Chapter 1 IF Line: Doctor, Your Desire for Me Isn't Obvious Enough (1) - From the side story collection point of Chapter 178 of the main text, a customized version by reader "Xiao6".
I kidnapped a doctor.
His name was Shu Bai, and on the surface he appeared to be a man of few desires and indifferent to worldly desires.
Until he treated the knife wound in my abdomen, his icy fingertips brushing against my side.
In an instant, all I could think of was the image of him being pinned down on the sofa, his white coat disheveled.
Meanwhile, the person in question was still diligently bandaging themselves, and asked me with a nonchalant expression, "Is the bandage tight enough?"
I instinctively replied, "...It feels a little tight?"
Especially pants.
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How about this?
Shu Bai loosened the bandages slightly and looked up at Li Yuheng.
His gaze, seemingly casually falling on the other person's reddened earlobe, held a hint of inquiry.
Li Yuheng's Adam's apple twitched slightly, and his jawline tightened.
He abruptly stood up from the sofa, and the Garfield animation on his phone screen instantly went out.
"Alright." He shoved his phone into his pocket, the movement abrupt. "The bandage is fine."
He avoided Shu Bai's probing gaze, straightened his clothes, and strode towards the door, the hem of his black trench coat drawing a clean arc in the air.
"Where are you going?" Shu Bai's voice followed closely behind. "Your wound needs to rest."
Li Yuheng stopped in front of the door and turned around with his usual roguish smile on his face.
"Dr. Shu Bai, you should mind your own business."
“I’m tough, I won’t die,” Li Yuheng said, his hand already on the doorknob. “But you…”
He paused, the corners of his mouth widening into a mocking smile with a hint of ill intent:
"You live in my house, eat my food, and still worry about me so much... Anyone who didn't know better would think you were someone close to me."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Yuheng had already deftly turned the doorknob, slipped out, and slammed the door shut.
The action was so swift that Shu Bai had no chance to refute it.
From outside the door, one could faintly hear Li Yuheng's voice instructing his underling: "Keep a close watch."
Shu Bai stood there, listening to the receding footsteps and the faint sound of an engine starting outside the door.
He lowered his eyes to look at his hands and slowly closed his fingers.
As he turned and walked towards the medical kit with a blank expression, only a hint of darkness flashed across his usually calm eyes.
…
Li Yuheng opened the car door and sat in the back seat. The movement aggravated the wound on his abdomen, causing him to gasp for breath.
The henchman in the front passenger seat immediately turned around, his face beaming: "Boss, where are we going now?"
Li Yuheng leaned back in the leather seat, closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples: "Just wandering around."
The driver, a bit clueless, asked in bewilderment, "Boss, if we're just going to turn around, should we turn left or right?"
The henchman in the passenger seat slapped the driver on the back of the head: "I was still browsing my phone! Idiot! The boss meant for you to go for a drive! Don't you have any common sense!"
Li Yuheng didn't even bother to lift his eyelids: "Take one more picture, and then you can get down and run with the car."
The younger man in the passenger seat immediately withdrew his hand, chuckling sheepishly, "Boss, I was just teaching him manners..."
The car drove smoothly out of the villa area.
Li Yuheng's mind was still replaying the scene from earlier.
"Tsk." He clicked his tongue in annoyance.
The doctor we kidnapped turned out to be gay!
Or is he a gay man who's after his body?
The henchman in the front row immediately turned around alertly: "Boss? What are your orders?"
Li Yuheng glanced at him and suddenly asked, "What do you think of Dr. Shu Bai?"
The young man was taken aback by the question, scratching his head: "Dr. Shu Bai? He's... he's really good. He's handsome and has excellent medical skills, but he's not very talkative..."
That's all?
"Um... your cooking is pretty good too? Although it's always a bit bland..."
"Who asked you that!" Li Yuheng said irritably. "I asked you if you think there's anything wrong with him?"
"Something's not right?" The younger brother was even more confused. "No way... Dr. Shu Bai is such a proper person. After we 'invited' him here, he spends all his time reading. He's even more detached from worldly desires than the monks in the temple."
Li Yuheng scoffed.
A life free from desires and afflictions?
Just five minutes earlier, he had also firmly believed this.
Li Yuheng was able to become the head of a triad at a young age not only because of his methods and abilities, but also because of a little-known secret.
When he touches someone's skin, he can see the images that are appearing in that person's mind.
Just now, it was the first time since he tied up Shu Bai that he had to have his wounds bandaged by the other party.
It was this first encounter that allowed Li Yuheng to see the fiery heart beneath his seemingly "pure and indifferent" exterior.
…
Let's go back a week.
Li Yuheng sat with his legs crossed in his extravagant leopard-print office chair, listening to his subordinates' report.
"Boss, as you instructed, we've been keeping an eye on that private hospital for half a month." The subordinate said respectfully, "That doctor named Shu Bai is indeed a top-notch surgeon, his skills are undeniable, but..."
"What is it?" Li Yuheng lazily twirled the diamond-encrusted dagger in his hand.
"It's this guy. He's like an ice block, completely unyielding. We tried offering him a lot of money and even 'subtly' hinted at the possibility of 'personal danger,' but he didn't even lift an eyelid. He went to work as usual and left work as usual, completely disregarding us."
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow: "Oh? So arrogant?"
He became somewhat interested.
In this city, there are hardly any people who dare to disrespect Li Yuheng.
