Yan Jun had just been tricked by Liu Ni and lost face, so he was in no mood to give her a friendly look. Seeing that she actually had the nerve to come looking for him again, he immediately slapped her hard across the face, sneering, "You really think I'm some kind of junk collector? You think I don't know anything about your past messes? Let me tell you the truth! You filthy bitch… I've been treating you like a free prostitute lately, and I have absolutely no interest in you anymore. Go wherever you want!"
Liu Ni stared blankly at Yan Jun for a long while, then finally stomped her foot angrily, pointed at Yan Jun's nose and cursed, "Fine... you surnamed Yan, you're ruthless... you just wait, see how I deal with you..." After saying that, Liu Ni spat in Yan Jun's face in a fit of rage, then turned and ran away...
At this moment, Li Yifeng was dawdling in the car, reluctant to get off, but Zhou Ziwei grabbed him and pulled him off. Then, Zhou Ziwei waved to him listlessly and said, "Alright... stop lounging in the car. Please go upstairs and check on Officer Liu for me. If she's alright... then I won't go up... so I don't have to endure other people's cold looks."
Upon hearing this, Li Yifeng said with great dissatisfaction, "Brother, what's the point of you asking me to go? Officer Liu cares about you, what good would it do for me to go?"
Zhou Ziwei snorted and said, "I know... but... just seeing two flies has completely ruined my mood. I'm afraid if I go upstairs now I'll end up arguing with Officer Liu's father. You should go see her first! After all, you're her colleague, it's not wrong to visit a colleague, is it? If you keep nagging, I'll return this car to Boss Wu and make sure you can never ride in it again..."
"Fine... I'll go, okay... Honestly... you're such a cheapskate!"
Li Yifeng had a special fondness for this RV. The route he had just taken was too short, and he hadn't gotten used to it yet. He was just about to suggest that Zhou Ziwei stay in the RV tonight. But when he heard Zhou Ziwei say that he wanted to return the RV, he immediately lost his temper. He muttered to himself as he hurriedly pushed through the crowd and entered the hospital.
Zhou Ziwei climbed back into the car, closed the door, and looked at the crowd outside, which was still packed tightly together and refused to disperse for a long time. He frowned inwardly, hesitated for a moment, and then took out his phone to call Wu Di, asking Wu Di to transfer the car directly to Li Yifeng's name. He also asked Wu Di to send another car over, this time not a fancy one, but a car under a million that wouldn't be too flashy, so that he wouldn't be stared at like a monkey after getting in.
He had just hung up the phone when he saw Li Yifeng rushing back, followed by a middle-aged woman, who was Liu Xiaofei's mother.
When Liu Xiaofei's mother saw the luxurious RV in front of the hospital, she was stunned for a moment. Then, when she saw Li Yifeng open the car door and pull Zhou Ziwei out, she immediately bent her knees and was about to kneel down without saying a word.
Fortunately, Zhou Ziwei reacted quickly. He was startled by the sight and hurriedly stepped forward to firmly support Liu Xiaofei's mother's arm, preventing her from kneeling down.
"Auntie, what...what are you doing?!"
Liu Xiaofei's mother sniffled, tears streaming down her face. Her lips trembled as she said, "Mr. Zhou... I know that old man in my family offended you, kicking you out without even asking what happened. I apologize on his behalf, and I hope you won't hold it against him for Xiaofei's sake! Now, Xiaofei... she's convinced you're dead, and she's determined to die for you. Since she woke up, she refuses injections, medicine, and food and water... She's already weak from her serious injuries, and she can't withstand this! Mr. Zhou... I don't care about your past reputation, or whether what Xiaoni said is true... I only know that Xiaofei truly loves you, and she can't live without you... So... I can assure you here that as long as you let Xiaofei live peacefully, she'll be yours... even if you already have a wife, I'll accept it! If that old man in my family objects, I'll fight him to the death!"
Zhou Ziwei didn't hear what Liu Xiaofei's mother said afterward. He was completely stunned when he heard that Liu Xiaofei was actually planning to commit suicide for him.
Although he had long known that Liu Xiaofei had feelings for him, and might even have fallen in love with him, he still couldn't believe that the cheerful and talkative girl, who was like Tang Sanzang, would love him so deeply that she would do something like committing suicide for love.
Having experienced the heartless betrayal of his girlfriend in his past life, Zhou Ziwei was utterly disillusioned with love and no longer believed in its existence.
So when he heard how deep Liu Xiaofei's feelings for him were, his long-cold heart was finally melted by Liu Xiaofei's heart-wrenching and passionate love.
