Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66 - The Chaotic Opening Ceremony
Chapter 67 - Winner I
Chapter 68 - Winner Ii
Chapter 69 - Winner Iii
Chapter 70 - Designing Objects Other Than Jewelry
Chapter 71 - Needless Doubt
Chapter 72 - The Miserable Si
Chapter 73 - Moonlit Manacles
Chapter 74 - Jewelry Case
Chapter 75 - To Be A Self-Aware Hamster
Chapter 76 - The Correct Way To Use ‘A Man Of His Words’
Chapter 77 - A Special Way Of Confessing
Chapter 78 - Insomnia Is Also Contagious
Chapter 79 - The End And The Sequel
Chapter 80 - Weather Change
Chapter 81 - What It Was Like Having Split Personalities
Chapter 82 - An Unexpected Need To Break-Up
Chapter 83 - It Would Be Great If He Could Be Exposed Immediately
Chapter 84 - But It Would Be Awesome
Chapter 85 - Nannan’S Whispers (Ii)
Chapter 86 - Nannan’S Whispers (Iii)
Chapter 87 - Heart Lock
Chapter 88 - The Modelling Hamster
Chapter 89
Chapter 90 - What Goes Around Comes Around
Chapter 91 - It Was Over Just Like That
Chapter 92 - En Route
Chapter 93 - Revisiting Four Seasons Manor
Chapter 94 - How Misunderstandings Are Created
Chapter 95 - Who’S Paying For It?
Chapter 96 - Trump Card
Chapter 97 - Being Taken Advantage Of As Usual
Chapter 98 - Hacked
Chapter 99 - The Strongest Public Relations Team
Chapter 100 - A Tie-Break In Twelve Hours
Chapter 101 - Chairman Yan Plays A Game
Chapter 102 - The Wish Of A Lifetime
Chapter 103 - One Week
Chapter 104 - Battling Wits And Courage For Nothing
Chapter 105 - To Those Who Cannot Take Advice
Chapter 106 - Before Lunar New Year
Chapter 107 - There Are No What Ifs
Chapter 108 - How To Say Goodbye
Chapter 109
Chapter 110 - Omen
Chapter 111 - New Year’S Worries
Chapter 112 - New Car
Chapter 113 - Making Glutinous Rice Balls
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116 - The Truth Will Still Lead To Death
Chapter 117 - Mastermind
Chapter 118 - More Troubles Ensues
Chapter 119 - It Could Not Get Any Worse
Chapter 120
Chapter 121 - The Meeting Of The White Cat And Hamster I
Chapter 122 - The Meeting Of The White Cat And Hamster Ii
Chapter 123 - Discovering The Mystery Of Life
Chapter 124 - Panic
Chapter 125 - Forget It Then
Chapter 126 - (Real) Exposed
Chapter 127 - Twists And Turns I
Chapter 128 - Twists And Turns Ii
Chapter 129 - Twists And Turns Iii
Chapter 130 - The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Chapter 131 - Wrapped In Happiness
Chapter 132 - Do You Want To Become A Flaw?
