So engrossed was Yan Keke in admiring Yuan Meng's peerless beauty that she seemed to have forgotten the purpose of her visit. Just as she was about to recall and continue her inquiry, the alarm on Yuan Meng's phone suddenly went off.
Yuan Meng frowned, rolled over, and pressed the alarm. She rubbed the bridge of her nose with her hand and then got out of bed. Yan Keke was startled. If Yuan Meng found out, it would be a disaster! She'd surely skin Yan Keke alive!
Yan Keke looked around and quickly spotted a place to hide. Without hesitation, she rushed in.
Yuan Meng got up and checked her phone. The alarm she'd set was for the time she'd agreed to meet Baron. Since she'd promised to treat Baron's father, there was no way she'd back out.
She washed her face, tidied her clothes, and headed for the hospital lobby. Before leaving, she made sure to lock the door. When she reached the lobby, Baron had already been waiting there for a while. A few busy doctors and nurses passed by from time to time.
"Sophia, you're here!"
Although Yuan Meng was younger and of a lower seniority than Baron, he still used the respectful form of address. After all, she was about to be the savior of his father.
"Yeah!" Yuan Meng nodded slightly. Her delicate face, pure and untouched by the worldly dust, made Baron respect her even more. Only someone like Yuan Meng, with such innate grace, could carry this elegant and refined aura so perfectly. It was something that ordinary people couldn't fake.
"Tell me the basic symptoms of your father," came Yuan Meng's cold voice.
Baron's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected Yuan Meng to get straight to the point so quickly. Since it was about his own father, Baron didn't dare to be the least bit negligent.
He cleared his throat and began to recall his father's daily symptoms, telling Yuan Meng every detail.
After listening, Yuan Meng nodded slightly. Her lips moved as if she was trying to figure out what kind of illness it was. Soon, a name popped up in her mind.
"Your father's illness is not a big problem. What he needs is careful recuperation. He shouldn't take a large amount of medicine or undergo surgery, and no medical supplies should be injected. As long as we're patient, he can recover completely."
"Sophia, please help my father. Money is not a problem. Just name your price, and I'll pay. If I don't have enough, I'll borrow it!"
Baron excitedly grabbed Yuan Meng's arm. This was the second time he'd seen a man so panicked and helpless. For the sake of their loved ones, they were willing to sacrifice everything, even if there was only the slightest chance of saving them.
Yuan Meng was often touched by such family affection. She helped Baron stand steady and even comforted him a few words. Then, she hesitated and stopped speaking.
"If you have any difficulties, please tell me. I'll do my best to help you solve them!"
Baron noticed Yuan Meng's hesitation and thought she had some hard - to - say difficulties. For him now, any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem. As long as Yuan Meng agreed to save his father, he was willing to do anything.
"I've thought about it. If I want to completely cure your father's illness, I'll have to go to your country. It'll be very troublesome, and I haven't handed over my work here yet!"
This was what Yuan Meng was worried about. Going to a strange country out of the blue was not only troublesome but also accompanied by unknown dangers.
Baron really couldn't help with this. He could surely arrange Yuan Meng's food, accommodation, and transportation properly when she came to his country, but he couldn't do anything about the work hand - over she needed to do in her own country.
Just as the two of them fell into silence, a sudden and out - of - place voice came from the side, which was extremely inappropriate for their current situation.
They both looked in the direction of the sound. It was a slacker doctor who got the job through connections. He didn't need to perform surgeries on weekdays but only did some odd jobs in the hospital and muddled through his days.
Yuan Meng always looked down on such people.
As the man walked towards them slowly, Yuan Meng frowned involuntarily. Every micro - expression on her face showed her disgust.
"If Sophia doesn't want to go, I can do it instead! I have plenty of time, and I don't need to hand over anything!"
"I can do everything she can. Why doesn't Mr. Baron choose me?"
The slacker doctor's words were really over - confident. He didn't take Yuan Meng's abilities seriously at all.
"Don't you know how you got in here? You can do everything I can? Don't make people laugh!"
Yuan Meng sneered, and the contempt in her words was obvious.
"You... What are you so proud of?"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Baron quickly stepped in to mediate. To put it nicely, it was mediation, but in fact, the words Baron said were even more venomous than Yuan Meng's.
"Even if you're willing to go, no one would hire you! None of you are as good as Sophia, but you still want high pay. Do you really think other people's money comes easily? Do you think they'll just give it to you casually?"
These words made the doctor so ashamed that he wished he could find a hole to crawl into. Being mocked by a colleague was bad enough, but being mocked by a customer too! This was simply a great shame in his medical career.
The man didn't want to argue with Yuan Meng and Baron anymore. He stamped his foot angrily and left alone.
"I didn't expect Mr. Baron to be such a famous sharp - tongued person! You don't hold back when scolding someone!"
Yuan Meng was amused. Her voice was no longer as cold as before. Instead, it became softer and more approachable.
After thinking for a moment, she decided to agree to treat Baron's father. Going abroad for treatment wasn't a big deal!
It could also add a glorious chapter to her medical resume! If someone invited her to go abroad for medical treatment, her consultation fee would probably increase a lot in the future!
The news that Yuan Meng was going abroad for medical treatment somehow reached Chai Yanyu's ears. He wailed and rushed to Yuan Meng's office, still looking like a crybaby.
"You can't leave! Mr. Ling's surgery was just successful, and there are still many post - operative precautions. If you don't go and his condition worsens while you're abroad and can't come back, he'll be in danger! You can't leave!"
Yuan Meng was a bit helpless. When would Chai Yanyu ever change this way of his? If he didn't change, she really wasn't sure she could always hold back from scolding him!
It was bad enough for a grown man to cry, but he even acted coquettishly!
"He's fine. Other doctors can handle the normal post - operative check - ups!"