Chapter 182 Going to the Appointment
At 7 o'clock in the evening, Lin Yifan arrived on time for the appointment.
Upon reaching Yue Xiang Lou, he entered the private room reserved by Xiao Qing and saw only her there. Curious, he asked, "Why is it just you here? Where's the beautiful nurse?"
"You mean Sister Xiangmei? She'll be here soon," Xiao Qing replied, then raised her brows with a mischievous smile and teased, "Handsome! Are you plotting something with our Sister Xiangmei?"
"Cough, cough!" After choking a bit, Lin Yifan earnestly responded, "No."
"Don't deny it, I can tell you're interested in Sister Xiangmei. Otherwise, you wouldn't let her treat you to a meal. Now, there's an opportunity in front of you. If you want to pursue Sister Xiangmei, I can lend you a hand. What do you think, considering it?" Xiao Qing inquired.
"Sorry, I'm not really into being someone else's third wheel," Lin Yifan replied.
Love can't be forced. If she's not interested in you, why bother disturbing her and breaking up her relationship?
"Are you really so heartless that you'll just watch Sister Xiangmei suffer without helping?" Xiao Qing asked with furrowed brows.
"The thing is, I have a girlfriend now, what would you have me do to help?" Lin Yifan countered.
"You already have a girlfriend and yet you're still giving Sister Xiangmei looks. That just shows you're even more interested in her; so when such a nice girl is within reach, you should hurry up and take her," Xiao Qing urged.
Seeing that Xiao Qing wasn't put off, but instead was even more insistent, Lin Yifan was baffled and then asked, "Aren't you afraid that someone like me, who's so fickle, could also be a bad person?"
"Someone with a good heart can't turn out too bad anyway, after all, it's better than that sleazy Dr. Luo," Xiao Qing replied.
The thought of Sister Xiangmei living a life of misery just broke her heart; she absolutely couldn't let that lecherous Dr. Luo succeed.
"You're really a good friend to her!" Lin Yifan said, his face speechless.
From this, it was also clear how repellent Dr. Luo was.
"Sister Xiangmei's future happiness is in your hands now, please, would you date her?" Xiao Qing pleaded pitifully.
"Um..." Lin Yifan broke into a sweat; this was the first time he'd heard such a direct request, so he replied, "I can agree to help, but I must clarify that I'll only help her see the true colors of Dr. Luo. Everything else, including becoming her boyfriend, I won't deal with."
"OK! As long as you can help Sister Xiangmei see Dr. Luo's true colors, that's good enough for me," Xiao Qing agreed readily.
Her dilemma stemmed from this, so as long as that was resolved, she didn't care about anything else.
Shortly after they reached an agreement, Li Xiangmei arrived.
Today, Li Xiangmei was dressed in bright colors, looking demure, like a young girl; walking alongside her was the tall and handsome Dr. Luo.
"Xiao Qing! Sorry for the delay, traffic was bad, we kept you waiting," Li Xiangmei apologized as she walked over, arm in arm with Dr. Luo.
"Stuck in traffic? It looks more like you were busy flirting," Xiaoqing said with anger on her face, extremely unhappy.
"How can you say that about me, your sister Xiangmei? Do I look like someone who only cares about herself and not her sisters?" Li Xiangmei said irritably.
"That's hard to say. Ever since that sleazy and lecherous Luo Pig-head came into the picture, sister Xiangmei has stopped caring about me," Xiaoqing puffed up her cheeks, a look of grievance on her little face.
"You..." Li Xiangmei was angered, tempted to scold Xiaoqing; however, Xiaoqing was her best sister, and she didn't want to ruin their sisterly relationship that had lasted for eight years over this.
Seeing this, Doctor Luo saw an opportunity to play the good guy and win over Li Xiangmei's favor, so he composedly said, "Xiangmei, don't be angry. Xiaoqing has developed a prejudice against me only because she's been listening to nonsense from outsiders; I believe that over time, she will realize my worth."
"Realize my ass! I saw with my own eyes this shameless pervert doing disgusting things to female patients. So how could someone as morally bankrupt as you be a good person? Only my naive sister Xiangmei would believe you, a wolf in sheep's clothing, to be a good person. Anyone else would have slapped you by now," Xiaoqing countered, her emotions running high.
Seeing sleazy Doctor Luo pretending to be a good guy and playing innocent made her feel utterly repulsed and filled with indignation.
"Xiaoqing, keep talking about Doctor Luo like that, and I'm leaving," Li Xiangmei threatened.
She simply couldn't bear to hear such vicious critiques of Doctor Luo's character.
On the other hand, as the one being insulted, Doctor Luo was even more enraged. If it weren't for the presence of others, he would've already pinned Xiaoqing down on the dinner table and humiliated her thoroughly.
"I won't say more, I won't say more. Sit down, sister Xiangmei," Xiaoqing immediately changed her tone, driving Xiangmei away wasn't her intention, she was hoping that Yifan would step in.
At this moment, sitting next to Xiaoqing, Yifan looked at Doctor Luo with his demonic dog-like demeanor and felt a sense of familiarity. Suddenly, an image flashed in his mind; he recalled the incident from yesterday afternoon when he was at Nansha Foot Bath City asking the brothel clients to reveal their identities.
During the process of the clients identifying themselves, he heard someone claim to be a neurosurgeon from Guiyuan City People's Hospital. He found it very strange at the time, wondering why a doctor would solicit prostitutes. He even took a special glance, which left a deep impression of the neurosurgeon in his memory.
"Could it be him?" Yifan wondered, but then a voice in his head countered, "But didn't the police take him away yesterday? Logically, he shouldn't be out so soon, right?"
Typically, customers caught soliciting prostitutes are detained and fined; so Yifan was curious how sleazy Doctor Luo managed to get out of the police station so quickly, if this Doctor Luo was indeed the same doctor-client from yesterday.
"Could he be a first-time offender?" Yifan suddenly thought, as only first-time offenders could avoid detention.
What made him unsure whether this sleazy Doctor Luo was the same doctor-client from yesterday was his different attire and hairstyle. A change of clothing and hairstyle can transform a person's demeanor and aura entirely, which is why he hesitated to confirm.
Although Yifan couldn't be 100% certain that this sleazy Doctor Luo was the same doctor-client from yesterday, he had a 90% certainty. The next step for Yifan was to probe the uncertain 10% to see if it was true.
Meanwhile, after seeing Xiaoqing's change of attitude, Li Xiangmei, albeit reluctantly, sat down.
At this time, Xiaoqing introduced with a smile, "Here's the guest of honor for tonight's dinner—Mr. Lin; he's also the suitor of sister Xiangmei."
Hearing this introduction, Yifan felt betrayed. Wasn't it agreed that they wouldn't engage in romance?