Chapter 34: A man will only hit you if he truly loves you.
The words had barely left his mouth.
Zhang Jiaman looked as if she had heard something earth-shattering, and her whole body seemed to be swaying precariously.
Staring intently at Ning Tang, he pressed, "What do you mean by 'if you think it is, then it is'?"
"Tangtang, I've been good to you ever since you were admitted to the hospital. If you consider me a friend, then don't hide it from me."
"Is Lu Niannian Captain Xu's girlfriend?"
Ning Tang: "..."
This is Xu Qiaofeng's privacy; she cannot say.
A few seconds of silence.
Zhang Jiaman was just asking casually, trying to trick Ning Tang into saying something, but she didn't expect Ning Tang to refuse to say anything. What's the difference between that and admitting it?
The thought of Lu Niannian, a sickly girl who coughed after walking just a few steps, finally getting the man she had always dreamed of.
She was so jealous she wanted to scratch Lu Niannian's face raw!
"Everyone knows that this sickly girl never leaves the house and has had lung disease since birth. She must have done too many bad things in her past life, and God is punishing her!"
“She was sent abroad by the Lu family for medical treatment and hasn’t come back for so long. It would be best if she died abroad, so that Captain Xu can be mine again.”
Ning Tang frowned.
That's going too far.
She had never seen a girl so extreme and abusive towards another girl over a man she had no connection with.
Ning Tang didn't want to hear Zhang Jiaman's vicious words anymore.
"I have something to do, so I'll head back now."
After saying this coldly, he turned and left.
Zhang Jiaman was furious. She couldn't understand what was so good about Lu Niannian that made her worthy of Captain Xu's affection.
She stood in front of Ning Tang, preventing her from leaving.
"No, you can't leave."
"Tell me, who do you think is better, me or Lu Niannian?"
"If you don't tell me today, don't even think about me mentoring you in the department. If I don't mentor you, no one else will dare to."
Zhang Jiaman is very confident.
She herself is a perfectly normal person, while Lu Niannian is a sickly woman on the verge of death. Anyone with eyes can tell which one to choose.
Ning Tang remained unfazed by the threat.
"It's not her fault that she's not in good health. If others hear you saying this, it will not only affect you, but also bring shame to the hospital."
No matter how much you like someone, you can't lose your basic kindness.
Zhang Jiaman was furious at Ning Tang's words.
I've been pampered by my family since I was a child, when have I ever suffered such injustice?
His mind went blank, forgetting his aunt Wang Yan's warning, and he pointed at Ning Tang and cursed:
"I think you're just deliberately trying to make me feel uncomfortable!"
"Am I wrong? Lu Niannian, that sickly girl, is going to die sooner or later. Even if I didn't say anything, she would still die!"
As if still not satisfied, he laughed and said, "Once she's dead, I'll set off firecrackers so everyone knows the scourge is gone—"
He hadn't finished speaking.
A furious roar erupted from behind.
"Shut up!"
I don't know when Lu Jiaxiang appeared in the corridor. His eyes were almost blazing with anger. He had heard every single word of the curses from earlier.
The way he looked at Zhang Jiaman was as if he wanted to strangle her to death.
Zhang Jiaman trembled with fright, and the moment she turned her head and saw Lu Jiaxiang, her arrogance vanished by more than half.
What to do, what to do?
How could she forget that this was a hospital? Lu Jiaxiang was Lu Niannian's father. He heard what she said and would definitely make things difficult for her in the future.
Zhang Jiaman's mind went completely blank the more she thought about it.
He actually pointed at Ning Tang beside him and hurriedly tried to smear her, saying, "Dr. Lu, it wasn't me who said that!"
"It was Ning Tang who spoke ill of Lu Niannian first. She even said that Lu Niannian would have a short life. These are all her words. If you want to find her, go find her!"
After saying that, he pushed Ning Tang's shoulder away and ran away in a panic.
Ning Tang was filled with astonishment, unable to believe that Zhang Jiaman could twist the truth to this extent.
She was about to explain.
Lu Jiaxiang turned around, his gaze still cold, and his tone was very unpleasant: "Dr. Ning, come to my office."
He didn't give Ning Tang a chance to speak and turned to leave.
Ning Tang took a deep breath and followed.
Upon entering the office, Lu Jiaxiang casually closed the door.
He stared at Ning Tang, his tone serious: "Dr. Ning, I know you've just been promoted, and with the Xu family's background, it shouldn't be difficult for you to gain a foothold in the hospital."
“Niannian is my only precious daughter. Even if you don’t like her, you shouldn’t say such vicious things.”
"If there is a next time, I will personally visit Commander Xu and ask him how he educated the younger generation!"
Ning Tang looked up.
He chose to face Lu Jiaxiang directly.
With a clear and honest look in his eyes, he said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Dr. Lu, I didn't."
"You still want to deny it?" Lu Jiaxiang frowned, clearly not believing him. "There were only the two of you in the corridor just now. Even if you didn't say it explicitly, you must have started it!"
"I'm warning you, if you talk about Niannian again, I'll report it to the hospital director and let you know that a hospital is not a place to spread rumors!"
Lu Jiaxiang's critical gaze swept over Ning Tang from head to toe.
I thought he was a talented doctor, but now I see he's just a gossip, relying on the Xu family's connections to form cliques, and nothing special.
Ning Tang disliked the scrutinizing gaze.
Since she politely explained that she didn't believe it, there's no point in saying anything more.
Ning Tang straightened her back, her tone calm yet powerful: "Dr. Lu, I will never admit to something I didn't do."
"Whether you believe it or not is your business; I don't want to waste any more words."
She paused, then added.
"As for what you said about relying on the Xu family's background to get me promoted, it was based on my own abilities and the result of the dean and leaders' approval in a meeting. It has nothing to do with the Xu family."
Lu Jiaxiang's face darkened after being rebuked.
No proper upbringing.
How dare they talk back to their superiors and elders like this?
Just as he was about to say something, Ning Tang turned around and left the office on her own, as if he didn't even exist.
The moment the door closed, Lu Jiaxiang, enraged, slammed the cup heavily on the ground.
On her way back to the department, Ning Tang still had a slight smile on her lips, clearly not taking what had just happened to heart.
When passing by the first floor.
Ning Xin, whose face was covered in blood and waiting to have her wounds treated, called out to him in a sharp voice.
"Ning Tang, you stop right there!"
"Didn't you see me here? Perfect timing! I've been waiting in line for ages for a nurse to come and treat my wound. You work at this hospital, so let me cut in line."
Ning Tang turned her head and saw Ning Xin with her face covered in blood.
She frowned and refused without hesitation: "This hospital isn't owned by my family. I'm just a small-time doctor; I don't have that kind of ability."
"You're just saying all that because you're jealous of me, aren't you?" Ning Xin sneered, pointing to her head with a boastful tone.
"Look, I was arguing with Brother Yanfei just now, and he accidentally pushed me. He told me to come and treat my wound right away."
"As the old saying goes, 'A beating is a sign of affection, and scolding is a sign of love.' A man will only hit you if he cares about you!"
"Unlike you, you don't even have a man who truly cares about you, let alone the treatment I receive!"
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