Chapter 73 Sobering Up "Do you have any hidden identities?"...

Chapter 73 Sobering Up "Do you have any hidden identities?"...

Why is Peach here?!

What's Tao Tao doing here?!

Zhou Shumiao suspected that she hadn't checked the almanac before leaving home this morning.

One second I received a message from Tao Tao that my friend had made an appointment to see a doctor for low blood sugar, and the next second Tao Tao appeared in her clinic looking radiant.

The key point is that Tao Tao recognized him at a glance.

Zhou Shumiao's breath caught in her throat for a moment.

At this moment, Zhou Shumiao truly hated herself for being so tongue-tied, unable to come up with a suitable excuse.

Zhou Shumiao never expected to be caught red-handed by Ye Hantao in the hospital.

Tao Tao's name is clearly not on the registration list! Not even Cheng Zhao's name is on it!

Zhou Shumiao clearly remembered that it was the Lu family who registered at 3 PM, and the name was Lu Yiyan.

Here's the problem.

Why are Tao Tao and Cheng Zhao the ones who came to the clinic?

Ye Hantao bent down and repeatedly looked through the mask covering Zhou Shumiao's face.

Zhou Shumiao: "..."

My own problems are bigger.

Sure enough, after a few seconds, Ye Hantao said firmly, "You must be my great-aunt!"

Zhou Shumiao: "..."

Cheng Zhao: "?"

Upon entering, before he could even mention Lu Yiyan's name, he heard Tao Tao call him "Great-Auntie."

Great-aunt?

Is Professor Zhou Shumiao Tao Tao's great-aunt?

Cheng Zhao frowned deeply.

He had mentioned Zhou Shumiao's name to Tao Tao more than once before he came.

During the program, Dr. Ke also mentioned Zhou Shumiao.

No matter the time, Tao Tao didn't have any special reaction.

Tao Tao really wanted to keep her family's identities a secret, so she wouldn't have had to call him "Great-Aunt" in front of him.

Looking at Zhou Shumiao's expression, it was clear that he did not want Tao Tao to know his identity.

Cheng Zhao was completely bewildered.

Compared to Cheng Zhao's confusion, Ye Hantao was still quite bewildered.

"Great-aunt, what are you doing here?"

Zhou Shumiao also wanted to ask, "Tao Tao, why are you here?"

"...Professor Zhou Shumiao has to leave temporarily."

Ye Hantao let out a soft "hmm".

Zhou Shumiao was really bad at making things up, but she didn't want Tao Tao to get sick because of it.

She forced herself to remain calm and offered an excuse: "I met Professor Zhou once before, and we got along very well. Today, I came specifically to ask Professor Zhou for some advice on health and wellness."

"Professor Zhou has gone out on business, so I'll wait for her here," Zhou Shumiao said matter-of-factly. "I didn't expect to run into you all."

Cheng Zhao's probing gaze was fixed on Zhou Shumiao's face.

Before he asked Lu Yiyan to contact Zhou Shumiao, he had already read through the information that Zhou Shumiao had disclosed online in detail.

This includes the photo that Zhou Shumiao put in the electronic consultation window.

At first glance.

...They really are two completely different things.

Only their clear, bright eyes were remarkably similar; by comparing the similarities, the two people gradually became alike.

Ye Hantao asked, puzzled, "Then what is this white coat of yours?"

“These are Professor Zhou’s clothes.” Zhou Shumiao came to her senses and quickly took off her white coat and hung it back on the rack. “I’m so envious of her being able to work at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. I secretly tried them on while she was away.”

Zhou Shumiao was getting better and better at lying. "Taotao, you and your friend keep this a secret for your great-aunt. Don't mention it to Professor Zhou."

Cheng Zhao turned his head to observe Ye Hantao's expression.

Ye Hantao was sorting through the information her great-aunt had given her: "You came to ask Professor Zhou a question, but Professor Zhou happened to be unavailable, so you tried on her white coat instead."

Seeing that she had gotten away with it, Zhou Shumiao couldn't help but smile, "That's exactly how it is!"

To everyone's surprise, after giving her a few deep looks, Ye Hantao turned and ran away, disappearing from the consultation room in a flash.

