The Mad Beauty Professor Forced Me to Mark Her - Chapter 18

“How big of a deal is this? And she’s already making a scene about jumping off a building?” When Director Hu came out of the conference room, he still found it unbelievable. “Young people these days really aren’t capable. They can’t get over even the smallest thing. Unlike back in our day—what grievances didn’t we suffer?”

“Oh, please shut up, Director. She’s on the rooftop right now. The firefighters and reporters are all here, and no one can talk her down! You’re her superior. Hurry up and go persuade her. Coax her down first! If she really jumps, the hospital’s reputation will be ruined!”

Old Hu still wanted to complain, but his colleague impatiently shoved him. “Hurry up. It’s just a few flights of stairs. Do you really want the hospital director to step in and clean up this mess?”

Those few flights of stairs were enough to exhaust Director Hu, who was already in his fifties. He finally climbed up, panted a few times, and before he could even open his mouth, Wang Lili struck first.

“I don’t want you drawing empty promises for me anymore. Not one promise you made me has ever been fulfilled!”

The medical staff from the same department all spoke up one after another.

“Exactly. Director Hu is best at drawing empty promises.”

“Dr. Wang is living so miserably now, and it’s all your fault, Old Hu!”

“What’s the point of coming over to talk now? No wonder Dr. Wang’s heart has gone cold. Ours have gone cold too.”

Director Hu thought, This is bad.

He took a step forward, only to hear everyone nervously shout, “Hey, hey, don’t, don’t!” It turned out Wang Lili had climbed another half-step farther over the railing, her whole body hanging in the wind and trembling.

That scene nearly scared half of Old Hu’s life away. In an instant, both his legs shook like a sieve.

Having seen life and death so often in the hospital, Old Hu should have faced such a scene calmly. But perhaps because he realized that his own future was being gambled on this life-and-death situation, he was instantly frightened into a weak-kneed shrimp. Trembling against the wind, he knelt down and shouted at Wang Lili, “Dr. Wang! Don’t jump!”

Wang Lili stood outside the rooftop guardrail, holding onto it with one hand. She glanced down. The crowd below had gathered like ants, and beneath her was an air cushion spread out by the firefighters.

The entrance of the building was packed so tightly that not even water could get through. The reporters were taking photos with click after click while chasing passersby to ask for details.

“Dr. Wang is a very good person. Every time I come for outpatient care, I book her appointment. She’s pretty, kind, and very patient. She asks about my symptoms in detail and never randomly orders unnecessary tests. She really considers the patient. She’s truly a rare doctor with a conscience.”

“Her husband did something shameful and dragged Dr. Wang’s reputation down with him. Now everyone knows her husband was fooling around in her department. How is she supposed to keep working? If it were me, I’d be furious too!”

“Dr. Wang’s life is too bitter. She didn’t marry a good man. And that leader of hers is also hard to describe. All I can say is, men are no good!”

“The hospital is responsible too. The hospital bears the greatest responsibility! They don’t leave young doctors any way to survive. They dump all the dirtiest and most tiring work on young doctors. The directors don’t need to do outpatient consultations or night shifts. Dr. Wang is still a proper medical university PhD graduate! She has good character, is hardworking and reliable, and I think she published some results before too…”

“And didn’t those results end up under the director’s name? All the benefits get taken by these leaders. They do nothing useful all day and only know how to order other people around!”

At this moment, Director Hu did not dare move forward at all. His old eyes were dim, and he was terrified he might accidentally step on the edge of the rooftop and fall. It was clearly Wang Lili standing outside the railing, and yet his old bones could never make it over there.

“Dr. Wang! You absolutely must not act impulsively! Everything can be discussed!” Director Hu staggered in a half-squatting posture, reaching out and beckoning to her.

Wang Lili spat at him. “Discuss my ass! You stole my papers, took my achievements, and gave me the most shifts! You forced us to prescribe useless medicine to patients and privately took kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies. Your conscience can handle it, but mine can’t! I’ve had enough. But don’t worry. If I can’t live, you won’t live well in the future either!”

After throwing down these words, Wang Lili turned around and let go of the railing.

She truly planned to jump. If she was going to act, she had to act all the way. The hospital was only eight stories tall in total, not that high, and the firefighters had spread out an air cushion below. Landing on it would at most cause a minor injury—unless her luck was truly terrible.

She wanted to gamble.

At the critical moment, Qi Si quietly approached and pressed down on her arm. At the same time, the firefighters also reacted and grabbed her arms and legs from inside the railing.

Everyone was screaming. They watched with their own eyes as Wang Lili spread her arms and prepared to jump. Fortunately, she was pulled back from behind.

That kind of heart-stopping scene absolutely could not have been acted out, and the last words she said were also chilling, making people afraid to think too deeply.

