This miracle doctor just wants to be fired!

After lunch, the two agreed to meet again after get off work and then parted ways.

Zhou Cheng returned to his rented apartment.

Actually, the hospital does have staff dormitories, but he is only a probationary employee and is not yet eligible to move into the staff dormitories.

Previously, Zhou Cheng had been dreaming of moving into the staff dormitory, which would save him some money.

But now, he just wants to pack his bags and run away as soon as possible in three months.

Jinghua is only a third- or fourth-tier city with low housing prices. Zhou Cheng rents a three-bedroom apartment in the community, right across from the hospital.

As for the other two rooms, they haven't been rented out recently, so Zhou Cheng has a large room to himself, which gives him a lot of freedom.

Back in his rented room, before Zhou Cheng even opened the door, he heard Xiao Bai meowing at the doorway.

Pushing open the door, the chubby blue and white dog was right there, barking at Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng smiled and squatted down. Xiao Bai immediately lay down, turned over, exposed its belly, and asked to be petted.

After stroking Xiaobai's head and ruffling its fur, Zhou Cheng picked it up and fed it a can of food.

Xiaobai was a stray cat that Zhou Cheng picked up on the roadside a year ago.

Back then, Xiaobai was skinny, probably only two months old, all skin and bones, and would rub against anyone he encountered.

After Zhou Cheng occasionally fed Xiao Bai a ham, Xiao Bai became attached to him.

Every time Zhou Cheng appeared, Xiao Bai would start following him.

After a while, Zhou Cheng started thinking about adopting the child.

At the time, he was looking for a job and rented a place outside, so he was able to have his own independent space to keep cats.

Xiaobai also became a small comfort for Zhou Cheng after his busy workdays.

"In three months, I'll take you out for a delicious and luxurious meal!" Zhou Cheng said with a smile, petting Xiaobai for a while longer.

Little White seemed to understand Zhou Cheng's words, and meowed a few times in a low voice.

Zhou Cheng scrolled through his phone for a while, and was just about to go to bed for a nap when he suddenly received a call from his master's supervisor, Li Hengzhen.

Looking at the familiar caller ID, Zhou Cheng frowned deeply.

His supervisor is Li Hengzhen, a master's supervisor at Jinghua Medical University, and currently works at Jinghua Central Hospital.

After graduating, Zhou Cheng did not stay at the city's central hospital, but instead came to the city's people's hospital.

The main reason was that his mentor, Li Hengzhen, had assured Zhou Cheng that he had been given a position at the Municipal People's Hospital.

However, to Zhou Cheng's surprise, the position Li Hengzhen mentioned was a probationary position in the emergency department...

Among Li Hengzhen's subordinates, there were four master's students in the same batch as Zhou Cheng. Two of them returned to their hometown city hospital, while the other stayed in the respiratory department of the city's central hospital.

Zhou Cheng, who was left behind, was initially promised to stay at the Municipal People's Hospital, but unexpectedly, he was only a probationary worker in the emergency department.

At this point, Zhou Cheng had missed the recruitment opportunities at other hospitals and could only come to the emergency department of the People's Hospital for the time being.

……

Zhou Cheng recalled that he had practically worked like a slave to get the job promised by his mentor, Li Hengzhen.

Besides helping his mentor pick up packages and children, what's even more incomprehensible is that he also has to help Li Hengzhen take care of the vegetable garden at his suburban villa from time to time.

Who would believe that if I told them?!

But, that's exactly what happened.

Li Hengzhen had a vegetable garden in the villa where he grew some green vegetables, claiming that they were all naturally grown by him. However, in reality, they were all grown by Zhou Cheng during his free time.

There was no other way; Zhou Cheng had no connections whatsoever. If he wanted to stay in Jinghua, his only support was his mentor, Li Hengzhen.

Even though he knew that he was very likely just Li Hengzhen's free labor.

Fortunately, Li Hengzhen dared not let him extend his studies, because if he did, Li Hengzhen would not be able to recruit new graduate students the following year.

Therefore, Zhou Cheng graduated smoothly.

However, in order to control Zhou Cheng, Li Hengzhen kept saying that he had connections at the People's Hospital and wanted to help him stay in the emergency department.

Even after Zhou Cheng graduated, Li Hengzhen would still occasionally ask him to go back and do side jobs.

Previously, Zhou Cheng had harbored such a sliver of hope.

