Senior Taoâs smiling eyes fell on the phone she was holding: Do you want to leak the news?
Xie Wanying quickly put her phone back in her pocket.
Lunchtime
Pan Shihua followed nervously behind the advisor. Unlike Student Xie, itâs his first time being invited by the teachers and senior students for a meal.
Upon hearing the situation, their class monitor, Yue Wentong, handed his lunch box to Student Geng and wisely slipped away.
Todayâs lunch gathering was destined not to be peaceful.
Lau Jingyun and Hu Zhifan booked a small private room at a food stall across from the hospital, waiting for Xie Wanying to join them for a meal. When she arrived, they suddenly noticed a group of unannounced guests, and the two of them were momentarily stupefied.
"Senior Sister, Teacher Ren said not to call you." Xie Wanying explained to Senior Sister and Brother Hu her reason for not giving an early warning.
"You booked a private room. There arenât many people having lunch at noon, so thereâs no worry of running out of chairs. In the afternoon, everyone has to return to work, so thereâs not much time for lunch. Just adding a few more chairs is fine, no need to bother informing beforehand." Ren Chongda said, "Lunch is on me."
"No, no, no, Teacher Ren, youâre too kind, of course, it should be our treat." Lau Jingyun immediately welcomed the teachers and senior students. After saying that, she understood that everything Teacher Ren said was just an excuse, the real reason being that the âbig bossâ came. She thought, well, itâs good. She couldnât manage some of her boyfriendâs bad habits, and having the chief doctor handle it would be best.
Hu Zhifan made eyes at his girlfriend: Hey, that person isâ
"Teacher Tao, where would you like to sit?" Lau Jingyun ignored his look and asked the senior.
"Anywhere." Tao Zhijie replied.
The group casually pulled out chairs and sat down, everyone needed to hurry with lunch since they had to work in the afternoon.
Xie Wanying went out to get a lunchbox delivered to Doctor Song on duty, as instructed by Senior Brother Huang. When she returned, Senior Brother Huang waved her over: "Yingying, sit here."
The empty chair in the middle was between Senior Cao and Teacher Ren. Not thinking much, Xie Wanying went over and sat down.
Everyone was enthusiastically discussing the menu. Only Hu Zhifan, like a dejected rooster, hung his head and distractedly knocked on the chopsticks in his hand.
Tao Zhijie didnât say anything to him. There was no need for him to speak up. The excellent mentor brought Student Pan to let the student handle it. Pan Shihua was sweating all over, knowing that dining out with senior students came at a price, which is why they admired how Student Xie dared to join the seniors for a meal repeatedly.
"Say what you need to him." Lau Jingyun, as the senior sister, leaned towards her junior and encouraged Student Pan to educate her own boyfriend.
Doctors need to educate patients without scaring them off. Pan Shihua struggled to find the right words in his head and started by expressing concern for the patient: "How have you been feeling lately?"
"Pretty good, very good." Hu Zhifan raised his head, assuming a heroic posture ready for sacrifice at any moment.
Lau Jingyun rolled her eyes.
"Dr. Tao said you havenât been coming in for your follow-up visits as scheduled." Pan Shihua told the patient, "Thatâs not good. Your condition needs regular check-ups. The doctors need to know if youâve been taking your medication properly and if youâve corrected past dietary mistakes to prevent a relapse."
"Yes, yes, yes, I take my medicine, wouldnât dare not to." Hu Zhifan repeatedly assured that he was an exemplary patient who followed medical advice.
"I heard youâre free this afternoon, why not come to the hospital for a follow-up check?" Pan Shihua took the opportunity to suggest.