Chapter 3, whether she loves him or not, whether he loves her or not.

Péi Zhīwèi tested Fú Líng, asking Aunt Wen if she knew about their affairs. Fú Líng responded with a question, "What affairs?" Péi Zhīwèi then stopped talking, afraid that saying anything else would make Fú Líng uncomfortable. At the same time, he didn't want to appear too eager, being led around by a woman.

Every time passing by the third floor, I unconsciously look inside. Sometimes I get lost in thought and feel like Fuling is among the patients waiting there. He also likes to wander around the internal medicine department when he has nothing to do, but no one remembers a particular patient who came to see a doctor, let alone talking to him.

Péi Zhīwèi explained the purpose, Tái Míngmíng immediately arranged for someone to examine Fú Líng's godmother. Her eyes kept darting towards Fú Líng and she said, "Little girl, do you want to get checked as well?" Fú Líng was clever in her heart and could tell that this gynecologist was not kind. She didn't want to be called "little girl" by her, let alone let her think she was old. She smiled and said, "I am unmarried."

Pei Zhimei became increasingly angry, and I never went bald!

Pei has a good memory. From that Saturday until today, it has been a total of thirty-nine days.

Because in front of Aunt Wen?

Do you think Dr. Lin in the internal medicine department is good? I think he is a bit older...

Not long after this doubt emerged, Aunt Wen came to the hospital to pick up medicine one day and took the opportunity to visit Pei Zhiwei, who happened to have nothing to do and accompanied her for a chat. As they were talking, Aunt Wen suddenly burst into tears, holding Pei Zhiwei's hand and saying, "Dr. Pei, as the director here, you must know many people, right? Do you know any single doctors who would be suitable for Lingling... to introduce to her? I've been worried about Lingling's marriage for the past few years. If it weren't for our family holding her back, she wouldn't have had such a hard time these years. Sometimes, I really wish we had died earlier!"

Fu Ling stared at him with a straight gaze and coldly sneered, "Aren't you afraid of being entangled by me?"

"Isn't it?" Fuling squatted down to pick up the medicine. A box of medicine fell under the coffee table. She knelt down on one foot, reached in to grab it, turned her head, and happened to face Pei Zhiwei, with a sneer on her face. "Don't tell me you didn't hear me say I was going on a blind date, and thought I was forcing you to express your stance, so you ran away?"

Pei Zhimei opened her mouth, hesitated to speak, Fuling smiled mockingly and said, "It's normal for you to think that way. Who made me act stupid? If I were a man, I would also..." Before she could finish her sentence, he sealed her lips and the medicine box she had been sorting fell apart again. After a while, she lowered her head to pick up the medicine box, a few strands of hair behind her ear were messed up by him and fell down. She reached out to smooth her bangs, which happened to cover half of her face, and said softly, "Don't worry."

At the age of 20, there were still romantic fantasies, but by the time Thalia Mingming reached 30, the only requirement for a partner was "being able to hold a conversation."

Aunt Wen exclaimed, "Hair loss is not a big problem. Look at his forehead, it's still fine. Men start balding after the age of thirty!"

This is not a love that is pledged with life and death, nor does it have the feeling of the earth shaking and the mountains crumbling. It is far from the oath of eternal love. We just meet occasionally, chat, watch movies, cook some dishes together, and it seems like we could break up at any time. However, when we are not together, we still miss each other.

Pei Zhimei looked at the list in her hand. They were all medications for common diseases among the elderly, such as hypertension. The medications were not very good, and Pei Zhimei guessed that she deliberately asked the doctor to prescribe the cheapest ones to save money. Pei Zhimei asked in a low voice, "Auntie, do you use medical insurance?"

Pei Zhimei doesn't know what he and Fu Ling are considered as.

Speaking of this, Pei Zhiwei didn't know what to say and smiled as he pushed Fu Ling inside. After Fu Ling walked away, Pei Zhiwei frowned and asked, "What were you doing?"

