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章 9: Chapter 9: Mistaken Identity

Meanwhile, at Tong Yao's end.

Si Xiaohui, who had just given her medical registration slip, was worried because Zhang Lijuan hadn't yet returned. She left Tong Yao at the entrance of the outpatient room, saying, "You wait in line here and don't wander off. I'll go find Lijuan and be back soon."

Before Tong Yao could reply, Si Xiaohui had already run off.

Tong Yao stood in line at the entrance of the clinic, clutching her wounded arm. The middle-aged woman behind her saw her bloodstained arm, and the cloth covering her wound soaked through with blood. She couldn't help but show concern, "Young lady, how did you get injured like this? Why are you bleeding so much?"

Tong Yao gave a small smile, "A thief attacked me on the bus."

The people ahead in the line were drawn to their conversation and turned their head. Seeing Tong Yao's blood-soaked cloth and hands, they sighed, "Oh dear! That damn thief was so ruthless. You shouldn't be in this line. Go straight in and get it bandaged! That's a lot of blood. You could have hit a blood vessel!"

"Quick, quick, step to the front."

The others in line kindly let her get in front. Once the doctor was done with the current patient, she would be next.

Tong Yao felt a little embarrassed by the over-politeness and warmth. Although she knew her arm was bleeding quite a bit, she knew she hadn't hit a blood vessel and that it wasn't that serious.

People say those from the countryside in this era are illiterate and disorderly. Clearly, the people around her were country folks. Some even had patches on their clothes. Many people who went to the hospital were critically ill because most would rather see a doctor locally in their village. Yet, they were all generously letting her go first, proving that not all rumors should be believed.

Even though this era had its fair share of illiteracy, their inherent simplicity and kindness could not be denied.

"Whoever is wounded, please come in." A charismatic voice called out from the room, like an announcer's.

Tong Yao's heart skipped a beat. Was that Si Chen's voice?

Honestly, she clenched her chest at the thought of seeing her husband, whom she had never met. Her heart fluttered wildly. Si Chen had thought she had run away, but now she would suddenly appear right before his eyes. Would he be shocked?

"Stop holding up the line. The doctor's calling you. Quickly, go in!"

Seeing Tong Yao standing in place, an older woman in the queue gave her a little shove from behind. Tong Yao stumbled into the room, nearly falling over. The male doctor sitting on a chair instinctively tried to stand up to help, but when he saw that she regained her balance, he took back his hand.

The doctor wasn't expecting the injured person to be such a beautiful young woman. His eyes flickered for a moment before focusing on her arm. He frowned and automatically chastised her.

"How could you wait in line while bleeding that much? Aren't you concerned at all?"

Tong Yao hadn't noticed what the male doctor had said. She was too focused on the handsome man in front of her. He was definitely attractive with pleasing features and no noticeable flaws. He was also tall, at least 1.8 meters, standing straight up in front of her like a small mountain.

The man had a badge on his chest, but she could only make out the Surname 'Si'. The other character was blocked by the pen clipped to his pocket. Nevertheless, it had to be Si Chen. After all, the surname 'Si' was rare, and the chances of there being two young doctors with the same surname in the hospital were slim.

For some reason, her previously jittery and nervous feelings calmed down in front of this man, like a fierce wind swept past, and suddenly everything was calm.

The male doctor was focused on Tong Yao's arm. The blood had dried up on the wound and the cloth. He carefully pulled the cloth away and checked the wound. His brows furrowed, "The wound is deep. It looks like it needs to be stitched."

After waiting for a while and seeing no response from Tong Yao, he looked up only to find her staring off into space. Despite dealing with dozens or even hundreds of patients every day, it still felt uncomfortable being stared at so intently by such a beautiful young lady.

He cleared his throat and coughed. "Did the sight of the wound scare you? Don't worry. While the injury caused quite a bit of bleeding, it didn't reach the muscle or bone. Just avoid contact with water and it will heal over time."

Even the doctor himself didn't notice how his voice had softened. After he finished speaking, he took out some antiseptic from the drawer to disinfect her wound. This fair and delicate arm had been severely cut, which would heal faster with stitches, but it might cause a scar later on. He worried that she'd feel sad when she saw the scar.

Tong Yao blinked and considered how to introduce herself, "Dr. Si, I come from Shanghe Village."

Upon hearing 'Shanghe Village,' the male doctor looked up, "What coincidence, my colleague..."

He abruptly changed the subject as if he remembered something. "Let me disinfect this first. Later, when we give you anesthesia for the stitches, do you have a family member with you?"

