Overbearing Immortal Doctor Chapter 1723 - 1822: Gratitude

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Previously on Overbearing Immortal Doctor...

Su Zhe finishes his exams and is noticed by many students, sparking rumors about his wealth and relationship with Tang Mo. Tang Mo defends Su Zhe, and they discuss reputation and societal judgment. Later, at the hospital, Tang Mo introduces Su Zhe to her grandmother, who insists on a deep bow of gratitude from Tang Mo and herself to Su Zhe for saving her husband's life, presenting him with a basket of eggs.

Su Zhe also had a grandma, so he understood very well what was going on in the old lady’s heart; she wanted to use this kind of action

to express her gratitude.

It was obvious that Tang Mo had already told her grandma about Su Zhe’s situation.

She thought Su Zhe’s family was very rich, and if she gave him dirty eggs, she was afraid Su Zhe wouldn’t take them.

"Tang Mo

Su Zhe suddenly lifted his head.

"Hm?"

Tang Mo lifted her snow‑white neck.

"Actually, I’m from the countryside too, my grandma’s health isn’t that good either, and my family’s situation is nowhere near

as good as you imagine. How should I put it? Anyway, there’s no need for this.

I’ll just accept this basket of eggs. Next time, tell me in advance, I’ll go to the coop with you

and grab the eggs!

Your grandma’s getting old; I can feel all of her kindness!"

Su Zhe hefted the heavy basket of eggs in his hand and gave Tang Mo a small smile.

Tang Mo, however, covered her mouth, and could no longer hold back her tears; they rolled down like beads, patter, patter,

falling.

She had thought Su Zhe would say something polite like "I can’t take this" or "you don’t have to."

But he didn’t, and it was precisely these words

that made Tang Mo feel like crying. The boy in front of her was really different from every other classmate she knew.

He understood her thoughts too well, and he also understood some of her worries and her stubborn pride!

"Grandma, when Grandpa gets better, I’ll come see you again!"

Su Zhe put the eggs into the trunk of the car, then supported Tang Mo’s grandma and helped her upstairs.

Tang Mo had already wiped her tears clean at the side, though the rims of her eyes were still red.

Her grandma patted her hand and sighed softly: "Sweet heart, you’ve had a hard time!"

"It’s not hard, Grandma."

Tang Mo showed a beautiful smile: "Let me tell you some good news, I did pretty

well on the exam this time, I’ll definitely get into Qinghua, so don’t worry!"

"Ah, really?"

Her grandma raised her head. Su Zhe, at the side, also smiled: "Yeah, Grandma, once she’s in college, Tang

Mo will be able to earn money, so you don’t have to worry about Grandpa’s medical expenses either!

Just let him focus on getting better!"

Su Zhe and Tang Mo looked at each other; Tang Mo’s eyes were full of gratitude.

"That’s good."

"That’s really good!"

Grandma Tang Mo mumbled as Su Zhe helped her into the ward. Tang Mo hurried to clear out a seat.

"It’s fine, I’ll just stand."

Su Zhe glanced around the ward. Besides Tang Mo’s grandpa, there were two other patients inside, all

brain‑hemorrhage patients, all seemingly unconscious, with family members taking care of them at the side.

"Little Tang, this is the male classmate you talked about, right?"

An aunt from the neighboring bed suddenly asked. Tang Mo nodded: "Mm."

"Young man, Little Tang is a good girl, you know? She didn’t sleep all night yesterday, and early this morning

she still went to take the exam. Ah... it really isn’t easy."

"Aunt Zhang—"

Tang Mo hurriedly called out, and that aunt immediately waved her hand: "Okay, I won’t say, I won’t say..."

She looked at Su Zhe, wanting to speak but stopping herself. Clearly she wanted to tell Su Zhe something, but with Tang Mo’s

personality, she probably wouldn’t believe it.

"Then Grandma, I’ll get going first!"

Seeing that there was nothing else, Su Zhe was ready to leave. Grandma Tang Mo started to get up again, and Su Zhe hurriedly stepped

forward: "No need to see me off, Grandma, just let Tang Mo walk me out!"

