Sun Xingyao hosted the dinner gathering, raised his glass, and said, "Let me first toast to Dr. Xiao. We all work in the same hospital, and we’ll have many days ahead to support each other." After speaking, he drank first out of respect.
Xiao Yifei reluctantly picked up his glass and drank. He rarely drinks alcohol, unlike those addicted to it; he never found it particularly enticing. However, he often had to handle situations , so his drinking capacity improved over time.
Next, the remaining four individuals each found different reasons to toast Xiao Yifei. After one round, Xiao had already consumed five glasses, thinking it was over. But after only a few bites of food, Sun Xingyao found another reason to make him drink again.
The remaining four people were very shrewd; a glance was enough to understand each other’s intentions. Seeing Sun Xingyao urge Xiao Yifei to drink again, they all understood his motives. They too began finding different reasons to drink with Xiao Yifei.
Xiao Yifei realized that although Sun Xingyao ostensibly invited him for a meal, he had ulterior motives. He was already quite intoxicated, a couple more drinks might render him unconscious. Moreover, the four individuals didn’t seem like good people; they were undoubtedly brought by Sun Xingyao as part of a guise.
Xiao Yifei then feigned needing to answer a phone call, stepped outside, and took out a small paper bag from his pocket containing two pills he had concocted to sober up, named Hundred Cup Pill.
During his idle time, Xiao Yifei occasionally made such pills himself. The process for the Hundred Cup Pill wasn’t complicated, and the necessary ingredients were common in daily life; its primary use was for excessive drinking, stomach pain, and bloating, with excellent sobering effects.
Xiao Yifei expected he’d have to drink today, so he had brought a few pills with him. After taking two, he rejoined the others to drink again. This time, knowing Sun Xingyao and the group’s intentions, he became more unrestrained.
He pretended to be drunk when, in fact, he had mostly sobered up. Now it was Xiao Yifei’s turn to toast Sun Xingyao, addressing him as "Chief Sun" in a very intimate manner, showering him with praises that greatly delighted Sun Xingyao, making him forget his own motives.
Pulling Xiao Yifei along, he drank several more glasses without recalling his real purpose.
Xiao Yifei decided to give Sun Xingyao a taste of his own medicine, puzzled by Sun’s persistent opposition, and the vile tactic of trying to extract the prescription by getting him drunk. Since you desire this prescription so much, I’ll return it to you in a special way — this counts as a true counteraction from Xiao Yifei.
He already knew the treatment method for the special case, so on the way to send Sun Xingyao home, he introduced the pathogen of that disease into Sun Xingyao’s body.
The infection method of this disease requires fluid and blood contact to infect, which is why it’s manageable; without blood contact, it won’t cause widespread outbreaks.
Sun Xingyao was unusually late the next day, appearing lethargic. In the lobby, he encountered Xiao Yifei, who seemed completely unaffected. Sun nearly thought the events of last night were a dream, remembering mainly how he initially forced many drinks on Xiao Yifei. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel~fire~net
"Chief Sun, did you sleep well last night? Don’t you remember I was the one who took you home?" Xiao Yifei unusually greeted Sun Xingyao, subtly reminding him of the previous night’s occurrences.
"Dr. Xiao, your drinking capacity is impressive, being able to come to work so early today. Youth really is advantageous," Sun Xingyao replied.
After that, they each returned to their respective offices.
The entire morning, Sun Xingyao experienced dizziness and had no appetite — assuming it was just a reaction to the drinking. But when there was no relief in the afternoon, he began to worry. As a doctor, he understood his body well: could he have contracted that virus? After all, he’d had substantial contact with the patient.
Now he was somewhat worried and hurried to the laboratory for blood draws and various tests. After waiting for over half an hour, the results came out. Then he took the laboratory results to find Xiao Yifei, intending to compare his results with those of his friend.
Xiao Yifei sat in the office awaiting Sun Xingyao’s arrival, who finally came in the afternoon with what Xiao expected.
Xiao Yifei took the patient’s medical chart from the drawer; Sun Xingyao’s test results were identical to the patient’s, alarming him. He had heard Xiao mention the rarity of the disease, knowing very few in the nation had it, which was why he had intended to steal the prescription earlier.
But Sun Xingyao never imagined this disease would afflict him.
"Dr. Xiao, didn’t you already develop a prescription yesterday? Is it still timely for treatment? Dr. Xiao, I believe in you; you can undoubtedly do it." Sun Xingyao now capitulated, pleading with Xiao Yifei. He knew what he’d previously done to Xiao Yifei could be remembered.
"Come with me to your friend’s ward. Bai Yang, invite the director to the ward as well." After speaking, he left the office leading the way, with Sun Xingyao closely trailing, devoid of his previous arrogance.
Once the director arrived at the ward, Xiao Yifei announced, "Director, after two days of research, I’ve developed a solution for this disease." He proceeded to administer the prepared medication to the patient personally.
After observing for half an hour, the patient’s symptoms were entirely alleviated; for thoroughness, a comprehensive examination was conducted again, showing all normal results.
The patient, seeing his illness cured after consulting numerous doctors to no avail, felt immense gratitude towards Xiao Yifei. He hadn’t anticipated such a young, inconspicuous doctor would heal him.
Excitedly, he said to Xiao Yifei, "Dr. Xiao, you’re truly a Divine Doctor reborn. I absolutely must give you a large banner of gratitude; truly, I’m incredibly thankful. I’d visited so many doctors and spent so much money, and didn’t expect my illness to be cured at your place in just a few days."
He turned to the director saying, "Director, I’ll a large sum to your hospital tomorrow and thoroughly promote your hospital to others, as it’s truly remarkable."
Listening to his friend praise Xiao Yifei, Sun Xingyao felt no jealousy anymore — as long as Xiao could cure his illness, he was willing to do anything.
Finally seeing off the patient, Sun Xingyao cautiously spoke to Xiao Yifei, "Dr. Xiao, now that you have time, is it my turn?"