Chapter 289

Dean finished speaking and angrily hung up the phone; Lu Zhan heard the beeping from the receiver, feeling helpless as well.

Lu Zhan couldn't think of a solution, and in his heart he even blamed Song Jingyu—what's the point of a man being so handsome, attracting bees and butterflies everywhere.

If Song Jingyu grew up looking like him, he'd surely scare those people away.

After Su Ruo drove Zhang Wan away, she didn't give it another thought; she usually settles scores on the spot, never dwells on things, and certainly won't waste her energy on unimportant people.

When Su Ruo saw Zhang Wan again, the nurse on duty was handing out candy: 'I just arrived here and don't understand anything yet; please look after me in the future.'

But Su Ruo didn't even glance at Zhang Wan; instead she walked straight up to the two little nurses and said in an icy tone, 'Say again what you just said.'

But Doctor Su seems to have some misunderstanding about me, and no matter what she refuses to let me see Regimental Commander Song.

Those who come from the countryside, in order to live a good life, will stop at nothing and risk everything to climb up.

The little nurse took the candy, her eyes lighting up with excitement—this is candy from the Friendship Store, heard to be very expensive, and you need Foreign Exchange Vouchers to buy it.

When the two little nurses saw Su Ruo, their faces instantly showed guilt, for they knew that speaking ill of others behind their back is never good, and moreover their words had just been heard by Su Ruo.

The little nurse, having just received a favor from Doctor Zhang, upon hearing this immediately pursed her lips and said disdainfully, 'Doctor Zhang, you're both doctors—what are you afraid of her doing?'

That little nurse immediately said, 'Doctor Zhang, you don't understand—not everyone is as noble as you.'

This time he saved Regimental Commander Song again; just wait, once the commander wakes up, she will surely force him to marry her.

The little nurse had already prepared to fight Su Ruo, secretly thinking that if Su Ruo dared to lay a hand on her, she would rush forward, pull her hair and scratch her face.

I think she's just narrow‑minded, terrified that someone might steal Regimental Commander Song from her.

But at this moment she had to pretend she had just seen Su Ruo, tugging the little nurse's hand to signal her to stop speaking, then somewhat unnaturally said to Su Ruo, 'Doctor Su, you're here…'

During this time, Chen Dan could see how hard Su Ruo worked to care for Song Jingyu; she never expected these people, even if they couldn't help, would instead resort to such dirty thoughts to speculate about Su Ruo.

Zhang Wan curled the corner of her mouth in a smile, seeing that today's effect had been achieved; holding the last packet of candy, she glanced awkwardly at Song Jingyu's ward and began to speak, then stopped.

"I came this time because the leadership was uneasy about Regimental Commander Song's condition and wanted me to undergo treatment together with Doctor Su."

After Su Ruo finished speaking, the two little nurses and Zhang Wan instantly changed expression.

Someone as outstanding as Regimental Commander Song—she would certainly cling to any opportunity; look at how tightly she's watching him now, afraid someone might take him away.

But being questioned by Su Ruo in front of so many people, they suddenly felt unable to back down, puffing out their chests and saying, 'Did we speak wrongly? Dare you say you're not holding him tightly just because you're afraid others will steal Regimental Commander Song, refusing to let anyone near him?'

Upon hearing their words, Zhang Wan feigned surprise and said, 'Really? How can Doctor Su do that? As a doctor, healing and saving lives is her duty and mission—how can she use it to threaten others?'

Zhang Wan said with a troubled expression, 'Please don't talk like that—perhaps Doctor Su is just doing this because she's overly worried about Regimental Commander Song's condition.'

They knew how highly Lu Zhan and the Dean valued Su Ruo; if this matter blew up in front of those two, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Zhang Wan had come today intending to cause trouble for Su Ruo and make her unhappy, but she didn't expect Su Ruo to be so harsh that such a trivial matter would actually be escalated to Lu Zhan and the Dean.

After hearing this, Zhang Wan laughed and said, 'Our work is fundamentally about mutual cooperation; without your help, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today.'

Doctor Su, it's just a small matter—no need to alarm the Army Commander and the Dean.

If the Army Commander and the Dean found out about this, even she would be implicated.

For a moment, everyone looked at Su Ruo; just when everyone thought she would get angry, she suddenly laughed.

They actually claimed that Su Ruo was doing this to climb onto Song Jingyu, that Song Jingyu cared deeply for Su Ruo—others didn't know, but she knew best; with Regimental Commander Song like that, who needs to 'cling' to him!

All it would take is for Su Ruo to crook her finger, and Song Jingyu would follow her.

In fact, Zhang Wan had seen Su Ruo long before, which is why she deliberately prompted the little nurse to say those things.

The little nurse ended up sounding resentful, for if she ever got the chance to find someone as outstanding as Regimental Commander Song, she would surely throw herself at him without hesitation.

While the little nurse was speaking, Su Ruo stood there listening quietly; Chen Dan beside her was fuming, face flushed, and if Su Ruo hadn't held her back, she would have already rushed over to argue with the little nurse.

"Doctor Zhang, you're joking—who doesn't know you're the capital's finest neurologist? From now on we'll need your continued care.' Having received the favor, the little nurse's mouth was as sweet as if smeared with honey.

"What a pity such a fine person as Regimental Commander Song would end up marrying a woman like her."

Zhang Wan stood to the side, the corner of her mouth slightly raised, her eyes provocatively fixed on Su Ruo.

I heard she got together with Regimental Commander Song only because she cured his leg and then used that to threaten him, repaying kindness with enmity, leaving him no choice.

Anyway, as soon as Su Ruo strikes first, even if she's in the right, she'll be seen as wrong.

A stretch of sea waves, a stretch of rhythm

"You do something so shameless, and you're still afraid people will talk about it?"

The two little nurses, seeing how affable Zhang Wan was, felt their fondness for her increase considerably.

"Doctor Zhang, you're really too good—unlike some people who are arrogant, they completely treat us as labor to be ordered around, not even regarding us as human."

During this period she did everything herself, making it hard for others to even enter the ward; she watches him so closely, not knowing who she's guarding against, and she hasn't even married Regimental Commander Song yet she's already like this—who knows what she'll be like after marriage! I've never seen such a shameless, thick‑skinned woman.

"Good, very good—since you're so confident you're not wrong, you surely won't mind repeating what you just said in front of the Dean and the Army Commander."

"But she doesn't think—doing something this shameless isn't something just anyone can pull off."

The two little nurses' faces turned deathly pale with fear, their lips trembling, unable to utter a word.

"Some people are like a dog biting Lü Dongbin, not recognizing kindness; I think it's better not to give her the candy at all—even if you did, others wouldn't accept your goodwill."

Su Ruo coldly looked at Zhang Wan and said, 'This matter concerns my reputation and medical ethics; to Doctor Zhang it may seem trivial, but to me it is a major issue.'

"Doctor Zhang, you too have received higher education—I never expected your level of thought to be hardly any different from that of ignorant country women."

"And yet you think that casually fabricating stories, slandering others, are trivial matters of no importance."