This miracle doctor just wants to be fired!

Fang Hang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly stood up: "Director, Zhou Cheng... he was just too tired today, so he went back to rest. As you know, he was in charge of all the examinations, coordination, and communication with the family of that critically ill 14-year-old patient from morning till afternoon. He didn't even have a proper hot meal all day, working non-stop for more than ten hours. He just couldn't take it anymore and left early."

Wang Jianming's expression remained unchanged, his brows furrowing even more deeply: "No matter how tired you are, you have to follow the department's arrangements, right? This is such an important intensive training session, and you just leave like that? Don't you have any regard for departmental discipline?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Degang, who was sitting next to Fang Hang, slowly stood up.

As Zhou Cheng's superior physician, he immediately spoke up in his defense, saying, "Director Wang, please calm down."

"What Fang Hang said is true. This patient today is really difficult to deal with. His condition is complex and unpredictable. He has cardiac arrest one minute and epileptic seizure the next, with multiple systems affected."

"It took most of the day to prepare for the hospital-wide consultation alone. Zhou Cheng was on edge the whole time and didn't dare to relax for a second."

He paused, then added, "After the patient's condition stabilized in the afternoon, he carefully handed over all the matters to the night shift doctor, making sure nothing was overlooked before leaving."

"Today's tough battle was made possible thanks to him for taking the lead and keeping a close eye on every detail, ensuring no mistakes were made. This kid is usually very hardworking, but he was really overworked today, which is why he momentarily neglected the intensive study session. It wasn't a deliberate act of disobeying the arrangements."

After listening to their explanations, Wang Jianming remained silent for a moment, his tense expression gradually easing.

He was well aware of the complexity of the 14-year-old patient's case and understood the arduous work of emergency room doctors who worked non-stop. His anger just now stemmed more from his displeasure at the "discipline being broken."

He looked up at the crowd, his tone softening slightly, but still carrying a warning: "Since that's the case, then we won't pursue this matter this time. I understand that working in the emergency department is tough, but discipline is discipline, and it cannot be broken at will."

Then, his gaze fell on Fang Hang again, and he said in a deep voice, "Tell Zhou Cheng to come to my office first thing tomorrow morning. Tell him this is a one-time exception. If there is a second unexcused absence from a departmental group activity, no matter the reason, I will report it directly to the medical affairs department and include it in his probationary period evaluation."

"Okay, Director! I'll talk to him first thing tomorrow morning!" Fang Hang replied quickly, finally relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Jianming stopped dwelling on Zhou Cheng's absence, walked to the head seat, picked up the study manual on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Alright, let's get back to business and begin today's study on the tertiary hospital accreditation review. Everyone, pay close attention; the review is related to the honor of the entire hospital, and no one can afford to be careless..."

Wang Jianming's steady voice soon filled the conference room as he explained.

……

Back at the rented room, it was pitch black; Lin Wei had clearly not returned yet.

Zhou Cheng walked into the living room, slumped onto the sofa, and let out a long sigh of relief, finally relaxing his nerves that had been tense all day.

Exhaustion washed over him like a tide, and he was too lazy to even turn on the light. By the dim light of the motion sensor, he took out his phone and opened a food delivery app.

I'm too lazy to cook when I'm alone.

After looking at the dishes for several minutes, he finally chose a rice bowl that he often ate.

Simple, warm, and quick to fill your stomach.

The food delivery hadn't arrived yet, so Zhou Cheng leaned back on the sofa and started scrolling through his phone.

The hospital's various group chats were unusually lively today; I hadn't checked them all day, but there were already hundreds of messages.

Zhou Cheng opened the hospital's large employee group chat. Messages kept popping up in the group. After scrolling up a few pages, he found that they were all complaints about the mandatory intensive study session that night, and the topic remained highly popular.

"Another last-minute work-study session, and there's no one to pick up the kids at home!"

A message from an internal medicine nurse was clearly filled with resentment.

Immediately following, another message read: "That's right! My spouse and I both work at the hospital, and we were both pulled in to work overtime tonight. We had to ask our neighbors to look after our child. It's so frustrating."

Several similar helpless emojis followed.

"Working overtime is one thing, but the learning content is all the same stuff repeated eight hundred times; it's pure formalism and a waste of time!"

"The key issue is that this doesn't even include overtime hours, and there's no compensation whatsoever. Why should my personal time be taken up?"

The group chat was filled with complaints, all expressing the hardships and dissatisfaction of medical staff. Zhou Cheng silently scrolled through the messages, feeling a sense of resonance.

This unreasonable occupation of rest time should not be tolerated.

Medical staff already work very hard, often exhausting their bodies. If their rest time is also taken up by this unreasonable overtime work, it's really hard for them to feel a sense of belonging.

He didn't speak in the group chat; he just watched silently for a while before exiting the chat.

Just then, my phone chimed; it was a WeChat message from Fang Hang.

Zhou Cheng clicked on the screen, and a line of text popped up: "Junior brother, the director didn't lose his temper tonight. After Teacher Li and I explained your situation today, his anger subsided considerably. However, he asked me to tell you that you must be on time tomorrow morning and go to his office. Remember, don't be late, and don't let it happen again!"

Zhou Cheng looked at the message and replied, "Okay, senior brother, I understand. I will be there on time tomorrow. Thank you for speaking up for me today."

A few seconds later, Fang Hang replied: "Don't be so polite with me! You really worked hard today, get a good night's rest and recharge. Don't be too nervous with the director tomorrow, just apologize sincerely, say you shouldn't have forgotten to notify him, and promise to follow the arrangements next time."

"Okay, senior brother, you should also finish your work and get some rest." Zhou Cheng replied and put his phone aside.

Admit your mistake?

That is impossible!

He would never work overtime unless the system popped up a "violation" notification.

I had just put down my phone when the delivery driver called.

Zhou Cheng got up and went downstairs to pick up the takeout. He returned to the room and placed the food on the coffee table.

The aroma of hot rice bowls filled the air, dispelling the chill in the room.

He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat slowly.

During this time, Zhou Cheng also filled Xiaobai's food bowl with cat food.

The two, a human and a cat, started eating dinner together in perfect harmony.

After finishing his takeout, Zhou Cheng tidied up the food container and threw it into the trash can by the door.

It was almost 8 p.m. when Lin Wei finally returned.

"You're back so late, have you eaten?"

"Yeah, I ate at school."

"How did the experiment go?"

"It's alright. Everything is difficult at the beginning. I should be able to stop working overtime after this period."

She looked exhausted. Zhou Cheng chatted with her for a few minutes, then left without disturbing her further, and they each returned to their rooms.