Chapter 10

Never having seen Xia Rongrong like this before, Su Qiubai was momentarily stunned.

It wasn't until Xia Rongrong's cheeks turned slightly red and she couldn't help but cough that Su Qiubai quickly averted his gaze, still managing to give a silly grin. Li Muhao, standing beside him, was so pale that his face seemed to be turning green.

"Alright then, since you're compensating for the car, the rest of the wild ginseng is yours."

Without further refusal, Su Qiubai grabbed the brown paper on the bedside and, without a word, stuffed it into Xia Rongrong's hands.

Upon hearing this, Li Muhao and his father almost fainted. We all said we didn't need you to compensate for the car; just one root of ginseng would do.

You didn't agree to that, but now, when someone else pays for the car, you give all the rest to her!

This is bullying!

Xia Rongrong was also stunned. Looking into Su Qiubai's clear eyes, she suddenly felt a long-lost sense of warmth.

He really just wanted to help her get better, with no other intentions.

Thinking about this, Xia Rongrong suddenly felt her heart beat faster, and her cheeks turned slightly red.

Feeling that he couldn't bear to see this scene any longer, Li Muhao felt as if a vast forest was growing on his head, making him feel dizzy. Without a word, he left the ward, holding the century-old wild ginseng that he had previously treasured, ready to throw it away in a fit of anger but ultimately couldn't bear to.

Li Xiangyun followed closely behind, while Li Dingtian hesitated for a long time before finally giving Su Qiubai a business card and then turned to leave.

For a moment, the ward was left with only Su Qiubai, Dean Liang, and the Xia family.

Grandpa Xia was quite pleased, but Dean Liang was anxious. Seeing Su Qiubai hand all the ginseng to Xia Rongrong, his heart almost stopped.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't resist stepping forward, "Rongrong, I know this might be difficult, but could you ask Brother Su for a favor? I have an old leader whose health has always been poor. If he had one of these old ginseng roots, it might cure his illness... What do you think..."

Dean Liang spoke very carefully, afraid that the taxi driver might refuse. He had already seen through the situation.

This is a complete wastrel, willing to give away family treasures to make a girl happy, not just one, but all of them!

He secretly regretted that such good things were in the hands of such a person, but he had no choice in the current situation.

"Who is the old leader you mentioned?" Suddenly, Grandpa Xia seemed to recall something and asked Dean Liang with a look of respect.

"That's right, it's him," Dean Liang nodded, confirming it straightforwardly.

"Rongrong, you must help with this. Look at Brother Su..." Grandpa Xia's tone was filled with a sense of duty.

Hearing the two elders, Xia Rongrong immediately understood. As the current leader of the Xia Group, she had a mind that others couldn't match.

However, the wild ginseng was still Su Qiubai's, even though he had just said he would give it all to her, she couldn't just hand it over.

Thinking about this, Xia Rongrong turned to look at Su Qiubai, trying to figure out how to ask.

But Su Qiubai spoke before she could, "I said it already, no need to ask me. These are all for you to get better. You can give them to whoever you want, do whatever makes you happy."

After saying this, Su Qiubai grinned, fully displaying the image of a simple, honest taxi driver.

His words made Xia Rongrong silent, and she finally looked at Su Qiubai and softly said thank you, the gentleness in her voice even surprising herself.

The next thing was simple. Dean Liang took one root of ginseng, and Xia Rongrong began her treatment.

After seeing Dean Liang off, Grandpa Xia, seemingly on purpose, took Xia Haiqing to find the attending doctor, leaving Su Qiubai to take care of Xia Rongrong in the ward.

Their departure made Su Qiubai feel a bit uncomfortable, feeling uneasy sitting or standing.

Xia Rongrong, holding the puppy and looking at him, suddenly laughed lightly and said, "Thank you this time. The remaining three roots of ginseng, you can take back. The one I gave to Dean Liang, consider it a purchase. I will also arrange for compensation for Li Xiangyun's car, so you don't need to worry."

Hearing this, Su Qiubai immediately became anxious.

"I said I would give them to you. Why are you asking me to take them back now? What if one isn't enough? Your health is the most important."

Xia Rongrong looked into Su Qiubai's eyes, which were very clear, with no ulterior motives.

"Do you really not know the value of these wild ginseng roots?"

"What value? As long as it can cure your illness, it has value. Otherwise, it's just like a wilted radish to me."

He laughed carelessly and said seriously.

The puppy in Xia Rongrong's arms suddenly barked twice. Only Su Qiubai understood that it was saying there was still half a bag in the trunk of the taxi downstairs, and it wasn't valuable!

