Flower City's Peerless Divine Doctor

Xu Jia's gaze shifted to Li Chen.

She didn't speak, yet the questioning intent in her silence was unmistakable.

Li Chen looked at the unfamiliar woman before him, pondered for a long time, and could confirm that he didn't know her nor had they any interaction. So, why was she seeking him out?

"I'm Li Chen, may I ask what you need?" Li Chen inquired.

"Doctor Li, hello, if it's convenient for you, could we talk in private?" the woman initiated the invitation.

"Sure!" Li Chen thought for a moment and nodded.

A beauty's request is always hard to turn down.

Such a gorgeous and capable woman—even though he didn't know why she approached him, he still agreed.

"Teacher, I'll step out for a moment."

With that, he stood up and walked from behind his desk.

As he passed by Xu Jia, the tender flesh on his lower back was tightly pinched by a jade hand.

"Hiss!"

Li Chen's face twisted in pain.

He knew the beautiful teacher must have misunderstood, but with no clue about her identity, he didn't know how to explain.

He'd deal with it when he got back!

There was a coffee shop diagonally across from the hospital.

The two sat face to face, Li Chen's gaze unabashedly resting on the woman's exquisite face, sizing her up from every angle—a face that looked good from any perspective.

However, from those subtle signs, Li Chen deduced that the woman must be no younger than thirty-five—a mature beauty.

Confronted with Li Chen's frivolous looks, the woman remained calm.

"Hello, Doctor Li, my name is Chen Wanqiu, I am Xiao Guang's mother. I am aware of some misunderstandings that have occurred between you and Xiao Guang, and I came today specifically to apologize to you for them."

Every word was a bombshell.

The first sentence knocked Li Chen sideways with a bolt from the blue.

This striking, capable woman was Xu Xiaoguang's mother—the spoiled rich kid?

It took Li Chen quite a while to digest this shocking news.

He had clashed with Xu Xiaoguang twice.

The first time was on the street, when Xu Xiaoguang and his cronies intercepted him and Wen Yao, wanting to rough him up.

The second was when Wen Yao was kidnapped, narrowly avoiding disaster.

The latter incident was especially severe, even Uncle with the Hat got involved. If it weren't for his connection with Ye Shiman, considering the circumstances at the Public Security Association that day, he'd likely be in a tough spot.

Hence, upon learning the woman's identity, his expression gradually grew colder.

"First off, I don't believe we had a misunderstanding."

"Secondly, regarding that day's events, the Public Security Association keeps records. Right and wrong are clear enough, so there's no need for you to apologize to me."

Chen Wanqiu was taken aback; she hadn't expected Li Chen's attitude to shift so rapidly.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Thinking of her reason for coming, she had to swallow her pride and spoke in an even tone, "Doctor Li, because his father and I are busy with work, Xiao Guang has been spoiled by his grandparents and ended up acting lawlessly. I have already scolded him severely."

"As for the trouble he caused you and your girlfriend, we are willing to offer compensation and hope you won't take it to heart or hold it against the boy."

Li Chen glanced sidelong.

In his view, the matter had been settled at the Public Security Association. While the conflict remained, there was no serious need for her, the mother of this spoiled rich kid, to apologize to an intern like him without any power or influence.

And yet, she not only sought him out but also assumed such a humble posture.

If there wasn't some trickery involved, who would believe it?

At that moment, his mind suddenly flashed back to the news he'd heard from Liang Dong the day before at Ye Shiman's house.

Instantly, he had a hunch.

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"Right, my shift is starting. If you have something to say, just speak plainly. There's no need to beat around the bush."

At this, Chen Wanqiu's amazement deepened.

She wasn't sure of Li Chen's exact age, who seemed about her son's age, yet his confident demeanor and sharpness of mind seemed totally out of step with someone so young.

She thought of her own son, who had only play on his mind, and sighed inwardly.

Similar in age, yet worlds apart in stature.

"Doctor Li, you are astute. Indeed, there's another matter for which I'd like to ask for your help!"

Since talking around the topic was getting them nowhere, Chen Wanqiu allowed herself a small smile and said, "I've heard that Doctor Li mentioned my brother's illness at the Public Security Association the other day. My brother, blind to your medical expertise, now finds his condition worsened. I'm here to request Doctor Li to take a look at my brother."

At this, a smile crept onto Li Chen's face.

Just as he suspected.

The woman was here on account of Chen Yaohui's illness.

When he had seen Yaohui at the Public Security Association, the man's illness was already serious, but Yaohui had dismissed his words. Li Chen had no desire to repeat himself.

It seemed that the situation he'd described had likely come to pass.

"Not interested!"

Li Chen's words were cold as he rejected the offer outright.

He was no saint, nearly getting played before, unwilling to let misplaced compassion drive him to eagerly heal someone.

Even if that someone was the Vice-Chairman of the Public Security Association, what did it have to do with him?

People die every day in this world. What's one more Vice-Chairman?

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