"May I?"
Surprisingly, the doctor was only stunned for a moment before he began nodding cheerfully.
"Of course." Bo Yi rose leisurely from the iron bed and walked over to the machine. "In that case... why don't I demonstrate how to use this machine for you, right from the beginning?"
"What do you think?"
The doctor thought for a few seconds, then nodded. "Yes, no problem!"
Bo Yi made an inviting gesture toward the iron bed. "Then please lie down first..."
The doctor looked wary. "Why do I have to lie down? What are you going to do to me?!"
Bo Yi remained unhurried. "Because we're doing a demonstration, doctor."
"Right now, you and I are the only two people in this room."
He pointed at himself. "Since I'll be playing the doctor for the demonstration... that leaves only-" His finger swung around to point at the doctor. "You to play the patient..."
"Otherwise..." Bo Yi frowned, looking a little troubled. "How am I supposed to demonstrate it without a patient?" Am I supposed to... mime it?
After hearing Bo Yi's explanation, understanding dawned on the doctor's face. "Oh, I see! What you said does make a lot of sense..."
He shifted his corpulent body, laboriously climbed onto the iron bed, and lay down.
Creak- The iron bed immediately groaned under the weight. Already narrow to begin with, it was now filled to capacity, leaving almost none of the bed frame visible beneath him.
The doctor even adjusted his position with what looked like practiced ease. Once he was lying more comfortably, he raised his head and said to Bo Yi, "I'm ready... you can begin..."
Throughout it all, Bo Yi waited patiently beside him, looking gentle, kind, and considerate. At the doctor's words, he nodded, bent down, and picked