Chapter Thirty-Four: The Old Doctor's Gratitude

  Lin Bao De put the thousand-year-old ginseng, a precious treasure, into the safe deposit box. He returned to the living room, walked up to Zhao Rui and tightly grasped his hand, shaking it vigorously:

  "Xiao Zhao, great kindness doesn't need to be thanked, I owe you this favor and I don't know when I can repay it. From now on, if there's anything you need my help with, just say so. I absolutely won't hesitate for a moment."

  Lin Baode's words were extremely sincere and heartfelt.

  His medical skills were exquisite, and he had a strong temper, never willing to accept favors from others. However, the precious gift Zhao Rui gave him this time was able to save his wife from the hands of death, which truly made him feel deeply grateful from the bottom of his heart.

  Zhao Rui smiled casually and said, "It was just a small favor, no big deal. You're being too polite. I just hope you won't reveal the fact that I have the Thousand Year Ginseng Emperor."

  Lin Bao De hastily said: "I know this, hiding a jade pendant is a crime. If it gets out, it will bring you unnecessary trouble. Don't worry, I won't mention a word to anyone."

  "That's good." Zhao Rui nodded in satisfaction.

  Then he chatted with Lin Bao De for a while and they both had a general understanding of each other. Zhao Rui glanced at the time, which was already late, so he prepared to bid farewell and leave.

  Lin Bao De refused to let him go and insisted that he stay for dinner. Zhao Rui couldn't resist his enthusiastic invitation, so he agreed.

  After dinner, Zhao Rui bid farewell to Lin Baode, and Lin Baode saw him off all the way to the station, watching as he boarded the train before returning to the clinic.

  Zhao Rui took a car back to school and found that only Zhou Wei was in the dormitory, lying on the bed reading English six-level, while others were not there.

  "Hey, boss, you're back." Zhou Wei heard someone push open the door and come in, looked up to take a glance, then greeted him.

  "Where's Pongzi and Han Xing?" Zhao Rui sat down on a chair and asked.

  "Pangzi doesn't know. Han Xing seems to have followed their team to play a match." Zhou Wei replied.

  "By the way, I have some bad news for you. In the Capital Reading class, the old lady took roll call and you were caught."

  "What? How did I get caught?" Zhao Rui was somewhat surprised, "Didn't I make arrangements with Fatso? Just a little help to cover for me."

  Zhou Wei put down the materials in his hand, with a smile on his face: "When it was time to take attendance, Fatso did help you out, but unfortunately, your names are next to each other. Just after calling your name, he called Fatso's, and as a result, Fatso responded twice in a row, immediately giving himself away. The old lady was so angry that she scolded him severely, asking him if his name was Zhao Rui or Luo Cheng. At that time, the whole classroom burst into laughter.

  At this point, Zhou Wei couldn't help but laugh again: "Boss, you've definitely left a deep impression on the old lady. I reckon that as long as she's in class, she'll definitely call your name. You'd better be careful from now on."

  Zhao Rui's head was a bit big, he had just skipped class once and got caught. It seems that if he doesn't want to retake the Capital Theory elective, he has to be a good student and attend every class, because at Dongfeng University, attendance, quizzes, and final exams all account for a certain proportion of credits. If his attendance is too poor, even if he passes the final exam, it will be difficult to make up for it.

  Since there were no other distractions, and he was caught again, Zhao Rui didn't skip class for a while. Although the university's learning environment is relatively relaxed, skipping class from time to time still has a negative impact.

  He also continued to cultivate in secret, with the help of the Ten Thousand Year Immortal Ginseng, his cultivation progress was rapid.

  In the blink of an eye, a week had passed. During this time, Lin Baode had not taken the initiative to contact him, and Zhao Rui did not know what effect the thousand-year-old ginseng he sent had, but he didn't call to ask either.

  However, at noon that day, after finishing class and preparing to go to the cafeteria for lunch, his mobile phone suddenly rang. It was Lin Baode calling him, saying he was waiting for him under the building of the School of Business Administration and had something to tell him.

  Zhao Rui estimated that Lin Bao De came looking for him, probably because his wife's illness had taken a turn for the better, and he specifically came to express his gratitude.

