41.That's good

When Ye Xiu returned to the office, his colleagues had already begun to busy themselves.

"Dr. Li, need any help?" Ye Xiu walked over to Dr. Li, who was sitting beside him.

"Ah, Dr. Ye, you're here? Haha, no need, no need. There's nothing urgent for now, just some minor tasks that I can handle. You don't need to worry. If there's anything you need to do, just let me know, I won't hesitate." Dr. Li looked up, greeted Ye Xiu with a smile, and replied politely.

If Ye Xiu hadn't heard the nurses' conversation earlier, he would have taken Dr. Li's words at face value. At most, he would have thought that Dr. Li felt uncomfortable assigning tasks to a new colleague. But now, Ye Xiu couldn't help but feel that Dr. Li's politeness was somewhat forced, especially when he noticed the heavy workload on Dr. Li's desk and the forced smile in the corner of his eyes. He became more certain that Dr. Li and perhaps other colleagues in the office had heard the rumors or had other reasons to deliberately avoid assigning tasks to him.

But Ye Xiu didn't say anything more. He didn't want to embarrass Dr. Li by forcing him to assign tasks, and he didn't see the point in pushing for work if they were determined not to give him any. If they didn't want him to treat patients, he was fine with being idle. He wouldn't beg for work. His medical skills, earned through hard work, weren't cheap.

"I won't disturb you, Dr. Li. If there's anything you need me to do, just let me know. Don't hesitate to ask." With a faint smile, Ye Xiu turned around and returned to his seat.

How could such rumors have spread? Was someone deliberately spreading rumors about him, or was there some other reason? He had only been back in the country for a few months, and it had only been two days since he started working at this hospital. He hadn't offended anyone, so there shouldn't be any reason for someone to spread rumors about him.

As he sat at his desk, Ye Xiu pondered over the conversation he had overheard earlier. But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure out why there would be such rumors in the department.

Unable to find an answer, Ye Xiu decided to set aside his thoughts for the time being. After all, rumors would eventually be dispelled by the truth.

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Ye Xiu began to reflect on the morning's rounds with Dr. Wang. He carefully digested the lessons learned and insights gained from Dr. Wang's few arrangements during the rounds. Sitting idly in the office wasn't his style. Compared to the morning, the afternoon rounds had yielded much less, as Dr. Wang hardly spoke or made any arrangements. After about ten minutes of reflection, Ye Xiu had thoroughly analyzed the few arrangements made by Dr. Wang, understanding the reasons behind them and absorbing the experience they contained.

After digesting the afternoon's lessons, Ye Xiu glanced around. Since the other doctors in the office were unwilling to assign him tasks, he took out the Chinese medicine books he carried with him and began to study them earnestly.

Seeing Ye Xiu pulling out Chinese medicine books to read, the doctors in the office couldn't help but show disdain on their faces and shook their heads in disapproval. They knew Ye Xiu's background, having heard about it from other colleagues earlier. He was just a graduate from an obscure university abroad, perhaps even just a drifter who had wandered around overseas and managed to enter the hospital through Vice Dean Zhao's connections.

Thinking of Ye Xiu as such a person, even bearing the same title of overseas returnee elite as him, made Zheng Wenbo extremely displeased.

Now seeing Ye Xiu taking out Chinese medicine books to read in the office, and reading them with such interest, the doctors in the office couldn't help but sneer. Zheng Wenbo, in particular, was about to mock Ye Xiu for being interested in baseless and unscientific theories like Chinese medicine. But before he could utter a word of criticism, applause and cheers came from the office door.