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

The stray hairs under the nurse's cap were tucked behind her ears, revealing a small section of her fair neck, and her profile was both gentle and earnest.

"High pressure 118, low pressure 76, normal."

After Shen Ruo finished reciting the numbers, she loosened her sleeve and helped her older sister pull down her sleeve.

The older woman looked at the young, beautiful, and quick-witted nurse and liked her very much. Just as she was about to say a few words of praise, she suddenly noticed that the nurse shivered and her back hunched slightly.

"Oh dear, are you cold, young lady?"

The eldest sister asked with concern.

Shen Ruo smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I just suddenly felt a chill on my back, probably from the air conditioning."

The older woman, with an air of experience, said, "This isn't from the air conditioning; it's the onset of a cold. I'm telling you, go home and drink a packet of cold medicine as soon as possible to prevent it, or you'll have a headache and fever tomorrow."

After the older sister finished speaking, she remembered that Shen Ruo was a nurse and knew much more than her. She smiled apologetically, "Look at me, worrying about things for no reason again. You're a nurse, you know more than I do."

Shen Ruo smiled sweetly and naturally, her eyes crinkling. "Big sister, I'm so happy that you care about me. You're so experienced, your family must take such good care of you. Your husband is so lucky to have married you."

The older sister was overjoyed by her words. "Oh my, you sweet talker! Let me tell you, if my son married a woman like you, I'd be laughing in my sleep."

Shen Ruo smiled as she put away the blood pressure monitor, gave a few more instructions, and then left the ward with light steps.

She has fully adapted to the work rhythm of the hospital.

When she first arrived, she was flustered and clumsy, her hands trembled when giving injections, and she missed some entries in the records. She was looked at several times by the head nurse with the kind of look that said, "She's just a pretty face with no substance."

But she has one trait: she never gives up.

The more she was looked down upon, the more determined she became to prove herself.

What now?

She can handle everything from monitoring and recording, administering injections and infusions, changing dressings and removing sutures, to assisting in surgeries.

Even when faced with unexpected situations, they remain calm, knowing what to do first and what to do next, proceeding in an orderly manner.

Sometimes they can even apply what they've learned to other situations.

For example, last time, she not only provided routine care to a diabetic patient, but also took the initiative to educate the patient about diet. The patient was so moved that he almost wrote her a thank-you letter.

Head Nurse Lin stood at the nurses' station, holding a water glass, watching Shen Ruo's busy figure in the corridor, her eyes filled with undisguised satisfaction.

This girl has a certain drive.

When she first arrived, she really thought she was just a pretty face with no substance.

There's no way around it; she's just too good-looking, so it's inevitable that people will have preconceived notions about her.

But Shen Ruo proved her wrong with facts.

He is reliable, quick to learn, and most importantly, he is willing to endure hardship and never complains.

A few days ago, a patient became incontinent. While the other nurses frowned, Shen Ruo went to clean up the mess without saying a word and kept reassuring the patient, saying, "It's okay, it's normal."

Nurses like this must stay on after their internship.

Head Nurse Lin had already reserved a place for her in her heart.

Around 4 PM, Shen Ruo's phone vibrated.

She took it out and looked at it while she was drinking water.

A message from Wei Jing.

Shen Ruo, are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you to dinner. There's a newly opened Japanese restaurant there; I've heard it's pretty good.

Shen Ruo frowned slightly as she looked at the message.

She didn't have any feelings for Wei Jing, that's the truth.

Adding me on WeChat is for work reasons.

In the morning, Wei Jing sent several messages, and she replied very politely, never using two words when one could resolve the issue.

She thought Wei Jing would understand her cold attitude.

I didn't expect this person to be so persistent.

She was about to type a refusal.

Sorry, I have something to do tonight...

Before she could finish typing, a hand suddenly reached out from behind and pressed her down.

"No!"

Zhou Lan's head peeked out from behind her shoulder, her eyes gleaming, revealing a standard smug smile.

"Why would you refuse a free dinner?"

Shen Ruo turned to look at her, speechless. "If you want to eat, go ahead and eat. I'm not going."

Zhou Lan took the phone from her hand and replied: 【Okay】

Then he shoved the phone back into Shen Ruo's hand, saying, "Okay, I agree."

"Zhou Lan!"

Zhou Lan chuckled and put her arm around her shoulder. "Oh, don't glare at me. Think about it, how many girls' feelings did Wei Jing toy with in the hospital? Didn't he dump them all after flirting with them? What's wrong with eating a meal with him? It's called doing justice for God, understand?"

Shen Ruo was stunned by her twisted logic.

Acting on behalf of Heaven?

Does eating a meal count as acting on behalf of Heaven?

But on second thought, it does make some sense.

Wei Jing, that womanizer, that scumbag, always flirting with other women. Eating a meal with him won't hurt you.

She spends his money, eats his food, and then leaves without a care. What can he do to her?

A sly glint flashed in Shen Ruo's eyes. "Fine, then let him bleed."

She picked up her phone and replied: "Send me your address, I'll take a taxi there after get off work."

Wei Jing replied instantly: 【I'll pick you up from get off work and we'll leave together.】

【Need not. 】

Okay, I'll send you the address.

OK.

Zhou Lan patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, with me here, he won't be able to touch a single hair on your head."

As soon as it was time to leave work, Shen Ruo changed out of her nurse's uniform, picked up her phone, opened Qi Wenshen's WeChat chat, and sent a message.

[Cousin, I won't be home for dinner tonight. I have plans with colleagues. Don't wait for me.]

After the message was sent, Qi Wenshen did not reply.

I can't wait any longer.

Shen Ruo put her phone in her bag.

She's not a primary school student who needs her parents' permission to go out.

Shen Ruo slung her bag over her shoulder, waved to Zhou Lan, and said, "Let's go, let's go to a Japanese restaurant and rip off the big spenders."

The two of them walked out of the hospital gate chatting and laughing, and hailed a taxi.

Three minutes later, Qi Wenshen came out of the locker room.

The white lab coat was replaced with a dark gray shirt.

He held his phone, scrolling through unread messages, and kept walking towards the underground parking garage.

Shen Ruo's message popped up in my eyes.

Qi Wenshen paused slightly, but did not stop.

He stared at the line of text twice as he walked.

I made an appointment with a colleague.

colleague?

His thumb hovered above the screen, as if to ask who it was, but stopped before it could fall.

wrong.

What right does he have to ask that?

Shen Ruo is an adult, so it's perfectly normal for her to have a meal with her colleagues.

If he keeps asking, he'll seem like he's making a mountain out of a molehill, like a control freak.

But he just felt uncomfortable.

What if it's a male colleague?

This feeling made him feel suffocated.

He walked to the car, but instead of opening the door, he leaned against it, swiped his finger across the phone screen a few times, and found Wei Jing's number.

After a moment's hesitation, he made the call.

The phone rang a few times before being answered.

"Wen Shen? What's wrong?"

Wei Jing's voice was tinged with laughter, though the background noise was a bit loud.

Qi Wenshen's voice was as calm as ever, "Are you free tonight? Let's go out for a drink."

Wei Jing paused for a moment, then laughed, a hint of undisguised smugness in his voice. "Tonight? Tonight won't work. I have plans. Guess who?"