Chapter 145

At 4:30 in the morning, a Santana stopped at the gate of the People's Hospital. The passengers threw down a hundred-dollar bill and quickly got off the car.

"Hey, don't you want the change?" The taxi driver looked at the man's receding back and muttered, "You're really in a hurry."

"Nurse Liu, is Lu Qing here? How is she? Is she not injured?" Dunzi has been to the People's Hospital too many times in recent months. Many doctors and nurses know him. Everyone secretly jokes that Lu Qing has a suitor who is a big boss.

Nurse Liu saw that the man in front of her looked anxious, so she teased him, "Boss Liang, are you so anxious? What time did you come here?"

"Nurse Liu, stop joking. Where is Lu Qingren? Wasn't there a fight in your hospital?" Dunzi glanced around the lobby on the first floor of the hospital and could not see any trace.

"Okay, I'm not kidding you. Lu Qing is fine, don't worry."

"What do you mean no big problems? Are there small problems? Where is she?"

"It just bumped into the wall. She's making her rounds on the second floor of the inpatient department. I can help you."

"Thank you, Nurse Liu. I'll remember that."

Dunzi strode towards the inpatient department, not knowing what had happened when Lu Qing bumped into the wall. He ran all the way. The temperature was already rising in early summer, and he ran so hard that sweat broke out on his back and soaked his shirt.

"Dr. Xiaolu, thank you so much this time. My mother was discharged from the hospital at noon today. It's thanks to you that she has been so responsible for the past two months. Otherwise, she would have suffered a lot."

"You're welcome. Your family should take good care of her. When you get home, make sure to rest and eat a light diet."

In the corridor on the second floor of the inpatient department, Lu Qing was talking to a man. Dunzi glanced over and saw that her face looked normal, but her back was slightly bent forward, with a very small arc.

"I heard that you have a day off tomorrow. Are you free? I'll treat you to a meal to express my gratitude."

The man was gentle and refined, and he looked at Lu Qing with focused and gentle eyes. Dunzi was very familiar with this kind of eyes.

“Qingqing!”

Dunzi's sudden appearance interrupted the conversation between the two people in the corridor. Lu Qing was frightened by the familiar voice and unfamiliar name, and his earlobes felt slightly hot.

Dunzi called himself Qingqing for the first time.

"Qingqing, are you okay?" Dunzi walked to Lu Qing's side, not even looking at the man opposite him, "Are you hurt?"

Lu Qing noticed the gaze from above and shook his head slightly, "How did you know? It's only four o'clock now. Did you just get off the train?"

Dunzi was busy for half a month and hurried back. The conditions on the train were bad. His beard was showing, his clothes were wrinkled, and he looked a little haggard.

Lu Qing glanced at him and said, "Go back and have some rest."

"Don't worry, as long as you're okay." Dunzi looked her up and down, "Can you ask for leave? Didn't you hit your head against the wall? Have you seen a doctor?"

"I'm fine." Lu Qing glared at him because there were outsiders around. He didn't know why this man was so nagging. He raised his hand and gently pushed him, "Go back and rest."

Then he turned to look at the patient's family and said, "I'm sorry, I've been very busy recently. Besides, seeing patients is a doctor's job. You don't have to treat me to a meal to thank me. The biggest help you can give us is to take the patient home and take good care of him."

The man's family member looked back and forth between Doctor Lu and the man who suddenly appeared, still unwilling to give up, "Dr. Xiao Lu, I am sincere, you don't have to refuse so quickly, I hope you can give me a chance to treat you to a meal."

There is something else behind his words.

Damn it, Dunzi, who was listening at the side, snorted coldly, "Do you really think you are dead?"

"Qingqing, what time do you get off work? I'm hungry. Should we go home for dinner or go out for dinner? I heard that a restaurant has a good signature dish..."

"You're still going out to eat?" Lu Qing realized that this person really didn't care about his body, and said angrily, "You can eat out. You'll have to bear the stomachache by yourself in the future."

"Okay, I was wrong. Let's go home and eat. You cooked the dish last time, and I'll cook porridge for you this time."

