Chapter 10: Bought a Watch Last Year

Jiang Ruoman immediately broke down. “How can he compare to Dr. Huo?”

“Forget about his achievements in medicine, even his character is worlds apart!”

“Who in this hospital doesn’t know how much he likes to boss around the intern doctors!”

“Wuwu, I don’t want to intern under him. I heard someone was taken advantage of by him last year. If he…”

Jiang Ruoman couldn’t continue her thought and began crying even harder.

Sun Zhenzhen comforted her. “It’ll be fine, your aunt is still here, right? Don’t worry, they won’t do anything.”

“Wuwu…”

Jiang Ruoman continued to cry uncontrollably.

At that moment, they saw Xia Ruannuan, who had entered the restroom because she urgently needed to go.

Xia Ruannuan: “…”

She wasn’t eavesdropping on purpose, nor did she want to run into these two people. She could only blame it on the misfortune of the situation.

Upon seeing Xia Ruannuan, Jiang Ruoman immediately wiped her tears in a panic, while Sun Zhenzhen glared at her angrily.

Facing Sun Zhenzhen’s glare, Xia Ruannuan chose to ignore it.

It was a bit awkward to run into these two after the conflict yesterday, but Xia Ruannuan didn’t feel guilty about anything.

So, she rolled her eyes at Sun Zhenzhen in return.

Sun Zhenzhen was furious but didn’t dare to confront her. After yesterday’s incident, she had been publicly criticized at the morning meeting and had to write a self-criticism.

If she started another conflict today…

She couldn’t afford it, especially without her aunt, the department head, to back her up.

Sun Zhenzhen stopped glaring at Xia Ruannuan, and Xia Ruannuan stopped rolling her eyes. She sidestepped and entered the stall.
…..

Xia Ruannuan thought, maybe she should just hold it and leave.

But from the hospital to the Ho family’s house still took some time, and it was obvious she couldn’t hold it much longer.

Moreover, holding it too long was bad for the body.

She couldn’t harm her own health just for the sake of two irrelevant people, so she decided she had to go.

However, the two people by the door had no intention of leaving. As Xia Ruannuan entered the stall, she had to relieve herself while unbuckling her pants.

She didn’t want anyone to hear the sound of her peeing, as that would make her embarrassed.

She had started too early and almost wet herself.

As she squatted, she silently raised a middle finger. “This damn life, ugh.”

Finally, after managing to squat down and let go, Xia Ruannuan couldn’t help but shiver. But before she finished…

“Ah…”

Xia Ruannuan screamed in fright, completely forgetting to pull up her pants. She grabbed the wall of the stall, and then hurriedly pulled up her pants. “You idiot!”

She couldn’t hold back and yelled at Jiang Ruoman, who had appeared at the door of her stall.

She just hadn’t looked at the calendar before leaving the house, and how did she run into someone like this?

The toilets back then didn’t have doors, just a small partition separating the stalls, and that was considered high-end.

Who would have thought Jiang Ruoman had this strange habit of peeping in people’s stalls? Well, there was no door for her to peek through, so she stood there openly, which made it even worse!

Frantically fastening her belt, Xia Ruannuan shot an angry look at Jiang Ruoman, whose eyes were filled with tears.

Her face was a mix of anger and disgust.

What kind of perversion was this?

When Xia Ruannuan screamed, Sun Zhenzhen quickly followed her.

She knew it was a bit embarrassing, so she tried pulling Jiang Ruoman’s arm. “Ruoman…”

But Jiang Ruoman ignored her. Instead, she locked eyes with Xia Ruannuan.

Xia Ruannuan felt scared by the intense look in Jiang Ruoman’s eyes, and couldn’t be bothered to address her perverted behavior. All she wanted was to leave the restroom.

She was a bit of a neat freak, so she walked as far from the walls of the stall as possible.

However, before she could step out, Jiang Ruoman sidestepped and blocked her way.

Xia Ruannuan: Deep breath, deep breath, don’t get angry, don’t get angry…

Jiang Ruoman’s eyes were filled with tears as she stared at Xia Ruannuan. Just as Xia Ruannuan was about to explode, Jiang Ruoman finally spoke. “…Can you help me ask Dr. Huo for a favor?”

Tears were streaming down her face as she continued, “Yesterday… yesterday, it was my fault.”

“But you know, I didn’t start this. You came at me first, so it’s not really my fault.”

