Gu Baisheng looked up at Song Shuang's face in the darkness.

But she couldn't see his expression.

Song Shuang seemed to know that she was looking at him.

He kissed her forehead and sighed, "Go to sleep. It's late."

Gu Baisheng closed her eyes.

It was late.

There were many things to do tomorrow.

...

The next day, it became an issue of most concern in Beicheng that the Second Hospital allowed an intern to be the operating surgeon.

Everyone was talking about it.

Qu Xiaobo went to buy breakfast in the morning.

As soon as she went out, she heard vendors talking with each other when cooking in the street.

"Have you heard about it? It seems that an intern can be the operating surgeon and perform surgery now."

"Which unscrupulous hospital dared to do so?"

"It's the famous Beicheng Second Hospital instead of an unscrupulous hospital."

"How could this happen?"

When an old man took the Chinese-style omelet given by a woman vendor, he shook his head and sighed, "The present society is full of moral degradation!"

"That's true."

The nearby vendor selling tofu pudding was also talking with his customer.

He asked the regular customer, "I remember that your daughter is an intern nurse in Beicheng Second Hospital."

"Yes," the customer nodded.

The vendor asked, "So what's the truth? I don't think the Second Hospital can be such unscrupulous. It's a famous hospital in Beicheng."

The customer sighed, "My daughter is in a bad mood recently after breaking up with her boyfriend. I don't dare to ask anything about the hospital."

Then, the vendor began telling the customer about his son's love story.

Qu Xiaobo twitched her lips when she heard the heated discussion about the Second Hospital among people in the food street.

Zhang Kai saw that Qu Xiaobo stood there still listening to people gossiping.

He looked at the time on his phone and urged her, "We should leave if you've bought what you need. I'm running late."

Qu Xiaobo realized what she was doing and got on Zhang Kai's car with their breakfast given by the vendor.

After getting on the car, she gave Zhang Kai a hard look with discontent, "You know that there is a meeting this morning. Why did you go out so late?"

"Because you're too attractive."

Zhang Kai looked at Qu Xiaobo with a grin.

Qu Xiaobo frowned and glared at him, "Just behave."

They could have left home earlier this morning.

However, Zhang Kai was unusually energetic recently.

She didn't know if he was frightened when they almost broke up several days earlier. He was very clingy now.

He behaved as they had just fallen in love.

Qu Xiaobo couldn't stand it sometimes. She had breakfast in the car and looked out of the window idly.

She was in a thoughtful mood and didn't look at Zhang Kai.

Zhang Kai turned around several times to look at her. Seeing that her expression didn't change at all, he coughed and asked her, "What's wrong?"

Qu Xiaobo didn't say anything.

Then, Zhang Kai tried to flatter her, "Did I do anything wrong?"

"It's not your fault." she answered.

Zhang Kai obeyed her in everything.

He took care of her in the same way that he cared for his parents. She had nothing to be particular about.

"Then what are you worried about?" Zhang Kai asked.

"About Bai Shengsheng." Qu Xiaobo leaned her head against the window and said worriedly, "You see. People are talking about the Second Hospital like they're anxious to stir up trouble. Nine out of ten people were talking about it this morning. A person even said that Bai Shengsheng caused the patient's death during the operation with every detail vividly described. I would believe him if I didn't know what happened."

Qu Xiaobo was angry when she heard them slandering Gu Baisheng.

Zhang Kai knew that Qu Xiaobo got along well with Gu Baisheng.

Qu Xiaobo was the most anxious person as Gu Baisheng got into trouble now.

However, once rumors were spread, they would be powerful.

And people couldn't tell what was true.

"A wise man won't buy rumors," Zhang Kai consoled Qu Xiaobo.

"Well," Qu Xiaobo sneered, "I think that no one is wise."

"You are," Zhang Kai flattered her.

Qu Xiaobo gave him a stare pettishly, "Don't flatter me."

"Well. Don't be so angry. I'll take you to my home for dinner this evening," Zhang Kai said.

He looked at Qu Xiaobo smilingly and relieved her, "My mother knows that you will come, so she went to buy groceries early in the morning. My younger sister will also come back home today. She wants to meet you."

Qu Xiaobo didn't say anything.

She was more anxious at the thought of meeting Zhang Kai's family.

They almost broke up last time, and then Zhang Kai didn't press her into marrying him again.

However, he invited her to his home many times and asked her to meet his parents frequently.

She had refused his request several times, saying that she was so busy at work.

But she couldn't refuse again this time.

Zhang Kai called her hospital, explained what he was doing, and asked when she could take a leave.

He said, "You'll stay at my home tonight, and we can have a rest at home tomorrow. My mother is good at cooking and my sister can bake tasty cakes. You'll love it."

Qu Xiaobo agreed in a lukewarm manner.

She was paltering with him.

Zhang Kai knew it but didn't say anything.

Qu Xiaobo remained silent all the way.

She thought of Zhang Kai's younger sister, who had a triangle face and big eyes.

She became fidgety for no reason.

It was said that a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law were born to be enemies.

However, she wasn't hostile to her prospective mother-in-law.