"I don't want to eat. You go back and eat by yourself." Lu Qing turned his face away, suspecting that this man was just trying to irritate him. He knew that his stomach was not in good condition, but he went out to eat greasy food every few days and loved to drink. One day, he would get sick from drinking.

The man's family looked at Dr. Lu, whose cheeks were puffy with anger, and were shocked that Dr. Lu, who had the best temper in the People's Hospital and was always gentle, could actually get so angry.

Looking at the other side, the man looked good, but he looked sloppy, with wrinkled clothes and a haggard face. However, he was smiling and still chattering away.

And Dr. Lu's full attention was on him.

"Okay then, Doctor Lu, I'll go back to the ward first."

"Okay. Goodbye."

The man's family walked back to the ward door and looked back, only to see the good-tempered Dr. Lu slapping the man a few times and glaring at him, but someone held his hand.

"Don't let me do anything." Lu Qing wanted to pull his hand back, but he held it tightly.

"Then can I move my mouth?"

His face was slightly hot, and Lu Qing couldn't resist at all. Just when he was about to lose his temper, he heard Dunzi whispering.

"Where did you get hit? Let me see if it hurts. I just heard about it on the way here. You were there when the fight happened. Were you scared?"

When no one was around, Dunzi put away his playful smile and exuded a gloomy aura. "Hmm? Are you scared?"

"I'm really okay. I'm not scared. I'm a doctor, how can I be that timid?" Lu Qing took the opportunity to pull back her hand. Thinking of what happened last night, the sounds of punches hitting flesh and the sounds of tables and chairs being smashed in the hospital, they overlapped with the scenes in her memory many years ago, and she shuddered.

The big hand came softly against him, and Lu Qing, who was trying to calm himself down, only felt his head being gently touched.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Dunzi rubbed her head gently.

Looking up at him, for a moment, tears seemed to well up in Lu Qing's eyes, but he forced them back.

"You should go home and rest. You must not have slept well on the train. I still have to go to work."

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. I won't delay your work."

This time, Dunzi didn't bother him anymore. Lu Qing walked forward holding the medical record book. Everything was quiet behind him, without any sound of footsteps.

At 7:50 in the morning, Lu Qing finished writing her duty report and handed over to her colleagues. This shift was really thrilling. Colleagues who came to work also heard about the fight last night and were busy asking about her situation. They were relieved when they heard that she was fine.

"Then I'll go first."

"Okay, bye, go back and take a nap and rest."

Wearing a white knitted jacket and carrying a leather bag, Lu Qing came out of the duty room and ran into Nurse Liu just as he was about to leave.

"Lu Qing, why did you leave by yourself? Why didn't you call your boss?"

Automatically ignoring the words "your boss", Lu Qing looked at her in confusion.

"He was sleeping on a chair in the corridor on the third floor of the inpatient department."

Lu Qing hurried to the third floor of the inpatient department. He originally thought that Dunzi had left at that time, but he didn't expect that such a tall man was curled up on a bench in the corridor with his head down and sleeping.

Walking closer, Lu Qing stood in front of Dunzi and looked at him with his head down. The bench was a little small, and Dunzi felt crowded sitting on it, not to mention sleeping here.

It was obvious that he had a rough sleep.

Reaching out her hand, she stroked his dark hair with her slender palm. Dunzi had short hair, which was slightly thick and hard, with each strand distinct. But when she touched it as a whole, it felt soft, as soft as if it was caressing her chest, just like him.

Dunzi, who was awakened by the noise, looked up and saw Lu Qing standing in front of him. He had already taken off his white coat and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you off work?"

"Well, let's go back." Lu Qing said lightly.

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After returning home, Lu Qing had no appetite after the fight last night, so Dunzi had to half-force and half-coax her into eating a bowl of porridge before letting her go.

"Take a break while I wash the dishes."

Lu Qing watched him go to the kitchen with the bowl in his arms and busy himself, and he came out after a while.

"Are you scared?" Dunzi waved his hands and came back.

Lu Qing tried hard to forget the scene in his mind, "Don't be afraid, go back and rest."

He didn't look that good, and it was obvious that he was tired from traveling so long.

"I'm going to rest here?" Dunzi glanced at the sofa, "You go to sleep, I'll stay here."

