After Transmigrating Into The Novel, The White Moonlight And The Female Lead Of The Abusive Romance Got Their Happy Ending - Chapter 9

Meanwhile, a set of photographs caused an uproar online.

Golden evening sunlight streamed through the glass window and fell across a delicate face that looked as though it had been kissed by an angel. Black hair slipped past her ear, partially revealing the graceful outline of her profile. She resembled a white dove soaring beneath a blue sky filled with drifting clouds.

A blogger shared the photos, tagged Huadu Television Station, and wrote:

“Dr. Wen is seriously gorgeous! I’m really looking forward to your latest episode of One-on-One this Sunday!”

She was a student at Huadu University Medical School and also a moderately well-known study blogger online.

For some reason, after Huadu Television Station reposted the message, it suddenly began trending.

The top two topics on the entertainment chart were “Let’s Talk About Those Unbelievably Gorgeous Teachers” and “Huadu Television’s Latest One-on-One Guest.”

Netizens flooded the comments—

Miracle Xiao Lin: One minute. I need all her information!

I Knew Someone Would Read My Username: Sob, sob, where does this gorgeous teacher work? I’m so jealous, QAQ.

I Want Ice Cream: A program guest? Don’t tell me she’s another newcomer to the industry buying a trending topic to generate publicity.

Gracile Fasciculus, Cuneate Fasciculus, Cuneate Nucleus: Replying to the person above: She’s a cardiac surgeon at Huadu University Affiliated Hospital. Don’t talk nonsense when you know nothing!

One Smells, Two Sees, Three Moves the Eyes: Exactly! Senior Sister Wen Tang is exceptionally accomplished and has always been a role model for us.

Begging for a Peaceful Night Shift Tonight: Besides, Senior Sister is only appearing on the program because the hospital arranged it. It’s nothing like what some people are claiming about her wanting to enter the entertainment industry.

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As more and more netizens joined the discussion, its popularity continued to climb. Even Huadu University Affiliated Hospital’s official account joined in:

“#Let’sTalkAboutThoseUnbelievablyGorgeousTeachers

#HuaduTelevision’sLatestOneOnOneGuest

This Sunday afternoon, tune in to Huadu Satellite Television, @HuaduTelevisionStation, and join Senior Sister Wen Tang as we take a closer look at cardiovascular surgery~”

Finally, a repost from rising director Fu Xuan pushed the topic’s popularity to its absolute peak.

“Holy crap! Director Fu! Amazing!”

One netizen’s comment perfectly summarized the public’s reaction.

Fu Xuan’s directing career was currently at its height. For such a minor program to receive a repost from him, the production team could practically consider themselves blessed for three lifetimes.

At dinner, Shi Nanqiao opened Weibo, placed her phone in front of Wen Tang, and pointed at the two trending topics with a cheerful smile.

“Our Dr. Wen is now the perfect representative of a beautiful academic genius. Look—so many second- and third-tier celebrities rack their brains and still can’t get onto the trending list, yet you landed two topics at once.”

Wen Tang continued eating calmly.

“It’s only empty fame. It comes quickly and disappears just as quickly.”

“You could create a Weibo account. The production team and I could repost it for you,” Shi Nanqiao suggested with apparent kindness. “It would be a waste not to take advantage of such rare attention.”

Wen Tang shook her head.

“There’s no need. I’m not planning to become an internet celebrity.”

Shi Nanqiao patiently tried to persuade her.

“But it wouldn’t conflict with your real profession. You could educate people about medical knowledge and earn a little extra income at the same time.”

“There really is no need. I’m not good at that sort of thing. As for public education, I’ll see whether a more suitable opportunity comes along later.”

The male lead held enormous influence in fields connected to the entertainment industry. If she truly became involved in that world, then once they fell out in the future, would she not have to compete against him on his own territory?

Compared with buying armies of online commenters and tearing each other apart on the internet, she believed more in the principle that an upright person had no reason to fear a crooked shadow.

