Xue Huai closed his eyes, waiting for the pain to come, and also for his life to slip away.
However, he waited and waited, but nothing happened. He couldn't help but open his eyes.
The scene before him made his pupils contract in shock.
This…
He saw the young girl, who had refused to believe him earlier and wanted to transfer Xi Bei, standing in front of him. Her seemingly frail hand was tightly gripping the metal baseball bat, and the bat had caved in a bizarre arc where she held it.
This was wrong. The hardness of human muscle and bone was vastly different from metal. How could she have bent the bat? This defied medicine!
Bai Xi felt Xue Huai's gaze. Her pair of clear, cold eyes looked at him calmly. "Dr. Xue, if you don't have the ability, don't challenge others. Your life is very valuable!"
The preciousness of life needed no further explanation.
What's more, Xue Huai's life was not just his own; it was also the lives of countless people he had treated here, and those he might save in the future.
Xue Huai was slightly stunned, his face slowly starting to heat up.
No wonder those young girls liked watching idol dramas. For a middle-aged man like him to be 'rescued' by a young girl, and to hear a few nice words, would make his heart surge!
Da Jin Ya, who had been in a daze, was completely bewildered as to where Bai Xi had come from, and even more so that she had caught his full-force swing with her bare hands.
But upon seeing the interaction between Bai Xi and Xue Huai, he genuinely felt offended!
"Woman, where did you come from, huh? I advise you not to meddle in the affairs of our Azure Dragon Gang, or your fate will be grim."
Bai Xi raised her eyes and looked at Da Jin Ya indifferently. "Oh, really? Then it's quite a coincidence. Those who offend me also have grim fates!"
As she spoke, she directly raised her foot and kicked Da Jin Ya fiercely.
Da Jin Ya seemed to have a rocket launcher strapped to his waist, as he was sent hurtling backwards into the wall not far away.
With a loud bang, the not-so-sturdy brick wall was smashed, creating a large hole.
Xue Huai looked on with distress. "Oh no, my operating room isn't even built yet!"
Bai Xi stood still for a few seconds, then said faintly, "Sorry, I'll be more careful about where I kick next time."
Xue Huai looked at Bai Xi seriously. "No, my lady. Please kick them hard, but could you kindly kick them out, next time?"
My lady?
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow at the address. Although it was peculiar, it… sounded quite good. "Alright!"
Da Jin Ya, lying on the ground, slowly climbed up amidst the swirling dust. Disregarding the pain and the blood at the corner of his mouth, he snarled, "Go, take that woman down!"
This was an utter humiliation, a true disgrace. He, to be beaten by a woman! How could he show his face if this got out? He had to teach this woman a lesson and regain his dignity!
Da Jin Ya's call was met with a hundred responses from his subordinates.
Almost instantly, they all advanced towards Bai Xi, brandishing their weapons.
Seeing the situation, Xue Huai tensed up. "My lady, you told me not to challenge them if I couldn't handle it, but aren't you also not cherishing your life? It's okay, old Xue will go all out, I'll fight them too!"
Bai Xi glanced indifferently at Xue Huai, who was picking up a broom, ready to fight, and said faintly, "Dr. Xue, it's best if you just stand still and watch. Take good care of your hands, Xi Bei is still waiting for you to operate."
Xue Huai was slightly taken aback, not understanding. He wanted to say, "Why are you so ungrateful? I want to protect you too…"
However, as soon as the words left his mouth, Bai Xi in front of him inexplicably vanished, just as she had inexplicably appeared before him earlier to block the metal bat.
In the stunned silence of Xue Huai, the people who had been slowly closing in were swept backwards as if by a hurricane, falling to the ground and crying out in agony.
Xue Huai covered his face with his hands, his eyes wide, resembling a certain shocked emoji on a messaging app. "This…"
Before he could express his astonishment, Bai Xi, who appeared and disappeared without a trace, was once again by his side, saying calmly, "Dr. Xue, what were you saying just now? I didn't quite hear."
Xue Huai: "..."
He wanted to scream now, not speak.
Seeing this scene, Da Jin Ya was quite frightened, but he didn't want to admit defeat or lose face.
"Woman, don't get cocky. I'm calling our Azure Dragon Gang headquarters right now. They'll send people immediately to kill you and flatten this damned hospital!"
After speaking, he reached for his phone.
But as he picked up the phone and prepared to dial, he felt an intense gaze, filled with overwhelming anger. He followed the gaze and saw that the patients' eyes all revealed intense fury. "What are you doing? Have you gone mad?"
After all, the Azure Dragon Gang had been rampant here, bullying people and extorting them. They had endured it for too long.
"Fellow villagers, beat them, beat them!"
"That's right, beat them!"
"Beat them! Don't let him make that call!"
"Quick, beat those bad guys to death…"
One call was answered by many. Numerous people joined in, pinning Da Jin Ya and his incapacitated subordinates to the ground. Da Jin Ya, who had started out arrogant and boastful, eventually devolved into begging, "Help, spare me…"
Just then, a commotion erupted from outside the door. Judging by the momentum, the arrival was bound to be significant. Hearing the sound, the indignant crowd couldn't help but look around, momentarily forgetting the Azure Dragon Gang thugs they were currently beating.
Seizing this opportunity, Da Jin Ya quickly slipped out from under their grasp.
He was now bruised and swollen, limping. "You scoundrels, you savages, you're all dead! Our Azure Dragon Gang boss must be here. We have armed forces, and you will all die!"
At these words, a hint of fear appeared on the faces of the patients who had been fighting. "What do we do?"
"What are you afraid of? At worst, we'll fight them!"
"But I still have a wife and children. I don't want to die so soon."
"So what? Even if we endure this today, will the Azure Dragon Gang let us go?"
"Damn it, let's fight…"
Da Jin Ya had expected these people to be terrified into begging for mercy, but he hadn't expected them to be so indignant. "Very well, you wait. You'll all be dead soon."
Then, he looked at Bai Xi, his eyes filled with venom. "Especially you, I'll make your life a living hell!"
This woman had made him lose so much face; he couldn't possibly let her off.
Coincidentally, his boss liked women and was particularly cruel to them. This woman couldn't just die like this. He wanted her to be tormented to death by his boss. And before she died, he wanted to have a taste of her. Dealing with women… this method was always more stimulating than beating them to death!