WWY Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Tachycardia, One Hundred Thousand?

Chapter 16: Tachycardia, One Hundred Thousand?

Dr. Zhou Heng came for an interview, but unexpectedly, his future employer skipped the interview process and directly put him to work.

It seemed that Lan He simply accepted Vice President Gu’s arrangement as a matter of course. He guessed that this heir to the He Corporation’s billions of assets must have a very good relationship with Vice President Gu.

After a pleasant and relaxed lunch, he used the electrocardiograph left by Man Qin to examine Lan He and reviewed the medical history in the filing cabinet, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.

He carefully observed Lan He’s complexion: “Lan He, may I ask about your early symptoms?”

Lan He flipped through “The Story of Art”, without even raising his head: “Mhm.”

“According to past examinations, your congenital ventricular septal defect has long since healed on its own. Now it’s occasional tachycardia, and the severity varies each time. Based on my clinical experience, tachycardia shouldn’t occur so frequently.”

Lan He said with a warm expression: “It’s just tachycardia, what can I do?”

“Don’t misunderstand, I don’t mean to question you!” Zhou Heng was startled and quickly clarified, “I mean, judging from the examination results, your condition isn’t pathological. There are many causes of physiological tachycardia: excitement, fright, mental stimulation, intake of coffee, alcohol, or high sugar. Some people may even experience it during strenuous exercise. Have you noticed any patterns before each episode? It would help me prescribe the right medicine, otherwise, relying solely on relief medications will only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.”

Lan He closed the book, looked at him, and thought seriously.

“It’s probably excitement and stimulation. Exercise is okay; I occasionally go for a morning run. Slight exercise is fine when I’m not experiencing an episode.”

“That’s about what I thought.” Zhou Heng nodded. “Then my suggestion is that you relax mentally and keep a calm state of mind in your daily life. Emotional relaxation is especially important for patients like you.”

Lan He nodded: “You’re right. So, what do you mean by telling me these well-known principles that can be found online? Are you looking for a raise?”

Zhou Heng was taken aback and then became embarrassed.

Before he came, several friends in the field had said that this young master of the He family had a strange temper and a sharp tongue, showing no mercy to anyone. Today, he truly experienced it.

He could also see that the man didn’t want to know the cause of his illness at all, nor did he want to change his current lifestyle.

The employer is God. He had no choice but to abandon his spirit of research as a doctor and settle for the next best thing: “Lan He, that colic medicine in your house is indeed very effective. I also have channels to buy it, so leave it to me from now on. I will continue the work of your previous family doctor and ensure that daily monitoring is in place. In addition, I have a sanatorium in the suburbs with many patients with stubborn heart conditions. The environment is quite good. If you’re interested, you can also go there to relax. In fact, the sanatorium has more complete equipment and can monitor your condition in real-time. I would recommend that you go there for observation and treatment for a while.”

Lan He raised his eyebrows in surprise: “How much salary does Ya Gu pay you each month?”

Zhou Heng was confused but still answered truthfully: “One hundred thousand.”

Lan He looked at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled: “One hundred thousand? That’s quite generous. No wonder a sanatorium director would come to be my family doctor.”

“It’s not entirely for the salary. I used to have some connections with Vice President Gu. She specifically sought me out and asked me to help with this, saying she didn’t trust anyone else.” Zhou Heng smiled awkwardly. “It’s my honor. I can see that she really cares about you.”

Lan He slowly stood up: “I’m impressed. Then I’ll leave it to you from now on.”

Watching him slowly leave, Zhou Heng shook his head: It seems that his new employer doesn’t want to go to his sanatorium for treatment.

–

The fog was a bit heavy tonight. From the villa area, one couldn’t see the myriad of lights in the city. In the dense forest in the mountains, creamy white mist slowly surged under the moonlight.

Lan He sat on the terrace for a while but couldn’t find a single star, so he went downstairs with a bit of disappointment.

He rummaged through the bar fridge in the corner on the second floor and found a can of tuna, opened it, and took out a bread, cut it open, and used a spoon to stuff all the tuna into it, without adding any seasoning or side dishes, and started eating.

The words of Zhou Heng before he left, suggesting that he should try not to eat late-night snacks in the future, flashed through his mind, and then he took a big bite of the tuna sandwich.

What a joke?

Qin Man understood him better. He once said with a smile that he was like: a hungry ghost reincarnated, without late-night snacks, rather die!

He just smiled at the time.

Reincarnation may or may not exist, but he had truly been a hungry ghost.

Satisfiedly rubbing his belly, Lan He planned to take a bath in the tub and get a good night’s sleep. Life is hard to predict; maybe one day he wouldn’t be able to eat well, sleep well, or take a bath.

Just as he was about to turn on the water, his phone rang. It was a WeChat video call reminder.

It was actually Ya Gu.

When he answered, Ya Gu was looking elsewhere. Judging by the background, she was still at the company.

Perhaps it was because of her makeup, but today she didn’t look as aloof as usual. A slightly lighter lip glaze made her look a bit more girlish than usual. Lan He recalled that she seemed to be the same age as him.

Ya Gu also noticed that the video was connected and turned her eyes to the screen, instantly putting on a gentle smile: “Lan He, you’re not asleep yet.”

