Love So Sweet

60 You Have Good Taste

Bai Qi had always thought that he would someday meet up with Zhang Li Xue again. However, he would never have guessed that their next meeting would be very soon.

On the weekend, the young doctor was dressed casually in his blue shirt and long pants.

His mentor, Doctor Qi, had invited him over to his house for the first time. As he was now taken as Qi Zheng’s student, it was only proper for him to visit his mentor’s house and meet up with his family. Initially, this meeting was supposed to be arranged earlier. However, Bai Qi was busy settling down back in Y City.

Bai Qi appeared just before lunch hour with one hand holding a bag of pastries and the other was holding a bouquet.

He appeared at the doorstep and rang the bell.

From outside, Bai Qi could hear the sound of laughter.

He was aware that Doctor Qi Zheng was living with his wife and three kids. When he heard the voices, he had thought that the voices would belong to Doctor Qi’s children.

Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, Bai Qi put on a smile on his face.

The door was pulled open from the inside and the little fairy appeared in front of him.

.....

Instantly, everything around him froze. Bai Qi was not expecting that he would be meeting the little fairy again and was surprised to see her at his mentor’s place.

The two of them were staring at each other with a surprised looks on their faces.

Bai Qi continued to stare at the girl with a dazed look on his face. For a while, he had thought that perhaps he had gotten the wrong address.

It was Zhang Li Xue who recovered first. The girl put on a smile on her face before moving to one side to make some space for him.

“Auntie Yun is still in the kitchen and Uncle Qi Zheng is in his office,” Zhang Li Xue said. “Why don’t you come in first. I’ll let Uncle Qi Zheng know that you are here.”

Bai Qi finally snapped out of his trance. “Oh.” He walked into the house and watched as the girl put down a guest’s slippers on the floor.

“Here. Let me hold that for you.” Zhang Li Xue saw that the man was struggling with the items in his hand and quickly offered her help.

“Thank you.” He handed over the bouquet and was finally able to change into the slippers at ease.

“Is this for Auntie Yun?” Zhang Li Xue eyed the bouquet in her hand and sighed. The tulips were so pretty and fresh. She could not help but appreciate the beautiful flowers.

It took him a few seconds to figure out that Auntie Yun should be Doctor Qi’s wife. “Uh-huh.”

Seeing the girl holding the bouquet with a smile on her face almost made him change his mind. He always liked seeing Zhang Li Xue with flowers. He almost wanted to tell her that this bouquet was for her.

But that would make him sound a little suspicious.

“You have good taste.” Zhang Li Xue flashed a smile at him. “Auntie Yun liked tulips the most.”

“I saw Doctor Qi put on a picture of his wife on his table.” Bai Qi let out a cough. “I bought them randomly.”

Zhang Li Xue chuckled.

She did not think that he was buying the flowers randomly. It seemed that he was quite attentive to notice little things such as this.

Zhang Li Xue turned around and stopped as they reached the living room. “Have a seat. I’ll go and call Uncle Qi Zheng. Oh, that’s right...” She stretched her hand to give him the bouquet. “It would be better if you give them to Auntie Yun yourself.”

“Ah. Thank you.”

“You don’t have to be nervous. Auntie Yun is a very nice person.”

Bai Qi let out a helpless sigh. The reason he was anxious had nothing to do with Doctor Qi’s wife.

Just in time, the sound of footsteps approached closer.

When she looked up, Qi Zheng’s eldest son, Qi Yang, appeared at the door.

The teenage boy shifted his gaze between the two people in the living room before finally stopping at Zhang Li Xue. “Sister, this is...?”

“He’s your father’s student,” Zhang Li Xue said.

“Hello.” Bai Qi nodded politely.

Zhang Li Xue tapped Qi Yang’s shoulder gently. “Go ahead and call your dad. Tell him that his student had arrived.”

“Oh.” The boy shot another look at Bai Qi before turning around to find his father.

Zhang Li Xue left Bai Qi in the living room before she went into the kitchen to find her aunt again.

Bai Qi watched as the girl disappeared behind the wall and let out a sigh.

He was not ready to meet Zhang Li Xue at his mentor’s house. Bai Qi recalled their brief exchange and wondered if he had made himself look like a fool.

As he waited, Bai Qi continued to look around the house. After a while, his gaze finally stopped at the photo collage in the corner of the room.

He could quickly notice his mentor’s wedding photo. However, that was not what he was interested in. His sharp eyes quickly noticed a young Zhang Li Xue.

The little fairy in this photo was slightly like the one in his memory, only a little older. Her pair of eyes were still as bright, but the chubby cheek had begun to disappear.

Bai Qi could not help but notice that Zhang Li Xue was wearing a dress with flowers scattered around her skirt.

The corner of his lips turned up. It seemed that he always saw her with flowers.

“Bai Qi? You’re here early.”

Hearing his name, Bai Qi retracted his gaze and turned around. He saw that his mentor had shown up and quickly greeted him.

“I wanted to avoid the traffic,” Bai Qi said.

Qi Zheng smiled. “Sorry. I was in the middle of a phone call. Did my son open the door for you?”

Bai Qi was about to answer when the teenage boy had spoken first. “No. It was Sister Li Xue who get the door.”

“Is that so?” Qi Zheng looked at his son again and spoke, “Go ahead and call your brother. We have a guest here.”

“Oh.” Qi Yang nodded before he leave again.

Qi Zheng looked at his student again and smiled. Then, he noticed the flower and the box in the boy’s hand. “Is that bouquet for me?”

Bai Qi noticed the teasing in Qi Zheng’s eyes and chuckled. “This is for Madam.” He lifted the paper bag in his hand and spoke, “I remember that you like this pastry previously. Doctor Qi, this is for you.”

Qi Zheng laughed. “You don’t have to bring anything. It’s enough that you come.”