Fear of Love

Li Weiwei readily agreed to Su Ziyang's request.

"You'd better take this medicine home and decoct it. There's a white powder inside, it's packaged separately. Decoction the other medicines first, and then while it's still hot, pour this white powder into the decoction to dissolve it."

After giving Li Weiwei some detailed instructions, Li Weiwei thanked him and left.

Even after Li Weiwei left, Su Ziyang's work was not yet finished.

I opened the medical record book and wrote down the details of Li Weiwei's pulse and tongue coating on her page, and also slowly noted down my diagnostic and treatment approach.

After finishing everything, Su Ziyang had just put down his pen when Mr. Mengfei came into the room.

"Master."

Su Ziyang quickly stood up and greeted him.

"Sit down, sit down. How have you been these past few days? Have you been having fun with Lao Jin and Zhengzai?"

Mr. Mengfei sat on the massage bed to the side, smiling as he looked at Su Ziyang.

I told them not to mention the beating, because it makes the child unhappy.

Seeing Su Ziyang pout, Mr. Mengfei's smile widened, "Alright, alright. Isn't this for your own good?"

"Master, I've never seen anyone practice martial arts in ancient times, but I've seen people practice Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) and free fighting. Who gets beaten up like that every day? Besides, I'm not afraid of getting beaten up, but why? I'm just a lowly doctor, why would I practice this every day?"

Su Ziyang pouted and mumbled to Mr. Mengfei.

"Alright. You're still feeling wronged. Let me give you a heads-up, I've found you a good master. When you go to him, this martial art will be very useful."

Upon hearing Mr. Mengfei's words, Su Ziyang's eyes lit up. "Master, what are we learning? Is it something so mysterious?"

"Alright. Don't push your luck. I've only revealed a little bit, just a tiny bit. It's a secret. Don't ask anymore, or I'll hit you."

Mr. Mengfei smiled mysteriously, then suddenly got off the massage bed, walked to Su Ziyang's side, put his arm around Su Ziyang's shoulder, and asked, "Ziyang, let me ask you a question. What do you think of Fairy Li?"

"It's fine. What's wrong?"

Mr. Mengfei's thinking is too unconventional, Su Ziyang subconsciously asked in return.

"What's wrong? Are you really stupid or just pretending? Go for it! Aren't you going to get married? This girl is great, sensible, polite, and most importantly, she's interested in you!"

Mr. Mengfei spoke to Su Ziyang with great enthusiasm, making Su Ziyang blush deeply.

"Master, please stop joking. You're always teasing me; I don't know which ones are true and which ones are false."

Su Ziyang said embarrassedly.

"You can't joke about something like this. Didn't you say before that she was a Daoist priest and you didn't dare to? Now look what's happened, she's gone into secular life."

That day, in Old Daoist Master Xiao's tea room, several people teased Su Ziyang. Since Su Ziyang had run away, he hadn't seen Fairy Li yet, so Su Ziyang still had many questions for them.

Just then, Mr. Mengfei mentioned it, Su Ziyang couldn't help but ask, "Master, why did Fairy Li suddenly leave the monastic life?"

"I've taken a liking to you. I want to marry you and have your children."

Mr. Mengfei grinned.

"Master, I beg you, you've infected Master Yang and Master Jin! Can you please stop teasing me? I know how many bowls of rice I can eat."

Su Ziyang looked at Mr. Mengfei, rubbed his face with his hand, and said very seriously.

"Hey, I'm just kidding. Actually, it's no big deal to tell you. Xiao Li became a nun not for spiritual practice, but to avoid trouble. She has a 'child spirit' destiny, which means she can't be raised to adulthood. So she's been raised in the temple since she was little, which is equivalent to her becoming a nun from childhood. If she wants to return to a normal life, she has to be 30 years old. Part of the reason Lao Jin and I went out was to help her."

Seeing Su Ziyang's serious expression, Mr. Mengfei also became serious and began to explain to Su Ziyang.

"A child's destiny?"

"Yeah, sigh, it's another world's business anyway, you don't need to worry about it, it's fine now. Anyway, kid, if you like her, be together. I don't believe you can resist such a beautiful girl. And don't feel guilty. I wasn't kidding you, this girl really likes you. Don't play dumb. Anyway, I've made myself clear to you, you decide for yourself."

Seeing how seriously Mr. Mengfei was speaking, Su Ziyang knew that Mr. Mengfei was not joking with him.

"What are you doing, cheek to cheek? There are proper moral codes governing master and disciple. What are you doing!"

As soon as Fairy Li entered the room carrying a small bag, she saw Mr. Mengfei and Su Ziyang talking, so she made a joke as soon as she came in.

"Alright. You two chat, I have something to take care of, I'm leaving."

When Mr. Mengfei left, he squeezed Su Ziyang's arm.

"Master is leaving already?"

Seeing that Mr. Mengfei was about to leave, Fairy Li quickly asked...

"Oh, you guys chat. I have something to do."

Su Ziyang could have looked at Fairy Li directly before, but now that Mr. Mengfei has revealed his true colors to him, Su Ziyang finds it really difficult to look Fairy Li in the eye.

It's nothing else, just two words -- shy ∀

What's wrong? Why is your face so red?

Today, Fairy Li put her hair up again, but it wasn't the usual updo; it was just a casual updo, and she was still using the rhinoceros horn hairpin that Su Ziyang had given her.