Tai Mingming was filled with anger but had nowhere to vent. It has been some time since the incident, and she didn't understand why she suddenly felt angry at this moment. Besides anger, there were many unclear reasons - it turned out that Pei Zhiwei broke up with her for this little girl. Last time, she didn't see it clearly, but after carefully observing this time, she didn't know what was so good about her!

Péi Zhīwèi was exposed by her, but stubbornly refused to admit it: "How could I? I just..." He furrowed his eyebrows, his tone softened, trying to ease the atmosphere, "I heard you say you were going on a blind date, and I felt a little uncomfortable."

Oh... so pitiful! Aunt Wen looked sympathetic. "Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer children who take care of their families. Many children of this age are very playful. I think Dr. Bian is mature for his age and quite reliable. It turns out he is also very responsible. He and our Lingling are in the same boat, and he will definitely understand Lingling's situation. Dr. Pei, does Dr. Bian have a girlfriend?"

Pei Zhimei couldn't hide the expression on his face, frowned and said, "Who else can I blame if you don't call me?"

Whether she loves him or not, or whether he loves her or not, is not within the scope of consideration.

It can't be considered as estrangement, because he has only been to the Fu Ling's house twice in total. It's just that, for some reason, it seems like he has known her for a very long time, a very long time.

Auntie Fuling was also a bit surprised, and said apologetically: "Taking medicine is such a small matter, why bother Dr. Pei with it."

The cup is still the same plain white bottom, with a blue dolphin painted on the mug. Pei Zhiwei's gaze has been fixed on Fu Ling, and he noticed that the cup was still on the tray. He felt inexplicably satisfied.

Then that's settled! Why say such things to outsiders!

Yuan Feng was also very happy, they ate together at a restaurant outside the Fuling community, with Fuling sitting across from them, eating boiled fish.

Pei Zhimei's brain is running fast. She completed her undergraduate and master's degrees in clinical medicine and has been working for three years. She is twenty-eight years old... Pei Zhimei's expression became more serious as she thought, "Aunt Wen, you need to think carefully. This Xiaobian, he... he has some..."

When she said this, Fuling happened to come to pick her up. Fuling's face suddenly fell. Pei Zhiwei saw her impatient look for the first time: "Alright, alright, why do you keep saying these things? How many years have we been saying this? What's the point of talking about it over and over again! If you don't support me, who else can? You know I'm in a difficult situation, yet you keep saying these things. Do you think I'm feeling good in my heart?"

Fuling obviously had already been informed by his godmother over the phone. Without asking him the reason, her expression remained stiff as she opened the door to let him in. He placed the flowers on the cabinet by the entrance, changed into slippers, put the cake in the refrigerator, and she poured water for him - their actions were synchronized as if they did this every day.

Former Pei Zhiwei used to consider the hospital as his home, but now he has begun to feel the same eager anticipation for weekends as ordinary office workers.

Péi Zhīwèi xīndào méi tīng Yuán Fēng shuō tāmen gōngsī hái yǒu zhème hǎo fúlì, jiǔ chéng jiǔ shì Fú Líng zì tāo yāobāo, kàn tā nà yá jiān zuǐ lì de múyàng, méi xiǎngdào zhème yǒu xiàoxīn. Péi Zhīwèi bǎ Fú Líng de gànmā lā dào yīpáng: "Nín zhè yào yī nián xiàlái kě bù shǎo, zhème zhāo ba, nín bǎ píngshí yào chī de yào dōu liè gè dānzi gěi wǒ, bìnglì yě gěi wǒ kàn kàn, wǒ bāng nǐ zhǎo rén kāi, piányi yě fāngbiàn."

Not long after, Aunt Wen began inquiring with Pei Zhiwei about the conditions of doctors in various departments of the hospital.

Where is Dr. Wei from the Department of Otolaryngology? Is his education level too high? I heard that he graduated from a master's program and is now pursuing a doctor's degree...

