Chapter 142 Chapter 142 Familiar yet strange.

Qin Moran never expected to meet Li Chi again in such an occasion.

Li Chi, who was not far away, still had the familiar appearance, but his eyes were a little deeper and his temperament was more calm and restrained.

At this moment, Li Chi was wearing a neat black suit, with a calm expression, but a cold aura. His every move and gesture showed that of a business upstart, and many people gathered around him.

Qin Moran looked at Li Chi through countless people.

Li Chi seemed to have noticed him early on, and his dark eyes turned towards him.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

Everything around seemed to have turned into shadows, and only that person was clear in my eyes.

After a few seconds, Qin Moran lowered his eyelids first, his mind was blank at this moment.

Why is Li Chi here?

He couldn't figure it out.

Just then, the instructor called out to them, "Let's go talk to Mr. Li. He generously donated two valuable instruments this time..."

Qin Moran lowered his eyes and stood there without moving.

Zheng Xiao, who was standing by, nudged him in confusion. "Don't be distracted. The instructor asked us to come over."

Qin Moran finally managed to come back to his senses: "Okay."

He responded and then mechanically followed everyone over there.

Every step is difficult.

Finally, the instructor walking in front stopped and started to communicate with Li Chi.

Qin Moran kept his eyes down from beginning to end and never looked at Li Chi again.

He could feel Li Chi's eyes sweeping over him from time to time, but he had no intention of responding.

The air seemed to be frozen, making it difficult to breathe.

Qin Moran thought, if he had known Li Chi would appear here, he should have found a reason not to come to this party.

It’s a pity that time cannot be reversed.

After the initial greetings, the meal was about to begin.

A big shot invited Li Chi to dine with them.

At this moment, Li Chi's voice rang out. It was deep, powerful, and pleasant to the ear. "I'll go to Professor Fu's table. I just need to discuss something with him."

Professor Fu is Qin Moran and his classmates’ mentor.

Everyone was a little surprised. After all, in terms of rank, some people present were of higher rank than Professor Fu. Even if Li Chi wanted to socialize, he should have sat with those people. Why did he choose Professor Fu?

No one knew the reason, but everyone present was smart, so of course no one was stupid enough to ask directly.

Someone invited him again, but Li Chi still refused, so the person had to give up.

Soon, everyone took their seats.

In order to take care of his students, Professor Fu sat at the table in the corner.

Li Chi said he wanted to talk to him, so naturally they sat down together.

Qin Moran didn't expect that not only would they meet again, but he would also have to sit down and have dinner with Li Chi.

He deliberately chose his seat to avoid Li Chi, but in the end, for some reason, after the seats were arranged, Li Chi still sat next to him.

Li Chi was sitting on Qin Moran's left, so he never looked to the left once.

But some things go against one's will. All his attention was uncontrollably focused on the left, and the left half of his body seemed to be stiff.

The two people's seats were very close to each other, and it seemed that if one of them moved his hand slightly, he would touch the other.

Qin Moran could smell the faint scent of men's perfume on Li Chi.

This smell disturbed his thoughts even more.

Fortunately, Li Chi was discussing something with their mentor and seemed to have no time to pay attention to him.

This made Qin Moran feel a little relieved.

Soon, the waiters brought out the exquisite delicacies one by one.

It was finally time to eat, and Qin Moran decided to focus all his attention on the food.

He began to concentrate on eating.

He thought he was eating very attentively until he picked up something spicy and put it in his mouth.

Only then did he realize that he had not seen clearly what the food was before he picked it up.

Qin Moran has never been able to eat spicy food since he was a child. Now, after eating a piece of beef full of chili peppers, he was almost sweating because of the spiciness.

At this moment, there was suddenly a glass of ice water on his table.

It was handed to him by the person on his left.

I don’t know when Li Chi discovered that he had eaten something spicy, and then handed him some water.

Qin Moran noticed the glass of water.

He also noticed that Li Chi seemed to be looking at him.

In the past, this was a very common action between the two of them. Every time Qin Moran felt spicy, Li Chi would immediately hand him a glass of water.

But this time, Qin Moran ignored the glass of water and endured the spiciness himself.

