Chapter 2689

"Aren't we going to find Sister Afang?" Zhao Desan asked cautiously, his brows furrowed.

"We'll go in a while. Don't talk, you're annoying."

Zhao Desan was afraid of Du Xiaochan's temper, fearing she might throw a fit right there on the street, so he didn't say anything more. Du Xiaochan led Zhao Desan to a small garden in the hospital and said to him, "Sit down."

"So, the heroine wants to give me a lecture?" Zhao Desan's cheeky grin returned.

"Don't give me that glib talk; that trick doesn't work on me anymore. Zhao Desan, I'm telling you again, stop getting so close to Zheng Jie. Why won't you listen? Zheng Jie has a husband and a child. If you keep acting like this with her, it will affect your future—and it definitely won't be a good influence. Do you have any idea how many people are just waiting for you to make a mistake?"

"Xiao Chan, what does a little girl like you know? Are you jealous?" Zhao Desan said with a laugh, though a shadow was cast over his heart.

Du Xiaochan's expression became somewhat unpleasant. She really couldn't stand Zhao Desan's nonchalant, joking attitude, so she continued, "Don't be glib. I'm talking to you seriously. I'm doing this for your own good. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't bother. Even if you died, it would be none of my business."

As Du Xiaochan spoke, she suddenly thrust out her small fist, a gesture meant to tell Zhao Desan that she was furious to the extreme. Looking at Du Xiaochan's innocent appearance, Zhao Desan really wanted to go up and "bring her to justice" right there, but as soon as he walked over, Du Xiaochan extended her small fist again and said sternly, "Stay away from this young lady. Sister Afang is looking for you; if you're late, she'll get angry again. You'd better hurry up and go."

Zhao Desan didn't want to be pummeled by this little girl in such a crowded place. Hearing what Du Xiaochan said, he took it as a chance to step down, smiled, and hurried off to see Afang.

Arriving at the Nursing Department office, Afang personally poured a glass of water for Zhao Desan and then said to him, "You had a spat with Xiao Chan, didn't you? I saw Xiao Chan pouting so high this morning, hehe. You really need to be more tolerant of her."

Zhao Desan looked at the genuine care Afang showed for Du Xiaochan and thought to himself: It seems Afang's feelings for Du Xiaochan run quite deep. People usually say that two women make a drama, but this old and young pair is actually quite different. Initially, it was Afang who moved around the hospital to arrange for Du Xiaochan to work there, also intending to groom her as a confidante. In a "Feishuiya Sect" like a hospital, where all sorts of people mingle, she could gradually allow her to have the power to do things that yielded benefits. Arranging for Du Xiaochan to be a shift leader at the hospital's direct-run pharmacy was one such reason; the profits in the pharmacy were huge, and Afang could obtain benefits through under-the-table operations. Therefore, she kept a close eye on Du Xiaochan's emotional fluctuations, not wanting them to affect her work and damage her own interests. For this reason, most of what she said to Zhao Desan this time was related to Du Xiaochan.

When walking out of the hospital, Zhao Desan thought: The jealousy between women is truly too strong. Getting tangled up with so many women, he really has his work cut out for him. From what Afang said today, he caught a hint of meaning: that since he isn't married and doesn't have a partner, he could try to get along with Du Xiaochan. Although she said it in a very tactful tone, it made Zhao Desan feel that she was really meddling in affairs that didn't concern her.

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