Isn't That a Scumbag Woman?

An Zhiwu shook the key in her hand. "I'm sleeping in the on-call room tonight."

"What on-call room?"

"Dr. Song gave me the key. He said no one was sleeping in his on-call room, so I could sleep there tonight. If you need the bathroom or want to do anything else tonight, just call me. I'll come right over."

Hearing that Song Yihe had given her the key, An Zhiheng scoffed. "An Zhiwu, don't let someone lure you away someday with a few measly melons and dates."

As a man, he knew men best.

This Song Yihe clearly had a thing for An Zhiwu.

An Zhiwu couldn't understand how An Zhiheng could still pick fights with her when he was lying in a hospital bed. She laughed in exasperation. "Are you jealous because people like me wherever I go, while you're a pain in the neck?"

"I'm worried someone will sell you off and you'll still be counting the money for them."

An Zhiwu couldn't be bothered arguing with him.

She packed her toothbrush, toothpaste, and a few clothes, then went to the on-call room. Before leaving, she made sure to tell An Zhiheng, "Remember to call me if you need the bathroom tonight."

Song Yihe's on-call room looked like a basic hotel room.

There was a one-and-a-half-meter-wide bed, with a desk opposite it.

A double-door wardrobe stood to one side.

Farther in was a small shower stall.

An Zhiwu put her rinsing cup on the washbasin and spotted the electric toothbrush beside it.

So Song Yihe liked using an electric one~

She opened the wardrobe to find a few of Song Yihe's white undershirts hanging inside, along with several pairs of... underwear.

Like a thief, An Zhiwu pushed his clothes aside and hung up her own change of clothes.

While showering, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't brought any body wash to the hospital.

She glanced at the body wash beside her. After a long struggle with herself, she finally gave in and squeezed a little into her palm.

The body wash had a faint pine scent, just like the scent on Song Yihe.

After she dried her hair and lay down on the bed, An Zhiwu received a WeChat message from Shen Songqing.

Shen Songqing: [An Zhu, why haven't you livestreamed these past two days?]

An Zhiwu: [An Zhiheng had surgery for appendicitis. I'm at the hospital looking after him.]

Shen Songqing had been classmates with both An Zhiwu and An Zhiheng from elementary school through high school.

When she heard that An Zhiheng was in the hospital, she immediately sent several messages.

Shen Songqing: [??? What happened? It's not serious, is it?]

Shen Songqing: [You're alone at the hospital this late. Want me to come keep you company?]

An Zhiwu: [No need. The attending physician gave me the key to his on-call room. I'm sleeping there tonight.]

Shen Songqing: [A doctor? What doctor? A man or a woman?]

An Zhiwu: [He's the doctor who treated my stomach trouble last time. I think I might be starting to like him.]

Shen Songqing: [???!!! I'm coming to the hospital to see you tomorrow.]

An Zhiwu: [...]

She hadn't slept well the past few days.

So when An Zhiwu pulled the pine-scented quilt over herself, she quickly drifted off to sleep.

As a result, when An Zhiwu showed up in the hospital room the next day,

it was already past eight in the morning.

The doctors had already finished their rounds.

Mother An hadn't come that morning because she was making lunch for them at home.

An Zhiheng sat on the hospital bed, looking at her with the hint of a smile. "An Zhiwu, did you come here to take care of a patient or to sleep?"

Knowing she was in the wrong, An Zhiwu walked over and asked softly, "Then how did you go to the bathroom last night?"

An Zhiheng answered through gritted teeth, "I went by myself, of course."

Ahem... all right, then~

She had to admit that An Zhiheng had now established a "heroic" image in her mind.

An Zhiwu then opened a food delivery app and ordered two portions of millet porridge. After watching An Zhiheng finish his,

she started playing on her phone.

Before long, Shen Songqing burst through the hospital room door. "An Zhu, I'm here!"

Shen Songqing came into the room carrying bags big and small. An Zhiwu got up and took them from her. "What did you buy?"

Shen Songqing put the things on the floor. "It's all caterpillar fungus and Tianshan snow lotus I asked someone to buy for An Zhiheng."

An Zhiwu paused. "Isn't that a little much?"

"Of course not. An Zhiheng, see how good I am to you?" Shen Songqing plopped down on the hospital bed and spoke to him.

An Zhiheng looked at the pile of health supplements on the floor, a little helpless. "You are~~~"

Shen Songqing rested for a while.

Then she pulled An Zhiwu out of the room and over to a corner of the hallway. Looking secretive, she said, "Quick, tell me, where's that doctor?"

An Zhiwu put a finger to her lips. "Keep your voice down."

"What are you so shy about? Which office is he in? Take me to see him."

An Zhiwu knew her friend was the type who wouldn't give up until she got what she wanted. Lowering her voice, she instructed her, "When we pass his office, take a quick look and pretend it's an accident, okay?"

"Do you even have to tell me? Don't you know how good my acting is?" Shen Songqing gave her a push. "Come on."

Song Yihe's office was diagonally to the left of its entrance, and he could be seen from the doorway as they walked past.

Shen Songqing, who had just promised to act casual,

completely broke her promise.

To get a good look at Song Yihe, she actually walked back and forth five times!

Unable to take it anymore, An Zhiwu grabbed her and pulled her away. "Stop walking back and forth. He'll see you. It's so embarrassing."

Shen Songqing shrugged unconcernedly. "I'm not scared."

Then she gave her a sly look. "You little rascal~ You've got good taste. In my experience, with looks like his, he's definitely among the top three men I've ever met!"

An Zhiwu nodded in agreement. "He'd be number one for me."

"An Zhu, when are you going to confess?"

The question caught An Zhiwu off guard. Honestly, all her life, she had only ever had people confess to her. She had never taken the initiative to confess to anyone.

"Um, I'll wait and see a bit longer. I don't know if he likes me."

Shen Songqing looked at her as though she wished she could hammer iron into steel. "Come on, tell me about it. I'll help you figure it out."

So An Zhiwu told her everything that had happened over the past few days.

After listening, Shen Songqing told her with absolute certainty, "I swear on my five ex-boyfriends that this Dr. Song is definitely interested in you. And he's definitely the type who looks all restrained on the outside but is secretly smoldering underneath!"

"From now on, listen to me and do as I say. We'll get him to take the bait himself!"

An Zhiwu looked utterly bewildered. "What do you mean?"

Shen Songqing chuckled. "Hehe, judging by everything you've done, Song Yihe's heart must have been beating like a drum these past few days. He must be wondering whether you like him. Let me tell you, at a time like this, you need to make him feel that you do have some interest in him, but he's not the only man for you. Keep him guessing about your feelings and leave him anxious about gaining or losing you. That way, he'll take the bait himself."

An Zhiwu looked skeptical. "Isn't that the legendary scumbag woman?"

"What scumbag woman? That's called retreating to advance! Based on my many years of dating experience, you can't go wrong listening to me!"

An Zhiwu thought, All your years of dating experience amount to nothing but one breakup after another~

But she didn't dare say it out loud~