"What did you just say?"
The intense pain on her face was unbearable, yet Song Xuan still understood perfectly what Doctor Song meant by his words.
Doctor Song, seeing her reaction, was momentarily stunned. He thought that perhaps the earlier decision made by *that* person had been a mistake.
But after a moment of reflection, he wondered if he hadn’t explained things clearly enough?
"According to the test report, Miss Song’s facial skin was damaged by chemical components, but our hospital does not use any medication containing these chemicals."
"If Miss Song’s face hadn’t been exposed to any special substances previously, then the likely source of this test result is the hospital where Miss Song had her earlier surgery."
"Miss Song’s case is rather unique. Our hospital has never encountered such a condition. Maybe Miss Song would need to contact the previous hospital to negotiate and see how treatment can proceed."
Doctor Song’s words, on the surface, seemed perfectly reasonable. If Ji Yu were standing there as an observer, she might have even applauded his performance.
Not understanding the hidden truth, Song Xuan assumed the fault indeed lay with the previous facility. As she finished listening to Doctor Song, her face, already flushed red from the medication’s reaction, grew even more colorful.
Just as Song Xuan was about to lose her temper again, Assistant Li finally rushed in hurriedly.
The moment he walked in, he was startled by Song Xuan’s appearance.
"Whoa." He exclaimed briefly and immediately stopped in his tracks, fearing that Song Xuan might cause even more trouble.
"Doctor Song, what is going on here?"
Doctor Song, expecting Gu Qixiao to show up instead of just Assistant Li, noticeably relaxed when he saw it was only the assistant.
He repeated everything he had just explained to Song Xuan, even pulling Assistant Li out of the room to hand over the prepared test reports one by one.
To dispel Assistant Li’s doubts, Doctor Song even circled multiple areas in the report where the numbers didn’t align, meticulously emphasizing them.
Seeing Doctor Song’s painstakingly careful demeanor, Assistant Li, who had harbored some suspicion, began to think that perhaps the doctor wasn’t lying after all.
Glancing at the test reports in hand, which he couldn’t fully understand, Assistant Li fell into contemplation.
Noticing this, Doctor Song quickly found an excuse to slip away.
Unconsciously, his palms, held nervously behind his back, were drenched in sweat.
If Assistant Li had examined things a little more closely, he would have surely uncovered the discrepancies.
Once out of the vicinity of the patient’s room, Doctor Song hurried back to his office.
Opening the door, shutting it, locking it—his actions were swift and seamless.
Afterward, just as he had been following that failed surgery, he panted heavily, his trembling hand pulling out his phone from his pocket.
Despite his fear, he quickly dialed a number.
"Hello, I did everything you asked me to do."
It was unclear what the person on the other end of the line was saying, but shortly after speaking, Doctor Song hung up.
Before ending the call, he muttered absentmindedly, "From now on, we’re done—everything is settled between us."
However, Doctor Song had no idea that the person on the other end of the call didn’t feel the same way. In fact, they found his words amusing.
After all, the real show was just beginning.
Meanwhile, Wu Bei, arriving at the private room, couldn’t help but burst into laughter when he saw Gu Qixiao curled up on the booth sofa.
"Is this how you welcome me?"
Wu Bei, who had initially felt guilty for being late, completely shed that feeling upon seeing Gu Qixiao in such a state. Instead, he couldn’t stop laughing.
After all, no matter how close the two of them were as brothers, there was no scenario in which Gu Qixiao had ever looked this pathetic before.
And now, all because Wu Bei arrived late, he had walked into such a scene.
Annoyed at himself for not showing up sooner, Wu Bei casually sat across from Gu Qixiao and naturally grabbed an unopened bottle of alcohol.
As for Gu Qixiao, he remained curled up on the opposite side.
Wu Bei paid it no mind.
"You’re the big boss of the Gus Group, yet I’m late for just a little while, and you’re already this miserable?"
Though teasing Gu Qixiao, Wu Bei still asked about what had happened while opening the bottle.
But Gu Qixiao had no intention of explaining. The pain was real, after all.
Moreover, it was a woman who had left him in this state.
The thought of Wu Bei finding out made him worry about the humiliation he’d face, so he adamantly refused to say a word.
"Get lost."
With just those words, Wu Bei dropped the topic and didn’t push for details about what had happened.
Wu Bei never did find out why Gu Qixiao had asked him out that night. All he saw was that once Gu Qixiao’s pain subsided a bit, he began downing large gulps of alcohol.
Whether the alcohol was strong or not, he gulped it down glass after glass.
This left Wu Bei completely puzzled. Worried that Gu Qixiao might drink too much, he didn’t dare keep up with him.
That night, Gu Qixiao did indeed drink too much. Once drunk, he passed out directly.
Wu Bei had no choice but to call his assistant to help carry Gu Qixiao back to his place. After all, this had become their usual routine.
Whenever Wu Bei was around, it always fell to him to clean up after Gu Qixiao’s drunken antics.
If not for Wu Bei being engaged long before his debut, his fans might have been shipping him with the Gus Group instead.
...
The next day, Gu Qixiao was awakened by a call from Assistant Li. Only then did he see the messages sent by Assistant Li the night before.
Through his slightly blurred vision, he managed to make out the message on his phone.
[Boss, there’s a rejection reaction with Miss Song. The hospital’s doctor said it seems to be related to Congxin.]
"Congxin again..."
Holding his aching, hangover-induced head, Gu Qixiao wasn’t particularly surprised to find himself at Wu Bei’s place after getting up.
His mind was flooded with images from the night before—Ji Yu kicking him to the ground, and then adding another kick before she left!
And now, Assistant Li had come to tell him that Song Xuan’s face was somehow connected to Congxin again. It left Gu Qixiao with an even deeper headache.
Ever since he had met Ji Yu, it felt like his luck had taken a nosedive.
It was as if Ji Yu was cursed; anyone who crossed paths with her would end up worse off.
Despite these thoughts, Gu Qixiao still called Assistant Li to let him know his current location.
After Assistant Li picked him up, the two didn’t head to the Gus Group but instead made their way directly to Congxin.
That morning, Ji Yu, already aware of Song Xuan’s second cosmetic surgery, predicted that Gu Qixiao would inevitably come looking for her today. She waited at the hospital in advance.
Sure enough, when Gu Qixiao and Assistant Li arrived at Congxin, Ji Yu didn’t hesitate or hesitate and had Tian bring the two in directly.
Gu Qixiao, who thought resolving the issue would be simple, found himself overwhelmed with anger the moment Ji Yu’s office door opened.
When Ji Yu saw him and Assistant Li, she didn’t even bother to ask any questions. She left them with just one sentence:
"You can leave now. I already told you—if you don’t follow the doctor’s advice, I’m not responsible."