Chapter 104: Some Stories Belong Only To The Two Little Ones
Lu Cheng suddenly asked with a smile, “If you wanted to go to Zhou People’s Hospital, you would have gone there from the beginning.”
Mu Nanshu shook her head, “It’s not like that.”
“I thought you were in Hanshi City, and I thought you would wait for me in Hanshi City, so my first stop when I returned was Hanshi City, and all the resumes I submitted were limited to Hanshi City.”
“I thought, based on my understanding of you, you would definitely still be at Zhongnan Hospital… but when I got there, I only found a ‘Doctorate’ who knew you…”
Mu Nanshu added, “I might have been too self-assured.”
“I used to think that after I asked about it for you, everything could be settled. With your postgraduate entrance examination score at that time, you should have been accepted one hundred percent, right?”
“Why did it turn out like that? They all said so.” Many years later, Mu Nanshu’s voice still had a hint of vulnerability as she revealed to Lu Cheng for the first time what she had secretly done.
Lu Cheng’s postgraduate entrance examination score could be checked in advance. Mu Nanshu was in Magic City, and she was an undergraduate student at Fuda University. She could confidently use this score to inquire.
And she got the result, but she didn’t tell Lu Cheng about this result, fearing that Lu Cheng would think he could surely pass the second round of examination and therefore not take it seriously.
However?
Lu Cheng prepared diligently for the second round of examination, but he was still eliminated.
Lu Cheng was silent and shook his head, “I don’t know either, but so many years have passed, the specific reason is not that important anymore.”
“Let’s just consider it as a trial.”
“The ancients said, when heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it must first…”
Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu’s story did not have many dramatic twists or heart-wrenching moments; what they had were mostly delicate, bit-by-bit memories.
Perhaps a youth without regrets has fewer specific things to regret and savor.
The two of them had been studying together since elementary school, and at first, there were no “improper thoughts”!
During their adolescence, both of them had excellent grades and were close. The teachers didn’t say anything, as long as they were still studying diligently and their grades remained stable. As long as they didn’t hold hands at school, even the head teacher or the dean of students wouldn’t “issue a warning” if they saw it.
In high school, from the first year, Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu were often among the “top tier” students scoring above 620.
Long County is just a small county town, not like Shashi City where top universities are everywhere. So, to many high school teachers, Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu studying together, self-studying, eating together in the cafeteria without any special treatment, were all seen as “very positive energy” mutual encouragement in their studies.
After entering university, Lu Cheng went to Hanshi University, and Mu Nanshu went to Fuda University, which Lu Cheng wanted to go to the most. No one thought that the two of them were no longer on the same level.
Mu Nanshu’s parents did not tell her to stay away from Lu Cheng. On the other hand, Lu Nan’s family and Tian Hui would occasionally mention whether Lu Cheng was trying to climb the social ladder.
Mu Nanshu replied, “Such great responsibilities have nothing to do with ordinary people like us.”
“Only the suffering of their will remains.”
“Take me for example, I’ve almost given half my life for this doctorate. I thought you were doing better than me. We haven’t been in touch for so long, and around you…”
“So I didn’t dare to disturb you rashly before returning to China without understanding the details,” Mu Nanshu said.
“I could only think about graduating first, after all, my parents’ money was earned through hard work and effort, it didn’t appear out of thin air.”
In Mu Nanshu’s opinion, Lu Cheng was more outstanding than her. Lu Cheng had already been “retained by the hospital,” and might even be married with children.
Later, Mu Nanshu made some inquiries and learned about Lu Cheng’s blind dates.
“But you still sent me those things, didn’t you? You still thought that I wanted to make something of myself, didn’t you?”
“That was your initial impression of me, wasn’t it?” Lu Cheng said with a calm smile.
Mu Nanshu nodded, “Mm.”
For a long time afterward, neither of them said anything more. They just ate and looked, ate and looked.
The word “love” is never about ups and downs.
Some past events that others might not consider a story are the youth that only the two of them knew.
Mu Nanshu’s eyes did not avoid Lu Cheng’s gaze, so Lu Cheng could very clearly see her eyes, her pupils.
Her eyes were narrow and long like peach petals, the corners slightly curved upwards, with a slight blush around her eyes, and her pupils were moist.
To be honest, peach blossom eyes inherently possess a charming demeanor, especially when smiling, they are as lively as crescent moons.
However, Mu Nanshu didn’t seem to be able to completely master these eyes. At this moment, apart from clarity, although they held a smile, they subtly contained a hint of grievance.
In essence, the suggestion that Lu Cheng chose Huashan Hospital for his postgraduate studies was decided by Mu Nanshu.
Lu Cheng thought for a moment, then said with a smile, “Xiehe Hospital is quite good. Although the competition is fierce, it is at least fair.”
“If you work in a Prefectural City Hospital now, you will encounter many obstacles you can’t imagine.”
“Prefectural City Hospitals don’t care about papers and scientific research; it’s not a good place for you.”
“Since your job has been settled, let’s stabilize it first, and other things, I…”
Lu Cheng originally wanted to say directly that he would arrange it, but he instinctively hesitated. After carefully looking at his panel, Lu Cheng earnestly added:
“I’ll find a way!~”
Two months ago, Lu Cheng wouldn’t have dared to say such a thing to Mu Nanshu, because at that time, Lu Cheng’s foundation was too poor, and he couldn’t foresee the meaning of the files Mu Nanshu sent him.
So Lu Cheng didn’t dare to say anything, but now, Lu Cheng doesn’t think those things are unattainable, at least not something that cannot be moved in the next five to eight years.
Even after eight years, Lu Cheng would only be thirty-eight years old, not old. Professor Chen Song and others are around that age, and they are still considered young in the field of Medicine.
Mu Nanshu scooped up the kelp sprouts, put them into a communal bowl to cool temporarily, lowered her head slightly, then looked up and said, “If it’s difficult to get by in a Prefectural City Hospital, can you help me get by?”
Mu Nanshu’s tone was serious, and the small light brown mole on the outer corner of her right eye was imperceptibly hidden by her narrowed eyelids.
Her crow-feather-like eyelashes cast butterfly-wing-shaped shadows on her lower eyelids under the incandescent light.
Mu Nanshu meant that it would be difficult for her, as a research-oriented person, to get by in a Prefectural City Hospital, so she asked Lu Cheng to support her.
Distance is a very realistic problem, a point that both of them had deeply felt a long time ago.
From Hanshi City to Magic City, if the train is not delayed, the shortest time required is eight hours and fifty-two minutes, and the longest is fourteen hours and fifty-seven minutes.
Delayed time is calculated separately.
If it weren’t for this, Mu Nanshu wouldn’t have been planning with Lu Cheng to settle down in Magic City and continue each in their own corner.
Lu Cheng said frankly, “No, no, no, Mu Nanshu, you should know me. I don’t mind being the one who is supported.”
“If you can help me take off, I will definitely not let go!!”
Mu Nanshu looked at Lu Cheng and said in a long, drawn-out tone, “Lu Cheng, you’ve changed now.”
“You wouldn’t have said this before.”
There was a certain family background gap between Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu. Although the former Lu Cheng didn’t explicitly say it, he actually cared about such things.
“Haha… People definitely change.”
“In my youth, I was arrogant, my ambitions were higher than the sky.”
“After entering society, I also understood a principle, which is that rich women are hungry, and need hugs!~” Lu Cheng made a gesture as if to reach out to Mu Nanshu.
Mu Nanshu immediately turned away, wrinkling her nose with a bit of disdain.
Lu Cheng then restrained his movements, “Actually, you’ve also changed a lot. We are all growing.”