At this moment, Liu Haiyang's coldness and prejudice meant nothing to him anymore. He only hated himself for caring too much about his so-called face, for being able to be so heartless as to let Liu Xiaofei struggle alone in pain.
Since Liu Xiaofei is willing to die for him, what does it matter if he endures a little bit of cold looks and prejudice from her elders for her sake?
Thinking of this, Zhou Ziwei no longer had any lingering resentment, only deep regret. He quickly called over Li Yifeng and asked him to help support Liu Xiaofei's mother, while he himself doubled his reaction speed, rushing upstairs as if in a 100-meter sprint...
"You've come..."
Liu Haiyang sat silently by the bed, holding his daughter's pale little hand, comforting her broken heart with his fatherly love. When he saw Zhou Ziwei finally appear at the door of the ward, he breathed a sigh of relief, gave Zhou Ziwei a bitter smile, nodded slightly, and said, "Thank you for coming... No matter what happens in the future... please persuade Xiaofei first, let her focus on recovering her health!"
After saying that, Liu Haiyang leaned down and whispered in Liu Xiaofei's ear, "Xiaofei... Zhou Ziwei has come to see you. He's standing in the doorway right now... This time you should believe that he's really alright, right?"
"Dad... please stop lying to me, okay?" Liu Xiaofei's body twitched almost imperceptibly, her lips trembling as she said, "Even if Ziwei really isn't dead, he must be crippled. It's already a miracle that he could come to see me in a wheelchair. How could he... how could he be standing at the door by himself? Dad... just tell me the truth! Ziwei... is he... Dad... I really don't want to suffer like this anymore... If he's really gone, please tell me clearly. Don't leave me with a glimmer of hope now, only to have me feel that utter despair again later, okay?"
“Xiaofei… your dad is right, I’m really fine…”
When Zhou Ziwei heard Liu Xiaofei's seemingly casual words, which actually conveyed a deep and profound sorrow, his eyes finally welled up with tears.
Ignoring Liu Haiyang's presence, he quickly walked to the bedside and pulled Liu Xiaofei into his arms without hesitation.
Seeing this, Liu Haiyang's expression was complicated, with a hint of annoyance. However, when he saw his daughter's shocked and joyful expression, as if she had suddenly been reborn, he could only sigh silently, shake his head helplessly, let go of his daughter's hand, and walk out of the room step by step, closing the door behind him.
Then he walked alone to the end of the corridor and started smoking one cigarette after another.
"Ziwei...is it really you?"
Liu Xiaofei's joyful tears soaked the gauze covering her eyes. Trembling, she nestled in Zhou Ziwei's arms, her voice trembling as she said, "Am I already dead? Are we meeting in the underworld...? Ah... but why can't I see? Does going blind once mean being blind for all eternity? No... I don't care if I can see this world again, I just want to see you... Ziwei..."
Zhou Ziwei felt a pang of pain in his heart and hugged Liu Xiaofei's slender waist even tighter, saying softly, "Silly girl, I really didn't die... You're alive and well too... Really... And we'll live even better and happier lives!"
Liu Xiaofei was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. Suddenly, she reached out and began to carefully feel down Zhou Ziwei's body, starting from his shoulders. After discovering that Zhou Ziwei's hands and feet seemed to be perfectly healthy, she said in confusion, "But... before I fainted, I clearly remembered that you were covered in blood and your limbs were all broken. How come you are like this now..."
"Silly girl, I was... I was acting!"
Zhou Ziwei sighed and repeated the same nonsense he had used to appease Baoyalong, finally managing to fool Liu Xiaofei with a combination of coaxing and deception.
He then looked at Liu Xiaofei with a hint of trepidation, wondering if revealing this "truth" would indirectly admit that he was not as great as Liu Xiaofei imagined, and that he had never truly risked his life to save her. He wondered how much of Liu Xiaofei's infatuation with him would remain.
However, Zhou Ziwei's worries were obviously unnecessary. When Liu Xiaofei confirmed that Zhou Ziwei was neither dead nor crippled, she was happier than ever before. She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling and started chattering away like a talkative monk, snuggling into Zhou Ziwei's arms and talking non-stop.
She would occasionally ask all sorts of strange and unusual questions, but there was one good thing about her... that is, if Zhou Ziwei refused to answer, she would never ask a second time. Anyway, Liu Xiaofei's mind was definitely not just filled with a hundred thousand whys, and without hesitation, a string of different questions would pop up... Fortunately, Zhou Ziwei had integrated the memories of more than a hundred people. He might not dare to claim to be the best in the world in other areas, but when it came to the breadth and complexity of this knowledge, there was probably no one else in the world. Therefore, no matter what outlandish questions Liu Xiaofei asked, Zhou Ziwei was able to answer them in a seemingly simulated way.
