The weather in Binhai today felt a little cooler to Yu Zhiming than in his hometown, Liyang, but it was still about thirty degrees.
The large, round stone block had been baking in the sun all day; it must have been over forty degrees.
"Uncle, does lying on a stone block really help with menstrual cramps?"
Yu Zhiming saw the eager look on Xiaoxue’s face and knew her own period hadn’t completely ended.
He explained, "It’s basically the equivalent of a hot compress. It can provide some pain relief."
"You don’t need to try it."
"Hey, Xiaoxue, I don’t remember you having cramps."
Fu Xiaoxue pouted pitifully and said, "I didn’t used to, but this time, maybe because I used medication to delay it, it hurts a little."
Yu Zhiming let out a soft "oh" and offered the universal solution.
"Drink more hot water when you get back to the room!"
While the two of them were talking, Yu Xiangwan had already walked over to the woman.
She squatted down halfway and asked with concern, "Hello, do you need any help?"
Hearing the question, the woman turned her head to look at Yu Xiangwan.
Yu Xiangwan also got a clear look at her face. She was a delicate-featured woman in her early thirties at most.
Her face was a little pale and covered in a fine sheen of sweat.
The woman forced a smile. "Thank you, but no!"
She explained, "Usually when I get my period, it’s bearable."
"Today, probably because I was in an air-conditioned conference room all day, the pain suddenly got several times worse. I couldn’t help but try this method to stop the pain!"
Yu Xiangwan said, "Oh," then asked, "Is it working?"
The woman frowned and shook her head. "At first, it felt a little better, but now I don’t feel much of anything."
"I guess it’s better than nothing!"
Yu Zhiming, who had overheard their conversation, also walked over.
"Hello, I’m a doctor!"
"I heard you say that the pain is several times worse than before. May I perform a simple examination?"
A sudden increase in pain, or a sudden decrease or disappearance, are both abnormal signs from the body.
This requires special attention.
Out of a doctor’s sensitivity, Yu Zhiming felt it was necessary to examine this stranger.
"What kind of examination? How would you examine me?"
The woman stood up, took a step back, and looked at Yu Zhiming with a wary expression.
Yu Zhiming pointed to the woman’s lower abdomen.
"It’s a very simple check. I just need to press on your lower abdomen a few times."
Yu Xiangwan also spoke up. "He’s my younger brother. He really is a doctor. We’re not bad people!"
The woman looked at Yu Xiangwan, then at Yu Zhiming, and suddenly took a step forward.
"I believe you!"
"If you were really bad people, you wouldn’t choose to do something bad in a public place like this."
"Doctor, go ahead and examine me!"
The woman pushed her lower abdomen toward Yu Zhiming, a pained expression on her face again.
"I really hope this pain is caused by something else."
"I’m seriously dying from the pain..."
Yu Zhiming didn’t waste any words. He immediately placed his hands on the woman’s lower abdomen, lightly tapping and then pressing a few times through her clothes.
The results proved that Yu Zhiming’s hunch was correct.
"It’s bad news. Your pain is caused by an ectopic pregnancy. You need to go to the hospital for surgery immediately!"
"What the hell, an ectopic pregnancy?"
The woman cried out in surprise and questioned him, "How is that possible? I can’t be pregnant."
Yu Zhiming said seriously, "It’s either a pregnancy in the ampulla of your left fallopian tube, or there’s a tumor in that location."
"Which outcome are you hoping for?"
Yu Zhiming asked again, "You haven’t been intimate with anyone in the last month or so?"
The woman’s expression froze, then she suddenly became furious.
"Fucking bastard! That asshole dared to lie to me! When I get back, I’m going to rip him in two..."
Yu Zhiming watched the woman transform into a furious warrior and interrupted, "Now is not the time to be angry and settle scores."
"You need to go to the hospital right now."
"Do you have any family or friends in Binhai?"
"Yes, yes!"
The woman replied and started waving for a taxi.
"I know Huashan Hospital is nearby. I’ll take a taxi to Huashan Hospital right now..."
After watching the woman get into a taxi, Yu Zhiming, his sister, and Xiaoxue returned to the hotel together.
The reason they didn’t go with her was that Yu Zhiming believed the woman was capable enough to get to the hospital on her own.
Besides, if they were overly enthusiastic, it could easily lead to misunderstandings and cause trouble for themselves.
He, his sister, and Xiaoxue returned to their hotel room. They unpacked and organized their suitcases and bags, then consolidated all the gifts they had brought into one suitcase.
Then, Yu Zhiming went back to his own king-sized room, took a shower, and sat on the sofa, reading medical papers on his phone while waiting for evening to arrive...
Shortly before six in the evening, there was a knock on the door.
