Chapter 6 But it's also possible that what he said was a bit...
But it's also possible that what he said was a bit hard to respond to...
Left with no other option, he decided to take matters into his own hands. So, while touching the tip of his nose, he cautiously suggested, "I'll sleep in the second bedroom so that it won't affect either of our sleep quality."
"The second bedroom hasn't been cleaned; it needs to be tidied up." The man didn't insist or ask any more questions. "Come with me."
Pei Qi nodded and followed him upstairs: "Okay, I'll take care of it."
The second bedroom was opposite the master bedroom, and Guan Yue led him inside.
Although it's a guest bedroom, it's not small.
A large bed and an eye-catching floor-to-ceiling window.
Beside the window is a small glass-fronted coffee table and a gray beanbag chair.
The curtains were also dark-colored, as were the bed sheets.
Everything was gray and gloomy.
All the furniture and furnishings were covered with dust covers, and the man stepped forward to remove them one by one.
"I'll take care of it. Dr. Guan, you should go and get some rest." Pei Qi remembered that Guan Yue had mentioned that he had to be on duty tomorrow and needed to rest early.
"It has dust protection, so it should be fine. If needed, there are also UV lamps at home."
"No need, I'll just do a quick scan." Pei Qi waved her hand and urged, "You should go and rest."
Guan Yue: "Mm."
The man slowly walked over from the bedside. Pei Qi stood by the door, slightly turning aside, ready to let him pass.
Guan Yue walked straight towards them, his gait languid.
The slow, leisurely pace stopped in front of the door, and the person stood in front of the young man.
Pei Qi felt a dryness in his throat: "Wh...what's wrong?"
"What you just used..." the man began slowly, "...my shower gel?"
Pei Qi paused for two seconds, tilted her head, lowered her head a few centimeters, and sniffed herself.
Is the fragrance that strong?
He couldn't smell anything.
"Yes... I forgot to take my own out of my luggage," Pei Qi explained. "I just used yours. I won't do it again next time."
Guan Yue: "Why?"
"Huh?" Pei Xi didn't understand.
Why what?
Guan Yue: "Mine doesn't work well?"
"No." Pei Xi finally understood a little.
"Then use it."
With those three words spoken with an air of authority, the man walked out of the room.
The bewildered little capybara was left standing there, lost in thought.
It seems like there's a generation gap between his brainwaves and Dr. Guan's.
The little capybara shook its head, feeling that it was better suited to taking action than to thinking.
He hurriedly began cleaning the room.
The room was actually very clean, with very little dust.
The bed sheets were already laid out.
Hmm... it's the kind of place where you can move in immediately with just your belongings.
Pei Xi lay on the large bed, her eyes open.
In my line of sight are unfamiliar ceiling lights and an unfamiliar ceiling.
My brain was a beat slow in confirming this.
This is his new habitat.
Many habitats flashed through the little capybara's mind.
A long habitat can last for several years, while a short one can last only a few months.
He lived in his hometown for several years when he was a child. Later, he moved several times with his third aunt. He visited his parents' home a few times during winter and summer vacations. He boarded at high school, then went to university, and then started working... His living situation was always changing until recently when he finally settled down.
It is unknown how long this habitat will last.
The more I thought about it, the heavier my mind became, and I actually fell asleep quite easily.
When I got up in the morning, Guan Yue had already left, leaving behind a pot of millet porridge.
Yujiang Mansion is very close to Pei Xi's workplace, only two subway stops away, and the subway entrance is right at the entrance of the community.
With his commute time greatly reduced, he can now sit down and leisurely enjoy a breakfast.
There are messages from the appendectomist on my phone.
G: [There's porridge in the kitchen.]
G: [Eat it.]
Pei Qi inexplicably felt that these two words were very intimidating: "eat up".
Anyone who didn't know better would think they were feeding him something strange.
He ladled a bowl of still-warm millet porridge from the pot; there were several side dishes on the table.
After finishing his bowl, he took a picture of the empty bowl and posted it to the appendectomist.
The cell phone inside the white coat vibrated twice; the appendectomist was handing over his shift.
"Bed 55's oxygen saturation was 75 this morning. After receiving oxygen via face mask, the oxygen saturation stabilized at 95. We have already consulted with the respiratory department..." The nurse reported the ward's situation while holding up a folder.
"It would be best to transfer this patient to the respiratory department." After the shift handover, the head doctor spoke with his hands behind his back, his gaze shifting to Guan Yue standing beside him. "Is Xiao Yue on duty today?"
Guan Yue had just reached into his pocket when he paused, saying, "Yes."
The group followed the director out: "After we finish rounds, there's a gallbladder reconstruction procedure. You and I will go together, and take Dongyi with you."
"good."
He agreed, estimating the end time; if all went smoothly, it would probably be around noon.
Noon.
The man came out of the operating room, tilted his head back, and turned his aching neck a few times.
The junior brother followed behind, saying, "I'm so hungry! The cafeteria must be out of food by now. Senior brother, let's order takeout."
Guan Yue finally had time to check his phone messages.
Among all the red dots, the man subconsciously locked onto the capybara's avatar and clicked on it.
Seven: [Photo (.jpg)]
Seven: [Finished eating.]
The man lowered his head and pursed his lips.
This seems to be the first time the capybara has sent him a photo.
Lu Dong, who was behind him, put his arm around his shoulder and leaned in: "Hey, who are you messaging?"
In an instant, Guan Yue turned off his phone screen.
"So mysterious?" Lü Dongyi said quietly, "I have a sister-in-law?"
Guan Yue: "Mm."
"Pshaw, I don't believe it."
Lu Dongyi and Guan Yue had known each other since university and were from the same school. Over the years, he had witnessed firsthand how cold and aloof his senior brother was, leaving many young men and women disappointed.
