"I...we met while taking a walk."
"A late-night walk? Where's the thermos?"
Fang Jianjin still wanted to lie, but when she met Fang's father's sharp eyes, she felt inexplicably guilty.
And sooner or later she would have to confess her affair with Jian Xiu to her parents...
Thinking of this, she bit her lip and finally mustered up the courage, "Dad, please don't tell Mom yet, okay? I...I like him."
After saying that, she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at her father.
When she had mistakenly believed that she and Jian Xiu were a couple, her family was almost devastated. Now that it had become a reality, she couldn't imagine her parents' reaction.
What's more, she had just started dating Jian Xiu and they hadn't had time to build a foundation for their relationship. If her parents intervened at this time, she was really afraid that she and Jian Xiu wouldn't be able to be together forever.
When Fang Xinghua heard his daughter say that she liked Jian Xiu, although he had guessed it long ago, he couldn't help but change his expression slightly when he heard his daughter admit it.
"Then you originally—"
"He and I weren't a couple at first. I wasn't lying to you. It was later that we worked together to rescue stray dogs. I gradually got to know him, and then I fell in love with him! I... I confessed my love to him twice, but he didn't agree both times because he was afraid of delaying me. Dad, I really like him."
"Has he agreed to you now?" Father Fang was immediately angry when he heard that Jian Xiu had rejected his daughter twice, but he also wanted to know the actual situation between the two.
Fang Jianjin suddenly hesitated, because her father's tone clearly showed that he wanted to break up the couple!
She didn't answer the question directly, but instead said, "Dad, he's really excellent. Really, if you knew him better, you wouldn't be so resistant. Oh, and he used to be a cardiac surgeon at the Provincial Hospital, and he was the lead surgeon!"
"How could the chief surgeon of the Provincial Hospital's Cardiac Surgery Department become a doctor at a pet hospital?" Father Fang was obviously unconvinced.
"Really? I'm not lying. I went to the hospital with him two days ago and ran into his former colleague!"
Fang Xinghua knew his daughter's personality well. She wouldn't lie about this, but he couldn't help but ask, "Then why did he become a veterinarian? Because of his leg? Did he ever tell you how he injured his leg?"
"without……"
"How much do you really know about him that he won't even tell you this?"
"Dad, we just got together. I don't want to ask him these words that hurt his heart. I want to wait for him to tell me. But Dad, you really can understand him. Don't be so quick to deny it!" Fang Jianjin pleaded.
Fang Xinghua pursed his lips.
"Dad, please."
Fang Xinghua finally sighed, "Xiao Jin, Dad doesn't necessarily have to be against you, but...his legs are in that condition. Have you ever thought about your future? Dad doesn't want you to live a hard life! Is there any chance that his legs will stand up again?"
This question really stumped Fang Jianjin, and she didn't know how to answer.
"What are you two talking about outside? Hurry up and wash up and go to bed! You are all night owls and don't want to sleep, right?" Fang's mother's voice suddenly rang out.
"I'm here! We're just chatting over tea!" Father Fang replied quickly, then looked at Fang Jianjin and said in a low voice, "I won't tell your mother for now, but you have to think this over carefully. Tell me when you've figured it out."
After saying this, Mr. Fang looked at her deeply, then opened the sliding door and walked into the house.
Fang Jianjin watched his father's back as he walked away, his heart in turmoil.
She turned around and lay on the balcony, looking at the light and shadow in the distance. It was the first time she felt so helpless.
Then she took out her cell phone and opened the chat dialog box with Jian Xiu, wanting to tell him that she was caught by her father today, but she couldn't help but withdraw it after typing a few words.
After hesitating for a long time, it was Jian Xiu who sent the message.
[Jian Xiu: What did you want to say? You couldn't utter a single word for such a long time.]
Fang Jianjin then realized that it was probably because of his deletions that the message "the other party is typing" appeared on his side, and he happened to see it.
But is he also waiting for his message?
After thinking for a while, she replied.
[Fang Jianjin: I wanted to ask if you're home yet and if you missed me, but I was afraid you'd think I was being corny.]
She then posted a playful tongue-out emoticon.
【Jian Xiu: I want to.】
When Fang Jianjin saw the word "want", he was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.
Just as he raised the corners of his mouth, he thought of what his father said and his mouth corners immediately fell down again.
Looking at the phone screen, Fang Jianjin suddenly lost the courage to continue chatting.
She sent a cute emoji and then a goodnight message.
After a while, Jian Xiu also sent the two words "good night", which was concise and to the point.
Although there were only two words, they seemed to carry some kind of magic that made her feel at ease.
Taking a deep breath, she went back into the house, washed up and went to bed.
It was naturally impossible to sleep soundly that night, and the result was that I had to sleep in the next day to catch up on my sleep.
She didn't know in her sleep that Fang's father and Fang's mother went out to buy groceries early in the morning. After carrying the things to the elevator, they said that they forgot to take the things they had stored in the cabinet, and went back to get them.
On the way, Fang's father called a friend.
"Old Zhang, I need to trouble you with something. I remember you have a student at the Provincial Hospital?"
"Yeah, what's wrong? Does anyone at home need help?"
"The old lady keeps complaining of chest discomfort. She had an MRI last year, and it wasn't anything serious. But recently, the chest tightness has returned, so I wanted to ask. Oh, and I heard there's a very good doctor at the Provincial Hospital named Jian Xiu. I'd like to ask him to treat the old lady, so could you ask your students to ask him for me?"
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