Before Zhou Shumiao could react, Cheng Zhao reminded her, "Tao Tao might have gone to check the electronic information board by your door."

Electronic information board?

"!!!"

The photos she submitted back then are on there!

Realizing this mistake, Zhou Shumiao's heart sank, and she hurriedly chased after him.

Seeing Zhou Shumiao's serious demeanor, Cheng Zhao felt uneasy and followed her out of the consultation room.

As soon as Zhou Shumiao caught up, she saw Tao Tao already standing on the electronic information board, staring intently at the pictures on it.

Ye Hantao pursed her lips.

The person in the photo has a bowl cut with bangs and wears a pair of non-prescription glasses.

She probably wouldn't pay much attention to this photo if she saw it online normally.

However, having just seen my great-aunt in the clinic, looking at the photos now—

It's clearly my great-aunt herself!

Ye Hantao's brain crashes

Is my great-aunt Professor Zhou Shumiao?

Professor Zhou Shumiao, a renowned expert in traditional Chinese medicine? This is my great-aunt.

The impact might be too great...

Ye Hantao suddenly felt a tightness in her chest and a dull ache in her temples.

Zhou Shumiao reached out and, without saying a word, pulled Tao Tao's body onto the floor into the examination room, saying, "Tao Tao, Professor Zhou will be back soon."

Ye Hantao let her great-aunt pull her into the clinic, looking completely dazed.

When the two entered, Cheng Zhao's first glance fell on Tao Tao's slightly pale face. Was she too surprised?

They came over after lunch. Cheng Zhao didn't think Ye Hantao could have low blood sugar again, but the human body is complex, and the symptoms of low blood sugar that he had looked up online were not quite the same.

"Tao Tao, candy." Cheng Zhao skillfully unwrapped a candy and put it to Ye Hantao's lips.

Ye Hantao showed little reaction, unusually, and didn't even open her lips.

"Great-aunt," Ye Hantao looked up, dazed, and said, "Aren't you called Zhou Lan?"

During the family gathering, apart from her grandparents, maternal grandparents, and great-aunt, Ye Hantao never saw any elders of a higher generation than them.

They call their maternal grandmother "A-Qiong" and their great-aunt "A-Lan".

Ye Hantao was not even ten years old at the time, and she asked curiously if her grandmother's name was Zhou Qiong.

She only asked that question a couple of days ago when her parents were talking about the past.

My grandfather almost died in a fight back then.

Grandma saved someone, and Grandpa relentlessly pursued her until he married into the family.

My mother's name is Zhou Ti, so my maternal grandmother must also have the surname Zhou.

Grandma smiled and recognized Zhou Qiong's name, praising her for being clever. Then, isn't that great-aunt Zhou Lan?

But the great-aunt in the electronic information board is named Zhou Shumiao.

The list of professional titles above is quite long.

The one that impressed her the most and stood out the most was: the president of the Beijing Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Ye Hantao could hardly recognize her great-aunt when she looked at her again.

ah?

The director of the research institute? That's my great-aunt.

My great-aunt, who taught herself medicine and occasionally helped her neighbors with acupuncture, turned out to be the director of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Dean!

[Disease progression: 47%]

[Disease progression: 53%]

[Disease progression: 77%]

[Case progression: #%@&88%1. #45%1. #%@&96%#%@&46%]

The electronic sounds were intermittent, and the garbled text made Ye Hantao's head buzz.

Zhou Shumiao gripped Tao Tao's wrist tightly in her palm; the pulse there made her heart race.

"Tao Tao, it's just an empty name, I'm nothing—"

"Tao Tao?!"

"Tao Tao!!"

Two exclamations rang out, but Ye Hantao didn't hear them; her eyelids seemed to be pressed down by a heavy force.

The next second, he was plunged into darkness and fell straight backward.

Cheng Zhao's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by something.

His body reacted much faster than his mind; instinctively, he clung tightly to the person, his fingertips touching a wrist that was as cold as ice, the chill penetrating to the bone.

"Tao Tao?"

The sound trembled so much it was barely audible, and Cheng Zhao's voice grew even stronger, "Tao Tao?! Ye Han Tao!!"

