You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

Jiang Che: "..."

He knew this woman wouldn't say anything nice.

"Sister, you're a doctor."

Jiang Che, speechless, reminded her, "This is a hospital, can't you be a little more mindful of your professional ethics?"

"What's wrong with doctors? Can't doctors gossip?"

Bai Yuning scoffed, speaking with self-righteousness, "Besides, I'm your older sister. It's only natural for me to care about my brother's love life."

"Tell me quickly, did you get it or not?"

Jiang Che chewed the candy in his mouth and said, "No."

He didn't intend to hide it from Bai Yuning; there was nothing shameful about it, and there was no need to conceal it.

"without?"

Bai Yuning raised an eyebrow, looking incredulous. "Are you impotent, kid?"

"You're living together, and you're telling me you're just chatting under the covers?"

"That girl is so adorable, didn't you even have a second thought?"

This is only possible because she's his own sister. If anyone else dared to ask that question, Jiang Che would have already turned on them.

"She hasn't been on her period these past few days, and even if she wasn't, I'd like to wait until her eyes are better before we talk about it."

Jiang Che leaned back in his chair, looking up at the ceiling. "Although Qinghe seems to like me a lot and depend on me a lot, I don't know if she likes me now out of gratitude or something else. So I want to give her enough time to figure out her own feelings."

"If she later finds out she doesn't truly like me, wouldn't it be wrong of me to do something in the meantime?"

Bai Yuning put away her previous unserious demeanor and looked at Jiang Che with some surprise.

This kid has really grown up.

They've learned to consider others.

"You're something else."

Bai Yuning reached out and punched him on the shoulder. "You're still a man."

"But then again..."

She abruptly changed the subject, bringing it back to him and teasingly said, "Don't hold it in for too long."

"Men who hold it in for too long are prone to developing health problems."

"If your wife realizes her true feelings and is ready to give herself to you, but you can't keep up, that would be hilarious."

Jiang Che's face darkened. "Get lost."

This was an impossible conversation.

Bai Yuning laughed heartily, clearly in a good mood.

It's quite fun teasing this kid.

The two chatted casually, and time passed quite quickly.

Time passed second by second.

Jiang Che was able to chat with Bai Yuning for a bit at first, but later he just lost interest and stopped talking altogether.

He would glance down at his phone every now and then, then look up to see if the red light above the operating room had been turned off.

The chair under his bottom felt like it had nails stuck in it, making it uncomfortable no matter how he sat.

Bai Yuning remained calm. Based on her identity as a doctor and her understanding of Old Hu's skill level, she believed that Su Qinghe's surgery would most likely proceed without problems.

After the chat ended, she picked up her phone and scrolled through short videos, occasionally letting out a soft laugh.

Seeing that Jiang Che was still restless, she wisely kept quiet and secretly chuckled to herself.

This kind of waiting is the most agonizing.

Although only two hours had passed, Jiang Che felt as if half a century had gone by.

Time quickly came to six o'clock in the evening.

As Jiang Che looked up at the indicator light for what felt like the umpteenth time, the red light finally went out.

Almost at the same instant the lights went out, Jiang Che immediately became extremely alert and jumped up from his chair.

He rushed to the operating room door in a few strides, and Bai Yuning put away her phone, stood up, patted the wrinkles on her white coat, and slowly followed.

The airtight door slid open slowly.

Director Hu was the first to step forward.

Director Hu took off his mask, revealing a slightly tired face with a fine layer of sweat on his forehead.

Before Director Hu could even speak, Jiang Che eagerly stepped forward and asked, "Old Hu, how is it?"

Although I knew that Director Hu was a highly skilled doctor, I was still on edge until I heard the definite results.

Director Hu glanced at him, and his previously tense face slowly relaxed.

Don't worry.

The old man let out a sigh of relief, took the thermos from his assistant, took a sip, and said, "The surgery was a success."

Upon hearing these five words, the heavy weight that had been pressing on Jiang Che's heart finally lifted.

"Thank you so much, thank you so much."

Jiang Che was so excited that he was almost incoherent, and he grabbed Director Hu's hand and shook it hard twice.

If it weren't for the fact that the old man's bones couldn't withstand much exertion, he would have given him a big bear hug.

"Alright, alright, stop shaking, or I'll fall apart."

Director Hu smiled and withdrew his hand. Although he was tired, his eyes revealed undisguised joy.

As a doctor, he feels a great sense of accomplishment when he can cure a patient's eyes.

"But don't get too excited yet."

Director Hu screwed the lid on the thermos, his expression turning serious again, and began to explain the post-operative procedures.

"Although the surgery was successful, the subsequent recovery is also very important."

"The patient must be hospitalized for observation for this week, with close monitoring of intraocular pressure and fundus condition. We must not be careless."

Jiang Che nodded repeatedly, like an obedient schoolchild, "I understand, Elder Hu. I've got it all in mind. I'll make sure she stays in the hospital obediently for the next week."

Director Hu hummed in agreement, then added, "As for when we'll be able to see it..."

He paused, glanced at his watch, thought for a moment, and said, "If her recovery goes well tonight, we can try to open her eyes when we change her dressing tomorrow at noon."

Tomorrow at noon...

Jiang Che's breath hitched slightly; this happened much faster than he had expected.

In other words, Su Qinghe will regain her sight in less than twenty hours.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Hu." Jiang Che thanked him again solemnly.

"Alright, go check on that girl, she'll be out soon."

Director Hu waved his hand, said no more, and slowly walked towards his office with his hands behind his back, preparing to rest his old bones.

At the same time, several nurses pushed a mobile hospital bed out of the operating room.

Jiang Che immediately went over and saw Su Qinghe lying quietly on the hospital bed.

Her tiny face, no bigger than a palm, was covered with thick gauze, completely obscuring her eyes and preventing any light from getting in.

Because the effects of the general anesthesia had not yet worn off, she was still unconscious, with steady and shallow breathing.

Her face looked pale, and her lips were bloodless, making her appear much more fragile than usual.

Jiang Che felt heartbroken. He went over and bent down to touch her face, then took her small hand in his, his every move full of tenderness and care.

"Let's take him back to his ward first. The anesthesia will probably take a while to wear off," Bai Yuning reminded him from the side.