"Officer, excuse me, what's my wife's name again?"

This thought only flashed through Zhou Ze's mind; he wasn't stupid enough to actually ask. But he truly didn't know his "wife's" real name. These days, few people used their real names for their QQ or WeChat accounts.

The greasy man cast a resentful glance at Zhou Ze. "Brother, that's not cool. We were supposed to be each other's fallen angels!"

Zhou Ze returned a helpless look. "I was surprised too."

The greasy man lowered his head, sighed, and muttered, "My dumplings are delicious."

"Let's go."

His "wife" spoke coldly, then turned and walked out.

Zhou Ze could only follow.

She drove a Cayenne and got straight in.

Zhou Ze opened the passenger door and sat down.

Honestly,

It was a bit awkward.

If that unlucky Xu Le had a normal married life, he wouldn't be in such an embarrassing situation. He could make excuses to his caring wife, like a dizzy spell or memory loss.

But this woman clearly had an ice-cold goddess vibe, as if she couldn't be bothered with him. Even picking him up from the police station seemed like a formality.

*My dog ran away, and the security guard found it.*

*I'm going to pick it up.*

That's the feeling he got.

The woman started the car. She was quite young, probably around the same age as him (Xu Le), several years younger than the original Zhou Ze.

As the car drove onto the elevated road, the woman finally broke the silence.

"Are you alright?"

"Oh, I'm fine," Zhou Ze replied.

Then,

Silence again.

The woman thought her husband was unusually quiet today, but she didn't feel like probing the reason.

Just then, the woman's phone rang. She pressed the speakerphone, and the voice from the other end came through the car's speakers:

"Dr. Lin, there's been a school bus collision on Youth Middle Road. We already have injured people being transported to the hospital. The director wants you to come back immediately."

Zhou Ze was slightly taken aback.

So, his wife was a doctor.

And,

His wife's surname was "Lin."

"I understand. I'll be right back." The woman hung up, exited the elevated road ahead, and made a U-turn at the traffic light, heading toward the hospital.

She didn't ask Zhou Ze if she should drop him off home first or let him take a taxi back. Instead, she drove straight into the Chongchuan District People's Hospital parking lot.

Honestly, Zhou Ze had been worried she would tell him to take a taxi home, and he'd have to ask, with a forced smile:

"Honey, where do we live again? I forgot."

That would be so stupid.

The woman got out of the car, and Zhou Ze followed. The woman entered the hospital building and took the elevator. Zhou Ze followed into the elevator. The woman went into the women's locker room, and Zhou Ze…

Zhou Ze sat down on a bench in the hallway.

Just then, the first batch of car accident victims arrived. One was seriously injured, and five other children had minor injuries.

Watching his "wife" change into a white coat and start busily treating the injured,

Zhou Ze could only sit on the bench, lost in thought.

It felt like a mother bringing her son to work, the mother working while the son watched and played.

However,

The hospital's unique disinfectant smell and the stuffy air conditioning were nostalgic. It felt familiar.

The emergency room was just ahead. The critically injured patient seemed to be a girl.

It was a kindergarten school bus accident. Watching the children cry in pain on the operating table was heartbreaking.

Zhou Ze pursed his lips. At times like this, he would have already changed his clothes and joined the rescue efforts. He was the most famous young surgeon in Tongcheng. Now, he could only be a spectator.

This feeling was uncomfortable, but he had to endure it. Besides, this People's Hospital was considered the best in Tongcheng, with a high number of qualified doctors. They should be able to handle it.

Soon, the next batch of children was brought in. They had lighter injuries, requiring only wound care or simple bandages.

Traffic police officers guarded the entrance to the floor. Some parents who had been notified had already arrived, and they were emotional. However, letting the parents in at this time could disrupt the rescue work, so they had to be stopped.

Zhou Ze shook his head, stood up, and walked to the window at the end of the corridor. He reached out to prop open the window, then took out a cigarette from his pocket. He smoked, and Xu Le smoked too, which was convenient at this moment.

"Uncle, you can't smoke in the hospital."

Just as he put the cigarette in his mouth, a crisp little girl's voice came from behind him.

Zhou Ze turned around and saw a little girl in a lily dress standing behind him, her mouth pouting and looking at him with a displeased expression.

Cough cough,

This was a bit awkward.

Zhou Ze could only put the cigarette away. In any case, it was a bit embarrassing to be lectured about public morality by a little girl.

"Little friend, aren't you cold wearing so little?" Zhou Ze asked, bending down.

The little girl had delicate skin, a chubby face, big eyes, and was very cute, like an enlarged Barbie doll.

"I'm not cold." The little girl shook her head. "Uncle, you can't smoke in the hospital anymore."

"I know."

