46 The Tycoon Lurking in Huajin Hospital
In order to go to this date that was announced in advance, Ni Yue put on and took off his clothes in front of the fitting mirror, tried all the clothes in his wardrobe, and finally chose a loose cotton and linen shirt and wide-leg pants.
Paired with a fluffy bun, it gives off a relaxed vibe.
But Zhang Chenling laughed at her, "Why don't you wear that wrap dress of yours? Are you afraid the nurse will lose control and pounce on you?"
Ni Yue curled her lips, her eyes lingering briefly on the wrap dress.
She had originally thought about wearing that skirt, but she felt that the close-fitting cut deliberately highlighted the female curves, making her feel like she was being served to a man like a dish.
"Hey!" Zhang Chenling disagreed. "Just don't think of yourself as a dish. Why bother with what others think? Besides, don't you want the nurse to eat you like a dish?"
Ni Yue blushed and said it would be a lie to say that she didn't think about it at all, but she didn't dare to think too much about it if she said she did.
When I walked out of the house, I found that it was pitch black above my head. It was really going to rain.
I quickly scanned a shared bike and rode it for twenty minutes, arriving at No. 688 Huashan Road, downstairs of two modern high-rise buildings, before the rain started falling.
Huashan Apartment, a twin-tower apartment, is a long-established top-tier apartment complex in Shanghai. Chen Yuang lives on the 25th floor of one of the towers.
The lobby of the apartment was high-profile and luxurious. When Ni Yue walked in, he was almost blinded by the splendor. The shock he felt was no less than the first time he walked into the villa of the wealthy Mr. Wang.
After helping Ni Yue register, the receptionist called Chen Yuang's access control phone to verify further with him.
Ni Yue waited by, unable to resist her wild imagination. She imagined him busy in the kitchen, his hair slicked back as usual, wearing a clean white T-shirt and a black apron, the belt cinched perfectly between his waist and hips, exactly like the muscular chefs on Xiaohongshu... The two of them had a passionate dinner and snuggled up on the sofa watching TV. He secretly kissed her when she wasn't paying attention, while lightning and thunder roared outside. All her hesitation melted away in that passionate kiss...
The corners of my mouth unconsciously turned up.
"No one answered. Why don't you contact him?"
Ni Yue was startled when the front desk lady interrupted his chaotic thoughts. "Huh?"
When the WeChat call came, Chen Yuang picked up the phone just as Mao Buyi was about to finish singing "Xiaochou".
Unexpectedly, his voice was hoarse and low, with a heavy nasal tone and unclear, "Um... Hello?"
Ni Yue's mind was full of question marks, "...Don't tell me you're still sleeping??"
"Um...what time is it?"
“It’s six o’clock in the evening!!!”
"Huh? Then where are you???"
"I'm downstairs at your house!!! Didn't we agree to meet at six o'clock???"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Chen Yuang apologized repeatedly, "I overslept! Ask the front desk to call the access control number and I'll answer it..."
Before she hung up the WeChat call, Ni Yue heard the clatter of bare feet on the floor, followed by the ringing of the access control bell. A few seconds later, Chen Yuang's voice rang out simultaneously on the phone and the access control phone, "Please let Miss Ni in!"
Ni Yue came to the 25th floor.
As soon as the elevator door opened, I saw Chen Yuang walking towards me.
However, his image was far from the spirited young man she had imagined.
He had a messy head and an untidy beard on his chin. He was wearing a white cross-bar vest and blue-gray plaid shorts. The only thing he lacked was a large palm-leaf fan in his hand, otherwise he could have cosplayed as an old man sitting in the alley at the entrance of Xiangyang South Road to enjoy the cool air.
Looking more closely, the pair of eyes hidden under the hair seemed a little red and swollen.
Ni Yue was dumbfounded.
Before she could ask, Chen Yuang apologized profusely, "I'm sorry, I've been a bit confused these past two days, and I don't know what happened. My alarm clock for five o'clock didn't go off, and I overslept..."
He covered his mouth and yawned while speaking.
