Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady-Chapter 672 - 652: Attentive Zhang Xiaoxi

"Um—I’ve got to start work now; I should let the patient in," Liu Shiyi said.

"Oh, alright then, I’ll be going. I’ll come visit you next time," Tangyu said.

Liu Shiyi nodded gently, watching Tangyu leave. Suddenly, she felt a sense of emptiness and even wanted to cry. She didn’t know what was wrong with her, when a voice seemed to echo in her mind: Do I really love Tangyu?

After leaving the office, Tangyu didn’t have much to do, so he decided to go back home. It was the weekend and Lin Feifei and the others were off work, so he wanted to spend time with them. The hospital was fairly boring; everyone else was busy, and he was not suited to sitting in an office treating patients. All the significant matters were handled by Ouyang Mulin anyway. After all, he was just a figurehead. Tangyu took the doctors’ exclusive passageway out of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, and just as he reached the entrance, a jeep stopped in front of him. The person who got out of the car made Tangyu’s eyes light up, and he immediately smiled and greeted her, "Xiaoxi, you beauty, what brings you here?"

Zhang Xiaoxi also smiled upon seeing Tangyu, "I was looking for you. I was just about to call you, Mr. Busy Man, and I didn’t expect to see you standing in front of me as soon as I parked. This really saves me a lot of trouble."

"Could this be what they call getting what you wish for?" Tangyu said.

Zhang Xiaoxi retorted on instinct with a coy remark, "Who’s wishing for you? How come you’ve become so full of yourself after just a few days?"

Tangyu touched his nose, "Really, I haven’t. Don’t I just seem handsomer?"

"Get over yourself. Come on, get in the car. Grandpa asked me to invite you, Mr. Busy Man, over for dinner," Zhang Xiaoxi said.

"That’s right, I’m handsome enough as it is. If I became any handsomer, what chance would other guys have? Better to keep a low profile." Tangyu said as he got into the car, his mood light. He enjoyed making jokes and playfully teasing a beautiful woman from time to time.

"Can’t be bothered with you," Zhang Xiaoxi snorted and started driving.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the Military Region Compound. Old Master Zhang was in a great mood; flanked by Zhang Xiaodong, he came out to welcome Tangyu, which flattered him somewhat, "Good day, Grandpa Zhang. Why the formalities? I would’ve come right over if you had just called. Why send Xiaoxi to get me specifically? I’m truly overwhelmed."

Old Master Zhang clapped Tangyu’s shoulder and laughed loudly, "You are a busy man indeed; without a proper invite, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to get in line. As soon as I mentioned inviting you over for a meal, Xiaoxi volunteered to pick you up, so I let her."

"Grandpa, that’s not true at all!" Zhang Xiaoxi’s face immediately flushed with embarrassment. Having such things said openly made it sound like she was too enthusiastic.

Tangyu looked at Zhang Xiaoxi, "See, I knew it. I must have gotten handsomer."

"Well aren’t you shameless; I’m ignoring you," Zhang Xiaoxi retorted before running inside. Old Master Zhang and Tangyu laughed together, "Look at her. She still knows how to be shy. She’s grown up; there’s nothing to be shy about. Back in our day, girls her age were already married with children old enough to attend primary school."

"Let’s go inside, Grandpa," Zhang Xiaodong said.

Tangyu also looked at Zhang Xiaodong, the ice queen. The natural coldness she had was something that couldn’t be learned. Zhang Xiaodong returned the glance with a nod, an acknowledgment to Tangyu. Tangyu assessed Zhang Xiaodong and said, "Xiaodong, you look well. You must be almost fully recovered."

"Yes, pretty much," Zhang Xiaodong replied with a nod.

Once inside the living room, the four of them took their seats, with Old Master Zhang pulling Tangyu to sit beside him, and Zhang Xiaodong and Zhang Xiaoxi sitting nearby. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"Tangyu, I heard you made quite the impression in Capital City this time," Old Master Zhang mentioned.

Tangyu nodded, "It seems nothing escapes Grandpa Zhang’s eyes. You must have known all about my little mishaps in Capital City, which is why you knew I was back without me even greeting you."

Old Master Zhang raised an eyebrow, "Those weren’t just little mishaps; not everyone can pull off what you did. I’ve been friends with Old Master Yu for a long time and I know a bit about the Yu Family’s matters. It’s just, those things aren’t really my place to intervene. But with you stirring things up in Capital City, you really helped out the Yu Family. That fire you started, almost everyone in Capital City’s high society knows about it. You’ve seriously smacked Yu Lingfeng in the face, and in doing so, you’ve earned the Yu Family’s gratitude. That might be very useful to you in the future. After all, the Yu Family’s influence in Capital City is immeasurable. If you ever encounter any issues, having the Yu Family’s support will make things much easier."

Money is easy to get, but favors are hard to come by.

Tangyu nodded; the goodwill of the Yu Family was indeed precious.

"I believe with Old Master Yu’s abilities, he should be able to resolve the crisis," Old Master Zhang praised Old Master Yu highly.

Tangyu said, "By the way, Grandpa Zhang, I used the Founder’s Medal—there’s no problem with that, right?"

Old Master Zhang shook his head and smiled, "You used it, then you used it. After all, I’ve already given you the Founder’s Medal, and you’re free to use it. In that situation, you had no other choice. Now everyone knows you have the Founder’s Medal and that I gave it to you, so it doesn’t matter. I’ve never used the Founder’s Medal in my lifetime; it would be a pity not to use it at all. There’s no issue with using it, the problem is to use it wisely, but I trust you with it. So, you no longer need to ask me."

