Yan Luo, upon hearing that Ye Xiao had already hired a caretaker for his mother, felt even more grateful towards Ye Xiao.

Without Ye Xiao, his mother might have just been left to die at the orthopedic hospital. Without Ye Xiao, he wouldn't have been able to even enter the State Hospital. Without him, it wouldn't have been possible for his mother to undergo a surgery costing over a hundred thousand. In short, without Ye Xiao, he might well have been preparing for his mother's funeral by now.

Now, in order not to inconvenience Yan Luo while he took care of his mother, Ye Xiao had gone ahead and hired a caretaker. He was very emotional at the moment. Setting aside whether his mother could safely come out of the operating room or not, even if she tragically died there, Yan Luo would be grateful to Ye Xiao for the rest of his life.

Humans are heavily driven by emotions and are also very adept at distinguishing them. If Yan Luo were wealthy, and Ye Xiao had paid his medical bills, Yan Luo might have felt only slight gratitude. But now, Yan Luo was thoroughly impoverished, not to mention a sum of one hundred and twenty-six thousand, he'd even struggle with sixteen thousand, which to him seemed metaphorically like a mountain of gold.

Clearly, adding flowers to brocade is not the same as sending charcoal in snowy weather!

"Brother Xiao!" Yan Luo didn't know what words of gratitude to say at that moment.

Ye Xiao patted Yan Luo, smiling, "Alright, I see you, Yan Luo, as a true man. That's why I helped you. If you were whimpering like a woman, I wouldn't have bothered. A man's tears should stay in his heart, only blood is meant to flow externally."

"Yes, Brother Xiao!" Yan Luo nodded seriously as Ye Xiao's word truly seemed a royal decree to him.

Ye Xiao and Yan Luo waited outside the operating room. Meanwhile, Ye Xiao also asked Yan Luo, "How many people came last night? What kind of vehicle did they drive?"

"Three came, each seemed very strong, driving a van," Yan Luo truthfully said.

Ye Xiao chuckled, "These aren't ordinary people."

Yan Luo immediately asked curiously, "Brother Xiao, who are those people? And how come there are so many dead bodies upstairs? Did you… did you kill them?"

Yan Luo indeed felt a bit terrified as he asked this.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Yes, so? Do you still think I'm a good person?"

"Yes!" Yan Luo said firmly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao chuckled, "But, I am a murderer."

"The people Brother Xiao wants to kill are the people I want to kill. In the future, if Brother Xiao wants to deal with someone and doesn't want to do it himself, just leave it to me," Yan Luo said seriously, clearly not joking.

Ye Xiao chuckled, "Don't be too naïve. Although you're strong, you can't necessarily kill others, not to mention, even if you did kill someone, are you sure you can escape the police? Murderers get executed."

"Brother Xiao, I've already said it, my life is yours. To die for you is without regrets or complaints!" Yan Luo still looked serious.

Ye Xiao nodded in satisfaction, "Ha-ha, you are my good brother, I wouldn't bear to see you die. You haven't eaten yet, right?"

"Brother Xiao, I'm not hungry!" Yan Luo said.

Yan Luo really wasn't hungry; his mind was totally focused on the operating room. After all, his mother was in there, how could he possibly think about being hungry?

"Humans are flesh and blood; we need to eat. I haven't eaten either. If there's time later, let's eat together," Ye Xiao said.

Yan Luo's mother might come out of the operating room at any moment and would likely be in a coma. Naturally, as her son, Yan Luo hoped to stay by her side, so he said to Ye Xiao, "Hmm, we'll see later."

Ye Xiao nodded too!

Time passed quickly, and another hour had gone by—it was about eight-thirty now.

The light in the operating room was still on.

"It's already been three hours, and it's still not finished!" Yan Luo anxiously waited, speaking aloud.

Ye Xiao patted Yan Luo's shoulder. Right now, Yan Luo's mother was inside the operating room, and he really couldn't offer any help. Although he knew some traditional medicine, he was clueless about the Ghost Doctor's surgical methods.

Just then, someone walked down the hall.

"Ruoxi is coming, go thank her." Ye Xiao, though he didn't turn around, could already sense Ruoxi's arrival and whispered to Yan Luo.

Although Ye Xiao was easygoing, he wasn't bad by nature and was even quite kind.

When Yan Luo heard Ruoxi's name, he looked at Ye Xiao in surprise. It seemed like Ye Xiao and Ruoxi were at odds just moments ago, so why was he now urging Yan Luo to thank her? But since Brother Xiao had said so, Yan Luo naturally complied.

