Chapter 24

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Shao Yifan had just left the room of a patient and was talking to a nurse about the resident’s situation. Just then, a familiar figure walked through the hallway.

“Xia Feng!” Shao Yifan shouted towards him.

Xia Feng saw Shao Yifan calling him over, so he approached and asked: “What’s the matter?”

“The interns from the Medical University have arrived and need a bit of guidance during their stay.” Shao Yifan motioned towards a busy intern a few steps away.

“It’s because we’re much smarter, OK?” Shao Yifan started to recall: “I remember that before you even graduated, you were already following your tutor around the hospital. After you graduated, they didn’t even bother making you an intern, they just made you start directly.”

“As for me, since I’m your good brother, I adapted in two months. Look at these interns in comparison, it’ll be a half a year later before they can be of any use!”

“It just suddenly became less hectic, it’s been relaxing lately.” Shao Yifan arched an eyebrow and asked, “We should go have a drink after work.”

“Thought of a new angle?” Shao Yifan asked in surprise.

Xia Feng shook his head again and clarified, “I just want to do a few experiments to help me think of new ideas.”

“OK, you’ve cheered up quick this time.” Shao Yifan praised.

“Why, am I not capable of withstanding this blow?”

“It’s not that, it’s just that every time an experiment has failed in the past, you’d get depressed for two days.” Shao Yifan said, “I couldn’t accompany you for a drink yesterday, but now I guess it’s not necessary. There goes the excuse to go out drinking.”

“Drink a little less, don’t forget that you’re a doctor.” Xia Feng advised.

“Doctors have their own lives to live too.” Shao Yifan opened his mouth to say more, but his phone suddenly rang.

Looking at his phone screen, Shao Yifan raised an eyebrow in surprise, before answering the call: “I didn’t think that this beauty would ever call me?”

“Oh, OK, OK, I’ll be right over.”

When Shao Yifan hung up the phone, Xia Feng asked: “New girlfriend?”

“No.” Shao Yifan looked at Xia Feng for a moment before meaningfully said, “I don’t think I should go, ah.”

Xia Feng looked at him dubiously.

“It was Yu Dong’s classmate, they’re heading to the Obstetrics Department to do a maternity checkup. There are too many people in line, and they asked if I could find an acquaintance.” Shao Yifan laughed. “This is the last time I try to get to know girls who know you too. Should I take this opportunity and make a good impression?”

Xia Feng didn’t speak to him; instead, he intercepted a rushing nurse to ask: “Pass me the 3-be case.”

The nurse found the files and handed them to Xia Feng.

Xia Feng then smoothly pushed the file into Shao Yifan’s arms and said, “Help me check out these patients, I’ll go make the good impression instead.”

Moments later, Xia Feng had arrived at the outpatient ward. Like the last time, amongst the crowd of patients, the fashionable and gorgeous Xiaoyue was easy to spot.

“Have you been waiting for a while?” Xia Feng approached the 2 women and asked with a gentle smile.

“Dr.Xia?” Xiaoyue was surprised. In fact, she wanted to call Xia Feng when they first arrived, but she didn’t have his phone number. So she ended up calling Shao Yifan for a favor, but Xiaoyue certainly didn’t think that Xia Feng himself ended up coming to their aid.

“Xinxin, this is Xia Feng, Dong Dong’s man.” Xiaoyue introduced him with a smile.

“Hello, I’m Xia Feng.” Xia Feng took the initiative to introduce himself.

Ren Xinxin hurriedly stood up with the help of Xiang Xiaoyue and courteously said, “Hello, I’m Dong Dong’s classmate. She often mentions you.”

“It’s no big deal. I said I’d wait, but my stomach started to hurt a little, and Xiaoyue became nervous.” Ren Xinxin said, a little embarrassed.

“How can it not be a big deal, there’s a child in that stomach, stomach pain can’t be overlooked, tell her Dr. Xia.” Xiaoyue lectured.

“Indeed” Xia Feng nodded and said, “You don’t need to call me Dr. Xia, please feel free to call me by my name.”

“Alright, I also thought it was getting pretty awkward!” Xiaoyue agreed.

“Wait here for a minute, I’ll go and talk to a nurse for you.” After this, Xia Feng went to the Obstetrics Department and found a gynecology doctor planning on taking their break. He asked to help Ren Xinxin with her checkup.

During the examination, it wouldn’t be good for Xia Feng to be with them in the room, so he waited for them outside the room. The checkup was relatively simple, and Xinxin didn’t have any significant problems, so it went by quite fast.

When they came out, Xia Feng looked at the time and said, “It’s almost lunchtime, let me invite you girls out to lunch.”

“No need, we’ve already troubled you today.” Ren Xinxin quickly refused. “We already dared to cut in line for the checkup.”

“You’re just too honest.” Xiaoyue didn’t care about jumping the queue, she hated iron for not becoming steel.

(T/N: “Hate iron for not becoming steel” is an idiom meaning to feel resentful for something failing to meet expectations.)

“You didn’t cut in line, your checkup was done during break-time.” Xia Feng laughed and said, “Besides, we doctors have the right to give our relatives and friends an early line number in advance.”

“Fish Jelly? Do you usually call her that?” Xia Feng knew that Fish Jelly was Yu Dong’s

pseudonym on her radio show, but he didn’t realize that her friends called her this.

