Chapter 50: Chapter 50: The Beautiful Young Nurse
"Xiaoqiang will really be alright?" Miao Xuanxuan had been staring intently at Song Xiaodong for over twenty minutes. The moment Song Xiaodong opened his eyes, she asked anxiously.
Turning his head to look at the unconscious Wang Xiaoqiang, Song Xiaodong said, "Heâll be fine. Heâs my own brother; how could I let him die?"
Miao Xuanxuan, sitting at the end of the bed in a chair with her elbows on the bedâs metal rail and her hands supporting her chin, said, "But I heard the other doctors say that his kind of splenic rupture can only be removed through surgery."
The young nurse had been in the ward the whole time and was now all ears too. She had never seen a doctor treat patients in such a miraculous way.
Song Xiaodong stood up and stretched his arms, saying, "I really donât want my brother to be missing a part."
Miao Xuanxuan looked up at Song Xiaodong, a clear sense of admiration in her eyes, and said, "Youâre really amazing. To have such incredible medical skills - even the deputy dean clearly doesnât match your level."
Song Xiaodong grinned and winked, saying, "Just average, the third best in the world."
"Such a show-off, arenât you? When someone compliments you, you should at least pretend to be humble."
Song Xiaodong chuckled and said, "Humility is just hypocrisy, and I donât want to be a hypocrite."
"Pfft..." The young nurse at the side couldnât help but burst into laughter.
Turning his head to look at the young nurse, Song Xiaodong paused and said, "Hey, I just noticed, youâre actually quite a beauty."
The young nurse, a little over one meter sixty, wasnât very tall but was petite and charming. She wore a light blue nurseâs uniform, which couldnât conceal her impressive figure, especially her bust that protruded proudly, indicating her cup size was not small. The round face she had, with a pair of sparkling big eyes, was especially expressive, and still carried a hint of childishness, likely just graduated and new to the job.
This comment immediately received a unanimous roll of the eyes from everyone in the room, except for Wang Xiaoqiang.
Not in a good mood, Miao Xuanxuan said, "What are you looking at? The beautiful nurse has been here for a while, and she even assisted you while you were treating Xiaoqiang. And you didnât even give her a proper glance."
The nurse also looked a bit aggrieved; it must be the first time in her life she had been so disregarded.
Li Gang, grinning, said, "Sister-in-law, you should be glad, actually. It shows that Dongzi only has eyes for you. No matter how pretty another girl is, he doesnât care about them."
Miao Xuanxuan giggled, "Is that so? But no, this guy just snapped at me a moment ago and even wanted to drive me away."
Li Gang touched his forehead and said, "But that was because he was worried about Xiaoqiangâs life; itâs understandable. Sister-in-law, please donât be mad at our Dongzi."
Turning to look at Song Xiaodong, Miao Xuanxuan blinked and said, "I really canât figure you out now. I thought you were a ruffian, but it turns out you have such great medical skills. Which one is the real you?"
Stroking his chin, Song Xiaodong pretended to be profound and said, "Who knows? Even Iâm not clear about it. Anyway, just assume that the most handsome one is me, and youâll be correct."
"Pfft..." This time, Miao Xuanxuan and the young nurse laughed together.
Song Xiaodong turned his head towards the young nurse and said sincerely, "Right, I was so harsh on you earlier, and you still stayed to help me, thank you for that."
The young nurse pouted and said with a sense of grievance, "I really didnât plan to stay, but you were so fierce at that time, I didnât dare to leave."
This made Song Xiaodong quite embarrassed as he said, "Iâm sorry, at that time, I was only worried about my brotherâs life and didnât consider anything else. It was wrong of me to be so harsh on you. How about I make it up to you by taking you out for a meal? You can choose the place, and whatever you want to eat."
The young nurse glanced at Miao Xuanxuan, then cheekily said to Song Xiaodong, "Youâre quite bold, huh? Inviting me out right in front of your girlfriend."
Miao Xuanxuan giggled and said, "Itâs okay, itâs okay, Iâm just a good friend of his. Weâre all joking around. If he wants to ask you out, you just go ahead and accept. Pretend Iâm not here."
Song Xiaodong laughed and said, "So, are you going to accept, or are you going to accept?"
"I... pfft... You didnât even give me the option to not accept." The young nurse chuckled and chided, "Youâre really quite domineering."
"How else could I manage to invite a beauty to dine with me?" Song Xiaodong said with a twinkle in his eye, "I havenât had the honor of learning the beautiful ladyâs name yet."
The young nurse replied spiritedly, "My name is Lin Suâer."
"Hmm, a fine name, indeed quite nice," Song Xiaodong nodded repeatedly.
Li Gang curled his lip and said, "Dongzi, Iâve noticed something, youâve become even more shameless than before. Back when you flirted with girls, at least you used to leave one or half for me. Now, just when I see a pretty nurse, before I get a chance, youâve already swooped in. This is completely disregarding our brotherhood, putting lust before friends, utterly shameless."
Miao Xuanxuan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, thatâs right! Totally shameless! Look at that lustful demeanour; itâs downright despicable. Listen, little nurse, donât fall for his tricks. This guy is bad news; heâll devour you and not even leave behind the bones."
Song Xiaodong rolled his eyes and said, "After such comments from you guys, it seems my grand plans of flirting have utterly failed, what a pity."
Looking at Song Xiaodongâs feigned dejected expression, everyone laughed along. Lin Suâer and the three of them were complete strangers before, but in such a short time, they had become quite familiar with each other.
At that moment, Wang Xiaoqiang woke up. The group immediately stopped joking around and turned to look at him. Li Gang asked anxiously, "Xiaoqiang, how are you feeling?"
"Oh... I think Iâm alright. What happened just now?"
Before Song Xiaodong performed acupuncture, he had used a needle to make Wang Xiaoqiang pass out, so he knew nothing of what had occurred.
Li Gang quickly recounted the recent events, and Wang Xiaoqiang listened with his eyes wide open, finally saying after a while, "Dongzi, when did you ever have such skills?"
Song Xiaodong grinned and said, "I picked it up by chance in the army. You should rest up. Oh right..." He said this as he pulled out a check and handed it to Li Gang, "This money, give it to Xiaoqiang later. Xiaoqiang has suffered a lot; consider this compensation for the shock."
Li Gang and Wang Xiaoqiang didnât think much of it, but Miao Xuanxuan looked at Song Xiaodong with a bizarre expression. This was the very one million that his father had just given to Song Xiaodong, which he was now handing over to Wang Xiaoqiang?
This was one million! One million!