"You really are shameless."
Watching Xia Xu portray himself as righteous yet wronged, looking like he was tattling to a teacher or parent, Grant felt both envious and utterly disdainful.
"I think you're just jealous."
Having hung up, Xia Xu curled his lip dismissively.
"Jealous of your shamelessness?"
Grant answered with contempt.
But it would have been impossible to say he wasn't envious.
Damn it, he wanted the privilege of tattling and calling in backup whenever he liked too!
"Doctor Cui, what are your plans? Should I take you home first, or somewhere else?"
Xia Xu ignored the bitterly jealous Grant. He merely turned his head slightly, looking at Cui Xinghua in the back seat through the rearview mirror.
"Home first, please. Sorry for the trouble."
Too much had happened tonight. Cui Xinghua was still distracted and unsettled, and only gave a vague reply.
He had originally worked at a hospital in Magic City, so naturally his home was there too. Following the address he provided, Xia Xu soon dropped him off, then headed straight back to school without lingering.
Judging by Cui Xinghua's condition, tonight was clearly no time for a discussion.
"Doctor Cui, you shouldn't have any doubts about my identity now, should you?"
It was not until the following afternoon that he visited Cui Xinghua's home again.
"What are you saying, Mr. Xia? I can't thank you enough for saving my life."
Cui Xinghua simply smiled gently, warmly inviting Xia Xu inside and attending to him with a refined, scholarly air.
Having regained his freedom, felt the security of home again, and returned to his everyday routine, he was visibly refreshed today. He had finally let go of most of his initial doubts and wariness toward Xia Xu.
Besides, it had not been hard to tell from