CHAPTER 290: CHAPTER 290: MAYBE YOU’LL MEET SOMEONE BETTER THAN ME

Busy times pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Xiao Li has been back at the hospital for half a month.

In the director’s office, Bai Yu smiled gently and asked, "Xiao Li, how do you feel after half a month?"

Xiao Li, "Very good!"

Bai Yu nodded, "I also think you’re adapting well, so how’s your health holding up?"

Xiao Li chuckled, "You’re wondering if you can schedule me for night shifts, right? Go ahead!"

Bai Yu’s eyes lit up, "Are you sure Qin Xiao at home won’t come to beat me if I schedule night shifts for you?"

Xiao Li shook her head with a smile, "My old man is a civilized person, he won’t randomly hit people. I came to the hospital to work, and the shifts should be scheduled as needed. He won’t say a thing.

You’ve already taken care of me by giving me half a month to adapt, others don’t get this kind of treatment."

Bai Yu nodded, "Alright, as long as you know how good your brother is, then we’ll start scheduling night shifts later."

"Okay, then I’ll go hand over my shift now, I’ll be off work soon."

As she spoke, Xiao Li stood up and left.

At the hospital entrance, Qin Xiao, who had already received a message that Xiao Li would be coming out later, was sitting in the car peeling chestnuts for Xiao Li. Once he finished peeling, he got out of the car to wait for her.

As Qin Xiao walked to the inpatient department entrance, Xiao Li happened to be coming down.

Xiao Li approached, "Uncle, didn’t I tell you to just wait in the car? I can’t be sure when I’ll come out, aren’t you afraid of waiting too long?"

Qin Xiao laughed and hugged her while walking, "If I say I just got here too, would you believe me?"

"I believe you! I’ll believe anything you say."

The two of them walked to the parking lot, and once they got in the car, Qin Xiao handed the chestnuts to Xiao Li.

Xiao Li received them, "Oh, how come there are chestnuts in this season?"

"These days, everything is available at any time. Whatever you want to eat, it’s always there.

I just knew you’d work late tonight and might be hungry, so I bought some chestnuts for you."

Xiao Li picked up a chestnut and took a bite, "Delicious, and you peeled these too! Thank you, Uncle!"

As she spoke, she fed Qin Xiao a chestnut too.

After eating a few, Xiao Li talked about having to work night shifts later. Qin Xiao listened without comment, just like Xiao Li mentioned before, it’s a normal work schedule, nothing much to say.

"Pay attention to your health while you’re on night shifts." There was nothing else he could say, but he could show concern for Xiao Li’s health.

Xiao Li nodded, "I know, I will be careful, don’t worry."

Xiao Li glanced outside at the traffic jam, it was a Friday and she got off work a bit late, it was the peak time for traffic jams.

"The traffic is terrible! Who knows how long it will take to get home?"

Qin Xiao took a look, "Are you hungry?"

"No, because I have the loving chestnuts you prepared! But... being stuck in traffic like this is wasting time, why don’t we find a place to go?" Xiao Li suggested.

Qin Xiao looked at the road condition, "Okay, I’ll see if I can make a turn at the next intersection to another road."

After slowly reaching the intersection, Qin Xiao turned the steering wheel and went towards another intersection.

This side wasn’t the main road, so there weren’t many cars here.

Xiao Li looked at the road, "Uncle, why don’t we find a place to eat and then catch a movie, come back later and it probably won’t be this crowded."

Qin Xiao nodded, "Sure."

When they arrived, because it was the weekend, all the restaurants were packed, but that wasn’t a problem for Qin Xiao, as waiting in line never happened when he dined out.

"Nini, what do you want to eat?"

Xiao Li looked around at all the fourth-floor restaurants and hadn’t decided what to eat, "I don’t know what to eat! You decide!"

Qin Xiao smiled, "Then let’s just go to the closest one."

He said and took Xiao Li directly into the restaurant behind them.

After dinner, Xiao Li excitedly dragged Qin Xiao to watch a movie. It was a film she picked during dinner and bought tickets for just then.

They came to the cinema, Xiao Li bought some snacks and dragged Qin Xiao to sit in the lobby waiting, as it wasn’t time for the movie yet.

This was their first time sitting in the lobby waiting, the feel was quite nice.

Xiao Li snacked as they waited, occasionally feeding Qin Xiao a bite.

By the time the movie was about to start, the snacks Xiao Li initially bought were almost gone.

Luckily, Qin Xiao noticed this and had already bought another serving for her.

Seeing Qin Xiao bringing over more snacks, Xiao Li covered her mouth and laughed, "Uncle, why do I feel like we’re just starting to date now, where the boyfriend is all attentive and romantic?"

Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow and played along, "So Miss Xiao means I wasn’t romantic enough before, no wonder I couldn’t catch you back then.

Now that I’m romantic enough, can Miss Xiao join me for the movie?"

Xiao Li laughed and nodded, "Yes, Teacher Qin! But watching the movie is just watching a movie, school rules don’t allow teacher-student romances, so I still can’t accept your courtship."

Qin Xiao nodded, "Alright, we’ll talk after you graduate."

"We’ll talk about it after I graduate! Who knows, maybe I’ll find someone better by then. Let’s go watch the movie now!"

The two entered the cinema hall, as Xiao Li had chosen a romance film today, it suited the young couple vibe even more.

The cinema was dim, Xiao Li and Qin Xiao found their seats and sat down. Qin Xiao initially wanted to book the whole theater, but Xiao Li said it wouldn’t have the feel. The point of going to the cinema is for the atmosphere.

Booking the whole place would be better just to set up a projector at home.

This screening, being a romance film and well-timed, had the theater fully packed.

When Xiao Li was buying tickets earlier, there were only a few left, and her and Qin Xiao’s seats were in the last row, at least the seats were together.

Sitting in the last row has its perks, like being able to see the people in front.

During the movie, Xiao Li noticed several couples sneakily kissing, and naturally, she and Qin Xiao matched the mood once or twice too.

However, others couldn’t see them.

The beginning and first half of the movie had everyone feeling joyful, but the latter half fooled all the girls into tears.

Coming out of the movie, Xiao Li felt down. What was meant to be a sweet romance film ended up with a BE ending, leaving a heavy feeling inside.

Qin Xiao noticed Xiao Li’s mood was off and tugged her, "The movie’s over, yet you’re still in it?"

Xiao Li shook her head, "No, I wasn’t thinking about the movie’s main couple; I was thinking about us.

I was thinking if we were in the main couple’s shoes, what would our ending be? Would we, like them, hold each other in our hearts while apart, or would we stay together?"