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

warning, he stopped in his tracks, turned around and spread his arms. Caught off guard, Evelyn couldn't stop

scent reached her nose. Her heart began to

that she would get angry again, Sheffield let go

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

'Crap!'

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

hair and looked into the distance. A brook was sparkling under the

caught up to her. "I just play around with them, but I've never..." Sheffield knew he was embarrassing

caught Evelyn's attention. She stopped walking and

herself eager to hear what he wanted to say. But then, she realized that she was being over concerned about his private life. They were strangers, after

at the sky, sighing heavily. "I have a

was confused. 'Why did he bring up his friend now?' She knew this Joshua Fan; he was the youngest son of the mayor of Y City. "Okay... You...like him?" That was too much to take in. She thought

"My friend, Joshua, always says this one thing about

Evelyn didn't understand where he was

bush and admitted it honestly.

it. He genuinely wanted to date Evelyn; that was why he had decided to open

you just say that your carnal pleasures were too much for your kidneys

earlier. My kidneys are very much healthy. You will know it if you give

"We better drop this topic. We are in the Elephant Valley now. Is it the right place to talk

in the eye. "But Evelina, please let me pursue

ever-calm girl choked on her own

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

while telling him,

how this guy had written all those medical papers

Sheffield felt humiliated.

Evelyn with a sad pout. "I only said that because I really want a