Zhou Shumiao staggered out of the consultation room and shouted at the nurse on duty, "A patient has fainted! Quickly bring the stretcher!!"

Back in the consultation room, Zhou Shumiao asked Cheng Zhao to hold Tao Tao steady while she pinched her philtrum and pressed her Hegu point.

When Tao Tao fainted before, Zhou Shumiao had tried all sorts of similar acupressure methods, but none of them worked. However, she still held onto a sliver of hope.

In particular, Tao Tao's pulse this time was fast, but not as dangerous as when she was admitted to the ICU last time.

Seeing that Zhou Shumiao's methods were not working, Cheng Zhao's arm around Ye Hantao bulged with veins, large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his face turned pale.

"Ye Hantao, Taotao? Ye Hantao..."

He called out to people over and over again, his voice filled with an unprecedented panic, his heart clenching with pain.

Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps and cart wheels came from outside the door.

#Ye Hantao faints and is rushed to the hospital#

At 3:30 p.m., the unexpected hashtag suddenly appeared on the trending searches.

In a very short time, the number of views from netizens propelled the entry from the teens to the top spot.

【Am I seeing things?】

[Is this fake? Ye Hantao just started gaining popularity, and you guys are already spreading rumors like crazy! Don't be disgusting!]

[It's true! A video has surfaced!]

[At Yuncheng Central Hospital!!! The person who fainted is indeed Ye Hantao!!!]

Although the video is only about ten seconds long and messy, Ye Hantao's profile is so striking; it really is Ye Hantao...

[When Chen Xiaofeng called earlier, Ye Hantao seemed to be in good spirits!]

Are you too tired lately?

[Was Cheng Zhao's face really that scary? I felt like he was about to cry.]

The fans, who were initially skeptical, were suddenly in an uproar.

Even passersby can recognize Ye Hantao, so of course these fans can recognize her too! Cheng Zhao is also in the video!

【Aaaaaaah, what happened to Tao Tao? (crying.jpg) Please be okay, please be safe and healthy!】

[TaoTao looks so energetic during the recording! TaoTao, you can't get sick!]

[Does a normal fainting spell require emergency treatment?]

Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Don't make any bad guesses!

[The media loves to exaggerate! Maybe it's just low blood sugar!]

Does Liao Jiayue know about this? Aren't she and Ye Hantao classmates?

[You might as well ask Flash! His boss is Tao Tao's older brother!]

[Flash was just live-streaming, and Maze hurriedly left the base (crying.jpg)]

【Huh?! If it were low blood sugar, would Maze have rushed over so quickly?】

【Of course he would! He's a total siscon!】

[@The production team of "My Classmates Are Here", please go and find out what's going on!!!]

Cheng Zhao leaned against the wall, exhausted, his crisp shirt disheveled.

His gaze was fixed on the doctor examining Tao Tao through the glass, as if afraid she would disappear in the blink of an eye.

After a while, Cheng Zhao loosened his tightly clenched hands, his ten fingers trembling, and even the nerve endings ached.

His phone was buzzing in his pocket, but he had no interest in answering it.

Zhou Shumiao's phone was ringing off the hook.

As soon as Zhou Yi saw the trending topic, he rushed to the airport without caring that it was still the middle of the night.

Tao Tao's maternal grandparents saw the trending topic online and are now asking for details about Zhou Shumiao.

Zhou Shumiao repeatedly emphasized that Tao Tao's condition was more stable than last time.

The group wouldn't listen to a word, and Tao Tao's grandparents were already planning to come over while making phone calls.

Zhou Shumiao was in a real bind.

"You guys should shut up already," Zhou Shumiao said in a low voice, mindful of Cheng Zhao's presence. "I just exposed myself in front of Tao Tao, and you still come here? Do you think we haven't made a big enough scene already?"

Tao Tao's grandparents: "..."

After a moment, it was Grandma who spoke, her voice trembling with tears, "I almost didn't get to see Tao Tao that year."

Zhou Shumiao tried to remain calm as she said, "I am a doctor, would I lie to you?"

I talked myself hoarse, barely managing to calm a few people down.

