Dai Chukong seemed to have been woken up by a stick and shivered.
She looked at Qi Bufan in shock.
Qi Bufan saw her reaction and knew that he was right. He smiled helplessly. “Chukong…”
Dai Chukong seemed to have suffered a heavy blow. Her face was as pale as death. “…Yes.” She gritted her teeth and said in pain, “I love you like this. I hate you like this too.”
The Qi Bufan she loved would never belong to him.
Dai Chukong had already held back her tears, but when she realized that she really could not be with Qi Bufan in this lifetime, she could not help but cry on Qi Bufan’s knee again.
Qi Bufan lowered his gaze and looked at her crying figure on his lap.
When he heard her sobbing, his heart ached. If the man who made Dai Chukong suffer was someone else, he would definitely run up and slap that man a few times.
However, that person had to be himself.
Qi Bufan patted Dai Chukong’s head gently and said, “Chukong, stop crying.”
Dai Chukong could not stop her tears.
Her first love was destined to be a ridiculous dream. Couldn’t she even be impudent when she cried? Dai Chukong did not look up and shouted at him while crying, “Don’t speak! It’s not a crime for me to cry!”
Qi Bufan really shut his mouth.
After that heart-to-heart talk, Dai Chukong seemed to have grown a lot overnight. She went back and forth between the school’s radio station and the hospital every day. When she took care of Qi Bufan, she did her best, but she would not do anything to make things difficult for Qi Bufan again.
When Qi Bufan needed to shower or wipe his body, Dai Chukong would take the initiative to avoid him.
When she saw Tong Jiao wiping Qi Bufan’s body, Dai Chukong was still jealous and unwilling, but she was trying to accept all of this. It was a good thing that someone else could do what she could not for him, she told herself.
…
One day, when Tong Jiao was wiping Qi Bufan’s arm, she could not help but ask, “Mr. Qi, why doesn’t your daughter have the same surname as you?”
Qi Bufan was stunned.
He glanced at Tong Jiao before saying, “She’s my foster daughter.” After saying that, Qi Bufan saw that there was something wrong with Tong Jiao’s gaze. She seemed to be a little flustered and uneasy.
Guessing the reason for the girl’s reaction, Qi Bufan’s expression turned slightly cold. He suddenly asked Tong Jiao, “How old is Miss Tong?”
Tong Jiao said, “I’m 26 years old.”
Qi Bufan nodded and said, “You’re 13 years younger than me.”
Tong Jiao chuckled and pretended to touch the muscles on Qi Bufan’s arm casually. “That’s why I called you Uncle.”
Qi Bufan noticed Tong Jiao’s small actions and his eyes darkened.
Qi Bufan did not feel anything when he knew that this little girl had different feelings for him. He only felt worried. What was going on? Why did he keep attracting such young people?
At the thought of this, Qi Bufan deliberately said, “You’re only three or four years older than my daughter. It’s only right for you to call me Uncle.”
Tong Jiao frowned and immediately retorted, “So what if there’s a 13-year gap? Many couples nowadays are more than 10 years apart. Don’t even think about being my uncle.”
Upon hearing this, Qi Bufan felt a little annoyed for no reason.
It seemed like this girl did not intend to take the easy way out.
He then asked Tong Jiao, “Do you understand me?”
Tong Jiao nodded. “I understand you.”
“What do you know about me?”
Tong Jiao thought for a while and said seriously, “You look fierce, but you’re actually very kind. Your expression is a little serious, but you’re actually very approachable. You’re a good person.”
Seeing that Tong Jiao was speechless, Qi Bufan asked again, “Other than that?”
Tong Jiao opened her mouth, speechless.
She did not know him at all.
She only saw the most superficial and obvious things about him. Tong Jiao knew nothing about what kind of person Qi Bufan was. Tong Jiao roughly guessed the meaning of Qi Bufan’s question.
Indeed, in the next second, Qi Bufan spoke. He said, “Ms. Tong, stop flirting with me.” After following Fang Yusheng every day, Qi Bufan understood that Tong Jiao was flirting with him. He had never been flirted with before, so how could he not have seen others being flirted with?
Compared to Driver Qiao at home, Miss Tong was very childish.
Tong Jiao looked a little awkward.
Only then did she realize that Qi Bufan had seen her small actions.
Qi Bufan chose to be honest with Tong Jiao. If he had no feelings for a girl, he should not give her any room to fantasize. Otherwise, he would be a scumbag. Qi Bufan’s expression turned serious, looking a little scary.
Tong Jiao stared at him, feeling extremely nervous.
“Ms. Tong.” Qi Bufan’s gaze moved down from Tong Jiao’s beautiful and adorable face to the towel in her hand.
Qi Bufan did not reject her outright. He only said, “I’m a man. It’s a little inconvenient to find a female nurse. I plan to find a male nurse. I’ll explain the situation to Mr. Fang. You don’t have to come tomorrow. Miss Tong is a very outstanding nurse. Compared to me, there are more pregnant women in the hospital who need Miss Tong to take care of.”
Qi Bufan’s words were beautiful, but Tong Jiao’s expression was a little ugly. She pulled the towel in her hand, feeling a little indignant. She boldly questioned Qi Bufan, “Mr. Qi, what did I do wrong? You can tell me directly.”
Seeing that Tong Jiao still refused to give up, Qi Bufan only felt tired.
“Do you really want to hear the truth from me?”
“Of course.” Tong Jiao looked proud.
Tong Jiao’s appearance could be said to be the most attractive out of the female nurses in this hospital. Qi Bufan should be secretly happy that a young and beautiful lady like her was serving a single father in his thirties or forties.
In the end, this uncle started to dislike her. Tong Jiao felt indignant just thinking about it.
Even if she was sentenced, she had to know what her crime was.
Qi Bufan’s face turned cold. He said, “Is a nurse who secretly touches the patient’s body while taking care of him considered a qualified nurse?”
Tong Jiao was stunned. Then, her face flushed red. “How… how did you know?” After asking, Tong Jiao quickly covered her mouth and widened her eyes.
Wasn’t she admitting it without being told?
When Qi Bufan saw Tong Jiao’s reaction, the anger in his heart dissipated a little, and there was even a smile in his eyes.
Upon seeing the smile in Qi Bufan’s eyes, Tong Jiao became even angrier.
She removed her hand from her mouth and said to Qi Bufan, “You’re slandering me. I didn’t touch you. You’re an old man. I find a young man’s body disgusting. Why would I touch you?”
When Qi Bufan heard this, the smile in his eyes gradually disappeared. He returned to his normal appearance and looked at Tong Jiao with a serious expression. In a firm tone, he told Tong Jiao, “Miss Tong, no matter what you want to do, I won’t keep you company. Sorry for disturbing you during this period of time. It’s been hard on you.”
