97 Patient runs off without paying! (1/2)

Back at Shao Hua's home, there was an issue of where to let the drunk Zhang Fan sleep. There were only two bedrooms. It would obviously be quite inappropriate to let him sleep in Shao Hua's bedroom, and letting him sleep in the living room would also be rude. Shao Hua's mother said to her husband, ”You sleep in the living room, and I'll sleep together with Hua tonight.”

”Just let him sleep it off for a while. He barely drank anything, so maybe he'll be awake soon. I never thought that he would have such low alcohol tolerance, haha!” Shao Hua's father was actually quite enjoying the situation now.

”You still dare to laugh!”

Shao Hua wetted her personal towel and wiped Zhang Fan's face with it. She also placed a cup of water on the bedside table for when he woke up. ”Sigh! He's such a fool!” She recalled her first meeting with Zhang Fan. ”Hello, I'm Zhang Fan. Zhang from Zhang Fei, Fan from the Chinese character for ordinary.

”Would you be willing to be my girlfriend?

”Beautiful, really beautiful.”

Shao Hua sat by Zhang Fan's side and chuckled foolishly as she recalled his stupid behavior. Not long after, she heard her father coughing extremely loudly in an obviously intentional manner. Shao Hua smiled helplessly and left her parents' bedroom. Her parents were currently watching TV in the living room, but were actually more focused on listening to what was going on in their bedroom.

”Relax, our bed is pretty big. He won't fall out from it.”

Shao Hua's father's comment made her entire face go red, and Shao Hua's mother shoved her husband slightly. ”Properly watch your TV. If you won't watch TV, then go out for a walk.”

Shao Hua's father indeed got up to go out for a walk, leaving mother and daughter alone for some conversation time. After he left, Shao Hua's mother said to Shao Hua, ”If the two of you want to have a relationship, then properly go out with him as his girlfriend and take care of each other. It's probably not easy for Zhang Fan, being out here by himself. But as you're a girl, you can't have sex with him so easily.”

”Mom!”

”Haha, I believe in my Hua. But, I also know that women are naturally soft-hearted and easily fall prey to sweet words. Unless you're at the point of marriage, you absolutely can't give yourself so easily, which will make others look down on you.”

These were the worries of a parent. Marriage was similar to a gamble, and the most worried would be the parents. Oftentimes, the potential success of a marriage would truly be unpredictable.

Zhang Fan woke up at 11 pm, right when Shao Hua and her parents had finished washing up and were preparing to go to sleep. Zhang Fan's metabolism had already cleared out the alcohol from his system. That was just how his body was. Although he would get drunk swiftly, he would also swiftly wake up afterwards.

He shook his head, checked the time, and walked out of the master bedroom. Shao Hua heard noises from the master bedroom and hurriedly exited the bathroom. She had just finished a shower, and her hair was still wet. Zhang Fan paused in astonishment upon seeing her clean face and suddenly blinking large eyes.

”Are you alright now? Have some water.” Shao Hua felt really embarrassed about how Zhang Fan kept staring at her, so she hurriedly pushed him away slightly.

”I, I'm fine! Um, how about I leave now?” Actually, he didn't really want to leave. He was definitely shameless enough to stay.

”Little Zhang, you've woken up? You barely got a chance to eat dinner. Let me cook some noodles for you. Have some food, otherwise it'll be bad for your stomach.” Shao Hua's mother also arrived.

”No need to trouble yourself like that, Ma'am. I'll just go back home and eat there. I'm so sorry about today.”

”It's fine. As long as you're not an alcoholic and you don't have a temper when drunk, the way you are is fine. There's nothing wrong with falling asleep when drunk. Let my wife cook some noodles for you.” Shao Hua's father now had a much friendlier expression.

Shao Hua's mother cooked a bowl of noodles for Zhang Fan. The noodles contained two eggs, along with some meat and vegetables. Zhang Fan ravenously devoured it all, not leaving even a single drop of soup. But after he finished eating, he was forced to leave. Shao Hua's family only had two bedrooms, after all. Where was he supposed to sleep? Shao Hua hurriedly put on a jacket as she walked together with Zhang Fan outside.

”Be careful going back home. You should just take a taxi. Text me when you safely arrive.” Shao Hua watched Zhang Fan leave before she went back upstairs into the apartment building. Zhang Fan's irregular actions had indeed successfully helped the relationship progress rapidly.

Zhang Fan felt that this night was particularly beautiful, filled with stars everywhere. The advantage of being in a smaller and more rural area in China would be having less pollution. Since Zhang Fan was in a great mood, everything seemed wonderful to him. Even the ordinary trash cans on the roadside seemed rather exquisite to him.

Early next morning, an emergency patient arrived at the dermatology department. It was a girl who was about 18 or 19 years old. She had been drinking together with her friends at night, but in the next morning, when everyone woke up from their hangovers, she had an argument with a female friend of hers that became a physical altercation. A sharp weapon injured her face.

A group of youngsters who had dyed hair had brought her to the hospital. Her friends then all scattered. The young woman kept crying constantly. Blood had already soaked through the white paper towels pressed against her head. The blood slowly dripped as she constantly cried, ”My looks are ruined! My looks are ruined!”