Back in Zhou Wanrong's office, with the door locked, Chen Xiao noticed that Zhou Wanrong, now in a white coat, had a frosty expression. Her beautiful but even colder phoenix eyes stared at him with resentment, making him feel a bit guilty, though not for using Gou Shunquan to fire Li Bingxue, nor for punching Niu Kunpeng and Yang Longjian in a fit of anger.
As expected, Zhou Wanrong spoke first:
"Why were you holding onto me earlier?"
Her gaze flickered slightly. After a brief pause, she couldn't help but add in an even colder tone:
"Don't tell me you did that just to anger your ex!"
"Of course not!"
Chen Xiao knew he couldn't avoid it, so he mustered his courage, met Zhou Wanrong's gaze, and said with trepidation:
"Angering Li Bingxue was just an excuse. I mainly couldn't control my hands because you're so beautiful and have such a great figure..."
Zhou Wanrong's cheeks instantly flushed red to the roots of her ears:
"Ah! You pervert, stop talking, I don't want to hear it!"
Fearing Chen Xiao would continue with embarrassing remarks, she hastily covered her ears as she spoke:
"You... you pervert, you just graduated from college, how can you think about these things? You should focus on your career, saving lives and healing the injured, practicing medicine for the people. And until I get my attending physician qualification, I... I don't plan to date!"
As if by some strange impulse, as soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't help but add:
"Even... even if I were to date, the other person... the other person should be a bona fide attending physician, not just a mere clinical resident. You... you should leave quickly, I... I still have a surgery to do."
Saying this, without waiting for Chen Xiao's reaction, her face red, ears burning, and heart pounding, she fled the room as if escaping.
Yang Longjian had been waiting eagerly by the door. Although Feng Daxing and Hu Yun, along with other doctors and nurses, dared not approach, they were all watching from a distance, clearly waiting to see how Zhou Wanrong would punish Chen Xiao.
Seeing Zhou Wanrong emerge, Yang Longjian impatiently said:
"Deputy Director Zhou, are you going to punish Chen Xiao by sending him to the emergency hall? It's a bit light, but as long as he's willing to pay for my and Doctor Niu's medical expenses, we can let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, I'll call the police."
Yang Longjian had already decided that even if it meant missing the intern physician clinical skills competition, he would stay in the hospital bed. If Chen Xiao didn't pay tens of thousands of yuan, he absolutely would not check out.
"This..."
Zhou Wanrong realized she had forgotten to address Chen Xiao's assault. She immediately felt troubled. After a moment's thought, she decided to bite the bullet and said:
"Yes, I am now punishing Doctor Chen by having him work in the emergency hall."
Just then, Chen Xiao walked out with his head down. Zhou Wanrong, avoiding his gaze, said with a cold face:
"Doctor Chen, you will report to Doctor Meng Baobao in the outpatient department now. Is that a problem?"
Chen Xiao's original intention in applying to the Central Hospital's emergency department was to one day work in the emergency hall. After all, compared to the inpatient department of the emergency room, the outpatient department of the emergency room allowed him to see a wider variety of patients every day.
Looking gratefully at Zhou Wanrong, Chen Xiao nodded without hesitation:
"Of course, no problem! Please rest assured, Deputy Director Zhou, I will definitely work hard towards becoming an attending physician!"
"..."
Zhou Wanrong's face turned red again, and she avoided Chen Xiao's gaze even more.
Yang Longjian was speechless:
"Working in the emergency hall? Shouldn't he be on guard duty? Deputy Director Zhou, is this a punishment or a reward?"
Zhou Wanrong said with a stern face:
"The work in our emergency department's outpatient hall is very demanding. Even people like Feng Daxing, Liu Zihao, Niu Kunpeng, and Hu Yun can't handle it. Isn't that a punishment? As for the medical expense compensation, that's not my responsibility. You can talk to Director Gou. If you insist on calling the police, you can."
Watching Zhou Wanrong leave quickly after saying this, Yang Longjian, full of anger but afraid to speak, gritted his teeth and said to Chen Xiao:
"Chen, don't think you're in the clear just because Zhou Wanrong is favoring you. If you don't pay for my and Doctor Niu's medical expenses, I'm calling the police right now!"
As the saying goes, different paths lead to different goals.
Chen Xiao had long wanted to leave the emergency department's inpatient ward. He completely ignored the enraged and incoherent Yang Longjian, as well as the onlookers like Feng Daxing and Hu Yun. He went into the office without looking back to pack his things. As he left, he glanced disdainfully at Yang Longjian, who was holding his phone, hesitating whether to call the police:
"Didn't Deputy Director Zhou say you could call the police? I'll take my chances. In short, a clear conscience fears no accusation!"
"You... you... you you you..."
Yang Longjian was so angry he couldn't speak coherently. After all, he was guilty and naturally didn't dare to call the police. But unwilling to let Chen Xiao get away with it, he thought for a moment and then said fiercely:
"Chen, don't get too smug. Even Doctor Feng and Sister Yun don't have the ability to stay in the emergency hall. You'll eventually be weeded out by that shrew Meng Baobao!"