Chapter 225 If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will come to you.

Seeing Zhu Yan treating her as a stranger, Rong Zhen simply did as he wished and walked straight ahead past him, just as if she were a stranger.

Li Ming followed her unconsciously. When he passed by Zhu Yan, he was tripped by something and fell to the ground, his face hitting the spilled food. He looked extremely embarrassed.

There was an exclamation around, and people came forward to help.

When Rongzhen heard the noise and turned around, she only saw Li Ming surrounded by a crowd, and no longer saw the man.

Li Ming stood up with everyone's help. Without saying anything to her, he hurried back to the dormitory to change his clothes.

After dinner, Rongzhen returned to her post and promptly explained the situation to her boss: "Boss, I met with Dr. Li and I don't think this is appropriate."

My boss had already heard about what happened in the cafeteria and wanted to offer some further advice: "His fall was an accident. He's a healthy and energetic guy. You and I have a common understanding in our profession, so we can help each other. Why don't you reconsider it?"

Rongzhen shook her head, making it clear that the two of them had different values.

The boss' words of persuasion were suddenly blocked, so he had to give up for the time being.

If there were other reasons for rejection, it would be easy to explain, but there is really nothing we can do if our values ​​are not in agreement. We don't depend on others for our livelihood, so we can't force one party to accommodate the other.

He was entrusted with matchmaking, not forcing his subordinates to marry.

Li Ming didn't want to give up. After all, that was the daughter-in-law his mother had chosen. As a filial son and a good boy who listened to his mother the most, he naturally had to fulfill his mother's wish.

However, no matter how many times he wanted to find Rongzhen to cultivate their relationship, it was difficult for him to do so due to various reasons. Either he encountered an accident like the time in the cafeteria, or there was a patient who needed him to be called away, or he arrived at an unfortunate time and could not see Rongzhen.

After this happened many times, Li Ming was still fine, but his mother started to complain, thinking that Rong Zhen might be a bad omen for her precious son, otherwise why would something go wrong every time he went to see her?

Li Ming's mother wanted to find a capable and hardworking daughter-in-law to honor her and help her take care of her baby son, not to find a nemesis to harm them.

So the blind date ended up being nothing.

Rongzhen continued her peaceful life of going to work, going home, and returning home. Except for occasionally meeting someone, everything else was fine.

As the weather gets warmer, the sea ice outside has begun to melt, and things that were once frozen are gradually being unfrozen.

The exploration team in the base became busier. The leaders increased manpower and organized many teams to go out, bringing back a lot of supplies and information.

As supplies became plentiful, the trading market in the base was opened to facilitate the exchange of goods.

Rongzhen took the opportunity to use the points issued by the base and some less important things in his own space to exchange for necessities that he might need in the future.

Before the high temperature comes, it is a rare opportunity for her to fill the space, which must not be missed.

Unfortunately, the time was too short. Before anything happened, the temperature reached its peak overnight.

There is no air conditioning in Rongzhen's small dormitory, and there is only one fan in her workplace, which is unable to dispel the irritating heat from the high temperature.

It was okay that she stored a lot of ice cubes in the space, but she couldn't use them openly.

This problem was quickly solved by someone.

My colleague, who had been listless from the heat, came running in happily and said, "The exploration team has found saltpeter, so we're going to use ice to cool down!"

Everyone was immediately cheered up and asked what was going on.

It is said that it was discovered by a guy named Zhu Yan from the exploration team. The place is very hidden and it is almost impossible to find it without a careful search.

However, precisely because it was difficult to find and was sealed tightly, it was not destroyed by the previous sea water and ice, allowing them to take advantage of the opportunity.

When Rong Zhen heard Zhu Yan's name, she subconsciously pricked up her ears. After listening to it, she felt that this was not like that person's style.

But no matter what, she also benefited from having saltpeter that could be used to make ice.

Even the restless atmosphere in the base was cleared away.

As a great contributor, Zhu Yan was later promoted to team leader, and other team members were also rewarded.

The exploration team he was in was planning a celebration and had specially invited people from the medical department to attend, hoping to provide a social gathering for both parties.

Rong Zhen's boss eagerly agreed, gathering the single young men in the department and saying, "The exploration team is full of capable people. No matter what the situation, at least you won't go hungry if you follow them. Go back and pack up, and try to catch someone you like tonight."

Almost everyone understood the implication in his words.

Before the cold wave passed and the temperature rose, they all thought that the natural disaster was over. However, the temperature did not stop rising to normal level, but kept soaring like a wild horse. There were signs of a high temperature disaster. Who could not be panicked and not want to find a way to survive?

