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"It’s not much concern to us, but just now..." Ma Yan vividly recounted the scene she had just witnessed...
Chuxia followed Zhou Mikang to a secluded corner, furrowing her brows at him, "What’s wrong now? How have I annoyed you this ti?"
"You tell ," Zhou Mikang glared at her, "I’m giving you a chance right now. Think hard, what have you been hiding from ? If you co clean now, I can forgive you this once, otherwise, don’t bla for not keeping my word!"
"Hiding sothing from you?" Chuxia scratched her head then scratched it again before she put on a fawning, ingratiating smile, "Is Cheng Guo awake?"
"Lin Chuxia!"
"Alright, alright, I was wrong," Chuxia hurriedly raised her hands in a gesture of promise, "I will never make the sa mistake again. I’m a doctor, not a pioneer. It’s right for to save people, but I’ll make sure to keep myself safe first. I definitely won’t fail to save soone and end up getting myself into trouble too; that would be too great a loss, wouldn’t it?"
"Great loss what great loss?" Zhou Mikang huffed, "Who are you asking?"
"Asking myself. I’m asking and answering my own questions," Chuxia tugged at his sleeve obsequiously, "I already know what I did was wrong. My teacher and Jing Zhe lectured yesterday. They said if I make the sa mistake again, I won’t be allowed to be a doctor."
"Don’t just make promises with your lips..." Zhou Mikang fixed his gaze on her, "You have to take it seriously from the heart. Lin Chuxia, don’t think I didn’t warn you; if I find out one more ti, forget about being a doctor, and you can also forget about attending dical University!"
"Isn’t that too overbearing?"
"What, you were planning to agree outwardly while opposing in secret?"
Chuxia shook her head quickly, "No!"
"If not, then what are you afraid of?" Zhou Mikang looked at her indifferently, "As long as you don’t make mistakes, I won’t take away your right to be a doctor. What do you have to be afraid of?"
"But there’s always an unforeseen eventuality..." Chuxia frowned miserably, "We should be reasonable. Look, I don’t set rules saying you must retreat and not advance on the battlefield, right?"
Zhou Mikang couldn’t help but laugh at her flawed logic, "Is that the sa thing? Doctors are here to save lives, and to save more people, you must keep yourself safe first.
On the other hand, warriors are here to kill the enemy; if I, as a commander, retreat upon seeing danger, how can I lead my troops? You don’t want to beco a laughing stock, do you?"
"I was just making a comparison," Chuxia sighed, "Okay, okay, I’ll do as you say, but don’t tell my parents about this, including my dad and mom’s side."
"Do you think I’m stupid?" Zhou Mikang glared at her, "Skinny as a monkey and yet you play the cushion for others. You really are brave!"
"Hehe..." Chuxia giggled awkwardly, "I was really panicked at that mont; it was a complete reflex. But don’t you think that proves I’m a kind person?"
"Off you go to your shift; I’m going to check on Jing Zhe," Zhou Mikang said, turning towards Jing Zhe’s office. He hadn’t seen Jing Zhe all evening and was sowhat curious.
When Chuxia returned, she first went to the ICU. Qin i had already fallen asleep, worn out from tossing and turning all night. The pain was still there, but it no longer affected her sleep.
After checking the data on the various instrunts, Chuxia smiled reassuringly at Mother Qin, who was watching with a worried face, "She’s quite alright, don’t worry."
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"Thank you, Doctor Xiao Lin," Mother Qin hastily expressed her gratitude, "I knew she would be fine, but as her mother, I just can’t help worrying."
Chuxia smiled at her and said, "You and Sister Huang should take turns to get so sleep too. Staying by the bedside is a marathon. If you tire yourself out, how will you be able to take care of Sister Qin?"
Mother Qin nodded: "I feel relieved now and can take turns sleeping with Xiao Huang. Doctor Xiao Lin, please convey our gratitude to Director Zhou. Xiao Huang is really responsible, having her here is a blessing for both my daughter and ."
"It’s my job, Auntie. There’s no need to be so polite," Huang Li said as she handed two straw mats to Mother Qin, "Auntie, make do with these for a nap."
"You go ahead and sleep," Mother Qin pushed her hand away, "You must be exhausted after working all night. You go sleep first; I’ll call you when it’s ti to take over."
"Auntie, I’m young. Staying up a bit longer won’t bother . I’ve done night shifts before; staying up is a piece of cake for ."
Seeing that Mother Qin was going to refuse again, Chuxia smiled and said, "If you both keep insisting like this, neither of you will get any rest tonight. Aunt Qin, you should go sleep first. After all, Sister Huang is much younger than you."
"All right, I’ll listen to Doctor Xiao Lin." Mother Qin compliantly spread the straw mats in the space to the right of the door. That area was reserved for family mbers staying overnight. Those who were better off brought blankets, while the less fortunate used straw mats.
Qin i woke up at five o’clock in the morning to find Chuxia adjusting the drip rate of her IV. She said gratefully, "Thank you." Her voice was completely hoarse, hissing when she spoke, making it uncomfortable to hear even for herself.
"How do you feel?" Chuxia asked softly.
Qin i just shook her head and smiled, indicating she felt fine.
"Your throat is like this because you held back too much yesterday; it’s protesting," Chuxia said, giving her a thumbs up, "You did great."
Feeling embarrassed, Qin i smiled and then asked, "After I recover, I won’t always have this hoarse feeling, will I?"
"Where’s my mom?" Seeing that only Chuxia was with her, Qin i tried to turn her head to look, but Chuxia quickly stopped her, "Don’t move, you might aggravate your wound. Your aunt went to her workplace to request leave, and Sister Huang went to get hot water for your sponge bath, so, for now, I will stay by your side."
"Thank you." Apart from these words, Qin i didn’t know what else to say. Thinking back to how they first t and looking at herself now, she felt that she was indeed lucky. Considering if soone else had treated her the way she did, she certainly wouldn’t have helped without reservations.
Chuxia smiled back: "If you really want to thank , then get better as soon as possible."
"Okay," Qin i readily agreed, as if promising would indeed help her recover faster.
"Sis, ti to eat." The son of the patient in the next bed ca in with a food carrier and nudged the woman who had fallen asleep beside the bed, "Sis, get up and eat, then you can go ho and sleep."
The woman sat up groggily and took a while to co to her senses. In a panic, she quickly checked the IV bag and, seeing a full bag of dicine dripping, let out a sigh of relief: "You scared ."
"If it was up to you, I might’ve died several tis over," the old man teased her, "Doctor Xiao Lin has been keeping an eye on it for you. Every ti, it was Doctor Xiao Lin who rang for the nurse to change the dication. You sleep like a log; just go ho to sleep."
"Dad, you sound very energetic; seems like you’re recovering well." The man said and then turned towards Chuxia to express his gratitude, "Doctor Xiao Lin, thanks a lot."
Chuxia waved her hand with a smile: "Looking after soone by yourself can be tiring. It was just sothing I did on the fly, no need for thanks." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote for it at qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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