"Yes, they went to the restroom. They should be back soon." Tong Yao glanced at the entrance, wondering why Si Xiaohui hadn't come back. If Si Xiaohui were here, she wouldn't need to introduce herself.

By now, the doctor had finished disinfecting the wound. He pointed at the chair next to her and said, "Sit for a moment and don't agitate the wound. I'll write a prescription. Once someone comes in, you can have them bring the medicine over, and I'll do the stitches."

Tong Yao sat on the chair, staring at the profile of the man writing the prescription. A playful idea suddenly struck her. She moved her chair slightly closer to him and said softly but distinctly, "Dr. Si, I'm Tong Yao, your wife."

The male doctor's hand jerked, causing his pen to make a long arc on the paper. He looked up at her in surprise, mouth agape, as if he had seen a gorilla escape from the zoo.

Tong Yao was delighted with his reaction. She giggled, "Your mom wanted you to come home, but I figured you were busy, so..."

Halfway through her sentence, she froze. Her breathing stopped for a moment and her mind went blank. The steel pen the male doctor held in his hand clearly revealed the name tag on his chest: 'Si Jun'. Accompanied by the male doctor's bewildering expression, it seemed utterly comical and awkward.

Just then, there was commotion at the door. Tong Yao turned to see a tall, broad-shouldered man in a white coat walking in. He was even more handsome than the doctor she was talking to. His long, amber eyes were mysterious as a vast starry sky. His perfectly-curved, lofty nose could save tens of thousands of plastic surgery expenses. His lips were as pink as a girl's, and his whole face, along with his features, were remarkably defined.

Tong Yao sighed at the man's good looks, even though she had seen countless handsome celebrities in her previous life.

Tong Yao glanced downward and almost fell off her chair when she saw the name on his chest badge.


章 10: Chapter 10 Doctor-Patient Relationship

"How shameful, failing to recognize your own husband," Xiaohui squeezed in from behind the man, launching right into a lecture. "You're a college graduate for goodness sake, can't you at least recognize your husband?"

"..."

Tong Yao felt so embarrassed she wished she could transform into a butterfly and flutter away on the spot. Her gaze returned to Si Chen's face, meeting his indifferent eyes. She regretted not asking Lin Fengying for a picture of Si Chen before leaving home. She wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground, she'd never been so mortified in her life.

If only she had seen a picture, she wouldn't have misidentified him!

"Ahem ahem." The now aware Si Jun stood up, his fist against his lips, masking the embarrassment on his face with a couple of coughs, he said to Si Chen, "So you're my future sister-in-law!"

Si Chen's usual nonchalant demeanor revealed no sign of embarrassment. As if in his eyes, this was nothing remarkable. He nodded at Si Jun, "Busy with emergencies at the hospital since our wedding day and haven't been able to go home."

Tong Yao: "..." So Si Chen overheard their conversation at the door and was explaining why she mistook someone else for him?

Si Jun laughed and said something that seemed quite meaningful, "No wonder."

Tong Yao: She wanted to escape Earth.

"You can get back to your things, I'll take her to get dressed."

Si Chen casually took the medical record from Si Jun's desk, glanced at Tong Yao, his tone sounding somewhat cold: "Come with me."

The queued patients at the office entrance still weren't entirely sure what had just happened, watching curiously as the group disappeared.

Si Chen walked ahead in silence, Zhang Lijuan trailing behind him. Xiaohui and Tong Yao walked together. As they did, Xiaohui gloated, "Did you see? The look on my brother's face wasn't good, he must have been angry. He will probably oust you and go back with us."

Without Tong Yao to care for her brother, he would be a freeloader in town. Her brother would surely not let Tong Yao stay in town.

Seeing her take pleasure in her disaster, Tong Yao felt annoyed and rolled her eyes saying: "Your brother is already pushing thirty and has finally found a pretty wife. But he wants to send her back home after the first meeting. Who's the silly one, him or you?"

"You..." Xiaohui had no retort and due to her brother walking ahead she didn't dare speak too loudly so she could only stare angrily.

Tong Yao showed a victorious smile, but then suddenly Si Chen turned around and she quickly lowered her head feeling guilty. Had he heard what she said?

Zhang Lijuan saw Si Chen turn and thought he was going to look at her, the sudden excitement made her heart flutter. But his gaze passed right over her to look behind. Feeling a pang of disappointment, she saw that Si Chen handed Xiaohui the prescription that Si Jun had written for her.