  Then he tidied himself up a bit and went downstairs with his textbook.

  As soon as he came out of the teaching building, he saw Lin Baode being surrounded by a large crowd, standing at the edge of the flower bed outside the teaching building, talking to people.

  Zhao Rui took a glance and found that apart from Lin Baode, there were two other people he knew. One was the dean of the medical school, whom he had seen in photos on the school website. The other was Yunfei, a sinister little loli who hadn't been seen for some time.

  Yunfei seems to be very familiar with Linbaode, and is now talking to him with a pure face.

  As soon as Zhao Rui came out of the teaching building, Lin Baode immediately stopped chatting and quickly walked up to greet him, shaking hands with Zhao Rui and saying: "Little Zhao, we meet again."

  "Ah! Nice to see you again." Zhao Rui also smiled, "Professor Lin, how's your wife's illness?"

  "She's much better now! She's not only regained consciousness but can even feed herself!"

  Lin Baode's face showed a grateful expression, and he was about to say that it was all his credit. Suddenly, he remembered that Zhao Rui didn't like to draw attention to himself, and if he said this out loud, he feared it would immediately cause others' astonishment, bringing unnecessary trouble to Zhao Rui. So, he swallowed the words that were already on the tip of his tongue.

  "What? Professor's wife can already eat by herself?" The dean of the medical school, who had been accompanying him all along, was shocked and asked in a hurry, "Lin Lao, did you cure your wife's stroke?"

  Lin Baode said: "Not fully recovered yet, but she is recovering very quickly. After another half month of recuperation, she should be able to do the same things as ordinary people."

  "Whoosh"

  "Really?"

  "That's too awesome!"

  "This is a medical miracle!"

  When he said this, the medical professors and students around him immediately let out a burst of exclamations.

  Mrs. Lin suffered a severe stroke, with serious damage to her brain nerves and blood vessels, which was almost an open secret. In fact, even if Dr. Lin's medical skills were excellent, no one thought he could cure his wife, and it was already very difficult to maintain her life.

  However, no one expected that Lin Baode would somehow cure his wife's illness with an unknown method, and her recovery speed was shockingly fast!

  The repair of brain nerves and blood vessels has always been a problem in the medical field, but Lin Baode has achieved it with traditional Chinese medicine. If this is spread out, it will definitely trigger a huge earthquake in the medical field.

  "Lin Lao truly lives up to his reputation as a giant in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, your medical skills are truly breathtaking!" The dean of the Medical College sincerely praised and then asked tactfully, "Lin Lao, can you reveal a thing or two about the treatment process?"

  Lin Baode smiled faintly and didn't answer, but instead glanced at Zhao Rui.

  He was able to cure his wife's stroke, and that was entirely due to Zhao Rui's gift of the thousand-year-old ginseng. Otherwise, with the prescription he had made, it would have been too difficult to completely cure his wife.

  He absolutely wouldn't reveal this secret without Zhao Rui's consent.

  The dean of the medical school saw that Lin Baode was unwilling to reveal, so he tactfully stopped asking. After all, for such a major research achievement, confidentiality is also a matter of course.

  Lin Bao De ignored the Dean of Medical College and continued to say to Zhao Rui, "Little Zhao, do you have time? Let's go eat together and have a good chat?"

  "What?!"

  Everyone else was shocked by this and turned their eyes to Zhao Rui. With Lin Baode's identity and temperament, it was unbelievable that he would invite someone to dinner in such an inquiring tone!

  Yunfei also opened a pair of big round eyes, looking at Zhao Rui with a puzzled face, muttering in her heart: Why is Old Man Lin so good to this stinky boy? He's been friends with Grandpa for decades and has never been so polite!

  Everyone was secretly guessing about the relationship between Zhao Rui and Lin Bao De, feeling that they were neither like relatives nor friends, very strange.

  Even someone with a rich imagination couldn't have guessed that it was actually Zhao Rui's thousand-year-old ginseng that saved Madame Lin's life!

  The skull tiger drove a shock, the king's domineering aura unfolded, and he shouted loudly: "Hit... hit! Tickets, tickets, all come out!"