Yu Zhiming got up and opened the door, only to find a stunningly beautiful woman standing outside.
Her exquisitely featured face was adorned with tasteful, light makeup, and her radiant beauty was almost dazzling.
She had long, wine-red hair gathered simply yet elegantly at the back of her head, revealing a slender neck.
It was then that Yu Zhiming noticed.
She was quite tall, almost reaching the tip of his nose.
’She must be around 5’9", right?’
Yu Zhiming’s gaze quickly flicked downwards. He saw she was wearing a slim-fitting, cheongsam-style long dress that perfectly accentuated her impressive curves.
’Such beauty, such a figure... she’s the stuff of a nerd’s wildest fantasies, isn’t she?’
Yu Zhiming resisted the urge to swallow and asked suavely, "Miss, who are you looking for?"
The beautiful woman’s eyes smiled as she also sized up Yu Zhiming.
"You must be Dr. Yu Zhiming from Lu Province, right?"
"Old Qi has mentioned your youth and talent more than once, but he never once mentioned how handsome you are!"
Yu Zhiming smiled faintly and said, "For a man, what’s on the inside is most important. Looks are fleeting."
The beautiful woman’s smile bloomed like a flower. She suddenly turned her head and shouted.
"Qi Xiaopang!"
At her call, a THUD, THUD, THUD of footsteps sounded from the direction of the elevator as a chubby little boy of seven or eight ran over, clutching an Ultraman figure.
The little boy was chubby, but quite proportionally so.
His face, arms, and legs looked fleshy, but not in a greasy or bloated way.
If he were three or four years younger, the boy would have been the spitting image of a cherubic fortune boy from a New Year’s painting.
The beautiful woman placed a hand on the boy’s head and said to Yu Zhiming, "Dr. Yu, Old Qi has praised your medical skills to the skies, saying you have the ability to see the whole picture from the smallest details."
"Could you give this little chubby guy a check-up?"
The moment he heard this, the little boy bolted three or five meters away and glared angrily at the beautiful woman.
"Mom, you lied!"
"Before we came, you said you were taking me and Dad out for a big dinner! Why is it another check-up?"
The boy’s face was set with determination.
"No check-ups, no medicine, and definitely no shots!"
The beautiful woman’s expression hardened. "Qi Xiaopang, I didn’t lie to you. We really are having a big dinner."
"This gentleman right here is the guest your dad is treating to dinner tonight..."
Hearing their conversation, Yu Zhiming felt like ten thousand wild stallions were stampeding through his mind.
’Holy shit, this beautiful woman is Old Man Qi’s wife.’
’She looks like she’s only twenty-seven or twenty-eight. She’s young enough to be Old Man Qi’s daughter!’
’And their chubby kid is already seven or eight.’
’That Old Man Qi, robbing the cradle...’
’That’s just too much. Way too much!’
Just as Yu Zhiming was feeling a sense of righteous indignation, he heard the beautiful woman threaten the little boy.
"Qi Xiaopang, you’d better be a good boy and let this handsome big brother give you a check-up."
"Or else..."
The beautiful woman said viciously, "For the big dinner tonight, you’ll have to watch everyone else eat while you have your nutritional meal."
"Also, I’m confiscating that new Ultraman you’re holding."
The little boy hid the Ultraman behind his back, raised his head, and glared at the beautiful woman.
The beautiful woman didn’t back down an inch, meeting the little boy’s gaze without blinking.
Next, Yu Zhiming witnessed a dynamic scene of the beautiful woman and the little boy having a staring contest, neither willing to yield.
After two or three minutes, the little boy blinked.
The beautiful woman suddenly pumped a small fist, cheering joyfully like a little girl.
"Qi Xiaopang, you lost."
The little boy pursed his lips, lowered his head, and shuffled reluctantly over to Yu Zhiming.
"Big brother, you can check me now."
This scene made Yu Zhiming feel that the way this mother and son interacted was really interesting.
The little boy looked up and asked timidly, "Big brother, are you going to prick my finger to draw blood?"
Yu Zhiming shook his head and chuckled. "No, I just need to lightly tap and press on your body a few times."
"It won’t hurt at all."
"Really?" the little boy asked, half-convinced.
"You’ll see in a moment."
Yu Zhiming had the boy come into the room and lie down on the bed, then proceeded to tap and press all over his body.
When the examination was over, Yu Zhiming’s face was serious.
The beautiful woman grew worried and asked, "Dr. Yu, Xiaopang doesn’t really have a serious problem, does he?"
Yu Zhiming pointed to the little boy’s nose.
"His internal organs are fine, but the exhalation from his right nostril is a bit more rapid than his left, and the airflow is clearly obstructed."
"I suspect there’s a foreign object deep in his right nasal cavity."
"It could also be a growth... or a mass..."