readytorunbook Chapter 196 Can I Still Come to You?
Chapter 196 Can I Still Come to You?
Chapter 196 Can I come back to find you again?
"No." Huo Yubai shook his head slightly. "How could I dare? I just had no choice."
"You still can't do it?" I glared at him. "You're the best at playing the victim."
"I'm not faking it, I'm just genuinely pitiful." He looked at me with a pitiful expression. "If I were faking it, you would have ignored me long ago, wouldn't you?"
I pursed my lips.
He's right.
But because I know it's true, I can't ignore his act of being innocent and weak in front of me.
Professor Ming told me that doctors should have a benevolent heart.
I cannot stand by and watch someone die.
"In short, you are not allowed to come near me unless I agree!" I stood up: "Let's eat."
He followed me and asked, "How close is considered close?"
I stopped in my tracks: "Keep three meters away from me!"
"Three meters?" He looked at me seriously. "The table isn't even three meters long. Am I supposed to carry my bowl somewhere else to eat?"
I paused, then said, "One meter."
"Yan Yan, the width of the table is sixty." He reminded me, "After we sit down, the distance our legs need to reach under the table will be even shorter, so how exactly do we calculate it?"
"Fifty!" I glared at him. "If you say another word, it's ten meters, and I won't eat either."
“You can’t skip meals, your stomach isn’t good.” He whispered, “Fifty it is, it doesn’t matter what company it is.”
I frowned: "What are you muttering about?"
"It's nothing." He walked over and said, "I'll get the rice."
I sat down.
He quickly served two bowls of rice, placing one in front of me and the other in his own seat.
I picked up my chopsticks: "How did you know my stomach was upset?"
He chuckled.
"I know, Qi Yang told you." I was somewhat annoyed: "That traitor!"
“If he hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known that you had such a serious stomach problem before, so I’ll take care of your meals from now on.” He looked at me with concern.
"Qi Yang is such a big mouth." I was speechless: "That was a long time ago."
"Stomach problems should not be taken lightly." Huo Yubai's handsome face was very serious.
"You're so busy, why do you still cook for me? No need." I don't need that kind of effort.
"I'll do it when I have time, and if I don't, I'll have Auntie do it." Huo Yubai didn't force himself.
I snorted.
“The food outside is too heavily seasoned and not suitable for you,” Huo Yubai said thoughtfully.
I didn't say anything.
He got up and served me a bowl of soup.
After finishing my meal, I cleared the table.
Huo Yubai volunteered to do the work: "I'll do it!"
"No need. It's only right that I wash the dishes after I've eaten your cooking," I explained. "There's no reason for you to always take care of me. I have hands and feet."
He looked at me sadly: "This is all I can do for you, and you're taking away my only chance."
"I didn't," I retorted instinctively.
"Then move aside." He took a step forward.
I:"……"
It's just tidying up, why is he making such a fuss?
Suddenly, my feet felt light.
Huo Yubai picked me up with one arm, took two steps, and put me outside the kitchen.
He didn't let go of me, but hugged me tightly and laughed, "Sorry, I forgot about your fifty-year ban."
He definitely did it on purpose!
"Huo Yubai!" I glared at him angrily.
"But I remember you didn't say the unit when you said fifty, so I automatically assumed that fifty was followed by decimeters, which is five millimeters. Five millimeters is almost negligible, right?" He smiled mischievously, handsome and flamboyant.
I pushed him away and turned to go upstairs.
He chuckled softly, then turned to tidy up the kitchen.
I went back to my room, angry at myself for being too soft-hearted.
Why can't I ever be ruthless towards him?
-
On the second day.
I want to continue participating in free clinics.
There was an urgent matter at the company, so Huo Yubai had to leave first.
I'm packing my things.
He stood in the hallway waiting for me, holding his phone: "So, am I raising a bunch of useless people? I have to go back and solve this little thing myself?"
I don't know how the other person responded.
He sneered, "It's him? He's got some nerve. He's interrupting my business. I'll go back and deal with him in a bit!"
I walked out of the room.
"I'm hanging up." He hung up the phone.
I looked at him and said, "If you have something to do, you can go now. I need to finish up the free clinic."
"I'm going back now, and I should be able to get back tomorrow." He instructed, "Eat well, I'll make arrangements for the housekeeper."
"Can you not come back?" I asked.
His smile deepened, his eyes almost devoid of warmth: "You don't want to see me?"
“You don’t need to delay your own affairs because of me,” I explained. “I don’t want to take up your time either.”
"You hate me?" He looked hurt. "You really don't want to see me?"
"Huo Yubai, I just hope everyone can have some personal space," I said.
“I don’t want to.” His eyes were red. “But if you feel I’m bothering you, then I’ll leave. Don’t hate me.”
I:"……"
"Eat your food properly." After saying these four words, he turned and went downstairs.
However, he walked very slowly, turning back almost every three steps.
They were just waiting for me to persuade them to stay.
When I came downstairs, he was still dawdling at the door.
I:"……"
"Can I still come to see you?" he asked, blocking the doorway.
"Nobody's stopping you." I reached for my shoes.
He bent down, took out the shoes, and placed them beside my feet.
"Yes, I'll come over as soon as I'm done with my work." Huo Yubai suddenly became happy again: "The He family wants to find He Xi, so they'll definitely keep an eye on you. With me here, they won't dare to bully you."
I frowned: "I'm not afraid of them either."
"But I don't want you to get hurt." He hugged me. "I'll be right back. Wait for me."
He let go of me and walked out without looking back.
As I watched his slender, tall figure from behind, a pang of sadness welled up inside me.
Should I forgive him or not?
No!
No!
Otherwise, all the suffering I've endured over the past five years would have been for nothing.
-
After Huo Yubai left.
The bodyguard drove me to meet up with everyone.
Today's free clinic is being held in another village.
During lunch break.
The bodyguard told me, "Professor Shen, a woman named Caiyun is looking for you. She said she had an appointment with you yesterday."
"Take me to her." I put down the lunchbox.
Caiyun is the mother of the child who had an epileptic seizure yesterday.
I was indeed waiting for her yesterday.
But she didn't come to find me.
She looked at me, somewhat embarrassed: "I really couldn't find an excuse yesterday."
"It's okay." I asked, "Do your family agree to your son going to see a doctor?"
Caiyun's eyes reddened: "They said this disease is incurable, and that it will get better when the child grows up."
“Caiyun, you gave birth to this child, you are his mother, you have to make your own decision.” I said seriously, “I’m not trying to scare you, but if you don’t intervene and treat him now, you will regret it for the rest of your life.”
"But I have no other choice, that's why I came to you, Professor Shen. Please, please find a way to save my son." Caiyun cried and knelt down.