The glass of water just lay there alone, as if it had been abandoned.

Li Chi also lowered his eyes to glance at the glass of water, his expression unclear.

But Professor Fu continued to talk to him.

Li Chi withdrew his gaze and turned back to deal with the professor.

Qin Moran was getting more and more excited, and he couldn't help it anymore. He looked around to see where there was water.

At this time, Jiang Yun noticed his situation and handed him a bottle of drink: "Junior Brother Mo Ran, are you feeling the spiciness? Drink some quickly."

Qin Moran spoke with difficulty: "Thank you."

He quickly poured himself a drink.

After finishing a whole drink, he finally felt less spicy.

Jiang Yun also breathed a sigh of relief: "You can't handle spicy food, so be careful when picking up the food."

Qin Moran nodded: "Okay."

At this moment, Li Chi on the side glanced at Jiang Yun inadvertently, then looked away.

It was like the previous glance was just an ordinary gaze.

Dinner continues.

Professor Fu praised Li Chi: "Mr. Li, you have achieved so much at such a young age. You are truly a promising young person."

Li Chi said calmly: "No, I met a noble person who helped me, so I can be where I am today."

Professor Fu: "Even if someone else is helping you, you'd have to have the talent. But I'm a little curious, how did you get into the field of medical technology?"

Li Chi answered truthfully: "To be honest, I don't have a particular interest in this. I chose this field just to follow in the footsteps of others."

Qin Moran, who was standing aside, didn't want to hear Li Chi's voice, but the two were so close that every word Li Chi said came clearly to him.

When he heard this, he subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Li Chi.

What does Li Chi mean by this sentence?

Whose footsteps to follow?

Just at this moment, Li Chi also turned to look at him, and the two looked at each other again.

Qin Moran quickly looked away.

It was as if the eye contact just now was just an ordinary eye contact at the dinner table, no different from any other time.

Li Chi also continued chatting with Professor Fu: "Actually, my achievements are nothing. These medical students under you are the ones who have made great achievements."

Since Li Chi mentioned these students, Professor Fu naturally took the opportunity to introduce them: "Mr. Li, I see that you and my students are about the same age. We should cooperate more in the future. They are all eight-year medical students and are now doing internships in the hospital..."

Through Professor Fu's introduction, Li Chi learned about Qin Moran's current situation.

Qin Moran is an eight-year medical student. He has just started his sixth year and has nearly three years left.

He works hard, does many experiments, and writes many papers. He hopes to stay in the hospital where he is currently interning in the future.

All the students here are from the same lab as Qin Moran...

Li Chi paid particular attention to Professor Fu's narration—

The boy who just handed Qin Moran water was his senior.

Li Chi listened to Professor Fu's words, his eyes moved slightly, and he picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

The missed time seems to be making up bit by bit.

The atmosphere throughout the dinner was lively.

But as the meal was about to end, Zheng Xiao suddenly realized and asked Qin Moran, "Mo Ran, why didn't you say anything tonight? Are you feeling unwell?"

Everyone talked a lot at the party tonight. After all, it was a rare occasion to have such an occasion, so naturally they wanted to socialize more. However, Qin Moran hardly opened his mouth.

When Zheng Xiao asked this question, everyone's attention turned to him, including Li Chi.

Qin Moran faced the undeniable gaze from the left and answered dryly, "Nothing, I just got a spicy bite and my throat feels a bit uncomfortable, so I don't want to talk."

Zheng Xiao didn't doubt anything: "Oh, then you should drink more water."

Qin Moran nodded: "Okay."

He didn't want to do anything now, he just wanted the party to end quickly.

For the following time, Qin Moran still didn't say anything and just focused on eating.

At some point, he raised his hand to pick up the drink bottle.

It just so happened that Li Chi also went to get it.

Their hands touched accidentally.

Qin Moran withdrew his hand immediately as if he had been electrocuted.

Li Chi's hand paused, then he reached over, took the drink bottle, and placed it in front of him: "You want a drink too? Here."

This was the first conversation between the two tonight.

