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

In her previous life, Shen Ruo worked the same way, only working sporadically and skipping work several times before her internship was even over.

When I wanted to stay at the hospital after my internship ended, none of the head nurses in any of the departments agreed.

Thinking that Shen Ruo would leave Beijing No. 1 Hospital in a few months, Wen Zhiyue's mood suddenly improved a little.

At noon, the staff canteen was packed with people right on time.

Shen Ruo had already gotten her food and was looking down at her phone, with a steaming cup of red bean milk tea next to her.

Qi Wenshen walked over, and Shen Ruo looked up at him, then casually pushed her milk tea in front of him, "I ordered this for you, three-tenths sugar and no ice."

Qi Wenshen took a sip and then started eating.

His meal was the same as Shen Ruo's, all red, only the dishes were different.

Shen Ruo picked up a piece of Mapo Tofu and stuffed it into her mouth. Her lips turned red and swollen from the spiciness, and her oily lips became slightly swollen, red and moist.

Qi Wenshen glanced at her, his eyes darkening slightly.

He picked up his milk tea, took another sip, looked away, and his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

Shen Ruo was completely unaware and was still engrossed in eating.

When Wen Zhiyue and Ou Qi carried their trays into the cafeteria, it was already almost full.

Ou Qi looked around for a seat, but Wen Zhiyue's gaze swept across the entire cafeteria and landed on a table in the corner.

Shen Ruo sat opposite Qi Wenshen, and the two of them were talking about something. Shen Ruo hadn't even swallowed the food in her mouth when she smiled and her eyes crinkled.

"There are empty seats over there."

Ou Qi pointed to the table that had just been vacated diagonally opposite.

Wen Zhiyue nodded and walked over with the tray.

When she sat down, she deliberately chose a table facing Shen Ruo's table, so that she could see Qi Wenshen's profile clearly.

Shen Ruo suddenly stopped chewing her rice. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the two people sitting diagonally opposite her, and a bolded comment flashed through her mind.

The ghost lingers.

Is that the only empty table left in the entire cafeteria?

Why did I have to sit near her?

Of all the hundreds of seats available, why did you have to sit within her line of sight? Were you deliberately trying to annoy her?

Shen Ru cursed inwardly, but as a female supporting character who had transmigrated into a book, she couldn't just rush over and kick them out. After all, the cafeteria belonged to the government, not her family.

She looked away, glancing casually at Qi Wenshen across from her.

Very well, this orthopedic surgeon is focused on eating, not even glancing in that direction.

Shen Ruo expressed great satisfaction.

With her around, the male and female leads didn't even have a chance to talk to each other.

She lowered her head and continued eating, then picked up a piece of spicy chicken with her chopsticks and chewed it with a crunching sound.

Qi Wenshen suddenly reached out, took a tissue from the tissue box on the table, and handed it to her.

If there weren't colleagues around, he probably would have just helped her wipe it off.

The little bit of red oil hanging from the corner of his mouth was an eyesore no matter how you looked at it.

Shen Ruo took the tissue and wiped her mouth haphazardly. "Thank you."

Unbeknownst to her, Wen Zhiyue, sitting diagonally opposite her, nearly broke the chopsticks in her hand.

Wen Zhiyue's gaze fell on the seat where Shen Ruo was sitting.

Her eyes were swirling with emotion.

That seat, she sat in it in her past life.

Every time she invited Qi Wenshen to dinner, he would sit in the window seat, and she would sit opposite him, chatting with him about surgeries, medical records, and hospital gossip.

He smiles occasionally, though not often, but when he does, the corners of his eyes curve slightly, making him look particularly handsome.

The person sitting in that seat now is Shen Ruo.

Moreover, Wen Zhiyue noticed.

The dishes on Qi Wenshen's plate were all spicy.

In her past life, she knew Qi Wenshen for so many years. Even though he didn't eat spicy food, he would always tell her when ordering, "Less oil, less salt, and make it light."

What now?

It's all very oily and spicy.

Then there was Shen Ruo, who reached into Qi Wenshen's plate with her chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat.

There was no disdain in Qi Wenshen's eyes, only doting affection; he even pushed his plate towards her.

Are they really just ordinary cousins?

A direct gaze shot over from diagonally opposite, making it hard to ignore.

Shen Ruo's head felt like it was being stared through two holes. She chewed her rice faster and faster, wishing she could finish the whole plate in two bites and leave immediately.

My inner monologue.

Is it really polite to stare at someone like that?

Do you think staring at me will increase your appetite?

Or is it because my face is so good-looking that it makes people want to eat?

"Chew slowly and thoroughly."

Qi Wenshen glanced at her, his tone indifferent.

"..."

Shen Ruo swallowed the food in her mouth. "I'm hungry."

Qi Wenshen frowned. "Even if you're hungry, you can't eat like this."

"You should eat quickly too, then we'll go back and rest."

"it is good."

Looking at Qi Wenshen's meaningful smile, Shen Ruo felt her legs go weak for some reason.

Ouqi across from them was so embarrassed she was digging her toes into the ground.

She reached out and gently tugged at Wen Zhiyue's sleeve. "Sister, you don't have to be so blatant if you want to see, do you? Didn't you see how dark Dr. Qi's face turned?"

Wen Zhiyue then came to her senses, shifting her gaze from Shen Ruo to Qi Wenshen's face.

Sure enough, Qi Wenshen's brows furrowed slightly, and his usually aloof face clearly showed some displeasure, even disgust.

Wen Zhiyue's face turned pale instantly.

She lowered her head, poking at the rice in the plate with the tip of her chopsticks, unable to utter a single word.

Qi Wenshen looked away and continued eating.

He didn't really care who the woman was, but the way she looked at him with a strange expression made him very uncomfortable, as if he were some kind of heartless man.

He barely exchanged a few words with that woman.

Shen Ruo finally finished eating her rice, breaking her personal record for speed.

She put her chopsticks back on the plate and said, "I'm finished eating, let's go."

Qi Wenshen glanced at her plate, then at his own half-eaten rice. "Wait for me to finish eating."

"...Then eat faster."

Qi Wenshen slowly picked up a slice of meat, put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly and swallowed it, and then picked up some vegetables.

Shen Ruo: He definitely did it on purpose.

After a long wait, Qi Wenshen finished eating, and the two of them picked up their trays and left.

Wen Zhiyue glanced at Qi Wenshen subconsciously, but the man didn't even give her a second glance.

The two disappeared one after the other at the entrance of the cafeteria.

Wen Zhiyue lowered her head, her eyes slowly reddening.

Looking at her half-dead state, Ou Qi sighed inwardly.

She really regretted getting Wen Zhiyue admitted to Beijing No. 1 Hospital.

If she had known it would turn out like this, she would have been better off obediently following the school's assignment and choosing a smaller county or town hospital. At least she wouldn't have ended up like this for a man.

Ou Qi called her softly, "Zhiyue, let's eat. We still have work this afternoon."

Wen Zhiyue kept her head down and didn't speak. After a long while, she softly hummed in agreement.

After a long silence, she finally spoke, her voice soft, as if speaking to herself, "It was mine, that position was originally mine."

Ouqi: "..."

She didn't reply and silently ate her food with her head down.

She couldn't wait for her internship to end tomorrow; she didn't want to stay in this awful place for even a day longer.