As long as she did not repeat the original novel’s mistake and commit a serious error during surgery, the hospital would have no reason to dismiss her.

Furthermore, if she truly succeeded in advancing minimally invasive cardiac surgery in the country, even if the male lead mobilized the entire Fu family’s power, he would not be able to touch her easily.

There was no reason for her to use her weakness to attack his strength.

Wen Tang was absorbed in these thoughts and failed to notice the meaningful contemplation in Shi Nanqiao’s eyes.

“Are you filming during the night shift too?” Wen Tang asked after dinner.

“Yes. Jiqing will come back after dinner with his girlfriend. Tonight, we’ll stay with Tangtang and experience what it feels like for a doctor to work overnight.”

“All right. Hopefully it’ll be a peaceful night, though that doesn’t seem very likely.”

When they returned to the ward, they saw Luo Ran waving at Wen Tang excitedly.

“Doctor!”

“Why haven’t you left yet?” Wen Tang introduced the two women. “You already know Miss Shi, the host from Huadu Television Station. This is Luo Ran, a resident in cardiac surgery and the department director’s student.”

“Hello, Sister Shi. I’m Luo Ran. You can call me Xiao Luo.” After cheerfully greeting Shi Nanqiao, Luo Ran continued speaking to Wen Tang. “I switched shifts with the senior who was supposed to be on duty tonight. I thought there might be a chance to assist you in surgery.”

“No, no, no. There will always be opportunities to perform surgery. I spent all of yesterday operating. Tonight, I just want some peace and quiet.”

“Don’t worry, Dr. Wen. Junior Sister Luo is our night shift’s lucky charm. As long as she’s here, even if you don’t necessarily sleep straight through until morning, I guarantee you won’t be doing sit-ups all night.”

Several residents who were preparing to leave work overheard their conversation as they passed and added their comments.

Wen Tang raised an eyebrow.

“I certainly hope so.”

At midnight, only Wen Tang and Luo Ran remained in the enormous office, along with Shi Nanqiao and Han Jiqing. The other resident on duty had already gone to the call room to rest.

Wen Tang finished reading the final paper she had downloaded, closed her laptop, and yawned. Seeing that Shi Nanqiao and Han Jiqing still looked completely energetic, she could not help questioning her entire existence.

“Are you two night owls? Aren’t you going to sleep?”

“We’re all right. With jobs like ours, we used to work overtime until the early morning quite often. Our schedules have never been regular.”

Luo Ran stretched and said slowly, “Doctor, I still have some experimental data to process. You should go rest in the call room first.”

“All right. Don’t stay up too late.” Wen Tang stood and patted Luo Ran’s shoulder, then turned toward Shi Nanqiao and Han Jiqing. “I’ll take you to the call rooms so you can rest for a while. Staying awake all night is far too exhausting.”

Han Jiqing went to the male call room used by the residents, while Wen Tang and Shi Nanqiao entered the women’s call room.

Shi Nanqiao looked around carefully.

The room was not large and contained only two bunk beds. There was a private bathroom, as well as a small table and a sofa. The bedding was covered in matching dark blue plaid, which seemed perfectly suited to the hospital environment.

“Ah-Qiao, you can sleep on the bed. I’ll make do on the sofa. When Luo Ran comes over later, it wouldn’t be right to make a young girl sleep there. Residents already work very hard during the day.”

Wen Tang took a blanket from a cabinet in the corner, curled up on the sofa, and prepared to sleep.

Shi Nanqiao had intended to refuse, but when she saw Wen Tang close her eyes as though she had already fallen asleep, she did not want to disturb her. She could only lie down on the lower bunk of the hard metal-framed bed.

The blanket had no distinctive smell, only the faint soapy scent left by ordinary laundry detergent. It was not unpleasant.

To be honest, the bed was very hard, and the mattress underneath was hardly thick.

Even in her previous life, after being forced to resign and becoming Fu Xuan’s full-time girlfriend at his villa, there had been times when he grew angry and locked her in a storage room. Even the bed there had been wider and softer than this one.

