It's hard to quit, but it's the perfect marriage!

Zhu Xi turned around, phone in hand, and a gentle voice was right beside her ear.

She turned around, and the spot where she had just stood was now empty.

"Congratulations?" Zhou Yinghuai assumed she was busy. "Did I disturb you?"

Zhu Xi switched hands to hold the phone. "No, I was in the ER for a consultation and encountered a weirdo. He kept talking behind me, it was a bit annoying."

Zhou Yinghuai: "Hmm?"

"I didn't suffer any loss." Noticing his sudden seriousness, Zhu Xi explained, "But I was still just borrowing the tiger's power!"

Taking advantage of Zhou Yinghuai's prestige, they indulged in a moment of verbal sparring.

Zhou Yinghuai remained as gentle as ever, saying, "They provoked you first, so it's okay if you retaliate."

Zhu Xi did not take the elevator, but took the stairs instead.

The thick fire doors blocked out the noise of the emergency room. "She seemed to want to say something to me, but I didn't hear her."

"But it's alright, I won't bark back at a dog." She stepped steadily down the stairs. "What did you just say?"

Zhou Yinghuai sent her the floor plan and interior photos of Huanxisha, asking, "How about using it as our wedding room?"

Zhu Xi turned on speakerphone and zoomed in on the picture; it was nearly 300 square meters and had a wide view.

The community is located in front of Lishui Lake, with a beautiful environment and a quiet oasis amidst the hustle and bustle.

Zhu Xi: "Okay, you decide."

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Xi put her phone in her pocket.

He clutched his neck and muttered to himself, "Strange, what did that person just say, 'Stars'?"

It's no wonder Zhu Xi didn't hear it. As soon as the shouting started, Zhou Lingyi, who had come to the hospital with Lan Qi, dragged and threatened the troublemakers away.

"Lan Yingying, are you crazy!" Zhou Lingyi had come with resentment and happened to see this scene in the emergency room.

Lan Yingying grabbed Zhou Lingyi's wrist, "Lingyi, I..."

Zhou Lingyi shoved him away, saying, "Who gave you the audacity to bully my sister-in-law?"

"She's the one who stole Ah Xing's place. Ah Xing just went abroad, she's not dead." Lan Yingying was still indignant. "Lingyi, everyone in our circle knows that Ah Xing is your sister-in-law."

Zhou Lingyi was delighted.

They looked at Lan Qi as if he were an idiot, "Wow, your Lan family is really something."

Lan Yingying is Lan Qi's cousin; their grandfathers were brothers.

Forty minutes ago, Lan Qi said something wrong that successfully angered Zhou Lingyi.

恋爱脑的周令仪从不吃亏，当场把蓝旗揍了一顿。

He didn't know his own strength and hit Blue Flag on the shoulder with a golf club.

The two then arrived at the hospital.

On the way, Lan Qi laughed at her, calling her a tigress, which angered Zhou Lingyi again.

Now that two men surnamed Lan were in front of her, Zhou Lingyi was even more annoyed.

"Lan Yingying, you are my father."

Lan Yingying trembled, "Lingyi, that's not what I meant. The Yu family is just a small, humble family. What right does she, a daughter brought from her stepmother's remarriage, have?"

"Why should I?" Zhou Lingyi retorted sarcastically. "I had no idea that you, Lan Yingying, were the one making the decisions in the Zhou family. Why don't you go to my house and repeat what you just said to my mother? And while you're at it, pick out a good mental hospital for yourself."

Lan Yingying shut up.

The Zhou family members are kind, except for Zhou's mother.

Zhou Lingyi raised her foot and kicked Lan Qi twice more, warning Lan Yingying, "If there's a next time, I'll cut your few Hermes bags into shreds!"

-

Zhou Lingyi drove away from the hospital, making several phone calls to Zhou Yinghuai along the way.

Because Zhou Yinghuai was on the phone with Zhu Xi, it took several attempts to get through.

"Brother, what are you doing!" Zhou Lingyi gripped the steering wheel and told Zhou Yinghuai everything that had just happened.

Zhou Yinghuai: "Was that Lan Yingying just now?"

Zhou Lingyi: "You knew?"

Zhou Yinghuai gently coaxed his agitated sister, "Zhu Xi didn't hear you; we were on the phone the whole time."

"Wow." Hearing how affectionate her brother and sister-in-law were, Zhou Lingyi grinned mischievously and was no longer angry. "Brother, don't worry, I'll punch Lan Qi's other shoulder right now to avenge my sister-in-law."

As dawn broke, Zhou Yinghuai looked up at the towering buildings outside the window and said, "Well, I'll also give you a set of golf clubs."

The siblings also hung up the phone.

