They all want to control me!

Chapter 68 Chaotic Thoughts

If Su Lingle continues to cause trouble as before, Lin Ran will naturally give her a sour look.

And now? Someone brings you a hot meal, and even specially chose your favorite flavor. I'm speechless.

Lin Ran sighed, sat on the bed, picked up a bowl of millet rice, and ate it with hot dishes.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Lin Ran put down her bowl and was about to leave when there was a sudden knock on the door of the lounge, followed by Zhang Wang's voice:

"Junior brother, you eat well. The patient in bed 4 needs his stitches removed. I'll go."

Lin Ran sat down again.

Su Lingle glanced at the door, then looked at Lin Ran: "Is being a doctor very hard?"

"Well, I barely sat down all morning. I did ward rounds in the morning, performed surgery in the middle, went back to the ward to do a series of assessments and health education, and there were also unexpected situations at noon, so I need to be prepared at all times."

Lin Ran spent the morning at the hospital and had many reflections.

Doctors seem to be more sought-after as they get older, provided they can work until they're old. The initial salary, workload, and energy expenditure are practically hellish compared to other professions.

Those who can persist in doing something until old age must be ruthless.

According to Zhang Wang, several young doctors die suddenly every year in the emergency departments of many hospitals.

However, there is positive feedback as well. Seeing patients recover and be discharged from the hospital and sincerely thank them brings a sense of satisfaction.

The two were having lunch when the door suddenly opened.

Professor Sun and another attending physician walked in, saw Lin Ran and Su Lingle eating together, paused for a few seconds, and then smiled:

"Nothing much, just came in to pick up something."

"Grandpa Sun."

Su Lingle stood up, looking radiant.

Professor Sun narrowed his eyes, then suddenly realized: "Little Su's daughter, isn't she?"

"Mmm~" Su Lingle nodded emphatically, "Back then, I was so grateful to you for treating my father's back pain, otherwise he would definitely be complaining of back pain every day now."

"Haha, it's nothing. Your grandpa and I are good buddies from college. His child is sick, so of course I have to take care of him. But you two..."

Professor Sun looked at the lunchbox on the table. The two of them were shoulder to shoulder, each with a bowl of millet rice in front of them. They were so close that they were practically sharing a pair of chopsticks.

Lin Ran looked at Su Lingle, who looked like a well-behaved girl.

Dude, do you really have such a wide network of connections?

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and explained:

"Su Lingle and I were junior high school classmates. She recently traveled to Jiangning and heard that I was here, so she came to see me."

"Look at you, making a special trip to cook?" Professor Sun asked in a strange tone.

"Uh..." Su Lingle was so focused on greeting that she didn't think about how to explain herself, and was completely at a loss.

The attending physician next to Professor Sun nudged him with his elbow: "Alright, Professor Sun, don't disturb the young couple's good time. Bed 25 is waiting for you to assess their post-operative condition."

"Yes, you two enjoy your meal. We'll be going now."

Professor Sun's attention was mostly on the patients; he shifted his focus quickly and left as soon as he finished taking the items.

The attending physician quietly gave Lin Ran a thumbs up. Lin Ran extended his index and middle fingers, making a gesture as if holding a cigarette, meaning he would send a pack of cigarettes later. The attending physician, who was quite addicted to smoking, gave another thumbs up, meaning, "You're a smart guy."

Social skills!

After closing the door, Lin Ran didn't want to miss the learning opportunity, so she quickly finished her lunch and cleaned up the dishes.

"I'll pack the lunchbox, you go ahead. Grandpa Sun is a very skilled doctor, you can learn a lot from him," Su Lingle said softly, taking the bowl and chopsticks from Lin Ran's hands.

"……Thanks."

Regardless of what happened before, Su Lingle did nothing wrong to Lin Ran today, and Lin Ran should still thank her.

"You look so different today, I almost thought you were a stand-in. I'll be going now."

Lin Ran put her white coat back on and rushed out.

After tidying up the lunchboxes, Su Lingle sat on the bed, looking up at the energy-saving light bulb in a daze.

To be honest, she's feeling dizzy and doesn't know what she's doing.

Why did things turn out like this today?

Why deliver food to Lin Ran?

Why did you seem a little agitated and scared when Lin Ran explained their relationship?

I have absolutely no idea.

