxiously.

“Oh, he has been moved to a regular ward,” the doctor replied with a smile. “His condition has stabilized, so there’s no need for him to be in ICU anymore.”

“Thank you,” Lan Yudie said, suddenly overjoyed.

Hurrying to the general ward, Lan Yudie entered the room following the doctor’s directions, only to see a girl with a gentle appearance feeding Xiao Han porridge. She was also complaining, “How could you be so careless? You had just gotten stitches last time, and now you’ve broken a rib and punctured a lung sac. Do you know how dangerous that is?”

“Sisi, I’m well aware of my own body,” Xiao Han said awkwardly, overwhelmed by Liu Sisi’s attentiveness. He had no idea how this girl got wind of his condition and rushed over to his ward so early in the morning.@@novelbin@@

When Lan Yudie entered, Xiao Han noticed her right away.

“Xiao Yu, you’re here?” Xiao Han called out eagerly.

Liu Sisi turned her head and was momentarily stunned by the sight of Lan Yudie, a flash of envy in her eyes. The girl before her was very pretty—though without makeup, she still radiated an amazing beauty. Lan Yudie curiously asked, “Xiao Han, who is this…?”

“Oh, this is Liu Sisi, a friend of mine,” Xiao Han explained with a smile, before addressing Liu Sisi, “Sisi, she is my… girlfriend!”

“Xiao Han, your girlfriend is really beautiful!” Liu Sisi said with a smile, her eyes betraying an undeniable sense of loss.

“Heh heh…” Xiao Han chuckled.

Seeing Xiao Han introduce her in such a way, Lan Yudie felt a weight lift off her heart and said, “Sisi, thank you for coming to see my Xiao Han so early in the morning.”

“No problem!” Liu Sisi shook her head, “I also got the news early this morning, so I came.”

“How did you find out?” Lan Yudie asked curiously.

“My family runs a clinic. I know most of the doctors and nurses in the hospital,” Liu Sisi replied with a smile. “Doctor Zhang mentioned the emergency surgery yesterday, so I asked about it.”

“Oh!” Lan Yudie nodded, “So you are a…?”

“I’m a nurse!” Liu Sisi said with a smile.

The two women chatted, leaving Xiao Han feeling a bit neglected.

After a short while, Liu Sisi stood up to leave. As soon as Liu Sisi was gone, Lan Yudie pinched Xiao Han’s nose, “Flirting with other girls!”

“I…I didn’t!” Xiao Han protested.

“Didn’t you?!” Lan Yudie glared at him, “Didn’t you notice Sisi has feelings for you? Humph, tell me, when did you start leading her on!”

“I haven’t, really!” Xiao Han said helplessly, “What Sisi and I have is very pure, not what you’re thinking.”

“So you mean to say I’m not pure?” Lan Yudie said with a cold laugh.

“No, no, no!” Xiao Han hurriedly shook his head, “It’s me who’s impure.”

“Hmph!” Lan Yudie, holding the wontons, asked, “Are you full already? If you’re full, I’ll just throw these wontons away.”

“No, I’m still hungry!” Xiao Han quickly said.

“You know what’s good for you!” Lan Yudie giggled, “Here, open up, I’ll feed you.”

Xiao Han obediently opened his mouth, waiting for Lan Yudie to feed him.

The two of them shamelessly displayed their affection in the hospital ward. After all, they weren’t at school, so they didn’t have to worry about the school’s disciplinary actions or attracting strange looks from others. Xiao Han felt like the luckiest man in the world to have Lan Yudie at his side—it was already a great joy, and being fed by her made him blissfully happy beyond words.

Just as they were enjoying their moment, several of Xiao Han’s dorm mates bustled in with wontons of their own.

“Yo, someone’s almost had their fill, huh?” Liu Bin said sourly upon seeing them.

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