Chapter 25: Clingy
Xander was on his way to the surgical department to check on Yera when he bumped into Dr. Candice Yao in the hallway.
Dr. Yao was the newest addition to their hospital’s pediatrics department. She was not only beautiful but also sociable and easy to approach. She was an excellent fit for the department because she could easily appease the young patients, who were also known to be the most difficult patients to deal with, with her warm personality.
"Hello, Dr. Yang!" greeted Candice cheerfully, with her usual bright and white smile. Then she added in a honeyed voice, "Have you had lunch already? If you haven’t, can I ask you to join me?"
Xander noticed that the woman was often trying to chat him up ever since the day she started working at their hospital. Not that he was complaining, because he also liked to talk to people. But when it comes to the matter of the opposite sex, he was not dense at all. He knew when a woman was interested in him, and Dr. Yao fit every bit of descriptions of someone who was trying to hit on him.
But it could also be her natural friendliness that could often be mistaken for flirtiness by judgmental people.
Wait, was he also one of those judgmental people who mistook Dr. Yao’s conviviality for her fondness of him? Xander shook his head and laughed his thoughts off as he scolded himself for being too quick on judging others.
He smiled back at Dr. Yao and casually answered, "Sorry, Dr. Yao, but I already have someone to eat lunch with." If it were entirely up to him, he would proudly tell her that the person he was going to eat lunch with was his wife. But then again, he couldn’t do that, for fear of Yera’s safety.
Dr. Yao smiled back and said, "Alright, Dr. Yang... Probably next time. Enjoy your lunch then, and see you around."
Xander walked past her and failed to catch the wicked smirk on Dr. Yao’s face as she turned around to watch his back.