Ye Qiu pushed open the door and heard the voices of a man and a woman coming from the bathroom.

"I've been holding it in for days."

"And I'm still in the shower, look at how impatient you are..."

Boom!

Ye Qiu felt as if struck by lightning, his face turning pale.

The latter part of the conversation was spoken by Zhang Lili.

Zhang Lili was Ye Qiu's girlfriend.

They were classmates in medical school, had been together for two years, and both had joined Jiangzhou Hospital as doctors after graduation. They were still in their probationary period and had not yet been officially hired.

Ye Qiu never imagined that Zhang Lili would betray him.

Hearing the increasing sounds of heavy breathing from the bathroom, Ye Qiu's anger reached its peak, and he clenched his fists as he marched towards the bathroom.

He wanted to see who the man inside was!

However, when he reached the bathroom door, he stopped.

What would seeing that man change?

The distance of a door made Ye Qiu feel as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers between him and Zhang Lili at that moment.

Forget it, after all, they had been in love. Let's leave some final dignity for each other!

Ye Qiu took a deep breath and turned to leave, just as voices from the bathroom reached him.

"Hurry up, Ye Qiu is about to finish work. If he sees us, it will be over."

"Let him see, I'm not afraid of him."

Ye Qiu frowned, the man's voice sounded somewhat familiar.

Zhang Lili then said, "Did you talk to your dad about my permanent position?"

"Don't worry, my dad is the deputy director of the hospital. Getting you a permanent position is just a matter of his word."

It's him!

Ye Qiu immediately confirmed the man's identity in the bathroom—Guo Shaocong!

Guo Shaocong was a surgeon at Jiangzhou Hospital, and he was arrogant and domineering because his father was the hospital's deputy director.

From the day Ye Qiu joined the surgery department, he had heard many rumors about Guo Shaocong, such as pressuring pregnant girlfriends to get abortions, having affairs with married women, and coercing beautiful nurses...

In short, Guo Shaocong was scum!

"To get a permanent position, Lili is actually with this scum Guo Shaocong. Is it worth it?" Ye Qiu's heart was bleeding.

In the bathroom.

Zhang Lili asked again, "Will Ye Qiu get a permanent position?"

"He has no chance," Guo Shaocong said. "I asked my dad, and out of all the probationary doctors this batch, there's only one permanent position available. The rest will have to wait until next year."

Zhang Lili said, "Ye Qiu scored full marks on the entrance exam and has performed well during the probation period. Most importantly, Director Bai values him highly."

"Director Bai's opinion doesn't mean anything in the end; the final decision is in my dad's hands." Guo Shaocong said, "But I heard from my dad that Director Bai has approached him, wanting to give the permanent position to Ye Qiu. I don't understand why Director Bai is so good to Ye Qiu. Could it be that they have an affair?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Director Bai is so beautiful, how could she like Ye Qiu?"

"That's true. Director Bai always has a cold face and seems to reject people from a distance. She looks like a person with a cold personality."

"Did you ask your dad who the permanent position will be given to?"

"Of course, it will be given to you! It's just a pity that Ye Qiu, not only will he not get the position, but he's also been cuckolded. How miserable."

"What, do you feel sorry for him?" Zhang Lili asked.

"Feel sorry for him? Of course not!" Guo Shaocong laughed and said, "Speaking of which, that guy is really stupid. After being with you for two years, he hasn't slept with you. If someone didn't know, they'd think he was practicing celibacy."

"Enough talking."

"Am I making you feel sorry for him? After all, you were with him for two years..."

"What nonsense, why would I feel sorry for him? He's just a bastard, why should I care about him!" Zhang Lili said disdainfully.

Ye Qiu, outside the door, heard those words and his breathing grew rapid, his face turning red, almost burning with fury.

Bastard...

Although the term was harsh, it was accurate. He was indeed a bastard.

It was precisely because he was a bastard that his mother had been expelled from her family.

This was Ye Qiu's most difficult secret to speak of.

He had only ever told Zhang Lili about it.

"Ye Qiu is a bastard? What's going on? Tell me more," Guo Shaocong asked.

Zhang Lili said, "Until now, Ye Qiu still doesn't know who his biological father is."

"Seriously, he doesn't even know who his own father is? Is he lying to you?"

"He really doesn't know."

"Then who did his mother have him with?" Guo Shaocong asked. "Even if it was with a dog, she should know the name of the dog..."

Ye Qiu's forehead bulged with veins, as his mother was his taboo and he would not tolerate anyone humiliating her. In his fury, he kicked open the door.

Boom!

The bathroom door was suddenly kicked open, and there was immediate chaos inside.

"Ah..." Zhang Lili screamed loudly and quickly grabbed a towel to cover her body.

Guo Shaocong was also startled, quickly standing up from the bathtub. When he saw Ye Qiu standing at the door, his initially tense expression turned to a smile. "Lili, look who's here."

Zhang Lili looked towards the door and was stunned. "Ye Qiu, when did you come back?"

"I've been back for a while. Sorry for interrupting your good time," Ye Qiu's face was gloomy, trying hard to control his anger.

Zhang Lili explained, "Ye Qiu, things are not as you think. I..."

"I saw it with my own eyes. Are you still trying to tell me that what I saw isn't real? Zhang Lili, I never expected you to be this kind of person!"

Zhang Lili was embarrassed and angry at Ye Qiu's accusation.

She simply stopped explaining, and coldly said, "I was blind back then. How could I have chosen you, a useless person."

"After being with you for two years, you only gave me a broken bracelet, claiming it was a family heirloom. Pfft."

Zhang Lili took off a white jade bracelet from her wrist and threw it at Ye Qiu, saying, "From now on, you go your way and I go mine. We have nothing more to do with each other!"

Ye Qiu stared blankly at Zhang Lili, feeling an icy chill in his heart.

How did the woman he loved turn into this?

Guo Shaocong grabbed Zhang Lili's waist and smiled at Ye Qiu. "Kid, do you want to watch a live show? I can perform it with Lili for you."

"Watch your grandmother!" Ye Qiu punched Guo Shaocong in the face.

Bang!

Guo Shaocong's nose bled.

"How dare you hit me, I'll kill you." Guo Shaocong's fists rained down on Ye Qiu.

Guo Shaocong was 1.9 meters tall, a head taller than Ye Qiu, and he liked to work out, so his build was strong. Ye Qiu was no match for him at all.

Soon, Ye Qiu was knocked to the ground.

"How dare a bastard like you hit me, you're really tired of living!"

Guo Shaocong continued beating Ye Qiu, and after getting tired, he viciously stomped on Ye Qiu's fingers, breaking them.

"Ah..." Ye Qiu cried out in pain and lost consciousness.

"So weak and you dare to fight back, truly a worthless piece of trash."

Guo Shaocong spat on Ye Qiu's body. He didn't notice that at that moment, a drop of blood from Ye Qiu's broken fingers seeped into the white jade bracelet...