After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 294 - 216: Still a Romance Between Siblings

Chapter 294: Chapter 216: Still a Romance Between Siblings

Tang Xi proactively and energetically filled out the application for a job transfer.

The most bustling area of North Island is precisely this district, the development of the old Southern District Hospital is slightly inferior, so very few doctors and nurses are willing to transfer there. Everyone is actively seeking connections to stay, except for Tang Xi, who couldn’t wait to be transferred immediately.

Her transfer application was approved shortly after she submitted it.

Many colleagues were stunned, all thinking that Tang Xi must have fried her brains to actually volunteer to go to the old Southern District Hospital.

During her time in the Emergency Department, Tang Xi had good relationships with the doctors and nurses here. When she was about to leave, she treated everyone to a meal together.

The chosen location was a barbecue stall quite close to the hospital, a place often frequented by the department for gatherings.

Tang Xi drank a bit of alcohol that evening.

Actually, if it weren’t for Fu Tingzhou’s sudden arrival in North Island, disrupting her entire life, she would have treasured her job at North Island Central Hospital. Although working in the Emergency Department was a bit tiring, it was busy with high performance, allowing her to earn a decent income each month.

She really liked her current job and life.

After the gathering ended, Tang Xi returned home.

Her daughter hadn’t fallen asleep yet.

Holding her and asking for a kiss, "Mommy, did you drink alcohol?"

Tang Xi held her daughter tight, "A little bit."

"Mommy, are you feeling unwell? Tangtang will pour you some water." Tangtang tried to move away to get Tang Xi some water, but Tang Xi held onto her tightly without letting go. Tangtang, like an adult, patted Tang Xi’s hair, "Mommy, Tangtang wants to sleep with you."

"Okay."

Tang Xi took a bath, then lay in bed with her daughter.

She read fairy tale stories to her daughter.

Before long, Tangtang fell asleep. Tang Xi had drunk alcohol, but she was not sleepy at all. Looking at her daughter’s sleeping face, her eyes were filled with tenderness.

Tangtang, Mommy won’t let you go, nobody can take you away from me.

Tang Xi took a day off the next day, did a big cleanup at home, and reported to the old Southern District Hospital on the third day.

The old Southern District Hospital was originally the North Island Central First Hospital, with over a hundred years of history on North Island.

After several renovations, the equipment was updated, but since the surrounding area was populated by elderly folks from fishing villages and old tube buildings, calling it a hospital resembled more like a larger clinic, convenient for the few hundred fishing village elders to receive medical care.

On her first day of reporting to this place, Tang Xi was assigned to work in the outpatient clinic.

The pharmacy instructed that no expensive medications should be prescribed, as the patients who come here are all elderly from the surrounding areas, and the younger people would take a taxi to the Central Hospital. Prescribing medications should be appropriate to the condition, and if the patient does not wish to get medicine, as they have stock at home, just advise the dosage and that would suffice.

The work here is relatively relaxed. There are just over a dozen patients in the morning.

There’s a cafeteria here at midday.

Here, Tang Xi met a new friend, Gu Zhiyi, a female doctor transferred from Central Hospital just like her, and about the same age as Tang Xi.

More coincidentally, Gu Zhiyi, like Tang Xi, had volunteered for the transfer.

When Gu Zhiyi first came to report, she was dressed in a red bodycon dress with delicate makeup, a pair of sunglasses on, and walked with a swaying waist. Her figure was stunning, and her enchanting yet beautiful face was particularly eye-catching. If Tang Xi hadn’t seen Gu Zhiyi go to the dean’s office with her and then change clothes in the locker room together, Tang Xi would have never guessed that the other person was also a doctor.

At lunch, Gu Zhiyi said, "No one from my entire department wanted to transfer here, and being the newbie, I couldn’t just roll with those senior doctors, so I took the initiative to come over. But coming here has its advantages, too. The Southern District Hospital is more laid back, and even if I earn a bit less, it’s not a big deal; besides, it’s only a difference of a couple of thousand yuan. Plus, the competition here is less fierce, and there’s only one night shift per week. And... our cafeteria here is way better than the Central Hospital’s... You get three dishes in a lunch set for one person."

Tang Xi couldn’t help but laugh, "You’re quite optimistic."

Gu Zhiyi asked, "What about you? Why did you come here? I heard you were doing well in the emergency room and also requested to transfer."

"I... also think it’s more relaxed here. I’m someone who likes peace and freedom," Tang Xi slowly lowered her eyelashes as she spoke in a faint voice.

Gu Zhiyi stuffed two mouthfuls of rice into her mouth and mumbled, "Suits my taste. From now on, we’re lunch buddies. Remember to ask me to join you for lunch and dinner."

Facing the other’s easy-going enthusiasm, Tang Xi smiled, "Sure."

"Oh, which bus do you take to go home at night?"

"Me?" Tang Xi thought for a moment, "Either K8 or K9 works."

"I’ll give you a ride," Gu Zhiyi said, "I just picked up my car the day before yesterday, and we’re halfway on the same route. My home is just one more intersection away from yours."

"Is... is that convenient?" Tang Xi was actually tempted but also hesitated, "Wouldn’t it be too much trouble for you?"

Gu Zhiyi waved her hand generously, "No trouble at all."

To show gratitude, Tang Xi offered to pay for the gas, but Gu Zhiyi said, "We’re friends; there’s no need to be so formal. If you really want to thank me, just treat me to a meal sometimes."

In the evening, Gu Zhiyi gave Tang Xi a ride home. As the car entered the residential area and stopped, Tang Xi saw Su Wenhe taking Tangtang for a walk. She rolled down the window, waved her hand, and said to Gu Zhiyi, "That’s my daughter."

Gu Zhiyi was somewhat astonished, "Your daughter is already that big?"

Tang Xi certainly looked young; when she first reported to the Southern District Hospital, some doctors thought she had just graduated from university and was an intern. Even when she was consulting patients, those old men and women had a special distrust of her, preferring to line up next door rather than coming to her office...

As a result, Tang Xi now wears a pair of black-framed glasses every day to appear more composed.

After getting out of the car, Gu Zhiyi touched Tangtang’s cheek, "Tsk tsk, such a pretty sweetheart, a perfect match for my son. Tang Xi, do you mind? Tomorrow, I’ll bring my son over to develop a relationship with your daughter."

Tang Xi’s eyes widened in surprise, "You have a son?"

Gu Zhiyi lifted her eyebrows, her voice cheerful, "Yep, he’s three years old, well-behaved and cute, and a perfect match for your four-year-old daughter. It’s an older sister-younger brother romance."

Gu Zhiyi’s exuberance frightened Tangtang into hiding behind Tang Xi.

Tang Xi quickly introduced her, "This is Auntie Gu, Mom’s colleague."

Before leaving, Gu Zhiyi touched Tangtang’s cheek again, "Honey, you’re so beautiful. Tang Xi, you and your husband have great genes to have such a lovely daughter."

Tang Xi, "...", after a few seconds of silence, she covered Tangtang’s ears, "I’m single, divorced."

Gu Zhiyi blinked her eyes, "That’s quite a coincidence; I reckon I’m about to be divorced too."

She sounded somewhat excited when she said this.

Behind the excitement was a touch of faint sadness and a strong dose of self-mockery.