Chapter 123: The ‘sorrow’ Of The Little People!
The warm light in the living room was pleasant, and the temperature was suitable.
Mu Nanshu wore a light yellow silk knit robe, sat with her feet together, and listened very attentively as Lu Cheng spoke.
“I think it’s good too. According to you, the competition for deputy senior positions at Xiehe Hospital is already incredibly fierce. Once I get promoted to deputy senior here, I can’t be demoted. So, this is a blessing in disguise…” Lu Cheng was someone who took things in stride.
Regarding whether Lu Cheng could stay at Xiehe Hospital, Professor Zhong Junyun could not give him a definite answer; Lu Cheng had to work for it himself.
But in Lu Cheng’s opinion, as long as he was given time, even the Ladder to the Azure Clouds was not insurmountable.
In front of Mu Nanshu, Lu Cheng dared not paint an overly distant future, but coming here was not as difficult as imagined, so Lu Cheng would not cause Mu Nanshu anxiety.
Mu Nanshu nodded gently, about to reply, when Lu Cheng’s telephone rang.
Lu Cheng raised his hand to pick it up. Seeing it was Professor Zhong Junyun, he hushed her: “It’s Professor Zhong.”
Lu Cheng sat up from his lying position and answered.
Zhong Junyun immediately began with a barrage of questions: “Lu Cheng, when you were undergoing standardized training at Zhongnan Hospital, did you promise Old Professor Dong Yaohua that if you wanted to pursue further studies, you would find him?”
“Is there such a thing?”
Lu Cheng’s standardized training unit was at Zhongnan Hospital’s Trauma Surgery department. At that time, the professor Lu Cheng followed was Old Professor Dong Yaohua.
Lu Cheng was not particularly outstanding at the time, but he was sincere, so one time when Old Professor Dong Yaohua was performing surgery, he casually mentioned it.
However, it was just a casual remark with no follow-up. Later, when Lu Cheng asked again, Old Professor Dong Yaohua’s response was vague. After asking again without a result, Lu Cheng stopped inquiring.
Later, Lu Cheng learned the reason from other friends: Old Professor Dong Yaohua had noticed Lu Cheng’s strength that day.
And when Lu Cheng was almost driven to despair in Long County, he tried to send messages and emails to Old Professor Dong again, but as expected, they went unanswered.
“Teacher, there was such a thing, but I later asked Teacher Dong, and he ignored me.”
“Let me think about it. It was probably when he was performing a fracture surgery. Professor Dong saw that I was quite strong and said that.”
“Teacher, how did you find out about this?” Lu Cheng asked.
Zhong Junyun’s voice became distorted, and he angrily said, “Zhongnan Hospital is asking me for you now!!!”
“After Old Professor Dong retired, he did not accept the hospital’s re-employment offer. Instead, he returned to his hometown in Yishi City and tragically drowned while saving someone. He was a benchmark hero in Hanshi City and Yishi City.”
“How did this matter come up on your tail?”
After hearing this, Lu Cheng was surprised and said, “No… really?”
Lu Cheng glanced at Mu Nanshu and said in disbelief, “Teacher? Am I that unlucky?”
The fact that Old Professor Dong Yaohua died saving someone explained why Lu Cheng’s later messages went unanswered.
“Hmm? What’s so unlucky?” Zhong Junyun wasn’t just venting his anger at Lu Cheng, so he continued to ask.
“When I was undergoing my second round of examination at Huashan Hospital back then, my girlfriend actually asked for me in advance. She said I was guaranteed a spot.”
“But before I went for the second round of examination, the teacher who was fond of and skilled at operating died on duty, collapsing suddenly in the operating room.”
“Professor Dong he…”
Zhong Junyun felt his throat tighten upon hearing this, and his voice immediately became solicitous: “Xiao Lu,”
“Can we discuss this like civilized people?”
You ask me a question, and you tell me this?
One teacher dies after another, so how am I supposed to deal with you?
Lu Cheng continued, “Teacher, where I choose to study is my personal decision, and it has nothing to do with Professor Lan, right?”
“If Old Professor Dong really wanted to take me as a student, after I followed him for a total of twenty-three months, he would have made his intentions clear long ago.”
“I asked him again later, and Professor Dong’s response was to take the exam first.”
Lu Cheng certainly knew that Professor Lan Hualuo had taken an interest in him from behind the scenes and had put in effort.
Zhong Junyun said, “But that remark was indeed written down in Old Professor Dong’s notebook.”
“Lu Cheng? Sigh, do you know how difficult this makes things for me now?”
“Professor Lan wants to take over as a disciple in his teacher’s stead, and I can’t say a word.”
“What do you expect me to do? Not respect a senior comrade, a hero?”
Lu Cheng: “…”
“Then, Teacher, what do you mean?” Lu Cheng’s heart was beating a little erratically, hinting at something.
“I can only respect the last wishes of a senior!~”
“Damn it!” Zhong Junyun hung up the phone with a strange tone, his last words sounding somewhat distorted.
Lu Cheng had the speakerphone on, so Mu Nanshu also heard how Lu Cheng was being unceremoniously passed on like a piece of merchandise.
Professor Zhong Junyun’s previous promise to Lu Cheng had gone up in smoke at this moment, and Lu Cheng wasn’t even allowed to make his own choice!
Lu Cheng took deep breaths, gritted his teeth, squeezed his eyes shut, and after a long while, let out a long sigh.
Mu Nanshu had already sat up straight and reached out with both hands to hold Lu Cheng’s right hand, stroking it gently: “Don’t, don’t be angry…”
“If you feel wronged, you can shout it out.”
Mu Nanshu understood Lu Cheng’s feelings at this moment, as she also felt a bit upset.
First, Lu Cheng was treated like merchandise, discarded without a second thought.
Second, Lu Cheng wanted to stay at Xiehe Hospital, but was poached by Professor Lan from Zhongnan Hospital.
Lu Cheng ultimately did not make any sound, looked at Mu Nanshu, and said, “It’s okay… it’s okay.”
“There are other ways,” Lu Cheng told Mu Nanshu.
Mu Nanshu leaned closer to Lu Cheng and said softly, “Don’t overthink it. First, attend classes diligently and learn the technique.”
“Professor Lan doing this probably means he values you, which is why he looked through the old professor’s belongings… there might be some misunderstanding here…”
“If Zhongnan Hospital wants you, you can go there too. Didn’t you say that Professor Lan is also a very excellent professor?”
“Professor Zhong just said that Old Professor Dong was a senior and a hero who saved lives. These were his last wishes, and Professor Zhong is also in a difficult position.”
“Lu Cheng, calm your mind a bit, yes, a bit more calm.”
After Mu Nanshu finished speaking, tears began to fall: “We can only be a little calmer, and it’s best to be like cockroaches, impossible to kill.”
“Mm…”
Lu Cheng was silent for a moment before saying, “I don’t have the recording of the interview from back then. But I can find the original information from the email!”
“When did Professor Dong pass away? I sent him emails in November of ’18, which was the fifth month after my standardized training ended.”
Lu Cheng then opened his email and clearly saw the time frame.
Although Lu Cheng looked and found it, it was useless.
