A small candy

Chapter 17 She has someone she likes

Chen Xulin finished taking Jian Ling's pulse with one hand. This time, without him reminding her, Jian Ling quickly changed her other hand and placed it on the table to make it easier for him to take her pulse.

Jian Ling now trusted him very much. She blinked her eyes, which were as bright as stars, and looked at him expectantly: "How are you? Am I feeling better?"

"Well, it's getting better. I'll write you a prescription and change your medication when I get back. The course of treatment will still be half a month." Chen Xulin let go of his hand and placed it on the edge of the table. "If you don't want to bother, just ask the driver to come and get the medicine."

Jian Ling twisted her body excitedly: "I can feel that I'm much better."

While the idea of conditioning her body might sound vague, she'd personally experienced it. After taking the medicine for half a month, her complexion was indeed much better. Even Dai Wangchu asked her what brand of foundation and blush she'd been using lately; they looked so natural. She told him loudly that she'd been sleeping in late lately, sometimes even skipping makeup and just wearing lipstick!
Sure enough, no matter how many expensive skin care products and cosmetics you use, they are not as effective as internal adjustments.

"You can't stop taking the medicine in a short period of time. After the next follow-up visit, I will consider reducing your dosage. Then the intervals between follow-up visits can be lengthened, and you only need to come and see me once a month." Chen Xulin said.

"Okay." Jian Ling nodded with a smile.

After the consultation, the two put aside their identities as doctor and patient and began to have a pleasant meal.

However, the topic they discussed still revolved around Jian Ling's physical condition. Chen Xulin asked her, "Will you feel bad after taking the medicine?"

Jian Ling picked up a small piece of asparagus with a fork and put it in her mouth. She chewed it and said, "Hmm," "I feel a little listless and always drowsy."

Chen Xulin knew about this situation and smiled and said, "It won't happen again after we change the medicine this time."

Jian Ling's eyes sparkled: "That's great! You don't know, I always doze off. I've been late for work several times in the past half month, and my salary is going to be deducted!" One of the times, Cheng Zhixu caught me in the act.

Chen Xulin smiled.

He discovered that talking to her would make him feel inexplicably cheerful, just like a spring day with flowers in full bloom. He didn't have to do anything, just close his eyes and enjoy the scene, and he would feel pleasant.

On the other side, Cheng Zhixu kept glancing at the two people by the window. He didn't know what they were talking about, but Jian Ling's smile barely faltered. Also, when he first came in, he saw the young man grab her right hand, then her left, and then Jian Ling even stuck her tongue out at him...it was outrageous.

Cheng Zhixu and Ye Guizhou were in a relatively secluded location. Next to them was a white porcelain flowerpot half a person's height. The outer wall of the flowerpot was painted with pink and white roses, dotted with green leaves. A lush broad-leaved green plant was planted in the pot, blocking the view over there.

Ye Guizhou had been talking about business for a long time. When he looked up, he found that the other party didn't seem to be listening seriously at all. He waved his hand and said, "What are you thinking about?"

What Ye Guizhou didn't know was that Cheng Zhixu wasn't thinking about anything, he was just watching.

Cheng Zhixu calmly withdrew his gaze and started talking about business with Ye Guizhou.

The meal was almost over, and the discussion was almost over. Cheng Zhixu finally had time to chat: "Who is the man your niece is going on a blind date with, Jane?"

"Ah?" Ye Guizhou didn't catch up with his change of topic for a moment and paused, "Oh, you may not have seen that person before, and I haven't met him in person before..."

Cheng Zhixu frowned, slowly revealing an indescribable expression: "How dare you let your niece go on a blind date with someone you haven't even met in person?"

"Is there any problem with this?" Ye Guizhou spread his hands, as if it was no big deal. "He is Chen Xulin, the grandson of Mr. Chen Yuqiong. He inherited his grandfather's legacy and studied Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is only a few years older than Jian Ling, but he is already the director of a department. Moreover, the Chen family and my brother-in-law's family have always been friends. Jian Ling was raised by Chen Xulin's father."

Of course Cheng Zhixu had heard of the name of the old Chinese medicine doctor Chen Yuqiong, and was speechless for a moment.

Ye Guizhou took a sip of red wine, leaned back in his chair with a relaxed attitude, and smiled faintly: "You don't know, Jian Ling said when she was a child that she wanted to marry a doctor when she grew up."

Cheng Zhixu's eyebrows jumped when he heard this: "Did she say that?"

"Yes." Ye Guizhou said slowly as he recalled, "I think it was when she was seven or eight years old. She was sick, and Chen Xulin's father came to her house to give her an acupuncture. She burst into tears. Normally, she should hate doctors, but she did the opposite. She sobbed and said that when she grew up, she wanted to marry a doctor, so that when she got sick in the future, her husband's acupuncture would make it easier."

Ye Guizhou couldn't help but shake his head and laugh as he spoke. "I remember that Chen Xulin's father said at the time that his son was studying medicine and that he might be able to introduce him to her in the future. You know what, it actually came true."

If Ye Guizhou hadn't happened to talk about this with Cheng Zhixu, he would have forgotten about it.

What a wonderful fate.

Cheng Zhixu drank several sips of wine silently until the goblet was empty. He took a sip of air before coming back to his senses, putting the goblet down without expressing any curiosity.

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Jian Ling didn't ask her family's driver to pick her up for her follow-up appointment this time, but took a taxi herself. After the meal, out of gentlemanly courtesy, Chen Xulin offered to drive her home.

