Doctors, Do You Make House Calls?

New Jersey.

Paige's apartment.

Unlike last time.

This time, Adam dawdled until the early hours of the morning before driving back to New York.

Back at the apartment.

I opened my phone and took a look.

Adam was startled by the dozens of missed calls from Leonard.

That's right!

After calling Lisa to ask for lunch and dinner, Adam tactfully turned off his phone again.

He's just a dispensable intern now; there's no way he'll be required to perform any surgeries.

Robots need a break too, right?

Therefore, it's fine to shut down and take a break.

Once he becomes a resident physician and Attending Physician, he certainly won't do that again.

Back then, you had to be online 24/7, available whenever needed.

"Leonard, what happened?"

Adam quickly dialed Leonard's number.

The call was answered almost instantly.

It's clear that Leonard is very anxious and probably keeps glued to his phone.

"Adam..."

On the other end of the phone, Leonard shouted, creating a vivid image of someone speechless with emotion.

"What's wrong?"

Adam pressed for an answer.

"I regret it so much."

Leonard's frustrated and aggrieved voice came through. "I thought that if I portrayed you as a philanderer and a lewd person, Dr. Plimpton wouldn't be interested in you anymore, but who knew, who knew..."

"What did you say?"

Adam's lips twitched.

Asshole!

He was at most a playboy in the past, when was he ever vulgar?

Besides, someone like him could never be associated with vulgarity.

"Sorry."

Leonard realized he had let something slip, and his annoyance and grievance subsided somewhat as he quickly apologized. "I just wanted to discourage Dr. Plimpton from being interested in you. After all, I have absolutely no advantage in competing with you."

"Uh-huh."

Adam snorted coldly.

"I was wrong."

Leonard said sadly, "I shouldn't have done that. The truth is, after I said it, for some reason, she became even more interested in you..."

"Are you stupid?!"

Adam complained.

What's so hard to understand?

Women love bad boys.

Even a homebody should know this kind of proverb.

Moreover, Elizabeth Plimpton is a hardcore cosplayer at the Fifty Shades level, and she was already very interested in Adam. Now that she heard that Adam was promiscuous and lewd, it was like adding fuel to the fire.

Adam could even picture the scene.

"Doctor, can you provide home service?"

"Doctor, my chest hurts."

"Doctor, thank you for curing me, but I don't have the money to pay the treatment fee. How about we make a special deal?"

"..."

Leonard almost cried when Adam explained the logic behind it.

He was too clever for his own good.

"... After you left, we talked for a long time, but it was all about you. When I couldn't think of anything else to say, she asked for your phone number and left."

"You gave it to me?"

Adam suddenly remembered the other unknown missed calls besides Leonard's.

"She asked for it, how could I refuse?"

Leonard asked sheepishly, "Adam, did she call you?"

"Have no idea."

Adam said irritably, "I just turned on my phone and saw that you made dozens of calls."

"Sorry."

Leonard asked hesitantly, "Adam, what should we do now?"

"Us? Oh ho ho! Boy! There are no 'us' now!"

Adam interrupted, "This is something only you can handle! It's up to you to decide what to do."

"But..."

Leonard was about to say something when Adam interrupted him again.

"There are no 'buts'."

Adam retorted, "I've done everything I could. I even tolerated your slander. If you still can't handle this, what else do you want me to do? Do you really want me to personally woo Dr. Plimpton, break her heart, and then let you go and comfort her while she's vulnerable?"

On the other end of the phone, Leonard was silent for a moment, then chuckled awkwardly, "Adam..."

Snap!

Adam hung up the phone immediately.

There was no need to say anything more; Leonard's shout and that "How about this, I can accept it" expression had already appeared in Adam's mind.

Sometimes, he really wanted to say to Leonard, "You're so sexy!"

Leonard was aware of the situation and didn't call to bother Adam again.

Adam glanced at the several unknown missed calls from the same number, but decided to ignore them.

But I'm afraid he's overthinking it.

If it wasn't Elizabeth Plimpton's 'distress call,' but someone else genuinely needed his help, ignoring it wouldn't be a good choice.

Besides, as long as he remains firm in his stance, he can refuse at most once.

As a genius scientist and a future leading figure in quantum cosmology, Elizabeth Plimpton, even if she wasn't as hardworking as Paige and Sheldon, would certainly have spent a lot of time on scientific research. Where would she have so much time to bother Adam?

Having figured all this out, Adam called back.

"Hello, I am Adam Duncan."

"Dr. Duncan, hello, I'm Elizabeth."

The phone rang for a while before being answered, and Elizabeth's laughter came from the other end.

"Dr. Plimpton, is there something you need?"

Adam pretended not to know.

"Dr. Duncan, I have a medical question I'd like to ask you in person. When would you be available?"

Elizabeth's soft voice was perfectly normal, but to Adam it always sounded strange.

"Can't we say it over the phone?"

Adam politely declined.

"It's hard to say."

Elizabeth asked, "Is there something inconvenient?"

"Um."

Adam nodded. "I'm just an intern, I'm not qualified to make house calls. You should have a family doctor, right? He's a licensed doctor and much more experienced than me."

"I know."

Elizabeth said softly, "But I believe more that an ordinary person's entire life's work may not be as good as a gifted genius's single day's work."

I've heard everything Leonard has said. You were already outstanding in medical school, and now that you're a real doctor, you must be even more amazing. I'm sure you also have a wealth of experience.

Moreover, this is a somewhat private matter, and I hope that not only my doctor but also my friend can help me.

"Dr. Duncan, can you be my friend?"

"..."

Adam's lips twitched.

He always felt that Elizabeth was driving.

But there's no evidence.

She's right.

Based on her own experience, it is indeed something a genius can do in a day that an ordinary person might not be able to do in a lifetime.

"Sure."

For Leonard's sake, Adam couldn't bluntly refuse Elizabeth's overtures, so he said tactfully, "If you really need it, you can come to my clinic at New York Medical Center."

"Really?"

On the other end of the phone, Elizabeth cheered excitedly, "I'll be there tomorrow!"

Adam: "..."

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