Seeing the firefighters desperately saving her while Wang Lili refused to cooperate, the hospital director finally arrived late. After climbing the stairs and coming up behind Wang Lili, he thought for a moment and said, “Whatever you want, you can bring it up.”

Wang Lili did not speak. The hospital director turned to the others and said, “All of you return to your posts.”

After the area was cleared, only the hospital director, Director Hu, Professor Lin Ye—who was determined to watch the excitement to the end—and the enthusiastic helper Student Qi Si remained on the rooftop.

Wang Lili was pulled back up. The reporters and onlookers below were dispersed. With a heavy heart, the hospital director said, “Old Hu, once the new doctors are recruited next year, it will be time for you to retire.”

Director Hu was stunned. He stammered “This, I, that” for a long time, but in the end, he was speechless.

Wang Lili sat collapsed on the ground, trembling all over with tear-filled eyes. She said to the hospital director, “My husband should also be fired.”

The hospital director nodded. “All right.”

Wang Lili said, “I want to change departments. My original specialty was internal medicine… I only came to this current department because it was short of people. When I first came, they said I’d be transferred after half a year, but they still haven’t transferred me.”

“All right.”

“Next year’s title evaluation…”

“Judging by your department’s situation, you’ll definitely be given priority.”

There were still many things Wang Lili did not dare say directly. She glanced at the young female Alpha who had grabbed her in time earlier, and her heart surged with emotion.

Lin Ye said, “Qi Si, let’s go back.”

Qi Si was pulled back to reality by Lin Ye’s call. Thinking it was time to leave, she let her hand hang in front of her and waved at Dr. Wang Lili before turning around.

“Goodbye, beautiful Alpha. If there’s a chance in the future, Sister will treat you to a meal,” Wang Lili suddenly said.

Qi Si froze and did not make a sound. She lifted her face and saw Lin Ye’s gaze turn cold.

Qi Si carefully leaned over and stood beside Lin Ye like a little follower, her expression saying, “?”

Lin Ye rolled her eyes. Qi Si opened the fire door and made a “please” gesture. Lin Ye looked her over faintly and did not move.

At this moment, Qi Si was suddenly blessed with understanding. She turned around and said to Wang Lili, “No need for a meal. Just remember to pay me on time!”

Lin Ye: “?”

Everyone else: “???”

Qi Si immediately realized that this was very easy to misunderstand and added, “The drug trial compensation.”

Lin Ye laughed speechlessly and walked ahead. Qi Si took the initiative to chat behind her. “Professor Lin, are you going back to school? Why don’t you give me a ride?”

Lin Ye said, “Oh? You think I have so many cars that it’s enough for you to scam me?”

“All right, I’m sorry.” Qi Si lowered her face and scratched her eyebrow. “About that Porsche last time, did they compensate you?”

“How long has it been? Why are you only asking me today?” Lin Ye suddenly stopped on the landing between two flights of stairs and turned to look at her, almost getting bumped head-on by Qi Si, who had been walking with her head lowered.

Qi Si spun aside to avoid her and even steadied Lin Ye’s waist in passing. Who knew what she was thinking, but not long after reaching out, she pulled her hand back.

“I’m sorry.” Qi Si’s heartbeat was nearly louder than her voice. To cover it up, she coughed and said hoarsely, “Professor Lin, I thought you would call me.”

Lin Ye’s gaze caught the trembling of her fingertips, and she sneered. “So it’s my fault?”

“No, absolutely not.” Qi Si panicked. “Professor Lin, it’s my fault. Whatever you want me to do is fine…”

Lin Ye said, “Whatever I want?”

“As long as you’re happy, anything is fine.” Qi Si bit down on her back molars and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. “Right, Professor Lin, how did you know Dr. Wang didn’t really want to jump?”

Lin Ye’s eyes sank slightly at the corners. “Don’t change the subject.”

Qi Si raised her face to look at her, guiltily hiding a faint smile.

Lin Ye asked, “What exactly are you thinking?”

Qi Si stood properly, squeezed her hand, and said nervously, “I don’t know. Professor Lin… I feel like I’m not very capable…”

Lin Ye said, “Two younger sisters waiting to be fed? An Omega stepmother with no ability to work, and a father paralyzed from head to toe?”

Qi Si froze. She seemed to have almost misunderstood something just now. So that was not the matter Lin Ye was asking about?

Lin Ye said, “With those conditions, are you relying on testing drugs once every few months? Working at a bar? Or do you have other part-time jobs? Tutoring? Driving? Food delivery? Do you still want to keep studying?”

Qi Si bit her lip. Having her family situation laid bare in front of Lin Ye was even more unbearable than changing clothes under her eyes earlier.

Lin Ye asked, “So? Why are you still bitterly holding on? Have you never thought of relying on someone else?”

