Chapter 1 It's actually him!

City Third Hospital, Pain Medicine Department, Clinic Room One.

The benches outside the clinic were filled with people, mostly men, all waiting for Su Meixi to call their numbers.

A young man in his twenties happily exited the room, his face lit up with excitement.

"Dr. Su really is beautiful. Even though she's wearing a mask, her eyes are absolutely captivating, and her voice is lovely, just like her name—soothing..."

His friend asked, "Did Dr. Su prescribe you any medications?"

The young man was puzzled, "Isn't my calf in pain? But Dr. Su told me to go to the pharmacy outside and buy a box of detox tea to drink for a while. What does detox tea have to do with my calf pain?"

The friend replied, "That means Dr. Su thinks you have water on the brain, and it needs to be drained."

"What kind of way is that to speak?"

"Hurry up and buy it. If you don't, your pain will heal itself soon!"

...

Su Meixi was also irritated.

She had already seen thirty patients that morning, all for issues like hemorrhoid pain or urinary system pain.

If it weren't for the hospital's mandatory smile policy, she would have lost her temper.

She had just dealt with the previous patient and another one entered.

Su Meixi stared at the computer, not lifting her head, and asked, "Where does it hurt?"

A deep, gruff male voice responded, "The place I'm hurting is a bit embarrassing."

Su Meixi took a deep breath, trying to contain her anger, "In the eyes of a doctor, every part of the human body is just tissue and organs, there's no need to feel embarrassed."

"Inner thigh."

Su Meixi immediately seethed with rage.

Were all these people here just to harass her?

Just as she was about to explode, she turned her head and saw a robust man sitting next to her.

He sat straight and upright, his eyes, visible above his mask, sharply focused on her.

Su Meixi's anger was suddenly choked back, unable to escape.

She glanced again at the computer screen and saw the patient's name: Gu Wei, 30 years old.

It was really him!

"How did you get hurt?" Now it was Su Meixi's turn to feel nervous.

"During a mission, I accidentally got slashed by a criminal," Gu Wei stated straightforwardly.

A wound from an external injury?

That wasn't within Su Meixi's area of expertise.

But she couldn't just send Gu Wei away, so she said, "Lie down on the bed next to you, and also, take off your pants. I need to examine you."

The man complied but made sure to draw the curtain.

Su Meixi looked at the blue curtain that she had to pull several times a day and suddenly felt it was very hot to the touch.

It took her a while before she lifted the curtain and walked in.

Meeting his gaze, she suddenly felt as if the air around them had stopped moving.

He lay on the bed, legs apart, his pants pulled down to his knees—seeming like a fish ready for slaughter, yet his aura was too imposing; firm, stern, as if she was the one about to be slaughtered.

It was still him who reminded her, "Dr. Su, shall we start the examination?"

She snapped back to reality and hurriedly examined his wound.

The cut was near the groin area, quite deep, covered with gauze but still oozing blood.

Since the wound was only two centimeters from his private parts, she felt a bit unsure how to proceed.

Gu Wei, however, remained calm and even reminded her, "Didn't you say that a doctor sees only organs?"

Su Meixi stubbornly replied, "I'm not looking at that part of you. It's going to hurt a bit, try to bear with it."

She carefully unwrapped the gauze and inspected the wound to ensure no other nerves were damaged, then proceeded to disinfect the wound.

During the disinfection process, although she was very careful, her fingers still occasionally touched that area.

Both of them remained silent, the air felt as if it had solidified.

Finally, having finished the treatment, she let out a long sigh, "No big deal, just need to change the dressing daily and make sure it doesn't get wet."

"Thank you," Gu Wei said.

"You're welcome, it's my duty," Su Meixi replied.

As he stood up, the pain made his body wobble, and Su Meixi quickly supported him.

He took the opportunity to rest his hand on her shoulder.

"What time do you get off work?" he asked.

"Midday is at 12 o'clock."

"Do you have some time? Can we find a place to talk?" Gu Wei asked.

"I... I've reserved a lunch at the hospital, and I have to see patients in the afternoon, so I likely won't have time," Su Meixi made an excuse.

"Then how about in the evening? I'll come to pick you up after work."

"...Is it really that necessary to talk?" Su Meixi asked.

"It's absolutely necessary!" Gu Wei seemed adamant.

"Well... okay."

After Gu Wei left, Su Meixi sat back in front of her computer and for a moment forgot to call the next patient.

Outside, a dozen people were still lining up.

They discontentedly discussed, "Dr. Su has her own desires too; she takes so long with the tall, handsome ones. Look, those who went in before were out in minutes."

"Maybe he really was in pain?"

"The way you talk, as if we aren't in real pain?"

...

6 PM.

Su Meixi rode her electric bike out of the hospital.

As she reached the gate, she suddenly remembered Gu Wei's invitation and immediately got distracted.

Gu Wei wanted to talk, but about what?

They had only met once two months ago for one evening, and hadn't seen each other since.

However, that one night...

Just as she was reflecting, a BMW suddenly braked hard in front of her. Unprepared, Su Meixi crashed into it.

The door of the BMW opened, and a man in a suit stepped out furiously. He ran to the rear of his car and upon seeing a dent, his anger escalated.

"You drive without looking..."

Upon seeing that the person was Su Meixi, the man's anger intensified.

He asked harshly, "Su Meixi, is that you? Why did you hit my car?"

It was only then that Su Meixi clearly recognized that the man was Qi Anran, her ex-boyfriend and also a doctor at the same hospital but in a different department.

Two months ago, Qi Anran had cheated on her with the director's daughter, Han Ningzhen, and broke up with her.

Previously, Qi Anran always went to work on a shared bike and wore discounted clothing from Uniqlo. It was surprising that in just two months, not only had he started driving a BMW, but he was also wearing a suit, no wonder Su Meixi hadn't recognized him right away.

Su Meixi said, "I didn't hit you on purpose, you braked suddenly."

"Why didn't you keep more distance? Su Meixi, do you like me that much? How many times must I tell you, we are not compatible? Besides having a pretty face, in what ways about family, income, or education do you match up to me?"

Su Meixi also flared up, "You don't need to say all that, do you? When you were pursuing me, you praised me to the skies, bought me breakfast, and gave me roses—it was almost like you were a servant dog. Why didn't you say I wasn't good enough for you then?"

"At that time, I didn't know what kind of person you are. If I had known you had so many men, I never would have pursued you."

"What did you say? Say that again!" Su Meixi got off her electric bike and glared furiously at Qi Anran.

Qi Anran scornfully said, "Your own brother told me, since you were young, you've had many men. Just show you a little benefit and you'd take the bait. Compared to Ningzhen, you are really far behind."

Slap!

Su Meixi raised her hand and fiercely slapped Qi Anran across the face.