Now that we have such a good opportunity, we must seize it quickly.

Rongzhen showed no interest and raised her hand to indicate, "Then I'll stay on duty and wait for you to bring me some delicious food."

Her boss advised her, "There are people doing the duty, so you're not needed. There are so many handsome guys on the exploration team. Are you sure you don't want to go?"

Rongzhen confirmed, "Last time... I'm still a little traumatized, so I don't want to join in the fun this time."

The boss was speechless. The last time he asked her to go on a blind date with Li Ming was because he wanted to repay a favor. It would be inappropriate to force her again this time.

If she doesn't want to go, then don't go. There are many single young people in the department, and one less of her will make a difference.

So Rongzhen successfully stayed and worked the night shift guarding a basin of ice and a few lights.

She found a herbal medicine collection and half a bag of dried fruits to pass the time. When it got dark outside and she thought no one would come, the alarm bell at the door suddenly rang.

"Hello, what medicine do you need? Do you have a prescription?" Rong Zhen put down the things in his hands, looked up and saw a familiar handsome face, and paused slightly.

The visitor silently took down a piece of paper, revealing his red wrist.

The list was written in the previous doctor's fast handwriting - sprain, cold compress, small bottle of activating oil.

Rongzhen nodded, took the list and wrote it down, then walked to the ice basin under someone's silent gaze, took out a few pieces of crushed ice and wrapped them with gauze, turned around and asked him, "Do you want me to apply it for you, or do it yourself?"

"I can't." Zhu Yan raised his head and turned his face to the side with confidence.

Rongzhen glanced at him, "Then expose your wrist and place it flat on the table."

"Oh!" Zhu Yan put his hand down as if he didn't feel any pain.

"Please don't bring your personal emotions here, so as not to affect the work of our medical staff and cause unnecessary injuries." Rong Zhen reminded him in a businesslike manner, and then buried her head in helping him disinfect his wrist with iodine, and then applied a gauze ball wrapped in ice cubes little by little.

Zhu Yan looked at her working diligently, and the irritability in his body gradually dissipated, and the anger in his heart for not seeing her at the celebration also disappeared.

Actually, it’s better not to go, so that more people won’t miss you.

Rong Zhen was not unaware of the focused gaze above her head, but since she had decided to stay away from him, she would no longer give him any hope. Whether in terms of feelings or life, he had no chance.

"Okay." She showed him how to apply ice, and he could do the rest by himself. The active oil could only be applied after one to two days of ice application.

Zhu Yan continued with a straight face, "I don't know how to apply activating oil."

So I will come to see her when the time comes.

Rongzhen: ...

Let him do whatever he wants. She will just treat him as a patient who comes to apply medicine and will not have any selfish motives.

Zhu Yan never asked her why she didn't go to the celebration. He came quietly and left quietly without causing her any trouble.

The next day, colleagues happily discussed the celebration they attended last night and shared the delicious food they brought back with Rongzhen.

Rongzhen shared some of the dried fruits she brought with them and listened to their gossip about who fell in love with whom last night and who couldn't get along with whom.

Before getting off work, Zhu Yan came over again and asked Rong Zhen to apply the active oil to him.

The others caught on and started teasing Rong Zhen with winks. Rong Zhen glared at them, then explained, "You guys were all away last night, and I happened to run into him while I was on duty. I taught him how to apply an ice compress, and he probably wanted to avoid bothering two people, so he came back to me."

"Oh, go get it for him, we all understand!"

Under the premise of misleading ideas, everyone felt that she was trying to hide something, so they understandingly dispersed and left the two of them some space.

It's time for them to get off work.

Rong Zhen couldn't explain herself, and angrily, she rubbed someone's wrist with all her might, causing the person to grimace in pain. Only then did she say, "Did you do that on purpose?"

He deliberately came at this time to make others misunderstand their relationship.

"No." Zhu Yan denied firmly, his eyes as clear as a mirror, reflecting all the despicable malicious speculations made by others about him.

Rongzhen observed him intently for a moment, but didn't find any flaws, and couldn't help but feel discouraged.

This person is simply here to jinx her!

But he acts so innocent, I wonder if you are angry.

"You rub it yourself." Rong Zhen refused to serve her. Demonstrating once was the limit of what she could do.

Zhu Yan did not force it, but took the activating oil obediently and rubbed it on himself.

Rongzhen looked at the time on her watch and decisively packed up to get off work.

Seeing this, Zhu Yan naturally stood up and left.

Rongzhen noticed it out of the corner of her eye and thought he had left. She breathed a sigh of relief, put on her bag, and said goodbye to the colleague on duty who came to take over.