Chapter 2 Tao Mo

After the meeting, Chu Yunqi was called to the dean's office.

Dean Su sat in his chair, sighing repeatedly. He felt bad and kept criticizing Zhou Jingzhan: "This kid Zhou Jingzhan is too ignorant of his own limitations and too arrogant."

Chu Yunqi didn't react at all, his expression didn't change at all. He took a sip of tea and slowly said, "Zhou Jingzhan must be quite busy in the hospital. I usually intern with him, so if he's really too busy, I can help out."

Seeing Chu Yunqi's determination, Dean Su didn't want to say anything more. He agreed, "Yes, the cardiothoracic surgery department is short on staff and has a lot to do. Most of the experienced directors have retired in the past two years, and he's the most capable of the younger generation. We're a teaching hospital, so in addition to performing surgeries and conducting research, he also has a lot of teaching responsibilities. Anyway, he has a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders."

Before Chu Yunqi could respond, Dean Su mentioned that Chu Yunqi had just returned to China and asked with concern, "By the way, since you just came back, are you living at home or on your own?"

"I live on my own. Before I returned to China, I asked Zhang Fang to help me find a house. I can move in anytime."

"Okay, where is the house? Is it far from the hospital?"

Chu Yunqi's expression finally changed a little, and he smiled: "Not far, very close to Zhou Jingzhan's house, just... across the street."

“…” Dean Su suddenly felt that he shouldn’t feel sorry for Chu Yunqi.

He is Chu Yunqi, the man who made Zhou Jingzhan heartbroken for nearly a month and later made him hate him to the core.

But if you think about it carefully, the fact that the arrogant Professor Chu would lower himself to become Zhou Jingzhan's intern is also a sign of weakness.

The dean was too lazy to bother with the two of them: "I don't care about you two anymore. It's normal for him to feel resentful towards you after not seeing you for so many years. If he really does something excessive, don't be angry with him. Just coax him and the relationship will be smoothed over. By the way, I heard that he now has..." Dean Su swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Chu Yunqi didn't say anything. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was worried in his heart. After being away from him for seven years, how could it be so easy to coax him back?

The two chatted for a few more words and then Chu Yunqi left.

After leaving the office angrily, Zhou Jingzhan did not go home directly, but fell headfirst into the sofa in the lounge. The sleepiness he had just felt disappeared, and his mind was filled with the face of Chu Yunqi, that bastard, unfaithful man and scumbag.

Zhou Jingzhan tossed and turned with the pillow in his arms but couldn't fall asleep. However, he didn't have the energy to do anything else, so he inevitably recalled the little things that happened between him and Chu Yunqi.

Chu Yunqi just reported to the hospital this morning. He was unfamiliar with the place and had nowhere to go to find Zhou Jingzhan, so he could only wander around the cardiothoracic surgery department.

The young doctor today saw Chu Yunqi and hurried forward: "Professor Chu, are you going somewhere? If you need anything, you can come to me. My name is Ji Hong, just call me Xiao Ji."

Although Zhou Jingzhan asked Chu Yunqi to start as an intern, after all, Chu Yunqi's status and position were so high that Ji Hong did not dare to really treat him as an intern. Not everyone dared to do the same as Zhou Jingzhan.

Chu Yunqi nodded. He needed to find Zhou Jingzhan right now. He was very satisfied with Ji Hong's approach and asked, "Where is Zhou Jingzhan?"

Ji Hong didn't know anything about these two people, but when he thought about how Zhou Jingzhan, such a good-tempered person, could be so targeted at others, and then when he saw how Chu Yunqi, such a talented person, could condescend to let Zhou Jingzhan act like this, he knew with his toes that these two people must have an unknown past.

Ji Hong quickly replied, "Director Zhou should be in the lounge. You can see him by turning left ahead. Go find him there."

Chu Yunqi thanked him and left, leaving Ji Hong alone with his wild thoughts.

People always have keen insights into things they are interested in. Ji Hong thought of the dean's words: "Don't spoil him like this." Spoil him, spoil him. This sentence sounded wrong, and Ji Hong's mouth gradually curved up.

Inspiration was unstoppable. He thought of what Chu Yunqi said, "I only accept you leading me." Then he thought of Zhou Jingzhan's reaction at that time. The corners of Ji Hong's mouth were already shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

Then he thought of someone and Ji Hong gave up the idea of ​​shipping the couple.

Chu Yunqi quickly opened the door of the lounge and saw Zhou Jingzhan lying on the sofa with a sad look on his face.

Zhou Jingzhan noticed Chu Yunqi's arrival and quickly sat up, regaining his steady and down-to-earth image.

Chu Yunqi walked straight to the table without even giving Zhou Jingzhan a glance, as if Zhou Jingzhan had done something wrong to him.

Shouldn't you come over and talk to me? I'm your instructor! Whether you pass your internship or not is just a matter of a word from me! Is this how you treat me? Zhou Jingzhan was frantic. He couldn't understand why Chu Yunqi didn't talk to him.

If you don't talk to me, I won't talk to you either. Let's see who can outlast the other. Zhou Jingzhan secretly swore in his heart that if Chu Yunqi didn't apologize to him first, he would never pay any attention to Chu Yunqi.

Less than five minutes later, someone knocked on the door of the lounge. The person was wearing a white coat and holding a take-away box. He looked young, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

Zhou Jingzhan subconsciously glanced at Chu Yunqi, then stood up: "Why are you up here? What are you holding?"

Tao Mo put the things on the table: "I brought you breakfast, the dumplings from that shop you like." Tao Mo smiled and said coquettishly: "I queued up to buy them, eat them while they're hot."

The two of them chatted, attracting Chu Yunqi's attention. He glanced at the bag. It was indeed Zhou Jingzhan's favorite restaurant, but few people knew about it. So how did he know about it? Chu Yunqi was puzzled.

At this moment, Tao Mo finally noticed that there was another person nearby and spoke enthusiastically, "Hello, my name is Tao Mo, from the psychiatric department. Are you new here? I haven't seen you before."

He was a cheerful and lively person. Chu Yunqi had a good impression of him: "Chu Yunqi, just arrived today."

"Oh, have you eaten yet? I bought a lot. If not, you can eat some together."

This is a great opportunity to get in touch with Zhou Jingzhan. Chu Yunqi feels that Tao Mo is a great assist.

Afraid that the two of them would get emotional if they talked too much, Zhou Jingzhan came out to interrupt them. He said to Tao Mo, "It's getting late. You should go back to the department first."

Tao Mo nodded and advised, "Go home early and rest after eating." After saying goodbye to Chu Yunqi, he left, leaving the two of them staring at each other.

Zhou Jingzhan glanced at the time and it was almost time for ward rounds. He opened his package and prepared to eat. Chu Yunqi stared at him intently from the side.

"Are you very familiar with him?" Chu Yunqi finally spoke.

Zhou Jingzhan paused, speaking sparingly: "Hmm."

Chu Yunqi suddenly felt uncomfortable. He was used to Zhou Jingzhan greeting him with a smile, and for a moment he found it difficult to accept such indifference.

After working as a doctor for a long time, Zhou Jingzhan was forced to change his habit of eating slowly and elegantly, which he had developed since childhood, and finish his meals quickly.

There were still ten minutes to eight o'clock. Zhou Jingzhan said as he was collecting the garbage: "I'm going back to the duty room. Why don't you go to the office first?"