Forced love, an inescapable fate

As usual, in the evening, Mu Qingli glanced through the account book and prepared to go back. Calculating the time, today was the time to go to Su Minsheng's clinic to get medicine for Jiang Ci. Under Su Minsheng's treatment over the past two years, the poison in Jiang Ci's body was temporarily suppressed, but he still had to take the pills prepared by Su Minsheng every month.

Regarding the poison in Jiang Ci's body, Jiang Ci and Su Minsheng gave the same testimony, saying that he was almost cured and that as long as he took the pills continuously for a period of time, he would be completely cured. Mu Qingli had no doubt about what they said.

These two years were enough for her to get familiar with everything in the town and become basically familiar with its residents.

As she walked out of the store, she greeted everyone she knew.

"Miss Xiao Mu, go see Doctor Su again. How is your brother's health?"

Mu Qingli also greeted the man with a smile.

"It's much better now, Aunt Lu. You seem to be in much better condition today. I was right, wasn't I? Doctor Su may be young, but his medical skills are very impressive."

The plump middle-aged woman's eyes were narrowed into slits due to her laughter, and the smile on her face was kind and sincere.

"Thanks to Miss Xiao Mu's reminder, I didn't trust the young doctor's medical skills before, but since I followed your advice and went to see him, you know what, my long-standing illness has improved a lot after just a few doses of medicine. The young doctor is really amazing."

The people around him also echoed.

"Yes, yes, yes. My granddaughter broke her arm some time ago, and it was that young doctor who cured her. He looked quite young, not only with good medical skills but also a kind heart. I was in a hurry that day and forgot to bring any money, so the young doctor didn't take any money from me and cured my granddaughter's arm."

"Who says it's not true? Especially for us old people, we are often in poor health and have difficulty walking. The young doctor often comes to our house to treat us."

Several elderly people nearby were talking about Su Minsheng in unison, their tone full of praise.

"By the way, Miss Mu, are you and that young doctor about to get married? I see you two are often seen together, and you are already old enough to get married. My daughter is one year younger than you and has already given birth to two children. You should also consider your life events. I see that the young doctor's eyes are full of love when he looks at you. Don't keep him waiting for you too long."

Aunt Lu's words made Mu Qingli blush. She and Su Minsheng were just good friends. Due to Jiang Ci's health condition, he had to go to Su Minsheng's clinic to get medicine from time to time, so the two of them had more contact. She just didn't expect that in the eyes of others, they were actually considered a couple.

She hurriedly explained: "Auntie, you misunderstood, Doctor Su and I are just friends..."

"I understand. The little girl is shy. It's okay, don't be shy." Aunt Lu waved her hand, with an expression that showed she understood, and the elderly people next to her also laughed along.

Mu Qingli knew that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he said hello to others and fled.

It seems that gossip is the nature of most people, but they enjoy eating melons. After hearing what they said, Mu Qingli felt a little embarrassed when she saw Su Minsheng again.

After entering the clinic, all the other doctors had gone home. Only Su Minsheng was still busy in the entire clinic. Looking at his back, Mu Qingli remembered Aunt Lu's joke just now and couldn't help but think a little more in her heart.

Su Minsheng was the same as always. When he saw Mu Qingli coming, he immediately greeted her with a smile on his face.

"Ari."

Seeing that he looked frank and his smile was still as refreshing as spring breeze, Mu Qingli put away her thoughts and asked him with a smile.

"You've had a lot more patients these past two days, haven't you? Although seeing a doctor is important, you still have to take care of your own health."

Su Minsheng raised his lips and chuckled: "I know, I will pay attention."

"Let's go to my house for dinner today. Mr. Bai's brewed wine is ready, and I invite you to come and try it."

"Well, wait a moment, I'll bring the medicine, and we'll go together."

When the two of them arrived at the courtyard, it was just getting dark. Wanyue and Qingzhu (a maid bought by Mu Qingli, but her real identity was the same as Wanyue, a secret guard responsible for protecting Jiang Ci) had already prepared the ingredients. Lanterns were already lit in the courtyard, and Jiang Ci and Bai Yu were sitting at the stone table.

When Jiang Ci saw Mu Qingli and Su Minsheng walking side by side, his expression was cold for a moment, but when he looked at them again, his usual smile returned.

"Doctor Su is here."

Su Minsheng nodded, looking thoughtfully at the young man in front of him who was almost as tall as himself. He remembered that two years ago he was just taller than his chest, but in just two short years, the frail child was now almost as tall as himself, and his body was much stronger. His face, which seemed androgynous back then, was now even more handsome, with a bit more coldness and arrogance between his eyebrows. At this moment, he was wearing a black robe, and his long hair was tied up with a jade crown, which added a bit of nobility.

When he looked at her just now, he had obvious coldness and sharpness in his eyes, but when he saw the person next to her, he immediately retracted his sharpness.

Jiang Ci smiled and handed the clothes in his hand to Mu Qingli.

"Sister, it's windy, put it on."

After taking the clothes handed to her by Jiang Ci, Mu Qingli raised her hand to touch the top of his head, but found that she couldn't reach it at all. In the end, she could only pull her hand back awkwardly and smile with a squint.

"Brother, you've grown up and know how to care for your sister. But you've also grown up so fast. Only two years have passed and you're already out of reach."

Jiang Ci's eyes were filled with smiles as he slowly lowered his head, "This way, Sister can reach it, right?"

Mu Qingli smiled, raised her head and touched the top of Jiang Ci's head, and said softly, "It's okay!"

Su Minsheng watched the two's actions, and thought about how Jiang Ci seemed to have been a little hostile and curious about him in the past two years. He felt it was a bit weird, but didn't think much about it.

After everyone sat down, Wanyue took out all the ingredients from the kitchen and brought a copper basin that had been filled with charcoal fire to the stone table. Qingzhu also brought out a steaming stone pot that had been prepared early.

Looking at the various vegetables and sliced ​​raw meat on the table, Su Minsheng couldn't help but ask Mu Qingli curiously.

"Ali, is this the hot pot you mentioned?"

Mu Qingli nodded and said, "Well, it's delicious. Brother Su probably hasn't eaten it before. Wait until the soup in the pot boils, then put the prepared ingredients into the pot and rinse them. Then dip them in the prepared dipping sauce. I guarantee you'll enjoy it. But Brother Su can't eat spicy food, so the taste will be greatly reduced."