Shen Ke Qin stood a short distance away, watching Jian Mu Bai. His face was as pale as paper, his forehead covered in beads of sweat.
Miao Zi Ai had only broken a small bone, yet her screams of pain could be heard throughout the hospital when she tried to get out of bed.
Jian Mu Bai had broken his leg, yet he dared to run outside.
Was he trying to court death?
Wasn't Lin Zhu Yin his childhood sweetheart? How could she not try to rein him in?
Jian Mu Bai's eyes remained fixed on Shen Ke Qin. Seeing Shen Ke Qin's gaze shift away mercilessly, he slowly spoke, "It was too stuffy in the ward, I came out for some air."
All the wards had windows; the excuse of being stuffy was clearly false.
Ye Jing Qiu didn't expose him. After helping him back inside, she examined him.
"Fortunately, you have a good constitution, otherwise, if it caused secondary injuries, it would definitely leave lasting problems. For your own health, you must rest well. Where are your family members?"
Jian Mu Bai subconsciously glanced towards the door. There was nothing there, yet he seemed lost in thought. After a few seconds, he slowly replied, "My friend owns a flower shop. She's quite busy."
Ye Jing Qiu: "If you have no one to take care of you, I can arrange a caregiver for you here, but you'll have to pay for their salary. Is that okay?"
Jian Mu Bai shook his head slightly, rather indifferently, "Thank you, Doctor Ye, but no need. I can take care of myself."
Shen Ke Qin, listening from outside, almost ground her teeth to dust.
His arm was broken, how could he take care of himself?
Didn't he and Lin Zhu Yin grow up together? Didn't they help each other get revenge? With him so badly injured, she was still selling flowers? Was her flower shop more important than him?
Then again, it had nothing to do with her, so why was she so angry?
A little while later, Ye Jing Qiu came out of the ward. Shen Ke Qin's face immediately lit up with a smile.
They both went to Ye Jing Qiu's office.
Ye Jing Qiu, being a doctor, was a clean freak. Not a speck of dust could be seen in her office. Shen Ke Qin felt a bit awkward as soon as she entered.
"Please, sit anywhere."
Shen Ke Qin nodded, "Okay."
Just as she sat down, the door was suddenly knocked. A doctor walked in, "Doctor Ye, I've come to get this morning's reports."
Seeing Shen Ke Qin, she smiled ambiguously, "And who is this..."
"My friend, Shen Ke Qin. Qin Qin, this is Doctor Liang."
Shen Ke Qin greeted her with a smile, "Hello, Doctor Liang."
"Hello, Miss Shen."
At this moment, Doctor Liang spotted the Sunshine Rose on the table. "Wow, Doctor Ye, why don't you share good things!"
Seeing her hand reaching for the grapes, Ye Jing Qiu immediately picked them up. "If you want some, I'll have someone send a few pounds to each office later, but these are off-limits."
"Oh~~~"
Doctor Liang's ill-intentioned gaze flickered between Ye Jing Qiu and Shen Ke Qin, and she smiled ambiguously, "I understand, I understand. These are Doctor Ye's exclusive Sunshine Roses. We can only look, not touch."
With Doctor Liang's teasing, Shen Ke Qin felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
Ye Jing Qiu noticed Shen Ke Qin's discomfort. After sending Doctor Liang away, she intended to take Shen Ke Qin to an outside restaurant for a meal. However, they encountered a major car accident, and before they could even eat, Ye Jing Qiu put on a sterile suit and went into the operating room.
For the first time, Shen Ke Qin experienced the hardships and busyness of doctors, and a feeling of admiration for Ye Jing Qiu arose.
When Ye Jing Qiu came out of the ward, Shen Ke Qin had already left. Ye Jing Qiu took out her phone and sent Shen Ke Qin a WeChat message.
"I'm sorry, I wanted to treat you to a meal, but I broke my promise. I'll definitely treat you next time."
Shen Ke Qin received the message while looking at the financial reports for the new quarter's service sales. She had been feeling tired and irritable due to family matters lately and hadn't paid attention to work.
She didn't expect sales to be so dismal.
Nothing seemed to be going right.
"Do you guys often not have time to eat?"
Soon, Ye Jing Qiu sent a pitiful emoji. "Can't be helped."
"You've worked hard."
"Hearing those words makes me feel instantly less tired and full of energy."
Shen Ke Qin sent a "Go for it" emoji and didn't reply further.
In the following days, Shen Ke Qin didn't go to the hospital again, but she chatted with Miao Zi Ai via WeChat every day.
Miao Zi Ai, true to her title as the gossip queen of Ding Sheng Group, had, within two days, gathered all the news from the hospital, including what was happening in the adjacent ward.
Xiao Ai: "It's strange, though. According to what you said, Lin Zhu Yin and Jian Mu Bai are so close. With Jian Mu Bai so badly injured, Lin Zhu Yin should definitely stay and look after him. But I noticed Lin Zhu Yin leaves every night at 8 PM and only returns to the hospital the next morning."
Xiao Ai: "Who takes care of Jian Mu Bai at night then?"
Xiao Ai: "Hmph, that's right. Jian Mu Bai is so handsome, and many nurses go to his room to pester him at one or two in the morning. He won't be short of caretakers."
Shen Ke Qin looked at Miao Zi Ai's long string of WeChat messages and sighed heavily.
Jian Mu Bai had already left the Shen family, they were no longer involved, so why did she still hear about him all the time?
However, Miao Zi Ai was right about one thing. Although Jian Mu Bai had a cool and detached demeanor that kept people at a distance, his handsome face and good physique had always attracted admirers.
Hmph, even when hospitalized, he couldn't stay out of trouble, still attracting attention and causing trouble.
Xiao Ai: "I also heard from the nurses that they've split into two factions now – one is Jian Mu Bai's supporters, and the other is Ye Jing Qiu's supporters."
Xiao Ai: "Haha... Originally, Doctor Ye was the sole focus of the young nurses' attention, but after Jian Mu Bai was hospitalized, he's been siphoning off Doctor Ye's admirers."
Xiao Ai: "Hey, what's going on between you and Doctor Ye? And... you don't still like Jian Mu Bai, do you?"
Shen Ke Qin: "!!!" When did I ever like Jian Mu Bai?
Miao Zi Ai sent a bewildered emoji, "Didn't you like him a lot before? Did I see wrong?"
"Yes! You saw wrong! I'd rather like a pig than like Jian Mu Bai!"
"...Why are you getting so agitated over nothing?"
Shen Ke Qin: "..."
For some reason, whenever the topic of liking Jian Mu Bai came up, Shen Ke Qin couldn't maintain her composure.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about them anymore. So... Princess Qin Qin, I miss the braised pork your aunt made. When would it be convenient for you to bring some over for me again?"
After tasting her aunt's braised pork once, Miao Zi Ai couldn't forget about it.
She had been craving it for a long time before she finally couldn't resist asking.
Shen Ke Qin checked the date and remembered she didn't have to work the day after tomorrow, so she said, "The day after tomorrow."
Miao Zi Ai sent an excited hand-rubbing emoji, "I'll be waiting for you. Oh, and remember to bring extra, we can give some to Doctor Ye then."