Newlyweds are in the throes of passion, but Professor He's little darling wants a separation.

After finishing her rounds, she dealt with some issues from patients' families, and before she knew it, it was lunchtime.

Zhao Jingzhi suggested going to the cafeteria together, and Wen Xi agreed.

After taking their plates, the two sat facing each other.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted. Since I started my residency training, my husband keeps saying I don't care about him because I reply to his messages very slowly. He's very clingy..." Zhao Jingzhi started talking, took out her phone, and lowered her eyes.

"Look, dozens of comments this morning, they're bursting with the urge to share." Zhao Jingzhi complained, but her face was full of smiles.

"Then you two must have a very good relationship." Wen Xi sighed, to be honest, she was quite envious.

"We were high school classmates, both studying medicine. He chose research, and to be honest, he's afraid to hold a scalpel. What an idiot," Zhao Jingzhi said, covering her mouth and laughing.

After saying that, Zhao Jingzhi started replying to messages.

Wen Xi smacked his teeth a few times, unlocked his phone, and found nothing.

WeChat is clean and tidy.

Doesn't she have a husband?

He Tingchu truly did not disappoint her.

Although the time they spent together brought them much closer, it only lasted a few months.

Their relationship was more cold and distant, and they never reached the point of sharing their lives.

If I had to say what we're familiar with, it would be that we've become quite familiar in bed recently.

Thinking of this, Wen Xi suddenly lost his appetite.

Her fingertips brushed against the corner of her lips unintentionally, still feeling a sense of unreality. Thinking of yesterday's scene, a blush involuntarily appeared on her fair face. Yesterday they were so close, how come she seems like a completely different person today?

He poked the braised pork in the dish with his chopsticks.

The messages on her phone showed that her chat with He Tingchu was still from last night. She checked her network, and it was clearly full 5G. What was going on? WeChat was completely silent.

She immediately snorted angrily. She felt taken advantage of and lost out. Did they not cherish what they had?

"What, does braised pork have a grudge against you..." Xiao Jingping and Gu Lianyu brought over the plates, glancing down at the braised pork on her plate, which was riddled with holes.

"Director Gu...you've only just had lunch?" Zhao Jingzhi said respectfully.

"Yeah, I just had surgery, let's go together."

"Thank you for your hard work, teacher." Wen Xi turned off his phone and forced a smile.

"Is Director Gu your teacher?" Zhao Jingzhi asked hurriedly.

"Mm." Wen Xi nodded.

"How was your first day at work? Did it go smoothly? He didn't yell at you, did he? Let me introduce you. This is Wen Xi, my last disciple, and Dr. Xiao is my junior from Hawkingpus... He was specially hired by our hospital."

"No, Director Xiao is a role model for us all." Wen Xi praised him generously.

"What, still calling me Director? Wen Qiqi." Xiao Jingping, who was standing to the side, smiled slightly.

"...Oh, senior."

"You...know each other?" Gu Lianyu pointed to the two people in front of him.

"Senior, I'm from Haicheng. Wen Xi is my junior from the medical school," Xiao Jingping readily agreed.

"Oh...I see." Gu Lianyu said meaningfully.

[He Gou, I never thought you'd end up like this.] Gu Lianyu raised an eyebrow, secretly pleased, with an expression that suggested he was enjoying the show.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? You know both directors." The most shocked person was Zhao Jingzhi. Her pupils shrank, and she whispered in Wen Xi's ear.

"I haven't had a chance to tell you yet." Wen Xi looked up.

The four sat facing each other. Gu Lianyu sat opposite Zhao Jingzhi, and Xiao Jingping naturally sat opposite Wen Xi. They occasionally chatted about the patients' conditions, and the mealtime was relatively peaceful.

Wen Xi was sipping her soup in small sips when someone bumped into her arm as they passed by, causing the soup to spill.

"Here, wipe it off." Xiao Jingping put down his chopsticks and thoughtfully handed over a wet wipe.

"Thank you." Wen Xi took it and wiped it.

The two moved very naturally, and Gu Lianyu hesitated to speak.

He had previously instructed Wen Xi to conceal the fact that she was married, as this would hinder the smooth progress of her residency training.

After all, she is still young, and being married might affect her career development.

Soon, the meal was over. The four of them carried their trays back to the tray return area. She and Xiao Jingping walked behind, side by side.

Wen Xi remembered what Zhao Jingzhi had said: Xiao Jingping had taken her to the emergency room yesterday when she fainted due to low blood sugar. She should thank him, both out of courtesy and reason.

"Senior, thank you so much for stepping forward to save me yesterday. I heard everything from Dr. Zhao."

Xiao Jingping raised an eyebrow. "So, how are you going to thank me?"

Wen Xi paused for a moment, "This, this..."

What came to mind was Wang Ye's way of expressing gratitude from the last century. Should I bow to him?

"Uh, let me think... how about you repay me with your life..." The man's hearty laughter poured down from above.

Wen Xi stopped in his tracks. This joke wasn't funny at all, so he pretended to be confused with a clear mind.

"I can't do that," Wen Xi blurted out.

Xiao Jingping touched his nose and said, "You can't take a joke, huh? Then I'll owe you one and tell you when I remember."

"How about I treat you to lunch at the cafeteria next time..."

Just then, a male doctor came over with a thermos of hot water, freshly filled.

"Hey, watch out..." Wen Xi warned sharply. She saw the male doctor slip and the thermos cup was heading towards Xiao Jingping's hand. Wen Xi raised her left hand and the thermos cup hit her arm squarely, spilling all the boiling water inside.

Xiao Jingping was rescued, but Wen Xi was not so lucky; his wrist was crushed and his arm was burned.

"How do you walk like that..." Xiao Jingping yelled, hurriedly grabbing Wen Xi's arm and pulling him towards the sink.

"Director Xiao, I didn't mean to, I'm sorry..." the new male doctor said timidly.

Xiao Jingping gripped Wen Xi's entire arm tightly under the running water tap, his brow furrowed.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Wen Xi's forehead, but under the watchful eyes of so many people,

"Senior, it's okay, it's a minor issue..."

"Who asked you to thank me like that? I'm thick-skinned..." Xiao Jingping's eyes couldn't hide his heartache.

Wen Xi, "Your head and hands are very precious; they can't be damaged."

He has two more surgeries this afternoon; his head and arm can't afford any problems...

Looking at her wrist, which was scalded red, Xiao Jingping felt a tightness in his heart, as if a huge rock was blocking his chest.

"Don't do that again. Your hands will be used to hold scalpels in the future," Xiao Jingping said sternly.

...

Wen Xi was startled by his voice, as if she were the student who had made a mistake, and she dared not look him in the eye.

"Are you alright?" Gu Lianyu was drawn over by Xiao Jingping's voice.

"It's nothing, teacher, I just got scalded by boiling water," Wen Xi quickly explained, not wanting her teacher to worry.

"Go and take care of it, Dr. Zhao. Thank you for your hard work." Gu Lianyu separated Xiao Jingping and Wen Xi.

Zhao Jingzhi helped Wen Xi to treat the burns.

Xiao Jingping frowned, lifting his foot to follow.

"What are you going to do? You're coming with me to prepare for the afternoon's surgery," Gu Lianyu interrupted him.