Volume 3 Chapter 224

Volume 3 + Chapter 224: Listen To The Doctor

“Why hasn’t the Doctor gotten off work yet~”

Xia Yi sat in the hall of Rhine Alchemy, waiting for the Doctor in boredom.

Just now, when she arrived at Rhine Alchemy saying she wanted to see the Doctor, the security staff here were all alarmed, thinking she had come to cause trouble, and even wanted to throw her out.

After all, the Doctor was not someone just anyone could meet.

Xia Yi immediately showed her alchemist certificate, and coincidentally, one of the staff remembered that the Doctor had received Xia Yi before, and stopped the security.

That staff member told Xia Yi to wait here, saying he would notify the Doctor. After the Doctor got off work, there would be a result.

So Xia Yi just waited and waited here.

“At this rate, I’m going to fall asleep.”

Xia Yi yawned, and just as she was about to nod off…

“Xia Yi, do you want a strawberry-flavored or an apple-flavored lollipop?”

“Mm?!”

Xia Yi raised her head. As expected, there was only one person who could ask her such a question.

It was the Doctor, who at this moment held out two lollipops before her.

Normally, the little princess raised under the royal dragon family’s education would never casually eat snacks given to her by others in public, and would immediately refuse.

But today, she had come with a clear goal—the goal of winning over the Doctor. She could only play along.

“Thank you, Doctor, I want the strawberry one!”

Xia Yi took the strawberry lollipop, unwrapped it, put it in her mouth, and pretended to really enjoy it…

Hm?

This taste actually seemed quite good.

“Xia Yi, did you come looking for me?” The Doctor was a little surprised. “It feels like it’s been a while since we last met, hasn’t it?”

“Mm.” Xia Yi nodded. “Doctor, are you off work now?”

“After dealing with some troublesome matters, yes, I’m off work. This counts as my free time now, but…”

The Doctor looked around.

Talking with a Laurel Tree Academy student, especially a cute girl, was indeed attracting quite a lot of attention.

“Come with me, let’s go to my office. There’s too many eyes and ears here.”

“Okay~”

Xia Yi obediently followed the Doctor, leaving the hall of Rhine Alchemy.

What followed was pretty much as she expected. Even though she had an alchemist certificate, entering Rhine Alchemy’s inner area was absolutely forbidden. But with the Doctor leading her, all the security along the way who saw an outsider like her asked no questions—upon seeing the Doctor, they saluted and let her pass.

This only further confirmed Xia Yi’s earlier suspicions, the Doctor’s status in Rhine Alchemy was by no means low, and might even be among the high ranks.

Normally, if she wanted to rise from the lowest level alchemist, gradually stand out, attract Rhine Alchemy’s attention, gain entry, and then climb step by step from the inside to gather intelligence… The effort required was unthinkable.

But now, as long as she held on tightly to the Doctor’s thigh, there was a way to skip all those steps and go straight to the last stage!

“Alright, here we are, this is my office.”

The Doctor invited Xia Yi inside.

In the office, all sorts of documents were scattered everywhere—on the desk, on the sofa, on chairs, on the floor… There wasn’t even an easy place to put one’s feet.

“Xia Yi, is there anything you’d like to drink?” the Doctor asked.

“Whatever the Doctor drinks, I’ll drink too.”

“What I drink, you might not be able to handle.”

“I can handle it.”

“Then let’s test that.”

The Doctor poured a glass of milk for Xia Yi.

At first, she thought it would be something like coffee. But no, it was just milk—what could possibly be difficult about that?

She picked it up and took a sip—and her expression changed instantly.

Ugh!!

She nearly sprayed the milk all over the floor.

It was way too sweet!!

So sweet that Xia Yi suspected her taste buds had broken. Rather than milk with sugar, it felt more like sugar with a splash of milk. Only now did she realize how thick and sticky it was.

“What’s wrong, Xia Yi, can’t take it? This is what I usually drink, very refreshing, you know.”

“This… it is indeed quite refreshing.” Xia Yi forced a stiff smile.

“Go ahead, Xia Yi, you came to me for a reason, didn’t you?”

“Yes, Doctor, do you still remember what you told me last time?”

“What did I tell you?”

“It was… about letting me intern under you.” Xia Yi began her probe.

The office fell into a brief silence.

Xia Yi narrowed her eyes, observing the Doctor’s reaction.

The Doctor had indeed invited her to intern before. At that time, she made up an excuse to brush it off, but now, it was the perfect excuse to get close.

The Doctor, however, found it unbelievable, even a little surprising.

Xia Yi was actually offering herself up??

“So Xia Yi, you want to intern under me?”

“Mm mm mm!” Xia Yi nodded quickly. “When I first heard your proposal, I didn’t think much and turned it down. But after returning to the academy and telling my teachers, they all urged me to follow the Doctor, saying it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I thought it over for a while, gathered my courage, and came to ask… is it possible?”

“Well, that…”

The Doctor pretended to hesitate. In truth, she couldn’t wait to say yes, but she put on some reserve.

“Claire-neechan!”

Seeing the situation about to stall, Xia Yi didn’t want to drag it out. She gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and pulled out the big move.

Even though she was already well past thirty, she actually called the other “big sister”—a huge loss of dignity!

But the move worked beautifully. The Doctor was visibly shaken, nearly surrendering on the spot.

“…?!”

“Claire-neechan, I wasn’t very sensible before, and now I regret it… Please agree, okay…?”

Xia Yi leaned close to the Doctor, tugging on her sleeve, working hard to squeeze tears from her eyes, shimmering on the verge of falling.

Beneath this adorable loli appearance, she had stirred the maximum protective instinct possible.

The impact was utterly devastating.

“Is it okay? Claire-neechan?”

“Of course it is…”

The Doctor was ecstatic inside. Good heavens, what’s up with this loli—she’s just offering herself up like this??

This was fantastic.

There was simply no reason to refuse!

She acted immediately.

“Eh!?”

Before Xia Yi could react, she found herself pulled down onto the sofa, with the Doctor above her—pinning her down?!

“Xia Yi, from now on, you’ll be interning with me, becoming my assistant.”

The Doctor’s hand stopped at the bow on Xia Yi’s chest, tugging it loose, letting the ribbon fall to the floor.

“Now, your very first task is to obediently listen to the Doctor’s words…”

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[Author’s Note: Everyone, please help out Swiss Roll, we’re about to be overtaken on the monthly ticket ranking. Tomorrow, Swiss Roll will do an extra release—please, I beg you!! QAQ]