Chapter 133
Chapter 134 - Come To Yl
Chapter 135 - “Lifetime” Contract
Chapter 136 - The Hideously Adorable Design
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139 - The Little Tail That Was Forgotten
Chapter 140 - What Could Happen In Two Weeks
Chapter 141 - The Smitten Scoundrel Who Forgot His Friends
Chapter 142 - The Unusual Faye
Chapter 143 - Earth Day
Chapter 144 - First Attempt At Drunk Play
Chapter 145 - So It’S Okay
Chapter 146 - The World Really Is Small
Chapter 147 - The Genius’ Shortcomings
Chapter 148 - It’S Not A Confession
Chapter 149 - An Unexpected Acquaintance
Chapter 150 - Something Feels Wrong
Chapter 151 - The Man Called Yan Jin
Chapter 152 - The Ups And Downs Of The Past Two Months
Chapter 153 - Discussion
Chapter 154
Chapter 155 - Settling In
Chapter 156 - : I Already Understand
Chapter 157 - Bad Friends
Chapter 158 - The Evolved Incapable Ruler
Chapter 159 - Chairman Yan’S Mark
Chapter 160 - Holding One’S Head High
Chapter 161 - Assets That Could Not Be Given
Chapter 162 - The Person He Should Have Thanked
Chapter 163 - At Every Step
Chapter 164 - About His Elders
Chapter 165 - Improvement
Chapter 166 - Nan Wei Starts His Job
Chapter 167 - The Person In Control I
Chapter 168 - The Person In Control Ii
Chapter 169 - The Person In Control Iii
Chapter 170 - The Aftermath Of The Dismissal
Chapter 171 - The Price Of A Bowl Of Noodles
Chapter 172 - Business Trip
Chapter 173 - A Storm Approaches
Chapter 174 - Explosive News
Chapter 175 - Sense Of Security
Chapter 176 - Outside The Cubicle
Chapter 177.1 - Retribution (I)
Chapter 178 - Retribution (Ii)
Chapter 179 - Retribution (Iii)
Chapter 180 - An Unexpected Development
Chapter 181 - A Powerful Comeback (I)
Chapter 182 - A Powerful Comeback (Ii)
Chapter 183 - A Powerful Comeback (Iii)
Chapter 184 - Cancelling The Engagement And Coming Out Of The Closet
Chapter 185 - An Inescapable Past (I)
Chapter 186 - An Inescapable Past (Ii)
Chapter 187 - An Inescapable Past (Iii)
Chapter 188 - Chasing Memories
Chapter 189 - From Triumph To Sorrow (I)
Chapter 190 - From Triumph To Sorrow (Ii)
Chapter 191 - From Triumph To Sorrow (Iii)
Chapter 192 - An Unprofessional Abduction
Chapter 193 - Escape
Chapter 194 - Surveillance
Chapter 195 - Planned And Unplanned
Chapter 196 - Alice’S Insanity (I)
Chapter 197 - Alice’S Insanity (Ii)
Chapter 198 - Alice’S Insanity (Iii)
Chapter 199 - The Result Of Overlooking The News
Chapter 200 - Marriage And Honeymoon
Chapter 201 - He’Ll Be Back
Chapter 202 - The Final Week
Chapter 203 - Problems Exposed And An Appeal
Chapter 204 - Emergence Of The Dead
Chapter 205 - Post-Wedding Realizations
Chapter 206 - Chess (I)
Chapter 207 - Chess (Ii)
Chapter 208 - Chess (Iii)
Chapter 209 - Seeing Is Believing
Chapter 210 - Not Taking Visitors
Chapter 211 - Summer Springs Third Clinic
Chapter 212 - Will Never Bloom Again
Chapter 213 - Blood Type Confusion
Chapter 214 - The Gene Project
Chapter 215 - External Help
Chapter 216 - Hard To Say (I)
Chapter 217 - Hard To Say (Ii)
Chapter 218 - Hard To Say (Iii)
Chapter 219 - The Rotten Family
Chapter 220 - Finally, The End
Chapter 221 - The Life That Could Be Saved
Chapter 222 - The Cat Clan (I)
Chapter 223 - The Cat Clan (Ii)
Chapter 224(End) - Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Romance, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 224
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
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Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
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Chapter 211: Summer Springs Third Clinic
Summer Springs Third Clinic was on the southernmost edge of City S. It was surrounded by wilderness as far as the eye could see. The closest town was an hour’s drive away.
No one would expect a mental asylum in this place.
The Baroque buildings stood grandly against the surrounding lavender gardens. Crawling vines adorned the arched doorways on the limestone paths. They looked very incongruous against the surrounding wilderness.
It looked like a castle out of a fairy tale.
The Summer Springs name suggested a public clinic, but the location and appearance indicated it definitely wasn’t.
……
“The medical industry needs people like you, Doctor Chu. The students of this generation are too impatient and fickle. When I was at University F a few years ago… Doctor Chu?”
“Sorry.”
Nan Qi pulled his gaze away from the freely blowing petals outside the window with difficulty to return to the conversation. “What were you saying?”
