After Rebirth, the Celebrity Daughter is the Medical Expert!-Chapter 215 - 142: God, Please Grant Me a Few More Centuries of Days Like This
Shi Wangyue ate elegantly in the little restaurant filled with the aroma of food.
Like an immortal out of place, yet not too arrogant to be approachable.
His incomparably handsome face showed a peaceful enjoyment.
Ning Youguang said, "Eat less rice, more dishes."
So he really ate very little rice and then finished all the dishes she ordered.
He did a particularly good job with the cleanup! 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
...
After the meal.
As they were enthusiastically seen out by the owner of "Xiao Si Xi", Ning Youguang suddenly received a message from Professor Yu:
[Professor Yu: Xiao Ning, is it convenient now? If so, please send me file No. 19 within 20 minutes.]
Ning Youguang put her phone into her bag, "Sorry, I need to go to my office first to copy a file for the professor; she’s in a hurry."
"I just happened to want to see where you work," Shi Wangyue nodded.
...
While Ning Youguang sat at the computer handling the file.
Shi Wangyue stood quietly in her office, observing the space around him.
He found Ning Youguang’s office very simple. Besides the large bookshelf with some books, there was just a laptop on the desk, and two white chairs leaning against the corner of the wall.
Things like documents and stationery she often uses were stored in invisible spaces.
This made her office look especially empty and clean, not at all like what one would imagine for a busy university professor and researcher.
With just a few glances, one could thoroughly take in the space.
With nothing else to observe, Shi Wangyue’s gaze inevitably fell on Ning Youguang as she worked.
She was looking down at the files, with the afternoon sunlight streaming through the clear windows, casting a slender, graceful shadow on the nape of her neck.
When Ning Youguang finished sending the file, she shut down the computer and stood up.
Shi Wangyue asked, "Why is your office so empty?"
Ning Youguang smiled, "Because I also have client cases here sometimes."
Shi Wangyue was puzzled, "Is there a connection?"
"Yes, generally speaking, the emptier a psychologist’s consultation room, with fewer items, the less unnecessary distraction there will be for the client."
...
He could hear the sound of water boiling in the background.
Shi Wangyue stood in Ning Youguang’s small dorm kitchen, grinding coffee beans while gazing at the small courtyard outside.
In the courtyard, Ning Youguang was holding a pair of scissors trimming flowers.
She had just been cutting cosmos, now switched to zinnias.
In the small backyard garden, colorful flowers were in full bloom under the blazing sun.
When Ning Youguang finished trimming, she came back to the kitchen holding a bunch of flowers to put them in a vase, while Shi Wangyue was making pour-over coffee.
The fine stream of water from a white dripper kettle seeped into the coffee grounds in the filter, enveloping the air with the rich aroma of coffee.
"Are these flowers the ones planted in spring?"
"Yes." Ning Youguang placed an orange zinnia she just trimmed into a transparent vase, "They grow really fast."
The water in the kettle had completely been poured into the dripper; it was only a matter of waiting for the coffee to slowly filter through.
Shi Wangyue put down the dripper kettle, leaned over to pick up a pink cosmos to smell it, "Smells nice."
"The cosmos has a light, pleasant fragrance; while the zinnia has a nice color but not much scent." Ning Youguang continued arranging the flowers, a light smile lingering on her beautifully painted features.
Like the moon shining, starlight falling on the back of her hand, brightening the world.
Shi Wangyue silently watched her for a while, then lowered his head, absentmindedly removing the coffee filter from the pot.
[If possible, God, grant me a few more centuries of days like this.]
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After casually making an anonymous donation on a public welfare platform, Shi Wangyue brought the brewed coffee to the small table in Ning Youguang’s little living room.
Just as he was about to sit down, he heard a knock on the door.
He stood up and walked to the entrance of the kitchen, "Someone is at the door."
"You go ahead and open it," Ning Youguang was still arranging flowers and responded casually.
Shi Wangyue pursed his lips, swiftly approached the door, and pulled it open.
A distinguished-looking middle-aged lady stood outside, holding a black plastic bag.
"Xiao..."
Teacher Li was completely taken aback to find a young man in Professor Ning’s dorm, dumbfounded.
"Hello."
Shi Wangyue smiled gracefully, stepping aside to allow the lady at the door in.
Teacher Li slightly widened her eyes as she looked at him, taking a good while to regain her composure before smiling and explaining, "Little Ning is inside, right? I brought her some radish balls I made this morning."
