Chapter 88
Chapter 88
Shen Qingyuan was unsure whether Shan Meng had snitched, but Director Ma seemed perfectly normal.
After handing the documents to Director Ma, Shen Qingyuan did not leave immediately.
Director Ma looked up. "Is there anything else, Dr. Shen?"
She pursed her lips, and as if gathering her courage, said, "Director Ma, please rest assured, I will do my job well."
The director responded with an "Oh," and then said, "Okay, go ahead and get busy."
Shen Qingyuan stepped out, patting her chest as if to encourage herself. Everyone judges by actions and results; as long as she does her job well and has a clear conscience, she doesn't need to worry about anyone gossiping to the leaders.
This job was hard-won, and she wouldn't allow herself to make a mistake.
After get off work in the afternoon, Shen Qingyuan stayed in the office for a while longer. When she left the office, it was already getting dark.
People and cars were coming and going at the hospital entrance, and the aroma of roasted sweet potatoes wafted over from afar. Several girls were buying sweet potatoes from the stall, and someone said, "She's here."
Several people threw down their sweet potatoes and ran to Shen Qingyuan.
"Are you dating our brother?" the girl in the lead asked bluntly. These girls looked like students, middle schoolers? At most high schoolers.
The other girls chattered amongst themselves, glancing at Shen Qingyuan and then at their phones, clearly trying to verify if it was really her.
"It's her. We confirmed it during the day. Her workplace, name, and appearance all match," two girls who looked familiar to Shen Qingyuan said confidently.
Shen Qingyuan frowned slightly. Being asked that was rather impolite. She wondered what young girls these days were so busy with.
She kindly advised, "Go home after school so your parents won't worry."
A tall, thin girl slammed a roasted sweet potato on the ground and said rudely, "Mind your own business!"
Someone tried to smooth things over: "Don't get excited, don't get excited. We just want to confirm if you're dating our brother Su Liao."
Shen Qingyuan found it both unbelievable and amusing.
“Definitely,” one of their people answered her, “they’ve even held hands.”
"Oh dear, don't say that, I was asking about her!"
Shen Qingyuan continued on her way, ignoring them. Playing house with children was pointless.
"Even if you don't admit it, we won't let this go."
Oh dear, they even used an idiom. Are they filming a TV series?
"Your brother is at the peak of his career, you should separate and not hold him back."
Several girls caught up with them, saying, "You two aren't a good match either. One of you is a doctor, and the other is an actress. You're not suitable to be together!"
Shen Qingyuan was quite worried about the future of the nation's future generations. When she was their age, she was focused on her studies and preparing for university entrance exams, unlike them who were idle.
And are they going to follow her all the way to her apartment?
Shen Qingyuan slowed her pace, turned her face, glanced at them, and said calmly, "Your brother prefers girls who study hard and have good grades."
This is absolutely his standard for choosing a partner, no doubt about it.
The girls were taken aback.
"Go home quickly, or I'll tell your brother!" Shen Qingyuan pretended to reach for her phone in her bag.
If there's any weakness, it's definitely their older brother. Sigh! Ye Chuyang is truly deceptive; he appeals to both young and old.
"Oh, please don't tell our brother. We were just trying to help him, hoping he can do better in his career."
"Yes, the competition in the entertainment industry is so fierce these days! A bad relationship can affect your work!"
...
Shen Qingyuan smiled; they did know that social competition was fierce.
Holding her phone, Shen Qingyuan pretended to make a call. The girls stared at her expectantly, with a mixture of anticipation and fear.
Shen Qingyuan was somewhat helpless, never expecting to have to play these kinds of tricks with a child.
Shen Qingyuan: Aren't you leaving yet?
"Don't threaten us!" A girl stepped forward excitedly, trying to snatch the phone from Shen Qingyuan's hand.
"Don't do that, your brother will be unhappy if he finds out!" Two girls tried to stop the girl.
Shen Qingyuan hadn't expected this turn of events; she lost her grip on her phone and it fell to the ground with a thud.
She crouched down and reached out to pick it up.
"ah--"
One of the girls stepped on Shen Qingyuan's finger.
She winced in pain and quickly checked her finger. She didn't even bother picking up her phone.
"Ah... I'm sorry, we didn't mean to!"
The girls started apologizing again. Those standing to the side, who didn't want to cause trouble, were already backing down, saying, "Let's hurry up and leave..."
Someone picked up the phone and returned it to Shen Qingyuan.
Shen Qingyuan glanced at it; the screen wasn't broken, which was lucky. But her finger hurt a lot. It shouldn't be a fracture, but Shen Qingyuan suspected there might be soft tissue damage.
In no time, the girls came in droves and dispersed like a gust of wind.
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Inside Sun Zhi's clinic.
How did you hurt your hand?
Shen Qingyuan smiled and said, "It was when I was picking up my phone that a passerby stepped on it."
“I saw the recent news,” he said, looking up at Shen Qingyuan’s expression. “Your injury is related to this, isn’t it?” He was very perceptive.
Shen Qingyuan didn't speak. But her expression conveyed a certain message. Having been together for so many years, Sun Zhi couldn't possibly have missed it.
He held Shen Qingyuan's hand in his hand and examined it carefully.
Visually, the ring finger of the right hand is bluish-purple, swollen, and not very flexible.
"Qingyuan, do you know how important hands are to a surgeon?"
"Um."
It is very important; she usually doesn't even touch a kitchen knife.
"This was an accident; I'll be more careful in the future."
Shen Qingyuan went to the basement to take an X-ray and returned to the examination room. Sun Zhi turned on the computer and waited for the X-ray images to be transmitted.
"Here, see for yourself."
