the knife of love

Chapter 246 Dependence and Exploitation

Ye Tan's appetite has been poor for the past few days, and he always feels a bitter taste in his mouth, and when it is severe, his heart will become sour.

Lao Mai judged that it might be because she had been taking traditional Chinese medicine for half a month, so she went to the supermarket early in the morning to buy a fresh pork bone, chopped it and stewed it in a pot of soup.

As soon as Ye Tan woke up, he could smell the strong smell of meat in the room, put on his coat and went out, and saw Lao Mai was chopping green onions in front of the chopping board.

"What are you doing this morning?"

"I made some soup for you, it's almost ready, hurry up to brush your teeth and wash your face, and I'll bring it out for you later!" Lao Mai said, but continued to work with his head in his hands.

Ye Tan didn't say anything, and stood at the door watching.

Look at this man, he is not tall, he is wearing a thin sweater, the sleeves are rolled up, exposing a small round arm.

36 years old is not too old, but he is already a little fat, there is a little fat on his face, and he is trembling slightly as he cuts green onions, a pair of small eyes are not very bright, and he wears high myopia all year round Eye.

Mai Boming is the kind of man who won't take a second look at him when thrown in the crowd. He's not ugly, but he can't find anything outstanding about him.

Ye Tan's single-minded temper is absolutely not willing to let it go, so after so many years, she still maintains this kind of inseparable relationship with Lao Mai. They live together, but her heart is still floating in the sky.

Maybe it's because he's been used to drifting since he was a child, and he never thought about settling down, let alone with this unremarkable man in front of him one day, but at this moment, Ye Tan's mind actually moved.

Maybe it's because I slept better last night, maybe the smell of pork bone soup in the kitchen is more fragrant, or maybe it's because the morning sun shone on the man in the apron, shining brightly, and even his whole body shone brightly. .

What's more, not all women in this world can meet a man who is willing to cook for them.

For just a short while, Ye Tan was deeply moved.

"Why are you smirking there? Why don't you brush your teeth and wash your face?" Old Mai, who had chopped green onions, turned his head and saw Ye Tan still standing at the door of the kitchen in a daze.

Ye Tan grinned, walked over gently, and wrapped his arms around Old Maiyuan's chubby waist from behind.

Lao Mai's hand holding the spoon froze instantly.

"what happened?"

Ye Qin shook his head and pressed his face against his back: "It's nothing, I just want to thank you!"

"Silly girl, thank me for what?"

"Thank you..." Ye Tan was a little speechless, she couldn't define her feelings for this man from the bottom of her heart, maybe she could firmly say that she didn't care about him at all three years ago, but not now, maybe not. Love, but at least she has become somewhat dependent on him.

After all, she left home at the age of thirteen or fourteen to hang out in the society, and later entered Jiurongtai, followed Guan Lue, and survived on the edge of a sword. She has never lived a life like this in recent days.

Gradually, she realized that this kind of life was pretty good, without too much turmoil, and without the person she loved the most, but it didn't mean she was unhappy.

But in other words, another meaning of dependence is utilization.

Ye Qin has been taking advantage of Lao Mai's feelings for her for so many years. In the past, she ignored and took advantage of her. After the child interrupted her, she even squandered Lao Mai's feelings even more, but now?
Now she is being used with purpose.

"Yezi?" Lao Mai's back stiffened, trying to pull Ye Tan away from his body.

Ye Tan let go, pretending to breathe a sigh of relief: "I'm starving to death, when can I eat?" She returned to her usual appearance.

Old Mai turned around and used a spoon to stir the soup that was still simmering on low heat: "It will be done in 5 minutes, you go to brush your teeth first, and I will call you when it is ready."

Ye Qin went out.

Lao Mai smirked at the pot of soup, and suddenly had a premonition that his relationship with this girl was developing towards a happy ending.

The soup is ready in a few minutes.

Lao Mai took it to the restaurant in a bowl, and Ye Tan was already waiting there with his hands folded.

The white and slippery porcelain bowl contains thickly stewed lotus root and pork bone soup, with beautiful oil flowers and shallots floating on it.

It's delicious to look at.

Ye Tan quickly took a sip, but smelling the aroma, the soup began to smell fishy in her stomach as soon as she took it.

Lao Mai sensed that her expression was wrong, and asked, "What's wrong? Doesn't taste good?"

"No, it just feels a little light."

"Is it light?" Lao Mai took a spoon to taste it by himself, "It's okay, it's not too salty, if you think it's tasteless, I'll add some salt to the pot later."

"Yeah!" Ye Tan suppressed the fishy smell in his heart and managed to drink half a bowl of soup.

There was a pig bone inside, and Lao Mai deliberately picked it out. He used chopsticks to take out the bone marrow for Ye Qin to eat, but he poked it a few times with the chopsticks, and he suddenly felt nervous.

"What's the matter?" Ye Tan was sensitive by nature, and he knew that there was something wrong with Lao Mai's expression at a glance.

Lao Mai did not explain, threw away the bone in his hand and ran into the study...

baffling.

Ye Tan finished eating a little bone marrow picked out by Lao Mai, and heard the sound of the computer starting up in the study.

Regardless of the oily smell on his fingers, Lao Mai quickly entered a few words in the search bar, and thousands of words quickly popped up.

When Ye Tan entered the study, he saw Lao Mai staring at a photo on the screen in a daze.

"Qi Zheng, male, Director of Orthopedics Department of XXXX Hospital, Infectious Disease Specialist, Doctors Without Borders..." Ye Tan read the message next to the photo, disapproving, "Who is this man?"

"..." Lao Mai didn't answer, his mind was full of scenes of Shen Chunguang and Qi Zheng walking together, talking and laughing.

Seeing his shocked expression, Ye Tan pushed him aside: "Speak up, who is this man!"

"Qi Zheng!"

"...I know, it's written on the computer! I'm asking you why you searched for his information? Know him?"

"I don't know!" Lao Mai shook his head, but nodded quickly, "It doesn't mean he doesn't know him at all. He is a legend in the orthopedics field. Back then, Tang Jingcheng's right shoulder was shot through by Chi Feng, causing his entire right arm to become useless. Shang Li, Lao Jiu once wanted me to invite him back to perform surgery on Tang Jingcheng."

"Then why didn't you invite me later?"

"Because please don't move!"

"The charge is too high?"

"That's not true. If it's just because of the cost, the old nine wouldn't have to blame himself so much..."

Ye Tan sneered: "Why don't you move?"

Lao Mai raised his body from the computer desk: "This person has a weird temper. He studied in China and went to Germany for further study after graduation. However, during the study period, he suddenly went to apply for Doctors Without Borders. Since then, he has been all over the world. Run, but recently I heard that he has settled down in Myanmar and is working at the International Rescue Center there."

"Then why does it say that he is an orthopedic specialist in the hospital?"

"In name only, he seldom accepts orthopedic patients after becoming MSF, so ordinary people can't hire him at all."

After hearing this, Ye Tan sneered, "Is this considered arrogance?"

Lao Mai also laughed: "It should be counted, but do you know why I suddenly checked him?"

"why?"

"I saw him in Lao Jiu's neighborhood yesterday!"

"..."

"And who do you think he's with?"

"Who?"

"Shen Chunguang!"

(End of this chapter)