Qiao Chen turned her head to look at the handsome man in the white coat, her brows furrowing.
"Who are you? Mind your own business! Get lost!"
When Duan Sisi saw Wen Zhan, it was like seeing a lifeline. She blurted out, "Wen Zhan, save me!"
Qiao Chen felt a surge of jealousy when he saw Duan Sisi looking at a strange man with that kind of gaze.
"I advise you not to meddle in our affairs!"
He warned Wen Zhan while trying to break free from Wen Zhan's grasp and pull Duan Sisi away.
No matter how hard Qiao Chen tried, Wen Zhan's hand did not loosen at all, firmly holding him in place.
"Let go!" Qiao Chen roared, his spittle almost flying onto Wen Zhan's face.
Wen Zhan's face showed no change in emotion. He parted his lips and uttered a single sentence: "Let her go, and I'll let go."
Qiao Chen was instantly enraged, her eyes blazing with fury.
"Are you deaf? I'm her husband, I'm taking her home, who do you think you are!"
Wen Zhan's voice was cold yet steady: "I don't care who you are. Since she said she doesn't want to go with you, then I can't let you take her away."
Qiao Chen listened to his words in shock, and laughed sarcastically.
"I've never seen such an ignorant person as you! Who are you? What right do you have to interfere in our family affairs?"
Wen Zhan: "I am her attending physician."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Chen suddenly realized what was going on.
"She came here today to see you, didn't she?"
As he spoke, he released Duan Sisi's hand.
Duan Sisi rubbed her already red wrist, took two steps back, and leaned against the wall before calming down a bit.
Seeing that he had let go, Wenzhan also withdrew his hand.
"Everyone is an independent individual. Even if you are a married couple, you have no right to interfere with her freedom."
Qiao Chen sneered as she unbuttoned her cuffs.
"Then I'll show you whether I have that right or not!"
With a furious roar, he punched Wen Zhan in the face, knocking Wen Zhan to the ground.
"So it was you who wanted to harm my son!"
Duan Sisi was stunned by the scene before her. When she came to her senses, she hurriedly ran up to help Wen Zhan.
"Wenzhan, how are you?"
When she saw the blood trickling from Wen Zhan's lips, her pupils contracted in shock. She tried to reach out to wipe it for him, but he pressed her hand down.
"Go outside and wait for me, don't come in."
Duan Sisi was taken aback by his words and looked at him hesitantly, wondering what he was going to do.
Wen Zhan pushed her, "What does a man's business have to do with you? Get out, and don't come in no matter what you hear."
Duan Sisi hesitated, her gaze shifting back and forth between him and Qiao Chen. Finally, she gritted her teeth, pushed open the door, and walked out.
Only Wenzhan and Qiao Chen remained in the fire escape.
Wen Zhan slowly got up from the ground, wiped his mouth, looked at the bloodstains on his hands, and grinned.
"Rights are not something that can be achieved with fists."
Qiao Chen was already furious, and seeing how Duan Sisi and Qiao Chen were disregarding him only fueled his anger.
He rushed forward, grabbed Wen Zhan by the collar, shoved him against the wall, and demanded sharply, "What exactly is your relationship with my wife!"
"First you disregarded her feelings and resorted to violence to take her away, and now you're questioning her character. Is this how you act as a husband?" Wen Zhan retorted sarcastically.
Qiao Chen pressed herself tightly against his chest, "How I am my husband is none of your business! What exactly is your relationship with her! Do you have improper thoughts about her?!"
Wen Zhan's patience with him finally wore off, and his eyes gradually turned cold.
"A man like you doesn't deserve to be her husband at all."
Am I worthy...?
Before Qiao Chen could finish refuting him, he suddenly felt a tremendous force strike his chest. He staggered back a few steps, lost his balance, and fell to the ground.
Before he could even react to how Wen Zhan had broken free, a fist as hard as stone came straight at him.
Qiao Chen felt as if his face had hit reinforced concrete; all the bones in his face vibrated, as if they had fallen apart.
He was knocked to the ground, seeing stars, his head buzzing, and he couldn't even get up.
Wen Zhan rotated his wrist and looked down at him.
“I’m not one to take advantage of others, much less to suffer losses. This punch is back at you. I don’t care what conflicts you and your spouse have, but doing things against a woman’s will on my turf is unacceptable.” He smiled slightly and said politely, “I’m sorry, that’s not allowed.”
Wen Zhan left after saying these words, without waiting for his reaction, and turned to open the fire escape door and leave.
Duan Sisi, who was anxiously waiting at the door, immediately turned her head and looked over. Through the crack in the door that hadn't been closed in time, she saw Qiao Chen lying on the ground, unable to get up.
"What's wrong with him?" she asked Wenzhan anxiously.
Wen Zhan stopped and said casually, "Just gave him a punch back."
He turned to look at Duan Sisi, "Feeling sorry for her? You can go to the surgery department for a checkup."
After Wenzhan finished speaking, he strode away.
Duan Sisi was startled for a moment, her gaze briefly shifting between two directions before she quickly caught up with Wen Zhan.
"I am indeed heartbroken, so what?" she said to Wen Zhan matter-of-factly.
Wen Zhan let out a cold snort from his nose, probably mocking himself for meddling.
Duan Sisi glanced at his face intentionally, then said the rest of her sentence: "I'm worried about your hands."
Wen Zhan stopped abruptly, staring at her incredulously, as if confirming her answer.
"I've wanted to beat him up for a long time, but I just haven't had the chance yet." Duan Sisi patted Wen Zhan on the shoulder heartily. "Thanks, brother."
Despite how easily she spoke, Wen Zhan could still see the deep sorrow etched on her face.
He glanced down at his watch. "Let's go, number 56. Because of you, so many patients have had their appointments delayed."
Duan Sisi turned to look at him, and asked in confusion, "How did you know I was in trouble?"
As Wen Zhan walked towards his office, he casually replied, "You've come. If you had something urgent to attend to, you should have told me. But you left without a word. Either you're impolite, or something happened to you. Is that hard to guess?"
Duan Sisi watched him shrug casually, but something suddenly popped into her mind.
She deliberately brought her face close to his, "You weren't worried about me, so you came out to find me on purpose, were you?"
Wen Zhan's face stiffened. He quickly glanced at her and then turned his head to the other side.
"What are you thinking! I just found it on my way to the bathroom, can you stop being so narcissistic!"
Duan Sisi glanced meaningfully down the corridor and said slowly, "The restrooms aren't this way, are they?"
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