"Go pay and get the medication."

Xiaohui reluctantly took the prescription and went downstairs, wondering why she forgot to get money from her big brother and if the money she had was enough.

Under Si Chen's leadership, the two arrived at the department. He pulled out a chair for Tong Yao to sit in and helped clean her wound, which looked like a mouth, red, swollen, ghastly and oozing blood. Tong Yao winced in pain, Si Chen glanced at her silently. His movements lightened a bit and he looked very concentrated.

After carefully cleaning the wound, he applied some anti-inflammatory ointment and then helped her bandage the wound.

Watching Si Chen's careful demeanor, Zhang Lijuan felt a bit uncomfortable and intentionally said, "The sister-in-law seems to be quite afraid of pain. I was cut by a sickle once and never made such a big fuss."

"Is that so?" Tong Yao was never one to suffer a loss and retorted immediately, "Did you get such a big gash and did it leave a scar? What type of ointment did you use? Do recommend it to me."

"I... I forgot." Unprepared for Tong Yao's quick response, Zhang Lijuan seemed a bit guilty.

Hearing their conversation, Si Chen interrupted, "With injuries like these, she's suffering no injustice."

Tong Yao: "..."

Zhang Lijuan was delighted. Was this Si Chen standing up for her?

Since she met him, Si Chen has been avoiding conversation with Tong Yao, presumably because he doesn't like her very much.

Of course, after considering it, Xiaohui did tell Si Chen that Tong Yao had eloped with another man. The fact that Si Chen had not laid a hand on his wife is already commendable. It would be strange if he did like Tong Yao.

Xiaohui quickly returned with the medication. After receiving the medication from Xiaohui, Si Chen pulled out twenty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Xiaohui, instructing in a neutral expression, "You all should go and eat some lunch, then go home sooner."

"Brother, we'll go first then."

The medicine only cost three yuan, Si Chen gave her twenty, so she profited seventeen yuan. She could buy quite a bit with that while shopping later. With her spirits lifted, Xiaohui didn't bother with Tong Yao and just wanted to hurry out with Zhang Lijuan for shopping.

"We're leaving now! So, sister-in-law..."

Before she had even finished speaking, Zhang Lijuan was interrupted by Xiaohui who dragged her out of the department.

"Oh! Let's not worry about her. With my brother here, she can't get lost. Let's go grab lunch and shop."

The room was left with only Tong Yao and Si Chen inside. She felt uncomfortable, whereas Si Chen just seemed like his regular self. He picked up the steel pen and wrote a few powerful characters on the medicine packaging.

"Take it as instructed after meals."

Tong Yao finally remembered, Si Chen immediately bandaged her wound before, not even using stitches. "Don't I need stitches?"

Si Chen slightly shook his head, "No need, stitches would leave marks. You did not injure any tendons or bones, rest for a while, then use some scar removal ointment, scars fade faster." Girls like to stay pretty. She should be no different.

Tong Yao blinked, "..." Was he worried about a scar on her arm? No wonder everyone loves having acquaintances at the hospital, it sure has benefits!

Si Chen opened the medicine packaging and took a vintage enamel cup from the table and left the room. He came back shortly with a cup of warm water.

"First, drink the medicine."

His voice was cold, like treating any normal patient, the tone very formal, containing no hint of affection or intimacy. It wouldn't even pass as normal friends, let alone a couple. But given a thought, it makes sense. Apart from the marriage certificate, weren't they still like strangers at their first meeting?

After obeying and drinking the water, Tong Yao belatedly realized that the enamel cup she had just used was Si Chen's. Past or present, this was her first time sharing a cup with a man, it felt kind of strange. Would it be too late to throw up the water now?

Seeing that she had finished drinking, Si Chen took the cup and placed it on the table, he picked up the bag that held Tong Yao's clothes and the medicine, speaking expressionlessly, "I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't apply for a couple's accommodation. You should rest in the dorm for a while, I'll arrange something when I get off work."

"Oh, okay."

Tong Yao followed him in a daze, through numerous turns to the hospital's family house, it was silent all the way. It wasn't until Si Chen closed the door and left that she was finally able to clear her head.

It's all because he was too handsome, she was left feeling muddled, forgetting to think and was led here in a daze. Thinking back on her reactions since she saw Si Chen, she wanted to give herself a slap. She was someone who had seen the Four Heavenly Kings, why did she act like a fool when she saw Si Chen?

Ah!

How humiliating.


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