"Gu Lin, can you help me check if these kinds of skin masks are very advanced in Country B?" Qin Si Ye asked, his gaze deep and profound.
"Okay. No problem," Gu Lin replied crisply. "Several doctors from our hospital are currently furthering their studies in Country B. I'll have them look into it there."
Shen Xi drove back home in a flurry.
The children were all asleep in their respective rooms. She dragged her tired body into her own room.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, she removed the mask.
Thinking back to everything that had happened, she felt both angry and vexed.
Qin Si Ye, how could he be so domineering and unreasonable? He was like a completely different person from the one she knew five years ago.
Back then, he was elegant and gentle. Even when angry, he could control his emotions well and refrain from extreme actions.
They say men should establish themselves by thirty and become more mature. Instead, he had become more overbearing and self-righteous.
Had she not understood him well enough before? Was what she saw just an illusion?
Was this the true face of the decisive and ruthless Qin Si Ye?
Furthermore, these past few times, whenever they were alone, some uncontrollable ambiguous situations would arise. It was so embarrassing.
The more Shen Xi thought about it, the more ashamed she became, her cheeks flushing red all the way to her ears.
No, she had to minimize contact with him. There was no need to keep him as a WeChat friend.
Shen Xi acted as soon as the thought crossed her mind. She picked up her phone and deleted Qin Si Ye from her friends list.
The following afternoon, Shen Xi had just finished seeing a patient when she received a call from Liao Jing.
"Hello? Dr. Liao, hello!"
Liao Jing's cheerful voice came through the phone. "Hello, Dr. Shen! I have good news for you. The First People's Hospital just called me and asked me to report for duty next Monday."
"Really? That's wonderful!" Shen Xi's face broke into a happy smile.
"I thought no hospital would hire me after I was fired from Ankang Hospital. I didn't expect the First People's Hospital to extend an olive branch to me," Liao Jing said, his voice tinged with excitement. "Dr. Shen, thank you!"
"What are you thanking me for?" Shen Xi asked with a smile.
Liao Jing replied, "I know that when this happened, it was because you spoke to Mr. Qin on my behalf. I will always remember that."
"You don't need to be so polite. You shouldn't have been punished like that. I just went to reason with him," Shen Xi said, her brow furrowed slightly.
After the commotion last night, she hadn't expected Qin Si Ye to do something like this. It seemed he must have realized his mistake.
"Dr. Shen, can we still be friends in the future?" Liao Jing asked softly.
"Of course. I hope you achieve great success there and find the girl you love soon," Shen Xi said with a smile, still harboring a trace of guilt.
If it weren't for her, Liao Jing wouldn't have been fired. He had worked hard at Ankang Hospital for many years and would have been eligible for the attending physician selection next year. Now, he might have to start all over again.
"Yes. I definitely will. Thank you!" Liao Jing sighed softly and replied earnestly.
In the evening, as soon as Shen Xi returned home, the three children swarmed around her, pestering her to make them a cake.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? Otherwise, I would have brought one directly," Shen Xi said, glaring at the three children with displeasure.
The three children exchanged glances. Chen Chen said, "Mommy, you just need to send Uncle Qin a message. You don't have to go buy it yourself."
"What? Do the three of you really want to keep relying on him like this?" Shen Xi looked at each of their little faces.
Yan Yan said in a soft, sweet voice, "Mommy, but you said yourself that Uncle Qin is a man of integrity. If you don't let him buy it, he'll be breaking his promise."
Shen Xi was rendered speechless by her words. She had no choice but to take out her phone to text Qin Si Ye. Only then did she realize that she had deleted him from WeChat in a fit of anger last night.