"Xiao Fei... stop talking... have some porridge first! You must be starving!"
Liu Xiaofei's mother carried a bowl of freshly made hot porridge into the ward. Seeing her daughter chatting and laughing, the worry on her face immediately disappeared, and a rare smile appeared. However, when she thought that her daughter's eyes might never be able to regain their sight, this smile immediately turned bitter again.
"Mom... I'm not hungry... really... Brother Ziwei just fed me half an apple, and I'm so full now... Can you let me talk to Brother Ziwei first... okay?"
At this moment, Liu Xiaofei was like a willful child. Even in front of her mother, she shamelessly clung to Zhou Ziwei's arms and refused to get up, as if she was afraid that if she left Zhou Ziwei's embrace, she would immediately lose him forever.
Zhou Ziwei sighed inwardly, knowing that this behavior was actually a sign that Liu Xiaofei's soul had been damaged. The fear and shadow brought about by that kidnapping case had left a mark on her fragile mind, causing her to be in a state of panic and insecurity at all times. If this deep-seated reversal of her soul could not be cured, Liu Xiaofei might never be able to sleep soundly and peacefully again for the rest of her life!
Liu Haiyang was still a little worried about Zhou Ziwei, fearing that his daughter would be bullied. So after smoking a few cigarettes, he returned to the door. Hearing the two people inside chatting and laughing, he didn't go in to disturb them.
However, after listening at the door for a while, Liu Haiyang's expression became increasingly strange.
In fact, up to now, Liu Haiyang has not changed his impression of Zhou Ziwei much. After all, once one person's impression of another person is formed, it is very difficult to overturn it.
When Liu Haiyang received a call from Gu Dongfeng in Kunming and learned that his daughter had gotten into serious trouble, he immediately learned about Zhou Ziwei's past actions from Liu Ni. He immediately put Zhou Ziwei on his blacklist and made up his mind that he would not let his daughter get hurt by him.
However, from Liu Ni's introduction, he clearly remembered that Zhou Ziwei seemed to have dropped out of school before even graduating from high school, and since then he had given up on himself and had done nothing but drink, gamble, and play around with women.
However, judging from the exchange between Liu Xiaofei and Zhou Ziwei...
He was astonished to discover just how terrifyingly broad Zhou Ziwei's knowledge was, almost limitless. Liu Haiyang, a middle school teacher for half his life, had worked in several subject groups, and his breadth of knowledge was second to none in the entire school. However, compared to Zhou Ziwei, Liu Haiyang was immediately ashamed and wanted to disappear. He simply couldn't understand how someone as learned and erudite as Zhou Ziwei, comparable to professors from Peking University and Tsinghua University, could possibly be a good-for-nothing who hadn't even finished high school!
And so... without realizing it, the deep impression that Liu Ni had left on Liu Haiyang began to fade slowly.
"Liu Xiaofei, right? You need to start your injections now..."
Just as Zhou Ziwei had coaxed and tricked Liu Xiaofei into drinking half a bowl of porridge, a nurse pushed in a small cart, took out a bottle of medicine from the cart, and hung it on the hanging ring in front of Liu Xiaofei's bed.
Zhou Ziwei had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the name of the drug labeled on the medicine. His expression darkened slightly, and he frowned, saying, "Why give her this kind of medicine? Which doctor prescribed it... Don't they know that this kind of medicine can cause serious stimulation to the brain?"
The nurse paused for a moment upon hearing this, then glanced at Zhou Ziwei disdainfully and said, "Since when has this kind of medicine been able to stimulate the brain? The instructions don't seem to mention that! You're not a doctor, what do you know!"
Volume 1 The Rebirth of a Prodigy Chapter 135 Daydreaming
Zhou Ziwei knew he couldn't reason with this nurse, so he didn't bother arguing with her. He simply told her not to give Liu Xiaofei the injection yet, and then immediately got up and went to the doctor's office to find the doctor.
"Excuse me, which doctor is in charge of Liu Xiaofei?"
Zhou Ziwei walked into the doctor's on-call room, knocked on the door, and immediately asked loudly.
A middle-aged male doctor in his forties, who was writing something on the table, glanced up at Zhou Ziwei, muttered, and said, "I am... what's up?"
Zhou Ziwei walked to the chair opposite the male doctor and sat down, saying, "Bedostin is a very stimulating drug for the brain. Don't give it to Liu Xiaofei anymore. Stop giving it to her immediately!"
"oh……"
The male doctor, who had been somewhat nonchalant, immediately put down his pen upon hearing Zhou Ziwei's words, looked up at Zhou Ziwei, and asked suspiciously, "You are...?"
