Time is Slow / Meet You in My Prime - Chapter 13 : Suspicion

Was it really a dream?

Marrying General Shao Mingyuan was a dream. Her grandfather's death was a dream. Her parents and family were burned to death in a fire, and she was shot to death by an arrow on the cold and desolate city wall.

Just wake up and everything is fine, right?

Doctor Li's pupils suddenly shrank.

This call...

"Who are you?" He grabbed Qiao Zhao's hand and asked.

A rough and skinny hand was placed on her wrist. Qiao Zhao suddenly woke up and stared at the hand motionlessly with her eyes lowered. She was familiar with this hand. It had once taught her acupuncture and massage, and it had once scratched her nose with a smile and said that she learned quickly.

He was Qiao Zhao's Grandfather Li, but not Li Zhao's.

"Who are you little girl?" Doctor Li was not a good-tempered person, and his voice became even colder.

Qiao Zhao raised her eyes and looked at him. Because of the fever, her voice was no longer as gentle as usual; it was hoarse like the wind blowing softly across the grass: "I am the daughter of Li Xiu Zhuan from the capital. Who are you?"

Doctor Li obviously didn't believe it: "What did you just call me, little girl?"

This little girl was acting strange; she clearly called him Grandfather Li just now, and only one girl had ever called him that.

Qiao Zhao showed a puzzled look. Her dark and bright eyes narrowed slightly, as if recalling: "I was just about to say, eh... Grandfather, who are you?"

She smiled innocently: "But you interrupted me before I could finish."

Doctor Li was stunned.

Li...Grandfather? Eh...Grandfather...

It turned out he heard it wrong.

He let go of Qiao Zhao's wrist, but for some reason, he still felt a little weird. He always felt that this clever and quirky girl was somewhat similar to the smart girl in his memory.

This little girl's illness was also interesting. Apart from the fever, her mind and spirit were not very stable, as if her spirit and body could not be well integrated and were about to separate.

Thinking of what he had been obsessed with researching for the past two years, a vague idea flashed through Doctor Li's mind, and he said loudly, "Come in."

Footsteps were heard, and the early spring breeze rushed in as the door opened, making people feel clear-headed.

Chi Can's gaze fell directly on Qiao Zhao. Seeing that she had woken up, the corners of her lips, which had been tense all the time, relaxed slightly, then he looked at Doctor Li.

Doctor Li changed his previous eccentricity and asked gently, "Who is this little girl?"

Chi Can subconsciously took a half step back. He always felt like there was a big wolf standing in front of him! Or an old, cunning, and treacherous one.

"It was just a chance encounter..." Chi Can quickly distanced himself from the matter.

"It's just a chance encounter..." Doctor Li stretched out his voice.

Chi Can couldn't figure out his intention, so he explained, "The little girl was kidnapped, and we happened to meet her, so we sent her home on the way."

"So that's how it is." Doctor Li breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "The little girl is seriously ill and won't be cured in a day or two. How about this? Let the little girl follow me; I'll heal her and send her home."

"She's going back to the capital." Chi Can didn't understand why he answered so quickly.

"That's even better." Doctor Li stroked his beard. "I'm also going to the capital, so I can walk slower on the way, which will make it easier for me to treat this little girl."

Chi Can stopped talking and said after a moment of silence, "You should ask her what she thinks."

Could this old man be an impostor? The girl just has a fever; how can she be seriously ill?

Doctor Li turned around and asked with a smile, "Girl, I am one of the best doctors in the world. Do you want to come with me?"

Qiao Zhao said without hesitation: "I'll come with you."

What she originally wanted was to return to the capital safely, and she met Doctor Li on the way. Even if they didn't have a predestined relationship, her future situation would definitely be different if she had a doctor to send her home instead of three young men.

Qiao Zhao was not stupid, so she naturally knew how to choose.

Chi Can's eyebrows wrinkled, and he said word by word with a cold face: "Think it over carefully."

Qiao Zhao nodded obediently: "I've thought about it."

Chi Can was furious and turned around to leave, but suddenly turned back and asked her, "Aren't you afraid of being kidnapped again?"

Doctor Li rolled his eyes and said, "What are you talking about, brat?"

Qiao Zhao smiled softly: "No, he is a miracle doctor."

"You just believe what others say?" Chi Can was very disappointed. Where was that dead girl's cleverness when facing them?

Qiao Zhao blinked: "If he wasn't a real doctor, why would Brother Chi, who is so smart and cautious, let him see me?"

Chi Can's mouth twitched. What she said was really true... it made sense!

Chi Can was speechless. Looking at the little girl, he felt inexplicably depressed again. He touched his nose, turned around, and left.

The three people who followed in were not happy about it. One of them said hurriedly, "Miracle Doctor, this... isn't very convenient?"

Their master has repeatedly warned them not to cause any trouble and to quietly send Doctor Li back.

Doctor Li glared at him and said, "What's the inconvenience? If you think it's inconvenient, just leave! This little girl is seriously ill. Doctors are kind-hearted. Can I just watch her die without saving her?"

The three men curled their lips silently at the same time.
You sound like you have a kind heart.

They suffered a lot to find this miracle doctor. He was unwilling to go to the capital with them despite their repeated requests. Finally, they had no choice but to use their trump card and a rare magical herb in the hands of their master to make this miracle doctor agree.

Is it really a doctor's benevolence to help this little girl?

The three men glanced at Qiao Zhao's face and thought silently; it turned out that the miracle doctor also looked at the face.

"Do you have any other opinions?" Doctor Li asked slowly.

The three of them looked honest and said, "We dare not."

"It's good that you don't dare. Take this girl with you and go."

"Wait." Chi Can came back, dragging the still unconscious Yang Hou Cheng with him. He didn't even look at Qiao Zhao but stared at Doctor Li and said, "Please, Doctor, be kind and save my friend."

Doctor Li curled his lips and sneered: "A doctor's benevolence and bad intentions are not the same thing."

The three men nodded at the same time. Look, this is the true face of this miracle doctor!

Qiao Zhao watched coldly, feeling confused. In her memory, although Doctor Li was kind to her, it was because he and her grandfather were close friends and she could barely be considered half his disciple.

Doctor Li was always very stubborn towards others.

Why did Doctor Li want to keep her by his side when they first met after she became Li Zhao?

Did the word 'Grandfather Li' make the old man suspicious?

Apart from her late grandfather, no one knew better than Qiao Zhao how amazing this genius doctor was. His medical skills were unfathomable, and in recent years he was almost supernatural. It was not surprising that such a person had an extraordinary sensitivity to certain mysterious things.

In the solemn atmosphere, Qiao Zhao spoke: "Miracle Doctor, Brother Chi and the other two are my saviors. I want to wait for Brother Zhu to come back and Brother Yang to wake up, then say goodbye to them and follow you."

Although she didn't know what happened after she fell into a coma, she could guess that Brother Yang was like this for her.

Doctor Li was obviously interested in her and would not refuse this small request from her.

As Qiao Zhao had expected, after listening to her, Doctor Li walked up to Yang Hou Cheng and placed a crystal-clear pill directly into his mouth.