Chapter 5: Failed Revenge

"Qin, go back to check Miss Lin's condition. Hurry, or it will be too late!" Ma Guoqiang said. His future and life were at stake, so he had to hurry. "What are you saying?" asked Qin Haodong. "Miss Lin is not well; she is in danger! Help her, please!" "How? What did you do?" Qin Haodong asked coldly. He knew very well about Lin Momo's situation. As long as the needle was in her body, she would be fine. "Don't blame me! Zhang Tianhe asked me to pull the needle –" "Bastard!" Before Ma Guoqiang could finish his words, Qin Haodong landed a mighty kick on his belly and sent him flying. Ma Guoqiang was kicked away like a ball, landing in a flower bed about eight meters away. "The big idiot was flying. Playing football is really fun!" Tang Tang clapped her hands excitedly. Knowing that Lin Momo was in danger, Qin Haodong immediately gave Tang Tang to An Biru and rushed to the emergency room, leaving his shadow behind. "Oh God, how could he be so fast?" An Biru was startled by Qin Haodong's speed and realized that this was not a normal man. She followed him with Tang Tang. Meanwhile, Lin Zhiyuan was anxious like a cat on hot bricks. When he saw Qin Haodong at the door, he ran to him in a hurry. "Doctor Qin, it's all my fault. Please save my daughter. I’ll give you anything you want..." "Don't worry, Mr. Lin. It will all be fine." Before Lin Zhiyuan could say anything more, Qin Haodong had walked to Lin Momo's bed. Lin Zhiyuan was slightly surprised. He had thought that Qin Haodong would demand an exorbitant price before consenting to his request, but he hadn’t asked for anything. "Get away!" Qin Haodong pushed Zhang Tianhe away, who was strolling around Lin Momo's bed. He had no kindness towards the man who almost caused his child's mother to die. Zhang Tianhe had always been respected as Master Zhang. Wherever he went, people would smile their welcome and show their respect. He had never been treated like this, but he dared not say anything now. Qin Haodong did not spare him a glance. He felt Lin Momo's pulse, took out some needles, and inserted them into a dozen acupoints on her chest. Magically, Lin Momo's wound was relieved soon after Qin Haodong put the needles into her body. The instruments stopped making alarming sounds. Zhang Tianhe, Wen Changjiang, and Lin Zhiyuan all opened their mouth in astonishment. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would not have believed that there was such an amazing medical skill in the world. "Done. She’s fine now." Qin Haodong knew that they’d want to ask questions, so he waved his hands and said, "Let's talk outside. Miss Lin needs a good rest." They left the room together, and when they walked out, Lin Zhiyuan held Qin Haodong's hands and said with tearful gratitude, "Doctor Qin, thank you! I really appreciate what you did." "You're too welcome, Mr. Lin. It's what I needed to do," Qin Haodong answered. Lin Zhiyuan did not know the deeper meaning of Qin Haodong's words, so, he spoke again, "Momo is my only daughter. Saving her means saving my whole family." Qin Haodong replied, "Though Miss Lin's condition is stabilized now, in case of any contingency, please allow me to stay here to look after her tonight. Are you ok with that?" "I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much!" Concerned for his daughter's safety, Lin Zhiyuan had been worrying about how to ask Qin Haodong for help. He had not expected that Qin Haodong would offer to do so. Lin Zhiyuan handed a bunch of keys to Qin Haodong. "Doctor Qin, these are the keys of the No. 6 villa of the Ruhua district. From this moment on, this villa is yours." Haodong received them without hesitation and put them into his pocket. Emperor Green Wood was a distinguished person. In the Divine World, someone had given him a whole city in order to seek his treatment; a house was not a big thing in his eyes. Zhang Tianhe regained his senses and put on an ingratiating smile, walking toward Qin Haodong while saying, "Mr. Qin, I'd like to be your student if you would teach me your medical skills." From what he had seen, Qin Haodong's skills were much better than his. If he could master those skills, he would be able to get whatever he wanted, not only in Jiangnan City, but in Jiangnan Province! Zhang Tianhe had always been in it for profit. If the price was right, he would accommodate anybody. As he saw it, he was a famous person in the city, and Qin Haodong would be honored by the request and accept his suggestion happily. To his surprise, Qin Haodong did not even look at him and just tossed his head to another side. Tang Tang struggled in An Biru's arms when they arrived. "Doctor Magic, hug me!" Qin Haodong expression went soft as he held her in his arms. Zhang Tianhe's suppressed his