Zhou Lin's bright eyes instantly filled with worry. "They won't let this go..."
"I won't either..." Her eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Zhou Lin suddenly felt a shiver run through his body. "Huh? It's gotten colder again?"
"Alright, let's go to work, everyone's here."
"Okay, let me know if you need anything."
Zhou Lin was not entirely at ease, but the patient had already arrived, so he could only suppress his unease and return to his office.
Bai Yajing rested in the afternoon. She did not return to the Ministry of State Security's family compound but sent a message home saying that she would not be going home today.
They took a car directly back to the military compound.
"Mom, I'm back! I missed you so much!"
While Xiao's mother was cooking inside, she was so delighted to hear her daughter-in-law's voice that she dropped the cleaver in her hand and rushed out.
"Ya Jing! Mom misses you too! Aren't you going to work today?"
"Perfect timing! Your grandpa's coming home today. I'll have A-Che bring the two little ones back, and Mom will make you something delicious!"
Bai Yajing nodded repeatedly, "I'm taking the afternoon off. I really miss Mom's cooking! I'll call A-Che right now!"
She had forgotten that she hadn't told A-Che that she wasn't going home.
After making the call, she wouldn't just sit and wait to eat; she went back to the kitchen to help Xiao's mother prepare the vegetables.
"Oh dear, with your belly full, how can you work? Go to Mom's room and get some food, just sit and wait for dinner!"
Xiao's mother was unwilling to let her do any work, and after saying that, she tried to push her out.
Bai Yajing chuckled helplessly, "Mom, I'm fine, I'm perfectly alright! I just need to get some exercise!"
"I'll help you, it's not tiring at all! Besides, it's been a long time since we had a proper chat."
Unable to dissuade her, Xiao's mother could only let her have her way, but she resolutely forbade her from touching the knife.
"Okay, okay, let's chat, Mom will chat with you!"
Bai Yajing picked up a vegetable basket and started picking vegetables.
She kept talking non-stop, chatting about everything from her family members' health to the people in the residential compound.
Xiao's mother suddenly remembered, "Ya Jing, when you called home before, what did you ask Brigade Commander Lin's wife do?"
I heard that his stepdaughter works at your hospital. Did she upset you?
My daughter-in-law has always been carefree; unless you provoke her, she might not even want to know who you are.
Bai Yajing giggled.
"Mom, you understand me best! Of course, our hospital's head of surgery, who is my sixth master, is retiring in a couple of years."
That position became vacant, and Master Liu was planning to have me take over from him, which made it obvious to everyone!
After that…
She told her everything that had happened recently, and Xiao's mother was so angry that she stopped chopping vegetables.
"You silly child, such a big thing happened, why didn't you tell your family!"
They know how to use their family's power to intimidate others, why don't you try?
She truly felt sorry for her child, who was pregnant and had to go through something like that!
"Hmph, Xiao Che, that good-for-nothing! He can't even protect his wife!"
She was so angry that she slapped her thigh and vowed to give her son a good beating when he came back!
Bai Yajing swallowed hard; it was something she hadn't been told to say...
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