Chapter 52: Votes
When Doctor Li came out of the changing room in a fresh white coat, the little nurse Su Mei, carrying a stack of documents, greeted him with delight.
"Doctor Li, are you back at work?"
"Of course! I can't let True Man Zhou pay me for nothing!"
Li Bai smiled and nodded in greeting, then walked with her toward his consultation room.
"Are those people going to bother you again?"
Seeing that Li Bai had returned safe and sound, the little nurse Su Mei finally felt a weight lift from her heart.
The storm on the local forum "17th Floor" had made her worry sick about Li Bai.
"Don't worry. I sent every last one of them to prison."
Li Bai laughed. Whether it was the Yao Family or Qingliang Temple, they were all up to their necks in dirty business, yet still couldn't resist stirring up trouble. They'd brought it on themselves. Who could they blame now that they were behind bars?
As the saying went: "Look up and see—Heaven spares no one."
Every cause had its effect.
"That's wonderful!"
Su Mei was overjoyed. She was one of the people at Seventh People's Hospital who cared most about Li Bai.
Li Bai opened his consultation room, then suddenly turned back. "Thanks for warning me. It gave me time to prepare. You deserve some of the credit, too. If you're free, I'll treat you to a meal."
"It wasn't anything. We're colleagues; it was only right!"
A blush crept across the little nurse's fair cheeks, making her look especially sweet and shy.
Spring was the peak season for mental illness, and Seventh People's Hospital had far more patients than usual. Li Bai's return immediately eased the shortage of outpatient doctors.
In fact, even if Li Bai hadn't