Chapter 757: Chapter 506: Intention
The first watch of the night has arrived.
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"Teacher, can’t you just praise me directly?" Chuxia protested discontentedly, "Other than my senior sister, no one has praised me yet. I too need encouragement."
"No one has praised you?" Wang Jing’s eyes widened, "Are you sure no one has praised you? Elder Yuan, the dean, Huang Suai, should I keep counting?"
Without waiting for Chuxia to speak, Song Xiaoyu asked with a frown, "Huang Suai came?"
Wang Jing nodded, "Yes, she was there for the entire surgery."
"She didn’t give you a hard time, did she?" Song Xiaoyu asked, looking at Chuxia.
"She praised me," Chuxia shrugged, "Although it felt strange and I didn’t know what her purpose was, I accepted it graciously."
"Good, that’s how it should be. Don’t be polite with her. No, I need to go check with the dean," Song Xiaoyu said as she stood up, urging the two to keep a close watch, then she left to gather information.
"Why do I feel like the teacher is particularly wary of Huang Suai?" Wang Jing extended her head forward and lowered her voice, "Right, I heard the dean might be transferred. Could it be related to this?"
"Possible," Chuxia nodded, "But Huang Suai couldn’t possibly become our hospital’s dean, could she? Her age and experience are there for all to see. Moreover, her medical skills are so notable, wouldn’t it be such a waste to switch to administration?"
"Being dean doesn’t prevent her from practicing as a doctor..." Wang Jing said before correcting herself, "But I also think it’s unlikely. Even if she’s a skilled doctor, if she were to become dean at her age, definitely many people would be unhappy. Plus, being a good doctor doesn’t necessarily mean having authority, although she seems to have quite a bit of it. Ah..."
Chuxia interrupted her helplessly, "Alright, don’t obsess over it. For us little soldiers, learning our craft and avoiding mistakes is what counts. Whoever becomes the dean, it’s all the same to us."
"Yeah," Wang Jing nodded, "It might be the same for me, but probably not for you. Don’t think I’m ignorant just because I’m from the ordinary masses. I mingle with you all every day; I have brains too."
"Senior sister..." Chuxia looked at her helplessly, "Whoever says you’re brainless, I’ll fight with him!"
"No, but aren’t you worried at all?" Wang Jing scrutinized Chuxia’s expression, "What if, and I mean what if, Huang Suai becomes the dean? What will you do then?"
"What do you mean, what will I do?"
"It was said that she had a thing for Commander Zhou. If she becomes dean, she’ll definitely make things difficult for you. What will you be able to do then? Anyway, although she was quite friendly to you today, it made me feel uncomfortable.
I didn’t understand at first, but now that I think about it, maybe she was putting on an act. Genuine feelings and pretense are definitely different. I used to admire her a lot, but I never expected her to be such a hypocrite.
She definitely wants to make it look like she’s treating you well so that when she does trip you up, others won’t suspect anything. If you resist, you might even become a laughingstock. Yes, that must be it, how despicable!"
Chuxia looked at Wang Jing speechlessly, realizing that certain traits in a person’s nature are hard to change. Wang Jing used to be very suspicious and instinctively hostile towards potential rivals. Now, she had changed, but her inherent tendency to be suspicious remained.
Of course, she knew Wang Jing cared for her, which is why she bothered to make these assumptions about Huang Suai.
But the reason she came to such conclusions was precisely because she cared. Based on what Chuxia had heard about Huang Suai’s way of doing things, she shouldn’t be so childish. If it were Ye Meiru, on the other hand, Chuxia would absolutely believe she could act like that.
Speaking of which, Ye Meiru seemed to be older than Huang Suai. That woman really knows how to age without growing wiser, strutting around with her pregnant belly trying to challenge Chuxia. She truly didn’t know what was going on in her head.
It seemed that in Old Master Huang’s heart, Huang Xinlong was still a very important figure; otherwise, he wouldn’t have allowed Ye Meiru to come to Room 401 and embarrass herself.
"Hehe..." Realizing she might be overthinking, Wang Jing laughed sheepishly, "Never mind, I’ll stop guessing. I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. Worrying now is just looking for trouble."
"Knock knock..."
The two turned their heads to see Cheng Guo at the door. Wang Jing glanced at the time, "Finished with work? Come in and sit if you are."
"Yes, I’m done. The surgery went smoothly," Cheng Guo said with a smile, "With the teacher on the case, when has the surgery not been successful? I think in a while, the teacher’s reputation will surpass that of Director Huang of the Capital City."
Wang Jing looked at Chuxia with a smile, "Do you feel like it’s a ghost that won’t go away?"
Chuxia shook her head with a smile and looked at Cheng Guo, "Senior Brother, you must have something urgent to come over here, right?"
"Yes, the teacher agreed to give me half a month’s leave. I plan to go back to my hometown to accompany my grandparents. During the New Year, my parents will also go back. If Xiao Ru comes looking for you, please make sure to keep her address and tell her that I’ve been waiting for her."
