After posting that Moment, Shi Wenli put down his phone and went to take a shower.
To everyone's surprise, it was he who had taken the initiative.
Jiang Yang saw this post and was afraid Shi Wenli would directly tag Xu Qinghe in the next one. He quickly sent a private message: [Brother Shi, you must hold on!]
Shi Wenli didn't reply.
He then turned to Xu Qinghe: [Sis, you need to control Brother Shi.]
Xu Qinghe hadn't expected Shi Wenli to post twice in one day either. Just now, someone in the Anesthesiology small group had joked that Shi Wenli could consider a side job—posting a romance novel serial on Moments, and people would definitely subscribe for monthly updates.
Another said: Don't need too many words, just update thirty to fifty words daily describing the progress (evil grin)
Xu Qinghe replied to Jiang Yang: [I'll talk to him when I get back. He doesn't need to explain further.]
Jiang Yang saw the phrase "when I get back" and blurted out: [You two are living together?]
He only realized after sending that his brain had short-circuited. How could he ask such a stupid question?
He immediately recalled it and resent: [Sis, you're still eating with your childhood friend, right? Then I won't disturb you.]
Xu Qinghe pretended not to see the recalled message: [OK]
The gossip groups were buzzing, so she locked her phone and didn't look.
Since noon, various small groups hadn't stopped. The chat logs from the entire year probably weren't as much as today's.
That Shi Wenli had taken the initiative to meet a blind date made everyone even more curious about who she was.
[Let me rule one out first. Whoever it is, it definitely isn't Dr. Xu.]
[That goes without saying. I've even seen photos of Dr. Xu's boyfriend.]
From some group, the rumor spread that Song Xintan had transformed from Xu Qinghe's childhood friend into her boyfriend.
During the time Shi Wenli was showering, his phone received twenty-two missed calls, two of which were from college classmates.
The college classmates waited for a while—no answer, no callback. They couldn't wait any longer, so they created a new group and frantically @'d him:
[So it turns out you were the one who initiated things with Yu Jianing!]
[I was wondering why Dean Liu suddenly thought of setting you two up. Turns out you went to him yourself!]
[I always said you two were so close, how could it be innocent (smirk)(smirk)]
[We must all attend your wedding!]
This hastily created class group didn't include Yu Jianing. Strictly speaking, it wasn't a class group but a study group group.
There were 87 students in their year, divided into four teaching groups.
Their group had 22 people. Ultimately, 4 chose general surgery, 3 orthopedics, 2 thoracic surgery, 2 cardiac surgery, and only 2 neurosurgery—one was Shi Wenli, the other Yu Jianing.
Another 4 went abroad.
The rest changed careers after graduation.
Their group had always had good relationships. Even those settled overseas would get together whenever a classmate went there for training, no matter how busy.
Except for the 4 living abroad, the others were all in Beijing, and most stayed at their own hospital, where the dean was Dean Liu. Because of his sister, Shi Wenli had chosen the neighboring hospital, which Dean Jiang often boasted about to Dean Liu.
When they first heard that Dean Liu wanted to set up these two, everyone was surprised. Why had Dean Liu suddenly become a matchmaker, and across hospitals?
It wasn't until today, when Shi Wenli himself explained, that they understood.
Dean Jiang's matchmaking had failed, and Dean Liu had finally scored a point.
[Dean Liu said he would set you up, but two weeks passed with no news. We didn't dare ask Yu Jianing what was going on. Turns out you were already together secretly. With your personalities, you're a perfect match—you both keep things quiet and get big things done.]
While they were chattering, Shi Wenli's phone received another five calls.
Forty to fifty group chats kept rising and falling, constantly changing positions.
Shi Wenli not only had many WeChat contacts but also many groups.
He only pinned the most important work groups. Groups like this temporary one, where members didn't post frequently, had long been pushed to some obscure corner by the more active groups.
He didn't answer calls or reply to messages, so people couldn't reach him. They had to call Wu Xiaofeng.
Wu Xiaofeng was their senior and had a good personal relationship with Shi Wenli.
After hearing the purpose of the call, Wu couldn't help cursing with a laugh: "You called me just to find Shi Wenli? You're all so idle! Dean Liu should put every one of you on night shifts in the ER!"
The other person laughed heartily: "It's rare to catch a break at year-end. If it were last week during the big temperature drop, we wouldn't have been able to keep up with surgeries. Even if you asked me to call, I wouldn't have had time."
Wu Xiaofeng: "His phone must have exploded today. I could reach him at noon, but later he didn't reply to my messages either."
The other: "So do you know who the blind date is?"
Wu Xiaofeng: "I didn't ask him."
If he hadn't made it public, there must be a reason. He and Shi Wenli had gotten along all these years because they both had boundaries.
"It shouldn't be someone from our hospital," Wu Xiaofeng added.
The other's tone was certain: "It definitely isn't from your hospital."
Wu Xiaofeng sensed there was more: "What? Don't tell me it's from your hospital?"