One day, suddenly saw Fu Ling's godmother queuing at the payment window on the first floor, Pei Zhiwei rushed over like a long-awaited rain, and asked warmly, "Are you here to pick up the medicine? Why didn't you tell me in advance!"

Aunt Wen was scolded by Fu Ling, and she stammered, "I didn't mean that..."

Unmarried young women should pay more attention to gynecological health. Taing Mingming laughed like a wicked witch, making Pei Zhiwei want to hit his head against the wall. He regretted passing by here for no reason and being squeezed by Taing Mingming. He didn't even know how Fu Ling would deal with him later. Taing Mingming waved her hand and said, "Xiao Ruan, come and check the basic items for this young girl."

Hair loss.

Pei Zhiwei is not a particularly good person. He doesn't try to please anyone or use sweet words. However, what's rare is that he understands her profession as a gynecologist, which outsiders don't understand the hardships of. They only praise her for having a stable job and high income, without knowing the risks involved in this field. On the other hand, those in the industry envy her good background and having parents as a support, but even if she does well, no one praises her. However, what's rare is that he understands her profession as a gynecologist, which outsiders don't understand the hardships of. They only praise her for having a stable job and high income, without knowing the risks involved in this field. On the other hand, those in the industry envy her good background and having parents as a support, but even if she does well, no one praises her.

Finally, Aunt Wen's idea landed on Pei Zhiwei: "Dr. Pei, do you know Xiao Bian from your department?"

On this evening, Fu Ling happened to be on her period. Pei Zhiwei was very considerate, pouring tea and water for her, helping her fill the hot water bottle, and watching TV with her. Fu Ling leaned in his arms like a well-behaved cat, which made him feel at ease. Her words also reassured him, but for some reason, he felt a little melancholy.

Aunt Wen really stopped talking. Pei Zhiwei understood the meaning behind her words. It turns out that Aunt Wen's living expenses and medical expenses have been borne by Fuling for so many years. Aunt Wen always refuses to use good medicine in order to save money for Fuling as her dowry, fearing that she will have no money for self-defense in the future and will suffer when she gets married.

Is having a doctor's degree considered a high level of education? It has been seven years since I graduated with a doctor's degree! Does the principle of matching social status and education require such precise alignment of degrees?

Péi Zhīwèi's work is very busy. Director Xie of the Thoracic Surgery Department is the same age as his father and is nearing retirement. All difficult and complicated cases are on his shoulders. He is now somewhat famous in this field. As Fú Líng said, there are numerous behind-the-scenes stories circulating on TV or by word of mouth. This job is physically and mentally exhausting, often leaving him unwilling to do or say anything after work. Fú Líng's leisure activities are also monotonous, browsing the internet, watching cartoons, and playing small games. Whenever there are fewer surgeries scheduled, he would give an early notice, and Fú Líng would buy groceries on the way home from work and cook a couple of dishes for dinner together.

Of course, he still had a pleasant expression on his face: "His family background is not very good, and I heard that he also has a younger sister who is studying, so he has to support her financially."

Actually, buying medicine is not cheap at all, but obviously people outside the medical system think they are treated specially. Fu Ling's godmother looked at him with more respect in her eyes and kept saying "how can this be?" and "when you have time, I'll have Ling Ling treat you to a meal." For some reason, Pei Zhiwei felt that in Fu Ling's godmother's eyes, besides respect, there was more regret and frustration.

Pei Zhimei looked at her with a face full of virtuous and resolute expression, and chuckled, "No need, it didn't cost much."

What's the matter?

Let me check it for you.

After all, he didn't feel that he had fallen in love with Fu Ling, nor could it be said that he liked her. He just enjoyed being with her at the moment.

Fuling still didn't call him. Several times Pei Zhiwei took out his phone, unconsciously flipped to Fuling's name, hesitated for a long time, and then pressed the back button. He didn't want to be tied down by anyone for the time being.