The Villain’s Wishes Backfire and the Protagonists Take the Hit - Chapter 5:

Chapter 5:

Jiang Qiuli really wanted to deny it, but that statement didn’t seem wrong either.

Chen Zhuo had indeed fainted while he was alone with her.

“Alright, you come with us to the hospital.”

And just like that, Jiang Qiuli was confusedly brought onto the ambulance.

They headed toward Zhongjiang First People’s Hospital.

Forty-five minutes later, all of Chen Zhuo’s examination results came out.

The emergency doctor looked at the completely normal indicators, utterly puzzled.

“There’s nothing wrong at all?”

Seeing the doctor come out, Jiang Qiuli hurried forward and asked, “Doctor, how is he? Is he okay?”

The doctor shook his head, “The test results are normal, but the patient is still unconscious. We suspect there might be a problem with the brain. Go pay the examination fees first, and we’ll proceed with further brain scans.”

“Ah?”

Jiang Qiuli froze for a moment, at a complete loss, and said softly, “Doctor… I… I don’t have money.”

“You don’t have money? Then think of a way. We already covered the earlier examinations for him on credit. A full brain scan costs about 3,000 yuan. We can’t cover it for you anymore. Here’s the payment slip. Find a solution quickly.”

After saying that, the doctor returned to the emergency room.

Jiang Qiuli stood there blankly.

She couldn’t even afford a 48-yuan porcelain cup… how could she possibly pay thousands in medical fees?

What should she do? What should she do?

A deep sense of helplessness surged through her.

Should she take out a loan?

As someone from a disadvantaged background, she was eligible for loans, even low-interest ones.

For her mother’s medical expenses, she had already borrowed a little before.

But low interest didn’t mean no interest. Both the principal and interest had to be repaid.

For her current situation, even low-interest loans were still a heavy burden.

So if she could avoid borrowing, she would.

But now… it seemed like this was her only option.

After making up her mind, she found a young doctor who had just come out of the emergency room and handed him the payment slip.

“Can you do the examination first and let me owe the fee? I’ll go take a loan right now, and once I get it, I’ll pay everything back!”

Her words came out quickly.

That soft, timid aura she usually had… disappeared completely at this moment.

The young doctor frowned, raising his hand to refuse.

Situations like this were far too common in hospitals.

It wasn’t that the hospital couldn’t cover a few thousand yuan…

But too many cases ended with the family disappearing, leaving the patient behind.

The unpaid medical bills would then be split among the entire department.

Before he could speak his refusal, Jiang Qiuli hurriedly took out her student ID and national ID card.

“This is my student ID and ID card. I’m a student at Zhongjiang University. Please believe me.”

After saying that, she took out another A4 sheet with an official stamp from her inner pocket.

“This is my poverty certificate. You can verify it!”

This time, the “no” that was on the young doctor’s lips didn’t come out.

He hesitated for a moment, then accepted the documents she handed over.

“Alright. I’ll apply to the department head for you, but I can’t guarantee anything.”

“Thank you… thank you.”

The young doctor took the materials and returned to the emergency room.

He handed them to the department director and explained the situation.

At that exact moment, the one-hour time limit ended.

Chen Zhuo, lying on the hospital bed, opened his eyes.

“Director, that female student is really pitiful. I’ve already looked into it. This patient’s condition wasn’t caused by her. She even performed mouth-to-mouth at the scene. Because she did it incorrectly, her lips are swollen.”

“Mm. There’s also a poverty certificate, and she’s a student from Zhongjiang University. Fine, we’ll make an exception for her. Don’t tell anyone else. Go out and quietly inform her. Tell her to get the loan as soon as possible.”

“Alright. Hurry up. A seriously injured traffic accident patient is about to arrive. Prepare for emergency treatment.”

The director pushed his glasses and spoke in a low voice.

Although their conversation was quiet…

Chen Zhuo, lying on the nearby bed, heard everything clearly.

What? Jiang Qiuli did mouth-to-mouth on me until her lips swelled?!

And she was even planning to take a loan for my examination.

A female lead so poor she couldn’t even afford a 48-yuan porcelain cup… was actually willing to borrow money just to treat me.

This…

Now this was interesting.

Chen Zhuo hadn’t expected that a random wish of his would produce such an effect.

In his previous life, Jiang Qiuli’s feelings toward him had been pure gratitude… a form of repayment through self-sacrifice.

But in this life…

This seemed to be the real Jiang Qiuli beneath that shell.

This female lead… he was definitely going to take her.

With a swift motion, he sat up from the hospital bed.

“Wait!”

The sudden voice startled both the director and the young doctor.

They turned their heads, eyes widening.

“Wait… how is he awake?!”

The young doctor hurried over and asked, “Do you feel any discomfort right now?”

“Discomfort? No. I’ve felt fine the whole time. I think I just took a nap,” Chen Zhuo said, playing dumb.

“Took a nap?”

The director stood up as well. He had never seen a case like this before.

Even if it were deep sleep, after being transported by ambulance and undergoing all those examinations, he should have woken up long ago.

Was he pretending? But the heart rate monitor hadn’t shown any abnormal fluctuations. Unless he had undergone special training, it would be impossible to maintain such steady readings.

What exactly was going on?

“Are you really not feeling any discomfort?”

Chen Zhuo shook his head, “No. Can I leave now?”

As he spoke, he got down from the bed and even jumped twice.

“This…”

The director had been a doctor for many years and had seen all kinds of strange cases, but someone like Chen Zhuo… this was a first.

“You probably still need further examination. We haven’t identified the cause of your fainting yet. It would be better to find out.”

“Then I’ll pass. I feel pretty good right now. Besides, didn’t you already do preliminary tests? The results were fine, right?”

“They were fine.”

“Then that’s enough. I’m leaving.”

Chen Zhuo waved his hand casually and walked toward the door, humming as if he were heading home after school.

At that moment, urgent sounds of wheels scraping against the floor echoed from the corridor outside.

“Traffic accident! The traffic accident patient has arrived!”

Several doctors and nurses rushed into the emergency room, pushing a stretcher.

And the person lying on it… was none other than Ye Fei.

His arm had already been fixed in a brace. His clothes were covered in dust, his face had a patch of scraped skin, and a trace of blood lingered at the corner of his mouth.

The stretcher brushed past Chen Zhuo.

Chen Zhuo glanced at it curiously.

That face looked familiar.

“Hm? Isn’t that Ye Fei?”

“That’s not right… I only wished to sleep for one hour. Even with a critical amplification, that would just mean five hours of sleep. How did it turn into this?”