"You have your own home, but you don't go back to rest. Instead, you sleep on my sofa? You are so tall, how can you sleep on the sofa?" Lu Qing pushed him out.

"Then you give me half of the bed?" Dunzi teased her with a playful smile, but when he saw her glaring at him, he immediately gave up and said, "Of course, I'm a gentleman, I won't agree even if you give me half of the bed."

Lu Qing couldn't help but turned his face away and raised the corner of his mouth, "Stop making trouble, go back to your own home and go to sleep."

"No, I'm too lazy to leave today, so just stay here and leave the sofa for me." Dunzi lay down directly, looking like he would not leave no matter what, which made Lu Qing helpless.

Yet, I felt inexplicably at ease.

"Then I don't care about you anymore. You can suffer here by yourself."

Dunzi lay on the sofa, one hand behind his head, looking at her with a calm expression, "Just sleep peacefully, don't be afraid, I'm right here."

Lu Qing's heart trembled, and he only responded in a low voice, turned back to the house and closed the door gently.

Looking at the bedroom door lock, she hesitated for a few seconds, and finally went into the room, took out a thin blanket, carried it to the living room, threw it on the man lying on the sofa, and left quickly.

Dunzi smiled so brightly that his eyes and eyebrows lit up. He didn't say a word, but his stare made Lu Qing blush and her heart beat fast.

The two of them remained silent, one returned to the bedroom and the other stayed in the living room.

After changing into pajamas and lying on the bed, Lu Qing took a deep breath and closed his eyes, comforting himself to forget everything and concentrate on sleeping.

Normally, people would feel tired after working the night shift. Lu Qing usually sleeps well, but today, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

An unknown amount of time had passed. The curtains were drawn tightly and the room was pitch black. Lu Qing was dazed and all she could see was the fight from last night. Both parties seemed to have lost their minds and were punching and kicking each other. They even picked up hospital stools and smashed them. The sounds of things being smashed and fists hitting bodies were clearly rang in Lu Qing's ears, traveling back to the past after more than 20 years.

More than 20 years ago, the sky was gray, as if a rainstorm was coming. Someone broke into his home and smashed things at will. Lu Qing’s favorite flowers were smashed, and the flowerpots fell to the ground with a crisp sound. The small yellow flowers lay on the ground withered and were crushed by someone’s feet. Lu Qing’s favorite book was torn into pieces...

Everything I loved was shattered.

All kinds of chaotic noises, screams, smashing, and cursing mixed together, mixed with the sounds of fighting in the hospital last night...

Lu Qing, who was half asleep, suddenly opened his eyes, sweat broke out on his forehead, his chest kept rising and falling, and his body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

There was a cup of water on the bedside table. She reached out and touched it a few times with her slender fingers. She picked up the cup and suddenly felt weak in her hands.

My head was dizzy and my body was weak. The cup of water fell to the concrete floor with a clang, making a crisp sound and breaking into pieces in an instant.

The noise seemed to wake Lu Qing up a little. He sat on the bed with his hair loose.

Boom boom boom.

After only two or three seconds, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

Lu Qing shuddered, feeling the sound agitating his tense nerves. The next second, he heard a familiar voice and suddenly relaxed, instantly releasing the strength.

"Lu Qing, what's wrong with you?"

"Lu Qing, Qing Qing!"

"Am I coming in?"

Dunzi heard the sound of something breaking. He knocked on the door but received no response. He simply grabbed the doorknob and pushed open the bedroom door as it was not locked.

The room was pitch black. He saw Lu Qing sitting on the bed, wearing off-white pajamas, hugging a thin quilt, looking up at him quietly.

Her black hair made her pale face look even more pale. Her face was expressionless except for her pair of watery almond-shaped eyes, which looked like a pool of clear spring water.

Dunzi walked over quickly, glanced at the broken pieces of the cup on the floor, sat down beside the bed, and said softly, "Want some water? I'll pour it for you."

Lu Qing didn't react when he came into the room from the stool. He just looked at him silently. When he was about to get up and leave, he suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes.

Dunzi felt someone pulling him, and turned around to look, "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare? Drink some water to calm down."

