In summary, at the moment, Zhou Wang’s overall impression of this hospital was quite good. Mainly because no matter which doctors or nurses he met on the way, they were mostly smiling. Even without interaction, one could feel the "service first" atmosphere from their demeanor.
After taking a brief look around, Zhou Wang finally arrived at the annex building of the second building.
Thinking for a moment, Zhou Wang decided not to take the nurse’s suggestion to find someone in the reception area to guide him, but instead looked at the floor index himself and pressed the elevator button nearby.
While waiting for the elevator, Zhou Wang’s peripheral vision suddenly caught the existence of a man.
The man’s appearance and height were quite ordinary; if there was something special about him, it was that his clothes were slightly dirty due to being stained with dust.
But just that was very odd, considering that this was an expensive hospital, and everyone Zhou Wang saw along the way was dressed quite decently, so this man’s presence seemed very abrupt.
Secondly, Zhou Wang felt that the man looked somewhat familiar, but for a moment, he couldn’t recall where he had seen him before.
The strange man was standing at the entrance, looking up at the building in front of him. Just then, a security guard standing nearby also seemed to notice something unusual about the man and approached to inquire.
Because of the distance, Zhou Wang couldn’t hear what they were saying, only seeing the security guard starting to make gestures to shoo him away.
The man didn’t say much, silently turned around, and left.
Not until the man turned his back to Zhou Wang, revealing the backpack on his back did Zhou Wang suddenly realize... Damn, it’s him!
He might have blurred the memory of the man’s face, but he remembered the Adidas backpack very clearly.
Back then, in Hang City, when he came out of that high-end club with Shao Xiaoqi and others, Zhou Wang had also seen this backpack.
After all, it was nighttime, and quite some time had passed, so it was normal for Zhou Wang to forget the man’s face, but he clearly remembered this backpack.
Because the man clearly couldn’t afford even a bus ticket, but after Zhou Wang helped him buy a ticket, he gave him some cash, and when the man put the money back into his backpack, Zhou Wang distinctly saw dozens of bundles of hundred-yuan bills in his bag...
If he remembered correctly, this man seemed to be called "Gao Xing," although he didn’t look particularly happy.
Thinking of this, Zhou Wang subconsciously chased after him, wanting to stop the man to ask him what was going on. It had been more than a month, why was he still wandering in Magic City, and what was he doing in the hospital?
But the man walked too fast, and by the time Zhou Wang reached outside, the man had disappeared around the corner of the building.
Seeing the distance was too far, Zhou Wang had no choice but to give up. When he returned to the lobby, both passenger elevators had gone up, causing the somewhat frustrated Zhou Wang to silently curse, "Damn."
Seeing the elevator go higher, Zhou Wang felt too lazy to wait. After all, the VIP ward seemed to be on the fifth floor, which wasn’t too high. Zhou Wang chose to open the nearby emergency exit and take the stairs.
The stairwell was quite bright due to the presence of floor-to-ceiling windows, but since not many people took this route, it was eerily silent. Zhou Wang had only reached the second-floor corner when he suddenly heard some strange noises.
He instinctively turned back and found himself face-to-face with the man outside the window.
Time seemed to freeze for a moment, with Zhou Wang staring blankly at Gao Xing, who was climbing up by hand, and Gao Xing also noticed Zhou Wang. He had no expression, but his eyes were evidently somewhat absent-minded.
"..."
After a brief pause, Gao Xing nodded toward Zhou Wang, then, with a sudden push of his legs, shot up with a swish. By the time Zhou Wang realized he wanted to say something, he could only see Gao Xing’s cloth shoes.
Zhou Wang knew Gao Xing was quite agile, having seen him hit a moving car’s rear window with a small stone from more than ten meters away last time, but he hadn’t expected him to have such a skill to climb high buildings empty-handed.
... Zhou Wang wanted to tell him that this window could be opened from the inside, so there was no need for him to climb.
But it was too late; within a second, Gao Xing disappeared completely from Zhou Wang’s view, climbing much faster than Zhou Wang was taking the stairs.
