Shen Qieyi called out to her, and Lin Zhi turned her head to the voice. A second later, Lin Zhi was already running into Shen Qieyi’s embrace.
Shen Qieyi hugged her with a smile and was surprised by Lin Zhi’s trembling voice. “Shen Qieyi, you are back at last. I’ve missed you so much.”
Shen Qeiyi was happy and worried at the same time. She then patted her shoulder and replied, “I miss you too.”
Lin Zhi nodded with happy tears on her face.
The two of them sat in the pantry and chatted for a while until it was time to get back to work.
They weren’t in a hurry to gather as they knew they would have time and chances ahead.
Shen Qieyi had done a lot of work preparation during her vacation. As soon as she was back to work, she could immediately take on many cases.
She concentrated on the work right away without much break. She immediately brought her team with her to do ward rounds.
She was a deserving best psychists of the male ward.
As soon as she entered a patient’s room, she would immediately know about the patient’s detail and progress. She studied all the patient’s cases last night so everything could go smoothly and without mistakes.
Seeing how professional Shen Qieyi was in her duty, the doctors following her admired her medical skills and conduct.
Just as Shen Qieyi stepped out from a patient’s ward, there was a sudden outcry in her direction. “Doctor Shen, something happened!.”
Shen Qieyi was walking while reading the patient’s case file when she heard the screaming. She frowned as she felt the familiarity of it.
The young nurse stopped in front of her. Gasping and panting with hands on her hips. “Doctor Shen… the patient from last time came again.”
Xie Ran?
The scene of him smashing her house with a group of men flashed across her mind.
She felt her headache coming back. But she maintained her calmness. She passed the notes from her hand to the person next to her. “Continue the ward rounds. I’ll go and see what’s going on.”
“Doctor Shen, let’s call the security.”
Shen Qieyi shook her head. She knew how Xie Ran was. He wouldn’t leave before seeing her.
She arrived at the floor where he was waiting. The nurses were crowding at the reception desk and whispered to each other. Everybody seemed to be afraid of being close to the man.
When the person of interest arrived, the crowd went quiet and greeted her with a lowered voice.
Shen Qieyi nodded to them and walked towards the office with a straight face.
Xie Ran was seated at her desk with both legs on her table. He looked arrogant with his tens of men standing behind him.
Shen Qieyi hesitated a second, then walked straight to him and politely asked. “Is there anything I can help you with?”
Xie Ran pinched the cigarette in his mouth and said with a smug, “Oh, here you are, Doctor Shen.”
Although he was not acting aggressively, Shen Qieyi could see the hatred in his eyes.
Shen Qieyi waited patiently for his next move. She figured it would be best to react based on the opponent’s movement.
Xie Ran squashed the cigarette butt onto a paper on her table. The light had been entirely distinguished, and the smells of smoke filled the air.
Shen Qieyi was stunned by his action. She hurried to her table and held on to protect the vital documents. She then screamed at him, “What do you want?”
Xie Ran retracted his hands and raised his head to look at her. He smirked as he said, “Calm down, Doctor Shen. What can I do?”
His gaze was mocking her. She was confused by his action and wondered what his real purpose was.
Shen Qieyi looked defensive, then Xie Ran stretched out his hands and clapped loudly. “Come in!”
Shen Qieyi followed the direction of his eyes and saw tens of men formed in two lines walking towards her carrying flowers in their hands. The gestures were over the top with a tad bit comical.
Onlookers around were getting more crowded as they tried to get a glimpse of such a rare scene.
Xie Ran stood up and signaled his men to place down their bouquets of flowers. He then proceed to talk to Shen Qieyi so loud that every onlooker could hear him.
“I’m here today to apologize to you, Doctor Shen. I hope you’ll be forgiving enough to pardon me for causing you trouble.”
Shen Qieyi’s eyebrow was knit tight. She kept quiet.
Xie Ran leaned closer to her and whispered. “Be grateful and take what you can get. You are just lucky to have someone powerful behind you.”
“Otherwise, you are just one of my casualty.”
Xie Ran had his men leave the place. They left leaving behind flowers and Shen Qieyi, who stood there stunned.
Shen Qieyi could not fully understand his words. But she had no way to figure out why as well.
She calmed herself down and continued to concentrate on her work.
The incident’s gossip spread throughout the hospital like wildfire. Various versions of the incidents were created and spread along to everybody.
Mo Yirou, who had just finished her operation, walked into the office. She was shocked by the scene in the office.
She saw the cleaner lady who was walking nearby. Mo Yirou stopped her from leaving and asked. “What happened here?”
“Oh, a patient came to apologize to Doctor Shen. He seemed sincere and gave her a roomful of flowers!”
“But Doctor Shen asked me to clean it up. She also said that I could keep it as I like.” The lady smiled kindly and handed a bouquet to Mo Yirou. “Doctor Mo, I think this looks pretty good on you…”
Mo Yirou flung her hand in rage and hit the flower to the ground. “Leave! Don’t mock me with Shen Qieyi’s belonging.”
Why did Shen Qieyi always get everything Mo Yirou dreamed of effortlessly? Mo Yirou gritted her teeth and stomped her feet. She seemed to hate Shen Qieyi enormously.
She went back to her desk angrily and sat down. It was then her cell phone rang in her pocket. It was a call from the director.
Mo Yirou picked it up quickly, but before she could even start being charming on the phone, the words from the other end turned her smile sour.
Shen Qieyi soon finished her ward rounds. She hurried to the office to prepare for the coming operation but stopped and showed a frown.
She noticed Mo Yirou’s belongings had been cleared, and she was nowhere to be found.
Shen Qieyi quickly turned her head and walked to the front desk. She knocked on the table with her index finger and interrupted the few nurses who were whispering.
“Where’s Mo Yirou?” she asked.
The nurses were taken aback. They answered in a timid voice. “Doctor Shen, you haven’t heard? Doctor Mo was fired. She left right before you went into the office.”
Shen Qieyi’s heart skipped a beat.
From the incident this morning with Xie Ran’s apology, the odd remarks that he said, to the strange disappearance of Mo Yirou. Everything seemed weirdly coincidental.
Shen Qieyi’s instinct told her that every clue led to Fu Yao.
She pressed on her phone screen and selected Fu Yao’s phone number.
She had changed the words she typed over and over again. Contemplating if she should send it out. She was still procrastinating in sending out the message until she was called.
“Doctor Shen, it’s time. You should get ready for the operation.”
Her junior nurse knocked on the door to get her attention. She realized she didn’t have time to think about it now. She put her phone in the drawer and hurried out.
This operation ended several hours more than the anticipated time. Shen Qieyi was exhausted and could not focus on anything else. She changed her clothes and left for home.
There was a striking car parked just in front of her building. Before she entered, she turned to look at it again. It looked indescribably familiar.
Shen Qieyi got herself a glass of water after she changed her clothes. She sat comfortably on her sofa watching some unknown drama on the television while she thought about what was for dinner.
She suddenly remembered the message she did not send out earlier. She was reaching for her phone when the doorbell rang.