Chapter 259: Chapter 248: Dispute
Why did Xiao Lin turn off Xia Xue’s alarm clock? Of course, apart from worrying about Xia Xue’s lack of sleep, another more important reason was to prevent Xia Xue from discovering the woman in the room, so he left only ten minutes for Xia Xue to get up and eat. Who knew Xiao Lin forgot that Xia Xue was grumpy upon waking, and as soon as she got up, she wouldn’t let Xiao Lin speak, directly returning to the room to wash up.
During this period, Xia Xue didn’t mention it; Xiao Lin thought at least she hadn’t discovered anything, but he was actually constantly thinking about how to tell Xia Xue about Wu Shuang.
However, Xiao Lin underestimated women’s acuity, or rather, underestimated Xia Xue’s observational skills.
Thinking about Xia Xue’s unexpected question, Xiao Lin’s mind went blank.
Even if Xiao Lin was ignorant of worldly affairs and didn’t understand women, he knew that no woman could have no objections to their man bringing a strange woman home, let alone have her sleep in her bed?
Fortunately, Xiao Lin was quick enough to realize that when he couldn’t hide it anymore, confessing was the wisest choice. He quickly responded, "Uh, you know her too, met in Jiangling, Wu Shuang from the Yanjing Special Police Team. She got injured during last night’s capture operation. To let her recover quickly, I brought her home for treatment. She should be fully recovered in about two or three days!"
Xia Xue stared at Xiao Lin for a while, making Xiao Lin feel guilty, even though what he said was true, then heard Xia Xue say, "Do you think I’m that unreasonable?" Implying dissatisfaction with Xiao Lin for hiding this matter. Since it was official business, and Xia Xue knew Xiao Lin’s medical skills were excellent, was her heart so narrow-minded that she couldn’t accept him bringing an important patient home for treatment?
Xiao Lin laughed awkwardly, a bit embarrassed, and said, "Of course not, it’s just that I came back too late last night, you slept late too, I didn’t want to disturb your rest, so I didn’t tell you. Preparing for the expert consultation at Yan University Affiliated Hospital today, I was checking information until just now, got so busy that I forgot to tell you!"
"You..." Xia Xue rolled her eyes at Xiao Lin and said, "I’m somewhat familiar with Wu Shuang too; she helped us a lot in Jiangling. If she got injured and needed treatment, couldn’t you just tell me directly? Sneaking around, were you afraid I wouldn’t get suspicious?" Although she was still scolding Xiao Lin, her tone became quite gentle.
Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief, quickly said nice things to Xia Xue, and eventually made her laugh.
Because soon Xiao Lin had to go to the Affiliated Hospital for the expert consultation, although the two of them were very close to the campus hospital, even if walking would only take a few minutes, Xiao Lin still drove Xia Xue’s car to the campus hospital.
Today’s weather was nice, so there weren’t too many uncomfortable students coming to the emergency department in the morning. Moreover, the Golden Couple, Xiao Lin and Xia Xue, had become less attractive to the newcomers. After all, people are curious, but enthusiasm diminishes; the bustling scene of the previous days had slightly calmed down. By 10 a.m., Xiao Lin told the director and headed to the Affiliated Hospital.
The crowd outside the Affiliated Hospital was as numerous as ever. Huaxia is a populous country, and the Yan University Affiliated Hospital is one of the top five hospitals in the country. Patients come here in droves every day, making it ten times livelier than a marketplace.
Previously, Xiao Lin always came in the evening or at night, when there were far fewer people at the entrance. This time, he truly witnessed what a sea of people is like—it was hardly a place to turn around, so he just went with the crowd to where he needed to go.
Yan University Affiliated Hospital meeting room.
Every Monday morning as soon as work starts, the first thing is the regular meeting of the Yan University Affiliated Hospital. The first meeting is a routine meeting for all staff, which doesn’t last long, only about ten minutes. Although it is said that all staff must attend, usually only department heads and some new employees participate. Those who have just finished work or still have work are not included.
After the entire hospital’s meeting, it’s the leadership’s routine meeting, which is the highlight of the Yan University Affiliated Hospital, where the clashes between Liang Tianze and Chen Feng also take place.
"By the way, Vice Liang, how is the preparation of the research project you proposed last week going? The bureau should approve it this afternoon!" The director of the Yan University Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yifei, asked Liang Tianze. The research project Sun Yifei referred to is naturally about the illness of Niu Niu’s mother, Dan Qing. When Liang Tianze accepted Dan Qing as a patient, she had too many typical cases, hovering on the brink of life and death, and considering her family was not wealthy, he applied to the hospital to handle it as a research project.
Regarding this point, Liang Tianze is actually quite commendable.
However, it was clear that Liang Tianze was not focused during today’s meeting until the internal medicine department head beside him hinted at him, and Liang Tianze came to his senses.
For the first time, everyone saw Liang Tianze so at a loss during the meeting; usually, he is the high-spirited vice president. There were even rumors that once the current director steps down, Liang Tianze might very well take the position of director of Yan University Affiliated Hospital. He is notable in both personnel management and research.
Today’s Liang Tianze seemed to have aged a lot, although there was no obvious gray hair, his eyes were dim and dull, face pale, as if he had suffered a blow.
"Vice Liang, what’s wrong? You seem out of state?" Sun Yifei kindly asked.
"Director, sorry, last night, thinking about today’s matters, I spent all night researching cases, didn’t rest well, please understand!" Liang Tianze seemed to regain some of his usual composure, continuing: "Regarding the research project I proposed last week, I have prepared everything, even invited Professor Wang Fuming from Jingji Military Medical University to collaborate on this project. He should be arriving soon; I’ve already sent someone to pick him up!"
"Then I await your success!" Sun Yifei laughed heartily. Wang Fuming’s research on kidneys is at least as strong as, if not stronger than, Liang Tianze’s, holding a significant position in the industry. Even on a global scale, he could rank at least in the top fifty. This shows that Liang Tianze is determined to secure this research project and wants to achieve results in a short time.
"It’s just that..." Liang Tianze hesitated for a moment, seemed to want to speak but didn’t dare.
"What is it? What difficulties are you facing? Speak up, and the hospital will support you as much as possible!" Sun Yifei had, of course, reviewed the research project submitted by Liang Tianze, knowing the condition of the woman named Dan Qing. If she could be completely cured, it would add a significant honor to the Yan University Affiliated Hospital, and perhaps even leave a substantial mark in the history of world medicine.
Liang Tianze looked at Chen Feng, then turned his gaze back and said, "I’m afraid that even if I want to do my best to help the woman named Dan Qing, someone might not agree!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)