Siheyuan: I will never tolerate gambling and drugs!

Medical Room

"Sister Li, let's proceed with the comprehensive physical examinations tomorrow as we just discussed. We'll do them one workshop at a time, with female workers given priority. After the female workers have finished their examinations, we'll arrange for the male workers to be examined."

"Arrange for four people to come and help: two with neat handwriting to take notes, one to maintain discipline outside, and one to make notifications as needed..." Xu Lin put down his pen and said to Li Xiaoli in front of him.

Li Xiaoli readily agreed, "No problem, you'll have to work hard tomorrow. This is a big project. I heard that even Minister Gao is taking this physical examination very seriously. I'm really getting a great deal out of you."

Xu Lin waved his hand dismissively.

"I couldn't have managed this alone without your help. If there's any credit, it's yours to deserve. You know I don't care about these things."

Hearing Xu Lin's words, Li Xiaoli grew even more appreciative of the young man before her. Without engaging in further pleasantries, she glanced around, not seeing Ding Qiunan, and asked, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Did Xiao Ding go get you some food?"

Xu Lin was taken aback, realizing he hadn't seen Ding Qiunan for a while. He'd gotten used to being alone, and suddenly having two people made it difficult for him to remember Ding Qiunan sometimes. But he didn't want to tell Li Xiaoli he didn't know.

"Yes, it's lunchtime, so I sent her to eat. My lunchtime is different from others, so having someone to take turns is really convenient. Speaking of which, I have to thank Sister Li again."

"It's all part of my job, don't thank me. If you thank me for this, then you're not treating me like a friend at all..."

Xu Lin smiled and waved his hand when he heard Li Xiaoli's words, repeatedly explaining and apologizing.

At this moment, Ding Qiunan returned to the infirmary carrying two lunch boxes. As soon as she entered, she saw Li Xiaoli and Xu Lin chatting happily. She smiled and greeted them warmly, "Director Li, have you eaten yet? I just got my food back and we can sit down and have some together."

When Li Xiaoli saw Ding Qiunan return, she also stood up from her chair.

"No need, I already asked my colleagues to get food for me from the cafeteria before I came, they should be back by now. Okay, you guys go ahead and eat, I'm going back to eat too."

"Director Xu, I'll be troubling you tomorrow. I'll finish the preparations this afternoon and post the medical examination notices. I'll arrange for someone to come and assist you with the examination first thing tomorrow morning."

Xu Lin nodded. They'd already exchanged plenty of pleasantries, so he didn't bother with further formalities. After seeing Li Xiaoli to the door, he returned to the table and sat down to have lunch with Ding Qiunan.

"Director Xu, here you go," Ding Qiunan said shyly, taking two eggs out of her pocket and handing them to Xu Lin.

Xu Lin saw this but didn't think much of it. He casually picked up one, carefully peeled it open, and placed it in Ding Qiunan's bowl. Then he started peeling another one.

Ding Qiunan was stunned for a moment, then blushed. Watching Xu Lin carefully peeling an egg, his slender, fair hands working methodically, Ding Qiunan felt a little breathless. "How can Director Xu look so good even when peeling an egg? I wish I could eat eggs peeled by Director Xu every day."

Ding Qiunan was lost in thought, when Xu Lin noticed her gaze and teased, "What, you think my peeling is unhygienic? Why don't you do it?"

Ding Qiunan immediately came to her senses, cursed herself for being useless, and then quickly explained, "No, I've never seen a boy as handsome as Director Xu before, and no boy has ever peeled an egg for me, so I was a little excited."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ding Qiunan regretted it. She was so ashamed she wanted to slap herself. How could she be so useless as to say such a thing? Her face flushed, she lowered her head, her heart pounding with nervousness. She was afraid Xu Lin would misunderstand her, but at the same time, she was also eagerly awaiting his response.

Xu Lin didn't see through Ding Qiunan's thoughts and thought she was just shy and embarrassed. So he peeled the egg while comforting her, "Thank you for the compliment. You're very pretty too. What's the big deal about peeling an egg? You helped me get my food, so it's only natural for me to peel an egg for you."

When Ding Qiunan heard Xu Lin say she was beautiful, her heart pounded even faster. She was so excited looking at the eggs and food in front of her that she didn't know what to do with her food, and for a moment she even forgot to reply to Xu Lin.

"By the way, aren't these eggs only available occasionally in the morning? Did you boil them yourself in your dorm this morning?" Xu Lin asked casually.

