Chapter 35: Chapter 35 So Rude
Liu Gang watched his cousin and didn’t rush him, simply swinging the stack of cash in his hand.
The rustling sound of the money made Zhang Hao clench his teeth and stomp his foot before agreeing.
As long as his cousin agreed, his sister-in-law probably wouldn’t have any objections.
Liu Gang immediately stuffed the money into Zhang Hao’s hands, "As long as you can get your sister-in-law pregnant soon."
"Consider this money as nutrition fee from your big cousin, can’t let you make all this effort for nothing, right?"
Zhang Hao suddenly felt the several thousand yuan in his hand burning hot, but at least it could solve his pressing problem.
After coming out of the bedroom, he saw that his parents had also arrived.
His sister-in-law had washed some fruit and brought it out from the kitchen, then went back to the kitchen to busy herself.
"Mom and Dad, I’m stepping out for a bit and will be back soon, is there anything you want me to buy?"
Zhang Hao was in a hurry to deposit the money and then transfer it to Song Xin.
"No need, just go and come back quickly," Zhang Hao’s mother said, "I’ll go to the kitchen to help Xiaohui, she can’t manage on her own."
Zhang Hao drove to find an ATM for automatic deposits and withdrawals.
Putting the stack of cash into the machine, he listened to the counting machine whirring rapidly, and finally, the screen showed an amount of three thousand yuan.
That was half a month’s salary for Zhang Hao.
Once confirmed the deposit, his phone received a bank notification of the transaction.
Before even finishing reading the message, Zhang Hao transferred the exact amount to Song Xin, adding an extra five hundred from himself.
Upon receiving it, Song Xin sent a thank you emoji.
She also asked Zhang Hao if he could accompany her since she had never gone through an abortion before and was a bit scared.
Zhang Hao thought about it; he worked at the hospital and figured it shouldn’t be an issue to accompany her if he wasn’t busy that day, so he agreed.
Song Xin scheduled the abortion for the third day.
During these days, Zhang Hao was also juggling tasks, rarely having free time to joke around with colleagues.
He even encountered Xiaohui looking sad and heartbroken, and Zhang Hao stepped forward to comfort her.
But Xiaohui ended up crying even more bitterly, originally thinking that she could handle her breakup with her boyfriend nonchalantly.
Seeing photos of her ex-boyfriend being affectionate with his new girlfriend, the disparity in her heart was huge.
She started casting a wide net online, hoping to find a boyfriend better than her ex to spite him.
But after searching, she either ran into scamming men or sleazy middle-aged ones.
She wasn’t a great beauty, but had the delicate features of a petite woman and didn’t demand her boyfriend to be extremely handsome, but at least presentable.
The thought of not finding someone better than her ex made Xiaohui’s heart pain as if it were being minced for ten minutes.
When Zhang Hao tried to comfort her, she felt even worse, "Doctor Zhang, please don’t say anything more."
Zhang Hao didn’t know how to comfort a girl and finally just said,
"If all else fails, I can pretend to be your boyfriend, okay? While I still have hair on my head."
His last remark made Xiaohui laugh, as everyone knew that surgeons were the busiest.
Overnight shifts and overtime were hard on the body, and hair was usually the first to suffer.
At this moment, Doctor Zhang did indeed look handsome, but he still lacked a certain charm.
"Forget it, if Lin Wan knew about it, she would definitely beat me up."
Zhang Hao was about to say something when his phone rang, it was Song Xin calling.
On the phone, Song Xin said she had already arrived at the hospital and was in line.
She asked Zhang Hao to come over quickly if he had time.
Since he wasn’t busy today, Zhang Hao exchanged a few words with Xiaohui and hurried to the gynecology department.
Seeing Song Xin, Zhang Hao felt a bit nervous inside.
However, he was wearing a white coat, and he really looked the part of a doctor.
Originally, Song Xin had also studied surgery, but she never intended to be a doctor.
When she saw Zhang Hao walking towards her, she felt somewhat bewildered.
"If I had studied as diligently as you back then, perhaps I could also be a surgeon at some hospital now. Unfortunately, I fell in love and neglected my studies."
Zhang Hao shrugged, "Everyone has their own destiny. If I were a girl, I guess I wouldn’t want to work too hard either. For a woman, it’s just fine to find a good man to marry and live a happy life."
’Find a good person to marry’—this statement was an immense irony to Song Xin.
The two of them chatted desultorily.
In the beginning, they didn’t even notice someone passing by at the end of the corridor.
That person glanced over in this direction—the first look was at Song Xin, the second was at Zhang Hao.
Song Xin was the first to notice Lin Zhen. She glanced in his direction, and in the next second, she hooked her arm through Zhang Hao’s.
The sudden move caught Zhang Hao off guard.
Without batting an eye, Song Xin said, "Help me sit over there for a while, I’m a bit nervous and scared."
Zhang Hao complied and helped her to a chair to sit down. After everything, he could always feel a burning gaze on his back.
When Zhang Hao turned around to look, he found no one watching him.
After a while, Song Xin was finally called in. She almost ran out of breath.
With Zhang Hao’s accompaniment, she entered the consultation room.
Before the doctor could say much, Zhang Hao was called away.
Song Xin didn’t want Zhang Hao to go back to work, but she had no choice—it was her fault for not picking a day off.
Zhang Hao also felt a bit guilty. When he left, he kept apologizing profusely.
Back in his own department, he found another patient with severe emotional injuries.
Although the other surgeons in his department were giving him the cold shoulder because of his relationship with Lin Wan,
they still worked together harmoniously in front of the patients.
As long as it was for the patient’s sake, Zhang Hao felt it was okay.
With time, people would stop troubling him over those petty issues.
Moreover, he was young and couldn’t waste his life in this small hospital forever,
he had his sights set on bigger hospitals and might transfer at any time.
After finishing the surgery, it was already dark. Zhang Hao checked his phone and noticed Song Xin had called him ten minutes ago,
and had sent him a WeChat message telling him to call her back immediately if he saw it.
Zhang Hao didn’t hesitate and called back right away, only to learn that Song Xin hadn’t left the hospital immediately after her surgery.
She stayed for observation all afternoon.
Zhang Hao, now in different clothes, came to the ward and saw Song Xin, who looked somewhat pale and was not in good spirits.
Before they could exchange many words, someone stormed into the ward, furious.
Zhang Hao stood up to see that the person was unexpectedly Lin Zhen. Suddenly, the ward turned into a battleground.
"Song Xin, you really have poor taste. After leaving me, this is the best you can do?"
"I always said the child in your belly couldn’t be mine. Tell me, whose bastard are you really carrying?"
With a wronged expression, Song Xin turned her head away and whispered, "The first time was with you. You have such high sexual demands; I alone couldn’t satisfy them."
"Every time, you disregarded my feelings and were so rough. Do you think I would go to someone else?"
"I got pregnant and you didn’t want to take responsibility. Don’t cause trouble for someone else. This has nothing to do with Zhang Hao."
