Greg looked around with a cold expression on his face. He had already been accustomed to such scenes, but he still couldn't open his heart which he had blocked since the last few years.
In the office of the president, Fred, and Greg sat together with several top executives. They were discussing the current condition of the hospital.
"Mr. Fred, now that Greg has come back, he will not be going abroad again, right?" an old man in a white gown questioned politely.
"Yes, you are right. My son will stay at our hospital in the coming days. He won't leave again," replied Fred cheerfully. He had been quite happy ever since Greg returned home yesterday.
"Good, that's very good. I believe a great breakthrough will be made in the field of plastic surgery in our hospital as long as Greg keeps working here."
"Yes, the technology is now pretty advanced overseas, and Greg has learned a lot from his study there. Right now, he is excellent in both theoretical knowledge and practical ability. I tallied out the number of patients who have registered yesterday. Greg's patients are so many that the appointment date schedule has already reached the 15th of next month.
"Really? It's unbelievable," said Fred with a smile on his face. He turned to look at his son who was sitting beside him saying,"Greg, you should be busy in the days ahead."
"That's okay. I will take all my patients seriously," responded Greg calmly. There was no smile on his face though he was in a pleasant situation and was chatting with his respectable elders. Greg had no idea when his smile disappeared. Now his smile had become more like a luxury.
"Mr. Fred, look, how dedicated Greg is! He will be an outstanding doctor in the future."
"That's true, he is so young and quite promising too."
"Ha ha, thanks for the praise," uttered Fred and he got so happy after hearing such words.
"By the way, does Greg have a girlfriend? If not, we can..."
Fred stopped him before he could finish his words. Then he smiled and replied,"We have made an appointment with the hostess of the Gu Family. It is decided that Greg will marry the daughter of the Gu Family."
"The daughter of the Gu Family? Is she the young lady named Tina Gu? I heard she's a painter and nowadays lives abroad."
"Yes, she is," Fred nodded and said.
However, Greg looked hopeless. Looking out of the window, he was not ready to pay any attention to what the people were talking about. He even didn't want to hear a single word about their gossiping, but he couldn't now stop them as he was still a junior. The only thing he could do was to avoid listening to it.
Greg focused his eyes on the scene playing outside the window and recalled the girl in his mind again. She should still live in this city because she had told him that she would never leave the city all her life. Greg didn't care what she had said and how determined she was five years ago. He came back only for her this time. Even if she had got married when he met her, he would try all means to make her take a divorce because he had decided long ago to make her his wife. All her life she could only belong to him.
Fred realized the change in his son's mood. It was obvious that he did not like to talk about Tina Gu.
"All right, I think we should stop now. I need to take Greg for a visit here. He'd better get acquainted with the place before he starts receiving patients tomorrow," muttered Fred.
He closed the door and saw all the people off. Then he saw that his son had been standing beside the window.
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