Chapter 61 - Protects You Like His Ego (1/2)

In the E.R, Xu Mey was waiting patiently for Ye Jie oblivious to Ye Jie's feelings which were in a turmoil.

"Ms. Xu Mey?" She heard a familiar but unassertive voice. She looked at the middle-aged man heading towards her bed. The only thing giving away his age was the grey hair on his head. Other then that. he had a lanky frame and radiant face.

A crease appeared between her brows. "Dr. Zhu? What are you doing here?" It was the doctor whom she met earlier this week for consultation. When Dr. Zhu gave her a knowing look, she realized how absurd her question sounded. She smiled sheepishly. "It's the hospital. Obviously, you'd be here." She answered her own question.

"Do you love hospitals that much?" He asked her while beckoning the nurse to bring Xu Mey's chart to him.

"I don't. I actually hate hospitals." Xu Mey replied honestly. Dr. Zhu skimmed through her chart with a frown.

"Were you aware of your allergies?" He asked turning to her. Xu Mey nodded. "Then you must have been impatient to walk through the doors of death." Xu Mey could feel the sarcasm in his voice but didn't mind.

"Maybe I am impatient." Xu Mey's voice was extremely low. She was contemplating with her mind whether she was really impatient or not. Death gave the impression of being a lot easy at times like it did all those years ago.

"A little impatience will spoil great plans." Dr. Zhu quoted a proverb. "This time you almost knocked at the door of death." He informed her with a bit of anger in his tone.

"Doc, you have a great memory. Do you still remember me? I thought doctors can't possibly remember all their patients." Xu Mey diverted the course of conversation in the other direction.

"I don't remember all. But you... You're unforgettable." His voice was deep, strong and pleasant to hear. His charming brown eyes which struck to be familiar to Xu Mey for an unknown reason held tenderness in them. A fatherly affection that she always saw in her best friends' parents but never on her own father.

Xu Mey smiled broadly. "Even if that was sarcasm, I'll take it as a compliment." She replied happily.