Chapter 618: Chapter 618: This Man’s Promise!
As he stepped out of the villa step by step, his body suddenly swayed, and he coughed, a trace of blood immediately seeping from the corner of his mouth. Li Beijue didn’t stop, but quickly walked to the front of the car, bracing himself against the car door, and made a call to the driver, “Come pick me up at the vacation villa, fast.”
Soon, the driver rushed over.
The sight of his injury-ridden form startled him, and he went up to support Li Beijue in a panic, “Master Jue, what happened? How did you get so severely hurt? We must go to the hospital.”
The most painful part of a whipping wasn’t enduring the initial blows, but afterward, when the wounds tore open, each second was excruciating, deep to the bone.
Moreover, there weren’t only whip marks on his body but also other injuries, overlapping cuts and abrasions of all sizes.
His face was covered in cold sweat, beads formed from endurance rolling down his contours. He disregarded the driver’s suggestion to go to the hospital, instead asking, “What time is it now?”
Why did Master Jue ask for the time?
Hospitals are open 24 hours a day.
The driver didn’t understand but still quickly glanced at the time and said, “6 o’clock.”
“Master Jue, please get in the car, I’ll take you to the hospital.”
Li Beijue stayed silent, gritted his teeth, and clutched the car door tightly, enduring another wave of intense pain. Another drop of sweat rolled down from his forehead, following his resolute jawline, and fell to the ground. He commanded in a deep voice, “Go to the pharmacy and buy me some medication. I’ll dress the wounds briefly and head back to the hotel.”
7 o’clock was dinner time; there was still one hour left.
“Master Jue?! Your injuries are too severe. I think we should still go to the hospital. I’m afraid temporary dressings won’t stop the bleeding, and there’s a risk of infection…”
“Enough with the nonsense! I promised Chi Enen I’d have dinner with her!” He was a businessman and a soldier; a soldier’s word must be honored. If he promised, then he would do it, even if he had to crawl there!
Moreover, if he went out only to end up in the hospital, that woman would cry!
He couldn’t bear to see Chi Enen cry!
Seeing Chi Enen’s tears was worse than being stabbed directly with a knife twice!
“I must get to the hotel before 7 o’clock!”
His injuries were too severe. The driver was persistent, “Master Jue, with such serious injuries, even if you can’t make it to dinner as promised, Miss Chi will understand once she knows the situation. I’d rather take you to the hospital. Your wounds…”
The driver really didn’t know how to explain it. Apart from the bruises all over Master Jue’s body, just the three whip marks on his back alone would mean lying in the hospital for at least half a month with just one lash. Fortunately, Master Jue was usually in good health and had withstood the Three Whips. But even a healthy body couldn’t tolerate such mistreatment; with such severe injuries, he must go to the hospital for a medical checkup.
Li Beijue’s forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and he felt his back muscles throbbing with intense pain, almost feeling their pulsing beat. The torn wounds were not stopping bleeding; from the start till now, a fair amount had already been lost. His thin lips, slender from blood loss and pain, were somewhat pale. Seeing the driver still rambling, his falcon-like eyes abruptly darkened, and he roared in fury, “If you don’t want me to die, then go get the medication!”
If he didn’t go, Li Beijue knew whether he could hold out until he got back to the hotel!
“Yes.” Although the driver still wanted to take him to the hospital, he didn’t dare delay after seeing him enraged, hastened into a jog, opened the car door for Li Beijue, then quickly circled to the front and pulled the car door closed.
The Lincoln made a U-turn and sped away from the front of the villa…
The closest pharmacy to the villa was in the city center. After searching around, the driver finally found a large pharmacy.
He pulled open the car door, about to step out and buy the medication for Li Beijue.