Zhou Ze nodded earnestly.

"Are you okay?" Zhou Ze asked again.

"I'm okay. The other children are injured. They're in a lot of pain."

The little girl turned to look at the children behind her who were being bandaged. Most of them were crying, not because of the pain, but because one person cried and the others followed.

The nurses were treating the wounds while comforting the children.

Outside, the parents who had been temporarily stopped by the traffic police were constantly shouting and cursing.

In short,

This floor gave off a chaotic feeling.

"You're very lucky," Zhou Ze said with a sigh.

The little girl didn't have a single scar on her body.

"Yeah, I was sitting in the last row, so I'm fine." The little girl nodded, then ran off to comfort her classmates, looking at this one, peeking at that one, encouraging and comforting them.

She was a sensible and strong child.

Zhou Ze turned around and subconsciously took out the cigarette again, but he thought about it and put it back.

As he walked back to the bench and sat down, three nurses and two doctors came out of the emergency room.

One was a male doctor, and the other was a female doctor, who was also his wife.

"It's okay, we tried our best." The male doctor said, reaching out to put his hand on Zhou Ze's wife's shoulder to comfort her.

As the husband,

Zhou Ze was sitting right here,

But he wasn't bothered by this scene…

That damned Xu Le had left him such a complicated mess, being an live-in son-in-law, with a bad-tempered sister-in-law and a clearly unpleasant mother-in-law and father-in-law.

Zhou Ze wished his wife would have an affair, kick him out, divorce him, and then he could finally have some peace.

Anyone who had just come back to life and entered a new body would be too lazy to bother with the ups and downs of modern urban life, right?

However, to Zhou Ze's surprise, his wife directly pushed away the doctor's probing hand and pointed at him, saying:

"This is my husband."

There was no tenderness in her voice, just simple, rigid words, as if saying: This is the husky we keep at home.

"Oh, hello, sir." The male doctor looked a little embarrassed. After all, flirting with someone's wife in front of them was always a little unsettling.

Zhou Ze smiled, considering it a greeting. It seemed his wife was very virtuous… but he couldn't be happy about it. It wasn't because of a green-hat complex,

It was simply that he wanted a simpler life.

"I'll go take another look over there. The other children have been treated, so there shouldn't be any problems. You should go home and rest early with your husband." The male doctor said before walking away.

Dr. Lin sat down on the bench next to Zhou Ze. She took off her mask and gloves, tossing them on the floor.

Zhou Ze saw that her eyes were red-rimmed and her teeth were gently biting her lip. Clearly, she was in a bad mood, which meant that the seriously injured child hadn't been saved.

She looked very pitiful.

Zhou Ze could somewhat understand Xu Le. This live-in son-in-law earned more than many of his counterparts, assuming his in-laws were better off. Besides, this Dr. Lin was truly beautiful.

"Don't take it to heart. You'll experience a lot more in the future. Just seek peace of mind."

Zhou Ze comforted her as someone who had been through it all. His experience was much richer than his "wife's," and his mental resilience was naturally much stronger.

"Shut up."

The woman retorted. If Zhou Ze had said these words in his original identity as a senior, it would have been sincere advice.

But Zhou Ze was now Xu Le, and in his position, saying such things to Dr. Lin was just being insensitive.

"…" Zhou Ze shrugged, mentally cursing Xu Le once again. *Look at you, you coward. Your wife dares to tell you to shut up in public.*

Dr. Lin slowly stood up, her eyes red. "I'm going to change clothes and go home."

"Okay," Zhou Ze nodded.

At that moment, two nurses pulled open the curtains of the emergency room, revealing the bed inside. A small body lay on the bed, covered with a white sheet.

Zhou Ze glanced over. He had seen many dead people. In his years as a doctor, he had saved many lives, but there were also many patients who had died in front of him, whom he was powerless to save.

"Dr. Lin, is this your husband?" A young nurse asked with a teasing tone. They knew that Dr. Lin was married, but Dr. Lin's husband was different from the boyfriends of other female doctors and nurses. He had never shown his face at the hospital.

You couldn't blame them for making a joke when faced with death. It was like expecting the hipsters who post on their moments about their “spiritual cleansing” after going to Tibet once to stay there for 10 years straight. It’s unrealistic.

"Yes," Dr. Lin nodded, her emotions having calmed down a little.

"Then you should go home quickly. Maybe there will be some 'activities' when you get home, right?

I'm telling you, our Dr. Lin loves children, you guys should hurry home and…"

"Fuck!"

"…" The young nurse.

Zhou Ze saw the edge of a lily dress peeking out from under the white sheet. A sudden realization struck him, and his mind went "boom!" The little girl he had just seen, the one who was unscathed,

She wasn't human!