Sun Chan smiled faintly: "He chose his own path. As long as he doesn't regret it, that's fine. He and I aren't suited for each other. Even without Liu Mei, we would have broken up."
That kind of beast, he was so excessive in his past life, I've already seen through him. In this life, of course, I need to keep my distance.
Wang Dan was relieved to see her react so calmly.
When talking about how she escaped, Sun Chan didn't hide anything and told the truth. Wang Dan lifted her pant leg and looked at her ankle with distress.
"It must have been really hard for you. It must have hurt a lot, right?"
"It's nothing." Sun Chan also mentioned the situation with Gu Junming: "Actually, you know the person who saved me."
Wang Dan laughed: "What a coincidence! The idea of meeting him was my relative's, really. I already had someone, but they didn't agree. But seeing the matter with Gu Junming fall through, they finally gave in."
Sun Chan thought of the young man she just saw and nodded with a smile; it seemed Wang Dan was really getting married.
Wang Dan suddenly laughed: "I see you two have such a fate, why not get together. I actually think Gu Junming is nice, just that his family burden is too heavy to handle."
"What kind of joke are you making?" Sun Chan thought of Gu Junming's appearance, feeling inexplicably flustered, and her face turned red as she hit Wang Dan's arm: "I'm telling you my worries, and you're making fun of me? Besides, there's a doctor who likes him. How could he ever like me? Being alive now is hard enough for me, anything else I haven't even considered."
Gu Lianzhang is a good person, I'm not worthy of him.
Wang Dan was a bit surprised: "Ah, his partner is a doctor? That's great, earns well and can help him. I couldn't do it, I'm too selfish. Even if he's a good person, if the benefits after marriage are less than the disadvantages, I can't marry."
Sun Chan chatted with her for a while longer. When talking about how to stay in the city, she started worrying again.
Wang Dan said: "You can stay at my place for now. They're hiring cleaners in our building, but unfortunately, the probation month pays only fifty bucks, without meals."
Sun Chan hesitated, that salary was really too low. The place to stay also had no way to cook meals, so she'd have to eat outside. Calculating it, besides food and some basic living commodities, she wouldn't be able to save even ten bucks. Gu Junming had spent money to have her hospitalized, treated, and bandaged, costing about forty to fifty bucks, wouldn't it take half a year to pay back?
Thinking of this made her stressed out.
Wang Dan said: "There's not much good work here either. I suggest you look for other jobs first. If nothing works out, come back to sweep. Find a horse while riding a donkey."
Gratefully, Sun Chan held Wang Dan's hand: "I'm really bothering you."
Wang Dan laughed: "No worries! We're from the same village, we should look after each other."
She led Sun Chan to a window and pointed to the row of bungalows behind the mall: "I live in the first house on the left. Come over after you're discharged tomorrow, I get off work early."
"This is already great, I don't know how to thank you." Sun Chan, reborn into this life, had encountered really harsh people but also selflessly helpful people, which made her feel warm.
Wang Dan laughed: "I won't talk much with you, if my boss sees, I'll get my pay docked."
Sun Chan felt grateful, her eyes reddening: "I'll pay you back once I'm capable."
"Alright! When I get married, give me a big red envelope." Wang Dan laughed heartily.
Sun Chan bid her farewell and walked back.
With a place to live, the next concern was finding work. She's not afraid of hard work, as long as she can earn money, she's willing to put in the effort. Sun Chan is now inclined towards becoming a caregiver. After all, the pay there is somewhat higher.
She returned to the hospital room and before she even opened the door, she heard arguing. It was a man and a woman— the woman's voice was Bai Fanglan's. She was having an intense argument with a man inside.
Sun Chan hadn't even had time to figure out what was happening when the door got slammed open. Bai Fanglan stormed out, her face flushed red, fists clenched, clearly quite angry. In her haste, she almost stepped on Sun Chan's foot.
Sun Chan hurriedly stepped back, making way for her.
Bai Fanglan froze for a moment upon seeing Sun Chan, then gritted her teeth and said: "Are you eavesdropping on us?" A village girl daring to watch me make a fool of myself?
Sun Chan quickly said: "I'm not, I just got back. I wasn't eavesdropping. I don't know anything!"
"Hmph! How could it be such a coincidence? Stop pretending to be innocent!" Bai Fanglan sneered coldly, refusing to believe it. She already thought Sun Chan was a schemer, and if Gu Junming knew about her argument with this person, it certainly wouldn't leave a good impression!
A patient's family member quickly followed, grabbing Bai Fanglan to hit her, but fortunately others held him back.
Someone said: "Don't fight; this is the military hospital, do you want to get arrested?"
"What kind of doctor are you? I ask you, did you even look at the medicine you prescribed for my mom? Is this for an old lady to eat? Do you think we can't read? The words clearly say it's for miscarriage prevention and pregnancy reactions! How can you be so irresponsible and still be a doctor?" This person was someone Sun Chan recognized, the son of the lady with the broken arm. Quite filial.
The elderly lady came over to persuade her son: "Forget it, it's not a big deal, she did rewrite the prescription, so let's leave it at that."
"How can we just let it go! This woman is usually so domineering and rude. Just asking about the condition is like we owe her money, and now she has the nerve to be so arrogant after making a mistake? No manners!"
Bai Fanglan was very frustrated. Grandpa had clearly promised her to have Gu Junming over for dinner, but instead it turned into visiting his grandpa at the end of the month. Since she and Gu Junming hadn't confirmed their relationship, what position would she go as? It was such an embarrassing situation. Pushing it isn't a deal; even after marriage, people would gossip that she isn't worthy.
And she had called Gu Junming several times, only to hear he was out training, couldn't be reached, which made it even more annoying.
As a result, she was a bit absent-minded while prescribing for patients, and made a mistake. Now the family was here to call her out. Bai Fanglan regretted it a bit, but more than that, she felt this patient was pretentious, so many issues for someone from the countryside.
"Didn't you not take the medicine? Just return it and that's it. Why isn't this over yet?" she said impatiently.
"What do you mean? I'm definitely going to file a complaint against you!"
"Do as you please. Nothing actually happened, so the higher-ups won't handle me!"
The man pointed at Bai Fanglan: "Watch out, next time if you're so careless, I won't be polite!" With that, he stormed off angrily, and the others dispersed as well.