Chapter 199 - Respectable elder! (1/2)

The weekend would always pass by so quickly. It was already Sunday night despite very little having happened on the weekend.

Ma Wentao's new hospital had yet to open. Zhang Fan was in no hurry about this. He figured that such a thing had to be taken slowly.

Shao Hua had also been incredibly busy over the past few days. Her best friend Jia Suyue was crying every day at home. Jia Suyue's parents couldn't do anything about it, so they kept calling Shao Hua over to console her. Jia Suyue was rather angry at her boyfriend Le Jie after the incident where Zhu Bing was stabbed, since Le Jie had been too paralyzed to even try and help.

This was simply human nature. When someone else was rough and brave, maybe the person would prefer a smart and gentlemanly type. But later on, the person would then prefer the rough and brave type in a different situation. People would never be satisfied.

”I just scolded him a little and walked off while pretending to be angry. But, Le Jie didn't even try to console me. He kept the same expression even from start to finish, without even a sign of a reaction! Three days later, I couldn't help but go look for him, but then I discovered that he was having coffee with another woman!”

”Oh! Did you go up to him and slap him?” Shao Hua worriedly looked at Jia Suyue's face, but saw no signs that the latter had gotten into a fight.

”No. I just secretly left!”

”Why?”

”I don't know! Hua, have you ever had an argument with Zhang Fan?”

”Not yet. He's always incredibly busy every day, so he's super fatigued when he comes back home. He just lies down on the sofa and does nothing at all, as if he's a landlord. Sometimes, I do get angry at him. But, I feel like I shouldn't get angry at him whenever I see how exhausted he is!” Shao Hua answered gently while caressing Jia Suyue's hair.

”Hua, what do you think? Should we women strive for our ideal love? Or should we women simply make do and get married and have children with a so-so man?” Jia Suyue asked as her eyes reddened.

”Of course we women should strive for ideal love. But, Yueyue, have ever thought about how love will always have to face daily life? What will you do then? The countless matters of daily life can be so stressful. How can we still strive for our ideals then? I've also dreamed of holding hands with Zhang Fan while taking walks outside, going to view peach flowers in spring, walking in the forest with him in summer, picking grapes in autumn, and curling up in his lap like a kitten in winter. But right now, even having the time to chat with him is an extravagance.”

”Do you regret things?” Jia Suyue asked.

”What is there to regret? Although Zhang Fan isn't romantic, and he's a bit dense, he feels really reliable. My dad's always sighed so much about not having a son. Ever since Zhang Fan started coming over to my family's place, my dad's attitude has been so different,” Shao Hua said rather proudly.

”Then what do you think I should do? I really do like Le Jie!”

”Only you can decide this, because you're the one who will be spending the rest of your life with him. But, look at the current situation. It seems that Le Jie doesn't care all that much about you. You really must consider things carefully. Otherwise, you really will regret things after marriage.”

”Hua, I want to leave Chasu City now!” Jia Suyue said rather pitifully.

”That's enough. Don't say things like that. If you leave here, you won't even be able to support yourself. Your parents will also be really worried. Come, let's wash your face! Is my young and beautiful Yueyue really afraid of such a small setback? You should clean yourself up, stand in front of Le Jie, and loudly tell him to get the hell out of your life!”

”Hahaha!” Jia Suyue was amused by Shao Hua's suggestion!

Tang Yuan was now at the most difficult stage of losing weight. She had lost an obvious amount of it by now. However, she kept feeling hungrier and hungrier. Her bad eating habits gained over the past three years threatened to take over her yet again. She was no longer able to control her mouth. Sometimes, just emphasizing self-discipline wouldn't be enough, as not all people would have enough self-discipline.

Zhang Fan observed this for two days before deciding to treat Tang Yuan with some medicine. In internal medicine, the important part was prevention, not treatment. But due to various factors, hospitals were the opposite of this, focusing far more on treatment than prevention.