Mark Of The Destiny

Meanwhile, seeing Suyin sprint to the bathroom, the calm monk who was behaving unfazed all this while let out a breath he was holding till now.

He walked to the balcony of his room, pushed the curtains, and opened the window. The small drops of cold water met his face; an earthy fragrance filled his entire being as he took a deep breath.

The pitter-patter calmed him, but it could not stop his buzzing thoughts. Neither could he understand why the fist-size organ inside his c.h.e.s.t was beating uncontrollably. He closed his eyes and rubbed his c.h.e.s.t only to open it in shock when all he recalled was the touch of Suyin's petal-like lips against his, reminding him of a rosebud.

When his lips touched her cheek, they were as soft as Yuyu and Lan's but she smelt entirely different. In a wonderful way, of course!

She smelt heavenly, comprising a fragrance like a damp forest after a rainy day, or maybe like a fresh-scented pine and honey. He cannot point out what exactly it was, but one thing was sure…. Her aroma was like a drug, and he wanted to take another sniff.

When he held her by the waist to prevent her from falling on the wet floor, he couldn't bring himself to let go of his hands.. When she asked to leave, he wanted her to stay. When he saw her sneezing in cold, he wanted to give warmth. When he saw her being careless, he scolded her. When he saw her face red in embarrassment, he played indifferent to not make her feel uneasy.

Why? What was happening to him? Why was he acting against his usual self? Is something wrong with him?

Should he get himself checked?

He could have easily got the car delivered to her, but waited for her to come to the hospital and do it herself.

He shoved a hand in his hair and exhaled sharply before walking to his desk and pulled open the drawer to take out his stethoscope.

Holding it against his c.h.e.s.t, he concentrated on his heart-beats. Everything's messed up!

"Sir, scrubs. And nurse Miya gave-" Since the door was open, the bob cut receptionist Linda knocked once and stepped in. But before she could complete her sentence, she saw Wang Shi hearing his heart. "Sir, is everything okay? Should I call for a doctor?"

No. Keep everything on the table. You may leave." Wang Shi didn't bother to look up.

"Okay… Nurse Miya gave this brown packet. She said you asked for it as well." Linda scanned her eyes around the office, looking for the woman. She frowned upon not finding any trace of her and subconsciously looked at the closed bathroom door.

The muddy foot-steps outside the door answered her query!

"You are still here?" Wang Shi looked up and jolted her out from her thoughts.

"If you need somethi-" She paused seeing Wang Shi's sharp eyes and left instantly. "Sorry, sir."

Wang Shi walked over to the table and picked the fresh set of scrubs and the brown packet. No need to guess, Miya had sent a pair of disposable u.n.d.e.r.g.a.r.m.e.n.ts for her.

He tucked the packet at the doorknob and knocked once, hearing the voice of shower stop. "I've hung the packet at the doorknob; nurse Miya has arranged something else too. I'm leaving for important work. Will be back in two hours."

The 'work' was to connect to Zz and it could have been done from his office too…. but he doesn't want to make her feel conscious because of his presence.

Taking it as default, yes, he left for Daiyu's office.

Daiyu was about to stand up but remained seated when Wang Shi waved his hand. "Any contact with Zz?"

"No sir. In fact, there's no response after you last talked through messages. I'm trying, but he's offline all the time." Daiyu turned his laptop to let Wang Shi see it.

"Hm! Keep contacting." This was the first time Zz showed unprofessional behavior since they started working together. "What about the information about Miss. Zhao and the footage?"

"I've copied the footage by hacking the ministry's security system. It's the real uncut version unlike what's shown on television by news channels." Daiyu gave a hard-disk to Wang Shi. "As far as information about Miss. Zhao is concerned, there are some strange findings,"

"Strange?"

"As per your request, I first tried to look for her connection with medicine." Daiyu looked seriously at Wang Shi before taking out a ten-page report that included her exceptional resume which could even put a doctor with three decades of experience to shame.

"This is what I found. She was caught cheating in her exams and was later debarred by the medical council. They canceled all her degrees and license. And the most shocking thing I found was..."

"….. she accepted CHEATING?" Wang Shi emphasized on the word as he read the report where she accepted her crime in front of the medical council and shamelessly told everyone how she cheated in exams from day one.

And what about her extraordinary skills in the field? According to the report, she stopped practicing almost five years back, but he saw her performing the emergency procedure like a pro. It was smooth and crisp, with confidence.

A person who cheated can't do that! She should lack confidence, but Suyin knew everything like the back of her hand when she reported her patient's condition.

How about when she diagnosed the problem precisely just by hearing the name of the medicine?

What about this resume? Can it really be built by cheating?

No! Impossible!

There's definitely a reason why Suyin accepted everything in front of the council.

"Keep looking, I'm going on rounds," Wang Shi left with her resume and the hard disk.

*****

Two hours later he returned and went straight to his room, thinking Suyin must be waiting for him. Just when he entered his gaze first went to the couch subconsciously but found it empty. Frowning, he looked around and stopped at the bathroom door where the packet was still hanging.

'Is she still inside the bathroom? For two hours?'

He began to worry and knocked once.

"Miss. Zhao? Is everything okay?"

"I'm not wearing them." He heard her reply.