Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 585: Comparison

Chapter 585: Chapter 585: Comparison

Dongfang Ruhua was originally planning to go home with two female classmates, but after seeing Fang Bai, she was somewhat reluctant to leave him. So, she let her two classmates go ahead while she stood on one side of Fang Bai with Baili Mingyue on his other side, talking with him.

Passersby who walked by the trio couldn’t help but cast envious and jealous glances at the sight of two youthful beauties, smiling like blooming flowers, crowding around a handsome guy with an extraordinary demeanor, all vying for the opportunity to talk to him.

"Fang Bai, it’s eleven thirty now, you should be heading back to the Siheyuan, right?"

Baili Mingyue checked the time and asked.

Fang Bai nodded and said, "Yes, I’m going back to the Siheyuan to check in. I have some things to take care of in the afternoon, and I’ll report to Yanjing Hospital tomorrow!"

Baili Mingyue took out her phone and said, "Then let me give my parents a call, so they can prepare some food. You can have a few more drinks with my dad when the time comes!"

Fang Bai smiled and nodded, then glanced at Dongfang Ruhua and said, "Ruhua, if you’re not busy, come with us to see the Siheyuan! You don’t seem to know where I live, do you?"

Baili Mingyue seemed thoughtful as she glanced at Dongfang Ruhua, then also said, "Yeah, little sister Ruhua, come eat at our place today! Once you know where we live, you can come over to play anytime when you’re free. It’ll be great for the two of us to spar and discuss Martial Arts!"

"I... I’ll call my mom first..."

Dongfang Ruhua was quite tempted by the invitations from Fang Bai and Baili Mingyue. She usually went straight to and from school on time and had never taken a detour before. She worried that her mother might reproach her if she went to Baili Mingyue’s home for a meal.

In the Dongfang Family, besides Dongfang Leiming, there was Dongfang Rushi, her elder sister, and her mother, Lin Ruoxue, who were in charge, so for most matters, Dongfang Ruhua would seek her mother’s advice.

As for Dongfang Ruhua’s father, Dongfang Yun, having no talent in business, he merely held a nominal position in one of the family businesses. He didn’t care much for family affairs, spending his time with friends, playing cards, and drinking, leading a rather carefree life.

Previously, Dongfang Ruhua was escorted to and from school by bodyguards in a special car, but now that she had far surpassed the bodyguards in strength, she insisted on going to school by herself.

Although Lin Ruoxue was somewhat concerned about her daughter’s personal safety, she knew her daughter was strong on her own. Plus, with the jade pendant Fang Bai had given her for protection, she didn’t expect any problems and thus let her daughter be.

Dongfang Ruhua quickly got through to her mother, Lin Ruoxue, on the phone.

After receiving her daughter’s call, Lin Ruoxue inquired about the situation, then asked her daughter to hand the phone to Fang Bai. After talking with him for a few moments and confirming that he was indeed with her daughter, she finally set her mind at ease and reminded her daughter to be aware of her conduct and manners when dining at someone else’s home.

Dongfang Ruhua had long grown accustomed to her mother’s nagging, listening carefully until the end and readily agreeing to her instructions. Thinking about being able to have a meal with Fang Bai and having made a new sister-friend that day, she was overjoyed.

It wasn’t far from Dongfang Ruhua’s school to the Siheyuan of Baili Mingyue’s home, so the three of them walked side by side along the sidewalk, strolling at a leisurely pace.

With one youthful beauty on each side, flanking Fang Bai—one innocent and cute, the other mischievous and smart—both equally radiant and charming, they attracted countless gazes from passersby.

The two girls had similar personalities, both being lively and extroverted. The difference was that Dongfang Ruhua tended to listen to her parents, whereas Baili Mingyue was somewhat rebellious.

Both of them liked to chat, chattering incessantly all the way. Sometimes they talked with Fang Bai, other times they talked across him to each other, and before long, they seemed like a pair of close girlfriends.