anger and said, "Mr. Qin, if you can teach me your skills, many people will be saved. With my status, it won't be a disgrace to take me as a student." "I imagine you will earn many houses if he teaches you his skills," Lin Zhiyuan said. This greedy and incapable Master Zhang disappointed and disgusted him much. Qin Haodong looked at Zhang Tianhe with a joyless smile and said plainly, "I don't want to teach you." Zhang Tianhe shouted excitedly, "How can you be like this? You're dishonoring your skills. It's not right!" "And what do you think is right?" Qin Haodong asked with a meaningful expression. "Since I've cheapened myself by asking you to be my teacher, you should teach everything that you've mastered and let me carry it forward to save more people." Hearing Zhang Tianhe's chattering, Qin Haodong knew he was looking at the man who preached against stealing but had a goose in his sleeve. "Go away!" He kicked Zhang Tianhe full in the chest, causing the doctor to roll along the corridor like a ball. Tang Tang got excited again. She kept clapping her hands while saying, "Nice! Nice! The old idiot was flying again. Doctor Magic looks so cool. Playing football is fun! I want to watch more." Qin Haodong wasn’t thrilled with his daughter’s gleeful reaction to violence, but he did enjoy being cheered on. Ma Guoqiang ran in, covered with dirt and leaves, but, before he could say something, he was kicked out by a big foot and sent flying. Just as Zhang Tianhe rose to his feet, he was knocked down again by the flying Ma Guoqiang. The two rolled on the ground like melons. "Bravo! Bravo! The big idiot was flying again. That's so funny," Tang Tang giggled. Right then, Wen Changjiang came to Qin Haodong and said, "Qin, would you like to work in our hospital? If you do, you will be assigned as a regular doctor immediately." Lin Zhiyuan chimed in, "Mr. Wen, Doctor Qin's skills are so excellent, isn't it a waste to let him be a normal doctor here?" "Yes... yes... I'm so stupid that I didn't make myself clear." Before Wen Changjiang could finish his words, Ma Guoqiang came crawling back down the hall on his hands and knees. Zhang Tianhe was not a doctor of Jiangnan Hospital, but he was, and he couldn’t just walk away; he had to make a living in this hospital. "Di... Director..." he began, but before Ma Guoqiang could finish his words, Wen Changjiang said to him in a deadpan, "Don't call me director. From this moment on, you're no longer a doctor of this hospital. You're fired." "Director, please! I beg you to give me a chance..." Ma Guoqiang begged Wen Changjiang, but the director didn’t spare him a glance. Turning to Qin Haodong with a full smile, he said," Qin, as long as you'd like to work here, you can replace Ma Guoqiang as a chief doctor." Ma Guoqiang was stunned. He’d been sure the director would side with him! Instead, he’d gone for wool and come home shorn. But while the chief doctor position was coveted by Ma Guoqing, it was nothing to Qin Haodong. He wanted to carry traditional Chinese medicine forward and had no intention of working as a doctor in that hospital. "Thank you, Mr. Wen, but I've not graduated yet, and I don't plan to work now." "Ah?" Wen Changjiang was caught off-guard by the refusal. "Qin, please think again. As for your diploma, I can treat it as a special case." "No, I really don't want to work now," Qin Haodong refused again without hesitation. Wen Changjiang shook his head in disbelief. He realized the value of Qin Haodong's medical skills and knew if he could have Qin Haodong as a doctor in his hospital, Jiangnan Hospital would have a promising future. He redirected his anger at Ma Guoqiang. "Get lost now! Don't stay here and bring shame to yourself." After throwing the worthless doctor out of the hospital, Wen Changjiang arranged to have Lin Momo taken to a VIP room. It was ten at night, and Tang Tang gave a long yawn. Lin Zhiyuan said, "Doctor Qin, I'm going to take Tang Tang home for a rest. Please take care of Momo, thank you." Qin Haodong answered, "Rest assured, I'll take care of Miss Lin." "I don't want to go home; I want to play with Doctor Magic." Tang Tang said, arms around Qin Haodong's neck. "Tang Tang, go home to have a sleep first, or you'll be too tired to play with me tomorrow." "Okay, I'll go home. Doctor Magic, don't forget to play with me tomorrow." "Yes, I'll go to see you tomorrow." "Let's make a pinkie promise." Tang Tang reached out her pinkie. "Sure, it's a pinkie promise." Qin Haodong reached out his little finger and hooked it with hers. "Doctor Magic, see you tomorrow!" Tang Tang kissed Qin Haodong on the check before reluctantly allowing herself to be lifted by her grandpa. Lin Zhiyuan left with Tang Tang, leaving An Biru with two bodyguards to keep watch over Lin Momo.