Chapter Nineteen: Medical Examination

“Keep what just happened between us for now. Don’t tell anyone,” He Qian instructed Li He.

Li He nodded. “Understood, boss. I won’t say a word.”

“Good.”

He Qian turned and looked at Lin Xiaoyan. “Let’s go, we’re heading to the hospital.”

A wave of nervousness surged in Lin Xiaoyan’s heart again. She stepped heavily, following closely behind He Qian.

Along the way, Lin Xiaoyan kept her head lowered, silent, her mind racing through all sorts of possibilities.

“We’re here. Get out,” He Qian said as he unfastened his seatbelt.

Lin Xiaoyan snapped back to reality, glancing outside. To her surprise, they had arrived at Haishi Central Hospital!

Suddenly, the car door beside her opened. He Qian stood outside, his tone gentle. “Come on out.”

Lin Xiaoyan quickly got out, looking around at the bustling hospital scene, hardly believing it.

“Why here?”

He Qian glanced at her. “Where else did you expect?”

“...”

“We’re here. Where are you?” He Qian sent a voice message.

“Ding dong.”

A reply came quickly.

He Qian checked his phone, pocketed it, and led Lin Xiaoyan inside the hospital.

The more they walked, the more familiar the surroundings grew for Lin Xiaoyan, until finally...

They reached the ophthalmology department.

“Doctor Yang!” Lin Xiaoyan exclaimed, surprised to see the person inside.

Yang Lin had just finished a phone call. Seeing his cousin arrive with Lin Xiaoyan, surprise flickered in his eyes as he looked at his cousin.

“Xiaoyan, it’s you.”

“What’s going on?” Yang Lin turned to He Qian.

He Qian pulled out a chair and gestured for Lin Xiaoyan to sit down. Then he closed the door and sat as well.

“First, have her eye examined.”

Yang Lin leaned back slightly. “Her eyes are fine. I checked earlier.”

“This isn’t an ordinary checkup. It’s a deep, thorough examination,” He Qian said firmly.

Yang Lin looked at Lin Xiaoyan, then at his cousin, frowning. “What do you mean?”

He rose and approached Lin Xiaoyan. “Lie down here.”

He glanced at He Qian. “What exactly is wrong with her?”

Lin Xiaoyan lay down as Yang Lin carefully examined her eyes with his tools.

“She says when others touch her, she can see what’s about to happen next,” He Qian explained, watching the examination.

Lin Xiaoyan quickly clarified, “No, it’s not like that. Sometimes when someone touches me, I don’t see anything. And what I do see are just scenes of bad things about to happen...”

“If I could see the future, I’d just go buy lottery tickets. Who’d be stuck working hard?” Lin Xiaoyan muttered softly.

Hearing her, both Yang Lin and He Qian couldn’t help but smile.

“All done. You can get up now,” Yang Lin said, helping Lin Xiaoyan to her feet.

“So the trouble at the hospital earlier was because when I touched you, you saw I was going to get hurt?” Yang Lin asked with a laugh.

Lin Xiaoyan nodded. “Yes. I saw that man causing a scene would slash your hand and arm.”

Yang Lin’s smile faded as he heard that. He then looked at Lin Xiaoyan seriously and thanked her again.

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