"All right, all right..." Director Xu reached out to wipe her cheeks, then looked at Chuxia. "I’ll leave her to you. Talk to her properly. This kid looks carefree, but she’s actually very sensitive inside. Sigh, the car is still waiting for me outside, I’ll go first. After you finish packing, remember to lock the office door."

"We will." Chuxia agreed. "You’d better hurry and get back to work."

"Chuxia, my chest feels so stuffed..." After Director Xu left, Luo Xiaoqiong packed the things in her drawer while shedding tears. "She and I aren’t related at all, but she treats me so well.

Sometimes I wonder, what specialty do I even have that makes her value me so much? She says what she likes is my kindness, but kind people are everywhere, so why does she like me in particular?"

"That’s just the two of you clicking at first sight." Chuxia comforted her. "Don’t be so sentimental. If you’re really grateful for how good she’s been to you, then work harder. You’ll have the chance to go back to her side in the future."

"Mm." Luo Xiaoqiong nodded, reined in her emotions, and started carefully packing her things.

"Luo Xiaoqiong..." A young girl poked her head in, curiously sized Chuxia up, then looked at Luo Xiaoqiong. "I heard you’re being transferred. Why?"

"I got married." Luo Xiaoqiong gave her a cool glance. "I might be facing becoming a mom soon, so I need to be temporarily transferred to a more suitable position."

"Oh, oh..." The girl answered twice in quick succession, then ran off happily.

"Her name is Liang Meimei. She’s always wanted to take my spot. She’s over the moon now that she sees hope..." Luo Xiaoqiong explained to Chuxia.

"You can tell. Quite a few people are eyeing your position. I’m sure more people will come sniffing around later. Let’s not get angry. Getting mad at people like that right now is just making things hard on ourselves, right?"

"Mm..." Luo Xiaoqiong nodded. "I get it. Actually, I should feel proud. It proves they’re jealous of me, doesn’t it?"

"Right."

"Honestly, starting from the grassroots is what really suits me. Even though I feel like I’ve gotten used to things here, I still feel a bit out of my depth. Plus, the colleagues here are hard to get along with. Sometimes I feel so lonely.

Back in 401, at least there’s Doudou, there’s Liu Meijun, and there’s Wang Jing. Oh, right..." Luo Xiaoqiong suddenly slapped her forehead. "We’ve all been so busy our brains are scrambled—did we forget to tell you that Wang Jing has a boyfriend now?"

"You didn’t." At that, Chuxia immediately sat up straight. "When did that happen? Where’s the guy from? Does he know she’s responsible for supporting her dad?" In the past, the guys people introduced to Wang Jing all backed off when they found out she had to support her father, which was why Chuxia asked that last question.

"The guy’s name is Song Gang. He’s a new intern doctor at our hospital, assigned under Director Song. Then he and Wang Jing just took a liking to each other. It’s precisely because he knows Wang Jing is supporting her father on her own that he’s willing to be with her.

Oh yeah, I think Song Gang is a relative of Director Song. Of course, that’s just the rumor. I don’t know if it’s true. After all, I’m not working in 401 anymore."

"Whether he’s related to Director Song doesn’t matter. The key thing is that he’s a decent person..." Chuxia let out a long breath of relief. "Senior Sister has finally met her destined one. Nice. Looks like this is a good year—happy events just keep coming one after another."

Just as Chuxia expected, while the two of them were packing up, several waves of people came over to quiz Luo Xiaoqiong about her departure. It sounded like concern, but in reality they were all here to dig for information.

Some even spoke with hidden barbs, implying that Luo Xiaoqiong was being dismissed because she wasn’t competent.

When she felt that almost everyone had come by, Luo Xiaoqiong lowered her voice and said to Chuxia, "I’m not going to argue with them, but I’ve remembered every single one. I’ll tell Director Xu later: no matter how capable they are, they can’t be chosen as her assistants. They’re way too petty!"

"Exactly!" Chuxia nodded with wholehearted approval. "I support you doing that."

Luo Xiaoqiong looked at Chuxia with a conflicted face. "Don’t you think I’m being petty too?"

"Get lost!" Chuxia glared at her. "We can’t let unqualified people get placed at Director Xu’s side just because we’re afraid others will call us petty. Now that would be truly selfish!"

"Why do you think I love being with you so much?" Luo Xiaoqiong burst out laughing. "No matter what happens, you always say exactly what’s in my heart, and you even make me feel totally justified about it."

Chuxia: "..." It really was the truth, okay? Why did it sound like she was some expert at twisting words? 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Now that the job issue was settled, the matter of renting a place could finally be put on the agenda. No question about it, a place close to 401 became the first choice.

They sent someone over to discuss it, and the rental agreement was signed that very day. The place was cleaned up nicely, with all the furniture ready. That afternoon, Li Aiyuan and Zhao Yushan moved in.

With everything on their daughter’s side taken care of, Luo Gangshun discussed it with Fat Auntie, and the two of them quietly went to buy train tickets. By the time Luo Xiaoqiong realized what was happening, the two were already on the train...

"What do they mean by this?" Tears welled up in Luo Xiaoqiong’s eyes as she looked at Chuxia, utterly exasperated. "If they want to leave, just leave. Did they really have to sneak off like that?

It’s not like I’m a three-year-old who’d throw a tantrum and drag them back. Doing it this way just makes people feel awful. And they say it’s ’for my own good’? It’s purely adding to my frustration."

"It’s not that they’re afraid you can’t bear to part with them; it’s that they themselves can’t bear to part with you..." Chuxia sighed. "Think about the way Fat Auntie has been looking at you these past two days, and you’ll know I’m right." (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)