Chapter 648: List One Big Brother

As soon as Ji Xiang opened the gate and walked into the courtyard, he saw a black shadow pouncing toward him.

If you don't keep a dog, you will never understand the joy of a dog running toward you.

Only...

Although Sha Paozi is not stupid, its size is comparable to a small wolf, weighing 80 jin, and it nearly knocked Ji Xiang off balance.

Facing the enthusiastic Sha Paozi and that "big shoe insole" full of saliva wanting to lick him, Ji Xiang was very helpless and could only rely on his high Agility to dodge continuously.

What on earth did the old man do to Sha Paozi while he wasn't home!

Ji Xiang thought to himself.

"You're back." Ji Yongchang walked out, holding a small purple clay teapot in his hand, his expression as calm as water.

"Dad, I'm back." Ji Xiang hugged Sha Paozi, dodging its tongue.

It's truly too enthusiastic; it's really unbearable.

"You're finally back. Take Sha Paozi out for a run early tomorrow morning."

Ji Yongchang said, very displeased.

Ji Xiang rarely saw his old man have moments of genuine emotion; he was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood what had happened.

Since Sha Paozi arrived at the house, he had to take it for a half-marathon run every morning; with the physical exertion of the trip there and back, this creature could rest quietly after returning home.

But with him not at home, the DNA in Sha Paozi's body had its seal broken, and he didn't know how much it had tormented the old man during these days.

That he didn't curse was already a testament to his father's good cultivation and self-restraint.

"Hey, Dad, you aren't good to me at all. I'm your own son, after all; I was on TV and showed off, so you should be asking me about it when I get back." Ji Xiang said with a grin.

"What's so good about being on TV and showing off." Ji Yongchang said dismissively, "I wanted to stop the program halfway through, but your mother didn't agree. In this regard, you really inherited your mother's genes—forever young, forever causing trouble."

Ji Yongchang said, shaking his head slightly.

Ji Xiang took out his phone, "Dad, say that again, just that sentence from a moment ago, 'forever young, forever' what was it?"

Ji Yongchang raised his hand and slapped Ji Xiang on the head.

"Dad, look at how old-fashioned you are." Ji Xiang put away his phone; he didn't dare to actually do that, "Just pretend I went out to play."

"That doctor named Lin Jiuze on the TV program was quite interesting." Ji Yongchang said something out of the blue.

But Ji Xiang was not surprised at all.

He picked out the highlights and told the old man about some small things that happened during the filming, focusing more on Lin Jiuze.

Two hours later, Ji Xiang returned to his room to rest.

The expression Bai Chuzhang had just now and what he said afterward didn't match up at all, but Ji Xiang guessed it was likely that Bai Chuzhang knew how to conduct himself and didn't expose him to his face.

Entering the System Operating Room, Ji Xiang first bowed respectfully.

"Teacher, I'm here."

"Why did you leave as soon as you arrived just now?" the System NPC asked.

Ji Xiang told him about the matter with Bai Chuzhang.

"You still need to be a bit cautious." the System NPC said, "However, there is no major problem, rest assured."

Having received the stamp of approval from the System NPC, Ji Xiang set his mind at ease.

Regardless of whether Bai Chuzhang knew or didn't know, he had no evidence; could he really drag him off to be sliced up?

There aren't many people who can do that.

"Teacher, what is the deal with the Long-term Main Quest?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Becoming an Academician allows you to mobilize greater resources, which is good for you and also good for future scientific research." the System NPC said, "However, this contradicts the establishment of the System Operating Room and data collection."

Ji Xiang focused his mind; he didn't speak, but listened quietly.

The establishment of the System Operating Room had its own purpose, and as he walked along the path to becoming an Academician, he would drift further and further away from the System Operating Room.

If the System NPC hadn't said it, Ji Xiang wouldn't have agreed. In Ji Xiang's view, it seemed there was no conflict between the two.

But the System NPC didn't say much more, just chatted briefly, and then began to talk to Ji Xiang about the filming of the program, especially Neymar's injury and surgery at the end; the System NPC said a lot.

Ji Xiang didn't expect the System NPC to actually be a sports fan.

No wonder he had a deeper understanding, awareness, and breakthroughs regarding Sports Medicine.

Regarding the System Main Quest, the System NPC didn't say too much; perhaps in his view, the difficulty of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund was "extremely low" and not worth mentioning at all.

That task, which was also a Primary Quest, had no difficulty in his eyes.

There was no surgical training today, so Ji Xiang chatted with the System NPC for a while before leaving the System Operating Room.

He thought over what the System NPC had said several times and deeply engraved it in his mind.

The next day when he arrived at the hospital, Bai Chuzhang did not appear, nor did he take any further action.

Ji Xiang wasn't anxious either, doing what he was supposed to do in Deng Chaohong's medical team.

Unhurried and steady, moving with the flow—this was the outlook on life that Ji Yongchang had instilled in Ji Xiang since he was a child.

Ji Xiang followed it to the letter; it was very standard.

This time after returning, Deng Chaohong didn't use Ji Xiang as much as before, letting him put more energy into the provincial natural science project; it was likely that Bai Chuzhang had given a heads-up in advance.

After work, Ji Xiang wanted to go to the Emergency Department to see Meng Qingfei; after all, he was the man he had been thinking about after waking up from general anesthesia.

However, Zhao Zhe seemed to have something on today, sneakingly changing his clothes and leaving.

"Zhao Ge!" Ji Xiang called out to stop Zhao Zhe.

"Xiao Ji, what's wrong?" Zhao Zhe's eyes flickered, and his speech lost its chatterbox tendency; it was clear something was up.

"Do you have something to do?" Ji Xiang didn't fish for information and asked directly.

Zhao Zhe thought for a moment and said somewhat embarrassedly, "A streamer I've been following said they're giving out benefits today, so I want to go back and take a look."

"Following? Are you a List One Big Brother?"

"How could that be? I'm just the kind of 'lecherous person' everyone talks about—I only lick the screen and don't spend money." Zhao Zhe was particularly embarrassed.

However, he did not hide it, choosing instead to tell the truth.

"May I take a look?" Ji Xiang asked.

"You haven't seen it?" Zhao Zhe was surprised, but then smiled, "Just don't laugh at me, Xiao Ji."

"How could I."

Ji Xiang was not interested in Zhao Zhe's private life; he remembered Zhao Zhe once mentioning that a streamer from Hecheng had gotten into trouble, and with the mention of some perks, Ji Xiang just wanted to take a look.

"Xiao Ji, honestly, your conditions are incredibly excellent, so why haven't I seen you find a girlfriend? When we were doing the show, Zhao Mengmeng was always batting her eyes at you; I saw it, but you didn't even look at her."

"It's not suitable," Ji Xiang said. "Between a girlfriend and performing surgery, which one is more interesting?"

"Your philosophy is like that of an old Doctor in his forties who is already ED," Zhao Zhe muttered to himself.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Zhao Zhe realized he had said the wrong thing and could only hope that Ji Xiang didn't mind.

"Hahaha, that's not the case; I haven't reached the 'sage mode' yet. But my first online relationship was a scam by my dad, which left me with a shadow in my heart," Ji Xiang laughed. "The shadow is long gone now, but I truly find performing surgery more interesting than having a girlfriend."

(End of chapter)