Chapter 1028: Where Is Doctor Xu

“Alright, that’s enough, everyone,” Doctor Tan told the onlookers, “Disperse, back to your wards.”

Once most people had left, he turned back to look at Ye Wanting.

The young girl was terrified, her neat ponytail was pulled loose, there were a few spots of blood on her scalp, and her hands were scratched.

It’s fortunate that it was winter and she was wearing long sleeves and pants; if it were summer, she’d be bruised all over.

Doctor Tan sighed, “I’m on duty tonight.

Come to my office, and I’ll treat your wounds.”

Ye Wanting instinctively stepped back.

She felt very unsafe at this moment.

Her mind wasn’t processing, relying entirely on instinct.

Only when her back hit the wall did she realize, and she hastily glanced at Doctor Tan, “I’d rather not trouble you.”

“Don’t mention trouble, I saw it happen, I can’t just ignore it.”

Doctor Tan reached out directly to pull her along; Ye Wanting tried to avoid it but failed, hearing his voice overhead, tinted with irritation, “If Doctor Xu were here, would you be afraid to trouble him too?”

Ye Wanting was left speechless.

Doctor Tan took the opportunity to lead her away.

In the office, Doctor Tan shut the door, instructed Ye Wanting to sit on the sofa, and he brought over a medical kit.

As he dipped a cotton swab in antiseptic, he glanced at her, “Loosen your hair a bit, let the hairline show.”

Ye Wanting obediently removed her hair tie, gathering her hair into a low ponytail with both hands.

Doctor Tan sat on the coffee table, leaning forward, as he applied ointment to her wounds.

The more he examined, the more worried he felt, “She pulled way too hard, if she had used a bit more strength, she could’ve torn all your hair out.”

Ye Wanting’s eyes flickered.

Doctor Tan continued, “You too, why fight her?

She’s bigger; how could you be a match?

To be blunt, if you don’t fight back, all the blame’s on her.

Once you retaliate, it turns into mutual combat, a whole different situation.”

“Hiss…” Ye Wanting softly murmured in pain.

“Does it hurt?”

Doctor Tan paused his hand, but didn’t let her pull away, gently drawing her neck closer, “Bear with it, it’ll be done soon.”

He blew gently on her wound as he applied the medication.

Ye Wanting was startled beneath her heart.

Even if he’s a doctor and she’s a patient, is such behavior really appropriate?

Moreover, Doctor Tan only supervised her for a few days, and those days were with everyone, she always stood quietly in the back, not even the most outstanding one, no reason for Doctor Tan to show her such care and enthusiasm.

She couldn’t shake off an unsettling feeling.

Perhaps it’s the night atmosphere in the hospital, inherently unsettling, and Doctor Tan’s office, located by the hallway window, with several empty offices next to it; when they came, the doors were firmly shut, only Doctor Tan’s office had light spilling into the corridor.

Ye Wanting grew increasingly uneasy.

She asked, “Where’s Doctor Xu?”

“Xiao Xu?” Doctor Tan glanced at her, “He’s not on duty tonight.

You’re looking for him?”

“I…

I have something I want to tell him.”

“What is it?”

Ye Wanting suddenly raised her head, surprised at how naturally Doctor Tan asked.

Logically, the conversation she had with that girl earlier should have been captured by surveillance, but she didn’t want to tell Doctor Tan, her mind was filled only with Xu Shu.

“It’s pri…

personal.”

Doctor Tan paused his hand movements, his eyes behind the lenses not quite visible, tossing the used cotton swab into the trash and grabbing a new one.

“If it’s personal, I won’t ask.

I thought you were being distant with me, only wanting to talk to Xiao Xu about something.”