“Let her come in!” The handsome and tall man shrugged and walked into the door. Xu Kuanhou immediately seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, happily telling Ji Mengtang: “Dr. Kang agrees to see you, go in quickly!”
“He agreed to see me?” When did he ask?
Ji Mengtang became more suspicious. In any case, this hospital was full of strange things!
Entering the room, Ji Mengtang discovered it was a ward with a consultation desk, examination table, and ultrasound and other medical equipment, not inferior to any regular hospital.
But what surprised her was not the advanced equipment, but that the man who had been smoking at the door was now wearing a doctor’s white coat and sitting at the consultation desk.
“How are you sitting here? Dr. Kang hasn’t arrived, and you’re sitting in his seat. Isn’t this disrespectful?”
“So who do you think I am?” The man’s eyes carried a faint, mocking smile.
Ji Mengtang looked him over again before answering seriously: “I think you should be an intern doctor, just like Dr. Xu. Am I right?”
“You only guessed one thing correctly, which is that I am indeed a doctor, but not an intern.”
“So you’re already a formal doctor?” She was full of surprise because he looked so young.
“You wouldn’t happen to think I’m Dr. Kang’s son, would you?”
This remark almost made the man laugh out loud. “How old do you think Kang Yansheng is?”
“Probably fifty or sixty years old!” To become a famous doctor from a junior doctor, at least twenty or thirty years would be needed. Moreover, with so many rules, he must be an eccentric old man!
Ji Mengtang continued to speculate: “He should be thin, with white hair…”
“You’re not going to say he’s also sinister and despicable, are you?”
“I didn’t say that!” Ji Mengtang shook her head embarrassedly. After all, she had never seen him, and her previous remarks about appearance were purely speculation. As for his personality – she didn’t want to comment.
Yes!” Xu Kuanhou dared not hesitate, immediately pulling the woman out of the consultation room. “Mrs. Ding, Dr. Kang has decided not to treat Mr. Ding and will not change his mind. Please go back!”
“No, no, at least let me talk to my husband while he’s conscious. I have something to say to him—”
“Mrs. Ding, please go back!”
How could Xu Kuanhou dare to disobey Kang Yansheng’s order? He could only escort the still weeping woman out, and after closing the door, the consultation room finally returned to silence.
Ji Mengtang looked at the door, thinking about the woman’s helpless crying. Even as a bystander, she couldn’t help but feel soft-hearted. Yet, this famous doctor Kang Yansheng remained completely unmoved. He was truly as cold-blooded as Zhou Peiruo had said…
“Where’s the medical record?”
Kang Yansheng’s impatient voice rang out again. Ji Mengtang suddenly realized she was still holding the medical record. She panicked and apologized repeatedly, then hurriedly handed it to him.
Kang Yansheng silently took the record and began to read it carefully, while Ji Mengtang nervously held her breath, afraid she might be thrown out like the previous woman.
The consultation room was silent for a while, with only the sound of pages turning.
Ji Mengtang took the opportunity to secretly observe him. No matter how many times she looked, she still found it hard to believe that this young man was the legendary divine doctor Kang Yansheng. He wore a sky-blue shirt, his tall and slender body standing elegantly. His hands turning the medical record were fair and clean, with beautiful, long fingers… He didn’t look like a strange doctor working among viruses, necrotic tissues, or damaged internal organs. Instead, he seemed more like a refined scholar or a tech elite.
After finishing the medical record, Kang Yansheng closed it and placed it on the table, a corner of his mouth lifting with an intriguing smile.
“This case is very interesting. The patient’s cervical vertebrae C3 and C4 are damaged, causing total paralysis below the neck. This can be considered an almost impossible-to-heal serious injury. I’m interested in accepting this challenge.”
“Really?!” Ji Mengtang was naturally happy but also skeptical.
“But I’ve heard that spinal cord injury patients are very difficult to cure. Especially since Zhongwei is almost completely paralyzed, and the current hospital suggests the possibility of recovery is extremely slim. How are you so confident you can cure him?”
“The spinal cord belongs to the central nervous system and is the most fragile tissue in the human body. Once the spinal cord is damaged, recovery is indeed difficult, but it’s not absolute! Even with spinal cord injury causing communication interruption between the brain and peripheral nervous system, many nerve cells in the spine are still alive. As long as these nerve cells’ functionality isn’t lost and the damaged nerves can be reconnected, recovery, though difficult and complex, is not impossible.”
“Do you mean that even though Zhongwei is almost completely paralyzed, he can still be saved?”
“The patient has just been injured and is still in the golden rescue period. Moreover, based on my assessment, the patient’s nerve damage is incomplete, meaning there’s still a possibility of recovery. Giving up now would truly mean no hope!”
“That’s wonderful!” Ji Mengtang was so excited she almost jumped up, surprised he agreed to treat Zhongwei so quickly. “I’ll bring him over as soon as possible. Thank you for agreeing to treat him!”
Kang Yansheng noticed her smile was even more beautiful – only wondering if she would still be smiling later.
“Don’t be too happy! I’ve only agreed to examine him, not to treat him,” Kang Yansheng coldly shattered her dreams.
“Why? I thought when you asked me to bring him, you would—”
“You should know that I have conditions for treating patients,” Kang Yansheng’s smile looked peaceful and friendly, but it made Ji Mengtang feel a chill throughout her body.
You don’t need to doubt your ears; you heard correctly. I indeed want you to be with me.” Kang Yansheng said it with utmost ease and naturalness, as if he had just asked her to help sweep the floor.
“Why?” Ji Mengtang was shocked, almost unable to speak. “You… like me?”
“No!” Kang Yansheng let out a low laugh. “You are indeed beautiful, but no woman in the world could make me resort to any means to possess her. I love no one – including myself!”
“Since you don’t like me, then why–“
“You love Gao Zhongwei, don’t you? It’s precisely because you love him that I want you to be with me. I want to know how much sacrifice people can make for the love that everyone sings about. Will it make me, a cold-blooded madman who doesn’t know what tears are, shed a tear of emotion?” He sneered.
He despised familial love, spat on friendship, and mocked love. In his heart, all human emotions were false. Stripped down, all emotions were merely spiritual or material exchanges. No one in the world would selflessly sacrifice their own happiness for another. True dedication was just a religious fanatical act; beyond that, all so-called emotions were just lies!
So-called emotions or love would suddenly become realistic when it involved personal major matters. Over the years, he had seen many so-called filial children, loving couples, and close siblings change their true colors. He didn’t want to be deceived, nor did he want others to be misled by the illusion of love.
Ji Mengtang stared at his desolate face, finally understanding why Zhou Pei would tell her those words. This person was truly unique – one could say he was a cold-blooded, obsessive maniac! He became a doctor not to save lives, but to manipulate and play with human nature. He might reach out to pull you from a trap, but the price would be – your arm.