"I don't want to drink."

As Lu Qing whispered something, the man walked towards the pile of stairs, opened his hands, and leaned straight into his arms.

Dunzi's hands and feet froze, and she felt something soft pressed against her arms. Lu Qing leaned halfway towards her, with her arms around her waist and her furry head against her chest. Her hair was spread out obediently, fine and soft, just like her. Only a few strands were disobedient and curled up slightly, brushing Dunzi's chin, making her feel numb.

His two hands froze in mid-air, not knowing where to put them for a moment. The woman in his arms was quiet, just hugging him, her chest rising and falling gently.

He usually teased her and made fun of her, and liked to see her blushing because of him, but now, Dunzi felt distressed for no reason.

He slowly put his hand down and patted her back gently, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dunzi clearly felt the hand around his waist tighten again.

"I seem to have dreamed about the past, also beating people and smashing things..." Lu Qing's voice was a little choked, "It was very noisy, just like last night. Last night, the fight was very loud, and chairs were smashed..."

Lu Qing spoke in a very soft voice, and his words were unusually chaotic, but Dunzi understood.

"That's all in the past. Last night was the same. It was only because I wasn't there, otherwise I could have beaten ten people by myself and chased them away." Dunzi patted her gently and coaxed her in a low voice, "What are you afraid of? Don't be afraid of anything."

Lu Qingan was quiet and didn't say anything. She leaned tightly against Dunzi's chest, feeling at ease. This chest was broad and seemed greater than the coast. She didn't need to be afraid even if the waves were rough.

"Next time you encounter something like this, run away quickly and hide as far away as possible. No, let's never encounter something like this again."

"I saw the news when I got off the train today and I almost couldn't breathe. I was thinking about what you should do? Don't scare my Qingqing."

"Who is from your family..." Lu Qing finally reacted. Hearing this, he buried his head in his chest and retorted.

"Hey, you're sad to hear that and you still remember to say something back to me?" Dunzi smiled and looked down at the half of Lu Qing's face that was exposed. She looked so cute and soft, which made him feel itchy inside. "Lu Qing, tell me, why are you so hard to pursue?"

After Dunzi's jokes, Lu Qing seemed to have regained her strength and spirit, and there was no room in her head for those painful memories.

After struggling to get out of Dunzi's embrace, Lu Qing realized that she had just taken too much initiative. Her face turned red and she said, "No, no, you should go back."

Dunzi smiled. His arms were suddenly empty. He was chased away. He grabbed her hand and this time he was very domineering. "Lu Qing, last time you kissed me secretly, I let you go. This time, you took the initiative to crawl into my arms again. Do you still expect me to let you go?"

"You..." Lu Qing's cheeks flushed. It was indeed all her fault. She licked her lips and struggled helplessly. "Thank you for today, but..."

"No buts." Dunzi interrupted her directly, "You kissed me and hugged me, and you still want to be irresponsible? How can such a good thing happen in the world? I am a handsome guy after all, and I am letting you take advantage of me? You are dreaming!"

The more he talked, the more outrageous it became. Lu Qing's chest rose and fell more noticeably. She bit her lip and tried to refute him, but she couldn't win the argument.

Dunzi looked at the helpless look of the girl in front of him. She bit her lip and glanced at him secretly. It was as if his heart was grabbed. He went over and kissed her red lips, then left in an instant, "Don't bite."

Lu Qing felt hot all over. The air was getting thinner and thinner. He felt even hotter after being kissed.

"Tell me what I did wrong." Seeing her lower her head, Dunzi asked seriously, "Or am I not what you want in a boyfriend?"

Hearing this, Lu Qing raised her head and looked at him timidly, with a myriad of thoughts in her mind. In the end, she only whispered, with a hint of coquettishness, "You said you don't like me."

It was such a huge injustice, Dunzi felt so suffocated in his chest, he didn't know who to vent to, "When did I ever say I didn't like you?! I am more wronged than Dou E!"

"It was July 23rd, the year I graduated from college, the night before you left for City G." Lu Qing remembered it clearly. It was the first time in her life that she fell in love with someone and wanted to confess her feelings, but she clearly heard him say that he didn't like her.

