Wang Haoran used X-ray Vision on the spot where Xu Zheng was hurting and saw a needle-like piece of metal lodged inside his lower abdomen.
The needle-like metal object was embedded diagonally in the flesh. On the skin above it was a nearly imperceptible scar.
That scar had long since healed.
If one did not look carefully, Xu Zheng probably would not even have noticed it himself.
The reason Xu Zheng had suddenly felt pain just now must have been because of that needle-like metal object.
Yet strangely, Xu Zheng's pain came and went.
No one knew why.
Wang Haoran could not figure it out, but he was certain of one thing: this was an opportunity the Silly Author who created this novel had arranged for Chu Bai to raise Xu Zheng's—and even the entire Xu family's—favorability toward him.
Though the needle-like metal object could no longer be seen from the outside, Chu Bai, with his X-ray Vision, would spot it with a single glance.
Xu Zheng must have unknowingly triggered something just now, causing the pain to flare up.
But judging by Xu Zheng's stubborn attitude, he definitely would not go get checked.
Then Chu Bai's opportunity would—
"Uncle Xu, I think you should still go to the hospital and get checked!"
Just as Wang Haoran was pondering this, Chu Bai's voice rang out.
"I already said I'm not going. Why go to the hospital for this little bit of pain?" Xu Zheng shook his head.
Chu Bai was unwilling to give up and continued, "Uncle Xu, although you're in good health, it would still be better to get checked at the hospital. I once—"
"I think you should go to the hospital and get checked." Wang Haoran interrupted Chu Bai and asked Xu Zheng,
"Uncle Xu, where you just felt pain—has that area ever been injured before?"
"Why do you ask?" Xu Zheng was surprised.
"Oh, it's like this. I once saw a news story like this," Wang Haoran said slowly.
"There was someone who, while playing around as a child, accidentally got pierced by a tiny sharp object. Since the wound was so small, he did not pay much attention to it. But as he grew older, the object shifted and began damaging his organs, causing intermittent pain. It was only after he went to the hospital for an examination that it was discovered."
"The hospital said that if he had gone one day later, his life might have been in danger."
"That's why I asked Uncle Xu whether the spot in your lower abdomen that just hurt had ever been injured."
After hearing this, Xu Zheng said in a low voice,
"Once, when I was catching a thief and fighting with him, my lower abdomen was injured. It hurt quite a bit at the time, but the wound was very, very small. It healed on its own without any medicine. After that, this spot would occasionally hurt."
"Especially just now. It hurt so badly I almost could not breathe."
"Uncle Xu, that's what I was trying to say when I told you to get checked at the hospital. I saw that news story too!" Unwilling to let Wang Haoran steal the credit, Chu Bai casually made something up.
"Dad, please go get checked at the hospital. Do it for Mom and me."
"Husband, even if it may not be anything, you should still go. It'll put our minds at ease."
Xu Muyan and her mother were both deeply worried and began persuading him.
Xu Zheng was about to nod in agreement when Wang Haoran said, "At this hour, unless you go through the emergency department, no one will be available to examine you. And even if you do go to the emergency department, Uncle Xu's condition is not urgent. The hospital will most likely refuse and tell you to come back tomorrow."
"That's right. My situation isn't urgent anyway, so I'll go to the hospital tomorrow. Doctors are already tired enough, and the emergency department is even busier. I won't take up emergency medical resources." Xu Zheng felt that Wang Haoran made sense.
Xu Muyan and her mother still felt somewhat uneasy, but hearing Xu Zheng say that, they did not know how else to persuade him.
"It's late. Let's head back. We still have class tomorrow." Wang Haoran glanced at Chu Bai and Fan Jian.
After saying goodbye, Fan Jian rode off on his bicycle.
Chu Bai paused, shot Wang Haoran several displeased looks, then pedaled his beat-up bicycle away and quickly vanished from everyone's sight.
Watching Chu Bai leave, Wang Haoran smiled to himself.
Sending Chu Bai away was not his ultimate goal.
"Haoran, isn't your driver here? Do you want me to take you home?" Lawyer An asked Wang Haoran kindly.
"Thank you, Aunt An. My driver is nearby. I just need to call him when I want to go back. But before that, I'd like to take Uncle Xu to the hospital for an examination." Wang Haoran replied with a smile.
"Didn't you say that even the emergency department might not be able to examine him?" Xu Muyan asked in confusion.
"That's true for public hospitals, of course. But we can go to a clinic."
"A clinic?"
"Though it's a clinic, its medical equipment and doctors are no worse than those at the best public hospitals in all of Qingling City. It can even rival major international hospitals."
Xu Muyan was surprised.
She had not known that Qingling City had such an impressive clinic.
"Haoran, you mean Tianhui Clinic, right?" Lawyer An was well-informed, and upon hearing Wang Haoran's description, she quickly thought of it.
"Yes, Aunt An." Wang Haoran nodded.
Tianhui Clinic's medical standards were indeed exceptional, but its fees were terrifyingly expensive. And even if one could afford it, the clinic might not necessarily accept the patient.
Simply put, it was a place for the wealthiest and most influential people to seek treatment.
Ordinary people had no chance of getting in.
Seeing Wang Haoran nod, Lawyer An's expression immediately became somewhat awkward.
The legal profession was certainly glamorous, and the income was quite good—even fairly high.
But when it came down to it, she still was not quite qualified to receive treatment at a place like Tianhui Clinic.
"Mom, is it difficult to get treatment at this Tianhui Clinic?"
Seeing that something was off about her mother's expression, Xu Muyan asked.
"This clinic only accepts people who are either wealthy or influential. If we go, they won't receive us. They'll only tell us to go to another hospital." Lawyer An frowned.
"If they won't receive us, then we won't go. We'll go to the hospital tomorrow." Xu Zheng snorted.
He had a poor impression of places that treated people differently based on status.
"Uncle Xu, Aunt An, don't worry. They'll definitely receive you." Wang Haoran smiled.
Hearing that, Xu Muyan's family was stunned for a moment before realizing Wang Haoran's background.
The Wang Family was highly influential in Qingling City. Tianhui Clinic might be impressive, but would it dare refuse them? Xu Muyan and Lawyer An were worried about Xu Zheng's safety, so they were naturally more than willing.
Xu Zheng himself was not in much of a hurry.
But seeing his wife and daughter so worried about him, he knew they would definitely be unhappy if he continued refusing.
Besides, he did not want to disappoint Wang Haoran's kindness.
"Haoran, then I'll have to trouble you." Xu Zheng said gratefully.
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"It's nothing." Wang Haoran waved his hand.
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