Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 973: Chapter 973 Backdoor

An Zhiyuan dropped Bai Xiao off at Ruiyin and stared at the grand, imposing entrance of Ruiyin Hospital. He instructed Bai Xiao, "Don’t overwork yourself. Make sure to rest. I’ll pick you up on Friday." Watching his wife leave for a week left him feeling uneasy. noveldrama

However, Bai Xiao was already in her internship phase and had to work like the other intern doctors—not just during the day but also night shifts, and even taking on responsibilities for hospitalized patients. Meeting every day was almost impossible for them now.

An Zhiyuan’s bodyguard training had also picked up pace, as he was the coach for this year’s Hunter Training Camp.

Time didn’t allow them much space for romance and tenderness.

Sometimes, An Zhiyuan understood how fortunate he was to be with Bai Xiao. If it were any other woman, how could she possibly tolerate her man being away from home for years?

No wonder many said it was tough being married to someone like them.

"Don’t just talk about me. I don’t even need to mention how reckless you are when it comes to working. Take care of yourself! Don’t make me worry. Also, cut back on smoking—it’s bad for your lungs. Oh, by the way, have you heard anything from my brother? Why haven’t we gotten any updates recently? It’s making me worried."

Bai Xiao was worried about Bai Song. Judging by the timeline, Bai Song should already be nearing the final stages of the mission at the front. It was almost the ’90s now, and tensions had mostly eased, with only sporadic gunfire. But her brother’s lack of updates for several months had been troubling.

And since he was in Yun Province, far out of their reach, Bai Xiao could only hope An Zhiyuan might be able to gather some news about her brother.

"Got it. Your brother’s fine. As soon as I’m back, I’ll call Yun Province to ask about the situation. Don’t stress over it—off you go!" he said, trying to comfort her as he saw the worried look in his wife’s eyes.

Bai Xiao entered the hospital and headed to the personnel office. As an intern, there were plenty of procedures to complete. She certainly couldn’t use any backdoor methods to expedite things—after all, that would embarrass Dr. Xue.

The personnel office became incredibly warm and welcoming the moment they saw Bai Xiao’s referral letter and credentials.

"So, you must be Dr. Bai! We’ve heard so much about you. Never thought we’d finally meet you today!"

The room full of interns all turned to look at Bai Xiao.

Bai Xiao wasn’t the only one reporting in. The interns weren’t all from her Medical University, either. Combining several universities, the internships slots were limited. Bai Xiao’s Medical University had sent only her to Ruiyin, which highlighted just how competitive the internship placements at Ruiyin Hospital truly were.

"I’m just here to file my internship paperwork. Could you tell me what I need to do?" Bai Xiao was drenched in cold sweat.

The personnel office staff, who had just been icy and procedural moments earlier, now displayed a 180-degree shift in attitude. Everyone else felt as though they’d been treated like stepchildren.

"Dr. Bai! Don’t worry—we’ll handle your paperwork as a special case. Dr. Xue even personally came to check on this. Just wait a moment and fill out these two forms. Sign here. That’s it. Xiaowang, take Dr. Bai to Surgery; Director Zhang is waiting! Dr. Bai, follow Xiaowang—he’ll guide you!" The staff processed things with remarkable efficiency.

Bai Xiao thanked them repeatedly and followed Xiaowang, a man in his forties, straight to the Surgery department.

The interns in the room exchanged glances. This level of favoritism was borderline absurd—so blatant that all the eyes watching didn’t seem to matter. What kind of connections did she have?

Some of them found this downright infuriating.

One of them also had strong backing. She was the niece of He Changzhu, the deputy dean, and quite privileged herself. Seeing such blatant preferential treatment left her feeling particularly upset.

"Director, shouldn’t there be an order of arrival? Isn’t this Dr. Bai cutting in line?" He Xin said, clearly displeased. Her uncle had repeatedly warned her not to stir up trouble, emphasizing that the current batch of interns at Ruiyin Hospital wasn’t ordinary and that fostering goodwill with them would be beneficial for staying at Ruiyin later on.

Still, watching someone else blatantly circumvent the usual processes was too much for her. She hadn’t even pulled strings herself. Why should anyone else?

The personnel director naturally knew who He Xin was and understood her background. Would he dare offend anyone in this batch without first investigating their connections?

"Dr. He, this Dr. Bai is no ordinary person. Ask your uncle when you’re back, and you’ll understand. Here—your paperwork is done too. Next!"

He Xin was fuming. Dr. Bai had someone guiding her directly to the department, but here they just ignored everyone else. What kind of treatment was this?

This wasn’t just favoritism—it was extreme disparity!

"What the hell is this?"

Storming out, she overheard two interns gossiping quietly nearby.

"You don’t know, do you? That Dr. Bai is none other than the famous Bai Xiao!"

"Which Bai Xiao?"

"Who else? The Bai Xiao who saved the Foreign Head of State delegation! Of course she’d intern at Ruiyin. I heard from an insider that Bai Xiao is Dr. Xue’s prized disciple. She’s also Dean Yu’s niece and, get this—she married into power, her husband’s a Chief! Talk about a true winner in life!"

"Seriously? That’s hard to believe. Even with connections, could she really be Dr. Xue’s last disciple? Everyone knows Dr. Xue’s stubbornness—he doesn’t care about anyone’s influence. Getting support from him is nearly impossible. Could Dr. Xue really..." Dr. Xue was regarded as a symbol of fairness and justice by their Medical College students.

If Dr. Xue had fallen into the realm of favoritism, the pedestal he stood on in everyone’s hearts might just crumble.

"What nonsense are you spewing? Dr. Xue isn’t like that. He would never give special treatment due to personal ties! Without genuine ability, even if someone made it to Dr. Xue, they’d be dismissed. You don’t know about his third disciple, do you? That person was caught engaging in lucrative deals related to Surgery and was directly disowned by Dr. Xue—he doesn’t acknowledge that student." He Xin snapped.

In her mind, Dr. Xue was her prospective mentor, the "fighter jet" of Surgery, and absolutely incorruptible. This kind of speculation was beyond unacceptable.

She immediately jumped into the conversation to defend him.

The two male students blushed awkwardly. Frankly, the situation sounded like hearsay—who knew what was true or false?

To have a female colleague call them out, they now worried they’d be seen as gossipmongers.

"We know Dr. Xue isn’t like that. It must be a rumor. But seeing Dr. Bai’s position just now didn’t look fake," one of them muttered before leaving.

He Xin erupted, "I said Dr. Xue isn’t that type of person! If you keep spreading nonsense, I’ll charge you with defamation! I’m warning you: Ruiyin Hospital doesn’t tolerate this behavior. Watch out if I catch you again—I’ll deal with you myself."

Furious, she stormed off to find her uncle.

The two male students exchanged glances. "What bad luck—to end up encountering that lunatic. What does this have to do with her?"

Grumbling, they returned to the queue.