Chapter 17

William Foster was speechless. He thought to himself, "An arm can't twist a thigh, just give in!"

Seeing William Foster nod, Susan Cooper smiled, her expression as moving as a pool of spring water melting.

When Grace Bennett saw Susan Cooper's attitude toward William Foster, she suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in her heart, so she said, "Director Su, please take a look—how should we set the price for acupuncture in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department?"

Susan Cooper was slightly surprised: "William Foster, you did acupuncture for someone?"

"Yes, eight needles in total. Please decide how to charge."

Susan Cooper pondered for a moment, then said, "Well, let's set it at 50 yuan per needle, and William Foster gets a 30% commission. William Foster, what do you think?"

As soon as Susan Cooper finished speaking, William Foster immediately noticed the old man's son getting nervous, so William Foster gritted his teeth and said, "Director Su, acupuncture actually doesn't require any materials. My needles can still be sterilized and reused. How about setting the price lower? What do you think about 10 yuan per needle?"

Susan Cooper's alluring little mouth opened wide in surprise, and after a while she said, "Alright, as you say, 10 yuan per needle."

And so, the price list for the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at Ren'ai Hospital was set.

The father and son immediately expressed their gratitude, and the young man happily went to pay. Susan Cooper told William Foster that from now on, payment must be made in advance before acupuncture, and the procedure can only be performed after receiving the receipt. William Foster just nodded.

Then Susan Cooper left. Before leaving, she gave William Foster a slight smile and said, "Remember, I'll come find you before you get off work the day after tomorrow."

William Foster nodded woodenly. Beside him, Grace Bennett looked a little unhappy, pouting as she stood at the nurse's station in front of the TCM department. Just then, a middle-aged man from the pharmacy passed by and said flirtatiously to Grace Bennett, "Miss Ye, why do you look unhappy?"

Grace Bennett raised her elegant eyebrows and smiled, "Didn't your wife teach you a lesson last time?"

"......"

The middle-aged man slunk away in embarrassment. Another young nurse at the station smiled knowingly and said, "Sister Xin, you're amazing. Old Zhang pestered me for a long time the day before yesterday. I barely managed to get rid of him."

Grace Bennett smiled slightly, patting her ample chest and said, "If anything like that happens again, just come to me."

……

Lunchtime, work meal time.

As usual, William Foster got a serving of potato and pork slices, then sat alone in a corner, quietly eating.

But this time he didn't get his way, because the beautiful Grace Bennett, as delicate as a little white flower, also brought her meal over, smiling as she said, "Colleagues should spend more time together."

William Foster blushed, and the faces of the other male employees nearby also changed color—a sea of green.

Grace Bennett stirred her lunchbox with a small spoon, teasing a bean sprout for a while, but then noticed William Foster frowning the whole time, so she asked softly, "William Foster, what's wrong?"

Actually, William Foster had been thinking about the acupuncture he did that morning. By all logic, the points and strength he chose were correct. Although the old man's leg shouldn't have been cured on the spot, it also shouldn't have kept twitching like that. Something must be wrong. Otherwise, after three treatments, there should be a breakthrough!

At this moment, Grace Bennett was tilting her head, looking at William Foster with a very affectionate expression. Embarrassed, William Foster said, "It's nothing, just thinking about a patient's treatment plan."

Grace Bennett couldn't help but smile, "Eat your lunch, stop thinking about it. There's still an hour left for the lunch break. You can think about it then. By the way, I remember, you've been here for a month now, right?"

"Yeah, you remember?"

"Of course, I was the one who helped you with your registration!"

"Heh, thank you. When should I treat you to a meal?"

Grace Bennett immediately laughed and said, "But, I have plans tonight. I'm meeting a friend to watch a movie."

William Foster was unwilling to give up and asked, "Oh? What about tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow?" Grace Bennett propped her chin, looking cute, and after a while said, "Tomorrow night, I'm going shopping for clothes with Lily~"

William Foster was surprised: "Lily? Isn't she with Tommy? Hmph, it's making me lose sleep every night."

Grace Bennett was also surprised, "They... how are they making you lose sleep?"

William Foster was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Well, Tommy actually lives next door to me, so, you know, thin walls~"

Grace Bennett immediately gave a mischievous smile, "Don't tell me you hide behind the wall and eavesdrop every day?"

"Of course... not..."

Cold sweat broke out on William Foster's forehead, and he immediately had to adjust his image of Grace Bennett as pure as a little white flower!

At that moment, Tommy and Lily came over, inseparable and full of affection. Tommy smiled and said to Grace Bennett, "Miss Ye, I just heard this morning that you got transferred to the TCM department. You have to look after our William Foster from now on!"

Grace Bennett smiled slightly, then watched as Tommy and Lily exchanged glances and left together.

"Shameless couple..." William Foster and Grace Bennett said in unison.

……

In the afternoon, as usual, no one came to register. At the end of the workday, Tommy told William Foster that he and Lily were having a candlelight dinner and asked if William Foster wanted to join. William Foster said he did, so Tommy grinned and asked William Foster, "If you come, do you want to be the candle, or the dinner?"