This miracle doctor just wants to be fired!

The next day was finally a day off.

Zhou Cheng had thought he would sleep in, but perhaps because his biological clock was used to it, he woke up very early.

However, it was cold outside, so he didn't get up. Instead, he stayed in bed and scrolled through his phone.

The sky outside the window was still barely light.

Zhou Cheng shrank his neck, buried his head in the pillow, and opened the weather forecast.

It was three degrees below zero, with a light breeze, just as cold as it had been a few days ago.

His phone screen was lit up, but instead of scrolling through Douyin (TikTok), he opened his chat with Lin Wei.

"My biological clock is so powerful, I can't even sleep in. It's so cold outside, it's so comfortable in bed. How's the weather where you are?"

After sending the message, he placed his phone beside his pillow, turned to his side, and listened to the occasional sound of the wind outside the window, as well as the sound of the breakfast shop opening its door in the distance.

This is what a day off should be like!

There are no urgent alarm bells in the emergency room, no endless stream of patients, no tense nerves, only a slower pace of time.

Not long after, Lin Wei sent a message, tinged with a bit of teasing, along with an emoji of someone wrapped up in a coat: "Who told you to get up early every day to rush to the hospital? Your biological clock is practically welded to your body. I'm awake too, just finished washing up. It's a little warmer here than where you are, but it's still quite cold, I'm already wearing a thick down jacket."

"Oh, by the way, my mom is making my favorite radish balls today. If she could send them, she would send you some, but it's too far away. You can only smell the aroma."

Lin Wei returned home from Kyoto yesterday, which is better than him, who is still on duty at the hospital.

Zhou Cheng looked at the message and felt a warm feeling in his heart: "Haha, that's too cruel. All talk and no action, are you trying to tempt me? I'll stay in bed a little longer and get up to tidy up the house when the sun is high in the sky."

Lin Wei sent another message: "By the way, you're on night shift tomorrow, New Year's Eve, and you have to stay in the emergency room. I won't be able to be by your side."

Zhou Cheng was also somewhat helpless. Although he had only been employed for less than a year, he had been doing clinical work for a long time, from his internship and postgraduate residency training to now, and he was already used to working on holidays.

There are no holidays in the emergency room; the more families reunite, the more someone needs to be on duty.

"There's no other way. The emergency room can't be left unattended. Our department takes turns on duty. This year it just so happens to be my turn to work the New Year's Eve shift. But it's okay, I can rest on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

"Before you start your night shift tomorrow, make sure you eat something good. Don't just grab something quick and easy, like takeout or instant noodles. Oh, and I bought you a hand warmer a few days ago. It just arrived. I remember there aren't air conditioners in some of the places where you work the night shift, so your hands always get freezing. This will make things a lot better."

Zhou Cheng looked at the messages in the chat box and smiled. He had only mentioned it once to Lin Wei, that the duty room was a bit cold, but he didn't expect her to actually remember it.

"Okay, I'll let you know as soon as I receive it."

After hanging up the chat window, Zhou Cheng scrolled through his phone for a while and checked the messages in the department group. There were no urgent announcements, only colleagues discussing their plans for New Year's Eve.

Some said they wanted to go home to be with their parents, some said they wanted to meet up with friends, and some even joked that he was the most admirable person to be on duty on New Year's Eve. Zhou Cheng smiled and replied with a fist-clasped emoji before closing the group chat.

He stretched, still feeling quite tired, after all, he had worked several day shifts and a driving shift in the past few days.

I'm so busy every day that I barely have time to breathe. When I finally get a day off, even just lying down feels incredibly pleasant.

Little White, the lazy cat, also found a comfortable spot at the foot of the bed, meowed once, licked his fur, and went back to sleep, much more comfortable than him!

……

After lying in bed for about ten more minutes, Zhou Cheng finally struggled to get out of bed.

As soon as he lifted the covers, a gust of cold wind hit him, making him shiver. He quickly put on his thick pajamas, slipped on his slippers, and went to the bathroom.

After washing up, he went to the living room, which was a bit messy.

On the sofa was the coat he had changed out of last time, and on the coffee table were an unfinished mineral water bottle and several medical magazines.

Those medical journals were left behind by Lin Wei.

After tidying up the living room and kitchen, it was almost ten o'clock, and my stomach was already growling with hunger.

Zhou Cheng checked his phone; Lin Wei had sent another message, along with a photo of half-finished radish balls.

"Look, look! My mom's making radish balls. She just finished mixing the filling and she's about to fry them. Are you up yet?"

Zhou Cheng replied with a smile, "I'm up. I just cleaned the kitchen and I'm going to go to the supermarket to buy some groceries and cook a nice meal."

He went into the bedroom, opened the wardrobe, picked out a thick down jacket and a pair of fleece-lined pants, and changed into a pair of warm shoes.

After all, it's too cold outside, and if you don't wear enough clothes, you're likely to catch a cold.

……

As soon as he stepped out of the house, a cold wind blew up, making his cheeks sting.

He put on the hood of his down jacket, hunched his shoulders, and walked quickly toward the courier point at the entrance of the residential area.

There weren't many people on the street; most were elderly people who had gotten up early to buy groceries, probably preparing for New Year's Eve.

When I arrived at the courier point, the owner had already opened the door and was sorting packages.

After giving his phone number, Zhou Cheng received the package, which contained the hand warmer that Lin Wei had bought for him.

He didn't rush to open it, but went to the market to buy some vegetables first.

Even though I'm spending the New Year alone, I can't just go through the motions.

After spending half an hour browsing the market and buying some meat and vegetables, Zhou Cheng returned home satisfied.

……

When he got home, he went into the kitchen and began preparing lunch.

He first washed the pork belly, cut it into small pieces, blanched it in a pot of water to remove the blood foam, and then took it out.

Drain the water, put it in a pot, add rock sugar, soy sauce, and cooking wine, and simmer slowly.

The aroma of braised pork quickly filled the air.

While stewing the braised pork, he washed and chopped the tomatoes, preparing to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes and seaweed soup.

Before long, the two dishes and soup were ready.

In the past, Zhou Cheng might have been a bit clueless and just ordered takeout without thinking.

But now, he always feels like he's not alone.

He not only wanted Lin Wei to be happy, but also wanted to become a better person himself.

Zhou Cheng brought the food to the table, set out the bowls and chopsticks, took out his phone, took a picture, and sent it to Lin Wei.

Soon, Lin Wei sent a message, along with a drooling emoji.

The meal took almost an hour, and Zhou Cheng was very full and satisfied.

After washing the dishes, he chatted with Lin Wei for a while and even opened and used the hand warmer she had sent.

The conversation ended when she said she was going to prepare dumplings with her mother.

Zhou Cheng put down his phone, lay down on the sofa, looked at the sunlight outside the window, and felt very calm.

Such a life is too easy to be content with.