However, Dongfang Ruhua was naively innocent, while Baili Mingyue had more thoughts running through her mind, often comparing herself with Dongfang Ruhua in private.

"Her height isn’t as tall as mine... Her eyes are bigger than mine... Her chest isn’t as big as mine... Her skin is whiter than mine... Her waist isn’t as slim as mine... Her legs are longer than mine..."

Baili Mingyue was silently comparing herself to Dongfang Ruhua, weighing their strengths and weaknesses against each other. In the end, she concluded that each had their own merits and neither could outshine the other.

Back at the siheyuan, as she pushed open the door and entered the courtyard, her parents, who were busy in the kitchen, heard the noise and came out to greet her with smiles on their faces.

"Is Fang Bai back? Mingyue, who is this...?"

Baili Zhan and his wife greeted Fang Bai, who was the first to enter the yard, and then they caught sight of their daughter walking in hand in hand with a pretty young girl, which made them pause in surprise.

"Dad, Mom, this is Dongfang Ruhua. Like me, she is also learning martial arts from Fang Bai. I ran into her on the way here and invited her to join us," Mingyue introduced Dongfang Ruhua by pointing at her.

She didn’t dare mention that she had gone to Dongfang Ruhua’s school to confront her, worried that her parents would scold her, and Fang Bai had also promised not to tell her parents about it.

"Hello, Uncle! Hi, Auntie! I’m sorry for intruding!"

Dongfang Ruhua approached Baili Zhan and Jiang Yuzhi, gave a slight bow, and said with a sweet smile.

"Haha, young lady, nice to meet you!"

Baili Zhan laughed and nodded at Dongfang Ruhua. After sensing the martial artist aura on her, a look of surprise crossed his face, and then he turned to Fang Bai with a smile, "Fang Bai, congratulations on taking another good disciple!"

"Dongfang Ruhua, right? What a nice-sounding name, and you’re as beautiful as a person in a painting. You must be no more than fifteen or sixteen this year? To have high rank Yellow Level strength at such a young age is really something! Fang Bai, you’re quite the master!"

Jiang Yuzhi’s eyes lit up with merriment as she scrutinized Dongfang Ruhua, and she couldn’t stop praising her.

Over the period before the New Year, under Fang Bai’s guidance, Baili Zhan and his wife had both advanced to Profound Level Perfection in their cultivation levels. They were very grateful for Fang Bai’s help and deeply admired his almost magical abilities.

Now seeing Dongfang Ruhua, who looked even younger than their daughter, having been trained by Fang Bai into a high rank Yellow Level martial artist, their admiration knew no bounds.

Fang Bai said with a smile, "Ruhua and Mingyue both have Innate Spiritual Roots, are equally talented and intelligent. Their future achievements on the Martial Dao path are immeasurable!"

The five of them stood in the courtyard chatting for a while. As Jiang Yuzhi noticed how innocent and sensible Dongfang Ruhua was, she grew increasingly fond of her. Then, looking at her own daughter, she felt a hint of frustration.

"Oh my, look at the time, it’s past twelve already, you must be hungry, right? I’ve prepared a few of my signature dishes today, like pickled fish, spicy shrimp, spicy chicken, mapo tofu, and hot and sour glass noodles... Mingyue, please take Fang Bai and Ruhua to the living room to sit down. Your dad should get a bottle of good wine and have a couple of drinks with Fang Bai. Let’s get ready to eat!"

Jiang Yuzhi listed seven or eight dishes in one breath, then instructed her husband and daughter to take Fang Bai and Dongfang Ruhua to the living room to sit while she headed back to the kitchen.

Baili Mingyue, hearing this, pursed her lips slightly and called out loudly to her mother’s back, "Mom, all these dishes you’re making are Fang Bai’s favorites that he usually loves to eat! When I come home, you rarely make these dishes for me, but now that Fang Bai is back, you’ve made them all at once... Humph, you really play favorites! You treat Fang Bai even better than you do me! Am I even your real daughter?"