"Are you still holding a grudge because of the slap I reflexively almost gave you when I woke up? I didn't even hit you, why be so petty?"
Mei Yinxue rolled her eyes seductively, making Mu Jinyu's heart skip a beat.
Suppressing the restless heat in his heart, Mu Jinyu spread his hands helplessly and said, "How could I? You've given me a Thousand-year Ginseng. How could I still hold a grudge over that?"
Mu Jinyu explained, "The reason I didn't leave you a prescription is simply that your body is in excellent condition. You've consumed a lot of tonics over the years which weren't completely digested and still linger in your body. Under the action of my Silver Needle, those residual medicinal effects were stimulated and released, instantly replenishing your Elemental Qi. So, you don't really need any recuperative prescription to replenish your spent Elemental Qi. You're already brimming with it."
"Is that so..."
Mei Yinxue leaned on the counter with one hand supporting her cheek, her eyes slanting towards Mu Jinyu with a look of skepticism.
Mu Jinyu felt somewhat overwhelmed, turned his head away, and said, "Yes, that's right. I've already given you the prescription. If you don't believe me, you can make one yourself and try drinking it. But if you end up with a nosebleed, don't come looking for me. Alright, that's it then. I'm leaving."
"I didn't say I didn't believe you, really." Mei Yinxue chuckled softly, withdrew her hand, and straightened up, thinking Mu Jinyu was quite naive.
Seeing that Mu Jinyu was really about to leave, she added, "You didn't drive here, did you? Let me give you a ride."
"Oh, right..." Mei Yinxue's words reminded Mu Jinyu of something. He turned back to look at Mei Yinxue and pointed with his hand, "You've paid the consultation fee, but you haven't reimbursed me for the travel expenses yet."
Mei Yinxue: "..."
She stared at Mu Jinyu dumbfounded and said speechlessly, "You've made forty million from me, and you're sweating the small stuff?!"
"One thing at a time." Mu Jinyu asserted, "You should know, typically I don't make house calls; patients come to me. But just now, one call from you and I got dressed and came right over. You can forget the favor, but you have to reimburse the travel expenses."
Mei Yinxue rubbed her forehead, exasperated, "Alright, alright, you win. How much? I'll pay you double."
"Thirty yuan," Mu Jinyu replied immediately. "No need to double it, rules are rules."
"Alright already." Mei Yinxue, not wanting to hassle over the small amount, nodded and said, "I don't have cash on me. Can I transfer it to you via WeChat?"
"WeChat?" Mu Jinyu looked confused.
Seeing his expression, Mei Yinxue's eyebrow twitched a few times, and she asked, "You don't have WeChat?"
"No, what's that?" Mu Jinyu inquired.
Mei Yinxue briefly explained it to him.
"Oh, I see," Mu Jinyu said, enlightened. He then handed his phone to Mei Yinxue, "Alright then, help me set it up. I just bought this phone today and don't really know how to use it."
Mei Yinxue wordlessly took his phone, grumbling as she downloaded, registered, logged in, even adding herself as a friend, then transferred the thirty yuan before handing the phone back to Mu Jinyu.
"The money has been transferred. Just tap on 'Receive'," Mei Yinxue leaned toward Mu Jinyu, showing him how to accept the payment.
Smelling the faint scent coming from Mei Yinxue, Mu Jinyu felt somewhat unsettled as he tapped on 'Receive', then subtly moved away from her, "Done, I've got it."
Mei Yinxue, aware of Mu Jinyu's slight attempt to avoid her, chuckled inwardly but didn't tease him any further. Smiling, she said, "Then let's go, I'll drive you back."
The two walked out of the hospital to the parking lot. Mei Yinxue raised her hand and pointed to a Maybach, her chin lifting slightly, "Right over there."
Mu Jinyu also didn't recognize the car, walked over, and was about to pull the car door open.
But sensing that something about the atmosphere was off, he stopped his hand, frowning.
At that moment,
an elderly street sweeper, just happening to sweep towards them, approached as Mei Yinxue prepared to open the driver's side door.
"Whoosh!!"
A dazzling blade light suddenly appeared under the dim street light, exceptionally brilliant and spectacular, thrusting directly towards Mei Yinxue's throat.
"Be careful!"
Mu Jinyu, innately sensitive to danger, had felt something amiss while preparing to open the car door, and now, as the sword light flashed, he instantly embraced Mei Yinxue, pulling her away from the stabbing light, while with a flourish of his hand, several Silver Needles appeared, shooting towards the Assassin, whose body was no longer stooped!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!"
The street sweeper Assassin, having straightened his back, hadn't expected his deadly sword strike to be thwarted by Mu Jinyu. He was slightly surprised and then, faced with the Silver Needles Mu Jinyu flicked towards him, he smirked disdainfully.
With a flick of his wrist, he drew a long sword from his broom and waved it, creating several fierce sword blooms, intending to split the incoming Silver Needles.
However, to his surprise, the degree of cunning in the Silver Needles flicked by Mu Jinyu far exceeded his expectations.
He managed to split two of the Silver Needles, but the last one took advantage of his moment of vulnerability and accurately hit one of his acupoints.
Thus, his body shuddered, the terrifying murderous aura and the burst of Qi Force vanished, and he collapsed.
"There's an Assassin, protect Sister Mei!"
Only then did the sturdy men at the door realize something was wrong, shouting loudly several times as they rushed over.
Mei Yinxue was remarkably composed, leaning against Mu Jinyu's chest without any panic or fear of having narrowly escaped death, but rather, she slightly lifted her head, her lips as red as blood coming close to Mu Jinyu's ear, and murmured softly:
"Whew, thank you, Doctor Mu, you saved my life again tonight…"
The breath of Mei Yinxue was as fragrant as orchids, making Mu Jinyu's ear ticklish—of course, his heart even more so. He felt quite uncomfortable and pushed Mei Yinxue away, asking, "Are you all right?"
Mei Yinxue steadied herself, slightly annoyed at Mu Jinyu's apparent cluelessness about flirtation, adjusted her emotions, then turned back to him with a bright smile: "Of course, I'm fine, with you, Doctor Mu around, how could anything happen to me?"
She didn't ask why Mu Jinyu was so skilled; that wasn't her place to question.
She was always clever.
Besides, it was hardly surprising that Mu Jinyu had astonishing medical skills and knew Martial Arts, despite his young age.
Mu Jinyu saw her still in the mood to tease him, his brow slightly furrowed, thinking she probably had her own way of handling things even if he hadn't intervened.
With a self-mocking laugh, Mu Jinyu said, "It seems I was overthinking…"
Mei Yinxue was taken aback, quickly waved her hands, and said, "I didn't mean anything by it, I am truly grateful for your intervention. Although I have some means of self-protection, just now, in the heat of the moment, if you hadn't stepped in, I might not have survived."