Lan He asked lightly: “About to sleep, what’s up?”

“Can’t I care about you if there’s nothing?” Ya Gu in the screen picked up a document from the side while saying, “Dr. Zhou should have arrived at your place, right? I was supposed to take him there today, but I didn’t expect the company to suddenly have some problems. I’ve been in meetings from noon until now, without even having a meal.”

It sounded like complaining, but also like acting spoiled.

Lan He was speechless for a moment and subconsciously moved the phone away. It wasn’t difficult to guess what the woman was up to.

“If you haven’t eaten, go eat.”

Ya Gu was stunned for a moment, then smiled with interest: “Lan He, you’re starting to care about me. I’m very happy.”

Lan He also smiled: “Aren’t you also starting to care about me? Thank you for helping me hire a doctor. It’s just a matter of reciprocity.”

“Don’t be so distant, we are husband and wife in the legal sense, after all.” Ya Gu sighed helplessly and playfully, “And through these past two days, I suddenly realized that you are a very generous and responsible man. Maybe spending the rest of my life with you isn’t a bad choice.”

Lan He said softly: “But I don’t plan to be a kept man. You tell me, I can’t give you any help in your career, I can’t provide you with emotional value psychologically, and I can’t satisfy you physically. Can this still be called a good choice? Have you never seen a normal man?”

Ya Gu couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth violently. After a few seconds, her voice became even gentler: “Lan He, I’ve turned down all my social engagements. How about we have dinner together tomorrow? What do you like to eat? I’ll arrange it in advance.”

Lan He politely refused: “You know I don’t like going out.”

“It’s okay, we can book the whole venue, I guarantee you won’t see any strangers.” Ya Gu seemed very much looking forward to it, “I really want to plan our beautiful future together with you!”

“Future?”

“Of course, we can’t always be like this, right? I was thinking, shouldn’t we put our wedding on the agenda? And after that, should I move to Dongjiao Villa, or should you come to my place…”

Lan He was amused by her and couldn’t stop laughing for a long time. Ya Gu’s face became more and more stiff, and a thin blush appeared.

“Okay, then let’s have a meal together.” After laughing enough, Lan He agreed, “There’s no need to book the whole venue, just a slightly quieter environment will do. You arrange it and send me the address when the time comes.”

Ya Gu finally relaxed her expression: “I’ll send it to you before noon tomorrow!”

Lan He: “Okay, I’m going to sleep then.”

When Ya Gu said “goodbye,” the screen prompted “the other party has ended the communication.” Her face immediately turned cold, and the bones beside her cheeks became clear.

After taking a few deep breaths, she picked up the landline and dialed a three-digit internal number, calling the Comprehensive Management Department.

“Book a table at Hetian for tomorrow noon.”

“Don’t order a business meal, order a candlelit dinner, and make it quiet.”

“It’s okay, just make it romantic.”

–

After visiting and investigating Renchao Village and the surrounding villages for a day and a night, the police finally found a useful clue.

The conference room of the township police station was very simple. It was a two-story building, and the windows were “whooshing” with drafts.

Shengbo Xia, with panda eyes, yawned and reported: “Ling, this evening I went to see the girl who bullied Yingying Zou that day in a neighboring village. Wow, she’s a big sister! A junior high student this year, beating teachers and kicking classmates, robbing and collecting protection money, there’s nothing she doesn’t dare to do.”

The director of the police station, Director Sun, was very embarrassed: “Yes, we’ve even called the police because of her, but she’s a minor, so we just give her a verbal warning. She still dares to do it next time. Her parents aren’t around, and her family education is lacking. The school also has a headache. Nine years of compulsory education, we can’t expel her. If we criticize her, she says she’ll jump off a building, and if we touch her, she threatens to kill someone’s whole family. We can’t beat her or scold her, there’s really no way!”

Shengbo Xia clicked his tongue: “Wow, so she was polite to me just now?”

Director Sun smiled: “Probably because you’re a new face and she’s a bit wary.”

Tuxi Ling impatiently tapped the table with the tip of his pen: “Tell me the clues!”

“Oh, right!” Shengbo Xia opened his notebook, “The big sister said that Yingying Zou was talking and laughing with the boy she liked that day, and she was so angry that that’s why Apa saw that scene. Later that evening, the big sister went to confess to that boy but was rejected. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, so she went to Yingying Zou’s house, probably wanting to vent her anger, right? Anyway, later, she saw that Yingying Zou’s door was open, so she went straight in. She didn’t expect to run into her face to face.”

Tuxi Ling gripped the pen: “She went out? Was she alone?”

“Yes, the big sister said that she looked very scary at the time. Her hair was disheveled, she was lifeless, and her face was swollen. When she saw her, it was like she didn’t see her, and she squeezed out of the door right past her. It was dark at the time, she was like a ghost. The big sister was probably intimidated by her appearance and was unwilling, so she followed her for a while and found that she was walking on the road leading to the seaside. There were no street lights there, so she was afraid and didn’t continue following her and went home.”

“The seaside?” Tuxi Ling frowned.

“Oh no, that’s bad! The cliff!” Director Sun jumped up and hurriedly ran outside.