He is a doctor and his calling is the treatment of human diseases. It is not at all suspicious to him if one of the patients comes more often than expected; he was always ready to help. It was you who became a fairly frequent guest at Bubu Pharmacy because of your carelessness, and for Bai Zhu himself it almost became... a habit.

“Oh, it’s you again, my dear,” he began as soon as he noticed you on the threshold, and his lips curved into a slight smile. “What happened this time?”