Free Web NovelChapter 979: Chapter 679: Even Surrounded by Others, Without That Person, It’s Still Loneliness (Part 2)
"Now that I’m recovering well, how can you mistreat me like this? What if I don’t recover well in the future?"
"Of course, you will. I’m a doctor, and I know better than anyone if my patients can recover well."
"..."
"Shall we order pizza?"
"I’m a patient..."
"I know, I know. I’m saying I’ll order a pizza for myself and some porridge for you."
Xiao Anhe said this without waiting for Yin Shixiu’s opinion and went ahead to order food online with his phone.
Yin Shixiu wasn’t actually that interested in food; he was just bored and wanted to chat with Xiao Anhe.
However...
People tend to be like this. The more familiar they become with someone, the more they subconsciously want to know them better.
Xiao Anhe... must be a person with a story.
I wonder what kind of conflict he had with Dean Xiao Kaicheng, causing a doctor with top-notch medical skills to take such an unconventional path.
Doctors are meant to be compassionate.
Not everyone is fit to wear that white coat...
The doctor who seems to be all about money now, treating only the wealthy, must have originally donned that white coat with the intention of saving lives.
The rain outside poured down harder and harder...
This sudden and intense rainstorm washed over all the streets of Beijing, sweeping away everything brought by the hot summer...
"Crash"...
The branches broke.
Yin Shixiu sighed,
"With such a heavy rainstorm, there are bound to be many traffic issues."
Xiao Anhe had just finished ordering when he heard Yin Shixiu and quickly slapped his thigh,
"Oh, right! The takeout will surely be caught in traffic... So when on earth can we eat?"
"..."
Yin Shixiu gently exhaled and looked at Xiao Anhe,
"Dean Xiao, can’t you cook anything at all?"
"I can!"
"Then why don’t you just make something?"
"But there’s not a single grain of rice, how can I?"
"..."
Yin Shixiu was truly in awe of this Dean Xiao.
"Hehe, well, we’ll just leave it at that; after all, one meal won’t starve us to death."
"..."
Yin Shixiu blinked at Xiao Anhe.
He watched as Xiao Anhe lifted his legs and gazed out the window, his expression turning a bit nostalgic,
"Back when I was young, a surgery would last seventy-two hours... Getting a sip of water or a couple of bites of a compressed biscuit were moments squeezed out from time."
"Dean Xiao."
"Hm?"
"I’m a patient."
"Ahem... The takeout will definitely arrive; don’t worry, alright?"
Yin Shixiu shook his head in mild exasperation and couldn’t help teasing Xiao Anhe,
"Speaking of which, your children are all abroad. What will you do when you’re old? Still planning to live alone?"
"Why? Can’t I live alone?"
"No, it’s just out of curiosity. One can definitely live alone, but... don’t you feel lonely?"
"Brother Yin, what is loneliness?"
"..."
"Haven’t you been quite lonely these days?"
Xiao Anhe asked Yin Shixiu with a smile, "Every day, waiting eagerly for your wife to visit. Even with my company, you aren’t happy. Right?"
"If that person is gone, no matter how many people gather around, it’s still loneliness."
"... Dean Xiao, your sudden burst of poetry is catching me off guard."
"Haha!"
While the two were joking, the doorbell downstairs rang.
Xiao Anhe’s eyes lit up,
"Oh? The takeout is here! Haha!"
"..."
Yin Shixiu smiled speechlessly.
Xiao Anhe went downstairs to open the door, while Yin Shixiu found himself worrying about Su Xiaomeng, not knowing if she’d gotten home yet.
Once in a while, he needed to borrow Xiao Anhe’s phone to make a call back home.
"Mrs. Yin..."
Upon opening the door, Xiao Anhe was stunned to see Su Xiaomeng soaked to the skin like a drowned rat.
"Mrs. Yin..."
Upon opening the door, Xiao Anhe was stunned to see Su Xiaomeng soaked to the skin like a drowned rat.
Su Xiaomeng hurriedly dashed inside, holding an umbrella with its ribs broken by the wind, now so shabby that she couldn’t even close it properly.
"The rain outside is really terrible. The area’s completely blocked, and no cars can get in. Just from the neighborhood gate to here, look how drenched I am..."
Xiao Meng complained while trembling and shaking off the water.
"Why come over in such heavy rain? Afraid I can’t take good care of your husband?"
Xiao Anhe teased.
"To be honest, I am quite worried."
Su Xiaomeng put the broken umbrella by the door and closed it, still dripping wet.
"You’re soaked through... What are you going to do now?"
Xiao Anhe asked.
"It’s fine; I’ll change into some of Shixiu’s clothes in a bit. With this much rain, I might have to stay over at Dean Xiao’s place tonight."