According to politeness, Qin Moran should have looked directly at Li Chi and answered the question, but he didn't want to look at Li Chi at all. He just lowered his eyelids and replied lightly: "Thank you."

Then he didn't reach out to pour the drink.

Li Chi stared at him for a second or two, then looked away.

To outsiders, the two were just two complete strangers who didn't know each other at all, and even their communication was very formal.

However, there were also some perceptive people who vaguely sensed that something was not right between them, but they could not tell what exactly was wrong.

Finally, around 10 o'clock in the evening, the dinner ended.

Those big guys are still socializing in various ways.

Students like Qin Moran have it easier and can leave early.

Seeing that Li Chi was surrounded by several people, Qin Moran turned around and walked out of the banquet hall.

When his classmates in the laboratory saw him leaving, they followed him.

After walking out of the hotel, Qin Moran's breathing finally became smoother.

Jiang Yun asked him, "Does your throat still hurt? Do you want me to buy you something to drink?"

Qin Moran shook his head: "Thank you, Senior Brother, but that's okay."

Lin Huan yawned. "I'm so tired. I have to fill out medical records when I get back to the hospital. I wouldn't have come if I had known."

Qin Moran now deeply felt the same way, but he was not physically tired, but mentally tired.

He didn't want to look back at the hotel at all now, and he was afraid that he would never come to this hotel again.

Zheng Xiao is a sunny boy with plenty of energy. He is full of energy and spirit at this moment: "I think it's okay. Today's meal is pretty good, and I don't have to pay for it myself. It's a good deal."

A group of four people walked to the roadside while chatting, ready to take a taxi.

There are more than a dozen people in their lab, but the four of them get along best, so they usually do things together.

Walking to the side of the road, Jiang Yun took out his cell phone and started hailing a taxi.

He always fulfills his responsibilities as a senior brother and takes good care of everyone on a daily basis.

The other three continued chatting.

Qin Moran had been silent at the dinner just now, but now he was talking and laughing.

Until a black Bentley stopped by the roadside...

The back window rolled down, revealing Li Chi's captivating face. He asked, "Are you taking a taxi here?"

Qin Moran remained silent for the first moment.

Zheng Xiao was confused and responded actively, "Yes, Mr. Li, are you going back too?"

Li Chi's eyes inadvertently swept over a silent person and nodded: "Yeah. Are you going back to the hospital? I just happened to be on my way, so I'll take you back."

Qin Moran still didn't say anything and didn't look at Li Chi.

Lin Huan's mind was more active. He thought it would be a good thing to get to know a big boss from a tech company, so he turned his head and asked Jiang Yun, "You haven't gotten a taxi yet, right? Otherwise, we can take Mr. Li's car back to the hospital."

Jiang Yun nodded: "That's fine."

After hearing what his senior brothers and sisters said, Zheng Xiao chuckled and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Mr. Li."

As he said that, he opened the car door and got in.

Lin Huan and Jiang Yun also went up one after another.

Qin Moran was left standing there alone without moving.

Lin Huan was puzzled and turned to ask, "Junior brother?"

Qin Moran explained, "I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I won't be riding in the car with you. You guys go first."

Li Chi's gaze fell on Qin Moran, dark and unclear.

Qin Moran didn't look at him either, but only at his fellow disciples: "I'll rush back to the hospital after I finish my business."

Jiang Yun kindly reminded him, "Aren't you on night duty tonight?"

Qin Moran: "It's okay, I can get back before the night shift."

Even if he had to work the night shift, he didn't want to take a ride back.

Jiang Yun said worriedly, "It's so late, it's not convenient for you to be alone, how about I get off the car and accompany you?"

Qin Moran waved his hand: "No, you guys go ahead, I have something to take care of and will be back soon."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Li Chi stared at his back, his eyes as deep as if stained with ink.

After a moment, he put away his thoughts and told the driver, "Drive to the hospital."

The car started and drove forward.

On this side, Qin Moran walked forward for a while alone.

Of course he was fine, that was just an excuse.

He simply didn't want to stay in the same enclosed space with Li Chi, as it would make him feel difficult to breathe and tense all over.

Qin Moran took a deep breath, took out his cell phone and hailed a taxi.

