It's almost 9 o'clock.
I wonder if Li Baiyu will leave me some food.
Oh, the lab coat is still in the VVIP ward.
Shen Jingqi quickly knocked on Li Baiyu's door.
"Senior, I'm here to get my lab coat."
"You're just here for the lab coat?"
"I just started the morning meeting and realized that my lab coat was missing. During the meeting, I found out that one of my patients attempted suicide last night, so I went to learn more about the situation."
"Is your patient okay now?"
Li Baiyu sounded a bit concerned.
"It's all fine now."
"Well, come over for breakfast then."
Li Baiyu walked to the table and opened the breakfast.
"Senior, you haven't eaten yet? Were you waiting for me?"
Shen Jingqi felt an indescribable sense of gratitude.
Li Baiyu didn't say anything, she picked up a pair of chopsticks and opened them up.
Snap!
One of the chopsticks split into two halves as it was opened.
"Use this one first."
Shen Jingqi opened the pair of chopsticks he hadn't yet unwrapped on his side, separated them, and handed them to Li Baiyu.
"Then what about you?"
"I'm fine, I have a spoon. I'll start with the porridge."
Shen Jingqi efficiently laid out the breakfast.
"There's mushroom and abalone lean meat porridge, red date and yam porridge."
"There are several kinds of steamed dumplings, vegetarian and beef ones."
"Fried eggs, fried sausage."
"And side dishes, bamboo shoots, kelp, baby cabbage, white fungus."
Li Baiyu glanced and pushed the abalone porridge towards Shen Jingqi.
"I want the red date porridge."
The porridge was still warm, and when the lid was opened, a rich aroma wafted out.
Shen Jingqi was extremely hungry by now and quickly scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it, and a tender, smooth piece of abalone entered his mouth.
The taste was delicious.
A bite of side dish would be a perfect match at this moment.
Shen Jingqi stared at the plate in front of him.
Li Baiyu, eating her porridge, picked up a piece of baby cabbage with her white jade-like teeth lightly biting it.
Watching Li Baiyu look at him, her delicate hand swept over the plate, placing a few curled pieces of white fungus into Shen Jingqi's bowl.
Li Baiyu used her own chopsticks to serve me food!
Shen Jingqi scooped up the fungus with a spoon.
The texture was tight, very elastic, and there was a sweet taste.
"Do you want anything else?"
Li Baiyu had just picked up a steamed dumpling, her tongue lightly moved, and juice spilled from the corner of her mouth, which she carefully wiped away.
"Have one too."
Li Baiyu handed one to Shen Jingqi.
Shen Jingqi ate a steamed dumpling in one bite.
Li Baiyu took a few more bites and then handed the chopsticks to Shen Jingqi.
"The rest is all yours."
Does this mean sharing a pair of chopsticks?
Since Li Baiyu had already served him food with her chopsticks, it wouldn't be a problem to share them.
Shen Jingqi accepted the chopsticks generously.
In a few quick bites, he cleared the plate of side dishes.
The steamed dumplings were just right at this moment, not too hot.
Shen Jingqi ate the last steamed dumpling and drank up the porridge.
Then he satisfiedly wiped his mouth.
Li Baiyu leaned back in her chair, her hair bathed in sunlight streaming through the window.
The weather is really nice!
Shen Jingqi marveled!
There were still two bottles of milk on the table.
Shen Jingqi recalled the image of Li Baiyu drinking milk last night, and couldn't help but feel a surge of impulse in his heart.
He picked up a bottle of milk and unscrewed the cap.
Gulp, gulp!
Drank it all in one go!
But the image still lingered in his mind.
Li Baiyu pointed at the milk:
"Is this for me for tonight?"
"Yes. You slept well last night, so you can have it again tonight."
"I indeed slept soundly last night, but that might also be related to my emotions."
"Emotions?"
"The night before last, I was constantly worried about the illusion appearing, but last night was strange, I didn't think about it and fell asleep easily."
"Senior, you didn't have any illusions here, right?"
"Not yet. That's why I feel this place might help me clear my mind."
Shen University Campus.
Near Shen University, where Li Baiyu used to live.
The traffic lights at Shen University junction.
Currently, the majority of Li Baiyu's "illusions" involving Cong Nanxue appeared in these places.
The Shen University Third Hospital, as an affiliated hospital of Shen University, is over ten kilometers away from Shen University, and they're in different districts.
Shen Jingqi pondered, still feeling a bit strange.
Could it be that Li Baiyu's "illusions" only appear in specific places?
If so, this means if Li Baiyu changes environments, she can escape the torment of the "illusions."
Last year, Li Baiyu already moved to her current villa.
"So, how are the illusions affecting you now?"
Shen Jingqi probed.
"As long as I return near Shen University, I'll have illusions."
Li Baiyu has a lab at Shen University, and she has to attend a group meeting at least once a week.
She can't completely avoid the environment near Shen University, nor can she avoid the illusions.
"Every time an illusion appears, my emotions change a bit."
"And sometimes I don't quite feel like myself."
"With the emergence of the illusions, I seem to be trying to remember something. But whenever I think of those, my head feels a bit uncomfortable, like I'm going to faint."
A bit uncomfortable?
So, did Li Baiyu's alter ego appear during this process?
Shen Jingqi contemplated.
The words [Multiple Personalities] above Li Baiyu's head kept reminding him.
During the past few days of interaction with Li Baiyu, it seemed like she had several obvious personality shifts.
Could Li Baiyu's multiple personalities be related to her "illusions"?
"So, you're very worried about the illusions appearing again."
"Exactly."
Li Baiyu stared into Shen Jingqi's eyes.
Since she had illusions while looking for the cat last time, Li Baiyu's reactions have been more intense and she has been more worried than before.
"Initially, I just wanted Dean Chen to assign me an assistant. But after Tuantuan left, and I encountered Cong Nanxue, I started to feel uneasy. So, I decided to stay in the hospital for a few days to see how things go."
Li Baiyu raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Right now, it seems staying here makes me feel a bit at ease. But I can only stay for a week. Some meetings and negotiations, I've postponed them, though eventually, I must attend."
"I've already told Dean Chen. After I discharge, you should stay by my side and work with me."
"Stay by your side?"
"Hmm?"
Li Baiyu squinted her eyes slightly.
"Senior, I still have two patients right now. One will be discharged in about a week, but the other won't be discharged until the week after next."
"For the patient being discharged the week after next, you can come over daily for a while to consult, and Uncle Li will arrange your transport. Besides that, you won't take on new patients."
Li Baiyu's slender fingers tapped the table, her gaze carrying an indisputable extreme pressure.
"See, I've arranged everything for you."
"Of course, alright, thank you, Senior."
Shen Jingqi was at a loss for words.
Faced with such a strong-willed senior, he couldn't find an opportunity to resist for the time being.
Moreover, he seemingly didn't have a strong desire to resist either.