“Are you on your period?” Shi Xi asked softly.
Mu Zhao shook her head. She was in so much pain that she couldn’t speak.
Pei Jie happened to take the medicine downstairs and said, “Brother Zhuang, I took a look at your medicine. It’s already expired.”
Zhuang Xuan said in disbelief, “I was still taking it yesterday.”
Pei Jie took the medicine. “It says that it expired half a year ago.”
Shi Xi asked, “Didn’t you check the date before you took the medicine?”
Zhuang Xuan clutched his stomach and said sadly, “I remember that the medicine didn’t expire. It was manufactured half a year ago! It has a shelf life of two years!”
Pei Jie said, “You’re mistaken. It has a shelf life of half a year ago.”
Zhuang Xuan thought of something and said, “I was wondering how I could have bought the medicine from half a year ago last year!”
Shi Xi suggested, “Why don’t we go to the hospital?”
Seeing that the two of them were not feeling well, the director nodded in agreement and told them to go to the hospital.
Pei Jie made a call and said, “The ambulance will take four hours to arrive.”
Shi Xi asked, “What If we drive to the hospital?”
“It’s not about the car,” Pei Jie said. “Even if we think of the nearest hospital, it will still take four hours.”
The recording location was near Long Quan Village.
It was close to the mountains and rivers, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Shi Xi said helplessly, “Then go to the town and find a hospital or a clinic nearby.”
Zhuang Xuan was the first to voice his doubts. “Can it be trusted? It can’t be a black-hearted clinic, right?”
Shi Xi thought of something and took out her phone. “My dad just opened a clinic. I’ll get him to come over and take a look.”
Nan Wan came in from outside and said weakly, “I think I’m suffering from food poisoning. Hurry up and call the doctor.”
Shi Xi looked at Pei Jie. “Why are you alright?”
“My body is fine,” Pei Jie said. “Why are you alright?”
Shi Xi looked at the leftovers in front of her. “Is it because of the crabs?”
Pei Jie replied, “But I also ate the crabs.”
Shi Xi dialed Father Ning’s number and said, “I’ll get my dad to come over and take a look first.”
The call was quickly picked up.
Father Ning asked, “Xi Xi, what’s the matter?”
Shi Xi recounted the symptoms of her friends.
“Did you eat something that countered crabs?” Father Ning asked, “Did you eat it with persimmons?”
Shi Xi swept her gaze over. “We didn’t eat any persimmons! I only ate some ribs, braised pork, tofu, and lotus seed soup.”
Father Ning: “From the symptoms you mentioned, I think you ate the wrong thing. It’ll be fine after a good night’s sleep.”
Shi Xi started to doubt Father Ning’s medical skills. “They’re in a lot of pain. Can you come over and take a look?”
Father Ning: “Give me the address. I’ll be there right away.”
“Bring Ning Yu along.” Shi Xi thought of Ning Yu’s godly doctor vest and reminded him, “And your medical kit.”
Father Ning: “…”
He wasn’t so muddle-headed that he forgot about what he relied on to eat.
Father Ning hung up the phone and prepared to go take a look.
“Where are you going?” Mother Ning asked in confusion.
“Xi Xi’s friends are sick. I’m going to take a look.” Father Ning put on his coat and took the car keys.
Mother Ning said, “Bring some hairy crabs over.”
Father Ning: “Okay.”
When he was carrying the crabs out, he happened to bump into Ning Yu.
Ning Yu asked casually, “Where are you going?”
“Xi Xi’s friends are sick. I’m going to take a look,” Father Ning said. “And bring some hairy crabs along.”
“You’re not bringing your medical kit?” Ning Yu reminded him expressionlessly.
Father Ning said, “Aiya, I forgot that I’m going to see them as a doctor!”
He had really forgotten what he relied on to eat with.
Ning Yu, helpless, picked up Father Ning’s medical box. “I’ll go with you.”