Yu Tian was quite surprised to receive a call from Yan Ming, considering his clear attitude that since they couldn’t become family, there was no need to stay in contact.

“Are you free tomorrow evening?”

Yan Ming’s voice on the other end was still cold and indifferent, sounding less like he was asking Yu Tian out and more like he was notifying her.

Fortunately, time had passed, and after not seeing each other for a while, both tacitly agreed not to mention what happened during their last meeting. Their tone on the phone seemed relatively peaceful.

This should have been a good opportunity to reconcile, but unfortunately, Yu Tian wasn’t free tomorrow evening—

“Tomorrow evening won’t work. Brother Dai Xin happens to have a gathering with several major content creators from the platform tomorrow night, and he invited me to join… Is there something you need tomorrow?”

The voice on the other end paused, and Yan Ming’s cold voice came through again.

“Oh, forget it then. Jiang Yuming asked me to call and invite you. He said he wants to proactively make an orthopedic science education episode. He has quite a few surgeries scheduled recently, so tomorrow evening is about the only time he’s free.”

When Yu Tian heard about material being offered at her door, how could she refuse? Dai Xin and his fellow content creators were all freelancers who regularly had gatherings. If she couldn’t make it tomorrow, she could just go next time. But a senior orthopedic doctor from a top-tier hospital like Jiang Yuming wasn’t someone you could meet just because you wanted to.

“I’ll reschedule with Brother Dai Xin!” Yu Tian decided immediately. “I’ll come! Should I contact Dr. Jiang directly about the time and location? I have his WeChat.”

“No need, just contact me. He’s been busy with surgeries lately and might not check his phone in time. I’ll send you the time and location later.”

Yan Ming was concise as always. After finishing the business, he quickly hung up with Yu Tian.

Soon after, Yan Ming sent the time and location without any extra words.

It was expected, but Yu Tian couldn’t help feeling somewhat critical.

This attitude was too much like treating her as a stranger. If it weren’t for Jiang Yuming’s matter, Yan Ming probably wouldn’t have called her at all.

Jiang Yuming was somewhat nervous before the appointment, but Yan Ming was considerate. Despite having an extremely busy surgery schedule and daily clinic appointments that never ended, he could still make time to join tonight’s dinner with Yu Tian.

If Yan Ming weren’t there, Jiang Yuming would feel quite awkward, afraid that his conversation with Yu Tian might hit a dead end. But with Yan Ming present, it was different. Yan Ming must have thoughtfully considered this and squeezed out time to accompany him.

Jiang Yuming was very touched by Yan Ming’s thoughtfulness.

Although Yan Ming told him not to dress up deliberately, out of respect for Yu Tian, Jiang Yuming didn’t completely follow Yan Ming’s advice.

As the host, he got dressed up after work and arrived at the restaurant early.

But when Yan Ming finished his surgery and arrived, Jiang Yuming looked at Yan Ming walking through the door and felt somewhat dazed.

Yan Ming had also changed into a suit. Although his hair wasn’t styled as dramatically as his own, it was more groomed than usual.

Although Jiang Yuming had long known Yan Ming was handsome and had seen his face many times, Yan Ming usually dressed casually, so Jiang Yuming had developed some immunity to his appearance.

But now, suddenly wearing such a formal and sharp suit, Yan Ming’s entire aura was completely different.

The suit perfectly showcased his physical advantages, making his face even more superior and prominent.

Almost the moment he walked through the door, Jiang Yuming had the illusion that even this small restaurant seemed to radiate brilliance. And he wasn’t the only one with this thought—several young women in the restaurant had their gazes glued to Yan Ming’s face. Seeing him sit down across from Jiang Yuming, they couldn’t help but glance toward their table, and Jiang Yuming also received some attention by association.

Didn’t he tell him not to dress up and keep it casual? Why was he being so particular instead?

Jiang Yuming was a bit displeased: “Why are you dressed like this?”