Instead, she didn't like her sister-in-law, who didn't take after Zhang Kai at all.

Zhang Kai didn't know that his sister had called Qu Xiaobo before and had asked all sorts of questions.

Judging from the way his sister talked, she was arrogant and seemed to think that Qu Xiaobo took great advantage of Zhang Kai by dating him.

That upset Qu Xiaobo.

Zhang Kai drove Qu Xiaobo to her workplace first.

The atmosphere in the car was stifling due to her silence.

To ease the atmosphere, Zhang Kai turned the car radio on.

He didn't change the channels when turning it on.

Then, they heard the male announcer announcing with the clear articulation, "According to the latest news, the Second Hospital declared in this morning that they would hold an apology press conference to make a public apology for that an intern had performed an operation. The vice director of Beicheng Second Hospital, Jiang Shouyuan, the world-famous surgeon, Song Shuang, the surgeon, Yang Jing, and the previous intern in Beicheng Second Hospital, Bai Shengsheng, who is the person involved, will be present."

Qu Xiaobo sat upright when she heard this and said knitting her brows, "Will she attend the apology press conference and apologize to the public?"

Zhang Kai was also a little surprised, "Will Song Shuang allow her to do so?"

He thought that Song Shuang wouldn't let her attend this apology press conference.

All people would certainly take aim at Bai Shengsheng.

And a lot of reporters would make things difficult for her.

If Bai Shengsheng attended, she would be a sheep in a pack of wolves.

Based on such concern, Song Shuang immediately refused to let Bai Shengsheng attend after he knew that the Second Hospital would hold an apology press conference and apologize.

He called Jiang Shouyuan and rejected, "She can be absent as the Second Hospital said that it was all people's decision to let her perform the surgery."

"Yes. But this apology press conference will be disingenuous if she's absent," Jiang Shouyuan was very distressed.

He knew Song Shuang wouldn't allow Bai Shengsheng to attend the apology press conference.

However, if they wanted to make this apology press conference a show of sincerity, Bai Shengsheng must be present.

She must make a public apology.

"I don't agree," Song Shuang said.

"Song Shuang," Mr. Jiang did his best to persuade him and sighed, "I know you worry that she will get injured and be attacked by reporters' harsh remarks. But if Bai Shengsheng is absent, the rest of us can't show our sincerity. Shouldn't we sincerely respect our patients' lives?"

Song Shuang said nothing.

Jiang Shouyuan promised him, "Song Shuang, I assure you that no accident will happen at the apology press conference. Don't worry, OK?"

Song Shuang frowned and took a look at Gu Baisheng, who was on the bed and looking at him make a phone call.

Gu Baisheng blinked when she saw him making a phone call on the veranda after closing the glass door for fear that she might hear him.

As Song Shuang didn't agree, Jiang Shouyuan shook his head and suggested, "Give your phone to Dr. Bai. I'll ask about her opinion."

Song Shuang was about to reject.

Jiang Shouyuan knew him well. He said, "She has the right to make a decision on her own. I won't force her into coming if she is reluctant to do so because of fear."

Song Shuang listened to Jiang Shouyuan. He frowned slightly and looked at the bed in the bedroom.

Gu Baisheng threw back the covers.

She was barefoot and walked towards him on the carpet.

She opened the glass door and asked, "Are you talking to the hospital?"

Song Shuang sighed and passed her the phone, "It's Mr. Jiang."

He could conceal nothing from her.

Gu Baisheng took the phone, lowered her voice, and asked him, "Does Mr. Jiang want to talk to me?"

Song Shuang nodded.

Then, Gu Baisheng took the phone, put it to her ear, and said, "Good morning, Mr. Jiang."

Jiang Shouyuan replied, "Good morning, Dr. Bai."

Jiang Shouyuan addressed Gu Baisheng as "Dr. Bai", and that surprised her. She couldn't help looking up at Song Shuang.

Song Shuang leaned against the doorframe and gazed at her calmly.

Gu Baisheng blinked her eyes because of his gaze. She asked Jiang Shouyuan uneasily, "What's wrong, Mr. Jiang?"

Jiang Shouyuan said in a mild and kind voice, "I want to tell you that the Second Hospital will hold an apology press conference today."

Gu Baisheng nodded and guessed early what he was going to say.

Jiang Shouyuan hesitated, "We will make a public apology for your surgery."

"Thank you for holding the apology press conference. I will attend it on time," Gu Baisheng said.

Before Jiang Shouyuan could ask her to attend, she volunteered to tell him that she would be there.

Her attitude surprised both Song Shuang and Jiang Shouyuan.

Jiang Shouyuan was even shocked and kept silent for a while.

Then, he said with a smile, "We'll be waiting for you at the apology press conference, Dr. Bai."

"OK. Mr. Jiang," Gu Baisheng said.

Then, she hung up the call and gave the phone back to Song Shuang.

Song Shuang was unhappy when taking it, "You don't need to attend the apology press conference."

"If I'm absent, the Second Hospital can't make a sincere apology. That will lead to a negative impact on you and the hospital," Gu Baisheng said.

Song Shuang was amazed and stared at her.