"I may not be good at anything else, but I'm definitely better than my senior when it comes to finding a partner." This was Lü Dongyi's last bit of pride.
Guan Yue didn't answer, but raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Lü Dongyi.
The junior disciple felt a chill run down his spine at that look, and suddenly lost his confidence: "You... what... what kind of look is that?"
The man raised his eyebrows even higher: "A caring look."
Lü Dongyi: "Thank you so much, for specifically removing those two words."
Guan Yue: "You're welcome."
Lü Dongyi: "......"
At noon, the sun shone brightly and warmly.
It takes away the dampness of the rainy season, leaving a drier feel.
Pei Qi had just finished the last bit of reinforcement work, stuffed the ink pen back into the craft pen holder, and stood up to stretch.
I was a little hungry, but too lazy to go to the cafeteria or wait for takeout.
The young man simply made himself a bowl of braised beef noodles in the break room. Old Jiang saw it and clicked his tongue twice: "Is this all you're going to eat?"
Pei Xi slurped up a mouthful of noodles and swallowed: "Just make do with this."
"Come over for dinner tonight, your teacher's wife made steamed buns again." Old Jiang was always worried that his little apprentice would feed him to death one day, "Eat less of this unhealthy stuff."
“Okay.” Pei Qi smiled, her dimples appearing.
The phone beeped twice at that moment.
The young man stirred his noodles with a fork while checking the information.
That's when I noticed that the appendectomist hadn't replied at all.
I couldn't help but wonder if I was... bothering them a little.
After all, the appendectomist seemed to have instructed him to avoid disturbing the patient as much as possible.
The young man pursed his lips, praying that WeChat would soon offer a feature to recall messages at any time.
And there was no notification even after it was withdrawn.
He turned off his phone screen, sighed softly, and continued eating his noodles.
That night, the young man appeared at his master's house as promised and raided the dinner table.
The teacher's wife warmly invited, "Eat more, Xiaoqi."
"This is the fifth one, Master's wife." Pei Qi was feeling a little dizzy from eating.
His teacher's wife was originally from the north, and her skills in making pastries were first-rate. Every time she made big meat buns, Pei Xi would eat until he was stuffed.
The woman placed another plump white bun into the young man's bowl: "Then give me a vegetarian one, with bamboo shoot and green bean filling."
Pei Xi couldn't help but let out a burp.
The phone on the table lit up at just the right moment.
It is displayed in the pop-up window.
G: [Okay.]
G: [I've been a bit busy, just had some free time.]
G: Have you eaten yet?
Seven: [Eating now.]
G: [What did you eat?]
Seven: [Large steamed buns made by my teacher's wife.]
Immediately afterwards, Pei Xi took a picture of the large steamed bun in her bowl.
G: [It looks delicious.]
The conversation felt like it could have ended.
However, out of courtesy, the young man also asked, "Have you eaten?"
G: [Not yet, an emergency just arrived.]
G: [I haven't had steamed buns in ages either.]
Seven: [Mmm.]
After replying, the young man realized something was amiss.
I feel like my reply was a bit inexplicable.
Then, weakly trying to salvage the situation, she asked, "Do you want some?"
Then I realized my reply was really weird.
It has a kind of cheeky feel to it.
It's as if it's saying, "You won't get any, will you?"
So I could only try to salvage the situation again: "I can give you some."
He figured Dr. Guan would definitely say no, so he just typed it in without thinking.
No new messages popped up, so he guessed the man was probably busy again.
So I put down my phone and took a bite of the soft bun.
The aroma of green beans and bamboo shoots mingled with the fragrance of noodles, but before I could even take a couple of bites, my phone screen lit up again.
G: [Yes.]
G: [If it's not too much trouble for Teacher Pei.]
Pei Qi paused in his chewing motion.
Why is the answer different from what he expected?
this......
He could only reply, "It's no trouble at all."
Seven: [I'll give you a little bit of each filling.]
Seven: [You'll have to wait a while.]
G: Is it far?
G: [It's too far, so forget about it.]
My mentor's home is near his workplace, and not far from the Second Municipal Hospital.
The capybara answered honestly: "Not far, probably about ten minutes."
G: [Okay.]
G: [Thank you.]
After casually tossing in an emoji, he swallowed the bun in his mouth and said to his master's wife, not entirely honestly, "Master's wife, I'd like to take a few buns back to eat."
He's not very good at lying; his ears turn red whenever he does.
Fortunately, neither his master nor his wife noticed and were both busy packing the food for him.
Old Jiang: "Pack him up more, so he won't have to eat those nutritious things every day."
And so, the young man stepped into the hospital gate carrying a large bag of steamed buns.
This was his first time visiting the Second Municipal Hospital.
The Second Municipal Hospital is the first Grade III Class A hospital in Heshi, with a long history. It has just completed its expansion and renovation this year. The big guy stood in front of the gate, not knowing where to go.
I could only silently take out my phone and send a message to the appendectomist.
Seven: [Is this in the inpatient ward?]
A few seconds later.
G: [Yeah, 19th floor.]
G: [Elevator number 8 is coming up.]
G: [Can you find it?]
The young man, confused and honest, typed: "[Can't find it.]"
Immediately, the video call notification sounded.
Pei Xi stood there for several seconds before pressing the answer button.
On the screen, there was Guan Yue wearing a medical mask.
The man, whose face was mostly covered by a mask, still exuded a handsome and refined air even with only his deep eyes showing.
Where are they?
A man's slightly magnetic voice came through the receiver.
Upon hearing this, the young man cautiously leaned a few centimeters closer to the camera: "Here."
Um.
Here is the little capybara.
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