Shen Qingyuan leaned closer and glanced at it. There was no fracture or crack; the small fragments near the bone were likely damaged tissue debris and bruising.
A look of joy appeared on her face.
“You,” Sun Zhi sighed, “are still the same Shen Qingyuan who’s always so competitive.”
She didn't seek treatment at Tan Hospital for her injury so that her colleagues wouldn't know about it.
"It's better to avoid trouble." Shen Qingyuan smiled.
Sun Zhi was engrossed in writing his resume when a phone call came in; it was Ye Chuyang.
Shen Qingyuan felt embarrassed to answer the phone in the consultation room, so she pressed the reject button, but the phone rang again.
"Take it." Sun Zhi said without looking up.
"I'm sorry," she said as she answered the phone.
"Qingyuan, I heard from Auntie that you went to the hospital after injuring your hand. Was it the People's Hospital?"
He returned to Jicheng yesterday, but it was too late, so he didn't tell Shen Qingyuan. He went to Shen Qingyuan's apartment early this morning, but it wasn't there. However, he did run into her aunt.
"Oh? I'm fine, I'll finish watching it soon."
"I tried calling your cell phone but no one answered. I'm already here. Which examination room are you in?"
"No one is answering..."
Shen Qingyuan checked her phone and found three missed calls, likely made while she was filming in the basement.
"Outpatient Department, third floor, room 312," she gave the address.
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When Ye Chuyang arrived, Sun Zhi was seeing Shen Qingyuan off.
"Qingyuan, you already know the precautions, so I won't repeat them. Be careful in the future and don't get hurt again."
"Okay. Thank you, Sun Zhi."
Seeing his girlfriend meet her ex would make any current boyfriend's face dark. However, his attention wasn't on jealousy.
He walked over, took Shen Qingyuan's hand, and examined her fingers.
He gently stroked her injured finger and said softly, "How did you get this? Does it still hurt?"
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt much anymore."
Sun Zhi was still standing there, and Shen Qingyuan felt uneasy. She pulled her hand back and smiled at Ye Chuyang.
"Look at you, so swollen and you still say it doesn't hurt? Is there any bone damage? Will there be any aftereffects?" He thought for a moment, and since the attending physician was right there, he might as well ask the doctor.
"Go downstairs and wait for me, I'll be right down!"
She hesitated, looking at him.
"It's alright, let me ask Dr. Sun about the condition of your finger."
Of course, there may also be conversations between men that are not convenient for women to hear.
Perhaps Sun Zhi also had something to say, so he said to Shen Qingyuan, "Qingyuan, you can go down first. I also have something to say to Mr. Ye."
Shen Qingyuan felt uneasy, but then thought, "These two aren't children, they certainly wouldn't do anything silly."
She went downstairs first.
There were still patients waiting for their appointments in the corridor. Sun Zhi opened the door to the consultation room and invited Ye Chuyang in.
Several months later, this was the second time he had seen Sun Zhi. "Long time no see, Dr. Sun."
"Hmm, long time no see." Sun Zhi's tone was indifferent; given his position, he naturally couldn't be very enthusiastic. The last time they met, on Ye Chuyang's home turf, he had slunk away in defeat.
Sun Zhi looked at him, a playful smile on her lips, "Mr. Ye, aren't you curious why Qingyuan came to find me?"
"You're a doctor, you're licensed to practice, and you're an acquaintance of Yuanyuan, so it's perfectly normal for her to come to you for treatment."
Wow, he knows how to back down gracefully.
Sun Zhi smiled, "She really trusts me."
"Thank you so much, Dr. Sun! Is my girlfriend's hand alright? Are there any long-term effects? What precautions should she take?"
He subtly emphasized the word "girlfriend".
Sun Zhi smiled faintly: "I was lucky this time. I wonder if I'll be so lucky next time."
"next time?"
“Mr. Ye, you are a celebrity, always surrounded by admirers. Wherever you are, it becomes crowded and noisy. If it weren't for your status, I don't think Qingyuan would have been injured. Even if you're not a doctor, you should know how important a surgeon's hand is!”
His implication was quite clear. It was practically an open declaration and condemnation.
Ye Chuyang was taken aback.
Being photographed, having her identity exposed, and then Shen Qingyuan's hand injury—to call it a coincidence is hardly convincing.
“She has her own ideals and ambitions,” Sun Zhi said. “She’s not anyone’s supporting character. If you can’t help her, at least don’t get in her way!”
An anxious patient pushed open the door and poked his head in, "Doctor, has it arrived at the 15th yet?"
"We've arrived, please come in!"
Sun Zhi turned to Ye Chuyang and said, "Mr. Ye, I have other patients, so I won't see you off."
As Ye Chuyang left the clinic and went downstairs, his legs felt weak. The stairwell was crowded, with people coming and going. Some people pushed past him and rushed down without even saying sorry.
Stairs and crowds are like sharp weapons; a moment's carelessness can lead to injury. Sun Zhi is absolutely right; a pair of hands is incredibly important to a surgeon.
He dared not imagine how desperate Shen Qingyuan would be if something really happened to her hand, to the point that she could no longer work as a surgeon.
...
Shen Qingyuan waited downstairs, gazing absently at the nursery in front of her.
"Qingyuan," he called her.
She didn't ask what the two men had talked about. "Well, let's go."
After getting into the car, Shen Qingyuan casually said, "I don't want my current colleagues to know, so I came back for a consultation. It just so happens that Sun Zhi is on duty today, so I made an appointment with him."
At a time like this, she was afraid he would misunderstand and become jealous. Ye Chuyang didn't start the car immediately.
He turned his head and looked at her.
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