"You're... abusing your authority."
Li Xian spoke through gritted teeth into Ji Xie's ear.
Faced with Li Xian's accusation, Ji Xie remained utterly unashamed. Instead, he slipped a hand around Li Xian's waist, his palm wandering restlessly.
Before long, the heart rate on the monitor began to fluctuate.
It gradually rose from its initial 72 to 80, then 90...
Ji Xie watched the steadily climbing heart rate with satisfaction and put on a theatrical sigh.
"Ah, I never imagined you felt that way about me..."
After saying that, Ji Xie waited quite a while, but Li Xian never answered. Meanwhile, the heart rate on the monitor kept rising-
Puzzled, he turned his gaze back to Li Xian and found him with his eyes closed, his face flushed red.
The excitement slowly faded from Ji Xie's expression. Something about Li Xian's condition seemed off.
His face was red, but his brows remained tightly knitted. He didn't look embarrassed at all.
Ji Xie reached up to touch his face. When his fingers happened to brush beneath Li Xian's nose, he suddenly froze-
This brat was holding his breath!
"Current heart rate: 122. Above the normal range."
Just then, the orderly beside them announced his heart rate. Deciding the number was about right, Li Xian abruptly opened his mouth and sucked in several breaths. His face still flushed, he raised an eyebrow at Ji Xie, who had frozen beside him.
"What did you just say I felt?"
"..."
The orderly didn't notice Ji Xie's dark expression. Focused solely on the heart rate displayed on the monitor, the orderly saw the number peak at 123 before gradually falling and continued.
"...Peak heart rate: 123, consistent with previous readings. Doctor Ji, should we give a diagnosis of 'no change in condition'?"
"Heh."
"Huh?"
"I. Said.