Ch31 - Clinic

After the extra scenes and the casting fiasco, the shooting was finally on the right track. Ji Qinghuai was very lucky. When he joined the group, it was the beginning of summer and now they were ending the shooting with a pleasant autumn breeze. In the hottest two and a half months, he completed the shooting.

That night, Lu Fangjie invited Ji Qinghuai to dinner with Wen Jing, thanking him for helping her grab an opportunity.

Ji Qinghuai waved his hand and was too unbothered to take credit. However, he was quite interested in the current relationship between the two.

Ji Qinghuai looked at Lu Fangjie with a deep smile. Lu Fangjie was a little embarrassed and shook his head.

Ji Qinghuai understood immediately. Did he indirectly set up a marriage?

The next day, Ji Qinghuai slept until he woke up naturally, and then set off near noon. He dropped off his luggage at Qin Lang’s apartment first and then headed home alone.

Having not seen her son for over two months, Qin Xiaorou was especially delighted to see Ji Qinghuai return. She quickly pulled him to the side and started chatting while Ji Xianzhi was left behind.

The old father who was left out in the cold felt very helpless and had to go to the kitchen to cook.

Later, Qin Lang also returned from work and the family enjoyed a harmonious dinner. Ji Qinghuai took a bite of the chicken leg and turned to his father, “Father, I want to learn how to manage the fourth district.”

Ji Xianzhi was stunned, “What are you smoking?”

Ji Qinghuai: “…”

He retorted, “Didn’t you always want me to get involved in the management? I’ve figured it out now and am willing to go work.”

Ji Xianzhi cast a glance at Ji Qinghuai, “There’s no shortage of people in the management area. You should make less trouble.”

“… Oh.” Ji Qinghuai obediently shut up and ate silently.

Qin Lang was also surprised by Ji Qinghuai’s sudden request to join the management. Ji Xianzhi mentioned it several times earlier, but Ji Qinghuai had always expressed his reluctance. How did he suddenly become enlightened?

Based on Qin Lang’s understanding of his brother, this was definitely not done on a whim, there must be a reason behind it.

Qin Lang was in no hurry to ask because he knew that Ji Qinghuai would definitely come to him. Sure enough, as he was getting ready for bed, Ji Qinghuai pushed his door open while holding his quilt.

Qin Lang moved inside to make room for Ji Qinghuai who spread out his quilt and lay down, turning off the light.

Ji Qinghuai put his hands behind his head, resting against it. He then spoke, “Father always felt that I wasn’t working hard every day and urged me to become a manager. But now that I’m willing to do it, why did he refuse?”

“Father should have his own considerations.” Qin Lang replied. He turned his head and questioned, “Why do you want to join the management all of a sudden?”

“Aren’t I just being despised because I’m not serious enough?” Ji Qinghuai continued, “Anyways, I can’t work as an actor for the rest of my life. I thought I should familiarise myself with managing the district quickly so that I can change my career after I retire.”

When Qin Lang heard these words, he showed an expression of seeing a ghost, “What made you want to do this?”

“He dislikes me.”

“…Ta?”

“En.” Ji Qinghuai continued, “I fell in love with someone.”

Qin Lang: !!!

“Who?”

The words “Xie Yan” were on his lips when Ji Qinghuai suddenly changed his mind, “I won’t tell you.”

Qin Lang: “…”

Ji Qinghuai continued speaking with a calm face, “Since father won’t let me work in the fourth district and I won’t be able to improve myself, he’ll always dislike me.”

He turned to look at Qin Lang, “How about I just rob the person directly?”

Qin Lang was about to comfort his elder brother, but as soon as these words came out, he just wanted to kick him off the bed.

He replied indifferently, “You think that the food at home is not delicious and that’s why you want to try the prison’s?”

“You’ll arrest me? “Ji Qinghuai shifted his position, turning to lie on his stomach while accusing, “Little cutie, you really have no conscience. This is an important life-long event, neither hurting heaven nor causing harm. Adding one more person to the house isn’t good?”

“You’re crooked,” responded Qin Lang with a calm face. “Father hasn’t beaten you for a long time so your skin has gotten itchy.”

Ji Qinghuai thought so too. He turned over and lay down, feeling deeply regretful.

It’s not enough to grab the person directly, you still have to rely on yourself.

After lying down for a while, fatigue struck and Ji Qinghuai quickly fell asleep. By the time he woke up, it was already bright outside.

Ji Qinghuai was awakened by the WeChat notification that he had forgotten to mute last night.

Ji Qinghuai picked up the phone in a daze and looked at the contact; Xu Luo.

Hm?

Ji Qinghuai rubbed his eyes and sat up, opening WeChat. Xu Luo’s message popped out.

Xu Luo: Did you buy the medicine you gave me previously near Luyun Street?

At that time, Ji Qinghuai had left two boxes of medicine for Xu Luo who had confirmed that the medicine was indeed for detoxification and it wasn’t counterfeit either. Ji Qinghuai had thought about it, but he couldn’t recall what exactly he had eaten that caused an immense chill. Maybe the problem lay in the medicine.

Xu Luo: Is there something wrong with the medicine?

The most handsome actor in history: Yes.

Xu Luo: Do you remember the name of the clinic?

Ji Qinghuai thought for a while.

The most handsome actor in history: Don’t remember.

The most handsome actor in history: But the clinic was in a good location.

Xu Luo: I recently received several complaints about a clinic on Luyun Street selling counterfeit medicines. I’ll investigate this matter in a while. Would you like to go together to determine if it is that one?

When Xu Luo sent this message, Ji Qinghuai became sober in an instant.

