Shen Qingli's eyes were firm and resolute. She no longer paid attention to Huang Shanshan and walked straight towards the office without any hesitation.
That back figure revealed an unquestionable stubbornness.
Back in the office, Chu Xiaoyu came to Shen Qingli, her eyes full of worry: "Sister A Li, what did the director say?"
Shen Qingli pursed her lips and showed a warm smile. She pretended to be relaxed and said, "Nothing. The director gave me a few days off so that I could have a good rest. It just so happened that I hadn't had a vacation for a long time."
Chu Xiaoyu's eyes turned red when she heard this, and her voice was a little choked up: "Sister A Li, is it so serious?"
Shen Qingli looked at the girl in front of her who was as loving and considerate as a sister, her eyes full of tenderness: "Xiaoyu, I'm fine, I will come back after the matter is investigated clearly, it's not like I won't come back anymore.
You see, I haven’t had much vacation this year, so this is a good opportunity for me to go out and relax.”
"You do your best." Shen Qingli said softly.
Chu Yuyu couldn't help it anymore, she reached out and hugged Shen Qingli tightly, with a hint of tears in her voice: "Sister A Li, when you go home, please keep in touch with me. I will tell you what happened in the department every day."
Shen Qingli felt Chu Xiaoyu's sincere emotion and felt warm in her heart, "Okay, I got it, I will call you often. I will hand over the work to them later and go home."
Chu Xiaoyu's eyes were red, and she nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice.
However, the news spread like wildfire, and soon the news of Shen Qingli's suspension spread throughout the surgery department.
The originally quiet and orderly environment of the department suddenly became like a lake with a stone thrown into it, with ripples forming.
Everyone started talking among themselves, and various speculations arose one after another.
"Dr. Shen was suspended at this critical moment. Could it be that someone deliberately framed him?" A young nurse frowned and said suspiciously.
"With her professional ability, she can't make such a mistake!"
A doctor who had just started working agreed, his eyes showing trust in Shen Qingli's professional ability.
"Who knows? No matter how good her professional ability is, everyone makes mistakes sometimes."
A nurse holding a folder of medical records curled her lips with a hint of disdain in her tone.
Chu Xiaoyu went to the ward and passed by the nurse's desk and heard their conversation.
She rushed to them like an enraged lion, with flames burning in her eyes:
"What nonsense are you talking about? The matter has not been investigated thoroughly yet, why are you talking nonsense here?"
Upon hearing this, the faces of those people immediately darkened, like the sky before a storm, terribly gloomy:
"Chu Xiaoyu, don't think that you are close to Shen Qingli at the time. You are here to speak well of her. Otherwise, if it is confirmed, she will be suspended."
Chu Xiaoyu glared at the person who spoke. Her eyes were like a sharp sword, as if to pierce through the other person's hypocrisy:
"I don't want to talk to you guys anymore. You just need to remember that Dr. Shen will be back."
After saying that, Chu Xiaoyu walked forward with a spirit of not admitting defeat, leaving behind a group of people looking at each other in dismay.
After Shen Qingli handed over the work, he took his personal belongings in his hand and walked slowly and heavily towards the parking lot.
Every step she took seemed to carry a thousand thoughts. In the corridor of this hospital, she was like a lone traveler, and the noise around her had nothing to do with her.
I arrived at the underground parking lot, opened the car door and got in.
In the silent car, only her breathing echoed.
For a long time, she didn't move at all, as if time had stopped at this moment.
At this moment, the sadness in her heart surged towards her like a tide. She could no longer hold it back and her eyes became red.
Today, it felt like the world had collapsed for her.
The suspension of her job was like a nightmare, and the setbacks in her relationship were like a sharp blade, deeply hurting her heart.
Under this double blow, she seemed to be struggling in a whirlpool of darkness.
Just when she was immersed in grief and unable to extricate herself, the phone in her room rang suddenly.
The ringtone sounded particularly harsh in the silent car, pulling her back from the abyss of sorrow.
Hearing the sound, Shen Qingli raised his head, gently wiped the tears from his face, tried to clear his throat, and took out the phone from his pocket.
Seeing Grandpa's name on the caller ID, she took a deep breath, quickly calmed herself down, pressed the answer button, and tried to make her voice sound as steady as possible: "Hello, Grandpa."
"Xiao Li, when will you get off work? I'll ask Chen'er to pick you up from the hospital." The grandfather's kind voice came.
When she heard "Chen'er", Zhou Yanchen's name, Shen Qingli's heart seemed to be pulled hard, and she felt even sadder.
She is not a puppet without feelings; her heart is bleeding and aching.
"Grandpa, no need. I drove to work. I'll come directly here after get off work." She said, trying to suppress the bitterness in her heart.
When Mr. Zhou heard her answer, he laughed happily and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you at home."
"Okay, Grandpa." After ending the call, Shen Qingli put the phone back in her pocket. When she looked up, she saw the doctor who had performed surgery with her seemed to be walking towards her.
Like a frightened deer, she started the engine in a panic and drove out.
The man not far away looked confused and muttered to himself, "I was right, Dr. Shen."
Then, he shook his head helplessly, wondering: "Could it be that she didn't see me?"
Shen Qingli drove out of the parking lot, but his mood took a long time to recover.
She tried to turn on some music to divert her attention, but when the familiar melody of the song "She De" started playing, every word of the lyrics seemed to be tailor-made for her, like a hammer, hitting her heartstrings hard.
[If I love you this much, should I learn to give up…] Her tears flowed uncontrollably, and she cried, "Zhou Yanchen, I hate you."
The song kept playing in the car. She didn't know how many times she listened to it until her tears ran dry.
She opened the car door, got out, and walked towards home with her tired body.
When she got home, she collapsed on the sofa, like a body without a soul. At this moment, she didn't want to do anything but stare blankly at the ceiling.
Her mind was full of thoughts, and she even had the urge to escape from here. This was the first time she was so eager to leave Beijing.
To leave this place that filled her with sorrow.
Shen Qingli glanced at the time. There was still an hour and a half before the end of get off work. After lying on the sofa for a while, she got up and walked upstairs.
Arriving at the bedroom, she went straight into the bathroom.
Perhaps at this moment, only hot water can dispel the fatigue in her body.
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