Chapter 5 — After Kicking the Medical Professor

"My name is Tran Du, a second year student, a doctoral student of Mr. Tham..." He scratched his head, "Oh that's not right, I'm his student, he's my guru. You look so young, are you really a first year?"

“Eighteen years old, just entered school.”

“Wow, then you have to be careful.” Tran Du lowered his voice and his eyes teased, "Even though Teacher Tham looks gentle on the outside, in his studies he is strict and demanding. Last semester, there was a graduate student whose teacher scolded him so much that he went to the bathroom and cried all afternoon."

I quietly hugged the Anatomy Atlas tightly to my chest.

"Furthermore..." Tran Du looked left and right, then got a little closer, "He seems to be in a bad mood lately, I heard he was dumped by his online lover. Tsk, if that beauty gets dumped, I wonder if that girl's eyes are blind——"

“My eyes are not blind.”

“Huh?”

Me: “…” I said something wrong. Tran Du was stunned for two seconds, his pupils shocked: "Fuck??? You're the one——"

“Shh!!!”

I quickly covered his mouth and dragged him to the corner of the wall.

“Don't you dare say it out loud that I gave you a zero in anatomy class.”

“I'm a teaching assistant, so where do I get the right to grade!”

“Tham Khinh Chu provides for you.”

Tran Du's expression changed from fear to admiration, giving me a thumbs up: "Warrior! Do you know what teacher Tham looked like when he fell in love? The pressure in the laboratory was so low that it could freeze cells, we didn't dare to breathe loudly." I felt guilty and shrank my neck.

“And then what?”

"Then one day, he suddenly became happy again and came to the lab smiling, still humming and singing. We thought he could let go, but the result..."

“What are the results?”

“As a result, the teacher began frantically preparing lesson plans, revising the first-year anatomy teaching plan to six copies, adding a new teaching assistant position, and specifically appointing a first-year student.”

Tran Du looked at me, his eyes full of meaning.

“Now I know, he had a plan from before.”

Me: “…” This man's heart is as deep as his medical knowledge. That night, as I lay on my dorm bed flipping through the Anatomy Atlas, my phone vibrated. Tham Khinh Chu: [How well have you memorized it?] Me: [Introductory Chapter.] Tham Khinh Chu: [Introduction Chapter has a total of 4 pages that you memorized all night?] Me: [Those are 4 pages full of tables comparing names of human body bones in English - Chinese! Try it!] Tham Khinh Chu: [That year I memorized the entire book in two days, try your best.] I angrily turned my phone face down on the bed. Less than two seconds later it vibrated again. Tham Khinh Chu: [Voice message.] I hesitated a bit and clicked open. His voice came from the speaker, deep and smooth, carrying a hint of laughter.

"I've prepared the template for next Monday. When that time comes, help me take it out and make it for you guys. Don't be afraid, I'm standing next to you and watching."

After listening, I pressed listen again. Then I switched apps and used a virtual account to view his personal page. The latest post is from three days ago, a photo of a tiny pot of green plants on the desk, the caption has only two words.

“Waiting.”

I stared at those two words for a long time. Then exit and answer him a message. Me: [Little Uncle Tham, My glass cup was left close to the edge of the table. When I came back, I saw it was about to fall.] He didn't answer. Ten minutes later, the phone rang again. Tham Khinh Chu: [I just pushed the cup in a bit. You observed carefully.] I looked at the screen, the corner of my mouth curled up uncontrollably. Me: [I'm worried that the next time you get water, you'll accidentally break it.] Tham Khinh Chu: [Worry about me?] Me: [I'm worried that your floor is flooded, my dad said my office floor was just repaired.]