When Qin Moran arrived at the hospital, Jiang Yun and the others had already been sent to the hospital, and Li Chi had also left.

In the office, Zheng Xiao was still sighing, "Boss Li is such a good man! I clearly saw him ask the driver to turn around after dropping us off at the hospital, which means he wasn't going our way, and yet he was so kind as to give us a ride back. No wonder he's the CEO. What a situation..."

Qin Moran heard these words as he walked into the office, but he didn't say anything. He walked straight to his desk and began to prepare for tonight's shift.

In the eyes of outsiders, he and Li Chi are just two strangers.

Naturally, he wouldn't explain anything to anyone; it was fine to just keep the status quo.

Someone saw Qin Moran and asked, "Mo Ran, you're back. Have you finished dealing with the matter?"

Qin Moran said casually: "Well, it's taken care of."

"That's fine. Remember you're on duty tonight."

"good."

That night, Qin Moran worked a long shift. He was responsible for the first half of the night, and another colleague was responsible for the second half.

It was not until three in the morning that Qin Moran went back to sleep.

For convenience, he rented a house near the hospital and came here for a short rest when he was busy.

Qin Moran returned to the suite and washed up. It was already four o'clock in the morning.

Logically, he should be very sleepy and fall asleep immediately.

However, he was in his pajamas, tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

It seems that he still underestimated the impact of meeting Li Chi tonight.

Qin Moran turned over again, then sat up in bed and turned on the bedside lamp.

Since I can't sleep anyway, I might as well read some literature.

So Qin Moran continued reading the literature.

It was not until around five in the morning that he finally felt too sleepy to bear it any longer. He lay down on the bed again and finally fell asleep.

Because of his biological clock, Qin Moran only slept until ten o'clock in the morning the next day.

I only slept for about 5 hours that night and felt extremely tired.

He followed his elder brother's usual practice and drank a cup of strong coffee.

After drinking a cup of bitter and astringent coffee, he finally woke up.

Qin Moran packed up and went to the hospital again.

They are very busy at this stage. In addition to their internship in the hospital every day, they also have to complete their papers and follow their supervisors to do things when necessary.

That's really a 24-hour operation.

Qin Moran went to the hospital, put on a white coat, and followed a doctor to make rounds.

He had memorized his patients.

The three that impressed me the most were those three.

The first one is the girl who fell while skiing.

The girl asked him quietly: "If I need surgery, will you do it for me?"

Qin Moran said truthfully: "I can't perform the surgery independently yet. At most I can assist from the side."

The girl acted like she had made a fortune: "With such a handsome doctor performing the surgery on me, I will definitely get better soon."

Qin Moran didn't quite understand her train of thought, so he just smiled and didn't respond.

The second one is the little boy with something growing out of his legs.

Qin Moran kept his promise and took out a small bag of snacks from his pocket every day for him.

As a result, the little boy's eyes lit up every time he saw him: "Brother Mo Ran!!"

Qin Moran walked over, patted his head, and then smiled and gave him the snacks: "You must take your injections and medicine well today."

The little boy nodded seriously: "Okay!!"

The third one is the old man who suffers from liver disease.

The old man was too old, in his seventies, and could not withstand the pain of surgery, so the hospital decided to give him conservative treatment.

No matter what treatment it is, the cost is a further burden on this poor family.

The old couple often sighed.

The old man simply said that he didn't want to be treated anymore and just wanted to go back to his hometown in the countryside to recuperate.

However, Qin Moran comforted the two elderly people and said that he could find a way to pay for the medical expenses.

After that, Qin Moran paid for the old man's medical treatment out of his own pocket.

The old man had tears in his eyes and expressed his gratitude to him.

The old lady was about to kneel down in front of him. Qin Moran was startled and quickly stopped her: "Don't do this!!"

His original intention was just to help more people, not to accept such thanks from everyone.

With Qin Moran's help, the old couple finally smiled and no longer worried about money.

Qin Moran also gave them extra living expenses and asked them to go to the hospital cafeteria to get two more dishes every day instead of just eating steamed buns.

The two old people were grateful again.

Every time I make rounds, my emotions go through ups and downs.

