The pain he had expected never came. Covering his face, Li Xian cracked open the eyes he had just squeezed two tears out of and saw a name badge pinned to a white coat:
[Doctor Ji]
At the sight of that familiar surname, Li Xian looked up and met a pair of eyes he knew all too well.
"Ahem."
The Head Nurse finally couldn't help clearing her throat.
Li Xian hurriedly pulled out of Ji Xie's arms and, following his original plan, complained to the Head Nurse, "He just hit me and shoved me."
The patient he had accused lay at the Head Nurse's feet, a trickle of drool running from the corner of his mouth.
Li Xian, who was standing there perfectly fine: "..."
It didn't seem very convincing.
The Head Nurse's gaze swept between the two of them, and she beckoned over two orderlies:
"304B, fighting with another patient. Eight hours in solitary confinement."
304B was carried away from the floor, powerless to resist.
The Head Nurse glanced at Li Xian, who stood there covering his face, and continued:
"303A..."
"He didn't even fight back. Does he really need to be punished?"
Doctor Ji suddenly interrupted the Head Nurse.
"...Provoking a dispute. Return to your room and focus on waiting for this afternoon's treatment."
The Head Nurse continued after the interruption. It was unclear whether she had changed her wording or had intended to say that all along.
Li Xian let out a small breath of relief and hurriedly turned to leave before she could change her mind.
"Wait."
Li Xian stopped.
But the Head Nurse hadn't been speaking to him. She was addressing Cheng Xin upstairs:
"307B."
She paused subtly as she said it, as though waiting for someone's reaction.
"Provoking a dispute. Likewise, return to your