Chapter 74: 74 I'm Just Trash

Chapter 74: Chapter 74 I’m Just Trash

Chi Gui stepped back to avoid his hand.

She rubbed her temples, “I retired, it’s just that I didn’t rest well last night.”

“What’s wrong?” Fu Si skillfully poured the congee and side dishes into bowls, the soft and sweet aroma of the congee immediately filled the room.

“Just a minor issue,” Chi Gui said nonchalantly.

Fu Si didn’t inquire further.

The two ate breakfast in silence, and then Fu Si left.

…

Chi Gui took the day off from school and didn’t have to attend classes. She sat on the sofa with her iPad, continuing to discuss the next research direction with her colleagues from the institute.

As noon approached, her doorbell rang.

Fu Si had been punctual with meals these past few days, so Chi Gui didn’t think much of it and instructed Little Guai to open the door.

Soon after, a voice with a sobbing tone came from the entrance, “Professor Chi…”

Chi Gui was startled and looked up to see a youth who looked obedient and cute, with eyes brimming with tears, standing at her door, holding a large bottle of fruit juice.

Chi Gui: …

She suddenly felt a bit of a headache.

“Come in,” Chi Gui rose from the sofa and walked to the kitchen, taking two cups from the cupboard, “What’s it about this time?”

The youth entered, sat down neatly at the table, and Little Guai closed the door.

Seeing Chi Gui holding the cups, he quickly took them over and then unscrewed the bottle of the drink, respectfully pouring a cup for Chi Gui first before pouring one for himself.

“Sob…” He gulped down the drink as if it were liquor, then started speaking with a pained face, “Professor, I couldn’t save him again… You say… why, even after a successful surgery, why couldn’t he survive…”

Chi Gui didn’t speak.

The youth poured another cup, swallowed it down, and then burst into tears, “Professor, you don’t understand… That child was still so young… When he went into the operating room, he smiled at me, called me ‘big brother’… but I couldn’t save him… I’m just useless! I don’t deserve to be a doctor!”

Chi Gui sat quietly, saying nothing, letting the youth vent.

Of all the students she had mentored, Xu Wen was the most sensitive and sentimental.

This character trait gave him an extraordinary sense of responsibility towards patients, and his conscientious and meticulous work was reassuring. But the downside was also obvious.

For instance, he could easily become emotionally affected by a particular patient.

Over the past few years, he would occasionally come to her excitedly for a drink of fruit juice because a patient had recovered or performed some heartwarming gesture, and he would also cry and question life in front of her when he couldn’t save a patient.

Chi Gui had grown accustomed to it.

She found Xu Wen annoying but not detestable.

Only, she had not expected… that this kid would actually follow her to Nancheng…

After crying on his own for half an hour, Xu Wen’s emotions finally began to ease.

Only then did Chi Gui reach out and pat his shoulder, standing up, “What do you want for lunch?”

Xu Wen knew this was the professor’s way of comforting him and felt embarrassed, quickly standing up as well, “You don’t need to bother, I’ll cook.”

“No way,” Chi Gui rejected him mercilessly, “Your cooking is too awful, a waste of the money I spent on groceries.”

Xu Wen: …

He settled for a less ambitious offer, “Then, I’ll go buy groceries for you…”

“The fridge still has enough vegetables,” Chi Gui replied cold-heartedly, “and, you can’t even pick out good produce.”

Xu Wen: …

He sat down quietly, feeling dejected.

Chi Gui cooked in the kitchen, with Little Guai still by her side helping.

Xu Wen sat obediently in the living room, not daring to move, only able to stare at Chi Gui’s actions longingly.

Actually, he wanted to help with picking vegetables… but ever since he reduced a basket of greens to half a basket a year ago, Chi Gui strictly banned him from the kitchen.

At that moment, the doorbell rang again.

“Open the door for me,” Chi Gui’s voice came from the kitchen.

“Sure thing!” Xu Wen finally found something to do and hurried to the door. As he opened it, he smiled, “You really bring friends wherever you go…”

His words cut off abruptly.

Outside, Fu Si stood with one hand in his pocket, the other holding groceries. Seeing him, he slightly raised his eyebrows, presenting a face that was delicately noble, with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

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