Before Yan Ming appeared, Jiang Yuming, in his suit, neatly groomed, could at least be called decent-looking, and a few women had been sneaking glances at him. Once Yan Ming appeared, all of Jiang Yuming’s radiance was completely overshadowed.

He wouldn’t be jealous of Yan Ming’s good looks, but the problem was, dressed like this and sitting next to him, the comparison made him look less handsome, defeating his original intention of leaving a new impression on Yu Tian.

Facing his questioning, Yan Ming just lifted his eyelids: “There’s an ophthalmology summit video conference later. I didn’t want to dress like this, but I was afraid that after accompanying you for dinner, I wouldn’t have time to change when I got back.”

Jiang Yuming knew about relevant industry summit forums in ophthalmology, but if he remembered correctly, those were usually held at the end of the year, not normally at this time.

But since Yan Ming said so, it must be true. After all, in recent years, due to the pandemic, many large offline industry forums had also moved online, so it wasn’t impossible for the timing to have changed.

Thinking this way, Jiang Yuming felt embarrassed again. Yan Ming was already so busy, had to attend an ophthalmology forum video conference in the evening, yet could still spare time after work to accompany him—this showed how much he valued their friendship.

Besides, what was he being so particular about? To Yu Tian, Yan Ming was just a future legal stepbrother. Yan Ming wasn’t his potential competitor at all. Even if he came wearing a wedding suit, Jiang Yuming shouldn’t have any objections.

Jiang Yuming felt he was probably too nervous, making his hostility toward other men too intense, even making him suspicious of Yan Ming.

Fortunately, Yu Tian arrived soon.

After not seeing her for a while, Jiang Yuming felt she had become even more beautiful and radiant.

Seeing Jiang Yuming, she smiled and waved, but when she came closer and saw Yan Ming, she seemed to become somewhat restrained.

But this was understandable—after all, who would want to see their brother when on a date with the opposite sex?

Jiang Yuming enthusiastically greeted Yu Tian, ordered food, and was just about to break the ice by discussing filming social media medical science education orthopedic content when he received a call from the deputy director of his hospital department. Reluctantly, he apologetically smiled at Yu Tian and stepped away to take the call.

Only Yu Tian and Yan Ming remained at the table.

Yu Tian didn’t know Yan Ming would also be coming to this dinner, so seeing him suddenly was somewhat awkward.

Yan Ming was dressed far too formally and elite today, making his already otherworldly face seem even more distant, making him appear more like a stranger.

Just as Yu Tian was starting to feel nervous and awkward, Yan Ming took a sip of tea and spoke naturally and calmly—

“About the retinal central artery occlusion cases you asked me about last time, I’ve recently received several cases, but they’re not elderly people with cardiovascular disease—they’re young people around twenty years old…”

But once Yan Ming mentioned young people around twenty suffering from intraocular artery occlusion, Yu Tian couldn’t focus on her inner emotions anymore. Her attention was completely captured by Yan Ming’s words.

This was indeed a question she had previously consulted Yan Ming about. When she was in school, she had been very interested in such cases for a while, but due to time constraints, she hadn’t had the opportunity to discuss it deeply with Yan Ming.

After Yan Ming briefly described how these young women had suffered serious consequences due to hyaluronic acid injections or colored contact lens wear, Yu Tian couldn’t sit still.

“Can I make an episode about this?” Although she knew Yan Ming no longer had any relationship with her, Yu Tian still wanted to try. “Since so many such patients have appeared frequently in a short period, can I reasonably suspect that Rong City has an irregular medical aesthetics market? Either they’ve spent big money on social media advertising, or they’re using shills or influencers to advertise. In any case, there must be some channel continuously promoting and beautifying hyaluronic acid injections as beauty treatments, exaggerating the effects while downplaying or completely falsifying possible side effects. They might even be practicing medicine illegally, which is why so many young patients have been coming to your ophthalmology department so frequently in such a short time.”

Yu Tian regretted her words as soon as she finished speaking.

