After her dramatic cousin stopped acting up, the aloof doctor got anxious.

Shen Ruo looked up and smiled sweetly, "It's my treat tonight."

Qi Wenshen raised an eyebrow.

accident.

This person who's supposed to be protecting the money is actually being generous?

Shen Ruo understood his gaze and mentally began to fawn over him.

Even though she's poor, she's still grateful and thankful, isn't she?

Qi Wenshen skipped work tonight to buy her medicine and disinfect her wounds, so shouldn't she treat him to a meal in return?

She handed over the menu, saying, "Order whatever you like, as long as it doesn't exceed 300."

After saying that, Shen Ruo blushed a little.

No limit won't work.

Her bank balance didn't allow her to squander money.

Three hundred yuan was the limit she could grit her teeth and come up with.

Qi Wenshen secretly chuckled as he watched her feign composure.

really.

She is still herself.

Their protective nature can't be faked for more than three seconds.

He took the menu and glanced at the dishes.

Every time he pointed to something, Shen Ruo's eyelids would twitch.

Snowflake spare ribs—just the name doesn't sound cheap.

Basa fish, it's still fish, shouldn't fish be cheaper than meat?

Buttered scallops with caviar—those words, aren't they all bought with money?

French foie gras, French style.

She remembered that she had overheard some doctors chatting in the cafeteria last time, saying that a small piece of foie gras at that French restaurant in the city center cost more than a hundred yuan.

Teppanyaki should be cheaper, right?

Seeing Qi Wenshen put down his pen, Shen Ruo felt that there was still some money left in her account.

To everyone's surprise, Qi Wenshen turned to another page of the menu, picked up his pen again, and ordered another plate of shrimp tempura.

Shen Ruo: "..."

Prawns and tempura, translated into plain language, can be summed up in one word: expensive.

Her heart was bleeding.

Cousin, can we not order all meat?

Eating some vegetarian food is also good, such as vegetable salad or stir-fried baby bok choy, which are healthy.

She watched as Qi Wenshen's pen tip slid towards the larger three-digit menu items, then quickly pressed her hands on the menu, smiling apologetically, and said, "Cousin, ordering too much is too much and we won't be able to finish it, it'll be a waste."

Qi Wenshen looked at her forced smile and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

"I'd like to order another drink."

Shen Ruo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Drink?

The drinks are cheap.

How much does a drink cost?

A dozen or so yuan is the most I can afford.

She naturally pulled her chair closer and looked at the menu with Qi Wenshen.

"Let me see, let me see."

The distance between the two instantly shrank from a polite social distance to a distance where they could smell each other's scent.

The teppanyaki restaurant was dimly lit, and the words on the menu were illegible.

Shen Ruo's head was almost touching Qi Wenshen's shoulder.

Her hair brushed against his arm, gently.

Qi Wenshen smelled a sweet, girlish fragrance.

The faint scent of peach, mixed with a hint of the disinfectant smell from the pharmacy, blended together in a strange way.

Her breath sprayed onto his hand, one breath at a time.

My arm would sometimes brush against hers, and through the fabric of her shirt, I could feel the warmth of her skin.

Qi Wenshen felt a bit hot.

He leaned back subtly.

Shen Ruo didn't notice.

She was carefully flipping through the menu, her finger tracing the drink pages.

"this."

She pointed to a spot, "Lemonade, buy one get one free, perfect for cutting through the richness."

She turned to look at Qi Wenshen, her smile radiant, like a peach blossom in full bloom.

Qi Wenshen looked at her, his eyes darkening.

"it is good."

After placing her order, Shen Ruo belatedly realized...

She and Qi Wenshen were very close together.

They were so close they could hear each other breathing.

So close that I could see my own reflection in his pupils.

She was so close that if she moved just an inch closer, she could touch his lips.

Shen Ruo's face turned red instantly.

She suddenly moved to the side, trying to create some distance.

The movement was too forceful.

then,

"Clang!"

The stool tipped over.

Shen Ruo fell backward, her hands flailing wildly in the air.

"ah…"

A hand grabbed her.

The stool broke.

The person is alright.

But due to inertia, Shen Ruo lunged straight forward.

The familiar softness washed over me once again.

"Hmm..."

"Um…"

Qi Wenshen let out a muffled groan.

Shen Ruo also let out a muffled groan.

The two froze simultaneously.

Shen Ruo buried her face in his chest, her nose brushing against the fabric of his shirt. She could smell a faint scent of disinfectant mixed with a hint of minty coolness.

And her breasts were pressed tightly against his chest.

Through the thin fabric of their T-shirts, they could clearly feel each other's body temperature and heartbeats.

It's impossible to tell whose heartbeat it is.

Qi Wenshen shamelessly tried to grab her waist and knead it into her bones.

He kissed that luscious little mouth in front of him fiercely.

A kiss that lasts until the end of time.

The thought struck him as incredulous.

I feel like a beast.

Shen Ruo's brain also went blank.

One collision wasn't enough; they had to do it again?

Moreover, this time it wasn't pain, but an indescribable feeling; she even cried out just now.

How embarrassing.

She hurriedly got up, wanting to escape this awkward situation.

He pushed up with his hand, but pressed on the wrong spot.

"Hmm..."

Qi Wenshen felt a numbness in his lower back and swallowed the groan that was about to escape his lips.

Shen Ruo also sensed it.

The touch made him recoil as if he'd been burned, and his face flushed red.

"I...I didn't mean to..."

Qi Wenshen tried his best to regain his composure, grabbed Shen Ruo's waist, lifted her up, and placed her back on the chair.

When Shen Ruo sat down, she was still in a daze.

Qi Wenshen awkwardly picked up the boiled water on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

The water was cool, and I was still feeling restless.

Shen Ruo also felt thirsty.

She picked up her water glass and gulped down several mouthfuls, trying to hide her embarrassment.

My heart was screaming wildly.

Ahhhhh!

After this fall, Qi Wenshen probably thought she was deliberately seducing him, right?

She secretly glanced at Qi Wenshen.

His face was expressionless.

Shen Ruo thought for a moment, then stammered, "Cousin, I didn't...do it on purpose."

Qi Wenshen put down his water glass and nodded.

Be more careful next time.

Shen Ruo breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he didn't blame her.

Faced with delicious food, she quickly forgot about her embarrassment and shame.

Qi Wenshen sat opposite her, watching her eyes sparkle as she stared at the food, swallowing repeatedly, her throat moving involuntarily.

The waiter started serving the food.

The snowflake beef short ribs sizzled on the hot plate, the butter melted, and the aroma filled the air.

"Cousin, eat up, eat up!"

She picked up a piece of short rib, put it in her mouth, and her eyebrows rose slightly as she enjoyed the delicious food.

Qi Wenshen picked up his chopsticks, but he didn't have much of an appetite.

My mind is filled with the scene from just now.

A soft touch.

The aroma of peaches.

And the hand she placed on him there.

"Cousin, this tempura is so delicious! Aren't you going to try some?"

Shen Ruo took a moment to ask him, her lips still smeared with sauce.

Qi Wenshen looked away.

"eat."

He picked up a piece of short rib and put it in his mouth.

I chewed it, but couldn't taste anything.

After Shen Ruo finished eating, Qi Wenshen got up to pay the bill.

"Cousin, let me do it."

Shen Ruo took out her phone.

Qi Wenshen had already scanned the code.

"next time."

Shen Ruo: "..."

So we still need to reciprocate.

Shen Ruo lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

When I bumped into Qi Wenshen today, it felt different from the first time.

She couldn't believe that she actually had feelings for Qi Wenshen.

It must be an illusion.