When the Side Character Gets a System and Travels through Difference Worlds-Chapter 137: Yi Ru 21

Ji Wang stared at Yi Ru for a few moments, then his lips curved slightly. "Why do I get the feeling you’re acting guilty?"

Yi Ru thought to herself, ’This Ji Wang isn’t as stiff as he looks. He’s actually quite sharp.’ She decided to be honest. "I ran into a few people from the dating show I was on. I was originally going to head back to my hotel to rest, but they insisted on getting an answer, so I ended up coming here."

Ji Wang got it. He glanced at the plain water and pastries in front of him. "So this is... a bribe?"

"Call it what you will," Yi Ru shrugged. "So, are you accepting it?"

"I accept. Of course, I accept." Ji Wang’s smile widened unconsciously. He felt no displeasure at all about being used by Yi Ru to ward off her other suitors. The fact that she would mention him in front of them only made Ji Wang happy.

’This means that in Yi Ru’s eyes, I’m more outstanding than her so-called suitors.’

"I see they’re still in the parking lot. I’ll have to trouble you to drive me back to my hotel when you leave." Yi Ru thought for a moment, then added hesitantly, "It won’t be an inconvenience, will it?"

"Okay, just wait for me for a bit." Ji Wang was very agreeable. Of course, he couldn’t bring himself to let Yi Ru go back alone so late at night. At worst, it just meant getting a little less sleep after he got home.

Ji Wang’s savviness put Yi Ru in a great mood. They were both adults; some things didn’t need to be spelled out for them to understand each other. In fact, Yi Ru absolutely loved this kind of tacit understanding.

As they were leaving the office, Ji Wang suddenly turned to look at Yi Ru. She looked up at him. "Why’d you stop walking?"

Ji Wang took Yi Ru’s left hand. "To make it convincing."

Yi Ru froze for a second, then the smile on her face grew wider and wider. "How thoughtful of you."

’Yi Ru loved this situation, where she only had to hint at something and he would immediately respond. Speaking of which, Old Ji seemed so serious and rigid; I never would have thought Little Ji would be so smooth.’

Ji Wang looked a little uncomfortable. "Shall we get going, then?"

’It was mainly the teasing, gossipy looks from the nurses that he couldn’t stand.’

Yi Ru tickled Ji Wang’s palm. "Alright. What time do you usually start work?"

Ji Wang squeezed Yi Ru’s hand, a little flustered, then immediately loosened his grip, afraid of hurting her. "I generally start at eight, but I always come in before seven-thirty to do the handover with the doctor on duty."

Yi Ru narrowed her eyes. "That’s good. You doctors are all top students. Do you end up wanting to find another top student?"

How could someone as smart as Ji Wang not understand? The moment Yi Ru said that, he knew what she was getting at.

"Not necessarily. And I wouldn’t dare call myself a top student. There are too many outstanding women in the world to define them solely by their academic performance. You, for instance, are outstanding. Exceptionally so."

Yi Ru’s smile grew even more radiant. "In that case, can I come see you for lunch tomorrow? It’ll be a good chance to thank you for helping me today. You don’t mind, do you?"

"Why would I?" Ji Wang smiled. "Of course I’d be happy for you to come. It’s just that I’m very busy with work, and I have two surgeries tomorrow."

Yi Ru understood his meaning. "I’ll just be dropping by to see you, Doctor Ji. And I heard from your head nurse that you’re very popular with patients’ families, you know."

Ji Wang’s pace faltered. "All the more reason for you to come by more often..."

He paused. "To stake your claim. Besides, I’m not really helping you. I’m helping myself."

Yi Ru touched her earlobe. ’Yep,’ she thought, ’Ji Wang is definitely smooth.’

Ji Wang said coolly, "I’d say I have a brain."

Yi Ru: "Yes, you do. Does Old Ji know how smooth you are?"

Ji Wang: "Not calling him Uncle Ji anymore?"

Yi Ru swung Ji Wang’s arm. "That’s what I call him in private. Old Ji is really reliable, introducing me to such a wonderful..."

Ji Wang found it a bit strange. "You’re about the only one who thinks I’m great. Doctors and nurses have a hard time finding partners, and many end up with disharmonious family lives because it’s so difficult for us to tend to our families."

Yi Ru was unconcerned. "People always want to have it all. When you choose a person, you’re also choosing a way of life. If you know that before getting married, then you shouldn’t have regrets after."

Ji Wang’s expression softened. "Already thinking about marriage?"

Yi Ru: "I was just expressing my own opinion on the topic you brought up. But I really do think you’re great."

"You’re smart, professional, and not like those high-IQ, low-EQ mad scientist types from TV shows. That’s great." Yi Ru listed Ji Wang’s virtues. "I was an art major in college. If my grades had been better back then, I wouldn’t have had to study art."

"That’s great," Ji Wang said calmly. "When I got back, I looked into Moran. You designed so many beautiful, eye-catching clothes. That’s something not many people can do."

"I can only create various images with the help of tools; my artistic imagination is severely lacking. You think being a doctor is a highly specialized profession, but expertise can be acquired through study."

"But design is different. That’s a gift. No matter how much time or money you spend, you can’t buy it. I’ve also seen your dance videos. I have practically zero artistic talent."

Yi Ru was in an excellent mood. "I always thought Old Ji was so serious. How did you get to be such a smooth talker?"

Ji Wang glanced at the stairs. "Watch your step. I’m just stating the facts."

Zhao Zhao, Sui Chao, Xu Yuchen, and Song Sen had been waiting in the hospital parking lot for over an hour. Yi Ru still hadn’t come out, and Sui Chao wasn’t in any hurry to leave. He wanted to see how this would play out, too, okay?

Seeing Zhao Zhao’s gloomy face especially put Sui Chao in a fantastic mood. Sure, they’d all known each other for years, but to say they had a deep friendship would be pure nonsense. They were just a group of people who got along and could chat about anything and everything.

Xu Yuchen pressed his face to the window. "Here they come! Is that the guy she’s into? He looks pretty tall."

Sui Chao peered out the other window. "He is tall. A total clothes hanger. They’re too far away, I can’t really see his face."

Zhao Zhao stared at their joined hands, finding the sight incredibly grating. His face darkened, and without a word, he drove away.

Tan You reminded Yi Ru at the perfect moment, "Zhao Zhao left."

Yi Ru was unconcerned. "So he left. I’ve discovered that there’s really more to Ji Wang than meets the eye."

Her curiosity about Ji Wang was now genuinely piqued. "Tell me more. How do you guys train to keep your hands from shaking? Do all the doctors in neurosurgery use microscopes for surgery?"

"For someone with an underdeveloped vestibular nerve, would they get dizzy after a long surgery?"

Ji Wang was puzzled. "How do you know so much about neurosurgery?"

Yi Ru waved her phone. "Auntie Yun is very fond of me."

Ji Wang understood. "It’s mainly all sorts of practice. You have to be able to grind away the outer shell of an egg without damaging the thin membrane inside. Only then are you considered to have completed your training. After that, there’s also cutting things on a block of soft tofu without damaging the tofu underneath."

"Or sorting beans. When I’m in a bad mood, I sort beans."