"Thanks, Grandpa Zhang. Honestly, if it weren’t for having the Founding Honoree Medal in hand, I really think I would have been doomed in the Capital City," Tangyu said. He knew that if it really came down to a fight to the death, he had no confidence in escaping from the Xuanwu Group’s base. After all, it wasn’t just the Xuanwu Group there; regular military forces were also stationed there. No matter how strong he was, he couldn’t defeat an army. Besides, just the strength of the Xuanwu Group was more than he could handle. Fighting blindly would only lead to a dead end.

The elder and the younger chatted leisurely for a while, leaving Zhang Xiaodong and Zhang Xiaoxi completely sidelined, unable to get a word in edgewise.

"Master, dinner is ready," a lady approached and said respectfully.

Old Master Zhang immediately got up: "Let’s go, it’s time to eat. Today, you’ll have to drink with this old man. You don’t know, these granddaughters of mine usually don’t let me drink. I’ve absolutely got to satisfy this craving today, haha, it’s good to have guests at home."

Tangyu pursed his lips and said, "Grandpa Zhang, you didn’t invite me over for dinner just because of that, did you?"

"Haha, kid, are you trying to get a rise out of this old man?" Old Master Zhang laughed heartily.

"Dare not, dare not, just joking. I’ll punish myself with three drinks later. But Grandpa Zhang, you have to control your alcohol intake, you really shouldn’t have more than a small glass a day," Tangyu said, as Old Master Zhang was getting on in years and it truly wasn’t suitable for him to drink heavily due to the decline in his bodily functions.

"Look at that, a granddaughter tells me what to do, and now this kid too. And here I was considering taking you on as a son-in-law. Seems I’ll have to think it over carefully," Old Master Zhang said.

Zhang Xiaoxi said, "What are you talking about, Grandpa? Who would want him as our family’s son-in-law?"

Amid the laughter, the meal went by quickly, finishing in just over half an hour. After dinner and tea, accompanied by some casual chat, the old man left Tangyu in the care of Zhang Xiaodong and Zhang Xiaoxi, saying he was going to take a nap. Zhang Xiaoxi also went upstairs saying she had things to do, leaving only Zhang Xiaodong and Tangyu in the living room. Not having seen her for a few days and noticing that her complexion had greatly improved, Tangyu found that Zhang Xiaodong was becoming more beautiful and captivating. Her aura was simply like that of a fairy descending to the mortal world, absolutely divine.

Zhang Xiaodong, realizing Tangyu had been staring at her, didn’t evade it but sat calmly. After several minutes of silence, she finally asked, "Are you going to keep looking at me like this?"

Only then did Tangyu realize he had lost his composure and quickly looked away with a sheepish smile, "It’s not that I was just drawn in by you and couldn’t help but stare a bit longer. But Xiaodong, I find you really beautiful, and I think your cool and aloof demeanor is quite nice too, it gives a unique vibe. It’s just that, it would be even more perfect if you could occasionally smile."

"Smile?" Zhang Xiaodong shook her head. "I haven’t smiled in over a decade. I’ve long forgotten how to."

"Forgotten how to smile? No, that isn’t right, smiling is easy, look at me, hehehe," Tangyu said.

"That’s a silly smile. And it’s fake," Zhang Xiaodong said.

"How about I tell you a joke?" Tangyu offered.

Zhang Xiaodong looked at Tangyu and then nodded her head.

After thinking for a moment, Tangyu said, "One day, a cow posed a tricky question to a donkey, asking which of the two insects under the character for ’stupid’ was male and which was female. The donkey racked its brain but couldn’t answer. The cow scolded: ’Such a dumb donkey, the male is on the left and the female on the right! Haha.’

Zhang Xiaodong looked at Tangyu with an unamused expression.

"Not funny, huh? Okay, I admit, I’m not good at telling jokes," Tangyu conceded, acknowledging that he truly was not good at joke-telling.

The two lapsed into silence once again.

"Come for a walk with me," Zhang Xiaodong suddenly said.

"Okay, sure," Tangyu stood up.

The two quickly made their way to the yard, and as they were walking, Tangyu suddenly slipped and let out a cry. He had fallen flat on his back. The unexpected mishap, particularly seeing Tangyu’s comical pose, made Zhang Xiaodong unable to hold back a ’pfft’ of laughter, though she quickly composed herself. Although her laughter was fleeting, it was as beautiful as a brief blossom. Tangyu stood up, dusting himself off, and said with a smile, "Xiaodong, you laughed. I told you that everyone can laugh, and there you are. You look really nice when you smile, it’s just that it was too brief."

Zhang Xiaodong was momentarily taken aback, then realized she had just laughed. So that’s what smiling felt like; she really could smile. "Thank you, Tangyu. You didn’t hurt yourself, did you?"

"Hehe, nope, I have a lot of padding back there, and besides, it was on grass, just a slight tickle," Tangyu said. To coax a smile from a beauty was indeed no easy feat; using even this tactic was a bit embarrassing.

Zhang Xiaodong felt a slight warmth in her heart: "You really didn’t have to do that for me."

Tangyu looked at Zhang Xiaodong and smirked, "As long as it’s worth it, I’m happy to do it, regardless. It’s just a small thing, of course I’m willing to do it for you. Alright, Xiaodong, and no, I didn’t hurt myself."