Where does he live? What is his usual activity pattern?
“I live in an apartment near the hospital, going back and forth between two points, as routine as a robot. Every Friday night I go to the ‘Quiet Corner’ bookstore for two hours.”
Li Yuheng snapped his fingers: "Okay, then Friday night, in front of the bookstore, 'invite' him over as a guest."
The younger brother understood immediately: "Got it! I guarantee I'll handle it cleanly and efficiently!"
…
Friday evening, outside the bookstore.
Shu Bai, dressed in a simple white shirt and black trousers, walked out of the bookstore carrying two newly purchased medical books.
The dim streetlights cast a long, thin shadow of him.
He had just walked to the side of the road when a black van silently pulled up in front of him.
The car door swung open with a whoosh, and two men wearing sunglasses and black suits jumped out; they looked every bit like gangsters.
One of them cleared his throat and said in a low, menacing tone, "Dr. Shu Bai, our boss would like to invite you over."
Shu Bai stopped, his gaze calmly sweeping over the two of them, then looking at the van whose license plate wasn't even covered, his face showing no surprise.
He nodded slightly: "Lead the way."
The two burly men: "???"
This reaction is wrong!
Shouldn't a normal person panic, or at least ask, "Who are you?"
Why are you being so cooperative?
The burly man A was a little confused. He subconsciously glanced back at the direction of Li Yuheng, who was hiding in the shadows directing the operation, and then added with a forced smile, "...You, you don't even want to ask who our boss is?"
Shu Bai had already started walking towards the van, and upon hearing this, she didn't even turn her head: "It doesn't matter. We'll find out sooner or later anyway."
The burly man B quickly stepped forward, trying to increase his intimidation: "We're warning you, you better behave! Don't try anything funny!"
Shu Bai stopped in front of the car door.
The burly men A and B looked wary.
"You're blocking me from getting on the bus."
They instinctively moved aside.
Shu Bai bent down, got into the van, and even closed the door behind him.
Li Yuheng, who was secretly observing from his car at the street corner, saw this scene through his binoculars and his lips twitched.
He put down his binoculars and growled into his headset, "You two piece of trash! Can't you have any semblance of kidnapper etiquette?! His cooperation makes us look like amateurs!"
The burly man A's aggrieved voice came through the earpiece: "Boss... he's too calm, we're a bit out of sync..."
"...Never mind, just bring them back quickly!"
…
Inside the villa.
When Shu Bai was "invited" into the living room, Li Yuheng was sitting on the sofa, striking a pose that he thought exuded domineering power.
He was wearing a flashy black velvet bathrobe and holding a glass of milk.
To create an imposing atmosphere, he specifically asked his younger brother to dim the lights in the living room, leaving only a few spotlights shining on him.
Shu Bai walked in, her gaze lingering for a second on Li Yuheng's bathrobe and the milk cup in his hand.
Li Yuheng put down his milk glass, stood up, walked to Shu Bai, and tried to use his height advantage to intimidate her.
"Dr. Shu Bai, I've long admired your name." Li Yuheng curled his lips into a standard villainous smile. "It's truly out of necessity to invite you here in this way."
Shu Bai: "Mm."
Li Yuheng: "..."
Why is this doctor not following the usual procedure?
His prepared threats and inducements got stuck in his throat.
Li Yuheng decided to get straight to the point: "I need a doctor I can trust. You have good skills, a clean background, and most importantly, you seem to be very discreet."
"Here, you get free room and board, and your salary is doubled. Of course, you don't have any personal freedom."
After listening, Shu Bai nodded: "Okay."
Li Yuheng was stunned again: "...You just agreed like that?"
He didn't even raise any objections?
Shu Bai looked up at him and said, "My apartment lease expires next month, which will save me the trouble of moving. Also, I don't have any salary requirements, but I need to specify the ingredients. The diet here is very unhealthy."
Li Yuheng: "???"
No, who's kidnapping whom here?
How can you complain about the employer's unhealthy diet?!
Li Yuheng was speechless for a moment.
Shu Bai, however, had already begun to survey the villa's surroundings, her brows furrowing slightly: "The lighting is poor, and the air circulation isn't good either. Where is my room? I need a quiet, sunny one."
Li Yuheng took a deep breath and told herself to stay calm. This was the doctor she had carefully selected; his skills were excellent. She should endure it.
He forced a smile: "The first room on the left on the second floor."
Shu Bai nodded: "Thank you. If there's nothing else, I'll go pack my luggage first."
He pointed to the small suitcase that the burly man had casually carried in earlier.
Li Yuheng watched as Shu Bai carried his suitcase and walked up to the second floor with practiced ease, his calm demeanor making him seem as if he were returning to his own home.
He stood there, touching his chin, feeling that something was off.
Isn't this doctor a little too calm?
One of the underlings leaned over and whispered, "Boss, this doctor... doesn't seem afraid of us at all?"
Li Yuheng snorted and retorted defiantly, "Scared? He's just putting on a brave face! He's probably pounding his stomach inside!"
That's what she said, but Li Yuheng was also having doubts.
This doctor seems to be no ordinary person.
…
The recollection ends.
The car was still aimlessly cruising around the city.
Li Yuheng leaned back in his chair, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the bandage on his abdomen through his shirt.
He now strongly suspects that Shu Bai was deliberately "kidnapped" back by him that night.
The apartment lease expiring is just an excuse.
From the very beginning, this doctor's target was Li Yuheng!
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