"Alright," Chuxia nodded, "If she comes looking for me, I will surely pass the message and keep her address."
"Actually..." pausing for a moment, Cheng Guo smiled sheepishly, "it’s because I’ve been out of sorts that the teacher gave me such a long leave. I’m going back to my hometown in the hopes of finding some trace of her there.
Xiao Ru’s grandmother’s house isn’t very far from my grandparents’, or maybe they went back there. I thought of this possibility before and even went to her grandmother’s house to look for her, but unfortunately, all their answers were that they didn’t know.
But after much thought, I feel it’s unlikely that they would go anywhere else. Now that I have the time, I’ll go there every day to check. If she really is there, we’re bound to run into each other."
Wang Jing watched him with twinkling eyes, "Cheng Guo, who knew you could be such a hopeless romantic."
"It was only after I lost her that I realized how important she is to me, Wang Jing. If a man expresses his love for you, make sure to think it over before rejecting him. The taste of regret is too bitter."
"Cheng Guo!" Wang Jing glared at him resentfully, "Are you making fun of me for being single and unchased on purpose?"
"Chuxia, if you know any suitable men, introduce them to Wang Jing. Just look at her now; she’s desperate. Otherwise, she wouldn’t mind me saying so."
As his words fell, Cheng Guo had already run out, leaving Wang Jing stomping her feet in anger, "Bastard, just you wait, if Xiao Ru comes, I’ll badmouth you to no end!"
"Don’t!" Cheng Guo rushed back in fright, "I was wrong, I apologize to you, Comrade Wang Jing, I won’t dare to speak carelessly again... What are you doing?"
Suddenly, Wang Jing grabbed his sleeve, and Cheng Guo’s voice went pitchy with surprise.
"Act natural," Wang Jing warned him in a hushed voice, smiling, "If you want me not to badmouth you in front of Xiao Ru, then play along with me properly. The guy coming over is named Wang Jun; he’s my half-brother from my father’s side. The woman behind him is his half-sister from their mother’s side, Wang Nan. You’ll understand why I need you to act once everything plays out."
"Alright," Cheng Guo agreed simply, saying no more.
Having worked together for so long, he was aware of Wang Jing’s family situation, especially when Qin Mei was hospitalized. Wang Jing’s stepmother and half-brothers even dropped their father off at the hospital and left him there without care.
Later, it was an official from Wang Jing’s stepmother’s workplace who intervened and forced the stepmother to take Wang Jing’s father back home. Since then, Wang Jing often went home to visit her father.
Although she never talked about her family situation in front of her colleagues, it was evident that her relationship with that family was anything but pleasant.
As they approached, Wang Jun’s gaze lingered momentarily on Cheng Guo’s face before turning to Wang Jing, "Sis, why didn’t you come home yesterday?"
"Yeah, Xiao Jing, Dad was waiting for you the whole time. He even cried later, saying that not having a family reunion on the eve of the Little New Year was all his fault..." Wang Nan dabbed at the corner of her eye, "I know you’ve always hated my mom, hated me and Wang Lan. I admit, we were young and ignorant, and we always fought with you over everything. It was our fault.
But now, my sister and I both recognize our mistakes and want to get along well with you, to make Dad happy. You know how his health is; it was so hard for him to finally manage to stand and take a few steps. Do you want to see him bedridden again?
We were all happily waiting for you on the eve, but even at ten o’clock, there was no sign of you. Dad went back to his room without a word and lay down. He hasn’t eaten anything even now.
Having no choice, I dragged Xiao Jun with me to find you. He’s your biological dad; if something really happened, you wouldn’t feel right about it, would you?"
"Okay, I’ll go back right after work. Cheng Guo, would you come home with me, please?" Wang Jing turned to look at Cheng Guo, pinching him hard. Caught off guard, Cheng Guo quickly said, "Okay, I’ll go with you. It would be good to see Dad too."
"Who is he?" Wang Jun frowned at Cheng Guo, "When did you start seeing this guy?"
Wang Jing looked emotionlessly at Wang Jun, "He’s your brother-in-law. Mind your words. What do you mean by ’seeing’? He and I are both single, of a similar age, introduced by a matchmaker. How could that be interpreted as ’seeing’ each other?"
"Why didn’t you mention this last time you were home?" Wang Nan asked with a faint smile, "Xiao Jing, you’ve always been stubborn since you were small, but now that you’re grown up, you can’t be stubborn about this kind of thing."
"How am I being stubborn? I brought my boyfriend home to see Dad; how is that being stubborn?" Wang Jing scoffed, "I already know what you two are up to. I will go back tonight. You can leave now; I’m still on my working hours and cannot entertain you."
"You can go back, but he can’t." Wang Jun pointed at Cheng Guo, "If you bring him home, don’t think I’ll be polite, and don’t blame me for disregarding our sibling relationship."
"I still have a sibling relationship with you?" Wang Jing let out a snort of laughter, "How amusing to hear that from you, Wang Jun. You really know how to blow your own trumpet."(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian () with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to to read.)