"I'm fine. Please sit down. Do you want some water? Are you thirsty? I'll get you some."

Su Ziyang quickly moved a seat for Fairy Li.

Fairy Li blinked at the overly polite Su Ziyang: "Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious. Tell me, is there something you need from me?"

"No, no. Um, this, um, it's nothing."

After pouring Fairy Li a glass of water, Su Ziyang sat there and nervously rubbed his hands together.

"Since you poured me water, how about I give you a sneak peek? Want to hear it?"

Fairy Li took a small sip of water, her big eyes fixed on Su Ziyang as she chuckled.

Hearing that something was up, Su Ziyang shifted his attention and his tension eased considerably. "What inside information?"

"Your master has found you another teacher. They should be arranging for you to study there soon."

After Fairy Li finished speaking, she realized that Su Ziyang wasn't as surprised as she had imagined, and suddenly felt a little disappointed. "Aren't you surprised at all!?"

"He just told me..." Su Ziyang thought Fairy Li was going to tell him something, "You're all being so mysterious, not telling me, the person involved!"

"Stop. I have no idea about your masters' shady dealings. If I had known, I would have told you already. Why would I hide it from you? What kind of relationship do we have, right?"

Fairy Li's attitude towards Su Ziyang remained the same as before, leaving Su Ziyang momentarily at a loss for how to face Fairy Li. After calming himself down by holding his breath and circulating his internal energy, Su Ziyang slowly said, "That's right, I'll believe you then. I believe you haven't colluded with them."

"Let's go out for lunch! I saw a congee shop online the other day with rave reviews. Let's try it!"

As she spoke, Fairy Li took out her phone and showed it to Su Ziyang.

"OK."

Su Ziyang agreed without even looking at it.

"Okay, that's fine then. I'll go find Xiao Yang now, and I'll come find you later."

Fairy Li left with her small bag on her back, and Su Ziyang watched Fairy Li retreating figure, lost in thought.

Unable to find a solution, Su Ziyang dialed Ma Jun's number.

It just so happened that Ma Jun was off duty, so he directly answered Su Ziyang's call.

"What's wrong?" Ma Jun strode in.

"Brother, I need a philosophical question..."

"Holy crap, what's going on?" Ma Jun was startled by Su Ziyang's commotion.

"Is that so..."

Su Ziyang recounted the whole story to Ma Jun. After listening, Ma Jun gave Su Ziyang his assessment. "Idiot..."

Then Ma Jun said, "Go! What are you waiting for?"

Then Ma Jun hung up the phone, and immediately Su Ziyang's university dormitory group chat exploded.

Ma Jun: "I'm finally saying goodbye to being single, guys! I've never been in a relationship and Left-Hand Su always left-handed."

"True and false?"

"???"

Congratulations!

"Where's the girl's photo? Get it out quickly so we can see it."

Looking at this excited crowd, Su Ziyang could only say one thing: human joys and sorrows are not shared; I just find their noise annoying.

Then I casually posted a picture of Fairy Li in the group chat.

"Is this a fairy? Left-Hand Su, did you just find this picture online and are you kidding us?"

"Yeah, that's her waist, that figure, this must be a photo from the internet. It's ridiculous, I actually believed it. What a waste of my time."

...(Three thousand words of rant omitted here)

Seeing that the others didn't believe him, Su Ziyang sent another photo that Fairy Li had taken earlier, showing the group having a meal together.

Silence fell over the group...

"It's true. I'm so fucking jealous! That woman's blind! She actually fell for Left-Hand Su. It's all over, all over!"

"Yes. Such a good girl, what a waste."

"Yangyang, does your wife have any sisters or cousins? Introduce them to us!"

Su Ziyang was speechless.

"Brothers, I'm here to ask for your opinions. What's going on in all of your heads? I'm having a little internal conflict right now; I want to be in a relationship, but I'm also hesitant. You can understand!"

"How about this, you take her out for drinks tonight, and just kiss her a couple of times, okay? Alcohol emboldens cowards, what's the problem?"

Yes, yes, yes!

"Yangyang, don't listen to them. If you want my advice, just buy her some jewelry or a gift and confess directly. You can't let her be the one to break the ice."

Amidst the chatter of the group, Su Ziyang overheard just one useful remark.

That statement was immediately drowned out by an endless stream of terrible ideas that followed.

Helpless, Su Ziyang simply muted the group messages and stuffed his phone into the drawer.

With ten minutes left before closing time, Fairy Li had already arrived at Su Ziyang's clinic.

When it was time to leave work, the handsome man and beautiful woman walked out of the clinic side by side.

Just then, a cheerful girl carrying a small lunchbox happened to see Su Ziyang and Fairy Li standing at the door. The moment she saw the two of them, the smile on the girl's face vanished, and she froze on the spot.

After taking two steps toward the small square, Su Ziyang suddenly felt someone watching him from behind. Su Ziyang turned around but didn't see anyone.

"What's wrong? What are you looking at?"

Fairy Li turned around and looked back, only to find nothing behind her.

"It's nothing, I just felt someone behind me."

Su Ziyang said it casually.

"Your two masters have given you occupational hazards! There's nobody here! Let's go, I'm starving."

Fairy Li tugged at Su Ziyang and pulled Su Ziyang quickly toward the parking lot.