When the colleagues around me greeted me, I politely nodded back.
After I walked away, I could occasionally hear the young nurses gossiping behind me:
"After Sister Li Ru clarified things on her Moments, she even played a video at the meeting.
"Doctor Jiang and Sister Li Ru's affair might have been a farce.
"But I heard that Doctor Jiang has some health problems? He's weak!"
When I heard that, I froze right at the corner.
Weak? My body was tough as nails. Even the Great Fiend couldn't kill me—how could I be weak?
No, this wouldn't do. I had to clear this up.
Just as I turned around, another young nurse asked:
"No way, right? I think Doctor Jiang looks pretty healthy, and he's handsome too."
"That's just on the surface. Otherwise, why has Doctor Jiang been taking such long-term leave from work?
"And I've seen Doctor Jiang's leave forms. They were all sick leave?"
Since sick leave resulted in fewer salary deductions and was easier for Finance to process, it was also a privilege the director had granted me.
Great. The fuss over Li Ru and me had barely died down, and now they were spreading rumors about me being weak.
I quickly took a few steps forward, about to call out to the two nurses from the inpatient department.
But they continued:
"If you ask me, it's his kidneys. Bad kidneys make you weak."
"Bad kidneys? Hehehe..."
I was completely numb. I opened my mouth, ready to shout.
This had to be cleared up. Absolutely.
But before I could make a sound—
Director Peng's voice suddenly rang out from the other end of the corridor:
"Xiao Jiang!"
The director's voice abruptly interrupted me.
The two inpatient department nurses ahead turned around.
When they saw me seven or