Chapter 21: Same Surname

The young doctor’s face darkened when he heard her words. He turned to the nurses standing nearby and said, “Help her to my office immediately. I’ll be there in a while.”

“Yes, Doctor Qu.” Two nurses approached to help Qu Ling’er up—one on each side—and walked towards the doctor’s office.

Even though Qu Zhisheng refused to admit it, any discerning person could tell that something was wrong with Qu Ling’er.

“Where are you taking my daughter? So what if you are a doctor? I’m going to file a complaint against you!” Qu Zhisheng refused to give up and wanted to stop Qu Ling’er. But he was stopped by Doctor Qu again.

He sneered and said, “Complain about me? Sure, go ahead.”

Qu Zhisheng looked at the doctor and was so angry he almost had a heart attack.

Pointing at Qu Zhisheng and Luo Xiao, Doctor Qu said to the other nurses, “Keep an eye on them. If necessary, the hospital will call the police.”

After giving his instructions, the doctor turned around and returned to his office.

In the doctor’s office, the two nurses helped Qu Ling’er to sit and rest on the sofa.

Qu Ling’er felt very weak. She leaned against the sofa and did not want to move at all. She was aware of everything that was happening around her.

A nurse began to examine Qu Ling’er’s body. Just then, Doctor Qu came in and she said, “Doctor Qu, I found a puncture wound in this girl’s right arm. She was anesthetized and will take at least ten minutes to recover. I also found the skin around the injection site to be very red and she has low blood pressure. Could she be having an allergic reaction?”

Doctor Qu looked at the injection site and said, “It’s fine. It’s not an allergic reaction.” Although this young lady was a little dizzy, it was not very serious.

“Is that man really her father?” the nurse asked in a low voice. “Why did he inject his daughter with anesthetic? What did he want?”

Doctor Qu looked at Qu Ling’er. The young girl looked to be about 17 or 18 years old. Her skin was fair, and she was very pretty. Seeing her frown and discomfort made him feel sorry for her. That’s right, why did he inject her with anesthetic? What exactly did he want to do? He thought back about the two men in the corridor. One of them was a patient who claimed that the young girl was his daughter, yet he did not care about his daughter at all. He kept trying to stop the young girl from leaving. As for the other person, his eyes were filled with lust. Although he did not want to think badly of them, he could not help but think that way given the current situation.

“Let her have a good rest here. We’ll talk about it after she recovers.” Doctor Qu said to the two nurses. “Which one of you will stay and take care of her for a while?”

“No problem. I worked the night shift yesterday and will be getting off work soon. I’ll stay here with her for a while,” said the nurse who examined Qu Ling’er’s body. She thought well of Doctor Qu—he was a real gentleman. Not only did he ask them to help the young girl, he also asked one of them to stay with her as he was concerned about the side effects.

The other nurse returned to her post. The nurse who stayed behind was not idle either—she began to massage Qu Ling’er to relieve the numbness in her limbs. As she massaged, she lamented, “This young lady is so pitiful. She looks like she’s only 17 or 18 years old. The patient in bed 08 has been hospitalized for a few days—every time we go to his ward—he would look at us lecherously. Do you think he has taken a fancy to this young lady?”

Doctor Qu was sitting at his desk. When he heard the nurse’s words, he looked up. “Is the other patient also from that ward?”

“The other one? Yes! He was hospitalized due to a car accident this morning. He actually only had some abrasions and didn’t need to be hospitalized at all. But for some reason, he insisted on being hospitalized and staying in the same ward as the patient in bed 08.” The nurse suddenly thought of something and said jokingly, “By the way, Doctor Qu, that patient’s surname is Qu—the same surname as you. Is he related to you?”

“Nonsense.” Doctor Qu sneered. He did not have such relatives in his family.

The nurse stuck out her tongue cheekily.

Doctor Qu’s gaze landed on Qu Ling’er’s face again. He remembered that the man who claimed to be her father just now seemed to call her “Qu Ling’er”. It was a nice name. Before his little sister was born, his brothers unanimously decided to name her “Qu Ling’er” because the female lead of a period drama they liked at that time was called “Ling’er.” However, they did not use this name later. His mother said that another woman in her ward also named her daughter Qu Ling’er, so his mother changed the name of his sister. Qu Ling’er… Ling’er. This young lady was clearly in the prime of her youth, but she had a sad face.