But Zhou Can's behavior towards her was indicative.
For instance, they added each other on WeChat, but he never talked about love.
Zhou Can had never actively asked her out.
Moreover, the way Zhou Can looked at her was filled with fondness, but not the kind brimming with romantic sentiment. Instead, it was a clear, friendly gaze.
"I wouldn't dare two-time when I have a girlfriend!"
Zhou Can quickly explained.
This was also the first time he told Qiao Yu that he had a girlfriend.
"Heh... Really! No wonder you never make inappropriate jokes with female colleagues! These days, men who are loyal in relationships are really rare." Qiao Yu's expression slightly changed, her smile somewhat forced.
However, her reaction was still reasonable.
It showed that she had also somewhat prepared mentally for this.
Zhou Can himself was a rookie who had never been in a relationship, and between him and Qiao Yu, he found her likable and enjoyed working with her. However, there was never the kind of heart-stirring feeling he had when he first met Su Qianqian, one that persisted even after spending time together.
"Hey, Qiao Yu, are you praising me or mocking me here! Men who are loyal in relationships are those without capability, afraid their girlfriends might leave them, so they dare not mess around."
Zhou Can could tell she was a bit unhappy.
So he purposefully made a self-deprecating ment to cheer her up.
"Haha! Well, I didn't know being loyal in relationships could be interpreted in two ways. That was a total misunderstanding, sorry!"
She was indeed amused by Zhou Can.
"You mentioned earlier 'girlfriend', not 'wife', so you're not married yet, right? I guessed correctly, didn't I?"
When conversing with such smart girls, one needs to be extremely careful.
A single word, or even a different tone, could make them discover many secrets.
"Impressive!"
Zhou Can gave her a thumbs up.
"Being your girlfriend must be very blissful! I really envy that girl!"
When she said this, her tone, gaze, and expressions all conveyed envy.
It was clear, she was genuinely envious of Su Qianqian.
Additionally, upon hearing that Zhou Can wasn't married, her previously forced smile seemed to bee more natural.
"Everyone's here quite early huh! Not bad!"
Dr. Xu, the lead surgeon, was the last to enter the operating room.
Scanning everyone, he showed a satisfied expression.
After his arrival, everyone dared not continue chattering.
"Xiao Zhou, Jin Mingxi, I just received a notice from upstairs. Your three-month training period in the Emergency Department is up, you guys are to rotate to other departments. You can check this chart to see which departments you will rotate to."
Dr. Xu entered the operating room a few minutes earlier just to inform the two about this.
The Emergency Department definitely didn't want to let them go.
But unfortunately, the purpose of structured training is to let doctors quickly learn standardized clinical operations and be petent in handling different patients.
"Dr. Xu, can I choose to specialize in Internal Medicine in the Emergency Department?" Despite his strong surgical skills, Jin Mingxi expressed his wish to choose Internal Medicine as his specialization.
"You can ask the Internal Medicine department, if they agree to take you in, then you can."
Dr. Xu responded.
Originally, when department directors selected people, these trainees had no say.
Basically, they had two choices: accept the assignments from the hospital or, after working for a while and showing excellent performance, see if they could gain favor from senior doctors in other important departments.
It's possible to transfer if someone accepts them.
This senior doctor must at least be at the chief level. Even senior resident doctors wouldn't suffice.
Only chiefs have that bit of power.
If able to gain appreciation from director-level senior doctors, that would be great.
Transferring is mostly a matter of one word then.
They would also receive focused cultivation.
Like Zhou Can, if he were willing to move to Internal Medicine, Director Yin of divine Internal Medicine would give him the best training.
However, in reality, residents like Zhou Can with extraordinary abilities in all areas are a minority.
Most of them are just ordinary structured trainees, which tests their ability in aspects like relationships, ingratiating themselves, making a mark, etc.
Jin Mingxi is quite excellent.
But due to his older age and just having a bachelor's degree, his skills are only notable in surgery. Those important departments generally wouldn't take him.
Because resources in the departments are limited, so are the training slots.
For the development of the department, they must choose the best among the best.
They often consider overall factors.
Jin Mingxi's structured training chart involved about nine departments including three months in the Emergency Department, one month in Intensive Care Medicine, three months in Orthopedics, three months in Urology, two months in Anesthesiology, and five months in General Surgery etc.
Looking at this training path, he was assigned to the Emergency Surgery.
Jin Mingxi peeked at Zhou Can's training chart and immediately showed a face full of envy.
"Hey, you have more departments in your rotation than I do!"
Indeed, Zhou Can had quite a few more departments in his rotation.
"Director Tan of Internal Medicine and Director Zhang of Obstetrics personally greeted for you, and Vice Director Ye nodded in approval. If you had the capability, you could also join those top-priority departments."
Dr. Xu curled his lips.
This world has never had something called fairness.
One can only say, everyone has the same opportunity.
Whoever can fight for more opportunities under the same conditions has a better impression from hospital leaders. Naturally, they are more willing to allocate more resources to such individuals.
After hearing Dr. Xu's explanation, Jin Mingxi shrugged.
"Never mind, I'll just obediently go to Orthopedics to report tomorrow!"
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