"This... this isn't appropriate, is it?" Lin Xiao Tian stammered.
Zhang Cui Hua's expression was serious, her flushed cheeks and the strong scent of perfume she wore all hinted that she was not joking.
"What's not appropriate? I'm willing, or rather... do you dislike me?" Zhang Cui Hua looked at Lin Xiao Tian with a hint of vulnerability.
"No, no... how could I dislike Sister Cui Hua?"
"Then do you like me?" Zhang Cui Hua gazed at Lin Xiao Tian alluringly.
Facing Zhang Cui Hua's relentless pressure, Lin Xiao Tian began to panic.
"This... Sister Cui Hua, I..." Lin Xiao Tian stammered again.
But before he could finish speaking, Zhang Cui Hua's laughter erupted.
"Haha, you brat, I was just teasing you! You're too easily flustered!"
Looking at Zhang Cui Hua, who was laughing uncontrollably, Lin Xiao Tian's face turned red. He hadn't expected to be teased by Zhang Cui Hua again.
"Well then, Sister Cui Hua, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
"Aren't you staying?" Zhang Cui Hua challenged, glancing at Lin Xiao Tian.
"Sister Cui Hua, please stop teasing me." Lin Xiao Tian was completely overwhelmed by Zhang Cui Hua's boldness.
"Haha, you brat! Remember to come back next time, I'll leave the door open for you."
"No problem," Lin Xiao Tian nodded.
Immediately after, Lin Xiao Tian left Zhang Cui Hua's house.
Inside, watching Lin Xiao Tian's retreating figure, Zhang Cui Hua couldn't help but pout.
"You brat, I specifically put on perfume for you today, and you have no idea, you really are a blockhead!" Zhang Cui Hua cast a resentful glance in the direction Lin Xiao Tian had left.
Then, she looked towards Li Er Guai's house. She thought of Zhang Xue Fen surely still being intimately involved with Li Er Guai at this moment, while she was alone. They were both widows, why was there such a difference!
"Alas!" Zhang Cui Hua sighed.
It seemed tonight was destined for sleeplessness...
On the other side, Lin Xiao Tian, having returned home, tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He had witnessed Zhang Xue Fen and Li Er Guai's intimacy during the day, and then Zhang Cui Hua had teased him for so long in the evening. Even with a firm mind, his body couldn't handle it.
At such times, Lin Xiao Tian suddenly missed Bai Xue.
Just then, his phone vibrated a few times.
Lin Xiao Tian opened it and saw a message from Bai Xue.
"Xiao Tian, I'll be going to the hospital frequently these past few days. My mother is very ill, and I need to be with her."
"If you come up, remember to call me."
Bai Xue also attached a few crying emojis.
"It's okay, take good care of your mother. If you need anything, remember to tell me," Lin Xiao Tian replied, a hint of disappointment in his tone.
It seemed he wouldn't be able to see Bai Xue for some time.
However, compared to his own desires, taking care of a patient was more important, and Lin Xiao Tian was quite pragmatic.
"Mhm!" Bai Xue replied with a heart emoji.
After chatting with Bai Xue for a while longer, Lin Xiao Tian prepared to turn off his phone and rest.
At this moment, another message popped up – a friend request with the remark "Xia Qing Ling".
Thinking they would be colleagues soon, Lin Xiao Tian accepted the friend request.
"Lin Xiao Tian, when exactly are you coming to the clinic to sign the contract? Can you come this week? HR is waiting!" Xia Qing Ling's voice message was abrupt.
Lin Xiao Tian disliked her attitude, but he still intended to reply.
Just then, another message popped up, with the remark "Guo Lin Qing".
"Xiao Tian, when will you arrive? The director is urging us again, so we need to inform you about signing the contract."
Two messages, same meaning, but conveying completely different feelings.
Lin Xiao Tian thought for a moment. Since they were both colleagues and asking about the same thing, he would just reply to Guo Lin Qing.
"Tomorrow!"
Guo Lin Qing immediately replied with a smiling emoji.
"By the way, about the treatment you said you would give me last time, when will you be free?" Guo Lin Qing asked.
"Then, let's do it together tomorrow!" Lin Xiao Tian replied. "Also, did you take the herbal prescription I gave you last time as instructed?"
"Yes! Doctor Lin's instructions, how could I dare to disobey?" Guo Lin Qing sent back a playful emoji.
"That's good," Lin Xiao Tian replied. "By the way, could you do me a favor and help me order a batch of gold acupuncture needles? I'll cover the cost."
Seeing Lin Xiao Tian's message, Guo Lin Qing, who was far away in Jiang City, was taken aback.
Gold needles?
Could it be that Lin Xiao Tian was going to use the Golden Needle Acupuncture technique?
It was said that only gold needles could unleash the true power of the Golden Needle technique. It seemed she would have a feast for her eyes this time.
Thinking of this, Guo Lin Qing couldn't help but feel excited.
"No problem, I'll have them custom-made for you."
"Great! Thank you for your trouble."
After that, Lin Xiao Tian chatted with Guo Lin Qing for a few more sentences, then turned off his phone and went to sleep.
What he didn't know was that at this very moment, in an apartment far away in Jiang City, a woman was staring at his name, her eyes filled with rage.
"Damn it!"
"This scoundrel, Lin Xiao Tian!"
"He agreed to my friend request so quickly, and now that I've sent just one message, he's ghosting me? Does he think I'm easily fooled?"
Xia Qing Ling's voice was filled with gritted teeth.
As a goddess-level figure, she was never short of male admirers. She had always been the one to ignore men's messages, and she had never encountered a situation where a man ignored hers.
Indeed, in just these few short days, Lin Xiao Tian had broken many records for her.
"Arghhh..." Xia Qing Ling was so furious that she grabbed a large plush doll next to her, then performed a "Mount Tai crush," sitting down on it fiercely.
As she sat, she continued to curse Lin Xiao Tian.
"Scoundrel! Scoundrel! Big scoundrel!"
"Lin Xiao Tian, you just wait!"
Xia Qing Ling furiously vented her anger.
Just then, her phone suddenly rang. Xia Qing Ling abruptly stopped her actions, thinking perhaps Lin Xiao Tian had finally replied.
Heh.
Vile Lin Xiao Tian, he's finally being sensible!
But don't think that this will make me forgive you!
Xia Qing Ling became arrogant again.
However, when she opened her phone, she was stunned.
It wasn't a message from Lin Xiao Tian, but from her good friend, Guo Lin Qing.
And, more importantly, the content stated that Lin Xiao Tian would report to the clinic tomorrow.
Xia Qing Ling felt like she was going insane!
She had waited for several hours, and not a single reply, yet her best friend already knew.
Thinking this, she looked at the plush doll next to her.
"Don't blame me, blame Lin Xiao Tian!" Xia Qing Ling said, and then sat down on it again.