“Yeah, let me tell you, it’s fun calling her this when we’re at my house. My Dad particularly likes to eat fish jelly, so when I call out ‘Dong’ I directly use the homonym.” After explaining, Xiang Xiaoyue and Ren Xinxin laugh.

“By the way, I like French cuisine.” Xiang Xiaoyue winked. “Xinxin likes Thai.”

“Aren’t you supposed to be pleasing us?” Xiang Xiaoyue had no words.

Ren Xinxin covered her mouth as she smiled.

They left the hospital.

Xiang Xiaoyue was driving Ren Xinxin back to the apartment, and they ended up talking about Xia Feng the whole way.

“I think Xia Feng’s pretty good.” Ren Xinxin said, “He should be good for Dong Dong.”

“He just helped you a little, and now you’re on his side?” Xiaoyue scolded.

“What? Do you not think so too?” Ren Xinxin wondered.

“There’s nothing to discover right now.” Xiaoyue said, “But Xia Feng is much older than Dong Dong, historically speaking isn’t there bound to be some problems?”

“Aren’t you overthinking things?”

“How could that be? Don’t you know, the ages 22 to 30 is the golden stage of marriage. Dong Dong is starting this while Xia Feng’s is coming to an end. Their age gap is troubling.” Xiang Xiaoyue analyzed.

“So what are you going to do?”

“Wait till I talk a few more times with Shao Yifan.”

“Dr. Shao?” Ren Xinxin was surprised.

“That man talks so much, he’ll probably spill even more after a few cups of wine.” Xiaoyue laughs, “I can even probably ask about Xia Feng’s first kiss.”

“Laugh all you want, you girls have such a great girlfriend!”

On the other side, Shao Yifan saw Xia Feng had come back and immediately went up to gossip: “How about it? Did they harass you?”

“Did you want me to be harassed?” Xia Feng gave him a sidelong glance.

“How is that possible, if I wanted you to get harassed would I have acquiesced and given you the opportunity to look good?” Shao Yifan said, “It’s just that Xiaoyue looks pretty fiery.”

“Isn’t that your type?” Xia Feng was surprised.

“That was before.” Shao Yifan lamented, “Now I think my girlfriend should be gentle and good. It’s a pity that the other beautiful flower already has a master.”

“Are you talking about Ren Xinxin?” Xia Feng asked.

“Yeah!” Shao Yifan sighed. “I almost fell in love at first sight when I saw her at the police station.”

Xia Feng naturally knew about Ren Xinxin’s situation, but Shao Yifan always gave him the image of a super playboy, so he doesn’t say anything.

“Don’t sigh, let’s go get lunch. We have an operation in the afternoon!” Xia Feng said.

“Right, the surgery’s going to use equipment imported from America,” Shao Yifan said, “Your first assistant has to be me.”

“It can only be you.”

When it comes to medicine, relying on each other is help freely given.

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Yu Dong slept until 11:00 a.m. She then got up, dressed, then went to a restaurant to pick up some chicken soup. By the time she arrived at Xiang Xiaoyue’s apartment, it was already 2:00 p.m.

“I bought some old mother chicken soup, it helps pregnant women stay healthy!” Yu Dong passed a bowl to Ren Xinxin.

“Don’t give her that ah, the doctor said that Xinxin’s child looks 7 months old even though it’s less than 6 months old. Pay more attention to your diet.” Xiang Xiaoyue smelled the chicken soup and took it upon herself to pour some into her own bowl.

“Then just drink less, I keep sending you some until you become as big as the moon.” Yu Dong said.

“Un.” Ren Xinxin smiled as she sipped the soup.

“Dong Dong, when we went to the hospital for my checkup we saw Xia Feng.” Ren Xinxin said.

“Oh?” Yu Dong tilted her head in surprise.

“I was going to call you, but I figured you’d still be asleep so I decided to call Shao Yifan. Xia Feng must have overheard and came over on his own.” Xiaoyue guessed. “He was pretty eye-catching.”

“So what’s your impression?” Since they’ve all met, Yu Dong asked straightforwardly.

“And you?” Yu Dong turned to Xiang Xiaoyue.

“Oh, I need get to know him more,” Xiaoyue said.

Yu Dong simply smiled and said: “Just tell me when you figure it out. But don’t tell me the details.”

“Why?” Xiaoyue wondered.

“For husband and wife to get along, you have to take note of the following….” Yu Dong recited, “Where ignorance is bliss, it’s a folly to be wise.”

“I’ve always wanted to ask, how’s it like to be married to someone with such different thought processes?” Xiang Xiaoyue asked.

“When you meet someone you want to cherish, you’ll know.” Yu Dong said mysteriously.

“I don’t think your shady investigations matter anymore, Dong Dong obviously likes Xia Feng.”

“Investigating becomes even more important when you genuinely like the person ah. What if he has a mistress or ex-girlfriend on the side who appears out of nowhere and tries to steal him back?”

“She dares?” Xiaoyue’s tirade was interrupted by Yu Dong’s shout of indignation.

“Yes, if Xia Feng dares I’ll help you beat him up!” Xiang Xiaoyue cheers.

“I was talking about the ex-girlfriend!” Yu Dong rolled her eyes. “I dare her to come back and try to rob what’s mine. See if I don’t drop-kick her out.”

“…….” Xiang Xiaoyue and Ren Xinxin looked at each other, they had no words.

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