71 His New Routine
Bai Qi watched as his sister ate her noodle before deciding that it was ti to return to the hospital. He stood at the door and watched as the little girl waved her hands at him.
“Xi Xi, you have your phone with you, right?” He couldn’t help but remind her again.
“Un.” The little girl raised the phone in her hand. “I know. If sothing happened, I will call you. Your number is the first on speed dial.”
A helpless sigh escaped him. His sister is so sensible. But he could not help but worry about her more. “Alright. Close the door and-”
“I know. You have your keys. I shouldn’t open the door to strangers.”
Bai Qi stretched his hand and patted her head. “Such a good girl. I will try to get ho earlier. You know how to reheat the noodles in the microwave, right?”
The girl nodded again.
Although he could not bear to part with the little girl, He still have to return to the hospital before he could make trouble for the others.
When he arrived at the hospital, one of the junior doctors ntioned that his ntor was looking for him. There was an ergency case and the patient will need to go into the operational theatre soon.
.....
Bai Qi went to look for his master before he was dragged to help with the surgery.
The patient’s condition was worse than they thought and the surgery lasted for a long ti. After the surgery, Bai Qi followed his ntor to discuss the surgery.
When he ca out of the office again, it was already late. After changing his clothes, he hurried back ho to look for his sister.
The house was dark when he arrived. Bai Qi went panicking for a few seconds before he finally found his sister sleeping on the couch. In her hand, the little girl was holding on to her phone tightly to her chest.
His heart ached upon seeing this scene.
Bai Qi put down his bag at the side before walking over to his sister. Gently, he removed the phone from her hand and carried her back into her bedroom.
Once he tucked her into bed, Bai Qi left and stayed in the living room.
He couldn’t stop thinking of how his sister had suffered after she ca to live with him. However, Xi Xi had always liked to stick to him from the day she was born.
Next week, he will start sending her to kindergarten.
He could not help but worry that he might not be able to manage between his job and looking after his sister.
But... After their parents had passed away, Xi Xi only had him. He cannot let her down. He had to do sothing.
...
On the day he sent Bai Xi Xi to the kindergarten, Bai Qi had tried to manage everything by himself. After sending his sister early in the morning, Bai Qi rushed out to work.
Seeing that it was ti to pick up his sister, Bai Qi would take a few hours off to send her sister to Auntie Ji’s place before he rushed back to work.
This new routine lasted for a few days until Qi Zheng finally noticed what was going on.
When Bai Qi returned to the hospital, his colleague quickly notified him that his ntor was looking for him. Doctor Xu had also noticed how Bai Qi had often run off sowhere in the middle of the day and thought that his friend had finally got himself into trouble.
Seeing his friend leaving the room, Doctor Xu could not help but shot him a sympathetic look.
Bai Qi walked over to his ntor’s office and stopped in front of the door. Taking a deep breath, Bai Qi knocked on the door before entering.
Qi Zheng was in the middle of reading so report when he heard soone coming in. He raised his head and the look on his face turned serious when he saw Bai Qi.
There was a brief silence between them before Bai Qi spoke up. “Doctor Qi, you are looking for ?”
Waving his hand, Qi Zheng instructed the young man to close the door behind him before he let him sit down.
“You have been acting strangely this recently,” Qi Zheng spoke. He leaned on his chair as he studied the young man in front of him. “Bai Qi, I noticed that you have been going missing for half an hour around three these past few days. Where did you go?”
Bai Qi hesitated, wondering if he should tell his ntor about his situation.
“Are you in trouble?”
Qi Zheng had always thought that Bai Qi was a great kid. From the first ti they worked together on that rescue mission a few years ago, Qi Zheng had always known that with good training and ntoring, this boy would beco a great surgeon.
It would be fine if he had pulled this stunt once. However, Bai Qi has been missing around the sa ti for four days straight.
As Bai Qi’s ntor, it was Qi Zheng’s job to talk to him.
Qi Zheng narrowed his eyes and could not help but notice the fatigue in the young man’s face. A faint sigh escaped him and Qi Zheng began to lower his tone. “Bai Qi, if you’re in any trouble, you should have talked to . As your ntor, I will help you in any way that I can.”
His lips parted as he was about to say sothing. However, Qi Zheng’s next words had stopped him from saying what was on his mind.
“Don’t say that you did not want to trouble or anyone. Have you considered how you might trouble or your colleague when you disappeared without telling anyone where you have been to?”
Bai Qi pursed his lips into a thin line as he listened to his ntor, lecturing him about how his action would cause trouble for his colleague.
His job was demanding and there would be tis when he would be needed in the hospital. If an ergency occurred and he was not around, then he might cause a life to be lost.
It was not that he did not know that what he had done was wrong. It was just that... He wanted to prove to himself that he could handle everything by himself.
“Doctor Qi, I’m sorry.” Bai Qi heaved a heavy sigh. “You are right. I am in so kind of trouble at this mont. It’s... my little sister.” Taking a deep breath, he began to let his ntor know why his sister had to live with him.
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