Zhou Shumiao turned around and suddenly heard Cheng Zhao ask, "If I hadn't brought Tao Tao today, would she have gotten sick?"

Zhou Shumiao's heart skipped a beat.

Cheng Zhao was still looking in the direction of the ward, but he asked her the question.

Zhou Shumiao couldn't talk to Cheng Zhao about those mysterious things, after all, Cheng Zhao wasn't their blood relative.

She could only vaguely reply, "You're overthinking it."

Suddenly, Cheng Zhao straightened up.

He saw the doctor come out and immediately went to greet him.

Because of Zhou Shumiao's connection, the doctor in charge of the examination at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital was a very authoritative director, and even the ward was a VIP single room.

The entire floor was quiet.

Ye Hantao lay quietly on the hospital bed, her eyelashes gently closed.

"We just performed basic tests on the patient, including heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation," the hospital director said. "The results are all within the normal range, so you don't need to worry too much."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhao was not at ease.

"Then why did she faint?"

"This kind of unexplained fainting may require a more thorough investigation..."

During the explanation, the dean glanced at Zhou Shumiao, who was also waiting anxiously outside the ward.

He was unaware of the relationship between Zhou Shumiao and Ye Hantao. Having known Zhou Shumiao for so long, it was rare to see her so flustered. Was she simply worried about the patients she was seeing?

As they were talking, the dean saw several people running over in a hurry, with a man and a woman in front of them still supporting each other.

Cheng Zhao was looking at Ye Hantao in the ward, without turning around.

Zhou Ti took a few breaths, looking not at the dean but at Zhou Shumiao, "Little..."

With her last shred of rationality, Zhou Ti didn't call out "Auntie" in front of outsiders. She forced herself to look at the hospital director and asked, "How is my daughter?"

"The test results are all within the normal range; he should wake up soon." The hospital director looked at the three people who came in behind him and said again, "We suggest that the patient stay for observation for about six hours, followed by a head CT scan and an electrocardiogram—"

Cheng Zhao quickened his pace and pressed himself against the glass in the door. "Tao Tao is awake."

One sentence made Zhou Ti, Ye Weizheng, and Zhou Mingsheng forget about the doctor's instructions and rush into the ward.

[Life Lock Triggered]

[Beep, positive interference factors are intensifying; Beep, positive interference factors are stabilizing, life lock has stopped.]

[Disease progression: 38.6% (fluctuating)]

Before Ye Hantao even opened her eyes, she heard a series of electronic sounds, noisy and chaotic.

Life lock?

Fainting triggered a life lock?

Ye Hantao still can't figure out her previous allergy, just as she can't figure out her fainting spell this time.

Both times, the illness recurred without any warning.

"Tao Tao?"

Zhou Ti's voice was very soft.

Ye Hantao opened her eyes.

His vision went from blurry to clear, and his family members were gathered around the bed, including Cheng Zhao.

Their faces all bore the same worry.

Ye Hantao smiled, her dimples deepening.

"You're absent from work."

Ye Weizheng patted Zhou Mingsheng's arm, "With your brother supporting the family, it's okay to skip work!"

Zhou Ti helped Tao Tao sit up. Cheng Zhao, who had stayed at the hospital before, skillfully adjusted the height of the bed.

Zhou Mingsheng then placed a pillow between Tao Tao's back and the headboard.

Zhou Shumiao poured a glass of warm water over.

"Tao Tao, how are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?"

"About the same as usual."

As she spoke, Ye Hantao's gaze swept over them.

Their hair was all messy, and Cheng Zhao's shirt was wrinkled.

"Cheng Zhao," Ye Hantao held out her hand to him, "I want some candy."

Zhou Ti was caught off guard when she noticed a gold bracelet on Tao Tao's wrist.

Cheng Zhao hurriedly rummaged through his pocket for candy.

He usually unwrapped candy wrappers easily, but today it took him two or three tries to open one. He then used the wrapper to hold the candy and handed it over.

Ye Hantao put the candy in her mouth, and her mouth was filled with the taste of strawberries.

She then stretched and yawned, smiling as she said, "I think I just have low blood sugar! Don't worry about me!"