Ni Yue looked confused. "Why, you're transferring to another department next week, and you're still working non-stop on weekends without a break?"
"No, I don't have any shifts scheduled these past two days," he said with a wry smile, "Besides, I haven't told you yet that I can't transfer to another department!"
Ni Yue was shocked, "Huh?"
"It's a long story..." He was a little dejected, but he managed to cheer himself up. "I got the notice on Friday, and I thought I'd tell you when you came over today."
"How could that be?" Ni Yue followed Chen Yuang into the house, changed into slippers at the entrance, walked into the living room, and his eyes suddenly opened up.
The doubts in my heart were immediately replaced by admiration that almost burst out: This house is so beautiful!
The modern minimalist decor is a style I've only seen on Xiaohongshu: a giant sofa with an irregular shape, sand-colored curtains with perfectly folds, a black marble dining table that gives off a keep-out vibe... The word "expensive" is clearly written on every piece of furniture.
The light in the room seemed to be carefully designed, shining softly on the body, making the person in front of him look less embarrassed.
Seeing Ni Yue's silly look, Chen Yuang smiled. Almost all his friends had this expression when they came to his house for the first time.
"...So you are the rich man lurking in Huajin Hospital?" Ni Yue couldn't help asking.
Chen Yuang shrugged. "First of all, this isn't my house. It's rented, not sold. Secondly, I'm not paying the rent. Finally, I'm about to pack up and leave."
After saying that, he put on a cynical smile and said, "Welcome to my temporary home."
The more Ni Yue listened, the more confused he became. "...So you're being kept by a rich woman, and your contract is about to expire?" "You're right," he said, curling his lips. "The rich woman is my mother!"
Just before getting off work on Friday, Chen Yuang was called to the office by his immediate superior, Tsai Mingliang, the head nurse of the hematology department.
Inform him that his transfer to another department should be postponed.
Chen Yuang was anxious. "Why? Isn't it already a done deal?"
Tsai Ming-liang looked helpless. "I don't know the details. The ICU informed me at the last minute that they have enough staff and don't need you to go there for the time being. If you go, it will affect their normal work."
"...Is it my mom who's interfering? Besides you, does she have a close friend in the ICU?"
"I don't know if she has any close friends, but she does have the financial resources! You know how much money she's donated to the hospital!"
"That money isn't hers either, it's all left by my grandfather!"
"...Don't say that! I think you should stay with me for a while longer. You've already been here for a few years, so a few days won't make a difference. I'll ask for you later! But, you know, from my perspective, it's not right to desperately send my own people out. Although I understand your desire to go to the ICU, in the eyes of others, if I insist on sending you away, it means there's something wrong with either me or you."
Chen Yuang was helpless. "My biggest problem is my family of origin. My mother is almost driving me crazy... I should go to the psychiatric department and see a doctor at the same time."
Tsai Ming-liang chuckled, "Young people, don't be so stubborn. There are other important things in life besides work. You're so young and handsome, you should have more time for love!"
"...What? You want to help my mom persuade me to introduce those girls to her?"
"Of course not! I've never met them, but I can guess what they're like. Given your personality, you probably wouldn't be into that type... It's hard for you, having to contend with your mother over everything."
Chen Yuang was about to cry, "Aunt Cai, you are the only one who understands me best!..."
When he returned home on Friday night, he lodged a solemn protest to Chu Yanhong. The mother and son quarreled day and night for two days regardless of the time difference, and even dragged his father Chen Hao into the quarrel. However, Chen Hao's usual attempt to smooth things over did not have any good effect. In the end, the quarrel ended with Chen Yuang's defeat.
How could he, a young nurse who loved reading, win an argument against a strong woman who had been active in the business world for decades?
Finally, Chu Yanhong used her trump card and threatened him that if he did not obey, she would terminate the lease contract of Huashan Apartment and make him move out and find a place to live on his own.
"My mom forced me to rent this apartment!"