"Okay... okay, sweet heart, let little Su come to our home sometime, we’ll cook him a good meal to thank him properly!"

Grandma Tang Mo looked at Tang Mo. Tang Mo made a small sound of assent and walked out of the ward with Su Zhe.

"This afternoon, you can take a nap. The college entrance exam is over anyway."

Su Zhe spoke casually. Tang Mo followed behind him, her voice very soft: "I know."

"The medical bills... are still enough, right?"

"They’re enough!"

"Good. Anyway, you wrote me an IOU. If anything happens just tell me. Once you’re in college, you won’t be able

to run away."

Su Zhe joked, but Tang Mo didn’t laugh. She lifted her head and said, "Su Zhe, don’t be like this, I’m

afraid I’ll owe you too much. I know you mean well, but—"

"There’s no ’but’!"

Su Zhe cut Tang Mo off directly: "Then just owe it. Before you have the ability, you can only

listen to me!"

"Do you have a better solution?"

These words from Su Zhe were downright domineering. Tang Mo stared blankly for a moment and finally... understood what Su Zhe

meant.

"You’re very smart, you should understand what I’m saying.

Owing someone a favor isn’t shameful; it’s better than crying in despair on the side of the road. You always

wrap yourself up in a shell, afraid other people will touch you!

But have you ever thought about it? That will only make you grow more and more distant from others."

"You’re supposed to have friends."

Su Zhe stared right into Tang Mo’s eyes. Under that invasive gaze, Tang Mo felt a bit embarrassed

and lowered her head. At the end of the day, she was still a girl who’d never been in a relationship.

"I’m going to be away for a few days. If anything happens, you can call me!"

"Get some rest. I’m leaving."

Su Zhe walked down the stairs. Tang Mo stood where she was, her mind circling around Su Zhe’s words.

"People... are supposed to have friends!"

Yeah. All this time, because Tang Mo was so outstanding, it really did seem like she didn’t have a single friend

she could really talk to.

If she had to name one, Su Zhe should be the first person who could be considered her friend.

At least, that’s what Tang Mo felt.

Tang Mo walked back to the ward in silence. Her grandma looked at her glum face and couldn’t help asking,

"Sweet heart, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing, Grandma."

Tang Mo sat down, but her grandma said, "Sweet heart, I think this male classmate of yours is pretty good,

it’s just that with our family’s situation—"

"Grandma, there’s nothing between me and him!"

Tang Mo knew the old lady was going to start imagining things, and hurriedly nudged her grandma.

"Okay, okay... nothing!

Then it’s him who’s taken a liking to you?"

Tang Mo’s expression froze on the spot.

He’s taken a liking to me? She lifted her head and looked up, only to see Mu Xiaoran in white clothes at the gate of Qingchuan Pavilion, smiling and waving in greeting. Shangguan

Da Zhong Hospital.

This challenge was divided into two rounds. The first round was a written test, taking the top 10 into the second round. The second round was dialectics: for 10 patients,

the treatment plans would be decided by an expert panel, and the final rankings would be determined based on the scores.

Shangguan Xuejin looked at the latest schedule instructions from the competition committee; this meant that for most of them it was brutally

unlikely they would have a chance. However, whether it was basic TCM theory or basic Western‑medicine theory, if it wasn’t solid, it could put lives at risk.

He had just appeared in the lobby of Da Zhong Hospital when he was seized by Wang Lao Yi, who was afraid he would run away. He didn’t know

that he would be found so quickly.

Wang Zhimin stared at him for a long time. He had originally been in the small meeting room next door. He just couldn’t hold back anymore.

Tang Mo shook her head: "I... I don’t know either, probably not."

But in her heart she had another answer: if Su Zhe really did like her, should she...

turn him down or not?

Tang Mo wasn’t sure at all.

She had in fact always been a very cautious girl, afraid that Su Zhe was getting close to her with

some kind of motive,

just like all the boys at Su City No.3 Middle School.

"He... should be different, right?"

Tang Mo thought to herself. She just felt that there was something different about the way Su Zhe approached her compared to others.