"Doctor Han!" Yan Luo stood up, looked toward the approaching Ruoxi, and said, "You've been so busy running around for us, thank you very much."

"There's no need, I'm a doctor, saving lives and aiding the injured is my duty," said Ruoxi, reaching Ye Xiao and tossing a bank card at him. "You'd better wipe your card properly, hmph, it's filthy."

Ye Xiao didn't mind at all, rubbed the bank card on his clothes a couple of times, and then tucked it away.

"You... you're really dirty!" Ruoxi, seeing Ye Xiao wiping the bank card on his clothes, was immediately shocked, then frowned slightly, unable to help glaring at Ye Xiao.

"Ha ha, no big deal. Oh right, Doctor Han, I really have something to say to you, but I'm afraid you'll say I'm just picking a quarrel," Ye Xiao chuckled.

Ruoxi, having heard Ye Xiao and remembering that he had used the same tactics before, which resulted in her being teased, definitely wasn't going to fall for it again. She snorted and said, "It has nothing to do with you; just don't say it."

"Alright, since you won't let me say it, I won't. Trust me, your turn-back rate will be even higher." Ye Xiao smiled lightly, then sat down on the chair with a face that looked ready to enjoy a joke.

Initially, Ruoxi didn't want to hear a word from Ye Xiao, but then she heard him speaking as if it were something serious. Moreover, just now as she was headed upstairs, quite a few people were curiously starring at her, as if there was something on her. But she had checked her clothes, and they were still as clean as snow.

But since even Ye Xiao had noticed, could it be that there really was something on her that she couldn't see?

"You... go on, tell me," Ruoxi said, her face cold as she glared at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao, hearing Ruoxi's words, grinned and looked up at Ruoxi, saying, "Since you insist on me telling you, well, who am I to refuse? I'll just tell you."

Ruoxi, seeing Ye Xiao about to make another smart remark, immediately glanced at him and said, "Are you going to speak or not?"

"Why are you so anxious? Looks like you're really eager to hear it. Alright, I'll tell you, you have some cookie crumbs at the corner of your mouth. Did you sneak some cookies and not clean your mouth properly?" said Ye Xiao with a chuckle.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Ruoxi subconsciously touched the corner of her mouth, and indeed, there were some cookie crumbs.

Ruoxi had been really hungry just now but didn't want to go out to eat. Fortunately, she had half a box of cookies left from yesterday, so she ate a couple in her office when no one was around, which made her stomach feel much better.

She had just eaten the cookies when she received a call from another doctor, so in her haste, she forgot to wipe her mouth.

Now thinking back to the curious looks from the cashier at the payment counter and the many patients staring at her as she walked through the medical hallway, it must have been because of the cookie crumbs. She hadn't noticed, and those who saw hadn't mentioned it to her.

Considering the embarrassment she must have been displaying all along, Ruoxi felt a great shame within. She was an unmarried lady, not yet at the age where middle-aged women don't care about such things.

Meanwhile, Ye Xiao wore a sneaky grin, as if he had uncovered Ruoxi's weakness, making her feel even more mortified. It would have been one thing to be seen by others, but now Ye Xiao had seen and even pointed it out, which was truly humiliating.

Ruoxi suddenly blushed deeply and glared fiercely at Ye Xiao before turning around and walking away.

Ruoxi felt she could still hear Ye Xiao's triumphant laughter even as she entered the elevator.

"Ye Xiao, that jerk!" Ruoxi stood in the elevator, cursing internally. Yet after finishing her rant, she felt perhaps she had overreacted. Although Ye Xiao was no saint, it was indeed she who insisted he speak up. Now that he did, and she was cursing him, it seemed somewhat improper.

Yet, Ruoxi figured that Ye Xiao must have intentionally aggravated her embarrassment, so she felt justified in her cursing after all.

As for Ye Xiao, although he could guess Ruoxi wouldn't say anything nice about him, he didn't care. He had no real connection with Ruoxi anyway, and what did her good or bad opinion matter? Although Ruoxi was exceptionally beautiful, every girl he met had her own grace and charm, and he was currently Jiang Miaoke's boyfriend.

"Brother Xiao, Doctor Han seems really angry," Ye Xiao said, chuckling. "It's okay, she'll come back. At the very least, she ought to give us the payment slip for nursing care and the ward. Otherwise, how will we know which ward to go to?"

Sure enough, less than five minutes later, Ruoxi came back, obviously to deliver the payment slip. But just at that moment, the lights in the operating room went out!

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