The two of them stood side by side in front of the curved French windows in the living room. Chen Yuang said indignantly, "She said that men must live in a high-end apartment to have good luck. Now she's threatening me with this shabby house? Don't you think this is ridiculous?"
Ni Yue frowned. "But I don't understand. We're both nurses anyway. What's the difference between you being in the hematology department and in the ICU? Why doesn't she agree?"
"I also felt that she had no reason to disagree, so I told her about the department transfer as a good thing. But when we were arguing, she said that people died in the ICU all the time, and staying there would bring me bad luck and affect the family business."
"...Your mother is in business and is very particular about Feng Shui."
"No, I think she has something to hide."
"How do you say that?"
"My grandfather died in the ICU of Huajin Hospital... She and my father were busy with business in those years and failed to fulfill their duty of care for my grandfather. They feel guilty!"
Ni Yue looked out the window at the scenery. There was no sunset on a rainy day. The sky was dark and everything was blurred. He could not see anything.
Chen Yuang's reflection on the glass window was very clear - although his buttocks and chin were covered with stubble, they were still raised proudly as always.
Feeling strangely moved, she tentatively asked, "So, this is why you chose to be a nurse and wanted to transfer to the ICU?"
Now everything makes sense. Otherwise it would be hard to explain why a rich second-generation from a wealthy family would like to be a nurse so much.
Chen Yuang said nothing, but the tip of his nose gradually turned red.
After a long while, he turned around, stretched out his hand to pull Ni Yue into his arms, rested his chin on the top of her head, and whispered softly: "I grew up with my grandfather. He was in poor health, and I have been serving tea and water to take care of him since I was a child. Later, I realized that I actually enjoy taking care of people, and I only want to take care of people in the future. So, when I took the college entrance examination, I secretly changed my major to nursing. But my mother thought that I had no future as a nurse and wasted the family resources. She always said that I was a loser..."
After a brief pause, he held her tightly in his arms and said, "Can you accept a loser like me?"
Ni Yue was trapped between his two pectoral muscles and had difficulty breathing.
I couldn't accept it, but I accepted it.
"So you know why my online name is 'Lantern Goddess'?" Chen Yuang asked again after a moment.
Little did they know that Ni Yue had already lost his brain oxygen and was unable to speak.
He pressed in a pleasant nasal voice, scratching the top of her head with his chin.
She had just turned her head to rest her head on his chest, taking a deep breath and saying, "'Lantern Goddess'? Isn't that... the goddess who loves to eat lanterns?"
Chen Yuang chuckled. "Hey, Uncle Ni, why do you always think so simply and crudely about everything? Is it that hard to just use Baidu to search for the words 'Lantern Goddess'? Or is it that you have no interest in me and lack curiosity about anything related to me?"
Ni Yue didn't know how to answer. She often took things for granted.
He sighed helplessly and rubbed her into him again. If he hadn't gotten out of bed and hadn't had time to brush his teeth, he would have kissed her.
Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910), the "Lady with the Lamp", was a British nurse and statistician. She is recognized as the founder of modern nursing and is one of the world's great men.
Character experience:
Early life: Born in Florence, Italy in 1820, she was named after the city. She came from a well-to-do English family.
Career choice: She chose nursing as her career despite the social prejudice that nurses had a low social status at the time.
Field Nursing: During the Crimean War of 1854-1856, the mortality rate among British soldiers was as high as 42%. Florence Nightingale volunteered to lead 38 nurses to the front lines. By establishing and improving hospital management systems, thoroughly improving environmental hygiene, and meticulously caring for the wounded, she significantly reduced the mortality rate to 2.2% within six months. She was hailed as the "Lady with the Lamp."
Founding a school: In 1860, she used a government award of over £4,000 to establish the world's first formal nursing school. She later founded training courses for midwives and nurses in poor hospitals, and is considered the founder of modern nursing education.
Key achievements:
Nursing career: pioneered the modern nursing career and laid the foundation for professional nursing.
Statistics: As a statistician and information visualization pioneer, she built the medical care system through scientific statistical analysis and created the famous "Nightingale Rose Chart".
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