Your Ex-boyfriend Works at the Hospital

Unfortunately, it seemed that Han Chen was just interested in a short-lived fling. Not only did he break up with Zhou Mo, but now it seemed that there was little hope for reconciliation.

Liang Xinyun let out a sigh. “Let’s wait until the renovation team finishes their work. I’ll find an excuse to invite Zhou Mo’s parents to have a meal together.”

Han Chen lowered his gaze, showing no emotions. “Do you need me to arrange it for you? You made Zhou Mo angry, shouldn’t you apologize and make amends?”

“There’s no need.”

But Liang Xinyun said with a serious expression, “Consider it a housewarming celebration. I’ll invite her parents to join us. Is that okay?”

“Whatever you decide. It’s getting late; you should rest early,” Han Chen replied.

Liang Xinyun wanted to say more, but she saw Han Chen close the door. It seemed that he didn’t want to dwell on the matter any longer.

...

Sunday.

Office of the Department of Social Medicine at the School of Health Management.

Zhou Mo was in an exceptionally bad mood and had no motivation to work. Her laptop sat on the desk, powered on for an hour, and she hadn’t even opened Microsoft Word.

Today, she was supposed to write a project’s final report for her supervisor, Shen Qingyi.

Originally, Shen Qingyi assigned the task to a female master’s student, but what the student produced was barely readable, so the task fell into Zhou Mo’s hands.

Normally, these minor tasks wouldn’t have bothered Zhou Mo. After all, when she chose to pursue a Ph.D., she had already decided to bear such responsibilities. But everything became different with the frustrating Han Chen in the picture.

Last night, Zhou Mo cried all the way home, and her eyes were still swollen this morning. They hadn’t subsided yet.

She opened her compact mirror, took a look, and saw that her eyes were swollen and puffy like sad frogs. She looked awful.

With a sigh, she closed the mirror, mustered up her energy, and prepared to get some real work done.

Just as she opened the final report document, her phone suddenly rang.

Zhou Mo glanced at the caller ID and quickly answered. “Professor, what’s up?”

“How did your conversation with Liang Dongyan go yesterday? He’s a rare young talent in Dongjiang. He comes from a prestigious political and legal family, and he’s quite handsome. He’s the type you like.”

Zhou Mo was rendered speechless. She forced a smile and said, “Professor, I’m looking for a lawyer, not a romantic partner.”

“Looking for a lawyer and finding a partner are not mutually exclusive. He’s not only a lawyer but also single. You two are a good match. You can fight lawsuits and fall in love at the same time, which can deepen your feelings, right?”

Zhou Mo covered her forehead with her hand. “Professor, thank you for your kind intentions, but I’m currently overwhelmed with things and just had a falling out with my ex-boyfriend. I don’t have the energy to consider matters of the heart.”

“Zhou Mo, when did you become so lacking in confidence? The best way to heal from a broken relationship is to start a new one decisively, isn’t it? I remember when you were doing your master’s, you were quite resolute in breaking up with your former boyfriend from the same department, right?”

“...,” Zhou Mo was at a loss for words. Were all supervisors so gossipy and enthusiastic these days?

Shen Qingyi spoke earnestly, “Zhou Mo, you’re my key student now. You can’t break down. If you’re not interested in Liang Dongyan—I can introduce someone else to you. How about a doctor? I know many senior professors at Dongjiang University Hospital. I can ask them to find someone for you.”

“No need!” Zhou Mo almost had an instinctive reaction. “Please, don’t.”

Shen Qingyi was confused. “What’s wrong? Do you still have an ex-boyfriend at Dongjiang University Hospital?”

“...” Zhou Mo was shocked and embarrassed at how accurate Shen Qingyi’s guess was.

“No, it’s not that. I just don’t want to find a partner. Teacher, please rest assured, I’ll take care of your final report and ensure that you can successfully complete it this year.”

“I feel relieved when you say that,” Shen Qingyi sighed in relief. “After this project is completed, I’ll treat the cute members of our group to a hot spring. Also, your Ph.D. proposal is due soon. I’ll see if I can get some data for you. We need to get through your Ph.D. proposal this year.“

“Thank you, Professor,” Zhou Mo replied.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Mo sighed.

Shen Qingyi was probably the only professor in the country who described a Ph.D. proposal as something to “get through.

Zhou Mo wasn’t sure if following Shen Qingyi was fortunate or unfortunate.

Shen Qingyi never played mind games with her students, and as a boss, she was generous and made sure everyone received their fair share of compensation.

However, her tendency to leave things to the last minute often stressed out the students in her group.

Whenever something came up, the whole group would be in a frenzy, with both the teacher and students busily working together.

Despite Zhou Mo working overtime at school, she knew that Shen Qingyi wasn’t spared at home either.

She probably hadn’t washed her face or combed her hair and was currently hunched over his computer, editing papers.

Thinking about how busy Shen Qingyi was, Zhou Mo found a bit of motivation herself. If the teacher was working so hard, how could she, as a student, not pick herself up?

However, time flew by as she worked, and she missed her lunch break. Zhou Mo’s head started to spin from hunger, but she still had the conclusion section of the final report to write.

She went to the vending machine in the corridor and bought a bottle of nutritional energy drink.

After taking a few sips to fight off the symptoms of low blood sugar, she summoned the last of her energy and finished the remaining part of the report.

“Done!” Zhou Mo stretched lazily, sent the opening report to Shen Qingyi’s email, packed up her things, and prepared to go home.

As she walked out of the school building, the bright sunlight made her dizzy.

Zhou Mo even stumbled a bit, standing in front of the building for a while until her vision returned to normal. Then, she started walking towards the exit of the school.

“Beep...”

She heard a car honking behind her.

Thinking she was blocking the way, Zhou Mo didn’t turn around and moved to the side, intending to make way for the car.

“Beep...”

Zhou Mo became annoyed and stopped, turning around.

A blue and black BMW was shining in the sunlight.

Zhou Mo didn’t even see who was in the driver’s seat; she only saw the obnoxious color. She quickly turned her head and walked as fast as she could along the roadside, trying to get ahead.

She really didn’t want to see that car.

“Beep…”

Zhou Mo continued to ignore it and covered her ears. When she reached the intersection, she flagged down a taxi and got in directly.

The driver looked at Zhou Mo through the rearview mirror and then glanced at the BMW that had been following her. He then looked at the flustered Zhou Mo again.

“Miss, should I call the police?”

“Huh?” Zhou Mo didn’t understand.

“Isn’t someone following you?”

Only then did Zhou Mo realize what the driver was referring to—the BMW behind her.

“I don’t know that person. Let’s go.”

The driver was still unsure, but he started driving.

Zhou Mo stretched her neck and looked at the situation behind her through the rearview mirror.

However, she didn’t see any sign of the car that had been “following” her.

Zhou Mo was slightly surprised and then turned her head to look out of the back window. Indeed, the blue and black BMW was gone.

Did Han Chen stop following her?

She felt a hint of relief and, at the same time, a sense of disdain.

It was normal for him not to pursue her. Pursuing was not Han Chen’s style. He had never been the proactive type.

That was for the best. Zhou Mo was happy to be at ease. Out of sight, out of mind.

The taxi stopped at the entrance of the residential area where Zhou Mo lived.

She scanned the area and saw the blue and black BMW parked brightly at the entrance.