Mated at First Sight

"Miss Mu, would you be interested in working at our hospital? Part-time also works." Chinese medicine has always been a weak point at their place. Except for that old fellow, the rest are just average at best.

"Hospital?" Taken aback by the sudden invitation, Mu Lin was a bit stunned. However, she descended the mountain originally to find a place to practice medicine. She hadn't found a place to stay yet. Hearing his suggestion sparked her interest.

"Yes, People's Hospital of J Province." Zhou Jiansheng continued: "I work there, I don't know if you would like to go there."

Zhou Jiansheng did not mention his position there.

"People's Hospital of J Province, I presume they are not short-staffed." Mu Lin said.

Such a big hospital, she thought, might be a troublesome place.

"Indeed we are not short-staffed." Zhou Jiansheng admitted that many people desperately want to get in there, they never lack manpower; but!

"What we lack are experts." Specifically, experts in Chinese medicine.

"Experts? You surely are not referring to me, are you?" Mu Lin chuckled, thinking she looked far from an expert.

As far as Mu Lin was concerned, she never considered herself an expert. Medicine is a field with limitless learning. That's what her Master told her when she first started learning medicine.

"Haha…" Seeing Mu Lin, Zhou Jiansheng also laughed lightly, "I think, besides me, you are the only one here." The implication was, he was talking about her.

"What do you say?" Zhou Jiansheng asked again, "As long as you are willing to come, I can satisfy any conditions you have." Talents are hard to find, he didn't want to let them slip away, especially this young lady in front of him, he was very curious about her.

Mu Lin furrowed her eyebrows thoughtfully.

After a moment.

"Okay." Mu Lin nodded, "I can agree to go with you, but you have to agree to three conditions."

"Go ahead, miss."

"First, I pick my patients." She always chose who to treat.

"Second, I decide my clinic hours." She did not like the nine-to-five lifestyle, even if it was just for a few short months.

"That's fine." To tell the truth, Zhou Jiansheng had guessed these two conditions.

Real talents always have their own rules. That's common knowledge.

For someone he highly regarded, no matter how wilful, that would be their personality. If it were someone he didn't think highly of, that would be arrogance, no matter how obedient, it would just be stupidity.

"What's the third one?" To Zhou Jiansheng, the conditions Mu Lin mentioned were not really conditions at all. She just needed to keep him informed.

"Third, I will only stay in B City for a few months. The exact departure time is uncertain, but when it's time to leave, I will give advance notice." Thirdly, she only wished, when the time to leave came, it would be as peaceful as when she arrived, without any change.

"A few months?" Zhou Jiansheng was somewhat taken aback, "Why only a few months? Are you going to attend school?" If it was about schooling, he could also help arrange it.

In Zhou Jiansheng's eyes, Mu Lin should be a college freshman.

However.

"No, that's not it." Mu Lin shook her head, "The reason I proposed the third condition is that on the day that I leave, I hope nobody will ask me for the reason or even try to retain me." She didn't like such situations.

Besides her Master and Qiaozi, she needed no other emotions in her life.

Zhou Jiansheng wanted to ask further, but looking at the serene Mu Lin, he knew that pressing the matter would be futile. He had to agree for now. After all, there were still a few months left for him to figure out a way to keep her.

Zhou Jiansheng had never doubted Mu Lin's medical skill from the start. Maybe it was because of her ability to heal, or perhaps, he felt comfortable at first sight of her.

...

In J City, Mu Lin didn't have a place to stay. Zhou Jiansheng originally wanted to help arrange for her to stay either at the hospital's accommodation or even at his home, but Mu Lin declined.

After bidding farewell to old Zhou and agreeing on when to report for duty the next day, Mu Lin casually picked a hotel nearest to the hospital to stay.

Of course, the environment had to meet certain standards too.

The room was dominated by pristine white curtains and a clean bed, large and tidy. The room seemed to be colored in white. Mu Lin was not a fan, she only liked colors of nature.

The first thing Mu Lin would do whenever she arrived at a new place was always to find a hotel, followed by going shopping and understanding local customs.

The most beautiful time of the world is April. The April in B City was magnificent. The air was clear with minimal dust. There were blossoms everywhere; it was the height of spring, flowers were blooming or about to bloom.

The weather was slightly cool. After leaving a home improvement store, Mu Lin randomly stepped into a mall.

She came down the mountain carrying nothing, and intended to climb up again with nothing. Apart from the clothes she wore now, everything Mu Lin had in the city was newly bought. But aside from the necessary items, she never took anything back up the mountain. That was their home with the Master, filled with their memories, she did not want to disrupt it.

Taking anything else back would be redundant.

"Welcome!" As Mu Lin stepped into the mall, the melodious voice of a courteous lady rang in her ears. Almost immediately, a sales assistant approached, "May I ask what type of clothes you are looking for, miss?"

"No need to introduce, I'll look around myself." Mu Lin answered lightly.

The sales assistant took a detailed look at Mu Lin, then stepped aside, ignoring her.

In their eyes, someone like Mu Lin couldn't afford any item in their store. After all, the clothes she was wearing were too old-fashioned and looked as if she was a country bumpkin.

Anyone who knows about clothes can tell that although the fabric of her clothes seemed decent, they were absolutely old. So old that the light blue color seemed like the trace of fading. Of course, it couldn't possibly be any famous brand.

A girl like her, how could she afford the clothes in their store, which easily costed four to five figures.

Truly, typical case of a dog looking down on people.

Mu Lin didn't bother or care; their opinion had nothing to do with her.

...

The clothes in front of her were refreshing and elegant, made of comfortable fabric; it caught Mu Lin's eye. However, just as she reached out, someone else beat her to it.

"One two three four five, five zeros. This piece of clothing, can you afford it?"