During high school, Su Yuyan and Zhao Ruyue were classmates.
Although they didn't grow up together, they became best friends within half a year of starting freshman year.
At that time, Su Yuyan was interested in fashion design and planned to major in it in China for university.
Zhao Ruyue, wanting to study with her best friend, also decided to study fashion design.
"Ruyue, your family is in medicine. Are you sure you don't want to major in medicine and instead study fashion design with me?"
"Don't worry, Yuyan, my grandpa dotes on me."
"Then it's settled?"
"Pinky promise!"
Zhao Ruyue and Su Yuyan made their pact.
They would attend the same university and major in the same subject in China.
However!
During their third year of high school.
Zhao Ruyue's grandfather suddenly fell seriously ill.
When she returned, she learned that although her beloved grandfather had survived, he was no longer able to get out of bed or walk.
This greatly distressed Zhao Ruyue.
She couldn't understand why a doctor, who could heal others, couldn't heal himself.
After Grandpa Zhao fell ill, the Zhao family's fortunes declined, and the operations of Fifth Hospital were significantly impacted.
Because of this, Zhao Ruyue's father strictly ordered her to study abroad and obtain a doctoral degree in medicine.
Only in this way could the Zhao family and Fifth Hospital have a future.
Zhao Ruyue's father lacked medical talent and, after decades, was merely a doctor treating colds and fevers.
Someone had to bear the heavy burden of the Zhao family!
But Zhao Ruyue hesitated, remembering her promise to Su Yuyan.
She didn't want to disappoint her best friend.
Zhao Ruyue's father didn't say much, only asking her to think it through before giving him her answer.
Therefore, Zhao Ruyue could only keep this matter hidden in her heart.
Seeing that her best friend seemed troubled, Su Yuyan asked, "Ruyue, is something on your mind?"
"Yuyan, no, you're overthinking it." Zhao Ruyue dared not tell her.
"Then remember, if anything happens, you must tell me," Su Yuyan said.
"Mm."
Zhao Ruyue nodded absentmindedly.
Their friendship remained, close and intimate.
Until Grandpa Zhao's condition worsened again.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely uphold the future of our Zhao family!"
That night, Zhao Ruyue knelt by Grandpa Zhao's bedside and made a vow.
But at that time, Su Yuyan was still joyfully jumping around on her bed at home, excited about the prospect of them attending the same university.
Time flew by.
When the college entrance examination results came out, Su Yuyan received her coveted acceptance letter.
However, when she inquired about Zhao Ruyue, she learned that her best friend had applied to a different university.
Su Yuyan found this unacceptable.
They had clearly made a promise, yet Zhao Ruyue had gone back on her word at the last minute.
What was even more crucial was that Zhao Ruyue had secretly changed her application without telling Su Yuyan.
"Zhao Ruyue, do you remember what you promised me?" Su Yuyan questioned her.
But Zhao Ruyue replied, "I had no choice."
Finally.
Zhao Ruyue explained the situation of the Zhao family to Su Yuyan, detailing everything.
Yet, the latter still could not accept the truth.
In Su Yuyan's view, Zhao Ruyue had many opportunities to tell her the facts, but her friend hadn't.
She had hidden it until the results were out before telling her.
Therefore, Su Yuyan could not forgive Zhao Ruyue.
Even for the sake of the Zhao family's future and to fulfill Grandpa Zhao's dying wish, Su Yuyan still couldn't forgive her friend's betrayal.
Since they had promised to be best friends for life, they should have been open with each other, telling each other everything.
"Zhao Ruyue, from now on, we are no longer friends."
After saying this to Zhao Ruyue, Su Yuyan left without looking back.
From then on.
Zhao Ruyue went abroad.
Su Yuyan remembered seeing her again on the news channel in Yunhai City.
After a long time, Zhao Ruyue had already obtained her doctoral degree in medicine from abroad before Su Yuyan had even graduated and had become an outstanding doctor at Fifth Hospital.
This made Su Yuyan feel ashamed and resentful.
The woman who had betrayed her not only showed no remorse but had also worked exceptionally hard.
Consequently.
A prolonged period of antagonism began between the two women.
"You look all dressed up, not like you're sick. If you're not sick, why come to the hospital? Are you bored?" Zhao Ruyue retorted.
They had argued quite a bit over the past two years.
It had almost become a situation where they would argue every time they met.
"Does it concern you how I dress? Who do you think you are? Hmm, yes, yes, yes, after all, you are the top doctor in Yunhai City, so it's understandable to dress a bit more maturely," Su Yuyan mocked.
Listening to the two women argue, Zhou Yu's expression was stunned.
"Are they on medication, or have they eaten gunpowder?"
He hadn't considered that there might be friction between Su Yuyan and Zhao Ruyue.
But he never expected the conflict to be this severe.
And they used to be good friends?
It was utterly preposterous.
However, Zhou Yu felt that Su Yuyan had a point.
Zhao Ruyue's current attire did indeed make her look a bit older.
But he didn't know that Zhao Ruyue had deliberately dressed that way, not out of personal preference.
After all, they were only half a year apart in age, both in their early twenties. How could they possibly like dressing like women in their thirties?
"Hmph—are you jealous that I'm more capable than you? Successful women naturally have to pay attention to their attire, unlike you, who came to the hospital wearing a formal… no, a half-formal dress."
Zhao Ruyue scrutinized Su Yuyan from head to toe.
Only then did she clearly see that the hem of her dress was torn.
To be honest.
Su Yuyan looked rather charming in such a dress.
But Zhao Ruyue certainly couldn't admit it.
"What's wrong with a half-formal dress? Are you jealous that I'm taller than you? That I look better in a dress than you do?"
Su Yuyan refused to back down.
With Zhou Yu by her side today, she wouldn't let herself lose in any aspect.
Not in beauty, not in figure, and certainly not in an argument.
Zhao Ruyue scoffed, "You're only one centimeter taller than me. Is that something to brag about?"
"Why not?"
"Then I'm also more… well-endowed than you!"
"I can't see it, how can I know if it's real or fake."
"What's real can't be faked, and what's fake can't be made real. I've always been more… developed than you since freshman year, you should know that."
"After so many years, who knows if you've had any strange surgeries."
Zhou Yu: "..."
He widened his eyes, completely bewildered.
Look!
What explosive content had he just overheard!
Zhou Yu curiously shifted his gaze to Zhao Ruyue, then back to Su Yuyan.
The next second.
Two gasps of surprise rang out simultaneously.