A little earlier.
Elsewhere, at Haicheng Shuguang Hospital.
“Hello, is this the Compounding Room?”
A man stood at the door, watching the busy figure in white inside, and knocked politely.
The nurse preparing the medicine was a new intern. Hearing his voice, she didn't turn around, continuing to bustle with the task at hand as she casually replied:
“No.”
“?”
How could it not be?
It wasn't as if he couldn't read such big letters!
The man looked up at the door sign outside the room; the words "Compounding Room" hung right beside the doorway.
The corners of his mouth curled up as he failed to hold back a chuckle:
“You're very humorous.”
“...”
The intern nurse's movements stiffened. She shivered and replied with a strange tone:
“Not as humorous as you.”
The man was taken aback, but joy immediately flooded his face. It was as if he had received some incredible praise, or found a kindred spirit like never before. With pleasant surprise, he said:
“To think you've seen right through my plain exterior to my humorous and witty soul at a single glance. You truly have a keen eye.”
“...”
If awkwardness had levels, this moment was definitely one level above curling your toes right through the soles of your shoes.
The intern nurse couldn't take it anymore. She wanted to see which lunatic was having an episode here.
She turned back to take a look, recognizing the man's identity.
A regular on the nursing blacklist, a bed-lingering agent whom the veteran nurses had repeatedly warned her to steer clear of at all costs—Tang Yaoting.
Tsk, so this is an agent from the Bureau. No wonder they can't catch anyone.
That's right. This intern nurse was precisely the woman who had appeared in Scorpion Tail Alley last night, while the man standing at the doorway of the Compounding Room was Tang Yaoting, currently launching a full-scale offensive in the name of love.
When Yu Jin was escorted away by the psychiatry department, he had still been worrying about when Tang Yaoting, with his usual sluggishness, would finally manage to pry some information out of the woman.
He had wanted to urge Tang Yaoting to act quickly, telling him to ask if he had any questions so that Yu Jin could identify any clues from his descriptions.
Yet to his surprise, Tang Yaoting was exceptionally proactive this time.
Barely had Yu Jin followed the psychiatry assistant out of the ward than Tang Yaoting's messages came flooding in—three in a row:
“Yu Jin, when are you coming back? What if she falls for someone else while you're getting your re-examination?”
“Yu Jin, say something! I've never dated before, I don't know how to start!”
“Strategist!!! Teach me!!!”
“...”
Yu Jin hadn't dated before either.
But just because he had never eaten pork didn't mean he hadn't seen a pig run. Regardless of how one actually dated, the first step was always to meet up.
And so, the Strategist pondered for a brief moment and replied with only three words:
“Go see her.”
These words were like a ray of light, illuminating the path ahead for Tang Yaoting.
Overflowing with motivation, the dragon-slaying warrior spent a long time sniffing around the nurse station. Once he caught wind of the intern nurse's work schedule, he rushed straight to the Compounding Room at the very first opportunity to engineer a private encounter.
He felt it had gone wonderfully because he saw her smiling.
The intern nurse was indeed smiling.
It was a half-smile.
At first, she had been on high alert, thinking her cover had been blown and she had aroused the suspicions of a Bureau agent.
But the moment she saw the way Tang Yaoting looked at her, she knew she had overthought things.
She had seen that look before.
Even back on Taotie Street, it existed.
Some called it love.
But love...
Heh, nothing but things that slowed down a person's pace.
She ignored him, turning back to quietly finish her work. Then, picking up her tray of medicine, she prepared to leave.
Seeing Tang Yaoting blocking the door, she frowned.
“Excuse me, please move.”
Tang Yaoting didn't budge. Summoning his courage, he said:
“My name is Tang Yaoting. May I know yours?”
The intern nurse shot him a sideways glance, following his gaze down to her own chest.
From the moment he arrived, this man had been staring intently at her name tag. He could probably write the three characters from memory by now, couldn't he?
She sneered:
“Haven't you already seen it?”
Tang Yaoting's face instantly turned dead serious:
“That's different.”
“What's the difference?”
“An encounter is between human and human, not human and name tag. I don't want to leave any ‘blemish’ or regret on our very first meeting.”
“...Freak.”
The nurse gave Tang Yaoting an annoyed shove, squeezing past him. As she walked away, she left him with one final remark:
“If you're sick, go get treated.”
She's caring for me!
Tang Yaoting was overjoyed. He confessed aloud:
“That's right, I am sick—terminally sick! And you are the cure for my ailment.”
The intern nurse had guessed what Tang Yaoting would say next the moment she heard his first sentence. Covered in goosebumps, she accelerated her pace, turning a corner along the wall before he could even finish his sentence.
Tang Yaoting wanted to give chase, but just then, Yu Jin sent him a message:
“How did it go?”
Repressing his urge to blindly press forward, Tang Yaoting replied with immense joy:
“Strategist, I met her! I talked to her a lot, and we got along fabulously. She's highly perceptive and really knows how to care for someone. But perhaps because my passion was too intense, she ended up running away in embarrassment. I think there's a real chance here. What should I do next?”
“?”
Seriously, dude?
Are you for real?
Half-reclined in bed, Yu Jin sat bolt upright. He thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out where Brother Scar had failed in comparison.
Does she just prefer someone with a government job?
Noticing Yu Jin's sudden movement, the re-examination doctor peeked out from behind the equipment and asked:
“What's wrong?”
Yu Jin shook his head, lying back down.
“It's nothing.”
He knew Tang Yaoting well. After thinking it over, he figured Tang Yaoting was definitely exaggerating, though he was likely embellishing the other party's attitude rather than the actual details of their interaction.
This meant they had successfully made contact.
Caring deeply about the other party's identity, Yu Jin asked indirectly:
“What do you think of her?”
Before long, Tang Yaoting replied: “She's wonderful, we're a perfect match.”
Pah!
Yu Jin's face darkened. Unable to be too direct, he could only ask vaguely:
“...And? Any other details... What can you tell about her?”
“I can tell she's very shy and easily startled around strangers. Strategist, this is literally right out of a script. The passionate warrior and the shy, bashful princess. I think I'm actually going to succeed!”
“...”
Can we please stop talking about that script?
Yaoting, don't you know that in the latest script, the warrior is supposed to slay the dragon?
Yu Jin glanced at the book lying on the bedside table, 《Slay the Evil Dragon, Save the World: The Dragon-Slaying Youth Ultimately Becomes the Princess》, his expression incredibly bizarre.
The doctor finished calibrating the equipment, followed Yu Jin's gaze, and smiled:
“You bought this book too?”
Startled, Yu Jin explained, “I didn't buy it. The author gifted it to me in person.”
“Oh, really?” The doctor laughed. “It seems this author is quite fond of giving away books. I've heard quite a few people talking about it these past two days. Is it any good?”
“...I don't know, I haven't read it yet.”
“With a title like that, it's obviously written by some youngster. Haha, I'm getting old, really lagging behind the times. The equipment is calibrated and ready to go. Are you ready, Yu Jin?”
...
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