“Yes, you’ve always had low blood sugar.” Zhou Ti ruffled Tao Tao’s hair, feeling a weight lift from her heart and her nerves relax. “Now, eating sugar helps.”

Although they were worried, they were also relieved.

Tao Tao fainted last time and spent a full week in the ICU before regaining consciousness.

The unexpected discovery of her aunt's identity caused her to faint, but she regained consciousness within an hour. It seems that variety shows really do work.

The moment they had this thought, they saw Tao Tao turn her gaze to Zhou Shumiao.

Zhou Shumiao: "..."

What's meant to come will come eventually.

Cheng Zhao offered to leave first, saying, "I'm going out to make a phone call."

After all, it's Tao Tao's family matter, and it's not appropriate for an outsider like him to listen.

Ye Hantao smiled and said, "Thank you for the candy."

Cheng Zhao looked at Ye Hantao's rosy cheeks and also tugged at the corners of his mouth.

After he left, Zhou Shumiao spent half an hour telling Tao Tao the excuse he had prepared earlier.

Ye Hantao listened attentively.

"Ordinary life?"

"You were born too late to have seen that kind of scene."

Zhou Shumiao said softly, "Being swept along by everyone, not only in the hospital and research institute, but also when I get home and meet my neighbors, I am flattered. The higher you are flattered, the harder you fall."

Soon, Ye Hantao heard a story from Zhou Shumiao.

A relative from my maternal grandfather's side sought medical help from my great-aunt. The illness was very difficult to treat, and it was a choice between survival and physical damage.

Before the visit, the relatives assured the great-aunt that they would do whatever she said. But after the great-aunt saved the person, they made a scene at the hospital and home, saying that the great-aunt could have used other methods, but instead harmed the patient's body.

My great-aunt sighed, "Later, our family moved away. By the time you were born, I had already been hiding my identity for two years."

Ye Weizheng secretly tugged at Zhou Ti's wrist, expressing his admiration for his aunt with his eyes.

As the saying goes, one lie requires a hundred more to cover it up.

My aunt's excuses were a mix of truth and falsehood, yet surprisingly credible.

Ye Hantao leaned over the bed and hugged her great-aunt who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

It must have been very difficult for my great-aunt to make this decision, as it required sacrificing her own health to save the patient's life.

Afterwards, she was criticized and condemned by both the patient she saved and their family. Ye Hantao couldn't even imagine how her great-aunt felt at that time.

"Great-aunt, you did the right thing!" Ye Hantao's voice was firm and resolute. "They were the ones who showed no gratitude!"

That happened so long ago.

Zhou Shumiao did not show any emotional fluctuation when she brought it up.

Now, looking at Tao Tao's united and indignant expression, she couldn't help but smile.

Zhou Shumiao still remembered her promise to Tao Tao, "Which identity should I use when your classmate comes to see me tonight?"

"Great-aunt, aren't you afraid of a live broadcast? That would invalidate your efforts to conceal your identity."

"It's okay, I'll just wear a wig."

Ye Hantao smiled slyly, "Using my status as your great-aunt! I'd even argue that you're more capable than Professor Zhou Shumiao!"

That way, we might get some feedback from the character.

Lying back on the hospital bed, Ye Hantao first looked at her older brother, who was hiding his Maze identity due to his chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), then at her great-aunt who was hiding Zhou Shumiao's identity to avoid trouble, and finally—

He looked at Zhou Ti and Ye Weizheng, who were standing side by side.

Zhou Ti and Ye Weizheng were startled and quickly recalled whether they had given anything away.

"Dad, Mom, I had a dream when I was little."

Zhou Ti and Ye Weizheng asked anxiously, "What kind of dream?"

Ye Hantao's eyes brightened. "One day, you suddenly told me that our family has a big villa and a gold mine waiting for my older brother and me to inherit! So, do you have any hidden identities?"

Zhou Ti & Ye Weizheng: "

Looking at their daughter lying weakly in the hospital bed, they dared not say a word.

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Author's Note: Are a big villa and a gold mine enough? [Let me see...]

--Randomly dropped small red envelopes--