Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 487 - 65: We owe someone a favor

Li Mumu had sealed the door for a full Chinese hour.

Listening to He Lan’s incessant screams inside, the Fat Shopkeeper and First Ms. Liu paced back and forth like ants on a hot pan, extremely anxious.

Just by hearing those sounds, anyone unaware would think she was being flayed and deboned.

Although the reality might not have been much different.

Wang Yunxiao sat motionless at the door, keeping the couple outside.

He hadn’t expected that Li Mumu truly had a way... but as it involved her personal privacy, she probably didn’t want others to see. There wasn’t much else he could do at this time, except help her keep her secret.

Finally, when He Lan’s voice faded away, Li Mumu opened the door and stepped out, her hands bloody as if she had just killed someone, with sweat beading on her forehead—it was apparent she had exerted significant effort.

"It’s this."

Li Mumu said wearily as she handed over the blood-soaked gauze to Wang Yunxiao.

"What is this... hair?"

Wang Yunxiao didn’t recognize at first glance what the dark, bloody mass was; it took him a closer look to realize it was hair.

And it was particularly coarse, long, and stiff hair.

"108 strands of hair had been embedded all over her body, each one tied to a blood vessel... Although I don’t know their purpose, they’re definitely not good," Mumu said.

Turning to the Fat Shopkeeper and First Ms. Liu, Li Mumu whispered instructions, "These hairs were compressing her blood vessels all this time, putting a lot of strain on her heart. Now that the blood flow has been restored, it will still cause some level of shock. My personal suggestion is to let her rest in bed for an extended period, avoiding foods that enrich the blood and qi. Of course, it’s also fine if you want to go to the hospital, after all, I’m not a professional doctor."

"We’ll listen to you, we’ll do whatever you say!"

The Fat Shopkeeper said with tear-filled eyes, almost kneeling down to Li Mumu on the spot, "Thank you, Miss Li, for saving my daughter’s life. If there’s anything you need in the future, Yours Truly He would lay down my life without hesitation!"

Wang Yunxiao hurriedly interjected, "Senior brother, don’t say such things for now. Quickly find a place for Doctor Li to lie down and wash her hands; she’s almost exhausted."

"Yes, yes, yes! Go to my room! My room is clean!"

First Ms. Liu reacted and hurriedly came to assist Li Mumu.

After settling Li Mumu, the couple then regained their energy to check on their daughter. It had to be said that this pair of parents had a strong sense of duty. If it were any other patient’s family, they would see nothing beyond their own family member.

Wang Yunxiao brought over a basin, soaked a towel, and asked softly, "Would you like to clean yourself, or shall I help you?"

Li Mumu stretched out two claws.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to do it herself, but her fingers had cramped up.

Her eyes also hurt terribly and needed eye drops, but that she couldn’t say.

Most people can hardly imagine just how much energy a doctor expends during a surgery—it’s no less than what goes into an international esports match, with the precision required being ten times more delicate.

If you miss a minion, it’s just a loss of a few dollars, and nobody laughs at you for not being a siege engine.

If a doctor misses a ’minion,’ that’s a medical incident. If they miss a ’siege engine,’ the patient probably won’t make it off the operating table.

Esports athletes play at most a BO5 in one day, while doctors may perform surgeries from morning until night, possibly having to save the day in the midst of it all.

But all these things are invisible to the patient’s family—who often think surgery is as simple as eating or drinking, and that slipping a red envelope is like purchasing stamina with money, solving all problems.

Seeing Li Mumu so tired touched Wang Yunxiao deeply; he knew they owed her a big favor this time.

It’s just, you didn’t say when you arrived that you could really solve the problem, let alone that it would be such a major surgery.

Eldest Miss Li, can’t we be a little less straightforward in life?

Gently massaging the stiff fingers of the girl with the wet towel, Wang Yunxiao asked softly, "What would you like to eat? I’ll go get it for you."

"I want an iced Coke."

"..."

Wang Yunxiao had actually wanted to ask if she would drink donkey tripe soup.

What kind of good girl drinks cold soda every day? Aren’t you afraid of catching cold in your palace?

But that made sense—it was the height of summer, and outside the sun would be blazing down at over thirty degrees Celsius. People would be stifled after busying themselves indoors for an entire Chinese Hour, practically suffocating.

"I’ll go out and buy some for you in a bit, do you want to eat something first to fill your stomach?"

Li Mumu thought for a moment, "Then grab me a burger too, with extra pickles."

Can’t we eat something more proper?

"Okay, a burger with extra pickles, anything else?"

Li Mumu looked at him blankly.

"Cooling oil."

"What?"

Wang Yunxiao didn’t catch on right away. I can understand extra pickles, but what cuisine pairs cooling oil with it?

"I have a headache."

"Alright, alright, I’ll go buy it. Is there anything else?"

Li Mumu let out a light sigh, "Nothing else, what else could I ask for? That watch has also been sold to someone else."

Huh?

Wang Yunxiao was confused.

What... does that mean?

However, Li Mumu closed her eyes and stopped talking.

Come on, what do you mean? Are you hinting that I should give you something?

Of course, it was only right to give something as thanks for such a big favor, even a straightforward guy like Wang Yunxiao knew that without a proper gift, it would be inexcusable.

But what on earth could Eldest Miss Li want? Could I afford anything she’d actually like?

Wang Yunxiao felt dejected inside, thinking he also needed a bit of cooling oil to refresh himself.

As he wandered out the door in a daze, Fat Shopkeeper and his wife were also coming out of He Lan’s room. The three exchanged glances, their faces filled with a wistful expression.

"Junior brother, I won’t say anything else, but how do you think we should repay her?"

Fat Shopkeeper pulled Wang Yunxiao aside and asked softly.

Don’t ask me, I’m baffled here too!

Wang Yunxiao pulled them to the side, lowering his voice, "You can see for yourselves, Doctor Li doesn’t come from an ordinary family, she came today purely to give me face. She isn’t lacking money, sister-in-law, you’re experienced, help us think this through, what’s appropriate to give a young lady?"

First Ms. Liu nodded and said, "Brother, you’re right, we certainly need to show our appreciation, but you... don’t be mad if sister-in-law is being nosy, but what exactly is your relationship with Miss Li?"

"Friends."

"Friends?"

"Good friends."

First Ms. Liu nodded her head, understanding most of it from Wang Yunxiao’s tone.

"If you trust sister-in-law, don’t buy anything."

Huh?

Wang Yunxiao was immediately puzzled. Eldest Miss Li was still talking about that watch, wouldn’t it be appropriate for me to buy her something?

First Ms. Liu’s face showed a meaningful smile, "You owe the young lady such a big favor, you can’t just cover it up by buying some trinkets. You have to repay this favor slowly, carefully... It is said that persistent men scare good women, but aren’t you going to seize such a great opportunity?"

Wang Yunxiao looked at her with respect. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

How could one not say she’s an expert? In her own field, she certainly has authority.