Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride’s Gambit

Chapter 158 - 158 158 Sheng Tingyuans Rebuke

?Chapter 158: Chapter 158 Sheng Tingyuan’s Rebuke Chapter 158: Chapter 158 Sheng Tingyuan’s Rebuke The intense burning sensation on the back of her hand had already lessened somewhat, Ye Chuyi didn’t wait for Shi Youjin to return; she turned off the tap, picked up her bag, and left.

She drove back to the hospital; there was surgery scheduled for the afternoon, and she couldn’t afford to delay.

Without the cold water rinse, the burn on her hand began to throb painfully once again.

Ye Chuyi furrowed her brows as she entered her office, about to search for ointment, when she heard an icy voice ask, “What happened to your hand?”

Ye Chuyi turned her head and saw Sheng Tingyuan sitting on the sofa, “Why have you come at this time? Is there something wrong?”

Sheng Tingyuan stood up and walked over to her, “Is that a burn? Haven’t I told you to take care of your hands? Why don’t you ever listen? Are you going to be satisfied only when they’re injured to the point of being unusable?”

Ye Chuyi couldn’t explain in detail and could only say, “It’s nothing, just an accident.”

“You say it’s nothing, but does this look like nothing? You’re a doctor, patients’ lives are in your hands, and with your hand looking like this, how can you perform surgery? Why can’t you take good care of your hands?”

Sheng Tingyuan’s voice was cold and harsh, with an obvious tone of anger, “You never take your hands seriously! There’s always an accident; when will there be a time without accidents?”

“It really was an accident, there are some things I can’t foresee.”

“You just don’t care about your hands, you don’t care about your body! You act as if getting hurt is no big deal to you!”

Ye Chuyi was already feeling suffocated from being wrongly accused and questioned by Shi Youjin, and to her surprise, upon returning to her office, she was met with another round of reprimand.

Did she actually wish for her hand to be burnt like this? How did being burnt by someone else become her fault?

Getting hurt was a routine affair for her, especially in her childhood; if she had always cared so much, how could she have carried on living?

An indescribable sorrow welled up in her heart; coupled with the stabbing pain from her hand, her complexion turned slightly pale, “I don’t need your lectures, please leave, and don’t come into my office again without my permission.”

“Ye Chuyi…”
“Get out!”

Sheng Tingyuan didn’t move.

Ye Chuyi called her assistant, “Qianqian, see the guest out! And from now on, lock the door of my office properly. If anyone comes in without permission again, you’ll be docked your bonus.”

The assistant had never seen her angry before; she quickly said, “President Sheng, please leave!”

Sheng Tingyuan seemed to want to say something more, but seeing Ye Chuyi’s cold face, he clenched his fists and turned to leave.

Ye Chuyi then turned to the assistant, “You go out too.”

The assistant complied and left.

In the office, only Ye Chuyi was left.

She found some ointment in the cabinet, applied it to herself, then stood by the window, watching the people coming and going outside.

Her entire hand throbbed with piercing pain, and her heart’s distress engulfed her like a surging tide.

What was going on? Hadn’t she long since grown accustomed to being hurt, to being misunderstood, to being scolded?

Why did it still hurt so much?

It was one thing to be upset by her father’s wrongful scolding, but why did she feel heartbroken after being reprimanded by Sheng Tingyuan?

People really shouldn’t be indulged; indulging for too long creates habits. If he had never been kind to her, she probably wouldn’t feel so sad.

Having realized the reason, Ye Chuyi quickly suppressed her emotions.

She checked the time, turned, and walked out the door, ready to conduct the surgery.

But upon opening the door, she collided head-on with Sheng Tingyuan.

“Sorry.”

Sheng Tingyuan looked at her, and his voice softened, “I was a bit too much earlier. Did you apply the medicine?”

Ye Chuyi’s voice had already returned to a steady tone, “President Sheng was considering the safety of the patients’ lives, which is understandable. President Sheng also makes a valid point. As a doctor, I really should take good care of my hands. I’ll be more careful next time.”

After speaking, she locked the door of her office and walked away.

Sheng Tingyuan watched her slender figure, his gaze somewhat complicated.

She seemed to possess a powerful ability to control her emotions, nearly always calm and composed, even when her mood fluctuated due to his reproach, she quickly adjusted herself and managed to speak to him calmly.

She truly had all the qualities that a top-tier doctor should have.

Only, now she referred to him as “President Sheng” again, no longer addressing him as Tingyuan; clearly, even though she had controlled her emotion, she was not pleased with him.

Emotions can be controlled, but likes and dislikes cannot.