Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"You don't know how much Zhou Lin has gone too far. You must stand up for me!" Ning Shutong wailed while wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.

Shen Chuning rubbed her temples gently, "No, I can't."

This tone was exactly the same as when he refused Ning Shutong's cooperation in preparing the antidote the day before.

Seeing this, Ning Shutong quickly stopped his performance and stared at Shen Chuning blankly.

But then he began to wail again, "How could you treat me like this? You should have not saved me in the first place, and just let that dog... just let His Majesty kill me..."

Shen Chuning listened to his words and quietly covered her ears.

After a while, seeing that Ning Shutong's emotions had subsided, she slowly lowered her hands from covering her ears and said helplessly, "If you don't even tell me what happened, how can I help you? I can't just go and beat Zhou Lin up without knowing the truth, can I? He's been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and I can't beat him. If you really want revenge, go ahead and do it yourself, I won't stop you."

Hearing that Zhou Lin had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, Ning Shutong shuddered involuntarily.

He was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "It's not a big deal. I can bear it."

Although he said this, there was still a hint of unwillingness and grievance in his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Shen Chuning wanted to know what happened. "This isn't a big deal. What is it? Tell me and I'll have a good laugh."

Ning Shu seemed to be ignited at the same moment, and he suddenly jumped up from his chair. His movements were swift and panicked. His fingers trembled and pointed directly in the direction of his room. His face was full of horror and disbelief. He stammered, "That...that Zhou Lin, he actually...he actually placed so many corpses in my room!"

Shen Chuning frowned: "Didn't you say that we should prepare a few more corpses so that we can develop an antidote for the poisonous fog? Why do you seem to be disgusted with it now?"

Ning Shutong began to accuse him emotionally, his voice trembling slightly with anger. "I asked for several, several! But who could have imagined that he would actually bring in hundreds of bodies? I'm afraid even the bones in the Fuping mass grave combined wouldn't be as many as in my room! Ah Ning, can you imagine opening your eyes early in the morning to see three empty skulls quietly lined up beside your pillow, staring at you?"

Shen Chuning shook her head and rubbed her arms involuntarily, trying to make the goose bumps fade away slowly.

Ning Shutong was furious when he saw this. He pointed at his nose and shouted, "I really saw it with my own eyes! Three on the left and three on the right. It's horrible, horrible!"

Shen Chuning burst out laughing.

Ning Shutong glared at her fiercely, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing in his eyes. He then said in a slightly irritated tone, "Right now, my room is filled with piles of bones everywhere. It makes my scalp tingle just looking at them. I don't know where to start. Even if I came to see you, I would have to crawl out through the window."

Seeing this, Shen Chuning's smile gradually faded. "Did you accidentally offend Brother Zhou Er? He's not usually such an unreasonable person."

Ning Shuyi was like a cat with its fur standing on end when he heard this. He collapsed and yelled, "You're defending him again! I just met him for the first time the day before yesterday. How could I possibly offend him?"

Shen Chuning frowned and asked again: "Did you see him yesterday?"

Ning Shutong raised his head slightly, thought for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "Yes, he came to me and said he wanted to get me identity documents and asked me what the characters in my name were."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and asked with a puzzled look on her face: "Then how did you answer at that time?"

Ning Shutong curled his lips and said a little embarrassedly, "I just said 'Ning's Ning, and Shutong's Shutong."

After hearing this, Shen Chuning rolled her eyes at him: "Ning of An Ning, Ning of An Ning, what's the Ning of An Ning? Where in the world can there be such a strange surname!"

Ning Shutong pouted when he heard this and muttered unconvincedly, "Aren't the Ning in An Ning and the Ning in An Ning similar? Why are you taking it so seriously?"

Shen Chuning shook her head helplessly and said seriously, "You are a doctor. Doctors are very strict in their work. How can you be so casual and just accept it as it is?"

Ning Shutong hung his head, like a little animal that had done something wrong. After being scolded by Shen Chuning, he looked a little listless.

Shen Chuning looked at him like this, and the anger in her heart gradually dissipated, replaced by a trace of helplessness.

She sighed slightly, "I'll have Brother Zhou Er move out all the mess in your room. Just let me know how much you need to keep."

When Ning Shutong heard this, he subconsciously shrank back into his chair like a frightened rabbit, his eyes revealing deep fear.

"No, I don't want to go back. My room has become dirty and I'm scared... I want to live in Aning's yard so that I can feel at ease." His voice trembled.

Shen Chuning frowned and said seriously, "Men and women should not touch each other."

Ning Shutong raised his head stubbornly, "There is no distinction between men and women in front of a doctor. I am a doctor now, and these rules do not apply to me."

Shen Chuning curled her lips in disdain. "You? You have to look up prescriptions in medical books even for a cold, and you still dare to call yourself a doctor?"

Ning Shuyi snorted when he heard it, turned his head away, and ignored Shen Chuning.

Shen Chuning shook her head helplessly.

She pondered for a moment, then said, "I'll have Cuiwei clear out another empty yard for you to move into. You need to concentrate on developing the antidote. Brother Zhou Er is still waiting for the medicine to be shipped out to sea, so we can't waste time."

Hearing that Shen Chuning had finally agreed to prepare a new place for him, Ning Shutong's face instantly lit up with a bright smile, as warm as the sun in winter. "I knew An Ning was the best. Then I want a yard closer to An Ning."

Shen Chuning glanced at him sideways and said, "Stop talking nonsense to me and make the antidote quickly."

Ning Shutong: "Will Ah Ning follow me out?"

Shen Chuning shook her head. "I don't know yet. We'll see what happens when the time comes. So, does it matter whether I go to make medicine for you or not?"

Ning Shutong muttered softly, "If An Ning doesn't want to go, I'll put more Coptis chinensis in it."

Shen Chuning sighed, "Don't delay the important matter just to get revenge on Brother Zhou Er."

Ning Shutong: "Coptis chinensis has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, clearing fire and detoxifying, and is the most suitable for the symptoms."

Shen Chuning: "...Okay, as long as you're happy, as long as it works and doesn't kill anyone."