Qin Moran witnessed too many things in the hospital ward.

There are couples who become enemies and get injured in fights, there are also playboys who pursue excitement and get into car accidents, and there are also ordinary people who get sick and save money to treat them...

There are so many things, which further strengthened his belief in working hard to become a good doctor.

After a busy period, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and Qin Moran had not had lunch yet.

He was very hungry at this time, so he simply left the hospital and planned to eat something.

Qin Moran walked out of the hospital building, looked around, and was thinking about which restaurant to go to. Then he inadvertently saw Li Chi not far away.

He paused.

At this moment, Li Chi was leaning against a pillar, smoking.

Qin Moran had seen Li Chi smoking before, but at that time, Li Chi was a high school student. There was a bit of indifference and arrogance between his eyebrows, and when he smoked, he looked a bit like a rebellious student.

Li Chi is different now.

He had no expression on his face most of the time, and no one could tell what he was thinking. All they knew was that his eyes were cold and heavy, and his gaze seemed to pierce people's hearts.

Qin Moran didn't expect to meet Li Chi for the second time in such a short time.

He didn't know whether Li Chi came to see him on purpose or if there were really so many coincidences.

Qin Moran didn't intend to investigate further and turned around to leave. But at this moment, Li Chi put out his cigarette and walked towards him.

Three meters.

Two meters.

…

Until it's right in front of you.

Qin Moran raised his eyes to look at Li Chi.

Still the familiar eyes and eyebrows, still the familiar person.

But many things are still different.

This was the first time the two of them were alone like this in all these years.

Qin Moran looked at Li Chi without saying anything.

Li Chi also stared at him and said in a low voice, "Chat?"

Qin Moran spoke with a somewhat cold voice: "It seems that there is nothing to talk about between us."

Li Chi looked at Qin Moran, who seemed unwilling to communicate, and spoke again: "What happened back then..."

Qin Moran interrupted him: "My memory is limited. Some things that I shouldn't remember, I have already forgotten."

Because of Qin Moran's non-cooperation, the conversation was interrupted again.

It is almost late autumn now, the weather is a bit cold, and the atmosphere is naturally not very lively.

Li Chi stared at Qin Moran for a while, his eyes deep: "Actually, I came to see you before."

Qin Moran focused slightly because of these words.

Li Chi continued: "But I didn't say hello to you at that time."

That was when they were sophomores.

Once, Li Chi came to see Qin Moran.

I did see someone, but at that time someone was looking for Qin Moran to confess his love.

Li Chi watched from afar.

When that person confessed to Qin Moran, there was sincerity and hope in his eyes.

Qin Moran seemed a little embarrassed at the time and didn't know how to refuse.

In the end, I didn’t know what that person said, and then the two of them went to the classroom together.

They look somewhat compatible from behind.

Li Chi saw all this and fell seriously ill when he returned.

Li Chi suffered a lot since he was a child, but he had never been sick. That time he lay in bed for a whole week and lost a lot of weight.

At that time, the roommate asked Li Chi what was wrong, but Li Chi didn't say anything. He just became more and more silent later.

At the moment, Li Chi only said that he had come to see Qin Moran, but did not say what happened at that time.

After Qin Moran finished listening, his face showed no reaction. He simply said calmly, "If there's nothing else..."

He wanted to ask to leave.

"Wait, your shoelace is untied."

Li Chi said something, then squatted down on one knee and reached out to tie Qin Moran's shoelaces.

However, before Li Chi's hand touched Qin Moran's shoes, Qin Moran took a step back.

Li Chi's hand just stopped in mid-air.

Qin Moran stepped back, then bent down and tied his shoelaces in a few seconds.

Li Chi's hand curled up, then he retracted it and stood up.

Qin Moran also tied his shoelaces and stood up.

This time, he said quickly, "I'm leaving first. Mr. Li, please feel free to do as you please."

After saying that, he turned and left.

He didn't even plan to eat and turned back to the hospital.

It seems that she really doesn't want to continue getting along with Li Chi.

Li Chi stood there, watching his figure walk away step by step, but he didn't have the right to call him.

Whether in the past or now.

He never got what he wanted in his life.