"I...I'm Liu Xiaofei's friend..."
“That’s not what I’m asking…” The male doctor shook his head and said, “I mean… which hospital are you a doctor at? Or which pharmaceutical administration department?”
"I am not a doctor, nor do I work for any pharmaceutical administration department."
"You're not a doctor? Nor are you from the medical administration department?" The male doctor paused for a moment, then his face immediately flashed with anger. He slammed his hand on the table and said, "Since you're nobody, what are you doing here pointing fingers at me? Who's the doctor here, you or me? If every patient's family member interfered with doctors' work like you, how could we possibly continue our work? Get out of here right now... or transfer the patient away immediately... Hmph... If you don't trust doctors, why bring the patient to the hospital in the first place?"
"Director Zhao, please calm down... He's just a young man who doesn't know any better, please don't take it to heart!"
When Liu Haiyang saw Zhou Ziwei stop the nurse from giving his daughter an injection, he was somewhat reluctant. However, he couldn't directly reprimand Zhou Ziwei in front of Liu Xiaofei. Later, when he saw Zhou Ziwei go to the doctor's on-call room, he quickly followed him. Sure enough, he saw that Zhou Ziwei had angered the chief physician with just one sentence. He quickly stepped forward, apologizing to the chief physician while glaring at Zhou Ziwei, signaling him to say a few words to the physician.
In fact, Liu Haiyang was not very satisfied with the medical conditions here. After all, he was a citizen of the provincial capital and was used to the big hospitals there. Although the county's economy was very developed, the population was still small, so the scale of the hospital could not compare with Kunming.
So Liu Haiyang had actually considered transferring Liu Xiaofei to a hospital in Kunming, but even if he were to transfer her, he would have to wait a few days until Liu Xiaofei's condition was more stable.
If Liu Xiaofei is kicked out of the hospital now, that would be a real problem.
However, Zhou Ziwei seemed completely oblivious to Liu Haiyang's hint, simply scoffing and saying, "Although I'm neither a doctor nor an employee of the pharmaceutical administration department, people who understand the properties of medicine and medical skills don't necessarily have to work in those fields, right? While bedostin has sedative and alerting effects, it also significantly stimulates the brain. Moreover, these stimulating side effects are not noticeable in most elderly patients; younger people are more prone to adverse reactions, especially young women. Liu Xiaofei's brain has already been significantly stimulated, so at this stage, we should focus on regulating her mood and diet to gradually improve her condition. It's best to avoid giving her sedatives in the future."
Director Zhao sneered and said, "That's utter nonsense! While this drug may indeed cause adverse reactions such as headaches and vomiting, these reactions are not very serious. And this is the first time I've heard that the adverse reactions of this drug are not obvious in the elderly, but rather in younger patients! Does that mean that the immune system of young people is not as strong as that of the elderly?"
Liu Haiyang listened to the two arguing. Although he didn't understand what they were talking about, he felt that what Director Zhao said made sense. Generally speaking, the elderly have aging bodily functions and declining immunity, so they are more likely to have adverse reactions to drugs.
Zhou Ziwei's words were clearly the ramblings of an amateur, so he once again adopted the authority of an elder, glared coldly at Zhou Ziwei, and said, "Enough... Mr. Zhou, you're not a doctor, so please stop causing trouble here, okay?"
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Ziwei completely ignored Liu Haiyang and instead said calmly to Director Zhao, "If you want to know if I'm right or wrong, it's easy. Just call the manufacturer of this drug and ask them, and everything will be clear. If it turns out I'm wrong, I can apologize to you immediately, and you can hold me accountable for interfering with the hospital's normal operations. I will definitely not renege on my promise. But if it turns out I'm right... then I don't need your hospital or you to bear any responsibility. You just need to immediately withdraw that drug that is harmful to the patient... I don't mean anything else, it's just because... this patient of yours is very important to me, and I don't want anything to happen to her... How about it? Director Zhao, it's just making a phone call, it shouldn't be difficult, right?"
"This..." Seeing Zhou Ziwei's confident demeanor, Director Zhao couldn't help but waver a little. Moreover, Zhou Ziwei had said that even if it was proven that he had prescribed the wrong medicine, he would not be held responsible. As long as the medicine was replaced, there would be no problem. Apart from losing face, it seemed that there was no harm to him.
Otherwise, if he refuses to listen to Zhou Ziwei's advice and insists on using that medicine, and something goes wrong, then it will be a real problem.
Therefore, Director Zhao only hesitated slightly before nodding in agreement.
