Chapter 360: The Inscrutable Mind of Dr. Fu

Chapter 360: Dr. Fu’s Cunning Mind is Hard to Read

As Fu Tinghua entered the kitchen, he suddenly felt an intense gaze fixed upon him.

Looking up, he realized it was Ms. Zhou, Ji Liangchuan’s grandmother, staring straight at him with eyes shining brightly.

In Fu Tinghua’s eyes, Ms. Zhou had always been usually quite aloof. Though she occasionally regarded him with appreciation, she had never been this—*enthusiastic*?

So, she must have something to ask of him, right?

Fu Tinghua assumed Ms. Zhou wanted to schedule a medical appointment with him and request to jump the queue, already mentally reviewing his work schedule for the week.

To his surprise, Su He smiled and said to him, "Oh, you're back? *Just* the person we wanted to see—we have something to discuss with you."

Fu Tinghua nodded politely at Ms. Zhou in greeting before turning his attention to Su He. "What is it?"

"Dr. Xie… she’s single, right?" Su He asked.

She thought it was likely the case but still wanted confirmation from Fu Tinghua.

"Dr. Xie? Xie Yunxin?"

"Yes."

Fu Tinghua glanced at Ms. Zhou, who was eyeing him expectantly, and instantly understood what the two were planning.

"Nope, still single," he replied.

Xie Yunxin was indeed still single—several young doctors at the hospital were trying to win her over.

She had an easygoing personality, came from a good family, and her reputation in the hospital was even better than Qin Meixuan, the director’s daughter.

That was precisely why Qin Meixuan had pulled strings to get her dad to transfer Xie Yunxin away from Wen City People’s Hospital.

With Xie Yunxin around, neither Fu Tinghua nor anyone else in the hospital would pay much attention to her.

"Told you!" Ms. Zhou couldn’t help but sigh in relief upon hearing Xie Yunxin was unattached.

With that, the conversation cut to the chase.

"Ting Hua, you know my youngest son, Zhou Liqun, has never had a girlfriend. I’ve introduced him to many, but he couldn’t be bothered to show up. But he did say that if you or Su He introduced someone, he’d be willing to meet them. Because he trusts your judgment—anyone you recommend wouldn’t steer him wrong."

Ms. Zhou knew how to sugarcoat things.

In truth, her son had specifically requested Su He’s introductions, without mentioning Fu Tinghua.

But Ms. Zhou couldn’t possibly relay that directly—what if Fu Tinghua misunderstood and thought her son had feelings for Su He? That would stir up drama between their families.

Fu Tinghua didn’t read into it. Due to his sister’s ex-husband and the Chen family incident, he had interacted with Zhou Liqun a few times before.

He’s a solid guy, so playing matchmaker wasn’t a bad idea.

"Alright, I’ll feel her out about her availability when I go to work this afternoon," Fu Tinghua agreed just like that.

Neither Su He nor Ms. Zhou had expected him to agree so readily—they hadn’t even made their request explicit before he accepted.

What Su He didn’t know was that Fu Tinghua’s quick agreement had an ulterior motive: he genuinely wanted to facilitate a match between Zhou Liqun and Xie Yunxin.

Why? Because Zhou Liqun had always had a soft spot for his wife—did they really think he’d miss that? Please—he had a psych degree.

Whenever Su He entered Zhou Liqun's field of vision, his eyes would automatically follow her.

Fu Tinghua knew nothing would ever happen between them, so he never brought it up.

Then there was Xie Yunxin; Su He had once seen her as her biggest romantic threat.

Fu Tinghua wasn’t sure whether Su He had ever misunderstood his relationship with Xie Yunxin, but why stir up trouble?

If the two of them actually got together, it would kill two birds with one stone—wouldn't that be a win-win?

Su He had no idea about Fu Tinghua’s thoughts. If he never mentioned it, she'd never guess Dr. Fu could be this petty.

When Ms. Zhou left Su He’s home, she was smiling so hard her eyes turned to crescents.

She left Ji Liangchuan behind, letting him stay at Su He’s place for two more days before heading back to Beijing.

Once Ms. Zhou was gone, Su He turned her gaze to Fu Tinghua, with a weird look.

“What?” Fu Tinghua asked with a smile.

“What's up with you today? Why did you agree so quickly?” Su He looked at him with a half-smile.

“I just think they'd be perfect together. If it works out, wouldn’t that be great?” Fu Tinghua countered.

Su He considered this and had to agree.

“If they really do get together, you’ll have a target on your back from all the unmarried doctors at your hospital, won’t you?”

It went without saying—Xie Yunxin likely had her pick of admirers at the hospital.

“Yeah, but it’s fine. They wouldn't dare say a word to me,” Fu Tinghua said with absolute certainty.

Su He just stared blankly.

In the afternoon, Fu Tinghua had a routine surgery scheduled, which he performed as planned.

The procedure went without a hitch and was completed in just over two hours.

After giving post-operative instructions, Fu Tinghua suddenly turned to a nearby nurse and said, “I need to discuss something with Dr. Xie. Could you ask her to come to my office?”

The nurse, temporarily dazzled by his handsome face, just stood there nodding like an idiot.

After Fu Tinghua left, a colleague nudged her. “Earth to nurse!”

The nurse finally regained her senses and mumbled, “What did Dr. Fu just say to me?”

“He told you to find Dr. Xie and ask her to go to his office,” the colleague replied, rolling his eyes in exasperation.

The colleague was a male nurse.

He couldn’t understand why every female staff member at the hospital seemed to turn into complete airheads around Dr. Fu. No wonder the Deputy Director always screened the nurses before surgeries—sticking to older, married ones.

Xie Yunxin wasn't on clinic duty that afternoon, only needing to check on her assigned patients and monitor their recovery.

When the nurse told her that Fu Tinghua wanted to see her, Xie Yunxin was completely taken aback.

Since her return, she had rarely crossed paths with Fu Tinghua.

They used to live across from each other and often bumped into each other during their commute, and would sometimes head to the hospital together.

But now, with one in obstetrics and the other in surgery, they rarely crossed paths unless there was a reason.

Assuming Fu Tinghua needed her for something urgent, Xie Yunxin quickly set aside the documents she was working on—since she was free—and made her way to his office.

When she arrived at Fu Tinghua's office, she knocked on the door, and his voice came from inside.

"Come in."

Xie Yunxin opened the door and walked in, asking, "You wanted to see me?"

Fu Tinghua, who’d been writing a report, paused when he noticed her.