Therefore, even though he knew that his mentor Li Hengzhen only wanted to use him as free labor, and knew that he had no advantage over Fang Hang and Zou Rui.

He still had to work desperately, just for this sliver of possibility.

But now that he's stepped out of that circle, he looks back and realizes it's just another cage.

If he is fired from the emergency department three months later, Li Hengzhen might use a new excuse to bully him.

……

"Hey, Zhou, come to the lab again this weekend, just like before."

When the call connected, Li Hengzhen's familiar laughter came through.

The "laboratory" he mentioned was actually a villa in the suburbs.

When he said "the same as before," he meant that they should continue to take care of the flowers, fruits, and vegetables for him.

Listening to Li Hengzhen's words, Zhou Cheng felt that his past self was quite ridiculous.

For the sake of even the slightest fantasy, they were willing to be bossed around.

"Oh, teacher, what did you say?" Zhou Cheng calmed himself down and said casually, "You want me to go to your villa in the suburbs?"

He didn't want to continue entangled with his mentor.

After all, they are teacher and student, and there's no need to completely break off relations, as that would benefit neither side.

However, if Li Hengzhen keeps pressing him, then he has no reason to let his former mentor off easy.

Sure enough, Li Hengzhen's voice turned extremely cold upon hearing this, "Zhou Cheng, how many times have I said it? That's not my villa! That's my friend's house. I'm just using the space for my experiment."

Zhou Cheng, however, remained unfazed and said, "Teacher, you and your friend have a really good relationship. You go to your friend's house to stay for two days every weekend, and you stay there for extended periods during holidays and Chinese New Year."

Upon hearing Zhou Cheng's reply, Li Hengzhen on the other end of the phone remained silent for a long time, with only heavy breathing audible.

Li Hengzhen was just a minor graduate supervisor. In addition to his house in the city, he also owned a villa in the suburbs. Zhou Cheng knew exactly which luxury cars he owned.

After a long pause, Li Hengzhen's voice finally came through the phone.

"Zhou Cheng, do you still want to stay in the emergency department of the Municipal People's Hospital? Let me tell you, I just had dinner with your hospital director in charge of personnel a few days ago."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Cheng smiled and said, "Teacher Li, I forgot to tell you, I'm planning to go back to my hometown to farm. The vegetable growing techniques I learned at your villa over the years will definitely come in handy when I get back."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "What you taught me, I have put into practice, so I haven't disgraced you, right?"

Li Hengzhen was astonished when he heard Zhou Cheng's words.

What happened to the students who used to be the most obedient and let him do whatever he wanted?

Did he realize he couldn't stay in the ER, so he's just giving up?!

"Zhou Cheng, what exactly do you want?" Li Hengzhen suppressed his anger.

"Teacher Li, I'll still call you teacher." Zhou Cheng also put away his smile. "I just hope you understand one thing: I've already graduated, and I don't care about the promises you made in the past. I'm also quite discreet and won't gossip. But if you keep pestering me, then I can't guarantee anything anymore."

Li Hengzhen felt this was truly a reversal of the natural order.

He spent his whole life playing with eagles, only to have his eyes pecked out by one in the end!

He was pecked in the eye by the eagle he considered the most obedient!

However, it was precisely because Zhou Cheng was obedient enough that Li Hengzhen allowed him to access so many of his private matters.

Just as Li Hengzhen was still weighing his options, Zhou Cheng's voice rang out again.

"By the way, Professor Li, I also have the contact information for my junior classmates," Zhou Cheng continued. "I hope you'll treat them well too."

His junior classmates, who will be Li Hengzhen's next batch of graduate students.

Zhou Cheng did not want his junior brothers and sisters to follow in his footsteps and become exploited free labor.

Although he knew a lot about his mentor, Lee Heng-jin, he couldn't produce any concrete evidence.

That's all he can do right now.

There was silence on the phone.

Zhou Cheng waited quietly, awaiting Li Hengzhen's reply.

About two minutes later, Li Hengzhen's somewhat hoarse voice finally came through.

"I hope you keep your word..."

After saying this, Li Hengzhen hung up the phone without waiting for Zhou Cheng's response.

Zhou Cheng smiled slightly when he heard the busy tone on the phone.

Over the years, his mentor, Li Hengzhen, has been like a shackle, constantly binding him.

Now that Zhou Cheng has broken free of these shackles, he feels an unprecedented sense of relief.