While Gu Jiaojiao was being showered with attention by everyone in the hospital’s main office, the female doctor whom Professor Frank had called a psycho was standing alone in the cold hallway.

Hearing the bursts of laughter coming from the office, the young female doctor was furious.

Usually, wherever she went, a crowd of male doctors and nurses would trail after her.

Today, however, she was standing there all alone, muttering to herself.

’What should I do? Should I go in, or should I wait for them to invite me? In all these years, I’ve never been given the cold shoulder like this.’

She bit her lip, hesitating for a moment before finally making up her mind. She turned and ran downstairs.

’It’s getting dark, and I need to go home for dinner. I’m not going in there. I’d rather die than be looked down on again!’

However, as she ran downstairs and walked out the main hospital entrance, she froze...

She saw a luxury sedan parked at the hospital entrance, and a strikingly handsome man was standing beside it.

The man wore a black, mid-length down jacket and black dress pants. His exceptionally handsome features looked particularly captivating in the light of the setting sun.

He leaned against the car, one hand in his pocket and the other holding a cigarette, his gaze fixed on a window on the third floor.

He looked like a handsome man who had stepped right out of a painting. Looking closely, one could see a hint of loneliness and sorrow in his expression...

The young female doctor stared, completely captivated. She watched the man blankly for a long while, until he seemed to sense her gaze and slowly turned his eyes in her direction.

His gaze met hers, their eyes locking in mid-air as if igniting a thousand sparks.

The female doctor’s heart skipped a beat, but it was all just an illusion.

Because in the next instant, the man looked away with an expression of disgust, as if he had just seen something repulsive.

The female doctor’s face turned an ugly shade of red. She forced an awkward greeting, "Ha... fancy seeing you here!"

The man’s eyes grew cold, the corner of his mouth curling into a sneer. "Coincidence?" he said indifferently. "I’m waiting for Jiaojiao. I don’t know you."

The female doctor’s face went pale at his words. ’It’s that Gu Jiaojiao again. How is she everywhere!’

’I finally meet a guy I’m into, and he’s waiting for *her*. Just my luck.’

If it had been any other stranger, the female doctor would have cursed him out, but he was simply too handsome; she couldn’t bring herself to do it.

She gave an awkward laugh and finally forced herself to say, "The person you’re waiting for... is in the conference room on the third floor."

She turned to leave, but the man suddenly stretched out an arm to block her path. His eyes narrowed, a clear warning in them. "You’re jealous of Jiaojiao?"

He had a powerful presence, and his words cut straight to the point. The pressure he exuded was suffocating.

The female doctor’s heart clenched. She swallowed hard, trying to maintain her composure. "I... I just wanted to tell you that I saw the person you’re waiting for a moment ago."

"No? Jealousy has made your face ugly, yet you still won’t admit it. Get lost."

The female doctor was speechless.

’My face is ugly? But I think I’m beautiful!’

’And I smiled so brilliantly, too. All for nothing!’

"I’m a doctor here," she persisted. "It’s cold outside. I can go upstairs and get her for you."

’For some reason, she had a feeling that this Jiaojiao woman must not be interested in him. Otherwise, why would he be standing downstairs, too afraid to go up and look for her?’

At her words, the man’s expression grew even colder. He stared at her for a long time without saying a word.

But his eyes seemed to hold a bottomless, murderous intent. It was clear that if she uttered one more useless word, she would suffer a terrible fate.

The female doctor had never seen such a look in anyone’s eyes before, much less had one fixed on her so relentlessly.

She deeply regretted provoking him, but she wasn’t willing to give up just like that.

Gritting her teeth, she mustered up her courage and said, "I can take you upstairs to find her."

"Oh, really? Are you sure?"

The man sneered, his voice as frigid as ice and his gaze like a dagger piercing her to the core.

The female doctor couldn’t help but shiver, yet she still nodded. "I’m the hospital director’s daughter. I can get you inside."

’She just wanted to show him that with her family background and good looks, she was a worthy match for him.’

The man merely lowered his gaze and tossed a cold sentence at her. "If you don’t leave now, I’ll make your death an ugly one."

The female doctor was confused. ’Does he want me to leave, or does he want me to take him upstairs to find Gu Jiaojiao?’

Not daring to ask anything else, she turned and walked back into the hospital. ’I might as well go apologize to Dad,’ she thought. ’The wind is so strong out here, and I’m freezing.’

It was unclear whether Han Jingshen watched her retreating figure or the window upstairs, but either way, he said nothing more and got into his car.

He had tracked down the group of people he was after and wanted to inform Gu Jiaojiao. After making some inquiries, he learned she had come to this hospital in a suburban county.

He needed to head to the countryside to continue his pursuit of the group, and his return was uncertain. He had just wanted to come by and give his formidable aunt a heads-up.

Since she was busy, he had no choice but to leave. Without a moment’s hesitation, he shut the car door, started the engine, and sped away, leaving a cloud of dust behind. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Only then did the female doctor let out a sigh of relief. She placed a hand on her chest, patting it thankfully while silently cursing herself. ’How could I be so stupid? Trying to cozy up to a man like that!’

But then she found herself fantasizing again. ’How wonderful would it have been if he was waiting for *me*!’

The female doctor gave a bitter smile at the thought, then lowered her head and kept walking.

But after taking only a few steps, she heard a familiar set of footsteps. She turned to see one of her backups standing a short distance away.

He was staring blankly in her direction. Feeling a pang of guilt, the female doctor lowered her head and pretended not to have seen him, continuing on her way.

’She didn’t dare look up to see the expression on her backup’s face. She was terrified of what would happen if he found out she’d been lying to him.’

’He would absolutely hate my guts!’

’It’s not that I want to string him along, but I have no choice...’

’She was fond of him as a person, but his family had no money. She was attracted to wealthy men, but they were never as handsome as he was.’

’So her only choice was to play the field, juggling them all...’

’If it had been the man from earlier, she would have married him in a heartbeat. But unfortunately, he didn’t even spare her a second glance!’

’In truth, this backup of hers was actually quite handsome. It’s just that his family was dirt poor.’

’What’s so wrong with wanting to find someone from a well-off family!’

"Wait..."

A cold voice rang out from behind her. The female doctor trembled in fright, and in the next second, she was pulled into a warm embrace.

"Wh-what do you want?" she asked, her voice quavering.

The male doctor wrapped an arm around her waist and pinned her against the wall. Her back hit the hard surface with a thud, and she gasped in pain.

"I’ve been pursuing you since university. For six years, you never once rejected me. You said we’d get married after we started working, but we’ve been working for two years now. I’ve given you more than enough time to think. But just now? You looked like you couldn’t wait to throw yourself at that man. Is it because he has a nice car?"

The male doctor enunciated every word slowly, his voice deceptively gentle, yet laced with an unconcealable fury.

To the female doctor, however, his words sounded like the snarling of a demon.