True Love Waits

"Sounds good. Why not? You might get an acute renal failure, and then you won't be able to mess around with women anymore," Evelyn mocked.

Sheffield stared at her, his interest piqued. "Oh, I didn't expect you to know about acute renal failures."

"I have a customer with that disease."

"I see. ARF is curable, as long as he receives the right treatment in time. But if it's chronic, there's no radical cure for it according to the current medical situation. Ask your customer to come and see me whenever he's free. I'll see if there's anything I can do. I specialize in nephrology." This wasn't a joke. He did work in the nephrology department.

"Why did you choose to study nephrology? Is it because..." Seizing the chance to taunt him, Evelyn sized him up and asked, "You've had issues with your kidneys?"

Sheffield didn't mind such scorns.

He faked a half-serious look and said casually, "Yes, you're right. I've indulged myself in so much carnal pleasures, my kidneys couldn't take it anymore. I chose to be a renal physician and had both of my kidneys replaced."

He made it seem like he had slept with many women.

Evelyn felt a pang in her heart. "Wow, Dr. Tang, you're amazing. You even operate on yourself. Quite a talent," she said with sarcasm.

Instead of replying to her taunt right away, he turned around to face her. While walking backwards, he asked with a mischievous smile, "Why are you so concerned about my kidneys? Do you want to find out in person if they are working fine?"

Realizing what he meant, Evelyn blushed. She picked up her pace to catch up with him, in an attempt to punch him in the face.

Sheffield knew what she was thinking. He picked up his pace too, always staying one step ahead of her.

Frustrated, Evelyn began to run. It was then that Sheffield turned around to run too.

"Sheffield Tang, you are such a jerk!" No one had dared to flirt with her like this.

Sheffield turned his head to smile at her as he ran. "Hey! You started it!"

dare you?" Evelyn ran as fast as

his arms. Caught off guard, Evelyn couldn't stop her momentum in time and bumping into his

scent reached her nose. Her heart began to

You might trip." Afraid that she would get

she returned to her usual aloof self. She asked, "Dr. Tang, you are so good at caring for women. I can

'Crap!'

tough question for him. He explained

smoothed her long hair and looked into the distance. A brook was sparkling under the sunlight. She mocked calmly,

Evelina." He caught up to her. "I just play around with them, but I've never..." Sheffield knew he was embarrassing himself in front of her. He didn't

his words caught Evelyn's attention. She stopped walking and stared at him

she realized that she was being over concerned about his private

the sky, sighing heavily. "I have

"Okay... You...like him?" That was too much to take in. She thought that he only loved fooling around with women, but she

eyes at her. "For your information, I'm straight." He cleared his throat and continued, "My friend, Joshua, always says this one thing about a

Evelyn didn't understand where

beating around the bush and admitted it honestly.

wore a serious expression on his face as he said it. He genuinely wanted to date Evelyn; that was why he had decided to open up to her and tell her his secret. He was afraid that

upwards. "Didn't you just say that your carnal pleasures were too much for your kidneys

it if

from him. "We better drop this topic. We are in the

the eye. "But Evelina, please let me pursue

ever-calm girl choked

men had tried to win her heart through the years. She had heard all kinds of romantic

adored her idol while telling him, "I'm all yours. I

had written all those medical papers and how he had managed to become

Sheffield felt humiliated.

Evelyn with a sad pout. "I only said that