The hospital president didn’t mind Nan Qi’s lack of manners at all and nodded knowingly. “The environment here at the clinic is really quite good, isn’t it?”
“Mhmm, beautiful. It’s the most gorgeous of any hospital I’ve seen.” Nan Qi didn’t hold back his praise. He truly felt this way in his heart.
“An aesthetic environment is beneficial to the patients, particularly for those with more unique illnesses. We’ve spared no expense in this regard.
Nan Qi nodded, but it was somewhat stiff.
Modern hospitals largely relied on selling patients expensive drugs to sustain operations. For this kind of specialized mental institution, they wouldn’t be able to sustain themselves with normal patients going in and out.
Clearly, Summer Springs Third Clinic had the financial resources no typical hospital had.
If they didn’t only cater to the wealthiest of patients, there was only one other possible source of money, one that Nan Qi was unwilling to accept.
Nan Qi felt a sense of foreboding.
Ever since entering the hospital, he had felt suffocated by an ill premonition.
“Doctor Chu, that’s pretty much everything about our clinic. Your investigation…”
“Sorry for the trouble, President. I’d like to take a walk around. If you’re worried, you can have a doctor escort me around.”
“I’m not worried. Little Du has vouched that you’re an outstanding doctor. But, with my age, I really can’t accompany you any longer. My hip…”
“Thank you so much, President. Don’t worry about me and get some rest.”
Nan Qi’s original objective had been to sneak around alone and search for his Aunty. However, his senior’s reputation as the top student at the College of Psychiatry at the University of Medicine was overly excessive. It hadn’t taken him long to become the head doctor at the number one private hospital. With his fame, a simple call from his senior had changed the hospital from “not accepting visitors no matter what” to the president personally scurrying out and attending to him.
After being followed around by the President the whole time, Nan Qi itched to start exploring on his own. If the President insisted one more time on “helping with his research”, Nan Qi wasn’t sure he could stop himself from committing a hit-and-run.
Finally, after losing the President, Nan Qi increased his speed and quickly arrived at a private ward.
Clearly, Summer Springs Third Clinic invested just as much on its inside as it did outside. Doctors and nurses scurried back and forth along the hallways. In his white scrubs, Nan Qi fit right in.
As he clasped the door handle, Nan Qi’s breath suddenly caught.
He feared a truth he couldn’t handle.
Once he slid open the door, there was no going back.
What would be the cost of diving in?
If the truth really was as he feared, could he still fool himself that his grudges were only inherited?
He’d known Yan Jin for twenty years. Twenty years!
His fingers trembled. For an instant, he had an urge to flee.
The heavens above refused him this opportunity. The door slid open from inside.
A young-looking nurse blinked blankly at him, then asked, “You must be a new doctor here, right?”
“Ahh, no, I’m… an intern here.” Nan Qi hesitated before giving himself an identity that wouldn’t cause any trouble. “I’m just here to learn. You must be in the in-charge here, right? Nice to meet you. I’m Intern Doctor Chu.”
“Nice to meet you too, Doctor Chu. Come in.”
The young nurse shyly moved aside with a red face to let Nan Qi in.
When it came to interacting with young women, Nan Qi had always been the best of the best. Without any effort, he still naturally attracted hordes of young women.
The nurse stepped aside, and Nan Qi’s view opened up.
The first thing to enter his vision was a wheelchair.
Then…
On the wheelchair was an emaciated woman.
Nan Qi unconsciously began walking towards the woman.
He felt as though heavy manacles weighed down his every step, but at the same time, chains pulled him forward across a sea of daggers.
But, his feet didn’t hurt. His heart did.
When he finally arrived in front of the wheelchair, Nan Qi didn’t remember how he’d gotten there.
He only remembered squatting down because he didn’t have the courage to look down at the skin and bones sagging in the wheelchair.
“Aunty?”
……
Xiao Yu obediently stayed at the hospital overnight. The next morning, only after ensuring that he only had some superficial wounds in the physical checkup was he released by Nan Qi.
Xiao Yu felt he’d accomplished a great task. He merrily hopped and skipped his way home, only to have his heart drop to the other extreme.
