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!"

ran

his arms. Caught off guard, Evelyn couldn't stop her momentum

reached her nose. Her heart began

she would get

her usual aloof self. She asked, "Dr. Tang, you are so good at caring for women. I can see that you've practiced a lot with

'Crap!'

smile froze on his face. This was a tough question for him.

sparkling under the sunlight. She mocked calmly, "I bet there are a

that... Evelina." He caught up to her. "I just play around with them, but I've never..."

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

say. But then, she realized that she was being over concerned about his private life. They were strangers, after all. Why did she care

sky, sighing heavily. "I have a

City. "Okay... You...like him?" That was too much to take in. She thought that

throat and continued, "My friend, Joshua, always says this one thing about a guy. A

Evelyn didn't understand where he

quit beating around the bush and admitted it honestly.

date Evelyn; that was why he had decided to open up to her and tell her his secret.

much for your kidneys to take? And now you are telling me that you

will know it

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

place." He looked her in the eye. "But Evelina, please

The ever-calm girl choked on

heard all kinds of romantic words in her life, but this was the

while telling him, "I'm all yours.

you stupid?" She wondered how this guy had written all those medical papers and how he had managed to become the

Sheffield felt humiliated.

only said that because I