The next day, when Chen Xiao woke up, Li Ziqing was nowhere to be seen beside him.
Clanging sounds came from the kitchen; Liu Zhen was preparing breakfast.
Upon walking over, Chen Xiao was startled.
Stir-fried kidney flowers, stir-fried oysters with leeks, diced chicken with cashews…
“Mom, what kind of dishes are you making so early in the morning?”
Chen Xiao was utterly bewildered.
Liu Zhen chuckled slyly, “To nourish you!”
“To nourish me?”
Chen Xiao felt completely clueless.
His mother immediately gave him a look and whispered,
“You brat, you think Mom didn’t see? You two were hugging so tightly!”
“Tsk tsk tsk, young people nowadays are not like they used to be!”
Chen Xiao: “……”
The misunderstanding was profound, and unfortunately, Chen Xiao couldn’t explain.
Amidst a rather peculiar atmosphere, Chen Xiao only managed a few hurried bites of breakfast before rushing off to work.
Li Ziqing also returned to the hospital with him.
After all, someone was trying to assassinate her.
The closer she was to Chen Xiao, the more secure her life was.
Watching the young couple walk out of the house one after another, Liu Zhen was overjoyed. 138 Reading Network
If things continued like this, she would be holding her grandson before long!
She’d go to the market later to buy a couple of lamb kidneys.
She heard those things were quite nourishing!
Upon arriving at the hospital, Chen Xiao first escorted Li Ziqing back to her ward.
Then, he went to report to Song Anran to see what tasks he had for the day.
After all, nominally, he was still Song Anran’s assistant.
Song Anran wasn’t in her office. He learned that she had gone to the laboratory early that morning.
“I didn’t expect this woman to be such a workaholic.”
Chen Xiao shook his head. Now he felt somewhat idle.
Bored, Chen Xiao decided to visit the outpatient department where he had interned before.
To see if there was anything he could help with.
As fate would have it, not long after arriving at the outpatient department.
A plump doctor waved at Chen Xiao, “Hey, you, come here for a moment.”
Chen Xiao walked over, “Are you looking for me?”
The plump doctor clutched his stomach, looking embarrassed.
“You’re the new intern, right? Cover for me for a while!”
Seeing Chen Xiao’s lack of reaction, he rubbed his stomach and whispered, “I ate something bad this morning, I really need to go.”
Chen Xiao smiled, “You go ahead, I’ll cover for you.”
Soon, Chen Xiao welcomed his first patient since becoming a formal doctor.
It was an elderly grandmother, over sixty, suffering from gastroenteritis.
Nothing serious, an IV drip of antibiotics would suffice.
When the nurse came to administer the injection, a small incident occurred.
The nurse giving the elderly woman the injection was an old acquaintance from Chen Xiao’s internship.
Her name was Liu Xiaodie, young and quite pretty.
“Hey? Isn’t that Chen Xiao!”
Upon seeing Chen Xiao, Liu Xiaodie was extremely enthusiastic.
“I heard you’ve been officially hired and are Director Song’s special assistant. You’re amazing!”
When Chen Xiao was an intern, he never received such treatment.
It was good enough if the nurses didn’t give him dirty looks.
Enthusiasm? Not even a thought!
Chen Xiao said calmly, “It’s not as exaggerated as you say.”
“Don’t play coy. Everyone in the hospital knows how capable you are now!”
Liu Xiaodie pouted, then with a gossipy expression, she asked,
“I heard even Director Hao favors you? Is that true?”
Chen Xiao gave an awkward smile, “Well, Director Hao hasn’t told me himself.”
“Tch~”
Liu Xiaodie rolled her eyes at Chen Xiao.
“Are you free tonight? A new movie just came out, and I heard it’s quite good. Want to go together?”
This was reality!
When Chen Xiao was an intern, which young nurse would bother with him?
Now that he was a formal doctor and a favored person by the director,
This young and beautiful nurse was eagerly inviting him to the movies.
Chen Xiao naturally declined, making up an excuse to brush her off.
At this moment, the plump doctor returned.
Chen Xiao then returned to his office, to avoid encountering such ‘enthusiastic’ old acquaintances like Liu Xiaodie.
Back in the office, Chen Xiao felt he had nothing else to do, so he began to cultivate.
He had barely entered his state when he heard a loud crash.
The office door was burst open.
The plump doctor, who had been suffering from diarrhea, barged in, his face a mask of panic and anger:
“Chen Xiao, you’ve caused a huge disaster!”
Chen Xiao frowned, “What happened?”
The plump doctor said, “What medicine did you give that old lady just now? She’s dead!”
Chen Xiao shot up, his face full of disbelief:
“That’s impossible. I only prescribed ordinary antibiotics, they’re not dangerous at all!”
The plump doctor: “What’s impossible? The old lady had cardiac arrest. If you don’t believe me, go see for yourself!”
“I was only gone for a short while, and you’ve caused such a major incident. What can I say about you!”
Amidst the plump doctor’s nagging, Chen Xiao dashed out and rushed to the ward.
In the ward, a burly man was smashing everything he could lay his hands on.
“Trash hospital! You killed my mother!”
“My mother was fine when she came in, just a little diarrhea!”
“In just half an hour, she’s gone. If you don’t give me an explanation today, I’ll tear down this hospital!”
The ward entrance was crowded, people were discussing animatedly, and the hospital had become the target of public criticism.
Gossip could melt gold.
The impact of this incident on the hospital was extremely negative.
Liu Xiaodie, flustered, retorted:
“Don’t spew nonsense. The medicine I gave the old lady was just the most common antibiotic.”
“It’s not dangerous at all. Your mother was definitely not killed by us!”
As soon as Liu Xiaodie finished speaking, the big man slapped her across the face.
With a loud smack, the young girl’s face was swollen.
The big man cursed:
“You little slut, still arguing with me? If it weren’t for you, how do you think my mother died?”
Liu Xiaodie cried, “Why are you hitting me? Are you even being reasonable?”
“Hitting? I’m not just going to hit someone today, I’m going to kill someone!”
The big man’s face contorted as he grabbed Liu Xiaodie by the neck!
Liu Xiaodie’s face turned red, and she was on the verge of passing out.
Just then, a dark shadow streaked through the air!
With a bang!
The big man was sent flying, smashing through a hospital bed.
The big man took a clear look and recognized Chen Xiao, becoming even more enraged.
“It’s you, it’s you! You useless doctor, you killed my mother!”
The big man scrambled up and charged at Chen Xiao again.
Chen Xiao didn’t even lift his eyelids, he kicked the big man away and walked directly towards the old lady’s body.
“Before things are cleared up, you’d better stay put!”
“I, Chen Xiao, am not a pushover!”
Chen Xiao’s words exuded dominance.
He arrived at the bedside and carefully examined the old lady’s condition.
As the plump doctor had said, the old lady had suffered cardiac arrest and had no breath.
Just then, a sinister voice came from the ward entrance:
“This kid is Chen Xiao? All talk and no action!”
“Our hospital has been terribly harmed by this good-for-nothing!”