Yan Jin was standing in front of the bed waiting for him.
His head was lowered; his expression unreadable.
“*Cough cough*, I’m back,” Xiao Yu said in an unnaturally high pitch. He carefully walked over to Yan Jin and began acting pitiful. “I’m so hungry; I haven’t eaten breakfast yet.”
“On the table,” Yan Jin said.
Xiao Yu glanced at the breakfast on the table that had long since grown cold. He grit his teeth and continued to act spoiled, “I’m hungry for hubby’s fresh egg pancakes.”
Xiao Yu tried to push his act as far as he could.
But, Yan Jin didn’t buy it. He’d waited for four entire hours and felt ready to explode.
“You said you’d be back in the morning. What time is it now?”
“Ahh, it’s not my fault.” Xiao Yu went to go kiss Yan Jin and pleaded his case. “Chu Ge said he’d booked the earliest checkup for me, so I thought it would be at 6AM. Who could’ve guessed that they start at 8AM on the weekends? So, I’m a little late.”
“That’s only a two hour difference, but it’s 2PM now.”
“This…” Xiao Yu hesitated, then decided to tell the truth. “I saw that I’d be late anyways, so I decided to chat with Chu Ge for a while longer.”
Yan Jin’s expression darkened. “What did you talk about that has made you so happy?”
“Well, maybe happy isn’t the right word here… We talked about…”
Xiao Yu laughed nervously. Then, his expression began to grow serious.
“We talked about the Summer Springs Third Clinic.”
Yan Jin paused.
His accusatory expression disappeared entirely, replaced only by confusion. “Chu Ge told you about that?”
“I found that hard to imagine too.” Xiao Yu laughed bitterly. “I thought that both of you were just treating me like a child since you only ever told me good news and hid any bad news. Speaking of which, I haven’t asked you why you hid Aunty Fang’s cancer from me.”
“It’s not…” Yan Jin was at a loss for words.
“Don’t worry, I’m not here to ask you about Aunty Fang. When I first found out, I felt pretty mad. Then, after thinking about it, I realized that this over-protectiveness didn’t apply only to me. The stuff with Nan Chan, the two of you put on an act to hide it from Nan Wei.”
Yan Jin closed his eyes. He slowly forced out the words, “I’m sorry.”
“I’m not blaming you. Actually, you look quite cute right now.”
Xiao Yu laughed and gave Yan Jin another kiss on the cheek. At that moment, he found Yan Jin’s vulnerable side amidst Yan Jin’s usual tyrannical self.
Mhmm, just like earlier that morning with Chu Ge.
That was precisely why he chose to leave Yan Jin hanging to keep Chu Ge company.
He himself wasn’t a strong person, so he was the best at discerning that type of cautious weakness. It was just like when Nan Wei had blankly watched the unconvincing act put on by Chu Ge and Yan Jin. Nan Wei had entrusted everything to a hamster. In this kind of situation, Xiao Yu couldn’t abandon Chu Ge to his own devices.
He’d received so much help from Yan Jin and Chu Ge in the past. He had to take this opportunity to repay them however much he could.
Yan Jin sighed deeply and finally came to a difficult decision. “This matter… I’ll speak about it directly with Chu Ge…”
Yan Jin’s heart pained to see Xiao Yu’s forehead plastered with bandages. Cupping Xiao Yu’s cheeks, Yan Jin said in a low voice, “I’m sorry. Does it hurt?”
Xiao Yu shook his head.
Their faces were extremely close. Any closer and Yan Jin’s lips would touch his.
But, Xiao Yu didn’t play along. Instead, he grasped Yan Jin’s hands and widened the distance between them.
Xiao Yu asked, “Are you hurt?”
“Mm, yeah, my heart hurts.”
“Then, I’m not hurt.” Xiao Yu revealed a brilliant smile. “To heal your hurting heart, let’s have a chat…”
“About the things back then?”
Total Chapters in book: 224
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 535798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2679(@200wpm)___ 2143(@250wpm)___ 1786(@300wpm)
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