Chapter 95: The Best Gift

Qin Hao Bei turned around, walked to the bedside, opened the bottom drawer of the nightstand, took out a folder from inside, and then returned to Shi Yi's side.

"Here, this is for you."

Qin Hao Bei leaned down and handed the folder in his hand to Shi Yi.

Shi Yi frowned and took the thin folder with some confusion, only to see a few striking red characters written at the very top of the document:

"Medical Institution... Practice License?!"

Qin Hao Bei nodded earnestly and quite proudly:

"This is the most critical license for opening a clinic. With this, you can go online to apply for a business license, which should come through in about a month, and then the clinic can open for business."

Shi Yi's heart began to thump, and she looked up at Qin Hao Bei's eyes in disbelief:

"You mean... I can have... my own clinic?!"

"What else?" Qin Hao Bei tugged at the corner of his mouth and smiled:

"Xing'er, with your frail physique, you wouldn't even pass a physical exam. If a hospital hired you, tell me, would you be going there as a doctor or as a patient?"

Shi Yi looked at the license in her hand, which was stamped with a large red seal, with a face full of surprise and excitement.

She had actually anticipated that her job-seeking process would not go so smoothly and that she would likely encounter various obstacles, but she never expected that Qin Hao Bei would help her clear away all those obstacles at once in such a way!

Furthermore, she... could actually own a clinic of her own!

"Brother... how... how did you do it?"

Shi Yi said excitedly.

"Heh, how else? I just applied following the normal procedures. It's just that the review time was a bit long; it took over half a year, and this certificate only came down recently."

"But, the building, equipment, staff needed to open a clinic... and all the various hardware and software..."

Qin Hao Bei smiled faintly and said:

"I've already taken care of all that, Xing'er, no need to worry. If you're not at ease, I'll accompany you to see the site tomorrow."

Shi Yi felt even more shocked in her heart.

The certificate took half a year to be approved? That meant that half a year ago, her brother had already prepared everything... and at that time... her own medical practice qualification had only just been issued, and she was still lying in the hospital, not yet discharged.

"So... how long ago did you start preparing for this?!"

Qin Hao Bei lowered his body, looked into Shi Yi's eyes, and said gently:

"Xing'er, I know that the year you took the college entrance exam, you were admitted to the Qinglan University School of Medicine. That is the highest medical institution in our China; not just anyone can get in! You have this ability and have proven yourself, and I am proud of you. Later... because of family reasons... sigh, let's not talk about it. Every time I think of what happened later, I feel heartache, let alone you. Let's not mention it today. It's just that your brother knows that the dream in your heart has never been extinguished all these years. So, ever since your health improved, I have been preparing for this. Because I know that sooner or later, you will have to break free from the protection of the Qin Family to do what you have always wanted to do and become yourself."

"I originally thought this day would come a little later. I didn't expect you, little girl, to be so impatient. You haven't even stayed home honestly for three months before clamoring to fly outside..."

Hearing Qin Hao Bei's words, Shi Yi's nose felt sore, and her eyes instantly turned red. Transparent tears fell from her eyes, "pitter-patter."

"Brother..."

Shi Yi covered her face, already sobbing uncontrollably.

The grievances, unwillingness, and heartache that had been suppressed in the bottom of her heart for so many years poured out like a burst dam, silently drowning her heart in an instant.

Only at this moment did she realize that the wounds in her heart had never healed, and those hurts had never disappeared; they had simply been hidden deep in the passage of time behind her mask of indifference.

Qin Hao Bei sighed, then squatted down to pull Shi Yi into his arms, took a tissue, and gently wiped her face.

"Don't cry, you've become a little kitten... Besides... I have conditions for helping you open this clinic."

"What conditions? Tell me."

Shi Yi pushed Qin Hao Bei away and wiped her face casually with the back of her hand; she didn't want to look too disheveled and ugly in front of her brother...

"The scale of the clinic shouldn't be too large; you won't be able to handle it if you're too busy. And you must implement an appointment system; at most... no more than 6 people per day."

"6 people?"

Shi Yi's brow furrowed into a small hill.

"Brother, do you know what 6 people means? An ordinary doctor in a hospital sees at least 50-60 patients a day! Even experts dealing with complex conditions can see 20-30 people a day. You're asking me to see 6 people a day; I'll probably be done in an hour..."

Qin Hao Bei's expression darkened, and his tone was unquestionable:

"Don't you know what your own physical condition is? If you don't care about your own body and still want to push yourself..." Qin Hao Bei changed the subject and said with a straight face:

"I don't mind putting a pair of handcuffs on your little wrists and locking you up at home 24 hours a day!"

Shi Yi:...

She looked at Qin Hao Bei's dark and firm eyes, pursed her lips, and forcibly erased the messy images that had just surfaced in her mind.

"Brother... I'm just afraid that with too few patients, the clinic will lose money..." Shi Yi said with a guilty conscience.

"The family doesn't rely on you to make money."

Qin Hao Bei answered decisively, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

"Alright... then I'll listen to you. I'll only see 6 patients a day, but... you still have to help pay the salaries of the clinic's staff."

Qin Hao Bei curled his lips into a smile.

"Of course. Although my Qin Family is not as wealthy and extravagant as the Shi Family, throwing money around, we still have more than enough to support the staff of a clinic. Besides, who knows? If your medical skills are superb and we set the prices a bit higher, we might even make money!"

"Hmm, what you say makes sense. Then I'll work harder, and I'll definitely be able to make money!"

Hearing Qin Hao Bei say this, hope rekindled in Shi Yi's heart. After crying, she felt a bit tired and thirsty, so she picked up the milk at hand, gulped it down, put down the cup, and looked at Qin Hao Bei with her beautiful peach-blossom eyes, which were like bright stars.

"Brother, then tell me, what should we name our medical hall?"

Qin Hao Bei's Adam's apple rolled slightly. His gaze slid from her alluring peach-blossom eyes to the white milk stain on the corner of her lips, and his index finger hovered beside her cheek, pausing slightly.

Suddenly, he lowered his eyes and smiled, then took a tissue and pressed it to the corner of her mouth, his voice half a degree lower than before:

"Since it's opened by a little kitten, let's call it Little Cat Medical Hall."