"Yes, she is." Shi Wangyue nodded, his expression calm and refined.
Despite her curiosity about the young man in front of her, Teacher Li had no intention of going inside. "Then, could you pass this to her for me?"
She handed the plastic bag to Shi Wangyue.
Shi Wangyue reached out and took it from her.
Just then, Ning Youguang came out from the kitchen, holding a vase with flowers she had just arranged.
"Teacher Li, what delicious treats have you brought me this time?" She smiled, looking relaxed.
Teacher Li secretly observed them both, "I made some radish balls this morning, and knowing you were here, I brought you some to try."
Ning Youguang stood beside Shi Wangyue and introduced them to each other:
"This is my good friend, Shi Wangyue."
"And this is our next-door neighbor, Teacher Li."
"Hello, Teacher Li." Shi Wangyue slightly bowed, showing full courtesy.
"Hello, hello." Teacher Li looked at Shi Wangyue with a cheerful smile.
"Would you like to come in for a cup of coffee, Teacher Li?" Ning Youguang asked.
Teacher Li shook her head with a smile, "No, no, I need to go back for a nap. You two enjoy yourselves."
With that, she turned and went back to her room next door.
As soon as she entered the room, she quickly closed the door, then jogged over to her husband, who was drinking tea by the coffee table in the living room.
"Old Chen, Old Chen." Her face was full of energy, not a hint of drowsiness.
Professor Chen put down his teacup, "What’s up?"
"Guess who I just saw in Teacher Ning’s room?" Teacher Li’s gossip spirit was completely ignited.
Professor Chen glanced at her wordlessly, picked up the teapot to refill his cup, and asked leisurely:
"Who did you see?"
"A man."
Professor Chen’s hand paused, "What’s with the man?"
Teacher Li recalled the young man she saw when the door opened, her eyes filled with amazement, "It’s a young man, let me tell you..."
She leaned closer to Professor Chen, "A particularly, particularly handsome young man, with such demeanor, such looks, oh my, even more handsome than the Moonlight Immortal in ’Mountain and River Shadow’!"
Indeed, Teacher Li was a well-read, cooking enthusiast who loved costume dramas.
These costume dramas include but are not limited to: "Historical Romance, Ancient Fantasy, Immortal Heroes, and Boys’ Love adaptations..."
The reason being, the young men and women acting in these dramas generally had good looks.
In short—Teacher Li was a fan of good looks.
That’s also why she often brought delicacies to share with Teacher Ning next door.
Hearing "Mountain and River Shadow" made Professor Chen feel a tightness in his chest.
But recalling the few episodes he was dragged to watch by his wife, with the Moonlight Immortal whose rare appearances were truly unforgettable...
"Is he really that good-looking?" he doubted a bit.
"With my eyes, could I make a mistake?" The light in Teacher Li’s eyes spread, "Truly, a bundle of green grass, a person like jade."
Professor Chen, seeing his wife bewitched by good looks, thought of the neighbor Teacher Ning with her Heavenly Immortal-like appearance, pondered for a moment, then reminded her: "Little Ning is already twenty-four or twenty-five, having a boyfriend is normal."
Teacher Li shook her head, "Not a boyfriend."
Professor Chen was slightly taken aback, "Not a boyfriend, yet Little Ning brought him into her dormitory?"
Teacher Li also seemed a bit puzzled, "Little Ning said he’s her good friend, but the way she interacts with that young man..."
"How do they interact?" Professor Chen was getting curious.
"Their interaction is naturally like a couple’s."
"..."
After Teacher Li left, Ning Youguang and Shi Wangyue sat casually on the sofa, drinking coffee and chatting.
Before they finished their coffee, their conversation was getting engrossing.
Ning Youguang’s phone received a WeChat message; it was Xia Fanxing consulting her.
She always dealt sincerely and responsibly with her clients, immediately putting down her coffee to answer Xia Fanxing’s inquiries on WeChat.
She was very focused when working.
Shi Wangyue didn’t say anything, just quietly watched her from the side.
When she was finally done, he gently asked, "What was that about?"
"Nothing much." Ning Youguang put her phone away, "A client was consulting me about something."
"Oh." Shi Wangyue lowered his head and slowly sipped his already cold coffee.
He felt a slight blockage in his chest.
It seemed that even though they were in contact daily, there were still many things about his sister he didn’t know, and many people he didn’t recognize.
