Everyone knew He Su was a perennial bachelor, a whimsical and arrogant doctor with a peculiar temper. There was once a patient who only had a fracture, but because he spoke a bit harshly, He Su directly beat him into the ICU. Afterwards, he still treated the patient, but the man was so terrified of him that he nearly transferred to the psychiatric ward next door.
He Su rested one hand on the backrest behind the man. "You must be curious about who that woman is."
Shen Xiaoxing's mind was full of the scene of An Ruo taking birth control pills, racking his brains to figure out how to explain it to her. He raised an eyebrow with little interest in He Su's topic. "Who?"
"An Qing, that brainy but brainless fool of the An family."
The man paused, narrowing his dark eyes slightly. "An Qing is with Shen Tingfeng?"
"She's almost being toyed to death by him."
Shen Xiaoxing's focus wasn't on how An Qing was being toyed with, but rather... if An Qing really fell into Shen Tingfeng's hands, he probably knew most of the truth about An Ruo's proxy marriage. No wonder his people had turned Shen City upside down without finding An Qing—she was hidden by Shen Tingfeng. It seemed the real mastermind behind An Ruo's kidnapping was him; An Qing was just a decoy. His goal was to lure him out, deliberately leaving the footage of An Ruo being taken for him to see.
Ha, who said the second young master of the Shen family was just a playboy who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun? Shen Yu was so cunning and treacherous; the son he raised couldn't be any different.
When Shen Xiaoxing revealed the kidnapping of An Ruo, He Su and Huo Jinyan surprisingly agreed for once, both cursing in unison, "Little bastard!"
Huo Jinyan rolled up his sleeves. "Damn it, daring to set his sights on our sister-in-law, is he tired of living? A-Xing, just say what you need us to do. I can't contain my anger anymore!"
"Those two father and son of the Shen family are getting more and more arrogant." Gu Chao closed his laptop and rubbed his temples. "The old one is scheming and insatiable, the young one is overbearing and increasingly reckless. It's time to give them a proper lesson."
"No rush." Shen Xiaoxing's eyes cracked with a sinister cold light, his voice low. "I've endured twelve years; I can wait a little longer."
He Su, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. "I'm curious how the drug's effect in our sister-in-law's body was finally neutralized?"
Huo Jinyan gave a thumbs-up, fiercely defending the man's cool persona. "Ha, you think everyone's like you? Our A-Xing is famously abstinent, a true gentleman who remains unmoved by temptation!"
"You're the one who swaps women the fastest here, and you dare to talk about others? Besides, they're a legitimate married couple—why would they need to pretend to be gentlemen who resist temptation?"
He Su didn't bother saying the last part; besides, even a true gentleman might not be able to resist the allure of his own delicate wife. He'd bet that Shen Xiaoxing would definitely fall for this woman this time!
"Unlike you, a hypocrite!"
"Who the hell are you calling a hypocrite? Say that again if you dare!"
Huo Jinyan raised an eyebrow at him. "Hypocrite."
As the conflict was about to erupt, the two squared off, rolling up their sleeves ready to brawl.
The man coldly stopped them. "What's this, brothers fighting among themselves?"
He Su shoved him away, brushing the wrinkles off his clothes. "I'll let you off today. Next time you spout nonsense, I'll beat you so badly even Mrs. Huo won't recognize you."
"You son of a—" Huo Jinyan rolled his sleeves back up, but Gu Chao lazily raised an arm to block him. "Enough, what conflict can't be resolved between brothers?"
Huo Jinyan snorted coldly, sitting down beside Gu Chao and gloomily taking a drink.
Shen Xiaoxing gestured for He Su to sit closer. The latter raised an eyebrow, curious why he was suddenly being so nice. "Got a question for you."
"Rare, truly rare." He Su picked up the glass on the table and took a sip. "The great Master Shen actually has something he can't figure out. Spill it?"
The man glanced sideways with his dark eyes, and He Su wisely covered his mouth, wiping the amusement off his face. "Go ahead."
Shen Xiaoxing cleared his throat, his expression a bit awkward. "What side effects do birth control pills have on a woman's body?"
The private room had no music playing; it was supposed to be a question for He Su, but inevitably, everyone heard it. He Su choked, coughing violently with a red face. Huo Jinyan spat out his drink upon hearing this, while Gu Chao beside him remained calm, waiting for the man to continue.
"A-Xing, you really know how to slap my face." Huo Jinyan grimaced, covering one cheek. "Brother just praised you as a true gentleman, and now you're playing this wild?"
"..." Shen Xiaoxing. "Shut up!"
Huo Jinyan pursed his lips. "Oh."
"Could it be..." He Su scratched his brow. "Our sister-in-law took that stuff?"
The man just glanced at him without directly answering.
"Taking too much of that isn't good. As for the specific harms... you can look it up online."
"Then what use are you to me?"
He Su didn't like hearing that. "I've explained it many times: I'm a doctor, but not a gynecologist. Can you ask something in my field?"
Huo Jinyan shot back, "In other words, you're still not skilled enough. A-Xing, if I had studied medicine, I'd have majored in gynecology. Anything you're not good at, I could handle one by one."
"You study gynecology?" He Su laughed. "I'm afraid the line wouldn't be for patients—your offspring would be scattered all over the hospital, right?"
Shen Xiaoxing rubbed his forehead. A bunch of useless wastes. He sighed and silently pulled out his phone to look up the side effects of birth control pills for women.