“Dr. Huo… he shouldn’t have kicked me out, right?”

She grabbed Xia Ruannuan’s arm and squeezed it tightly, her hands pressing painfully even through the fabric.

Xia Ruannuan gritted her teeth. “Yes, yes, yes, you’re right. So please, let go of me.”

At this moment, Xia Ruannuan wanted to send Jiang Ruoman a long line of emoji expressions, saying: “Back off, back off, back off…”

But Jiang Ruoman didn’t let go. Instead, she kept clutching tightly. “Please, help me ask Dr. Huo for a favor, please!”

Sun Zhenzhen, standing aside, should have been calming Jiang Ruoman down, but instead, she spoke up. “Ruoman has worked so hard. Being able to intern under Dr. Huo is something she’s worked for a long time. It’s really unfair to her now.”

Xia Ruannuan: —

These two really are perfect for each other as friends! They truly match!

At a time like this, instead of advising her to calm down, she was supporting her!

Fairness?

When has there ever been absolute fairness in this world?

Besides… if Huo Beiqing didn’t want to keep her, could she hold a knife to his neck?

Although Xia Ruannuan didn’t expect Huo Beiqing to kick her out the very next day, she couldn’t deny that she was pleased with this outcome.

With someone this crazy around, it would only cause more trouble in the future.

Thinking this, Xia Ruannuan decided to give in for now. “Fine, I’ll help you talk to him.

She wasn’t planning to get into a fight in this pit.

One slip and even if she won, it wouldn’t be dignified!

So, she decided to leave quietly first.

Xia Ruanruan agreed, and Jiang Ruoman and Sun Zhenzhen exchanged a look, both of them gleaming with scheming satisfaction.

Then, Jiang Ruoman and Sun Zhenzhen escorted Xia Ruanruan out of the restroom, barely let her wash her hands, and then escorted her all the way to Huo Beiqing’s office.

In Huo Beiqing’s office, a few doctors were discussing something with him. When they saw the group of them, they stopped talking.

Huo Beiqing frowned slightly when he saw Xia Ruanruan returning, especially since she was with Jiang Ruoman and Sun Zhenzhen.

His gaze shifted over, and Jiang Ruoman spoke first, putting on a smile she thought was appropriate, “Tr. Huo, Mrs. Huo has something to say to you.”

Huo Beiqing’s frown deepened.

He had just recommended Jiang Ruoman to someone else yesterday.

After she finished speaking, she nudged Xia Ruanruan, “Mrs. Huo, you say something!”

Xia Ruanruan: idiot.

But she still forced a smile and raised the hand not grabbed by Sun Zhenzhen to wave at Huo Beiqing.

Huo Beiqing stood up and told the doctors in his office, “Please wait for a moment.”

The doctors nodded in agreement, avoiding looking at the door and continuing their conversation in low voices.

Huo Beiqing walked over, and Xia Ruanruan struggled slightly in Jiang Ruoman’s tight grip on her arm, whispering irritably, “Are you still going to let me help?”

Jiang Ruoman naturally didn’t trust her, whispering back, “You… just stand here and say it.”

Xia Ruanruan rolled her eyes in her heart but still said, “I’m not leaving. I just want you to loosen your grip. Look at us, doesn’t this look strange?”

Jiang Ruoman glanced down, and indeed, it did seem a bit off.

She was tightly holding Xia Ruanruan’s arm, and if Xia Ruanruan’s face looked more pained, it would seem like coercion, though… she was indeed coercing her.

Jiang Ruoman looked at Huo Beiqing, thought for a moment, and then released Xia Ruanruan’s arm but didn’t forget to whisper, “Just stand beside me and talk.”

Xia Ruanruan rolled her eyes again. “Got it.”

She verbally agreed but in her heart, thought, Only a fool would listen to you.

Jiang Ruoman hesitated for a moment but finally let go, and Xia Ruanruan didn’t react much.

Jiang Ruoman looked at her and felt somewhat relieved.

But just then, Huo Beiqing was almost right in front of them, only a step and a half away.

At that distance, Huo Beiqing stopped and asked, “What’s going on?”

The moment he asked, Xia Ruanruan suddenly rushed at him… or more accurately, behind him.

She nimbly ducked behind Huo Beiqing and cried in fear, “She’s crazy, she’s crazy…”

Jiang Ruoman: “……”