-

Zhu Xi returned to the temple, and the earlier incident had dissipated.

During her evening rounds, she passed by Dr. Wen's ward.

The door was open, and the old man, standing by the window, saw her too.

"Dr. Zhu," the old man said, taking the initiative to speak.

Zhu Xi nodded slightly at the door and entered the ward. "You should rest now. The surgery is early tomorrow morning, and Director Hao will be performing it himself."

The old man pointed to a chair nearby, "Want to chat?"

Zhu Xi nodded and gently pulled the chair back a little.

"Is that Zhou family boy good to you?"

Zhu Xi smiled and said, "Mm."

The old man handed her a bright red apple, saying, "Qingge's elopement has only harmed you."

Zhu Xi accepted the apple without hesitation and prepared to eat it.

The old man smiled indulgently, took the fruit knife he was going to give her, and picked up an apple to start peeling it.

Zhu Xi puffed out her cheeks, holding the apple in both hands, "It's not like you're harming me."

She looked up, smiling as she spoke the truth, "I've turned misfortune into blessing, marrying into a prestigious family. The Zhou family rules, which restrict the men of the Zhou family, have actually given us more freedom."

The apple peel spun in a complete circle, and you could faintly hear the friction of the flesh separating.

Zhu Xi put the apples she was holding back into the fruit plate. "It would be good if I could give back something to the Yu family."

"Besides, everyone tells me that Zhou Yinghuai is a good person, a good man."

As they were talking, a fresh-looking apple appeared in Zhu Xi's hand.

The old man wrapped the unbroken apple peel around her wrist, saying, "May you be safe and sound from now on, and may you encounter no more hardships."

Zhu Xi took a small bite; the apple aroma was rich and the juice plentiful, filling her mouth.

"Dr. Zhu, don't get trapped in that so-called reward. Your mother married Qinghua in a proper and lawful way. She never interfered in other people's relationships." The old man's words touched Zhu Xi's parched and barren heart.

Zhu Xi bit into an apple, her eyes crinkling into a smile, her eyebrows raised.

"Grandpa, are you nervous?" she asked deliberately, "about tomorrow's surgery."

The old man wiped the fruit knife clean and leaned back against the wall, his gaze falling on the myriad lights outside the window. "Such a beautiful night scene, how can one not be captivated?"

Zhu Xi nodded, "Then you should take a closer look."

"Oh?"

She laughed, "After all, it will be three days before we can see it again."

"Um?"

Zhu Xi got up, chewed on an apple, walked to the window, and pulled the curtains shut with her right hand.

"The head surgeon could do dozens of surgeries like yours with his eyes closed all year round." She glanced nervously at the door and lowered her voice, "Old Hao is practically a genius."

The old man was successfully amused.

Zhu Xi replied, "Get some rest. I'll take care of everything after your surgery."

She turned off the main light in the room, leaving only one on the bedside table.

"If I have the chance, Zhou Yinghuai and I will pay him a visit, and you can give him a word of warning for me."

The old man nodded; this unexpected conversation had left both sides with their own thoughts.

As night deepened, Zhu Xi finally fell asleep at one o'clock in the morning.

She posted a picture of the apple peels on her WeChat Moments with the caption: "Forgiveness."

The next morning, the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and the alarm clock rang.

Zhu Xi lingered for another ten minutes of sleep, then sat up with her hair disheveled and opened the refrigerator to drink a bottle of ice water.

Consciousness returned, and the mind became clear.

She swayed her body, encouraging herself, "Director, your busy day is about to begin!"

-

It's 2 PM.

When Lezhi caught Zhu Xi at the nurses' station while she was filling out medical records, he gave her a piece of chocolate.

Zhu Xi glanced at her indifferently, "I won't eat, and I can't pay back the money."

Imported chocolate, this one costs almost a thousand yuan, she can't afford it.

Lezhi snorted and took it away, saying, "The expert's surgery is over."

Zhu Xi looked up at the sound and glanced at the red time numbers in the distance.

Lezhi made sarcastic remarks, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, the surgery went very smoothly."

Zhu Xi rolled her eyes at her, disgusted. "If you can't speak properly, then donate your mouth to a proctology intern for stitches!"

With that, she snapped the medical record book shut and walked out from the nurses' station.

Without realizing it, his left foot tripped over his right, and his body lurched straight forward.

Lezhi put her hands up to her chest and dodged backward, saying, "Don't try to scam me."

Zhu Xi was in despair; her right hand hit the edge of the marble, and she still showed signs of falling forward.

"careful."

His large hand reached behind her and wrapped around her waist, pulling her into his arms.

Before the surprise subsided, my heart raced.

Zhu Xi was in turmoil, her emotions surging. "Holy crap!"