Chapter 121: A Man and Woman Alone, What Could They be Doing?
Chapter 121: A Man and Woman Alone, What Could They be Doing?
It was quite hard for Lu Chenzhou to lose control of himself because there weren’t many things that could interest him and provoke a strong reaction from him. This was magnified by the fact that he treated trying to pick Cheng Xi up as one of his responsibilities. He did lose control sometimes, but those incidents were too small for anything to really happen.
I won’t actually get into bed with him, would I? Thinking about this wouldn’t be of any use. As she continued to think about this subject, Cheng Xi started daydreaming instead of continuing her conversation with the nurse. In truth, they were both very busy, and even finding time for these few snatches of conversation was difficult.
Even though Cheng Xi was finished with her duties, she didn’t feel at ease. In her anxiousness, she visited her patients’ wards again. As she met with them, she talked with them in passing about their lives and dreams. Chen Jiaman was a little more troublesome than the others, as she was unwilling to even try to interact with strangers. Because Cheng Xi had gone on vacation for a few days and hadn’t seen her during that time, she was no longer willing to respond to Cheng Xi. She wordlessly held onto her sketchbook at the head of her bed. No matter what Cheng Xi said, Chen Jiaman just grunted in response. Only when Cheng Xi was about to leave did Chen Jiaman secretly turn around to look at her.
Everything seemed to be going fine, and of course, no one really cared about the earlier incident with Ceng Xing. The doctors in the psychiatry department encountered far too many strange things and people, and it was even normal for them to be scolded or beaten. The worst case was when a new female doctor had almost been molested while conducting psychotherapy with her patient. Meeting the patients’ strange family members was even more common, so Cheng Xi completely put the matter aside after the incident. When she returned to her office and started flipping through her medical records and books, the only thing on her mind was thinking of a way to stimulate Lu Chenzhou’s emotions.
But the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was like trying to pluck a hair from a lion’s mane.
She needed a method that would be both precise and safe, and this required meticulous planning.
As she was pondering over the conundrum, the phone rang; it was a call from Tian Rou.
"I had a big fight with someone! Gosh, I’m so angry. Come and accompany me out, please?"
Fighting with someone while celebrating the new year? Cheng Xi was impressed with her friend’s ability to pick fights. As she continued to flip through the records in her hands, she smiled and asked, "What’s the matter?"
"Some scumbag was spreading rumors about how Shen Wei and Fu Mingyi are going to get a divorce. Hmph, I just talked to Shen Wei this morning! She’s pregnant and resting well at home, with Fu Mingyi by her side. You tell me, isn’t it immoral to curse someone out of nowhere during the new year? Of course I had to yell at him!"
Cheng Xi stilled at Tian Rou’s rant. "Fu Mingyi’s staying with Shen Wei?"
"That’s right! The two of them even reaffirmed their love for each other in front of me…… Ah, it feels like I’m about to have a bad year. On the first day of the new year, I had a big fight with my mom. Then, today, if you discount the fact that I witnessed a public display of affection in the morning, I got into yet another fight with someone. Cheng Xi, comfort me!"
"Alright. But I already have a date in the afternoon, so would you want to tag along?"
"That Lu fellow?"
"Yes."
Tian Rou was somewhat embarrassed. "Is that okay?"
Cheng Xi confidently replied, "It’s not a big deal." Even if Lu Chenzhou wanted to try something, the presence of a stranger should dampen his enthusiasm a bit.
And given how lonely that man was, he needed someone loud like Tian Rou around.