Please Follow the Doctor's Orders for Updates

The profession that can least afford to procrastinate meets the profession that loves procrastinating most?

Cheng Tianguang is a writer.

He had just finished his new novel when he casually accepted a side job writing promotional copy for someone.

The client was his downstairs neighbor.

And, the attending physician he got after months of missed deadlines, sleepless nights, and skipped meals finally gave him a flare-up of tendonitis.

Chu Zhou.

Dr. Chu was cool-tempered and extremely punctual.

Eat on time, sleep on time, don't skip your medication, and no staying up late.

And

Your manuscript must be turned in on time.

.

Chu Zhou: "Your keyboard broke, your phone's being repaired, you're out of town, you're planning to move... What's your excuse for not handing in the manuscript today?"

Cheng Tianguang: "Well, to be honest, I've always been too dedicated, and writing gave me a bout of tendonitis. I can't even lift my hand now. Can't I have one more day?"

Chu Zhou: "Which hand hurts? Hold it out. I'll treat it. It'll only take ten minutes."

You can't get away with faking an illness in front of a powerful doctor.

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Chu Zhou had a favorite author he had followed for many years.

The author updated whenever he felt like it, kept mysterious hours, and wrote stories that were both witty and profound. The only problem was that after finishing each book, he always disappeared for a long time.

For a while, Chu Zhou assumed the author must be a middle-aged man, worldly and mellowed by experience.

So he never asked for updates.

He simply showered the author with tips, left comments, collected physical copies, and often reminded him to take care of his health.

Then the author held his very first in-person signing event.

Chu Zhou took a whole week off work, waited in line for three hours, and stood at the table with his heart pounding nervously.

"Teacher, I've loved your books for a long time! Please take care of yourself, and take your time writing!"

The next second,

he found himself face-to-face with someone familiar.

The man who skipped meals,

never slept,

kept missing deadlines,

and would pretend to be asleep in the middle of the night so he could sneak up at three in the morning and turn on his computer to play games.

Chu Zhou: ...

Cheng Tianguang slowly curled his lips into a smile, uncapped his pen, and fluently signed his name on the title page.

Chu Zhou's mind went blank, his hand frozen in midair. He heard the man in front of him murmur,

"Thanks for taking care of me, Dr. Chu."

Cheng Tianguang slid the signed book back to him, smiling with remarkable warmth.

"So I really can take my time."

Sharp-tongued, physically frail, procrastinating writer bottom × controlling doctor and devoted reader top

You do the writing.

I'll make sure you're alive to finish it.

tips:

Don't imitate the behavior in this story. If your real-life client beats you up or hunts you down, this novel accepts no responsibility!!

People should honor their contracts, amen.

Theme: People should honor their contracts