Chapter 182
Bai Jie was Liu Yun’s apprentice.
And among her many apprentices, Bai Jie was the most outstanding—the one who understood Liu Yun best and was most like her.
Knowing Liu Yun’s temperament, people were always scrambling to see her. It was unheard of for her to be the one urgently summoning someone.
So, Chenyang’s completely illogical claim instantly convinced her that he was making it all up as part of a scam.
As she retorted, a triumphant smile bloomed on her pretty face, pleased at having seen through his ruse. But it was mixed with a hint of contempt for his clumsy acting.
She added mockingly, "Next time you try to pull a scam, you should do more than just find out a staff member’s name. Remember to do your homework on them, too."
"Our Director Liu is someone even the hospital president treats with the utmost respect. People are desperate to see her and can’t even get a foot in the door. And a petty conman like you has the gall to claim she’s urgently asking for you?"
Hearing this, Chenyang was about to fire back a harsh retort, but then he happened to see Security Captain Wang Hongtu about to walk in. His expression suddenly changed, and he asked with a playful smile, "And what if I really was invited by Director Liu? Then what?"
Without a second thought, Bai Jie said haughtily, "Forget her inviting you. If Director Liu even knows your name, I, Bai Jie, will take off this white coat right now, become your apprentice, and learn how to be a con artist!"
"I’m not a con artist, so you can’t be one either. As for becoming my apprentice, forget it. I have no interest in taking on an apprentice who’s just a pretty face with nothing inside."
"You..." Bai Jie said through gritted teeth, "As if I’d want a conman like you for a master!"
"Since neither of us wants that, let’s change the stakes," Chenyang said with a mischievous grin. "If I really was invited by Director Liu, how about you get a room with me tonight and spend the night... wearing your white coat?"
"Shameless!"
"What? Scared to make the bet?"
"Why wouldn’t I dare!" Bai Jie retorted proudly. "And what if you *weren’t* invited by Director Liu? What then?"
"Then I’ll get a room and spend the night with you."
"In your dreams!"
Bai Jie shot Chenyang a fierce glare, then countered, "If you weren’t invited by Director Liu, then you... have to strip naked and streak down the street outside the hospital!"
"No problem."
"It’s a deal!"
"Wenrou, who’s making a scene here?"
Just as Chenyang and Bai Jie sealed their bet, Wang Hongtu walked in with another security guard. Due to the angle, he didn’t see Chenyang at first.
Hearing the voice, Wenrou pointed sharply at Chenyang. "Captain Wang, your timing is perfect! It’s this guy."
Wang Hongtu stepped forward.
The moment he saw Chenyang, his aggressive demeanor vanished completely.
His expression instantly turned pained.
"What... What trouble did he cause *this* time?"
"He’s impersonating a doctor, taking advantage of a female patient, and publicly provoking Dr. Bai." Wenrou rattled off a list of Chenyang’s supposed crimes, but then her brow furrowed. "Wait. Why did you say, ’this time’? Has this guy tried to pull a scam at our hospital before?"
"He must be," Bai Jie said, a smug smile playing on her lips. "So many people come and go from the hospital every day. For Captain Wang to remember a troublemaker, he must be a repeat offender." She then turned to him. "Right, Captain Wang?"
The corner of Wang Hongtu’s mouth twitched. "Dr. Bai, that’s not quite right."
"Huh?"
"I don’t know whether he took advantage of a patient, but I do know he wasn’t impersonating a doctor."
Bai Jie’s expression darkened. "What do you mean?"
"This gentleman’s name is Chenyang. He’s a new doctor at our hospital."
Wang Hongtu looked at Chenyang with a sigh of resignation. "Didn’t Director An get you an ID badge? How did this kind of misunderstanding happen again?"
Chenyang put on an innocent expression. "It’s not like I wanted this to happen."
Both Wenrou and Bai Jie couldn’t help but ask, "Wait... Captain Wang, are you sure you’re not mistaken? He’s really a doctor here?"
Wang Hongtu replied with a straight face, "I’m not mistaken, and I couldn’t be. He is, without a doubt, a doctor at this hospital. The two of you don’t recognize him because today is his first day."
Everyone on the hospital’s medical staff knew what kind of man Wang Hongtu was.
He was a military veteran—an honest, upright man who always spoke his mind and never bent the rules.
So, as soon as he finished speaking, Wenrou’s triumphant arrogance was instantly replaced by deep embarrassment.
As for Bai Jie, she was so mortified she wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole.
Seeing this, the corner of Chenyang’s mouth quirked up. "Miss Bai the Beauty, once you’ve booked the room later, remember to give me the key. Oh, and right—besides the white coat, don’t forget a pair of black silk stockings!"