Chapter 1236: 【1236】Truly Brave
Li Chengyuan’s eyes suddenly turned cold as he took a step forward.
Bang!
"Ouch!" The short guy cried out loudly in pain, urgently pulling his left hand out of his pants pocket to cover his nose. Meanwhile, his right hand felt completely useless—it hurt so much he frantically shook it.
The sudden scene made Li Chengyuan stop in his tracks midway, his eyes showing the same shock as the short guy’s.
"Who—who—who did that?" The short guy shouted, as he couldn’t see what had just happened to him.
His companion, lying on the treatment bed, had seen everything. His wide, shocked eyes stared at the young female doctor, Xie Wanying, and his body trembled involuntarily. This—this—this? He wasn’t seeing things; it was real. This female doctor was like a female King Kong, her movements lightning-fast, her strength comparable to a boxing champion. With a single strike, she almost crippled his companion’s groping hand and possibly fractured his companion’s nasal bridge.
Heavy breathing.
Xie Wanying listened to the injured man’s gasps, knowing that they weren’t caused by his injuries but by his fear.
Her calm eyes slowly swept over the two men. Yes, she was a doctor, so she’d already noticed their malicious glances and the way they’d occasionally rubbed their palms together. These actions clearly suggested ill intent; she’d been prepared.
After hearing his companion’s account, the short guy refused to believe that the delicate-looking female doctor had done it. It could only be said that Student Xiao Xie’s appearance was very deceiving. When he turned and saw Li Chengyuan entering the room, the short guy shouted, "It was you, wasn’t it?"
Was it him? Li Chengyuan’s lips twitched into a smile, part amused, part self-deprecating. He had intended to step in heroically to save the damsel in distress, but who could’ve known that she’d already saved herself before he could make a move?
"So what if it was me?" With one hand in the pocket of his white coat, Li Chengyuan stepped forward.
The short guy saw him approaching and instantly sensed trouble. He tried to retreat, but Li Chengyuan was fast. Before the short guy could dodge, Li Chengyuan had already grabbed his offending right hand.
This was it—he was done for. The grip on his wrist was like an iron clamp, threatening to crush his wrist bones alive.
Are doctors here really this scary?
Surgeons, in particular, tend to have very strong hands. Xie Wanying, who had followed surgical teachers into the operating room, knew this well. On the operating table, strength was often needed to get the job done. Senior Li’s grip was powerful, causing the man to cry out in pain, which only showed that Senior Li had pinpointed a key anatomical weakness in his opponent.
Glancing at the thoughtful expression on her face, Li Chengyuan wanted to say, "Aren’t you the same? You managed to hit his nasal bone dead-on." Getting hit in the nasal bone is extremely painful—far more than getting punched in the softer tissues of the nose. After all, the nasal bone is a shallow, exposed piece of bone with no fatty tissue to serve as a cushion.
"It hurts! Let go!" The short guy cried out in agony.
Li Chengyuan didn’t bother wasting words on the man. Lowering his voice, he asked Xie Wanying, "Are you alone?"
"Yes." Xie Wanying nodded, not understanding why the senior was asking this.
Alone? Xin Yanjun actually left her to work alone here, facing two men who clearly looked like troublemakers? Did Teacher Xin lack basic professional awareness about safety?
Li Chengyuan exhaled through his lips, visibly upset, and said, "I’ll talk to your Teacher Xin later."
Judging by Senior Li’s tone, something sounded off. Xie Wanying defended her teacher, "Teacher Xin got held up by a patient’s family member."