"It's not every day I get a chance to relax like this. I'll just treat it as a vacation."
Su Ye smiled and picked up the brand-new phone beside his pillow, casually slipped it into his pocket, and headed straight out of the ward.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw the doctor from earlier.
"All recovered? Ready to leave?"
The doctor visibly froze when he saw Su Ye walking out, lively and healthy.
But immediately afterward, the illusion's automatic correction mechanism kicked in. The astonishment in the doctor's eyes vanished, replaced by his usual cold, businesslike manner.
He showed no surprise at Su Ye's instantaneous transformation from a mummy into a normal person.
"Yeah, I'm heading out."
Su Ye gave an offhand reply, paid no further attention to this NPC-like figure, and continued toward the hospital exit with an easy stride.
He didn't bother with any tedious discharge procedures. He simply strolled right out of the inpatient building.
Outside the hospital gates, the sunlight was a little dazzling. Traffic streamed through the streets, and the bustle of everyday life washed over him.
Su Ye glanced around and spotted a vendor selling starch sausages from a tricycle cart outside the hospital.
The sign read: four yuan each, three for ten.
Seeing those familiar prices, Su Ye smiled knowingly.
"At least the prices are normal. Now I really am a billionaire with ten billion to burn."
Su Ye walked over, scanned the payment code, and paid ten yuan.
"Three, please. Go heavy on the chili."
"Coming right up! Just a moment, young man!"
Listening to the oil sizzle and watching the sausages fry to a crisp golden brown, Su Ye took the bamboo skewers and bit into one.
Crisp outside and soft inside, the flavor of cheap artificial flavoring