Jian Ling was a little embarrassed: "Is everything okay at the hospital?"

“It’s not that busy every day.”

The view outside the restaurant was almost identical to that night. Dusk had fallen, the lights were on, and everywhere was a vibrant, dazzling display of light, like tiny stars on the streets on a midsummer night.

Chen Xulin said this to mean he was not busy anymore, so Jian Ling didn't hesitate and got into his car.

They chatted for a while on the way back. Jian Ling was a person who could not keep secrets. She dawdled all the way, and when they were almost home, she finally couldn't hold it in anymore and told him the truth.

"Actually...actually, I don't really want to go on a blind date." Jian Ling didn't look at Chen Xulin. She lowered her head and picked at her nails, speaking in a low voice. Chen Xulin was steering, still smiling gently, as if no matter how much he was provoked, he wouldn't get angry. He was a man without temper. "I can see that."

Jian Ling raised her head and glanced at him quickly, then quickly lowered her head and said quickly, "You are a very, very good person, really." She nodded and confirmed her words, "You will definitely be a very good boyfriend in the future."

She said "being someone else's boyfriend" instead of "my boyfriend." Chen Xulin understood what she meant and guessed what she was going to say next. Before she could say anything, he said, "So, you don't want this 'good boyfriend'?"

Jian Ling was just thinking about her words when he suddenly asked her this question. She was stunned: "You, you, you..."

Chen Xulin curled his lips: "I'm just kidding."

Jian Ling was so scared by him, she thought he was confessing his feelings to her. If that was the case, she didn't know how to react. Fortunately, he was just joking.

"I mean, you're nice, but—" Jian Ling closed her eyes and decided not to hide it anymore, "I already have someone I like, so we can... just be friends."

Chen Xulin stepped on the brakes and turned to look at her in surprise, but he didn't expect that what she really wanted to say was the last sentence.

Jian Ling hadn't originally planned to tell anyone. It was fine with her roommates and Chuchu knowing; they were all girls and could understand her feelings. She was a little worried that Chen Xulin would laugh at her for having a crush on someone else. Besides, she hadn't even told her family yet.

Chen Xulin looked at her quietly in the night, and after a while he curled up the corners of his lips: "I understand." She said that she had someone she liked, not that she had a boyfriend, which meant that she was in love with someone else.

Jian Ling scratched the hair hanging in front of her and thought about what she had just said. She felt that she had already said it very clearly and there was no need to explain further.

She didn't know what Uncle Chen had said to him, but it was wrong for her to hide the fact that she had someone she liked and go on a blind date with him. It would be better to make things clear as soon as possible. This was her principle.

"Then I'll go down first."

Jian Ling pushed open the car door and was about to put her foot out when Chen Xulin called her.

"Jian Ling."

This was the first time he called her name so solemnly. Jian Ling was stunned in her place, turned her head to look at him, and asked hesitantly, "What's wrong?"

Chen Xulin placed one hand on the steering wheel and looked at her calmly: "Do you really need the person you like?"

Jian Ling was stunned by the question.

She hadn't thought that far yet. Right now, she was just thinking about how to get him. As for the rest, she could talk about it later. But when he asked her so bluntly, she could only nod and say yes.

It has to be him.

Chen Xulin smiled, his fair face lit up by the light filtering in through the windshield, looking especially elegant. He said gently, "Okay, I understand." After a pause, he changed his tone to one of instruction, "Don't forget to have someone come to the hospital to pick up the medicine tomorrow. Putting everything else aside, you're still my patient."

Jian Ling raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Of course."

She waved and walked briskly towards the villa gate. After a few steps, she turned around. The gate was empty. Chen Xulin's car had already driven away.

-

Chen Xulin wrote a new prescription and changed the medicine. After taking it, Jian Ling no longer felt tired. She felt refreshed and full of energy every day.

Her body felt better and her mind became more flexible. She studied the pale yellow notebook that was almost torn apart by her for a while. Combining it with Dai Wangchu's words, she felt that she could be more obvious to Cheng Zhixu.

For example, giving gifts!
So that morning, when Cheng Zhixu entered the office, he saw an exquisite box on his desk. He looked startled and turned to his assistant beside him, "What is that?"

In a place like the CEO's office, besides the CEO himself, only the cleaning lady and Assistant Ming can enter freely. Of course, Cheng Zhixu had to ask him.

Assistant Ming touched his nose and said with a smile, "When I came here this morning, Miss Jian asked me to give it to Mr. Cheng. I don't know what it is."

Cheng Zhixu raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised, walked over and stood by the table to open the box, thinking it was something valuable, but it turned out to be a box of snacks from a famous pastry shop.

Minglang stretched his neck to take a look, confused: "What does this mean?"

"Can't tell?" Cheng Zhixu laughed faintly, then thought of something and pressed down the corners of his lips, "It means pursuing someone."

Two days ago, he had personally witnessed Jian Ling happily going on a blind date with a doctor. In the sunset, her smile was sweet and warm. At the time, he had thought to himself, she was just a little girl. Her liking for him was just a fleeting passion, and she'd be drawn to any man, handsome or gentle. And now she was sending him snacks.

What is this? Casting a net?
Cheng Zhixu took out his cell phone, took a photo of the box, and sent it to Jian Ling.

He asked knowingly, "The assistant said you sent this. What does that mean?"

　Woohoo, I love Dr. Chen so much, Dr. Chen, please be with me! ! ! ! !
　　Cheng Zhixu: OK.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)