"I'm in a relationship," Leng Chuanjin admitted frankly.
"With Sang Huan."
Facing the almost popping - out eyes of his subordinates, he turned around expressionlessly and started his day's work.
...
"It's nothing serious," Xia Sanghuan said as she released the patient's wrist.
"It's just the recent medication that has caused fluctuations in the factor levels."
She wrote today's ward - round report on the medical record form expressionlessly, trying hard to ignore the burning gaze He Wei was throwing at her.
"You're really in a relationship?" He followed her out of the ward.
"Aren't you supposed to care about the patients during work instead of this kind of thing?"
The girl was quite bothered. She turned around and stared at him with her usual stern look. Although she was not very old, this expression always made people a bit afraid.
She successfully silenced He Wei, then walked straight into the pharmacy without looking back.
"Doctor Xia, the medicine you asked me to prepare has been done," the intern doctor she had assigned to the pharmacy looked up at her after hearing the footsteps.
He also saw He Wei behind her. He choked for a moment before handing over the medicine in his hand.
The girl pulled out the rubber stopper of the glass bottle and gently waved her wrist. The smell of the medicine wafted into her nose. It was the same as what she had smelled before, but she still had to confirm it herself.
"You did a great job." Her rare compliment made the intern doctor feel flattered. He smiled shyly and then pulled He Wei out with him.
"You know about it?"
"What else?" He Wei replied irritably.
Looking at his extremely gloomy face, the intern doctor decided not to ask any more questions.
...
The girl who was busy preparing medicine in the pharmacy knew nothing about the conversation outside. She was now dealing with the most crucial part of the drug.
More than thirty minutes had passed. She gently shook the flask in her hand, waiting for the final chemical reaction. A drop of sweat dripped from her forehead. Watching the medicine in the flask turn from pink to colorless, she let out a sigh of relief. She had actually succeeded on the first try.
She took out a syringe and sucked the medicine into a vial.
"Why are you still here?" She pushed open the door and saw He Wei and the intern doctor whispering at the door.
"We, we were discussing the recent situation of the patients," the intern doctor replied awkwardly with a smile. He Wei turned his head away.
The girl raised an eyebrow.
"I hope you were."
During the time she was in the hospital, the patients under Xiao Song's care were all taken good care of by her and the intern doctors. Some of them would even be able to be discharged in a while - this was something that even Xiao Song himself hadn't expected.
She held the injection and other tools and strode towards the patient's ward. Seeing her confident look, the intern doctor quickly followed her.
"Doctor Xia, was the drug development successful?"
"You'll know in a while, won't you?" She curled her lips.
The pharmacy was not far from the ward. She reached it after just a few steps. The patient's daughter was peeling an apple for the patient. When she saw the girl, she quickly stood up.
"Doctor, how long will it take to cure my father's illness?"
Xia Sanghuan neatly rolled up her sleeves and then said to the intern doctor behind her,
"Go and call the others in case of an emergency."
Her once - flamboyant look had now returned to her usual serious one. It had to be said that every time she showed this expression, it made people feel scared but also more at ease.
After getting along for this period of time, these doctors had become the girl's "fanatics". If she said one thing, they would never say another. It was completely different from their initial opposition to her.
"Okay." The intern doctor replied seriously and turned to walk out.
"If he recovers well, it'll be about another month," the girl said to the woman who had just asked her.
"One month? What do you mean?"
This time, the girl didn't answer her question and instead started to focus on preparing for the next treatment.
"Don't we need surgery?"
"Deputy Director Xiao said before..."
"My method doesn't require surgery," the girl replied simply.
Looking at her calm appearance, it was hard for the woman to imagine that she was really just Deputy Director Xiao's apprentice. Why did she sometimes even have a stronger presence than her master?
There was a sound of footsteps outside the ward, and then the ward door was pulled open.
"Everyone's here?" Xia Sanghuan carefully wiped the needle without looking back.
"Yes, everyone's here, Doctor Xia."
After hearing the reply, she selected three people to stay in the ward, and the others waited at the door in case the ward got too crowded and also so that someone could fetch additional equipment immediately if needed.
"Your organs may hurt a bit next," she said softly to the patient.
"If it's too painful, just tell me."
She lifted the patient's arm and began to feel for the blood vessel. As she pushed the needle into the old man's blood vessel, everyone else in the ward couldn't help but hold their breath. They had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Although they knew Xia Sanghuan would never fail, they still couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.
"How do you feel?"
The transparent medicine slowly flowed into the patient's body through the rubber tube. To avoid making the old man uncomfortable, the girl deliberately slowed down the speed.
"I don't feel anything," the old man replied.
After about ten minutes, only one - third of the medicine had been injected. Suddenly, the old man felt a sharp pain at the needle hole and couldn't help but shrink his arm.
"He Wei."
The man standing behind her was stunned for a moment when he heard her call his name.
"Give the patient the medicine over there," the girl said without looking up.
Before he could step forward, the woman rushed to pick up the capsule on the tray. She poured a glass of warm water and asked her father to take the medicine with the water.
After taking the medicine, the pain didn't feel as intense soon. As time passed, the medicine in the injection was gradually running out. The old man looked a bit uncomfortable. His eyes were tightly closed, but he didn't stop the treatment.
"Okay." As the injection was pushed to the end, the girl pulled out the needle. She took out a cotton ball and placed it on the needle hole to prevent the blood from flowing out.
The woman was very observant and came over to press the cotton ball for her father. Xia Sanghuan let out a breath and wiped the sweat from her forehead. Although this was not a physically demanding job, it really tested a doctor's carefulness and endurance.
"Doctor, what should we do next?" The woman looked at her father who showed no reaction and asked anxiously.
"Wait." After saying that, the girl walked out of the ward - it was too stuffy in there, and she needed fresh air.
"I'll come back in three hours."