Chapter 16 - This Child of Fate Seems a Bit Foolish

Chapter 16: This Child of Fate Seems a Bit Foolish

“The girl brought in today is so pitiful.”

“Yeah, I heard from the director and the others that there’s basically no hope for her.”

“Shh! Keep your voice down. Don’t let the patient’s family hear.”

“Right, right, I totally forgot.”

Ye Fan hadn’t paid much attention at first, but upon hearing this, his expression suddenly changed.

And the conversation continued.

“But that girl is only nineteen, right? I heard she was about to take her college entrance exams. She’s even quite pretty—so tragic.”

“Exactly. But I heard this disease is caused by some kind of mutated virus, a one-in-a-million chance. Just really bad luck.”

“I just passed by the director’s office and overheard them saying that if only they had that new drug, things would be different.”

“You mean that new drug from last time?”

“Yeah. Didn’t we have a similar patient admitted before?”

“Right, right!”

“That person was really lucky. The family had already been notified to prepare for the worst, but then, against all odds, a new drug happened to be looking for volunteer test subjects. The family didn’t hesitate at all and signed the consent form immediately!”

“Yeah, pure luck. I heard they’ve already been discharged, right?”

“Yeah, discharged. That’s why I say they were lucky! But the girl admitted today won’t be so fortunate.”

Ye Fan couldn’t hold back anymore.

Hearing this, he quickly stepped forward and turned a corner at the end of the hallway, spotting two young nurses chatting.

The two nurses were startled, clearly not expecting to be overheard.

“Uh, student, do you need something?” one of the older nurses asked.

Ye Fan wasn’t in the mood for small talk!

He immediately asked excitedly, “What is the new drug you were talking about?”

“What new drug? Did you mishear something?”

The two nurses quickly shook their heads in denial.

Unfortunately for them, Ye Fan had heard everything clearly. And he wasn’t blind!

The way the two nurses dodged his gaze was a dead giveaway!

Ye Fan had been feeling restless since last night.

Not only did he break his leg, but his younger sister also inexplicably fell into a coma.

He was already in a bad mood!

On a normal day, he might have controlled himself.

But right now!

Ye Fan’s anger flared. He grabbed one of the nurses by the collar, his eyes red as he demanded, “Tell me! What is the drug that can save my sister?!”

The two young nurses were clearly frightened.

Very quickly, they spilled everything they knew.

In fact, it wasn’t much different from what Ye Fan had just overheard.

Apparently, the hospital had encountered a patient with symptoms identical to Ye Yiyi’s before.

It was initially declared a terminal illness.

The family had already started making funeral preparations.

Then, unexpectedly, a pharmaceutical company developed a new drug that was in clinical trial stages.

And then, things became simple.

The drug actually worked!

Hearing this, hope ignited in Ye Fan’s heart!

“I’m sorry, I lost my temper just now. My apologies, sisters.”

The two nurses, though somewhat annoyed, ultimately forgave Ye Fan’s rudeness.

“Just don’t say we told you. If the hospital management finds out, we could lose our jobs!”

Ye Fan immediately promised, “Don’t worry, sisters, I understand!”

Now that he knew there was a drug that could save his sister, it was like seeing a ray of light in the darkness.

He decided to find the attending physician and ask.

“No matter the cost, I have to get that drug!”

Ye Yiyi was his only family.

He would never let her die.

But his luck wasn’t great.

The hospital’s senior specialists had already left for the day, leaving only a young resident doctor on duty.

And that doctor knew nothing about the matter at all.

Just as Ye Fan was feeling dejected, the resident suddenly recalled something.

“Student, why don’t you wait until tomorrow and ask the director? Many patient records are stored on the director’s computer.”

That one sentence made Ye Fan’s eyes light up.

Normally, he wouldn’t be impulsive.

It was just one night.

By morning, he’d have the answers.

But for some reason, an incredibly bold idea popped into his mind.

“If I ask directly, they might not tell me! So why not sneak into the office and check the computer myself?!”

Once the thought appeared, it was like a drug.

Ye Fan couldn’t suppress it and made his decision.

He didn’t reveal his intentions.

Instead, he nodded and agreed to ask tomorrow.

Then he left.

But what he didn’t know was…

As soon as he left…

The kind-looking resident doctor’s friendly smile vanished.

At that moment…

The two nurses from earlier also appeared.

“Inform the young master,” the resident instructed.

The two nurses nodded.

Who would’ve thought…

They were actually placed there by Zhang Chen?!

Ye Fan had no clue!

After all, the doctor was a real doctor, and the nurses were real nurses!

But this hospital belonged to Zhang Chen!

—

Looking at the message on his phone, Zhang Chen smirked slightly.

“Even easier than I expected.”

The hospital setup was indeed arranged by him.

But it wasn’t deliberate—just a casual trap.

He hadn’t even counted on Ye Fan taking the bait.

Yet, unexpectedly…

Ye Fan jumped right in.

“That’s why I say, if protagonists didn’t have plot armor, they’d have been played to death by villains countless times already.”

Zhang Chen couldn’t help but shake his head.

When he was creating the comic, it didn’t seem like a big deal.

But now, standing from the villain’s perspective…

The so-called protagonist really lacked brains.

Completely led by the nose.

“Of course, this is even better. Once he steps into the trap, everything becomes easy.”

Desperate to save his sister?

That’s his weakness.

Zhang Chen fully grasped Ye Fan’s psychology.

“With Ye Fan’s character, he probably won’t wait until tomorrow. He’ll act tonight.”

The hospital had surveillance cameras in every corner.

Some were even hidden ones.

Forget about regulations.

With the Zhang family’s power, this was nothing.

And he wasn’t even planning to use the hidden cameras for anything else.

Just to deal with Ye Fan.

Putting down his phone, Zhang Chen arrived at the private room entrance.

And there, he saw his sweet but somewhat naive fiancée.

This was the first time he was seeing her in person after transmigrating.

Though he had already seen her photos and files…

Meeting in person felt different.

No doubt about it.

She was gorgeous!

And her figure was amazing.

“No wonder that kid Ye Fan secretly had a crush on her.”

Zhang Chen mused to himself.

Of course, he already knew what most characters looked like.

But a comic’s depiction and reality had their differences.

“Do you have any sense of time?! You’re twenty minutes late!”

The moment they met…

Lin Xi coldly scolded.

Unfortunately, Zhang Chen ignored her.

Instead, his gaze shifted to another figure inside the private room.

“My apologies, President Xia. I left late.”

Zhang Chen made no effort to hide his reason for being late, speaking bluntly.

At the same time, he sized up the person hosting tonight’s banquet.

Xia Yanbing.

The true head of the Lin Group.

More importantly…

She was one of the female leads!