Jiaochen

Chapter 20: Long Time No See, Brother Fu (3)

She was stunned.

Fu Yanzhi said, “It’s never something I can control.”

Even as a doctor, he couldn’t completely control a patient’s condition.

The department where Fu Yanzhi was located could be said to be the most dangerous department in the hospital, in both terms of illnesses and a physician’s mental health.

Even in cases where the patient is able to go home, they may pass away after two or three days.
It’s not something that’s within their power to control.

It is also impossible to not feel anything in such cases where one exhausts all their strength.

Even in Fu Yanzhi’s case, there was the one thing he couldn’t handle or control.

As for everything else, he never bothered.

When the words left his mouth, he and Ji Qingying were staring at each other.

The car slowed down and entered the parking lot of the home community.

Fu Yanzhi parked the car before pulling the person next to him. Out of her thoughts.

He unfastened his seat belt and looked at her through the dim lighting in the car, “What else is the matter?”

Ji Qingying shook her head.

She looked up at Fu Yanzhi and flashed a smile.

“Doctor Fu.”

Fu Yanzhi looked at her.

The corners of her lips were curled as she smiled and said softly, “I really didn’t choose a wrong person.”

“…”

This person kept poking at his sore point and teased him languidly, as though he were too timid to find a solution about it.

Fu Yanzhi glanced at her, “Are you in a good mood?”

Ji Qingying just wanted to nod, but after thinking some more, she shook her head again, “No.”

She looked at Fu Yanzhi with her eyes that narrowed with her sly look and said, “It looks like I might need Doctor Fu to psychoanalyze me more.”

She complained to herself, “My heart is fragile, so I easily end up wasting time on insignificant problems.”

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Fu Yanzhi: “…”

He ignored her words and instead said with a cold voice, “You can get off now.”

“…”

After a while, the two reached their designated floors.

Ji Qingying got out of the elevator and looked at the person behind her, “Fu Yanzhi, thank you.”

She was talking about him being a driver.

Fu Yanzhi nodded.

Just as she finished entering the password to unlock the door, he suddenly quipped, “Psychoanalysis–”

Ji Qingying turned to look back at him.

He lowered his head and said with an indescribable expression on his face, “You don’t need any psychoanalysis. I told you yesterday, you don’t need to worry or think about unpleasant things.”

He paused for a moment, and said unhurriedly, “As for the other matter…”

Fu Yanzhi seemed to be looking for the right words.

The corridor was quiet for a while, and the overhead lights dimmed slightly.

In the silence of the night, Ji Qingying heard his last sentence.

“You can say it if you want.”

The lights in the corridor lit up again.

Ji Qingying looked up and met his line of sight.

“Will you listen?”

Fu Yanzhi nodded, “Yes.”

His voice was still faint, and without much emotion in it.

But when Ji Qingying heard it, it was completely different. His simple words had already caused her psychological defenses to collapse.

He looked at her, “Do you want to say it now?”

Ji Qingying shook her head.

She hadn’t figured out how to say it yet.

Fu Yanzhi seemed to understand, and whispered, “Go in and have some rest.”

She nodded and said in agreement, “Okay, goodnight.”

Fu Yanzhi replied, “Goodnight.”

Tonight, Ji Qingying’s mental burdens felt lighter again.

When she woke up the next day, her mood had completely adjusted.

After finishing her work, she went to Three Dishes Restaurant to pick up lunch and go to the hospital.

Ji Qingying had visited the hospital for several days in a row by now.

Zhao Yidong was really curious, and when she saw her again on the third day, she chatted with her for a bit.

“Miss cousin, don’t you have to go to class?”

Zhao Yidong was very surprised, “I had heard from Dr. Xu that you were still studying, or perhaps I heard wrong??”

Ji Qingying was taken aback for a moment, and then she remembered her misunderstanding about her being a cousin.

She thought about it and felt it was necessary to clarify now that it came to this.

“No.”

Zhao Yidong, “Huh?”

She looked at Ji Qingying suspiciously, somewhat incredulous, “You’re not attending college?”

Ji Qingying shook her head, “No, I mean, I am not Fu Yanzhi’s cousin.”

She was embarrassed and apologised, “Sorry, I didn’t explain it to you properly before.”

Zhao Yidong blinked, then blinked again.

She kept staring at her without saying another word. Ji Qingying couldn’t help but feel a bit scared.

Just when Ji Qingying thought she was going to be angry, she suddenly put a hand on her shoulder and said, “It’s okay.”

Ji Qingying was thoroughly confused, “Why…okay?”

Zhao Yidong looked around and lowered her voice, “It’s mainly because you came to deliver food for Doctor Fu every day. Everyone found it strange. Whose cousin will deliver food to them every day? Nowadays it isn’t like the ancient times where close relatives could get married.”

Ji Qingying: “…”

She felt slightly embarrassed.

Zhao Yidong looked sideways, stared at her, and continued, “Another reason was Dr. Fu’s personality. That person, he doesn’t look like someone who would eat with his cousin every day.”

Ji Qingying laughed.

“Sorry.”

Zhao Yidong waved her hand to show that it wasn’t a big deal, “Don’t worry. I know that sometimes such things are quite fun.”

“…”

Ji Qingying became speechless.

Observing her once more Zhao Yidong asked in a whisper, “So are you dating Dr. Fu?”

“No.”

Ji Qingying pursed her lips and smiled, “I am chasing Doctor Fu.”

Zhao Yidong: “…”

She stared at Ji Qingying for a long time, then whispered again, “Then… good luck to you.”

Ji Qingying smiled and nodded.

“Thank you.”

Zhao Yidong smiled, “I will go and eat first.”

“Okay.”

That afternoon.

This piece of gossip had spread all around. The source was a nurse who had heard the conversation between the two.

Now, everyone knew that there was a beautiful lady who liked wearing a cheongsam and was chasing their hospital’s metaphorical selling point and walking sign—Fu Yanzhi.

When Fu Yanzhi was in the cafeteria for lunch in the afternoon, he could hear everything the nurses were saying.

“Have you heard? There’s someone who visits the hospital everyday to woo Doctor Fu?”

“Of course! And I heard that the woman who is chasing Doctor Fu this time is very beautiful and has a very good figure!

who were probably talking about Ji Qingying.

Just a moment later, he saw Lin Haoran coming in from the other side and it looked like he had heard everything as well.

He sneered as he sat in front of Fu Yanzhi with his meal.

“No.”

He looked at the person in front of him who replied before he had even said anything and asked, “Miss Beauty Ji is chasing you?”

Fu Yanzhi was silent.

Lin Haoran clicked his tongue with a loud tsk and continued rather uncomfortably, “Do you know what?”

Fu Yanzhi gave him a look.

Lin Haoran couldn’t laugh or cry and said with a grumble, “This matter has spread all the way to our department.”

“…”