Then he asked the nurse to bring him a box containing the medicine, and dialed the contact number printed on it. After the call was connected, he immediately stated his hospital and position, and then inquired in detail about the adverse reactions of the medicine...
Five minutes later, Director Zhao hung up the phone with an embarrassed expression. He immediately stood up and said apologetically to Zhou Ziwei, "I'm so sorry... It turns out you were right! But they said... although young women are more likely to experience adverse reactions to this medication, the chances are very low. And if a patient experiences severe adverse reactions during use, these symptoms will disappear as long as the medication is stopped immediately. So... they suggested that I let the patient try it for a while before deciding whether to continue using it. After all, although this medication has adverse reactions, its efficacy is also very obvious..."
Zhou Ziwei shook his head and said, "Absolutely not... Of course they have to say that to promote their product. But as far as I know, although this drug has some therapeutic effects, it actually does more harm than good. Stopping the medication immediately after a patient experiences adverse reactions will indeed make the adverse reactions disappear quickly, but the damage to the brain is permanent!"
"Ah... I can't believe such a thing exists!" Director Zhao had long since abandoned his contempt for Zhou Ziwei, but he still harbored some doubts. He couldn't help but say, "If this drug is really that terrible... then... how dare the manufacturer not state this in the instructions? Aren't they afraid of causing problems? You know, the country is cracking down very hard on counterfeit and substandard drugs these days..."
Zhou Ziwei sighed softly and said, "Of course they're not afraid... because although these adverse reactions are quite harmful to patients, they are all hidden. The patient's brain won't die after being stimulated; at most, it will accelerate the rate of brain atrophy, which may not show up for more than ten or even several decades. And by then, who will be able to trace their responsibility?"
In fact, the reason why Zhou Ziwei was so familiar with the properties of this drug was because one of the souls he had previously merged with was one of the pharmacists who developed this drug.
Despite its seemingly Western-sounding name, this drug was actually developed entirely by a pharmaceutical company in Zhongdu. The pharmacist, as one of the researchers who developed the drug, was naturally very familiar with its properties. That's why Zhou Ziwei reacted so strongly when he saw the name of the drug in the ward.
"So that's how it is..." Director Zhao looked stunned for a moment before shaking his head with a wry smile and saying, "I really didn't expect this... Alright! From today onwards, I guarantee that our hospital will no longer use this drug on any patients. However... for Liu Xiaofei's current condition, what treatment plan do you think would be the most appropriate? Hmm... I prepared three treatment plans beforehand. Could you help me see which one is more reasonable and where there are any issues..."
Next, Director Zhao took out a notebook, spread it on the table in front of Zhou Ziwei, and then stood next to Zhou Ziwei, humbly asking him for advice.
Zhou Ziwei's own soul contains traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, and a professional pharmacist. Although these people were not top-notch in their respective fields during their lifetimes, they were all elites from Zhongdu City, one of the top ten developed cities in the country. Their knowledge was naturally incomparable to that of a chief physician in this county. Therefore, when Zhou Ziwei casually offered a few opinions, they would often give Director Zhao a sense of enlightenment.
As a result, Director Zhao's attitude towards Zhou Ziwei became increasingly respectful, almost like the attitude he had towards his professors when he was in college, with no trace of arrogance or indifference remaining.
Liu Haiyang stood there dumbfounded the whole time. The two of them were talking so enthusiastically that no one paid any attention to him, but Liu Haiyang was not annoyed at all by being ignored.
Because at this moment, his heart was filled with an extremely shocked feeling... Was this Zhou Ziwei really the rich second-generation and spendthrift that Liu Ni described as someone who only knew how to eat, drink, gamble, and who dropped out of high school?
A bitter smile crept onto Liu Haiyang's lips. What did he mean by "seeing is believing"? He thought he had almost been deceived by Liu Ni's one-sided account, but the Zhou Ziwei he saw now was the real deal! At least he believed that Zhou Ziwei could not possibly be some good-for-nothing spendthrift, but was clearly a rare all-around genius!
Liu Haiyang had already vaguely sensed this from the scattered conversation between Zhou Ziwei and his daughter. However, Liu Xiaofei's thoughts were like a wild horse, one sentence mentioning China's aerospace technology and the next rambling about the world trade pattern.
Therefore, Zhou Ziwei's answers were rambling and incoherent. Based solely on Zhou Ziwei's words, it was difficult for Liu Haiyang to determine whether Zhou Ziwei was truly so knowledgeable or simply had only a superficial understanding of each field.
But now Liu Haiyang believes that Zhou Ziwei is definitely not the kind of person who only knows how to talk big but doesn't actually have any real skills.
Putting aside everything else, his achievements in medicine alone are probably quite extraordinary.