Roland nodded and was silent. But Eleanor asked,
"Medical books are usually boring, do you like to read them?"
"Just so-so."
James wiped the sweat off his nose, walked up to Angela, and stretched out his hand to her, "It's getting late, and shall we go back now?"
Angela glanced at his hand, but quickly looked away, then stood up.
She was about to answer when the door of Auntie Susan's room opened.
"It's only nine o'clock. You can stay for a while."
Auntie Susan walked out with a smile on her chubby face, "Mr James is Angela's boyfriend, but you can't restrict her freedom, right?"
James said, "If it's in a bar or KTV, it's not too late. But this is Dr. Roland's home. Dr. Roland and Director Eleanor will have to go to work at 9 o'clock tomorrow. It is not appropriate for us to disturb them for too long. "
"You may not know our schedule."
The situation was very tense, and Auntie Susan said, "We usually go to bed after 0 o'clock. Angela doesn't bother us at all here."
Roland' mother agreed, "James, you are a rare visitor, so why don't we stay a little longer."
"Do you want to stay longer or go home now?" James didn't answer directly this time, but turned his head toward Angela.
Angela glanced at Auntie Susan, who was angry like firecrackers, about to explode at any time, "...Let's stay for a while."
"Thank you for your hospitality, Auntie Susan, Director Eleanor and Dr. Roland."
With the pain in his abdomen, James frowned almost invisibly, and then sat on the sofa calmly.
"You're welcome" Eleanor said with a smile, then fiddled with her hair and said to Roland,
"Roland, prepare some tea."
Roland didn't do it and just sat down, "I had two operations today, so I was too tired to move."
Unlike what he said, he didn't seem to be too tired to move at all, but even looking very comfortable.
"Without bringing any gifts, how can you drink tea at ease?" Auntie Susan, sitting on the sofa opposite Angela and James, said loudly, "There is water in the kitchen. If you want to drink it, you can get it by yourself."
Maybe it was because of her anger; she was not at all polite to James.
Eleanor smiled awkwardly, "Roland and auntie Susan are tired. They were not polite just now. They usually talk like this, don't mind."
"It's only right that I should come to the door uninvited." James said.
Auntie Susan got angry as soon as she saw him. She got a piece of dragon fruit with a clean toothpick and handed it to Angela, "Here you are."
Then she stood up and went to the study to make tea.
There were four cups of tea in total, so everyone except James had one, which clearly humiliated him.
"I don't know how to taste tea. So to me, drinking Da Hong Pao tea is a waste of delicacies."
Eleanor moved her cup of tea to James, "A good tea must be tasted by someone who knows it."
James didn't answer, and said lightly,
"Thank you for your kindness, but I can't sleep after drinking tea at night."
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