He took out his phone from his pocket, glanced at the message on the screen, then dialed the number.

I'm still a little uncomfortable with it, this thing is much faster than fireworks.

That end was reconnected very quickly.

"I need her complete experience over the past few years, okay, I'll transfer the money."

The phone call ended, and the man turned his head to look at the woman in the bed who was silent and motionless.

He even didn't want her to wake up so soon.

A group of young nurses gathered outside the ward, whispering about Dr. Tang and the patient named Fu Jiu.

It's such a shame, Dr. Tang is so handsome and skilled, but it's a pity he has this kind of special fetish.

"What are some special kinks?"

"Don't you know?"

The girl shook her head, "I don't know, what's wrong with me?"

“He...can’t be said to be in love with corpses…it’s more like a kind of infatuation with patients. His information shows he’s unmarried and I never heard of him having a girlfriend before. Plus, the patient didn’t have any family members when he first arrived. And I was there during the surgery. At first, Dr. Tang was completely normal, but then he started saying it was his wife…how terrifying is that.”

Xu Xia frowned as she listened from the side. Although she also found Dr. Tang and that female patient strange, because Fu Jiu had always been under her care, and sometimes she would also run into Dr. Tang inside, but nothing had happened.

He was just holding the woman's hand, looking really like a loving couple.

Xu Xia thought to herself that she was living in a house borrowed from someone, and it was truly luxurious; a kind of place she and her boyfriend couldn't afford even after several lifetimes of hard work.

Taking someone's hand, she stood up, "Don't guess randomly, Doctor Tang and Fu Jiu... aren't like what you say. They knew each other before, is it wrong for them to fall in love? Or maybe they even got engaged? They might already be husband and wife in their hearts, isn't that okay?"

By the way, Xu Xia, Fu Jiu is under your care. Have you noticed anything about them two?

Xu Xia shook her head, timid as a little white rabbit, "No, she hasn't shown any signs of waking up."

Speaking of it, that ward isn't cheap at all, and there's her daily medication expenses too. I heard that Dr. Tang paid for them all. Where did he get so much money from?

Xu Xia thought of the black card. She could swipe out hundreds of thousands at will, and Dr. Tang, the friend who had lived in such a house before, should...should be very wealthy too, right?

"How can Dr. Tang afford his salary?"

"Yes, it's a pity. Dr. Deng seems to quite like Dr. Tang."

"Really? Dr. Deng is the dean's daughter, right? If Dr. Tang married her, he would be skyrocketing to success! What a big scoop!"

"What's the use, even a doctor like Tang would be fine if they weren't sick. I like that, tsk tsk..."

Xu Xia listened to them talking more and more outrageously. Thinking of leaving quickly, she happened to hear a patient calling for help, so she went to check it out.

It turned out that the patient's aunt wanted to use the restroom, but her family wasn't around. After Xu Xia helped her, she came out.

"Xu... Summer Nurse, right?"

Xu Xia's heart skipped a beat. She turned back, smiling, "Yes, Dr. Deng, you... what can I do for you?"

Teng Ying glanced at the woman in front of her, a fresh college graduate with an innocent look. She wasn't exactly beautiful either. "Nothing much," she said. "Just heard that you took Dr. Tang's car that day. Did you guys go anywhere fun?"

Xu Xia like a startled bird, she had only just managed to stay in this hospital, Deng Ying is the daughter of the hospital director, if she offended her...

“Yes… Yes, but please don’t misunderstand me, I… I just… yes, Dr. Tang is passing by, he…”

Deng Ying smiled, her eyes holding a pride cultivated since childhood. "What are you afraid of? I haven't eaten you, I was just casually asking. I thought you were very familiar with Dr. Tang."

Xu Xia quickly shook her head. "No, no, no, not familiar at all, it's just because..."

"That's because Fu Jiu is your patient, so you've talked to her a few times."

Xu Xia nodded. "Yes, I have a boyfriend, and I don't like Dr. Tang at all. You...don't misunderstand."

Tang Ying smiled disdainfully, "You don't like Dr. Tang? I think Dr. Tang doesn't like you either."

"Yes!" Xu Xia thought, as long as she could keep her job, she didn't mind what she said.

Tang Ying looked at her terrified expression and smiled, "Xu Xia, you've just arrived at the hospital, haven't you?"

"Yes."

"I remember the head nurse mentioned wanting to resign before, I think you're good at your job, very careful, and most importantly, you're down-to-earth..."

Simplicity, in Deng Ying's eyes, was just irony.

"Well, this patient, Fu Jiu, is special. Take good care of her."

"I'm sure I can." Xu Xia felt a chill run down her spine, unable to understand what Deng Ying meant.

"Xǔ Xià, Doctor Tang said Fù Jiǔ is his wife. How does this situation work? Do you know?"

Xu Xia shook her head. "I don't know, I really don't know. When Dr. Tang was here, he usually didn't need me, so I went out."

"Then I heard that you paid for Fu Jiu's medical expenses."

"It wasn't me, it was Doctor Tang's card, Doctor Tang..."

A trace of gloom flashed in Deng Ying's eyes, "Dr. Tang's card? Where did he get so much money?"

Xu Xia shook her head, begging him to stop pushing her. She was just a nurse, only wanting to stay in the big city by working hard. She still had to save up for a down payment with her boyfriend.

"Well, is Doctor Tang in there?"

Xu Xia knew she was talking about Fu Jiu's ward. She would have gone there herself, so it wasn't betraying Dr. Tang. "Yes."

Deng Ying pursed her lips, a hint of fierceness in her eyes, and strode past Xu Xia towards Fu Jiu's ward.

Inside, a man tucked the blanket around Jiu Fu and glanced at the data on the instrument.

"How did you get in here? Isn't it visiting hours?" The man's voice was low, but laced with displeasure.

Deng Ying glanced at the instrument, which displayed no data that could sway one's mood. "Doctor Tang, is this really worth it?"

The man looked at her, as if he didn't care.

"Your skills are good, you saved her life. This is your success, but she will be like this from now on. We're all doctors, unless there's a miracle, she will only be able to lie in bed for the rest of her life, relying on these machines to keep her alive. What meaning would that have for her, I don't know, but I do know, this is a huge burden for you. You can't spend your whole life on her."

"Finished?" the man sneered.

"No, Dr. Tang, even if you're the top surgeon at Huaxi Hospital, your salary wouldn't be enough to cover her massive medical expenses. I know, you say she's your wife just for convenience so that you can take care of her easier. She's just your patient..."

"That's what you think." The man raised an eyebrow. "Now, please leave. She doesn't like to be disturbed."

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