Yan Ming was very busy, and such requests might not be appropriate. Besides, she was originally here today to coordinate orthopedic science education video filming with Jiang Yuming. Yan Ming might just be here to accompany Jiang Yuming out of boredom…

However, unexpectedly, Yan Ming agreed to Yu Tian’s request without hesitation.

“Yes.”

Yu Tian was stunned, but soon, Yan Ming’s next sentence dispelled her confusion.

“But there’s one condition.”

Yu Tian didn’t want to owe favors either, so an equal exchange would be better. She proactively said, “I can pay some service fees according to labor compensation…”

“No money needed.” Yan Ming glanced at Yu Tian, then looked toward Jiang Yuming, who was still on the phone not far away. “You help introduce a girlfriend to Jiang Yuming.”

Yan Ming cleared his throat, looking proper, his tone calm and convincing: “Jiang Yuming is rather shy and introverted. He’s always focused on work and hasn’t had time to find a partner. Now he wants to date, but he’s struggling because he doesn’t know many women. I don’t know many either, so I can’t introduce anyone to him. You should have quite a few female friends your age, right? If there are any reliable women, please introduce them to Jiang Yuming.”

Yan Ming paused here, looked toward Jiang Yuming in the distance, his eyes showing a kind of fatherly concern that seemed unusually sincere: “He’s rather shy, so when you introduce someone, it’s best not to make it too formal. Just try to create more opportunities for him to interact with women. If you introduce someone too formally, he’ll be unnatural and easily nervous.”

For this, Yan Ming pondered for a moment, as if deciding to make a major sacrifice for his friend: “To express my gratitude to you and to avoid owing you a favor, I’ll cooperate with you in filming ophthalmology science education videos. Besides this episode about medical aesthetics causing intraocular artery occlusion and blindness, I can also agree to film four more episodes. The detailed topics can be discussed and decided later.”

Ah… so that’s how it is…

No wonder Jiang Yuming had suddenly invited her to dinner through Yan Ming and proactively expressed interest in making topic videos together. Yu Tian finally understood.

So Jiang Yuming hoped Yu Tian would introduce him to someone, but due to face-saving concerns and shyness, he pushed it to Yan Ming, found an excuse, and had Yan Ming handle the communication.

However, for this, Yan Ming agreed to help her make a total of five ophthalmology science education videos!

She hadn’t expected this person to be so good to his friends!

How could Yu Tian possibly miss such an opportunity? She immediately gave her guarantee: “No problem! I’ll introduce someone good to Dr. Jiang, and I’ll make sure the introduction is subtle and natural, absolutely not making Dr. Jiang embarrassed or nervous.”

“Also, I’ll film the orthopedic science education video that Dr. Jiang agreed to make with me, well, trying to make him popular online too. Maybe his professional abilities will attract admirers.”

Yan Ming nodded: “Good. Yuming’s happiness for the rest of his life will depend largely on you.”

His voice was warm and natural. Although his face didn’t show much expression, that affectionate “Yuming” clearly revealed his care and concern for his friend’s single status.

He smiled at Yu Tian: “But remember to keep it secret from him. I don’t want him to feel burdened or think he owes me a favor.”

Yu Tian felt sour inside. She scored him mentally—Yan Ming was quite good to his friends, which earned him five points. But quickly, thinking about how he didn’t let her be his friend, Yu Tian decided to deduct one hundred points from Yan Ming, for a final score of negative ninety-five.

She nodded: “Of course, don’t worry. I won’t let it slip.”

Yu Tian thought for a moment, and while Jiang Yuming was still on the phone, she asked: “What type of women does Dr. Jiang like?”

“He doesn’t have a fixed type preference, but not someone in medicine. I don’t mind, but he’s somewhat concerned about this, feeling that if both are in the same field, they might both be too busy to balance family life. And finding someone not in medicine would make it easier for them to have a filter and admiration for his profession—after all, distance creates beauty.”

“Mm! I understand!”