Chapter 564

Gao Zhan's question almost made Shen Xing jump.

He turned his head in horror, shaking his head and waving his hands: "Doctor, don't talk nonsense! I'm her brother!"

Gao Zhan looked at Shen Ci, who nodded with a faint smile, confirming: "My own brother."

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhan showed a look of understanding, then pursed his handsome lips as if he had something to say but stopped.

Shen Ci stared straight at him, also seeing that he seemed to have something to say.

But before Gao Zhan could speak, the nurse at the workstation walked over with the newly adjusted medicine: "Dr. Gao, your medicine is ready."

Gao Zhan took it and said thank you, then said goodbye to Shen Ci: "Then I'll go get busy."

He didn't say it, and naturally, Shen Ci wouldn't ask more.

Shen Xing watched Gao Zhan leave with a strange look, then turned to his sister: "Sister, is he your friend?"

Friend?

Shen Ci shook her head: "No, he's the doctor who delivered the baby for my sister-in-law. We've met a few times."

Shen Xing frowned strangely: "Did he have something to say to you just now?"

"You noticed that too?"

"Yeah, he seemed like he wanted to say something but didn't." Shen Xing curled his lips, then widened his eyes: "I get it, does he like you?"

This voice was neither loud nor soft, causing the two young nurses who had already noticed Shen Ci because of Gao Zhan's approach to look over one after another.

Shen Ci smiled helplessly: "Of course not."

She didn't think Dr. Gao was interested in her. In that situation just now, what Dr. Gao didn't say wouldn't be anything like a confession.

She didn't know what Dr. Gao wanted to say, but it definitely had nothing to do with liking her.

"I think he does. It's normal for boys to like you since you're so beautiful. Senior Shi Ye fell for you at first sight!" Shen Xing said with conviction.

"Not everyone falls for me at first sight. I can feel whether someone is interested in me or not; Dr. Gao isn't," Shen Ci explained seriously.

Seeing this, Shen Xing could only nod: "Alright."

Shen Ci watched him sit down beside her and couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Why the disappointed look? Do you not want me to be idle and not have a window period?"

"Of course not." Shen Xing looked at his sister seriously: "On the contrary, I think no one is worthy of you. Brother Tang Song is barely okay, and Senior Shi Ye is pretty good but still lacking something."

"Then what about this doctor just now? What do you think?"

"Don't know him, no comment."

"You're quite rational." Shen Ci touched the back of her brother's head: "Unscrew the water for sister, sister is dying of thirst."

"Oh, right."

Two hours later, after finishing the IV, Shen Ci felt her energy had completely recovered, and the fever had completely subsided.

As she came out of the infusion hall laughing and joking with her brother, she looked up and found Gao Zhan standing by the corridor wall, clearly waiting there on purpose.

Gao Zhan subconsciously straightened his body when he saw Shen Ci come out.

Shen Ci was very clever; it seemed he intended to say what he hadn't said earlier, so she looked at her brother and whispered: "You go down to the basement and wait for me in the car first."

Shen Xing glanced at Gao Zhan before nodding lightly: "Okay."

After Shen Xing left, Shen Ci walked up to him generously and asked curiously: "What is it, Dr. Gao? Do you need a favor from me?"

A flash of surprise crossed Gao Zhan's eyes: "You noticed?"

Shen Ci curled her lips into a smile: "Otherwise, what other reason would you have for looking for me? It wouldn't be to confess your love or to diagnose me with a terminal illness with your naked eye, would it?"

With one sentence, she fished out the smile in Gao Zhan's eyes.

He looked at Shen Ci and nodded lightly. Since she had noticed, he didn't need to be coy anymore and simply stated directly: "I know we don't even count as a doctor-patient relationship, let alone friends, so my sudden request for your help is indeed a bit presumptuous and abrupt."

"If you're not willing, it doesn't matter. I can understand."

Shen Ci raised her eyebrows: "Tell me first, then I'll consider whether to agree."

She was also very curious about what Dr. Gao Zhan could possibly need from her.

From his perspective, he should know nothing about her other than that she was beautiful, right?

Gao Zhan didn't beat around the bush and opened his mouth to say: "I want to ask you to be my girlfriend."

"Ah?"

Shen Ci widened her eyes, her eyeballs almost popping out.

"No, that's not what I meant." Gao Zhan realized his choice of words was wrong and quickly explained: "It's to ask you to pretend to be my girlfriend."

"Oh..." Shen Ci opened her mouth in realization.

What a false alarm; she thought a handsome boyfriend had fallen from the sky.

Seeing that Shen Ci no longer had any extra reaction, Gao Zhan continued: "It is indeed a bit presumptuous, but I really can't find a suitable candidate. My friend recommended those daily-rental girlfriends online, but I don't think it's very reliable."

"The reason is because my family..."

"Then why choose me?" Shen Ci interrupted Gao Zhan's explanation, looking at him seriously.

Gao Zhan also looked at Shen Ci and answered seriously: "Because I think you are beautiful and more convincing!"

Shen Ci was instantly overjoyed: "Your reason is also very convincing; it's very reasonable."

Gao Zhan's eyes filled with five parts of a smile, and he asked uncertainly: "Then, is it okay? Just for one day!"

He had a family occasion he had to attend, so he had to bring a girlfriend back because he had always claimed to have one to refuse the various candidates his family arranged.

"What's the upper limit of the scale?" Shen Ci suddenly asked.

Her question directly stunned Gao Zhan. It took Gao Zhan two seconds to make a sound: "Hmm?"

"I mean, to what extent do we need to act? Holding arms, holding hands, putting arms around waists or shoulders, etc..." Shen Ci explained.

She was asking very seriously, not teasing Gao Zhan.

But Gao Zhan hadn't thought about the scale issue at all and didn't know how to set it for the moment.

"I think I should let you take the lead. No matter what, I must respect you, after all, you are acting with me."

"I have no problem with that. If you're going to act, you have to do it thoroughly. If we get exposed, wouldn't all our previous efforts be wasted?" Shen Ci said generously.

Not expecting Shen Ci to agree so readily, Gao Zhan was grateful and also very sincere in his thanks: "Thank you, I can pay you a certain amount of compensation."

Shen Ci waved her hand immediately: "That's not necessary."

"How can that be? I can't let you work for nothing, and as a girl, you'll inevitably be at a disadvantage in this kind of thing." Gao Zhan's tone was sincere because there would definitely be some physical contact, and as the party helping out, he felt a bit embarrassed.

Shen Ci responded seriously: "I don't feel at a disadvantage. I'm beautiful, and you're not bad either. Let's just treat it as a one-day couple game. Just for one day, treat each other as real lovers; that's the only way it'll be realistic!"

Gao Zhan stared at Shen Ci without blinking. Why did it feel like her enthusiasm was even higher?