His body was always cold and it was extremely risky. Each episode left him half-alive and if he wasn’t cured sooner or later, he would lose his life. If there was a chance to find more clues, how could he not go?

The most handsome actor in history: I’ll go.

Xu Luo: See you at nine.

The most handsome actor in history: Okay.

After sending the message, Ji Qinghuai looked at the time. Seven thirty-five.

Ji Qinghuai lifted the quilt and ran to the bathroom to wash up quickly. Once he came downstairs, the aroma of the breakfast drifted into his nose. Qin Xiaorou brought out two plates of buns and seeing that Ji Qinghuai had already changed his clothes, she asked, “Qingqing, you’re going out?”

“En.” Ji Qinghuai walked over to pick up glass of milk on the table and gulped it down. “The doctor and I arranged to meet at nine.”

The cold poison in Ji Qinghuai’s body was the most worrying issue for the whole family now and Qin Xiaorou also hoped to cure it as soon as possible. “Is it urgent? Don’t be in a rush to leave after breakfast.”

“The meeting place is a bit far away, it’s too late to eat and I shouldn’t make others wait for me.” As Ji Qinghuai spoke, he couldn’t help but glance at the buns, thinking that they looked delicious. He couldn’t help but pick up one. When he bit into it, the filling burst out in his mouth.

“It’s delicious.” Ji Qinghuai made a vague compliment. After eating a bun in two bites, he drank half a cup of milk.

“Mom, I’m leaving now.”

After speaking, he picked up the car key on the cabinet and ran away.

Now was the peak time for work and there was a lot of traffic along the way. He knew that the roads would be congested so he was in a hurry to leave the house to avoid being caught in a jam.

Along the way, he was stuck in traffic intermittently and the original forty-minute journey turned into an hour long one. He arrived just in time to see Xu Luo standing at the intersection of Lu Yun Street.

Ji Qinghuai parked the car, got out and walked over. The wind was a bit strong today and his hair was messy.

He walked to Xu Luo, and the two smiled in greeting. Xu Luo was the first to speak up, “Have you had a cold poison attack recently?”

“The last episode was two months ago, and I haven’t experienced any after that.” Ji Qinghuai faced the sun and lamented, “Thanks for the medicine, otherwise I would have frozen into ice by now.”

Xu Luo couldn’t help but jokingly say, “The summer heat should have been pretty good for you.”

“Not necessarily.”

“That time I had a cold attack, Mr. Xie was freezing even when he was holding me and later his clothes also got wet,” Ji Qinghuai said.

Xu Luo: “… ! ！ ！ ”

Ji Qinghuai’s casual remark startled Xu Luo.

What did he just hear? Mr. Xie actually hugged Ji Qinghuai?！

Xu Luo wanted to inquire about the details but felt that it would not be good to ask Ji Qinghuai about this kind of thing. He had to change the subject, “let’s go look at the clinic. ”

This was the main purpose of their trip.

Xu Luo went first followed by Ji Qinghuai. The two of them crossed the road together and walked to another intersection.

Ji Qinghuai took a quick sweep of the area and found the clinic from where he had bought his medicine.

Yunfei clinic.

Ji Qinghuai pointed it out, “My medicine was bought at the clinic across that street.”

Xu Luo smiled, “Coincidentally, this is also the store I wanted to investigate.”

Ji Qinghuai frowned, ” Let’s go. ”

After saying that, Ji Qinghuai looked at both ends of the road and saw that there were no vehicles passing by so he crossed the road and headed to the clinic. Just as he was about to reach the entrance, he heard a curse before a woman about fifty years old was pushed out from inside.

The owner, Xiang Yunfei appeared impatient as he urged, “Go, go, go. Don’t interfere with my business.”

“You black-hearted doctor!” The woman cussed angrily. “My child is even more sick now, it’s all because of the fake medicine you gave him that made his condition worse, you are not afraid of retribution! ”

“Sister, I can sue you for false accusation. If you think there is a problem with my medicine, then you can go to the drug administration to complain about me. I’m telling you that the medicine in my clinic are all genuine. I’m not afraid to be investigated.”

Xu Luo looked at Xiang Yunfei’s calmness and admired his tough spirit.

The woman refused to let go and started tearing into Xiang Yunfei. “I’m telling you, this matter won’t be easily resolved today. You have to reimburse me for the medicine and also pay for my son’s expenses.”

Xiang Yunfei pulled out his hair, “You’re fucking crazy about money!”

He warned, ” Don’t think that just because you’re a woman, I’ll let you off so easily. Don’t blame me for being rude if you don’t leave.”

The woman was furious, “I won’t leave today, I dare you to try and move me!”

Xiang Yunfei raised his fist, pretending to hit the woman. Just as his fist was raised, he was pulled back by the collar.

“Who is it?!” Xiang Yunfei cried out in surprise and turned his head.

Ji Qinghuai’s face was dark and seeing his expression, the woman quickly fled without any money.

Xiang Yunfei returned to his senses in shock and he immediately plastered a smile onto his face. “Ji…Young Master Ji, why are you here. Do you want to come in…and sit down?”

Ji Qinghuai really went in, followed by Xu Luo.

Xiang Yunfei flew about in a panic and poured two cups of tea in a hurry while apologising, “I don’t have any good tea here, you two will have to settle for this.”

I never had the chance to try Japanese curry but my school sells some so I bought it and it was really good. I’ve only ever had Indian curry and the curry from cai fan stalls that are pretty similar (in terms of spices) but Japanese curry is very different from these 2. It’s like tangy and there’s a hint of sweetness, it’s quite good actually haha