Chapter 208: Its Over? (1/2)

On the day of Donglai Corporation’s scandal, Cheng Xi began her day by waiting for Ceng Xing at the bus stop. She didn’t expect that a man like him would be so prone to carsickness. When he got off of the bus, she even had to support him while he staggered toward the trash can on the side of the road before vomiting loudly and distressingly into it.

When he was finished, Cheng Xi handed him a bottle of clean water for him to rinse his mouth and then a wet cloth for him to wash his face.

As Ceng Xing took the cloth, he hesitated for a moment as he glanced at her. “This is the nicest that you’ve ever been to me, isn’t it?”

Cheng Xi smiled as she responded, “That’s not true. I’ve always been good to you, senior. It’s only you who’s nitpicked at me.”

She even called him “senior” in a particularly warm manner.

Ceng Xing felt his teeth ache from the hypocrisy. “Alright, alright, I’m already here. I won’t turn back and go home even if I end up vomiting to death on this road.”

Cheng Xi chuckled before changing the topic. “I’ve never seen you be carsick before.”

“Haven’t you heard that drivers don’t get carsick? That’s why I always drive myself around .” After Ceng Xing finished vomiting, he looked hale and hearty once again. Cheng Xi helped him carry his suitcases as he walked behind her like a young master and even impolitely ordered her to open the door.

Cheng Xi obediently gave him her car keys.

There weren’t many fancy cars in Gansu, but Cheng Xi’s car was coincidentally parked right next to a Mercedes-Benz. After Ceng Xing received the car keys from Cheng Xi, he walked over to the Mercedes-Benz without thinking; he was still muddle-headed from vomiting, and he didn’t notice which car had beeped in response to the keys. He pulled on the door of the Mercedes-Benz, but… it wouldn’t open.

He turned around only to see Cheng Xi standing by the dinky little car behind him. He involuntarily clutched his forehead as he complained weakly, “...this is the new car that you bought?”

Cheng Xi patted the car door lovingly. “That’s right. He’s quite full of character, isn’t he?”

Ceng Xing shot her a pretentious look. “It looks so dinky that I don’t even want to drive it.”

Cheng Xi replied, “You shouldn’t be so concerned about mere worldly possessions, don’t you think?”

“Money’s also a mere worldly possession. Do you want to give your money to me?”

The two bickered with each other back and forth as they made their way to the hospital. Cheng Xi navigated while Ceng Xing drove, a rare moment of cooperation for the two of them. Honestly, Cheng Xi was very surprised that Ceng Xing had volunteered to come to Gansu. He was a man who enjoyed hedonistic pleasures, so the fact that he’d apply to be reassigned to Gansu of his own accord was almost as shocking as the sun rising from the West.

Cheng Xi was honestly worried that he wouldn’t be able to last here for long. So when they arrived at the hospital and she started introducing everything to him, she only mentioned the upsides. “Do you see that building? It was built by the government for the express purpose of being our organization’s headquarters. Of course, the psychiatry department will also move into it, and in order to accomodate all the doctors that will be volunteering, the hospital also gave us that building over there. It’s currently being renovated, and I’m sure that it’ll be ready by the time everyone arrives……”

Cheng Xi blabbered on about a whole bunch of meaningless nonsense until Ceng Xing couldn’t help himself from asking, “Did you drag me all the way here just to boast about your new working environment?”

Cheng Xi was actually a little comforted when her senior seemed to return to his usual prickly self.

Cheng Xi rubbed her hands together and smiled happily. “Aren’t I acting like this because I’m afraid that you’ll run away? I have to show you the good side of everything first.”

Cheng Xi’s response cleared the mocking expression from Ceng Xing’s face. “You must have had a pretty hard time here, huh?”

“I’m fine,” Cheng Xi replied with a smile, “As you know, I really don’t care about material comforts. Rather, I’m more worried that there will be too many patients for us to handle. We only have a limited number of medical personnel, so I’m praying that more people like you, senior, will come over and help out.” After she said this, she patted her hands before continuing on to say, “Alright, I’ve finished describing our bright and beautiful future, and now we have to face the dismal present. Let’s go visit our current rooms and patients.”