Chapter 977 — I Won't Go Back on My Word
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"Where do you live? I'll drive you back—I have other things to do," Wei Zhao said. He offered nothing further and merely asked the question.
"Just ahead, that residential compound..." Chen Xi pointed to a rather old-looking compound not far away.
Feng Xiaoxiao flicked on her turn signal and drove the car into the compound. This was likely the family housing compound of some enterprise or work unit; the buildings inside varied in height, age, and style, clearly constructed at different times—utterly unlike those uniformly planned and built residential developments.
"Which building?" Feng Xiaoxiao asked.
"This one right up ahead!" Chen Xi pointed to a red-brick building that looked the most dilapidated of the lot. "That's the one—Unit Three, Room 402."
"We won't go up. Once the symptoms I described have disappeared, or if your mother faints again, give me a call." Wei Zhao had no intention whatsoever of going up as a guest; he casually gave Chen Xi a phone number.
"All right, thank you, Miracle Doctor Brother!" Chen Xi hastily noted down Wei Zhao's number, a strange, indefinable feeling stirring in her heart. Wei Zhao had not made any improper demands of her, which let her breathe a small sigh of relief. It seemed he meant to wait until her mother was completely cured before claiming her? But if that were so, would he fear she might go back on her word afterward and therefore not treat her mother diligently? At this thought, after her mother got out of the car, Chen Xi bent down again and said softly to Wei Zhao, who was about to settle into the car, "Those terms from before—I won't go back on my word!"
"Hm?" Wei Zhao was taken aback for a moment before he understood what Chen Xi meant. He was just about to explain when Chen Xi had already straightened up and stood beside her mother. Wei Zhao could hardly say anything more; he merely shook his head.
"Sir, thank you so much!" Mother Chen gazed at Wei Zhao with boundless gratitude. A thousand words crowded her heart, yet for a moment her voice caught and she could not speak them. Since falling ill, she had visited many hospitals, and the doctors at most of them, after examining her, had told her the plain truth: given her financial circumstances, she should give up treatment. If she insisted on being treated, it would cost an enormous sum.
And yet Wei Zhao was treating her free of charge—had even said she could be cured. This both delighted Mother Chen and filled her with deep shame. She had been on her guard against him before, fearing he had ulterior motives. But the man had come all this way and would not even go upstairs to sit for a while—what motive could he possibly have?
Wei Zhao glanced at Mother Chen but said nothing. He merely turned to Feng Xiaoxiao and said, "Drive."
"Oh... all right." Feng Xiaoxiao had not expected Wei Zhao to remain so cold and distant even after helping Chen Xi and her mother, and she could not help feeling a little deflated.
Wei Zhao was not a man who liked to meddle in others' affairs. Even this time, he had saved Chen Xi and her mother only for Feng Xiaoxiao's sake. Though something in his heart had changed somewhat, he still could not simply rush to help every person he laid eyes on—otherwise he would have nothing to do all day but drag a little stool to the hospital entrance and hold free clinics.