CHAPTER 536: 476 BEING TRULY LIKED IS SOMETHING YOU CAN FEEL_2

"Drink this, it’ll help with the alcohol."

"... thank you."

Zhongli Wuzhi murmured softly, spooning the soup gently before raising the bowl to his lips and gulping it down.

"It’s like you’re chugging the soup the way one chugs alcohol."

Song Lili couldn’t help but mutter.

Zhongli set the bowl down, carelessly wiping his mouth.

"How much did you actually drink? Are you even clear-headed now?"

"I don’t remember..."

Zhongli Wuzhi murmured.

Song Lili pursed her lips, folded her arms, and leaned back in her chair.

Despite the fact that Zhongli Wuzhi often quarreled with Lu Xiaoer for various reasons and frequently ran to the President Mansion to vent to Wen Nian,

he had never been as devoid of his usual spirit as he was today.

He looked like a walking corpse.

"This morning, I called Little Ear. But... she didn’t really tell me anything, just that the two of you weren’t suitable."

"Not suitable? What does that mean, ’not suitable’? After being together for so long, and only now saying we’re not suitable?"

Zhongli Wuzhi couldn’t comprehend.

Song Lili felt that Zhongli Wuzhi’s retort made absolutely no sense,

"Isn’t it true that people can better judge their compatibility the longer they’re together?"

"Did Lu Xiaoer just meet me, Zhongli Wuzhi, today? Even in the years before we were girlfriend and boyfriend, as just friends, didn’t she understand me enough?"

Zhongli Wuzhi countered Song Lili,

"In all the time we were together, I’ve always put her first, heartfully. But her?"

"..."

"She treats me with indifference, summons me at will and dismisses me just as easily; when she’s busy with work, she completely ignores me, and after work, she needs rest. My God, is this what love feels like?"

"Lu Xiaoer is a doctor, and she’s always aspired to be a notable one. The medical profession is inherently demanding; you can pull any surgeon from any hospital to get an idea about their work intensity and life."

"Song Lili, I feel that if you truly like someone, that feeling should definitely be mutual."

Zhongli Wuzhi was serious.

His eyes wide open, they sparkled with intensity,

"The problem is that right now, I can’t feel any affection from Lu Xiaoer."

"..."

After saying that, Zhongli Wuzhi even ridiculed himself,

"No, I should say that from the beginning, I never felt that Lu Xiaoer truly liked me."

Song Lili took a deep breath,

"If that’s the case... then you should accept Lu Xiaoer’s suggestion and just break up."

"..."

Zhongli Wuzhi’s expression suddenly turned stiff.

Song Lili spread her hands,

"Just like you said, you’ve known each other for not only a year or two. Zhongli Wuzhi, she should know what kind of person you are, but you should also know what kind of person Lu Xiaoer is."

"I knew before, now I don’t."

Zhongli Wuzhi held his forehead with both hands, looking rather dejected.

"So now... do you know what you really want, or how you want to handle your feelings between you?"

"... I just feel very tired, feeling like my relentless efforts are met with nothing in return; it’s both helpless and disappointing."

Zhongli Wuzhi wiped his face,

"As for what I want to do now, or what I should do, I really don’t know."

"Did you try sitting down with Lu Xiaoer after the incident to talk things through?"

"She can’t even spare the time to see me; yesterday I waited for her at the hospital for twelve hours. She could rush past me without a glance, back and forth countless times."

Zhongli Wuzhi spread his hands as he spoke, finding his own words absurd.

But that was the reality.

Wearing her white coat, moving back and forth with other doctors and nurses, busy.

She could stop and chat briefly with a nurse at the corner but couldn’t spare him a sidelong glance, leaving him to sit there like a fool, waiting.

Like it was her deliberate way of punishing him, torturing him.

But why?

On what grounds is she punishing him, and on what grounds is she torturing him!

"It was yesterday that Ah Nian told me that you secretly injured a surgeon’s hand."

"I didn’t intend to hurt his hand; I just wanted to teach him a lesson."

Zhongli Wuzhi quickly explained.

Song Lili sighed, "If you ask me, Zhongli... what you did was indeed very stupid and juvenile."

Zhongli Wuzhi looked fixedly at a certain point,