Of course, Xia Rongrong didn't know. In the business world, she had seen too much deceit, even from her own family, where interests often came first. But Su Qiubai cared only about her health from start to finish.

"Alright, I'll keep these ginseng roots for you. If I use them for investment later, you get 50% of the shares."

Since the other party was so straightforward, there was no need to be coy, so Xia Rongrong agreed. She had intended to discuss the investment in detail with Su Qiubai, but the old driver kept waving his hands.

"Do whatever you like. I don't understand these things, so you decide."

After saying this, Su Qiubai felt a bit strange, as if he were talking to his wife.

But Xia Rongrong probably didn't think so, and instead felt a bit secretly pleased. Women...

"By the way, how did you know I needed wild ginseng to get better?"

Seemingly remembering something, Xia Rongrong looked at Su Qiubai curiously.

Hesitating for a moment, Su Qiubai smiled mysteriously and pointed to the puppy in Xia Rongrong's arms, "Do you believe it was the puppy who told me?"

After saying this, he laughed, and Xia Rongrong laughed along.

Then, they continued chatting. Su Qiubai even showed Xia Rongrong a photo of himself with Wu Song, and he couldn't help but comment on how blue the sky was in the Song Dynasty, and said he would treat Xia Rongrong to tiger meat one day.

Perhaps his appearance in the photo was too strange, making Xia Rongrong and the puppy laugh nonstop.

After a while, Grandpa Xia and Xia Haiqing returned, and the doctor had already made the necessary arrangements.

Feeling that he didn't need to stay any longer, although chatting with a beautiful woman was nice, nothing was more important than getting better, so after telling Xia Rongrong to take care of her health, Su Qiubai decided to leave.

For some reason, even though they had just met, when Su Qiubai said he was leaving, Xia Rongrong felt a bit disappointed, but she quickly recovered.

Smiling, she asked Su Qiubai to take the puppy home and bring it back when she was better.

Su Qiubai naturally agreed and picked up the puppy.

Grandpa Xia thanked him again and insisted on inviting Su Qiubai to their home for a visit, instructing Xia Haiqing to see him off.

Since Su Qiubai took out the wild ginseng, Xia Haiqing's face had been grim. When Grandpa Xia asked her to see Su Qiubai off, she felt even more awkward.

Hardening her resolve, she left the ward and, after a few steps, finally apologized to Su Qiubai. No matter what, this young man was Rongrong's savior, and she had treated him so poorly when she came to the hospital. If Grandpa Xia found out, he would surely scold her!

So, getting Su Qiubai's forgiveness as soon as possible was very important.

Who knew that Su Qiubai had already forgotten about it. It was only after Xia Haiqing mentioned it that he remembered.

Telling Xia Haiqing that he had already forgotten, and repeating it several times, she finally believed him, feeling relieved and secretly grateful that Su Qiubai hadn't told Xia Rongrong that he had brought her to the hospital.

Leaving the hospital, Su Qiubai got into his taxi.

Xia Rongrong's matter was settled, and unexpectedly, the car compensation issue was also resolved. Su Qiubai felt quite happy, even though he still didn't know the value of the wild ginseng roots.

But... who cares! There are still many more, and if he runs out, he can always ask Brother Chai for more.

That's a brother he would bow to on the ground!

Feeling quite pleased, he first took the puppy home, then drove out of the neighborhood, planning to pick up some passengers.

What Su Qiubai didn't know was that someone had been following him since he left the hospital, a black Santana trailing not too far behind the taxi.

But the old driver didn't have time to worry about this. What made him depressed was that his bad luck seemed to have started again.

It had been almost two hours since he left the neighborhood, and it was getting dark. He hadn't picked up a single passenger, as if no one could see his car.

After circling the city once more, Su Qiubai decided to go home.

Suddenly, the navigation system spoke up.

"One kilometer ahead, someone needs your help."

Hearing this, Su Qiubai slammed on the brakes and stopped the car.

The last time he heard this, he met Wu Song. This time, it's the same routine... who knows who it will be?

Feeling a bit excited, he calmed himself, shifted gears, and stepped on the gas, and the car flew forward.

Almost exactly one kilometer away, Su Qiubai stopped the car and looked up to see a young man with a book bag, dressed in white, with long eyebrows like willows and eyes like stars, making the old driver almost lose his composure.

"What's your name?" Swallowing hard, Su Qiubai asked nervously.

"Your humble servant... Ning Cai Chen."

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