“No need to be too tense. Booking the morning slot for the day after tomorrow is just the same.”
His mother gave an “oh” and said, “If you could marry Dr. Zeng, she could easily get Mum a priority slot anytime. Son, if you truly cannot bear to let her go, then put in more effort. In a big city, having someone in the hospital makes things much more convenient.”
“You could get her into a compromising situation first, then get her pregnant. With a big belly, she would have to marry you.”
His mother offered her son some advice.
Lin Jian pulled a long face and said, “Mum, Xiaoya has never even gone out alone with me. How could I possibly get her into such a situation?”
“She works every day. On her days off, she helps at her family’s clinic. She goes nowhere else. I simply have no such opportunity.”
He could hardly force himself on Xiaoya, could he?
If he dared to force Xiaoya, he would be finished. The Zeng family would never let him off.
Moreover, if he did that, Xiaoya would hate him. With her personality, she would definitely report him to the police and have him arrested. She would never submit to him.
He had worked so hard to reach where he was today. He did not want to ruin his future over this, nor did he want to offend the Zeng family.
He still needed to make his way in the medical world.
“A very handsome man has appeared at Xiaoya’s side recently. His family has some money. He has a sweet tongue and knows how to coax people. Xiaoya has been won over by him. She is very warm towards him, but towards me she is cold as ice.”
“Alas, just before coming back, I met that romantic rival for a chat. That annoying Zhan Yue is truly detestable. He acts so arrogantly, relying on his elder brother and sister-in-law’s wealth.”
He needed to find out who Zhan Yue’s elder brother and sister-in-law were, what business they did, and how they had so much money. All those shops on Wansheng Street belonged to Zhan Yue’s elder sister-in-law.
Come to think of it, ever since he had learned of Zhan Yue’s existence, Lin Jian had known nothing about this rival.
Yet Zhan Yue seemed to know a great deal about him.
It is said that to win every battle, one must know both oneself and the enemy. Since he knew nothing about his rival, how could he possibly compete against him?
Lin Jian had finally identified the reason he was losing to Zhan Yue in this competition.
It was because he did not understand Zhan Yue.
Tomorrow, he would go and ask the tenants of those shops on Wansheng Street to find out what business Zhan Yue’s elder sister-in-law was in.
“You have a romantic rival?”
Lin Jian nodded. “And a formidable one at that.”
His mother said, “Is your rival from the city? If his family is wealthy, he would be a good match for the Zeng family in status. That Dr. Zeng might really choose him.”
“Otherwise, A-Jian, you should just be with Yuehua. You have achieved so much now. Dad and Mum are already very happy.”
She worried that if her son could not beat his rival, he would suffer emotional wounds, become heartbroken, and lose the will to run his clinic.
In a word, she feared that love would destroy her most outstanding son.
It had taken the efforts of the entire family to raise such an exceptional son. His mother would not allow anyone to ruin him.
