Rachel and Linda were taken to Chief Ren's office, where the chief took pains to see to their comfort by serving them coffee and ensuring that the air conditioning was at the optimal temperature. Then, he said that he was going to see Eric and left the office.
Linda stood up and walked around with the coffee cup in her hand. She raised an eyebrow and said to Rachel, "Your boyfriend is really awesome. He even managed to frighten them."
Rachel smiled in response and said nothing.
She sat back down on the sofa and continued, "Eric told me some time ago that you two are getting married again. Is that true? I think you'd better hurry up and get married as soon as possible so you could feel at ease."
"At ease?" Rachel asked with a frown on her face, not understanding what her aunt meant.
Linda choked in disbelief and anger and resentfully remarked, "How hard is it for you to understand? With Jack's status, there must be hordes of women who want to take your place beside him and are willing to seduce him away from you. So you must marry him as soon as possible."
She rolled her eyes and tapped her chin with a finger. "As your aunt, I think that I should pay Jack's parents a visit as soon as possible."
Rachel knew that her aunt was already imagining what she would say to Jack's parents and what requests she would make when they met, so she quickly interrupted, "Aunt Linda, we don't need to think about it until after Eric's problem has been resolved, okay?"
Linda's hand on her shoulder gradually slid down, and her bright eyes dimmed slightly. She
ood-naturedly replied while sifting through a sheaf of documents in his right hand. Rachel thought that they were done and was about to leave, but the director suddenly pulled out a document from the pile and handed it to her. "There will be another training program next month. What do you think? I heard that the hospital board will be selecting several vice directors from a list of participants for further study, as nominated by their respective departments. Rachel, I think that you are the most capable and dedicated person in our department."
"Director, I greatly appreciate the sentiment."
Rachel flashed him a smile and continued, "Both Dr. Zhang and Dr. Chen are young, promising doctors. I think that the two of them are more suitable than me."
By saying so, she indirectly refused this opportunity for further study.
The director opened his mouth to say something more, but Rachel smiled and nodded slightly. "Director, I have a patient waiting for me, so I have to get back to work."
This advanced training program only involved presenting several case studies that showed how to solve problems that might be encountered in certain departments. There was no training specifically tailored for cardiothoracic and lung surgery.
Rachel was not interested.
As soon as she returned to her office, she picked up her phone from the table and glanced at it. She saw three missed calls from Eric, so she quickly rang him back. "I was busy just now. What's up?"
Eric chuckled. Every time he laughed like this, Rachel knew instantly that he was up to no good.