Chapter 392 - Unlicensed Doctor (1/2)

The words from Lee Yueze stung, and it made Xiao Luo frown. Tan Jianbai’s expression changed immediately. Whether Lee Yueze had said it on purpose or not, his words were too harsh and unkind.

Mrs. Tan, who was washing vegetables in the kitchen, overheard their conversation. She walked out and said, “Mr. Xiao, you should accept Xiao Lee’s money. Oh, and we thank you for your help.”

“What nonsense are you uttering? Go and wash your vegetables, and don’t interrupt us when you don’t know anything!” Tan Jianbai admonished. He was a very principled person and would never allow Lee Yueze to pay the money on his behalf.

“What do you mean that I don’t understand anything? Xiao Lee will become one of our own sooner or later. Spending his money is completely justifiable,” Mrs. Tan retorted, “Isn’t it, Xiao Lee?”

“You’re right, Auntie. I have had a good relationship with Ningfu since high school. I am certain that with my sincerity, I will be able to win Ningfu’s heart.”

Li Yueze did his best to respond as elegantly as he could in a scholarly manner. He was ecstatic that Mrs. Tan was already leaning toward his cause. Mr. Tan was still neutral, but sooner or later, he was convinced that, with Mrs. Tan’s support, he’d get Ningfu’s father to accept him with open arms. As things stood, he felt that he was already holding the winning ticket, and it would only be a matter of time before he would get to embrace the beauty herself.

Tan Ningfu had just walked out of her grandmother’s room when she heard it. “Lee Yueze, I already made it very clear that you and I can only be friends. Besides, I have no plans to get married for the time being,” she said.

“Even if you don’t want to get married, you both can still date for the time being. For such an excellent boy like Xiao Lee, if you miss the chance, you may not find another one like him,” Mrs. Tan chided, annoyed at her daughter’s reluctance.

Lee Yueze tried to put Ningfu at ease and said, “It’s okay, Auntie, she can take her time. I’m not in a hurry.”

“I’m Sorry, Lee Yueze, I don’t want to keep it from you anymore. The truth is, I already have a boyfriend.”

Tan Ningfu suddenly walked up to Xiao Luo, who was drinking tea, and leaned against him affectionately. “He is my boyfriend!” she said.

What?!

Mrs. Tan and Lee Yueze were stunned to silence, and even Tan Jianbai was a little taken aback. A deluge of questions starting popping up in their minds—didn’t she say that he was a doctor she met on the plane? Why did he suddenly become her boyfriend?

Xiao Luo almost spurted out the tea from his mouth. Tan Ningfu was obviously using him as a shield. He had wanted to immediately clarify the matter, but when he saw Tan Ningfu’s pleading eyes, he held back and remained seated in his place without saying a word. He decided that he’d do his part to act the role and see it through to the end with a sigh.

Lee Yueze stood up in utter disbelief and was unable to keep his composure. “Ningfu, you… you must be lying to me, right? How could he be your boyfriend? Didn’t you only meet each other on the plane not long ago?” he asked, as he pointed at Xiao Luo.

Equally anxious, Mrs. Tan also pitched in and said, “Huh, what is this, girl? What nonsense are you talking about?!”

In her heart, she had already accepted Lee Yueze as her son-in-law, and she couldn’t take her daughter having a serious relationship with any other man.

“Mum, I’m not lying, Miste… Xiao Luo here is really my boyfriend,” Tan Ningfu responded. To be more convincing to her family, she purposely sat down next to Xiao Luo and held his arm tightly.

Lee Yueze’s eyelids twitched as he stared at Tan Ningfu and Xiao Luo sitting intimately together, and his eyes burned with anger. Whether Xiao Luo was Tan Ningfu’s boyfriend did not matter, he had long regarded Tan Ningfu as his own. This was unforgivable in his eyes as he couldn’t stand the woman that he fancied being so close to another man.

“Ningfu, you’ve wasted my love for you!” Lee Yueze scowled.

As soon as he said that, he glared fiercely at Xiao Luo and stomped away.

“Xiao Lee…”