The Devil Doctor's Spicy Love-Chapter 399: The gift conundrum

One morning in the Yang mansion.

Jia slowly contracted her body while exhaling deep breaths. She sat still in a meditating position with legs folded together. After a series of calm, relaxing breaths, she gently opened her eyes.

Though hesitant and reluctant at first, slowly and steadily, Jia was beginning to find her share of mental peace with the help of counseling. She was now diligently doing all the exercises she had been running away from out of laziness. She was watching out for her meals to not overeat. It was a slow process and one in which she felt living away from her own home was helping her in healing.

She sipped on some water and leaned against the bed, wiping off her sweat.

Hmm, what should I give him?

Her phone tapped against her chin as she racked her brain to think of a gift for Mingshen as her gratitude. If not for him, she felt she would have still been stuck in her house, hearing the voices of the past ghosts. She was sure she would have completely gone crazy by this point had he not stepped in.

Haash it’s so difficult to choose a gift!

She pouted and opened a chat window after some thought.

’What do men like for gifts generally?’

An instant reply came from Huojin. ’Porn.’

"..." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

She hit the block button without hesitation. A moment later she saw a different number calling her and she scoffed.

"I should block this number too," she sneered.

"How rude, Jia!" Huojin showed off his dramatic grievances. "Just because you are having your mushy mushy time with Dr. Yang doesn’t mean that you cut off your best friend from your life!"

"Who asks you to give me nonsensical answers then?" Her voice sharpened.

"I mean..who doesn’t like porn?" He said with all seriousness.

"Be serious! Give me some good gift options."

"Is it his birthday?"

"No. I just felt like it..." she cleared his throat.

"Ooooooo, do I hear the sound of something..melting? Oh, oh! Is it my best friend’s unyielding heart? Is it spring?"

Her brow twitched. "Just how many dramas are you watching these days?"

"What else should I do? I’m bored. You don’t play with me these days either," he pouted.

Guilt immediately flooded her chest. It was true that since coming to live in the Yang mansion and with the extended break from her work coupled with her counseling sessions, she barely got the time to ask about her friend.

"I’m sorry...So many things were going on, but I don’t want to give any excuses. How about we catch up today?" she brightened.

"Really? Cool! I’ll help you with your gift choosing too~"

"No porn."

"Tsk. You are no fun at all. Anyway, meet up at the mall. There have really new cool shops opened up~"

"New stores? How do you know about that?"

"Li Beiye dragged me shopping one day so she told me."

"...Huojin, I know you are single but she is still in college, okay?"

"Hey, what are you insinuating! I’m a decent and respectful man! Plus, she said it was for some office party and it was important for her investigation, etc, etc..."

"Huh..."

"I don’t like that suspicion in your voice!"

"Fine, fine, I believe you. Let’s catch up in an hour."

—

When she stepped out an hour later, she crossed paths with the devil. He tilted his head.

"You are all dressed up."

"Yeah, I’m meeting up with Huojin."

The coffee that was close to touching his lips halted in its way.

"Why?"

Naturally, Jia wouldn’t reveal the real reason for his gift shopping.

"Just like that. It’s been quite some time since we last met," she sighed. "He has some free time too so we thought to catch up."

He gasped. "So it’s a date!"

Jia smiled. "Yes."

"..."

He clutched his chest. "Y-You won’t deny it, Spicy?"

"You still assume the wrong thing every time so is it of any use?"

"What will you be doing?"

"Is it only lunch?"

"Or shopping too?"

"Is watching a movie included?"

"If yes, then what kind of a movie? A romantic one?"

"Have you booked corner seats?"

"..."

Mingshen sheepishly grinned. "Can I join in too~?"

She mimicked his expression. "No."

"Why not! If he is your friend, then so am I. You said so yourself!" He harrumphed.

"It’s only me and Huojin today. I see you everyday. It’s been a long time since I have seen him. So ba-bye."

"By when will you return!"

"Evening?"

"Spicy, as a beautiful, single woman, don’t you think it’s wrong of you to stay alone in a single man’s company for such a long time?" He seriously asked.

"Ah you are right..." She showed an enlightened look.

"See!"

"Then I should move out of your house right away! After all, how can a beautiful, single woman like me live with a single man’s company like you for such a long time?"

"..."

The moment Jia escaped his view, Mingshen sprang to his feet. But he was pulled down by a rigid force."

"Where are you going, young man?" Yang Bingqing glared at him.

"To stalk Spicy."

"Quiet! Just stay put and wait for her till she gets back!"

"You want that ok-ok boyfriend to confess to her?"

"He is her good friend and right now, she needs people like him. It’s good to spend some time out and with people who care about her. She also has another world, Mingshen. You cannot barge in every single time. You also know they are just good friends. You want to just create chaos for no reason," her eyes squinted.

He pouted.

"You don’t understand her because you don’t spend enough time with Wei! How would you understand the value of good friends!?"

"I don’t want-"

"So you are coming with me to the Zhao villa. I wanna meet Yubi anyway so you young people have some fun too," she harrumphed.

"What? I don’t wanna go. I would rather wait here."

"When did you have any choice in front of me?" She sneered.

Ugh...What a pain!