Zhou Wang helplessly withdrew his hand, shook his head, and continued tromping up the stairs.
When he reached the fifth-floor landing, Zhou Wang unexpectedly heard some rustling noises again, mixed with a not-so-decent playful laugh between a man and a woman.
Hmm?
Why was this stairwell so lively?
Zhou Wang didn’t have any particular curiosity about peeking, but with two people blocking the way upstairs, he was momentarily caught in a dilemma. Just then, the woman’s voice got louder.
"Doctor Qin, stop messing around, I have to go change the dressing..."
"I need to check first to see if, as a qualified nurse, you still have the instruments on you..."
Listening to the man’s deliberately serious tone and the woman’s coquettish complaints, Zhou Wang couldn’t help but grin; these city folks knew how to have fun.
However, listening to their conversation also hinted at their identities: likely a doctor and nurse from around here.
Okay, maybe that judgment was a bit hasty...
It seems there are some dubious things going on in this hospital, but as for affairs, Zhou Wang didn’t hold particularly high moral standards, so he wasn’t very concerned.
Just as Zhou Wang was about to turn and leave, he heard the woman speak again:
"Oh, Doctor Qin, just let me go, I really need to change the dressing, and if the head nurse comes back and something goes wrong, neither of us will get away with it..."
"Are you going to change the medicine for those few beds?"
The man named Doctor Qin hesitated for a moment and then quickly lowered his voice to ask, and if Zhou Wang hadn’t been paying attention, he might not have heard it.
"Yeah, that’s why I can’t let anyone handle it... Alright, enough talking, I have to go change the dressing."
"Then hurry up and go, ahem, I’ll come find you at your night shift later..."
Hearing the footsteps of both, Zhou Wang frowned but then quickened his pace, and when he reached the sixth floor, he just caught sight of their backs entering the safety corridor.
Doctor Qin’s figure was quite bulky, and the female nurse seemed quite graceful, adjusting the hem of her skirt.
Watching their backs disappear behind the safety door, Zhou Wang paused at the staircase for a moment, pondering.
Judging by their conversation, there seemed to be some kind of sketchy dealings going on around here, but Zhou Wang wasn’t entirely sure what it was.
But that didn’t matter; they worked here, after all, so he would have the opportunity to find out later.
He walked to the window again to check, confirming that Gao Xing was nowhere to be found, then Zhou Wang climbed back up the staircase and pushed the safety door open, stepping out.
As he entered the corridor, a very soft yet not overpowering fragrance greeted his nostrils. The pale green-toned, well-lit corridor, clearly designed and decorated, lacked the usual coldness of a hospital, instead exuding a slight warmth.
The corridor was also very quiet, with almost no noise, and the figures of Doctor Qin and the female nurse were gone, only occasionally spotting other nurses shuttling about.
Zhou Wang randomly stopped a nurse, asked for Zhao Yu’s room, and then turned to the best-lit room at the end.
It seemed the hospital did pay attention to Sister Xiao Yu after all, as she was admitted through his connections, not only placed in a VIP single room but also the room with the best lighting and privacy.
Zhou Wang was about to knock when the door was suddenly pushed open from inside, and a ponytailed girl banged directly into Zhou Wang’s chest.
The scent of soap came through, and Zhou Wang lowered his head to see the soft fluff on the girl’s fair neck through the sunlight... but it wasn’t romantic because the girl was too thin, making it slightly uncomfortable.
"Ah!"
The girl cried out, hastily backed away in panic, and when she lifted her head to make out Zhou Wang’s face, she froze for a second and then gave a small exclamation. Her pretty face turned bright red as she instinctively spun around and ran back inside.
"Linlin, it’s Zhou Wang!"
Worried that she might not remember him again, Zhou Wang quickly called out.
After a few seconds, the girl peeked her head out from behind the door, glanced at Zhou Wang, and then quickly lowered her head again.
"I-I know... It’s just that, brother, you seem to have gotten more handsome..."
Zhou Wang had received plenty of compliments recently, but he typically felt indifferent; however, at this moment, he couldn’t help but smile.
How come when Linlin says it, it sounds so sincere!