"I said I don't like you?" Dunzi subconsciously wanted to deny it, but he quickly recalled some past events, as if someone had asked him about love, and he seemed to have said something to him impatiently at that time...

"Were you there that night?"

"Yeah." Lu Qing nodded, her hair swaying, "I heard everything."

"I..." Dunzi held her hand, feeling anxious, "I remember now, but I have to make it clear. At that time, I really didn't understand anything, and I didn't have any thoughts in this regard, let alone how you felt about me...Who was it that day? I think it was Wansheng. He asked me about love and other things, but I wasn't interested." The more he spoke, the clearer his memory became. He looked at Lu Qing, and was rarely serious. "In fact, he asked other girls before, and I felt it was inexplicable. We were not familiar with each other, and we were like brothers when we met. Later, when he asked about you, I couldn't tell what I felt, and I just didn't dare to think about it. It's not that I don't like you, that's not right, it's that I didn't dare to think about whether I liked you or not at that time. Don't believe what I said at that time, I was stupid."

The more Dunzi tried to explain, the more incoherent he became. He was always eloquent and could chat with anyone, but now he was so anxious that his mouth was dry and he wanted to go back and slap himself in the face. He was digging a hole for himself!

"Believe me, I really like you..."

Lu Qing saw that he was anxious, saw him frowning while talking, saw that his lips were dry and chapped from running around for days, but he licked his lips and kept explaining to himself.

She mustered up the courage and walked straight over to him. Unlike a few months ago when she kissed him secretly when no one knew, this time, she looked at him and kissed him under his gaze.

But she forgot what Dunzi had said before, and this time, Dunzi really did not let her go.

As soon as Lu Qing kissed her, he became the master, his lips were held by someone, and he was pressed directly onto the bed. The man who pursued her before was like a big dog, smiling and gentle, but now he was like a hungry wolf, ready to devour her.

Their breaths intertwined, their lips and teeth blended together, Lu Qing wrapped his arms around his neck, forced to endure his powerful invasion, and just a slight move would earn him a more domineering kiss.

Her breathing was rapid, and the thin blanket on Lu Qing's body became wrinkled. Dunzi had difficulty braking and leaned over her, gasping violently.

With her red lips glamorous, Dunzi was very satisfied with her masterpiece. She stared at Lu Qing fiercely and said, "Lu Qing, this is the third time. This is the third time you have provoked me."

"Yeah." Lu Qing's chest rose and fell, his face flushed, he leaned forward slightly, kissed his cheek, and said confidently, "There's still a fourth time."

Dunzi stared at her for a moment, only to feel the gentle touch on his cheek, which disappeared in an instant. He curled his lips and smiled silently. Damn, he really fell into her hands.

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It was still early, and Lu Qing felt that he took up half of the bed, so he gave him the other half. The two of them lay on the same bed, but they were clearly separated.

"Stay away from me." Dunzi lay on the bed, calming his breathing and trying to control himself.

Lu Qing turned sideways to face him, looked at him with tenderness in his eyes, and just curled up the corners of his mouth and nodded obediently.

Damn, I really can’t stand it. Dunzi took a look and saw Lu Qing lying obediently next to him. His eyes were gentle and his whole body felt hot.

He turned over and leaned over, holding the person in his arms, "Forget it, hold you for a while longer."

Lu Qing quietly let him hold her in his arms. She let out a muffled laugh and was pinched on the waist by Dunzi.

The soft body twisted, Dunzi took a deep breath, and said fiercely, "Don't move."

Lu Qing didn't dare to move, and Dunzi didn't dare to move either. The two of them stood stiffly and obediently, trying to calm down.

Dunzi came over a little slower, holding her in one hand and tying a strand of her hair with the other. Suddenly he remembered something, "By the way, what did you write on that piece of paper?"

Lu Qing recalled how she wrote that sentence nervously, shyly, and anxiously. She looked up from his arms, her sparkling eyes full of smiles, but she said, "What I wrote was - Liang Jingyi, I hate you."

Hate?

Dunzi understood.

He just looked at her tenderly and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you hate me, as long as I like you."