Still excited, Ding Qiunan immediately answered Xu Lin's question, "It was a coworker who came to pick up gauze and disinfectant this morning. I ran into him while queuing for food in the canteen, and he insisted on giving it to me when I came back."

After saying that, Ding Qiunan was afraid that Xu Lin would think she was someone who accepted things from others casually, so she quickly followed up with an explanation.

"I kept refusing, but in the end he dropped the eggs and ran away, and I was in a hurry to come back, so I accepted them..."

Upon hearing Ding Qiunan's words, Xu Lin knew that some coworker was trying to get close to her. He didn't recall the coworker Ding Qiunan mentioned who had gone to the infirmary that morning to get gauze, because Xu Lin had entrusted minor tasks like disinfection, bandaging, and changing gauze to Ding Qiunan. Therefore, Xu Lin didn't know that the person who delivered the eggs was Cui Dake.

"Don't accept them next time. Even if you see these two eggs again, return them next time."

Xu Lin spoke with a slightly serious tone, and Ding Qiunan instantly tensed up.

"We are doctors, unlike other professions. If we accept gifts for treating and saving lives, one day we will be treated differently because we don't receive gifts."

Even if you can uphold your principles and treat everyone equally, outsiders will see it as others giving gifts, and if you don't, no one will treat you with care. So even if it's very difficult, people will use their life-saving money to give gifts to doctors.

So this opening absolutely cannot be made, do you understand what I'm saying?" After Xu Lin finished speaking, he put another egg into Ding Qiunan's bowl.

Upon hearing this, Ding Qiunan was shocked and overwhelmed with self-reproach and guilt. She hadn't expected it to have such a big impact; she had simply assumed it was her coworker's enthusiasm. Instantly, Ding Qiunan became uneasy, looking down at the peeled egg in front of her. A tear welled up in her beautiful eyes, and she said in a slightly hesitant voice...

"I understand... Director Xu, I'll return the eggs tomorrow and promise that nothing like this will ever happen again."

Seeing that Ding Qiunan realized the seriousness of the problem and her mistake, Xu Lin nodded in satisfaction. He then took out five or six ten-yuan bills from his pocket and stuffed them into Ding Qiunan's hand. Before Ding Qiunan could refuse, he said...

"This is my meal money. I'll pay you back when I run out. I'm your boss, so I can't let you pay for my meals every day. From now on, I'll cover your meals too."

Save your food money and buy more books to read. The night school exams aren't easy to pass. If you want to graduate smoothly, you'll have to put in a lot of effort...

"No, no, Director Xu, this won't do. I can't accept this money. It's just your lunch, it doesn't cost much. My salary is enough for my expenses. Director Xu, please take the money back," Ding Qiunan hurriedly refused, then pushed the money back into Xu Lin's hand.

Xu Lin smiled, grabbed Ding Qiunan's fair hand, placed the money in her palm, and forcefully closed her five slender fingers.

"I'm the boss, you have to listen to me. If you're going to give it to me, just take it. If you don't, don't bring me food anymore. I'm picky about food, I only like fine grains, what can you do with your meager salary?"

"Focus on your studies, improve yourself, graduate early, and help me with the workload. This little bit of money is nothing to me. Be good, okay?"

Feeling the touch and warmth of Xu Lin's large hand, Ding Qiunan's heart raced even faster. Her mind a jumble, she half-heartedly murmured an "Mmm" in agreement, but didn't retract her hand.

Xu Lin was very satisfied with Ding Qiunan's obedient attitude, patted Ding Qiunan's hand again, and then withdrew his hand.

"Alright, let's eat quickly. Rest for a while after eating so you'll have energy for work this afternoon."

"Hmm! Director Xu, you can have one of these eggs, I can't finish two..." Ding Qiunan said hesitantly, trying to put the egg in Xu Lin's bowl.

"You eat, you're too thin, you need to eat more. Being a doctor is very physically demanding, you can't do it without a healthy body." As she spoke, she put a few bits of meat from her own food into Ding Qiunan's bowl.

"Director Xu..."

"Eat your food!"

"Oh……"

While eating, Xu Lin secretly peeked at the beautiful woman in front of him.

"I refuse to believe I'll be tricked into coming inside with a few bites of food this time... No, wait, it seems like I'm the one who'll trick me into coming inside... No, I'm saving people! Yes, that's it! Saving people..."

Xu Lin shamelessly comforted himself.

"Speaking of which, she is indeed too thin and definitely needs to eat more. No wonder she lost to Liang Ladi in the original story. After all, when faced with a multiple-choice question, any man, without a clear and certain answer, will subconsciously choose C over A..."