Could it be because Lin Ran is the only person she knows in Jiangning, so she subconsciously relies on him?

After tidying up the rented room in the morning, the idea of ​​cooking for Lin Ran popped into my head, and the thought spread upwards like a climbing vine.

She carefully considered Lin Ran's tastes, worrying whether he would like the food. However, when she arrived at the hospital, she felt uneasy about the upcoming meeting.

One day, she hesitated for ten minutes in front of the elevator because she was delivering food to a boy, and she didn't dare to go in.

Su Lingle suddenly felt that Jiang Qiaoqiao would understand her, and if she talked to her, she would definitely understand what was going on.

However, the two women's relationship has not yet reached the point where they can confide in each other.

"Before I ran away from home, my life was a mess, and after I ran away from home, nothing changed."

Su Lingle sighed and left the doctor's office.

It was 4:30 in the evening.

After Lin Ran finished her rounds with the attending physician on the next shift, ending her day of study, she took off her white coat in the changing room, said goodbye to Professor Sun, and slowly took the elevator down to the waiting room on the first floor.

I learned a lot today. It's true that combining classroom learning with practice is the most efficient way to learn.

"Hello!"

"Um?"

Lin Ran heard a sound and turned to look in the direction from which it came.

In the green belt planted by the hospital, a girl with caramel-colored hair sat on a wooden chair, stretching out her long legs, her toes teasing the weeds sprouting from the cracks in the bricks, and tilting her head to look at him.

"Off work?" Su Lingle put her hands behind her back and skipped over to his side.

"I'm off work." Lin Ran noticed she was still carrying a lunchbox. "Were you waiting for me all afternoon?"

"What are you thinking? Of course not." Su Lingle looked at the red clouds on the horizon. "I thought you would be working overtime tonight and wouldn't be able to eat, so I made dinner and brought it to you... Later, when I got to the hospital, I found that I was too early and it wasn't time to rest yet, so I sat here and waited until five o'clock before going up. I didn't expect you wouldn't be working overtime today."

Let's go home together.

"it is good."

After walking for a while, Lin Ran went to get the lunchbox, but Su Lingle shook her head, meaning it was okay. However, Lin Ran insisted on taking it.

"Your attitude seems to have improved today," Su Lingle said.

"As long as you don't cause trouble, I won't make things difficult for you because of our childhood friendship."

Lin Ran dislikes troublemakers. At first, Jiang Qiaoqiao was very good at causing trouble, but she gradually calmed down and learned to discuss and solve problems together. Now, Su Lingle is also less likely to cause trouble, so her attitude has naturally improved.

"I didn't mean to do that, I just felt... it was awkward if it was too quiet, and I felt more at ease when I was playing around with you."

Su Lingle tilted her head slightly, her soft hair fluttering and swaying gently in the breeze.

Night was falling. There was no sun; everything was pitch black, indistinct and unclear, just like her heart, which was in turmoil, yearning for a guiding light or a place to rest and find respite.

"I feel so tired, I'm too lazy to pretend anymore. This half-dead, awkward look is the real me. The day we met again, you said I'd changed, but I don't think so at all. No matter how my appearance changes, my heart is still the same."

I completely agree.

After spending these past few days together, Lin Ran had the same feeling.

The introverted girl has transformed into a cheerful and outgoing woman, but you can still occasionally see glimpses of her past self.

It's hard to tell which one is faking and which one is genuine.

[Teamwork +3]

[Compatibility with Su Lingyue: 25]

Lin Ran suddenly asked, "Why did you run away from home?"

He couldn't let Su Lingle stay here indefinitely. The two of them were still strangers before, so he didn't dare to bring it up. Now that they were closer, he could try asking her.

"One day I suddenly felt that nothing was interesting, I couldn't find any goals, I couldn't find any passion. My parents couldn't stand me being idle and wanted me to get moving, but the more they pressured me, the less I wanted to do anything. In the end, I couldn't take it anymore and ran away from home alone..."

Her voice was very soft. The wind suddenly picked up, blowing her soft hair. Her profile was obscured, but one could vaguely sense the confusion in her voice.

The two walked up a slope, leading to an ecological park. From this vantage point, they could overlook the coastline. The azure sea was now pitch black, the sun had already set halfway, and dusk was deepening.