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!"

you?" Evelyn ran as fast

his tracks, turned around and spread his arms. Caught

her nose. Her heart began to race in

would get angry again, Sheffield let go of her

chord in her heart. She straightened up and moved away from him. In no time, she returned to her usual aloof self. She asked, "Dr. Tang,

'Crap!'

his face. This was a tough question for him. He explained awkwardly, "Um...it's just a game. I wasn't serious about any of

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

around with them, but I've never..." Sheffield knew he was embarrassing himself in front of her. He

words caught Evelyn's attention. She

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

at the sky, sighing heavily. "I have a friend named

was the youngest son of the mayor of Y City. "Okay... You...like him?" That was too much to take in. She thought that he only loved fooling around with women, but she didn't think he liked

straight." He cleared his throat and continued, "My friend, Joshua, always says this one thing about a guy. A guy always cracks dirty jokes

understand where

and admitted

Evelyn; that was why he had decided to open up to her

carnal pleasures were too much for your kidneys to take? And now you are telling me

know it if

from him. "We better drop this topic. We are in the Elephant Valley now. Is

looked her in the eye.

The ever-calm girl choked on her own

She had heard all kinds

looked like a teenage girl who adored her idol while telling him, "I'm all yours. I want to give myself

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

Sheffield felt humiliated.

sad pout. "I only said that because I really