Chapter 227 Ultimately, it wasn't about liking, but about being wary.
"Look what you've done! You've embarrassed your parents so much that they've run away early," Xia Yuhuan said irritably.
“That’s because they know what’s good for them,” Chi Yanzhou said, raising an eyebrow.
Xia Yuhuan wanted to roll her eyes at him.
Chi Yanzhou chuckled and said, "Besides, do you think they'd be embarrassed? They'd be more than embarrassed."
"When I was little, I often saw them being affectionate and sweet in front of me."
Xia Yuhuan: "..."
She was a little gossipy and asked in a low voice, "I know your parents have a good relationship, but I rarely see them interacting intimately. When they were younger, they used to be all lovey-dovey in front of you."
"Of course, my dad is way more clingy to my mom than I am to you," Chi Yanzhou scoffed.
He never married after he came of age, and his parents often showed off their affection in front of him.
I wanted to make him envious so I could quickly find them a daughter-in-law.
Fortunately, his resolve was firm, otherwise he would have been fooled.
If he hadn't been so determined, he wouldn't have met his wife by now.
"Alright, if you want to know about Mom and Dad, I'll tell you later. You should go to work now, so you don't keep Dad waiting and feel bad," Chi Yanzhou said softly.
Xia Yuhuan agreed and then got up and left home.
Upon arriving at the military hospital, Xia Yuhuan hurried towards her office.
But at the corner, he almost bumped into someone.
Startled, she took two steps back, her body leaning backward.
The man reached out and grabbed her waist, pulling her forward.
Xia Yuhuan raised her hands and placed them against the other person's chest to keep them apart and avoid getting too close.
"It's you?" Xia Yuhuan looked up at the other person.
When I saw the other person's face, I was taken aback.
This person was none other than Zhou Shizui, who had unexpectedly helped her out when she had her conflict with Jin Xiaoxiao last time.
When Zhou Shizui saw Xia Yuhuan, a smile appeared on his face.
"Hello, Dr. Xia."
He chuckled as he spoke, "We really are destined to meet, both times by such coincidence."
Both times, Zhou Shizui reached out and caught her just as she was about to fall, which was quite a coincidence.
“That’s quite a coincidence,” Xia Yuhuan said with a smile.
After Zhou Shizui finished speaking, he casually let go of Xia Yuhuan.
Xia Yuhuan patted the hem of her clothes and looked at Zhou Shizui, asking, "Dr. Zhou, where are you going?"
If you're going to work, you should be going in the same direction as her, not in the opposite direction, when you're going to the office.
"I didn't have breakfast today, so I'm going downstairs to the cafeteria to buy some," Zhou Shizui said with a smile.
Seeing that he had changed into a white coat, Xia Yuhuan didn't say anything more and nodded slightly.
"Then please go ahead, Dr. Zhou. I'll head to my office now," Xia Yuhuan said, walking past Zhou Shizui and leaving.
Zhou Shizui turned around to look at her back, raised his hand and touched his nose: "Am I... being disliked?"
He muttered something to himself, but didn't linger, turning and leaving.
On her way to the office, Xia Yuhuan kept thinking about the scene from earlier.
Was that collision at the corner really just an accident?
Although she was walking quickly and with her head down, she caught a glimpse of a white hem of clothing at the corner of the road.
She slowed her pace; if the other person also slowed down, they wouldn't bump into each other.
Even if she bumped into something, she took two steps back and managed to regain her balance.
But Zhou Shizui still reached out and hugged her.
Although he only touched her briefly and let go once he had helped her up, it still made her feel a little strange.
So, was it a coincidence, an accident, or something deliberate?
Xia Yuhuan was a little confused.
But she and Zhou Shizui have only met twice today, and they haven't had any conflicts. There's no reason for Zhou Shizui to want to go against her.
"Welcome, good morning." Deng Qili greeted Xia Yuhuan.
Xia Yuhuan originally intended to go to her own desk, but instead turned and walked over to Deng Qili.
"Hey, Sister Deng, I have a question for you, can you answer it for me?"
The two have gotten to know each other well over this period of time and have a pretty good relationship.
Deng Qili nodded upon hearing this: "Okay, go ahead and ask. If I know the answer, I'll give it to you."
"Do you know Zhou Shizui from our hospital?" Xia Yuhuan asked.
"I know, Zhou Shizui is the most handsome guy in our military hospital. He's the most handsome male doctor here, and the dream lover of all the single female doctors in the hospital."
"Aren't you married? Why are you asking this? Are you interested in him?" Deng Qili asked curiously.
"No, I bumped into him on the way here, and I was just curious, so I asked him." Xia Yuhuan shrugged.
"Oh," Deng Qili replied.
"What's Zhou Shizui's temper and personality like this week? Tell me about it," Xia Yuhuan asked again.
Deng Qili said, "She has a very good temper and is very kind. She has a very good reputation in our hospital."
"He almost became your fellow disciple before."
Xia Yuhuan frowned: "Almost became my fellow disciple? What do you mean?"
Could it be that the teacher almost took him as a student?
“He followed Dean Jiang for a long time and always wanted to become Dean Jiang’s apprentice.”
"It seemed like Dean Jiang was going to take him on as a disciple, but for some reason, he didn't, and later he stopped taking him on," Deng Qili said.
"Aren't you Dean Jiang's apprentice? If he had successfully become your disciple, wouldn't he have been your senior fellow disciple?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Yuhuan responded with an "Oh," and then said, "I see."
So, is it because he couldn't become her disciple that he dislikes her, his teacher's legitimate apprentice, and has a problem with her?
That's really hilarious.
Xia Yuhuan asked a few more questions, and Deng Qili answered them one by one.
Finally, annoyed by Xia Yuhuan's questions, he looked at her suspiciously and said, "I'm telling you, you haven't really fallen for him, have you? Otherwise, why are you asking so many questions?"
"Don't talk nonsense. My husband and I have a great relationship. If he heard this, he would definitely be jealous. I don't want to provoke him," Xia Yuhuan quickly said.
"Alright, alright, I won't ask anymore. Just stop your wild guesses and get back to work."
Xia Yuhuan said as she returned to her workstation.
Seeing this, Deng Qili pursed her lips and said, "Let me tell you, next time if you don't like someone, don't pry into their background like this, otherwise everyone will misunderstand."
"It's only because you asked me today that I'm asking. If it were someone else, I bet rumors that you like him would be flying everywhere."
Xia Yuhuan clasped her hands together and bowed to Deng Qili.
"Thank you, Sister Deng. I'll remember this lesson and I'll never do anything so foolish again."
However, the reason for digging into someone's background isn't just because you like them; it could also be because of... defensiveness!
Anyway, she felt it was too much of a coincidence that Zhou Shizui appeared by her side this week.
She didn't want to assume ill will towards people, but being cautious was never a bad idea.
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