This miracle doctor just wants to be fired!

While others were working overtime in a frenzy, Zhou Cheng was already lying in bed reading online novels.

Oh, and he also put his phone on silent mode to temporarily escape all the disturbances.

Before he knew it, he had drifted off to sleep.

In his dream, Zhou Cheng dreamed that two months later, he was successfully dismissed from the hospital, received a compensation of 20 million yuan from the system, and achieved financial freedom in his life.

Just as Zhou Cheng was planning how to use the 20 million, he was woken up by the urge to urinate.

"Damn it, they say dreams and reality are opposites..."

Zhou Cheng felt a little scared. It seemed he had to add some serious information to the hospital leaders' story to prevent any mishaps in the main mission.

……

The next morning at 7:30, Zhou Cheng arrived at the department on time.

As soon as he passed the emergency room registration desk, he sensed a different atmosphere in the air than usual.

Doctors and nurses could be seen gathered in twos and threes at the nurses' station or outside the doctor's office, talking in hushed tones, their voices full of suppressed complaints.

Zhou Cheng strode towards the changing room. As he passed the nurses' station, he overheard Zou Qian talking to several nurses.

"I studied until almost nine o'clock last night, and by the time I got home and washed up it was past ten. I have to get up before six o'clock today, and my eyelids are drooping."

"My child cried last night waiting for me to come home so he could tell me a story, but he was already asleep when I got home and didn't wake up when I left this morning. I felt so bad."

"I'm in a worse situation than you!"

Another nurse sighed, checking the medications while complaining.

"My husband and I both work at the hospital. Last night, we were both pulled into overtime training, and there was no one to pick up our child, so we had to ask my mother to come from the suburbs."

"The elderly person is getting on in years, and they didn't get home until midnight. They had to rush back early this morning, and I feel so guilty. This kind of last-minute overtime work has no humanity whatsoever, and it doesn't even count as overtime hours; it's pure formalism!"

"Speaking of which, Zhou Cheng is really something!" Zou Qian's gaze swept towards the locker room, her tone full of envy. "He actually dared to refuse to work overtime and went home to get a good night's rest. Look at us, we stayed up half the night, and today we all look like pandas, but he's full of energy. If I had that courage, I'd want to be willful for once too."

"That's right!" a young nurse chimed in. "Last night, while we were working on it in the conference room, several people were saying they envied Dr. Zhou."

As Zhou Cheng listened to these words at the locker room door, a wave of emotion washed over him.

Nobody wants to work overtime, but they have no choice but to. So they just sit together and complain.

As he changed into his white coat and walked out of the locker room, he bumped into Fang Hang walking briskly towards him.

Fang Hang saw him and immediately went up to him: "Junior brother, you've finally arrived! Director Wang asked about you early this morning and told you to go directly to his office after you get to your post. Don't be too nervous about what happened last night. The director wasn't really angry. Just be polite and apologize."

"Okay, I understand." Zhou Cheng nodded and turned to walk towards the director's office.

……

The door to the director's office was ajar, and Zhou Cheng knocked lightly twice.

"Come in," Wang Jianming's steady voice came from inside.

Pushing open the door, Zhou Cheng saw Wang Jianming sitting behind his desk, flipping through documents. Looking up and seeing him, Wang Jianming pointed to the chair opposite him and said, "Sit down."

After Zhou Cheng sat down, he took the initiative to speak: "Director, you wanted to see me?"

Wang Jianming put down the medical record in his hand, his expression much more relaxed than yesterday: "Fang Hang and Li Degang have already explained what happened yesterday to me. They know you were too tired, so they won't pursue it this time."

He paused, his tone becoming more serious, "But this is a one-time exception. The Grade A hospital review is a major event for the hospital, and the evening's intensive training session is a hospital-wide requirement. You must attend on time from now on and cannot be absent without a valid reason again."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Cheng did not hesitate at all. He simply smiled faintly and said calmly, "Director, I'm sorry, I probably won't be able to participate in the extra work session tonight."

Wang Jianming's brows furrowed instantly, his expression, which had just eased, darkened again: "What did you say? Not participating again? What's the reason this time?"

"I'm not making excuses, there really is something I have to do personally." Zhou Cheng's tone remained calm. "Director, you know, I have a cat at home. I don't know if it's attached to me, but it only eats the food I feed it. No matter how much other people feed it, it won't eat. Every evening at seven o'clock, it waits by its cat bed. If I feed it ten minutes late, it will start refusing to eat, and I have to watch it eat before it will stop."

"I tried asking my roommate for help, but the little guy went hungry for two days, which almost drove me crazy. Now I have to go back and feed him every day on time."

The office fell silent instantly upon hearing this.

Wang Jianming froze for a full two seconds, his previously calm face turning completely black in an instant.

He glared at Zhou Cheng, his voice filled with anger: "Zhou Cheng! You're using this as an excuse? To skip the hospital's intensive training just to feed a cat?"

"Yes, it is a bit outrageous, but it is true." Zhou Cheng said seriously, "That kitten is weak, and it would be a pity if it starved to death. Besides, I have already developed a tacit understanding with it."

"Nonsense!" Wang Jianming slammed his hand on the table, making the documents bounce. "This isn't my personal request; it's a strict hospital regulation! We're in the crucial period for the Grade A hospital accreditation review, and the entire hospital is working overtime to cooperate. And you, you're trying to make an exception for a cat?"

He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger.

"Let me tell you, the hospital will be sending inspection teams to the department from time to time to check on people who don't work overtime without a valid reason. If they find any, it will be recorded, which will not only affect your personal performance evaluation, but also deduct performance bonuses and affect your chances of being promoted. In severe cases, it may even affect your probationary period!"

"I see."

Zhou Cheng listened without showing any emotion. "Thank you for the reminder, Director, but I still can't attend the study session tonight. I really have to go back and feed the cat. As for the assessment and promotion, just follow the rules."

Wang Jianming was utterly enraged by his nonchalant attitude, his face turning as black as ink.

They thought Zhou Cheng would at least be somewhat wary, but they didn't expect the other party to not even take the probationary period to the next stage seriously.

He stared at Zhou Cheng's calm face. Wang Jianming opened his mouth, but ultimately only managed to utter, "Fine! If you insist on not participating, I will report this to the hospital. You'll have to bear the consequences!"

"Okay, thank you for your help." Zhou Cheng stood up and nodded slightly. "If there's nothing else, I'll head out now."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the director's office without waiting for Wang Jianming's response.

Wang Jianming was left alone in the office, panting heavily with anger, staring at the closed door, unable to recover for a long time.