After that, the two of them make small talk. Du Jingtang talked about Rainy, but he treated her as Gao Yi’s daughter and didn’t make the connection with Xia Ruoxin.

“Right, Sister Ruoxin. I realized…” He carefully recalled all the scenes where he met Rainy. “I realized Rainy’s eyes really look like yours.”

Xia Ruoxin’s fingers, which were resting on the table, clenched tightly, and then she shifted her gaze nonchalantly, her eyes landing on the transparent glass in the distance hazily.

“Shame that I don’t have such luck to give birth to a child.”

Her self-deprecation made Du Jingtang’s cheeks burn. He knew very well why Xia Ruoxin couldn’t give birth to a child, but now, the culprit was suffering the same fate. He wondered if this was what they call karma.

The pot of tea reduced by more than half in an instant, but not out of awkwardness. They had run out of things to talk about so sitting there, there was no need to continue speaking.

Du Jingtang crossed his hands and leaned against the wall, gazing at Xia Ruoxin’s retreating figure in the distance. He could only sigh.

He carried some fruits and placed them on the table. Then, he took an apple and started to peel it. However, halfway through peeling it, he zoned out; and with a crunch, he took a bite out of the apple. Then, he came back to his senses. He had just taken a bite out of the apple that he had peeled for the patient.

He whipped his head towards Chu Lui. A pair of venomous eyes met his, making Du Jingtang scared out of his wits.

“I’ll peel another one, another one…” He fumbled through the bag, took out another apple, and started peeling.

Meanwhile, Chu Lui’s eyes grew icier. Du Jingtang shuddered. This man could not be tampered with. His heart was heavy with worries, and if provoked, the person would be in the worst of luck.

“Brother, I met with sister-in-law, no, Sister Ruoxin for tea.”

He said suddenly, making Chu Lui’s deep eyes focus.

“What did you guys talk about?”

“Nothing much.” Du Jingtang continued to peel the apple seriously and talked nonstop. “Me and sister-in-law, no, Sister Ruoxin, we talked for a long time. Brother, she’s doing very well now. She loves Mr. Gao’s child a lot. Mr. Gao is a good man and will treat her well.”

“Really, he’ll treat her well?” Chu Lui’s tightly clenched fist relaxed gradually at last.

“Yea, Mr. Gao is a good match for her. She’s a simple and innocent woman, and she doesn’t desire much. She just wants to live simply.” Du Jingtang tried to spill his true feelings without harming Chu Lui.

He knew that his cousin had a matter in his heart that he couldn’t get over, and it tormented him every second of the day. The only way he could get over this is to let it go.

Chu Lui’s matter is called Xia Ruoxin.

He sighed internally. It wasn’t meant to be so complicated, but with a strange combination of circumstances, things turned out this way-a foregone conclusion with no way of fixing.

Finally, Du Jingtang finished peeling the apple and put it in front of Chu Lui.

“Cousin, your apple.”

Chu Lui took the apple, but he didn’t eat it. His grip loosened, and the apple rolled down the hospital bed.

“You ******!”

Du Jingtang almost spewed out curses. Was this necessary? He had peeled it layer by layer. It was purely handmade.

“Jingtang…” Chu Lui’s sudden voice made Du Jingtang shiver suddenly. His hair stood on its end. What was it now?

“Help me do the discharge procedures.”

He opened his computer. The blue light reflected on his face and revealed a light winter hue.

“Oh, okay.” Du Jingtang picked up the apple and threw it into the bin.

Gao Yi opened the door to the patient ward, but there was no one inside. “Hmm, where is he?” He asked a nurse. He had come into contact with this Mr. Chu multiple times, and every time, they didn’t get along well. It was a rather uncomfortable exchange.

“Why isn’t he here today?”

“Dr. Gao, you’re talking about Mr. Chu?” The nurse asked while she tidied up.

“Mm, where’s Chu Lui?” Gao Yi entered and scanned the room. It was void of the oppression and tension the man exuded so he must have left a long time ago.

“Mr. Chu…” The nurse straightened up and answered. “Mr. Chu requested a discharge and left earlier.”

“Discharge?” Gao Yi was surprised. He thought Chu Lui wanted to fight against him to the end. A man’s reluctance could manifest in various ways, and Chu Lui’s ruse of injuring himself to gain sympathy was quite a failure. However, he didn’t make it a show for others, only for himself.

At least he didn’t apply his wretched business plans here; otherwise, he would feel disgusted to have a love rival like him.

He walked out of the hospital ward and walked straight towards the director’s office. He wanted to ask when he would approve of his transfer request. It had already been a few months and had dragged on for too long. He instinctively realized that someone might have tampered with it to delay his departure, and there was only one person who would do so.

Knock, knock. He knocked on the door.

“Come in.” The director was in.

Gao Yi entered. The director smiled the moment he saw Gao Yi, and he gestured to the seat next to him. “Gao Yi, come here. I have something to tell you, too.”

“Mm, is there a problem?” Gao Yi sat down and remained unperturbed as he waited for the director to tell him.

“Not really.” The director really couldn’t bear to let a person as talented as Gao Yi leave. He had graduated from a renowned institution and had top-notch professional knowledge, as well as excellent medical ethics. Their hospital lacked people like this.

It was such a pity he was leaving.

The director stood up and opened a drawer, taking out a folder. He sat back down and placed the folder in front of Gao Yi.

“I was thinking it was time to give this to you. You kept asking for it a few days ago, and I didn’t agree because someone was stopping me. As for who, you better not ask. There’s no advantage in knowing more. Now, I’m handing you the letter for the transfer of posts. You can leave the hospital anytime, but it’s best to inform the hospital at least two weeks in advance. It would be easier for us to look for a replacement for you, too.”

Gao Yi took the folder and leafed through a few pages. Indeed, it was a letter informing of his transfer. As for who was interfering with his transfer request, he didn’t need to guess.

There was no one else in this world who would pit against him except for that guy.