Chapter 303 - I Fought with a Toad That Was as Big as a Car! (2/2)

Everyone’s expression changed.

“Friend, why didn’t you let us know earlier that there was such an amazing doctor around?”

“Exactly, if you had told us earlier, there wouldn’t be any need for us to wait here in line for our turn. Moreover, he’s so clever that I’m sure he’d be able to finish seeing all of us in a few minutes. More importantly, he even did it for free.”

“Friend, do you know if this physician is still employed in this hospital? Do you know when his shifts are?”

Everyone asked excitedly.

“Stop, stop!”

The driver quickly put a finger over his lips and said, “This is the hospital. Please try to refrain from causing a disturbance to the physicians who are still seeing patients. As for Dr. Xiao Fang, he hasn’t been seeing patients here in this hospital for some time. Instead, he has gone back to school to study. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have forcefully stopped him from leaving earlier,” the driver said.

Everyone couldn’t help but be disappointed by the driver’s words.

“Since he’s already such a clever physician, why does he need to head back to study? Shouldn’t he be giving back to society by treating us civilians?”

“I can’t believe we let such an amazing physician slip right through our fingers!”

“Ah, what a pity!”

“Why didn’t I speak to him earlier?”

“Great, I’m sure it would be even hard to catch him in the future.”

Everyone thought to themselves.

They regretted not stopping Fang Qiu from leaving earlier.

At the same time, after they realized that Fang Qiu was not a patient but a famous physician, they realized that Fang Qiu did not visit earlier to try to bribe his way in. Instead, he had been here to visit his ex-colleague and fellow physician.

…

On the other hand, Fang Qiu returned to his dorm, packed his belongings, and headed toward the train station.

In the afternoon, Fang Qiu boarded the train as scheduled.

He was having lunch at noon when his phone rang all of a sudden.

“Beep beep beep…”

He dug out his phone and saw that it was Jiang Miaoyu.

He smiled to himself and immediately took her call.

“Hello?” Jiang Miaoyu asked on the other end of the line.

“Hello, go ahead,” Fang Qiu said.

“What are you doing?” Jiang Miaoyu asked.

“I’m on the train back to Shanghai and am having my lunch now,” he replied.

“What did you do both yesterday and today?” she asked.

“I didn’t do much,” he said with a chuckle.

“Well,” Jiang Miaoyu said sulkily, “Since you didn’t do much, why didn’t you call me for the past two days?”

“Ah!” Fang Qiu was shocked.

He didn’t think that Jiang Miaoyu would call to complain about his lack of communication.

He immediately said, “I… I have been extremely busy over the past two days, and it completely slipped my mind.”

“Didn’t you say that you didn’t do anything much?” Jiang Miaoyu huffed in annoyance.

“I didn’t want to make you worry,” he quickly replied.

“Tell me honestly, what have you been up to over the past two days?” Jiang Miaoyu asked.

“Do you really want to know?” Fang Qiu asked after a moment of hesitation.

“Yes!” Jiang Miaoyu said.

“Alright,” Fang Qiu said with a wry smile, “I fought with a toad so large that it was the size of a car yesterday afternoon. It ultimately failed to defeat me, so I won.”

The line went silent.

Soon.

“Do you think I’m a child? Why couldn’t you come up with a better excuse?” Jiang Miaoyu said in dumbfounded surprise.

“This is not an excuse,” Fang Qiu immediately said.

“I was telling the truth, I swear I am!”

“Alright, if that’s what you’re going with, I’m hanging up now,” Jiang Miaoyu said with a pout.

“Wait!” Fang Qiu quickly stopped her and chuckled. “That’s not what I meant. I still can’t believe that I managed to get myself a girlfriend who is as beautiful as a fairy. This feels like a dream, so I haven’t been able to convince myself that this is the reality.”

“Look, my girlfriend is so beautiful that I can’t believe my good fortune. It feels too good to be true, so I keep thinking that I’m still a single man, which was why I forgot to call,” he said.

Jiang Miaoyu giggled at his words and said, “Alright, I guess I can accept this as a valid reason. It is true that having me as your girlfriend is a stroke of good fortune.”

“Yes, exactly,” Fang Qiu said as he nodded. “I’m sure everyone knows that too.”

“When are you reaching home?” she asked.

“Soon,” Fang Qiu said with a smile and said, “I would be disembarking in 30 minutes, and will take another 30 minutes to reach home.”

“Alright,” Jiang Miaoyu said and nodded. “Take care.”

“Don’t worry.”

Fang Qiu chuckled and joked, “If a toad that was the size of a car failed to intimidate me, do you think I’d run into any danger?”

“Do you really believe the tale that you’ve spun earlier?” Jiang Miaoyu asked in disbelief.

“Yes, of course it is real,” Fang Qiu said with a pout.

“Alright,” Jiang Miaoyu said with a wry smile. “If you’re saying that it is a true story, then so be it. Anyway, please take care of yourself.”

Fang Qiu agreed.

Then, they chatted on the phone for a while longer before they finally hung up.

Fang Qiu disembarked 30 minutes later.

“I’m finally here,” he said as he stretched and looked into the bright, blue sky. He suddenly had a strange urge to yell loudly.

Naturally, he did not do that.

He suppressed the excitement he was feeling and walked toward a bus.