Chapter 187: As If an Old Friend Has Come 3

He Yuan's IV drip lasted until evening, until Su Mo's small clinic closed, and it still hadn't finished.

Su Mo told Xiao Jiu, "Go back, I'll keep an eye on him."

Xiao Jiu glanced at the sky outside, frowned, and said, "I'd rather wait for you to go together."

"Let's go, I'll drive back myself in a bit." Su Mo took the scarf and helped her tie it: "You still have an interview tomorrow, so get to bed early and rise early."

Xiao Jiu nodded, gave her a few more reminders, then opened the door and left.

While waiting at the bus stop, she rummaged through her phone and couldn't help seeing the stack of cash Su Mo had prepared for her, plus the sticky note she'd left.

"Dress nicely, your rent is due soon—keep this money for now."

Xiao Jiu clung to that note, standing in the cold wind, her eyes heating up.

She must have saved Su Mo's life in a past life, which is why she treats her so well.

No, she was just a good person to begin with.

After Xiao Jiu left, the clinic grew even quieter.

Su Mo glanced at the person inside and felt it would probably take another half hour.

She decided to drag out the trash that had been tidied up.

The inner room.

He Yuan glanced again at the IV bag overhead, displeased, and asked, "What's wrong with you? This afternoon it's like you're fighting a guerrilla war with me—I speed it up a bit, and you slow it down! What time is it now? What exactly are you trying to do?"

The person beside him said lightly, "It's for your own good."

"……" He Yuan looked at him, utterly speechless: "You—such a hypocrite, I have nothing to say!"

On the way here earlier, he had been yowling in pain all along, yet he insisted on making a detour halfway around the city to come to this remote little clinic for treatment.

And now he actually has the nerve to tell him it's for his own good?

Is there anyone who treats people this well?

Truly unprecedented!

He Yuan also couldn't be bothered to argue with him, so he just left it hanging—he had no way to deal with this ancestor.

Faint sounds could be heard from outside.

Xuan Qing turned his head and saw Su Mo straining to drag the trash toward the door.

His eyes darkened, he strode outside and grabbed the trash bag with one hand: "Let me help."

Before Su Mo could react, he had already hauled the bag out quickly.

Xuan Qing dragged the package out, pushed the door open, and then helped her toss it onto the outside garbage truck.

He turned back and asked the person standing at the door, "Anything else?"

Su Mo shook her head and smiled: "No, that's all. Thank you."

He gazed at her clear, gentle eyes, momentarily lost in thought: "You're welcome."

A gust blew through, carrying a chill from the sky, and Su Mo shivered instinctively. She wasn't wearing a thick coat, only a light-colored knit dress set and that white lab coat.

Xuan Qing frowned and said, "Go inside."

Su Mo nodded and led the way inside.

He followed behind her at a leisurely pace, his deep, calm gaze resting on her thin back.

Only now did he dare to look at her so greedily, without any reservation.

Actually, before coming here, he had wandered through many spaces and visited many places……

He thought everything would ultimately be a mirage.

But sometimes life's surprises come just like that—utterly unexpected.

At this moment, he truly felt grateful for his persistence.

After Su Mo went inside, she poured a cup of hot tea for herself and another for Xuan Qing.

When the outside sky had turned completely dark, He Yuan's IV drip also ended.

After the needle was pulled, he looked at Xuan Qing with a relieved expression: "Hurry, go eat—I'm starving!"

Su Mo watched He Yuan's back and said leisurely, "Remember to come tomorrow for another IV."

Before He Yuan could speak, he heard Xuan Qing beside him say, "Yeah, I'll come with him. Goodbye, Doctor Su."

"Who asked you to come along……"

He Yuan was forcibly dragged out of the clinic by Xuan Qing.

Stepping out the door, He Yuan couldn't help complaining, "What's up with you? Why have you suddenly been so free these days?"

"Supervisor, just focus on healing your injury."

"Cut the crap, you—does saying that not hurt your conscience? Tell me the truth: are you love‑at‑first‑sight with that person, Doctor Su?"

Xuan Qing quietly stared at him for a few seconds, just as He Yuan thought he was about to launch into a tirade.

The person before him suddenly spoke softly: "Yeah, I like her."

He Yuan couldn't help sucking in a breath of cold air: "You really love her at first sight?"

Snowflakes fell one by one, and the surroundings were utterly still.

He Yuan only felt a dark current flash across Xuan Qing's eyes, as if it held a thousand words, then instantly returned to calm.

"Not love at first sight."

To him, this should count as a long‑awaited reunion.

He Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Got it, unrequited love! Honestly, I'm not very optimistic about you… Look at all those flowers in the room—she has plenty of options, and your personality… is also kind of gloomy."

Xuan Qing gave him a faint glance: "Then just take the car back yourself."

"Hey! Stop, stop, stop! Let's talk properly!" He Yuan clutched his injured arm and hurried over with uneven steps.

When Su Mo locked the door and went to the garage to start the car, she only then realized the vehicle had been acting up for a long time. At this hour, with snow falling, it was inconvenient to call someone to fix it.

We can only go back by car.

Five minutes later she stood by the platform waiting for the car.

Xuan Qing and He Yuan walked out from the parking spot; they hadn't gone far when they saw that familiar figure in the icy snow.

"Look, isn't that Dr. Su you like?!"

"Got it."

As he said that, he had already turned the steering wheel and driven over.

The car window slid down, eyes met, and Su Mo said with slight surprise, "You haven't left yet?"

"We were about to go. Dr. Su, are you going to hail a cab?"

Su Mo smiled and nodded.

"In this weather it's probably hard to get a cab. I'll give you a ride."

Su Mo hesitated a bit; although he was her patient, they weren't very familiar.

While hesitating she heard him say, "If it's really inconvenient, just scan the fare to me."

He Yuan followed, "Right! It's not like you're riding someone's car, right?"

Su Mo glanced at the outside; the snow was falling heavier.

She then nodded, "Thanks for the trouble."

She had just gotten into the car when Xuan Qing said to He Yuan, "Weren't you going to handle something? Go ahead."

"Ah… you!" He Yuan thought, "You damn thing, you can even pull a bridge‑burning stunt like this!"

Su Mo looked at He Yuan with puzzlement; He Yuan immediately wore a look as if recalling something and said, "Right, I actually still have something unfinished! I'm leaving now!"

He had just stepped out of the car when the vehicle mercilessly sped away.

He Yuan pulled out his phone to find someone to pick him up, and vented about Xuan Qing: "That damn thing, he actually abandoned me halfway for a woman! He always looks so serious, never gets involved! I have to send a friend to curse him to death later! Can a person really do that?!"

"Am I not sharp enough? I'm standing in the snow right now, I…"

……

Yun Gong Guan.

Before getting off, the person in front opened a payment QR code: "Scan it."

Su Mo opened her phone and completed the payment.

Xuan Qing casually tossed his phone aside: "Dr. Su, see you tomorrow."

Su Mo was startled, then remembered that his friend needed to go to the shop for an IV tomorrow, so she nodded, "See you tomorrow."

The car window slid up, and Su Mo stepped onto the pristine white snow heading inside; she instinctively tightened the large scarf around her neck.

Until her back disappeared, he only then drove away.

Around eight p. m., Su Mo received a friend request.

The note field read: Xuan Qing.

Su Mo frowned, hesitated a moment, but still accepted the request.

Soon a message came from the other side: "Sorry to bother Dr. Su, I want to ask a few precautions regarding He Yuan's injuries."

……

The next morning, when she got up and prepared to go to work, she opened the door and saw the neighbor moving in.

The neighbor, who was also quite familiar with her, gave a brief farewell.