Chapter 121
“Sigh~!”
A sorrowful sigh came from not far away.
Zhou Can turned his head and saw that Jin Mingxi’s face had turned into a bitter gourd.
The two exchanged a glance, and Zhou Can instantly got it.
Qiao Yu always assisted Zhou Can, and today would certainly be no exception. That meant the remaining OR prep nurse would inevitably be assigned to Jin Mingxi.
The probability of Tian Tian appearing was very high.
It’s unclear whether Tian Tian managed to charm her superiors with her clever words, or if she had some background connections.
A week, she had at least four to five morning shifts.
It didn’t matter to her.
But Zhou Can and Jin Mingxi were the ones who suffered.
Whoever got stuck with her was doomed.
Just when you’re afraid of something, it comes; it wasn’t long before Tian Tian, with her mincing steps, walked into the operating room. Jin Mingxi let out another lament, his face resembling someone who had just swallowed a mouthful of Coptis.
After changing into the blue nurse’s scrubs, Qiao Yu was the first to enter the operating room.
“Hello, Dr. Xu!”
“Mm!”
Dr. Xu hummed solemnly in response.
“Qiao Yu, you look especially beautiful today!”
Dr. Lu’s eyes clung to her as if magnetized, following Qiao Yu as she moved.
Even after being rejected by Qiao Yu a thousand times, he still treated her as if she were his first love.
“Thank you for the compliment!”
Qiao Yu replied lukewarmly and swiftly walked towards Zhou Can.
“Hey, I’m here!”
She waved at Zhou Can with a charming smile.
“Finally got a morning shift, huh?”
Zhou Can was pretty happy to see her.
Having surgery with her was simply a pleasure.
“Not really! Didn’t you text me yesterday? I swapped a shift with Li Shuangshuang, had to treat her to grilled lamb skewers,” she explained softly.
The “Shuangshuang” she referred to was Li Shuangshuang.
Usually, Li Shuangshuang would assist Jin Mingxi.
Had it not been for Qiao Yu swapping shifts, Tian Tian would certainly have been assigned to Zhou Can today.
Today was the first day he had asked the teacher for a more challenging surgical case.
If he messed up, earning Dr. Xu’s trust would become doubly difficult in the future.
And it would take ages.
So, having Qiao Yu assisting him today, he was truly lucky.
“Hey, it should have been you treating to that lamb skewers meal.”
She teased him a bit petulantly.
Probably worried that Zhou Can might misunderstand, she had specifically swapped shifts with Li Shuangshuang.
“Haha, no problem at all! As long as you’re my OR nurse every day, let alone one meal, I don’t mind treating you daily,” Zhou Can replied, not caring about the minor expense at all.
A meal’s worth of lamb skewers for the best partner and avoiding Tian Tian as a crappy teammate was too good a deal.
“Dream on! Me, your OR nurse every day? I checked the duty roster this morning, and I don’t have a single morning shift next week,” Qiao Yu said somewhat aggrievedly.
“You head nurses really are…” Zhou Can cut himself off mid-sentence and quickly held his tongue.
That’s because he saw Tian Tian approaching.
This female nurse always had a smiley face, said all the right things, but in Zhou Can’s eyes, she was nothing but a schemer.
Those who promise easily are rarely trustworthy. People who frequently praise to your face are often those to be most wary of – they love to backbite.
The position of head nurse was no small matter.
Comparable to a department head, except she was in charge of nurses.
If Tian Tian heard Zhou Can bad-mouthing the head nurse and then went off to tattle, Zhou Can would end up making a powerful enemy for no reason.
“Dr. Zhou, were you just talking about our head nurse? Are you upset that Qiao Yu doesn’t get scheduled for enough day shifts?”
Tian Tian asked with a smile.
See, I told you she’s a schemer.
She knew full well that Zhou Can preferred doing surgery with Qiao Yu, but whenever she was his assistant, she wouldn’t bring this up. Instead, she’d be busy promoting herself.
“Ah, no, I was saying our head nurse is kind and majestic, deftly managing you nurses so well. If I had to make the schedule, I’d definitely be overwhelmed.”
Zhou Can knew how to speak to each person accordingly.
The first few days he encountered Tian Tian, he wasn’t so cautious in his speech.
But after realizing how crafty she was, he became very careful around her.
“Hehe, is that so! Our head nurse really is formidable; she is my idol! Dr. Zhou, you just don’t like administrative work, you focus all your energy on surgery, that’s why you do it so well. I’ve heard plenty of nurses and doctors praise you behind your back!”
Tian Tian, with her clever mouth, knew how to make everyone happy.
Actually, she and Dr. Lu were quite a match.
Both had a gift for gab. Too bad Dr. Lu wasn’t interested in her.
Otherwise, the two of them would be the perfect pair, a match made in heaven.
“Haha, really?” Zhou Can laughed heartily.
“Of course, it’s true! Everyone says Dr. Zhou is young and promising, and that you’ll definitely become a renowned doctor in the future!” Tian Tian lavished praise without taking a breath.
A flow of eloquence.
If it had been some other rookie just starting out in their career, they might have been completely disoriented by her flattery.
On the surface, Zhou Can laughed, but deep in his eyes was the amusement of watching a clown perform.
“Alright, let’s get ready.”
Dr. Xu swept a stern gaze over here.
Having been through it himself, he didn’t want his disciple to be taken in by Tian Tian’s nonsense.
Any behavior that might hinder Zhou Can’s progress, Dr. Xu would resolutely stop.
Tian Tian was afraid of no one, except Dr. Xu.