Qi Si swallowed. “…I have.”

Lin Ye smiled, then took the Porsche car key from her pocket. Attached to it were also the Shuxiang Garden access card and house key.

Lin Ye said, “For you to use.”

Qi Si held it in her hand, her hands trembling uncontrollably. She cupped the key in her pocket and tried her hardest to appear calm.

Even when she had grabbed Dr. Wang in front of the railing earlier, moments before the woman almost jumped, she had not been this nervous.

Before Qi Si could ask clearly what Lin Ye intended, Lin Ye turned around and continued down the stairs, asking at the same time, “How did you know Wang Lili was on the rooftop back then?”

Qi Si said, “Can I keep it a secret?”

Lin Ye said, “I don’t like secrets.”

Qi Si said, “I checked the surveillance and saw her heading toward the roof.”

Lin Ye asked, “You used your computer to check the hospital’s surveillance?”

Qi Si fell silent.

Lin Ye laughed softly. The little friend in front of her confessed as soon as she was asked, simple-minded enough to make someone unable to help feeling affection for her.

The elevator went from the eighth floor to the second basement level, with people constantly getting in between floors.

Qi Si stood in front of Lin Ye, refusing to give up even the slightest bit of space, as if she already knew Lin Ye disliked crowding.

Unfortunately, there were truly too many people. A few patients on the lower floors had waited for the elevator for ages and refused to miss this one, shouting, “Move aside, squeeze in a little!”

Qi Si did not move at all. Suddenly, Lin Ye wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her back against herself.

The freed-up space was occupied by the patients squeezing in. Qi Si was loosely held by Lin Ye with one hand. Her eyes did not dare look around, and her face heated up all at once.

The elevator stopped on almost every floor. Lin Ye stood in the deepest corner of the cabin and casually slipped her hand into Qi Si’s pocket. The cold back of her hand brushed against Qi Si’s palm. Qi Si took the initiative to hold it, performing the function of an automatic hand warmer.

The wind on the rooftop had been too strong. Lin Ye had stayed up there for a long time, and her hand was actually as cold as ice.

When the elevator doors opened on Basement Level Two, Qi Si suddenly came back to herself. She took her hand out of her pocket, lowered her head, and walked ahead.

Lin Ye said, “This way.”

Qi Si lowered her head and followed, pressing the car key. Not far away, a white Porsche lit up.

It was exactly the same as the original one? Even the paint color had not changed?

Lin Ye really was single-minded about the things she liked.

For some reason, Qi Si suddenly felt a little happy. She walked to the passenger side and opened the door for Lin Ye, but Lin Ye chose to sit in the back seat.

Oh, right. I’m just an employee. What right do I have to sit in the front row with the boss?

Besides, the back seat is good. There’s more space in the back. No need to chat. It won’t be awkward.

Qi Si lightly stepped on the gas and slowly drove the car out of the underground garage.

Sunlight spilled in through the side window. Qi Si looked through the rearview mirror at Lin Ye, who had her eyes closed as if resting. A few strands of slightly curled long hair lay over her fair skin, making her as beautiful as a doll.

Beep, beep. The car behind urged her to hurry and pass.

Lin Ye opened her eyes and saw through the mirror the gaze Qi Si had just hurriedly shifted away.

“Where are we going? To school?” Qi Si began navigating in a fluster.

Lin Ye said, “To Zhou Danqing’s place.”

Qi Si froze for a moment. “Drinking in broad daylight?”

Lin Ye said, “Going to tear her apart.”

Qi Si asked, “Can I not go?”

Lin Ye lifted her eyelids. “Then where do you want to go?”

“Back to school. I haven’t been back for a week. I don’t know if I have class this afternoon…”

Lin Ye did not say anything.

Qi Si could tell that Lin Ye did not have a strong desire to return to school.

She lived between those same few places every day. Since she had finally come out for once, why rush back?

Qi Si turned on the stereo and played music, then casually turned into an intersection. “Aside from going to Zhou Danqing’s place, is there anywhere else you want to go?”

Lin Ye said, “No.”

“I’ll take you to a park for a walk. The weather is very nice today, and the sun feels comfortable right now,” Qi Si said. “How long has it been since you last walked around a park?”

Lin Ye coldly glanced out the window.

The roadside ginkgo trees had turned golden, shining brilliantly beneath the afternoon sun.

Lin Ye rolled down the window. Between her index and middle fingers, she held a white card, which she released through the gap in the window.

Qi Si saw it through the rearview mirror and asked, “What was that?”

A certain ambitious doctor’s business card, found in the little dog’s pocket.

Lin Ye said, “A gift from your pretty older sister.”

Qi Si said, “Pretty older sister? Isn’t she behind me?”

Lin Ye said, “Greasy.”

Qi Si: “.”