Melodies of Love and Loss

Who doesn't know Zhou Lu is the son of the chairman of ZM Group? A single photo leaked to the media would trend on Weibo, and it would also have a negative impact on his work.

Therefore, Zhou Lu has always been very cautious about this.

Su Jian's expression changed slightly, and at last, she bit her lip and said, "Fine, have a look then."

She opened her phone gallery for him to inspect, to avoid any future accusations that it was she who leaked anything.

Zhou Lu casually took the phone and started flipping through it.

Ye Nuannuan also craned her head over to look.

Su Jian felt a fire building inside her, but she restrained herself from lashing out.

True enough there were no photos of Zhou Lu and Ye Nuannuan inside the album, not even in the recently deleted folder.

Instead, there were many portrait photos that Su Jian had taken not long ago. Zhou Lu accidentally clicked on one, where Su Jian was clad in a strapless black tulle evening gown, making her skin appear even whiter and more delicate. She wore a crown, her pretty face three-dimensional and delicate, languidly and seductively lying in a forest, looking both noble and chilly.

Zhou Lu involuntarily raised an eyebrow, which Ye Nuannuan caught. She smiled teasingly, "It seems Miss Su really didn't take any pictures. Dr. Zhou, you've misunderstood her."

Su Jian's expression turned cold, "Are you done checking? May I have my phone back now?"

Zhou Lu returned the phone with an unchanged expression, "Sorry."

"If Dr. Zhou doesn't want to be photographed, he should be more aware of his surroundings. After all, this is a hospital, not a movie theater." After dropping this remark, Su Jian turned and walked away.

Zhou Lu's brows twitched slightly as he turned and walked in the opposite direction.

Ye Nuannuan was left standing there alone. She suddenly laughed to herself, her expression inscrutable as she looked into the distance.

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In the middle of the night, Su Jian suddenly felt a stomachache. She thought it was her period coming early out of anger from the afternoon, so she did not pay much attention. However, the pain eventually got so intense that she rolled off the bed onto the floor, and a family member of another patient called the doctor for her.

When Su Jian saw that the doctor who came was Zhou Lu, she showed great reluctance. Curled up in pain, she said, "Can I get another doctor..."

Zhou Lu frowned slightly, his tone strictly professional, "I am the only doctor on duty. Please cooperate with the treatment."

Another patient also said, "Dr. Zhou is very skilled, and he's the deputy director too. You can trust him."

Su Jian had no choice but to turn over and let him examine her.

Zhou Lu pressed various spots on her stomach, his face serious, "Does this hurt?"

"It hurts..."

"What about here?"

"That hurts too..."

Su Jian was in so much pain her whole body was covered in sweat, wishing she could just knock herself out.

Zhou Lu suspected acute appendicitis and immediately arranged for tests, which eventually confirmed the diagnosis of appendicitis.

The nurses had already contacted Su Jian's attending physician, and Jiang Huai was on his way to the hospital, but Zhou Lu insisted on emergency surgery due to the patient's condition and personally took up the scalpel.

The surgery had only started for five minutes when Jiang Huai arrived at the hospital, and he was quite surprised to learn that Zhou Lu was inside performing the surgery.

His home was only a fifteen-minute drive from the hospital. Could an appendectomy really be that urgent?

He couldn't wait even for a few more minutes.

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Su Jian didn't know how much time had passed as she lay in a daze, hearing someone calling her name. She struggled to open her eyes and found it was Jiang Yan who had come.

Jiang Yan looked at her tenderly and said softly, "The surgery was very successful. Don't worry, I will take care of you here."

With a pale face, Su Jian asked, "How did you get here?"

Jiang Yan's face was full of sympathy as she replied, "Zhou Lu called me."

Su Jian nodded her head; with Jiang Yan there, she felt relieved and began to drift off to sleep.