The main light in the call room was switched off, leaving only a dim yellow bedside lamp.

Using the moonlight slipping through the gap in the curtains and the faint glow of the lamp, Shi Nanqiao looked toward the small sofa.

Wen Tang was not short. At over 1.7 meters tall, she was lying on a loveseat less than 1.5 meters long. Her long legs were forced to bend, making her look genuinely pitiful.

Yet less than ten minutes after lying down, she was already sleeping deeply, her breathing long and even.

Shi Nanqiao had grown up in an ordinary family. When she worked part-time during university, she often made do by spending the night on a shop sofa.

But Wen Tang was different. She had come from a good family and was an only child. She probably had never suffered much before beginning work. The Wen Tang in Shi Nanqiao’s memories had always been very delicate and spoiled.

Now, however, she seemed completely accustomed to sleeping on a sofa.

It was truly unbelievable.

Wen Tang’s long eyelashes cast shadows across her cheeks, while her fair skin glowed softly beneath the dim yellow light.

Shi Nanqiao had to admit that although they both had almond-shaped eyes, those eyes made her look obedient, sweet, and dependent.

On Wen Tang’s face, however, the same almond-shaped eyes somehow gave her an imposing presence even when she was not angry.

It was like how some animals with round feline eyes were haughty little cats, while others were Siberian golden-shaded cats—also known as Siberian tigers.

The thought amused her.

If Wen Tang was a giant tiger, what did that make her?

Takeout delivered directly to the tiger’s door?

The “giant golden-shaded cat” turned over, and the blanket slipped to the floor.

Unfortunately, this particular “giant golden-shaded cat” was different from the ones living in forests. She did not possess thick, warm fur. After the air-conditioning blew over her for a short while, she shivered unconsciously and curled herself into an even tighter ball.

Shi Nanqiao sighed helplessly, got up, and quietly placed the blanket over her again.

Wen Tang immediately grabbed the blanket tightly and rolled herself around in it, successfully wrapping herself into one large, fluffy ball.

Shi Nanqiao could not suppress her laughter. In the end, she took out her phone and secretly snapped a photograph, adding the caption:

Wen Tang-brand ball of yarn—for entertaining cats only.

Yes. The large orange cat her mother kept would definitely love this enormous ball of yarn!

Both inside and outside the room, everything was so quiet that it seemed possible to hear the stars streaking across the sky.

Shi Nanqiao turned onto her back. Listening to Wen Tang’s soft breathing, she gradually relaxed as well and allowed her exhaustion to pull her into sleep.

She did not know how much time had passed when a shrill ringtone suddenly sounded.

Shi Nanqiao rubbed her sleepy eyes. In a daze, she saw that Wen Tang had already sat upright, completely alert, and answered the call.

“Severe chest pain, unequal blood pressure in both arms… You suspect a dissection?” Wen Tang spoke while pulling on her white coat. “All right, understood. I’ll be there immediately!”

After hanging up, she hurriedly told Shi Nanqiao, “The emergency department needs an urgent consultation. I’m heading over first. When you arrive, contact the nurses.”

Without waiting for Shi Nanqiao to answer, she ran toward the elevator, not forgetting to call Luo Ran out of the office as well.

Aortic dissection was a relatively common but extremely dangerous clinical emergency. Once treatment was delayed, the mortality rate was extraordinarily high.

By the time Wen Tang reached the emergency department, the patient was already unconscious.

She examined the CT results. The ascending aorta was involved, making it a Stanford type A dissection.

She made an immediate decision.

“Prepare for surgery. We’re implanting an artificial graft.”

They had already begun moving toward the operating room when Wen Tang suddenly seemed to remember something and reminded the emergency nurse, “A Huadu Television Station program is filming here. Vice President Zheng arranged it. If the staff come over later, please show them the way. There should be one man and one woman. The woman has a very sweet smile.”

“All right. Don’t worry, Dr. Wen.”