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Chapter 480 - 480: 480 A Strange Old Man
Chapter 480 - 480: 480 A Strange Old Man
Chapter 480 - 480: 480 A Strange Old Man
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
After seeing off Li Changjun’s group, Chen Yu found a mop and set about cleaning the bloodstains from the ground.
Once that was done, Chen Yu leisurely brewed a cup of chrysanthemum tea. Carrying the steaming cup, he returned to his computer. It was time to address some matters.
“LSPs, stop watching those lady streamers! Dr. Chen is online!”
“Damn it! Dr. Chen is so considerate. He chose to come online on the weekend.”
“Brothers, charge, Demacia!”
A minute later, the number of viewers in the livestream surpassed a million. Every refresh brought an increase of hundreds of thousands of players.
Without wasting time, Chen Yu got straight to the point. Within 0.0001 seconds, all the hundred-yuan red packets were claimed.
Shortly after, a young lady named [You can’t blame society when you’re tired] appeared on screen. She was in her twenties, standing about 1.6 meters tall, dressed in a white coat with her hair tied back and light makeup accentuating her natural beauty.
“Wow, what a beautiful doctor!”
“Miss, I have a terminal illness. One that will take me if I don’t see you.”
”I knew the doctor was right.”
“Wow, an attending physician at such a young age. Impressive.”
“I’m a urologist passing by.”
From her appearance and surroundings, the viewers could easily discern her profession. Her name tag bore the title of an attending physician.
“Hello, Dr. Chen. I’m using my lunch break to chat with you.”
“Let’s keep it brief. I’ve encountered an odd individual recently, and I’m unsure if he has a mental illness or a fraud.”
“Can you assist me?” [You can’t blame society when you’re tired] asked hurriedly.
“Of course,” Chen Yu replied.
“It’s my duty to help patients with psychological issues.”
“The peculiar individual you encountered, he’s an elderly man, correct?” Chen Yu chuckled.
“That’s correct.” [You can’t blame society when you’re tired] nodded in understanding.
“The man is indeed elderly. His hair is longer than most women’s, his beard is unkempt, and his clothes are torn and dirty.”
“Here’s the gist of it. About a week ago, I was driving home from work. As I passed by the bus stop, I noticed an elderly man sleeping on a bench.”
“I assumed he was a homeless man, and, out of kindness, I offered him some money.”
“Since then, he’s been fixated on me.”
“He insists I leave the city, claiming I’ll face a life-threatening disaster if I stay.”
[You can’t blame society when you’re tired] sighed gloomily.
“I asked about the reason, but he only said the secrets of heaven can’t be revealed.”
“Now, he waits at the hospital entrance every day.”
“I will always bump into him when I arrive for work, leave work, or even step out during breaks, and he just repeats the same warnings, urging me to leave the hospital and the surrounding area.”
Upon hearing this, her colleagues were divided in their opinions. Most believed the old man had a mental illness. Another faction suspected he was not a lunatic or a scavenger but a con artist.
They assumed that he was being cryptic to frighten her into seeking solutions from him. This, they reckoned, was his way of swindling money.
“Miss, may 1 ask, how much did you give this old man?”
The chat heard that [You can’t blame society when you’re tired] had given his old man some money. Could it be a considerable amount?
After all, the old man wouldn’t come pestering her if it was just a tiny amount.
“Ten thousand.”
Due to certain circumstances, she typically carried tens of thousands of yuan in cash.
The chat was stunned. Was being a doctor so lucrative?
Seeing a weary old man on the roadside, she offered him 10,000 yuan.
“A second-grade resident doctor in a small county earns a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan.”
“Neurosurgery pays well and isn’t that tiring,” another countered.
“Maybe she’s a doctor in Shanghai,” someone else chimed in.
“Doctor in Shanghai, a billion a year. (Pog)” A sarcastic comment with a dog emoji appeared.
”1 heard a hospital in Shanghai was hiring a specialist for a thousand dollars,” someone else mentioned.
The conversation then turned to the perception of high doctor salaries, with some mentioning bonuses, overtime pay, and even “gray income.”
“What exactly is gray income?” someone asked.
A reply explained that it’s unrecorded income with no taxes, essentially secret earnings of unknown origin.
Suddenly, [You can’t blame society when you’re tired]’s expression changed, perhaps fearing suspicion of illegal income.
“I’m a doctor in Shanghai, but my monthly salary is just over 10,000 yuan,” she clarified. “The money I gave the old man is pocket money from my parents. I don’t have any extra income besides my salary.”
“Dr. Chen, you know everything. Please help me prove I’m not like that,” she pleaded. “I’ve never taken a bribe from a patient, and I would never violate medical ethics.”
Understanding her concern, Chen Yu stepped in. “Alright, stop speculating,” he addressed his chat.
“Your assumptions can damage her reputation and cause trouble for this patient.”
He confirmed that the money given to the old man was indeed her pocket money.
Chen Yu then revealed a surprising detail.
“This patient’s surname is Fan, and she comes from a wealthy family with a history dating back hundreds of years. Her family, along with seven others, were once leaders of the nation’s merchant guilds.”
Online reactions exploded with keywords like “Eight Great Families,” “merchant guilds,” and “Hundreds of Years.”
“She comes from an old money family,” Chen Yu explained, “but she has no interest in inheriting the business. Her passion lies in becoming a doctor who saves lives.”
“She chose this profession because she genuinely cares,” he continued. “Money doesn’t matter to her. Even though her parents warned her about the complexities of being a doctor, she was determined.”
“No matter the profession,” Chen Yu added, “there’s always an element of passion involved. She’s dedicated to her work and willing to help without expecting anything in return.”
“Knowing her family’s wealth, her parents agreed to let her pursue medicine. To ensure she could focus on being a doctor without distractions, they provide her with a monthly allowance of five million yuan.”
“This allows her to maintain a good quality of life while fully dedicating herself to her patients,” Chen Yu explained.
“After medical school, she secured a position at a top hospital in Shanghai with her family’s support and her own skills. Her background combined with her abilities helped her become an attending physician much faster than others.” [You can’t blame society when you’re tired] nodded, affirming Chen Yu’s words.
It was also because of this that her colleagues assumed that the old man was a swindler.
[You can’t blame society when you’re tired] drove a million-dollar luxury car to and from work every day, with everything she wore from luxury brands.
Even those who didn’t know about luxury goods knew [You can’t blame society when you’re tired] were rich..