30.Bootlick

Awakening from his meditation, Ye Xiu's eyes lit up with excitement and anticipation. In last night's practice, his Longevity Technique had made another small breakthrough, and the energy within his body had once again strengthened!

Although it was only a small step forward, his goal of reaching the fourth stage still seemed distant. But Ye Xiu was already quite happy!

Such progress was extremely rare!

Previously, he had toiled for three months just to make a tiny bit of progress! And now, with progress, came hope!

However, Ye Xiu didn't blindly optimism. He quickly calmed down from his excitement. Now was not the time for excitement. Yesterday and today's progress might be the result of the accumulation of the past three months. Next, progress might not come as quickly. He had to be prepared for that. He couldn't slack off in his training; he had to maintain his diligence.

After admonishing himself, Ye Xiu turned towards the gym to start the next training session and practice his Beast Fists.

Considering yesterday's experience of being stuck in traffic and the fact that he no longer had a car today, he had to go out and take a taxi. Ye Xiu shortened the time for training and punching by more than ten minutes each, making his preparations for work more sufficient.

Today was technically his first day of work. He didn't want to be late on his first day and leave a bad impression on his new colleagues. Even though those new colleagues might not care, he didn't want to be late. He was inherently a person strict with self-discipline.

Ye Xiu initially thought he had plenty of time. He even thought he could leisurely have breakfast before going to the office. However, as he walked on the road, he remembered one thing—all his estimated times were calculated based on him driving. Taxi drivers' skills were not as smooth as his, and their temperaments were also crucial. When he encountered a driver who let others cut in line leisurely no matter how much he urged, all his calculations became useless.

In the end, he not only couldn't leisurely eat breakfast at the breakfast restaurants near the hospital gate, but he also arrived at the hospital even more urgently than yesterday.

This painful lesson made Ye Xiu deeply miss his beloved car, Little Q.

Sitting in the office, feeling the rumbling in his stomach, Ye Xiu gritted his teeth and decided to call the police station later to check on Little Q's situation. If it had been stolen, he had to hurry and buy another one.

"Director Wang, good morning!"

Just as Ye Xiu was silently determined to buy another car, a voice suddenly came from the office door, followed by a series of greetings and Director Wang Yanchao's friendly voice.

Was Director Wang going to do rounds?

Hearing the voices at the door, Ye Xiu remembered the nurse saying yesterday that Director Wang Yanchao did rounds every day. He couldn't help but be moved. His figure, which had just sat down, stood up again.

"Dr. Ye, what are you doing?"

Seeing Ye Xiu suddenly stand up, the doctors in the office looked at him in surprise.

"Dr. Li, is Director Wang going to do rounds at the door?"

Ye Xiu looked at a doctor sitting next to him.

"Yes, our Director Wang is known for his diligence in the hospital. He does rounds three times a day, morning, noon, and night. This time is exactly when Director Wang does rounds."

Dr. Li said.

"Then I'll go and learn from Director Wang."

After getting Dr. Li's confirmation, Ye Xiu didn't hesitate anymore. He said to everyone and quickly walked towards the door.

Ye Xiu had already seen Director Wang Yanchao's medical skills yesterday; they were definitely professional. He had decided yesterday that he must learn from him. In the hospital, Ye Xiu realized that he couldn't expect Director Wang Yanchao to teach him seriously like his seniors or teachers at school. They weren't close, and Director Wang Yanchao didn't have the obligation to teach him like that. Even if he was willing, he probably didn't have the time. If he wanted to learn Director Wang Yanchao's professional medical skills and absorb his rich experience, he had to seize every possible opportunity to learn. In the hospital, Ye Xiu saw checking rounds as a great learning opportunity. He couldn't miss such opportunities.

"Oh, look at him trying to show off."

"Yeah, he knows how to make his presence known in front of the leaders. Quite clever."

"Too bad, though. Our Director Wang dislikes these superficial things the most. The more you play these superficial games in front of Director Wang, the more he'll dislike it."

"..."

Watching Ye Xiu's figure rush out of the office, the doctors in the office immediately showed disdainful expressions, sneering. They all thought that Ye Xiu was rushing to follow Director Wang Yanchao during rounds to show his presence in front of him, to show off and flatter Director Wang Yanchao.

The doctors in the office were all long-time employees of the department. Even the shortest among them had worked with Director Wang Yanchao for over two years. They had a clear understanding of Director Wang Yanchao's character, their top boss. He was a practical person who disliked all kinds of flattering. The more you flattered in front of Director Wang Yanchao, the more he disliked it. Conversely, if you worked hard and diligently in your work, he would appreciate you more and give you more rewards.

Doing rounds with a big fuss like this, obvious formalism, was something Director Wang Yanchao disliked. Otherwise, why would they be sitting here doing nothing?

This kid, Ye Xiu, was young and inexperienced, and he came in through connections, a typical lazy bum who just took a salary without doing any work. Many of them felt resentment towards him and hoped to see him make a fool of himself. They had already begun to imagine the outcome Ye Xiu might face after patting the horse's leg.