After her dramatic cousin stopped acting up, the aloof doctor got anxious.

Zhou Lan put her arm around her shoulder. "You don't understand. So many people in the hospital are eyeing Wei Jing. If you don't have feelings for him, that's the best outcome. Let me tell you, if you really like Wei Jing, then I definitely can't stop you, but..."

"If you really want to be in a relationship, you might as well choose my brother."

Shen Ruo raised an eyebrow. "Your brother? Isn't he a playboy too?"

"My brother is a womanizer, but what if he settles down after marriage? Most importantly, I'm on your side. If you two ever argue, I'll definitely help you scold him."

Shen Ruo was both amused and exasperated by her words, "Zhou Lan, are you so desperate to become my sister-in-law?"

Zhou Lan chuckled, "It really is true. Look how beautiful you are. If you married into our family, our genes would take off."

"Alright, alright, stop joking around, time to get to work."

Shen Ruo gave her a push.

The two returned to their respective positions, but the gossip atmosphere in the nurses' station had already been ignited.

Two nurses peeked out of the treatment room, saw where Wei Jing had just stood, and then looked at Shen Ruo's back, whispering to each other.

"Did Vice Dean Wei come looking for Shen Ruo just now?"

"That's right, I saw it clearly. Vice Dean Wei called Shen Ruo over to the corner, and the two of them stood there for quite a while."

"What are you doing?"

"What else can we do? Add each other on WeChat, of course. Everyone in our hospital knows Vice President Wei's tricks. Now we can only fool the newcomers. Add them on WeChat first, then ask them out for dinner, give them small gifts, and they start being ambiguous in less than a month, become distant in two months, and say they're incompatible in three months."

"Shen Ruo seems quite smart, how could she fall for this trick?"

"What are you falling for? He's the vice dean. He took the initiative to add you on WeChat. How could you not accept? You didn't see Shen Ruo's expression when she came back. She looked completely bewildered. She was obviously tricked by Vice Dean Wei under the guise of work."

"Poor Shen Ruo, such a beautiful girl, being targeted by Wei Jing, that big bad wolf, she'll probably be devoured until there's nothing left but bones."

"Who says otherwise? But let me tell you, Vice Dean Wei might not succeed this time. Didn't you see the look on Dr. Qi's face when he came out of the changing room? His face was as black as the bottom of a pot. I felt cold even from halfway down the corridor."

"Dr. Qi? What does this have to do with Dr. Qi?"

"What do you think? Shen Ruo is his cousin."

"oh…"

The two exchanged a glance, then silently carried their treatment trays into the ward without saying anything more.

Qi Wenshen's face was tense all morning.

Keep strangers away, and even more so, keep acquaintances away.

A cold, indiscriminate attack style.

Shen Ruo added Wei Jing.

Does she like Wei Jing?

These two questions were stuck in his mind, impossible to shake off or suppress.

No, he's already fallen for her.

He had already confirmed this idea a few days ago.

Now that he had fallen for her, he wouldn't allow her to like anyone else.

It's not domineering, it's... well, it's just domineering.

From childhood to adulthood, Qi Wenshen has never given up anything he wanted.

He applied to the best medical school in college and became the youngest surgeon in the entire hospital.

When it comes to feelings, why should we give in?

But he didn't want to be as shameless as Wei Jing.

He is Qi Wenshen.

He has his pride, his reserve, his...

Tsk, he just doesn't know how to pursue girls.

The door to the consultation room was pushed open.

The boy who came in was about five or six years old. His right wrist was bandaged with a simple splint, and he was half-supported and half-carried by his mother.

The little boy, with his chubby face and big eyes, looked around curiously as soon as he entered the room, completely ignoring Qi Wenshen's cold face.

His mother was extremely nervous. She carefully placed the child on the examination chair and then looked up at Qi Wenshen.

Mom was clearly taken aback.

This doctor is really good-looking, but his face is also really cold.

His brows were slightly furrowed, his thin lips were pursed into a line, and he exuded an aura that made people want to stay away.

He took the film and inserted it into the lightbox, but his expression remained unchanged throughout; he barely even lifted his eyelids.

The child's mother began to have second thoughts.

This doctor looks fierce. Maybe we should switch to another department?

Should we try a different hospital?

But then I thought about it again. Qi Wenshen, an orthopedic surgeon at the First Affiliated Hospital, was the best orthopedic surgeon in the city.

I endured it for the sake of my child's hands.

Qi Wenshen spoke calmly, "Distal radius fracture with slight displacement. It needs to be reduced and then a cast applied. Follow-up examination is required in about four weeks."

The child's mother nodded repeatedly, and was about to ask about precautions when the child next to her suddenly tilted his head and spoke up.

"Doctor, are you unhappy?"

Qi Wenshen paused for a moment as he flipped through the medical records.

He looked down at the little boy, who was looking up at him with his big eyes fixed on him.

"no."

Qi Wenshen said his voice was a little softer than before.

You're lying.

The little boy mercilessly exposed him.

The child's mother's expression changed, and she quickly tugged at the child's sleeve, "Don't say anything out of line."

The little boy completely ignored him and continued earnestly, "You look just like me last month. My beloved Ultraman was taken away by the chubby kid from the next class, and I had this expression for a whole week. Uncle, you also had something you loved taken away, right?"

The consultation room was silent for two seconds.

"no."

The child's mother smiled awkwardly and covered the child's mouth with her hand, "Okay, okay, stop talking, the doctor is busy."

Qi Wenshen lowered his eyes and continued writing the medical record.

He repositioned the child's bones with professional skill and speed; the child didn't even have time to react or cry before the bones were already back in place.

While the cast was being applied, the child was even looking at the patterns on the cast and asked if he could draw Ultraman on it.

"cannot."

The child pouted, but still obediently stretched out his hand to let him finish putting on the cast.

As they were leaving, the child was being led outside by his mother's hand, but suddenly turned back at the door.

"Uncle, we have to take it back!"

The child's mother gave a forced smile and dragged and carried the child out of the clinic.

Why does this child talk so much?

The consultation room fell silent again.

Qi Wenshen sat in the chair, twirling the pen in his hand. He twirled it twice and then stopped.

Take it back?

The corners of his mouth curved slightly, but the curve was very small.

It's not about taking it back.

It belongs to Qi Wenshen; no one else can take it away.

But the problem now is that Shen Ruo isn't a thing; she's a living, breathing person.

She has her own thoughts, her own choices, and the freedom to add whomever she wants on WeChat.

He can't steal, but he can defend.

He needed to figure out one thing first: did Shen Ruo have any feelings for Wei Jing?

If not, that would be best.

If so, he wouldn't allow it.

Shen Ruo was taking the blood pressure of a middle-aged woman in the ward.

She half-squatted by the bed, the blood pressure cuff tied to her older sister's arm, holding the stethoscope in one hand and the balloon in the other, staring intently at the mercury column on the blood pressure monitor.