Chapter 30
Shen Bining took a deep breath and retorted confidently, "Stop talking nonsense. When did he become your boyfriend? If I remember correctly, you've been the one harassing him all along, and he's never accepted you. What does it have to do with you that we're together now? He wouldn't be with you without me. I think the other woman isn't me, but you. You're still trying to steal him away."
Upon hearing Shen Bining's mockery, and recalling her own years of unsuccessful pursuit of Tang Hui, Lisa was filled with anger. Her eyes immediately reddened, and she shouted, kicking her foot, "We grew up together, I've liked him for so many years, why should he be with you? You stole me from him. If you hadn't appeared, he would have accepted you sooner or later."
The crowd watching the commotion erupted in uproar, and everyone gradually understood what this "love triangle" was all about: it turned out that the foreign girl and Dr. Shen's boyfriend were childhood sweethearts and she had always secretly loved him. Unfortunately, the girl was in love but the man didn't reciprocate her feelings. He turned his attention to Dr. Shen instead. The girl, unable to accept her unrequited love, came to Dr. Shen's girlfriend's place to cause trouble.
What's going on? I thought Dr. Shen was the mistress, but it turns out she's the victim. This foreign girl is really something, unable to get a man, she comes to the legitimate girlfriend to throw a tantrum. If they were that guy, they would also choose Dr. Shen.
The situation instantly reversed. Those who had just been misunderstanding, despising, or gloating that Shen Bining had become a mistress began to turn their guns on her, looking at Lisa with disdain.
Lisa didn't care about any of that; she just wanted to vent her anger. Unfortunately, her Chinese wasn't fluent enough, and she needed to think things through beforehand to say many important things. Right now, she was both angry and anxious, and the pressure of improvising a verbal battle with Shen Bining had rendered her speechless.
Seizing the opportunity, Shen Bining stepped forward and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Listen, little girl, don't go too far. My patience has its limits. Who gave you permission to cause trouble at my workplace? This is a hospital, a place to treat and save lives. Get out of here right now and don't come back again. I'll forgive you this time because you're young and don't know any better, but there won't be a second or third time here."
Shen Bining's uncharacteristic sternness made Lisa panic for a moment, and she unconsciously took half a step back. But she quickly calmed down and told herself that she couldn't be so cowardly, at least she couldn't let her rival look down on her.
Lisa, head held high and bluffing, retorted, "You said it yourself, this is a hospital, a public place. Why can't I come here? Mind your own business. If you're so capable, call the police and have them arrest me."
She was certain that Shen Bining wouldn't call the police. Besides, even if the police did come, what could they do? At worst, she'd be taken to the police station for the night. It wasn't like she hadn't been there before. She also wanted to see what a Chinese police chief was like.
Shen Bining was quite annoyed by Lisa's unreasonable behavior, and knowing that calling the police would be useless, she decided to resort to her trump card.
“If you don’t leave, I’m going to call Tang Hui and tell him everything you did today. You can see whose side he’ll be on then.”
Shen Bining crossed her arms, raised her chin, and said with a mocking and arrogant tone.
Shen Bining knew that Lisa's biggest fear was that Tang Hui would be angry with her, so she brought out her trump card and wasn't afraid that this crazy girl wouldn't be afraid.
Sure enough, Lisa's expression changed immediately when she heard that Shen Bining was going to complain to Tang Hui. She recalled how Tang Hui had protected this bad woman that day, and even said he didn't care about her life or death...
Lisa immediately backed down, knowing she had lost again. She had come over arrogantly, only to leave in disgrace.
But looking at Shen Bining's beautiful face and her confident yet disdainful expression, Lisa still felt a tightness in her chest.
All she saw in Shen Bining was "provocation." This wicked woman was declaring war on her and showing off—I am Tang Hui's girlfriend. If we have a conflict, Tang Hui will choose to protect me first...
Even though Shen Bining hadn't said a word, Lisa could still read that meaning from her expression and demeanor. She felt angry and humiliated, and then the thought that Tang Hui would really abandon her for this wicked woman overwhelmed her with endless grievances and sorrow.
Finally, with red eyes and tears welling up, Lisa uttered a harsh remark before quickly turning and leaving.
"You just wait, I won't let this go. I've loved Tang Hui for ten years, he belongs to me, and I will take him back no matter who takes him away."
One of the parties involved had already left, and the farce was over. The patients and their families who had been watching the spectacle immediately pretended to be passing by and dispersed as if nothing had happened the moment Shen Bining turned around.
However, his eyes would occasionally glance at Shen Bining, and several groups of people huddled together whispering.
Shen Bining smiled wryly, knowing that she couldn't blame these people. Chinese people love a good show, especially dramas about catching mistresses.
Let alone them, if she were an observer today, she would enjoy watching too. It's just that when she became the protagonist herself, she realized how unpleasant it was.
With a bitter expression, Shen Bining walked towards her colleagues, opened her mouth as if to explain something, but found that she didn't know where to begin.
Ultimately, she's the only victim; she helped someone and ended up in big trouble. If she were really with Tang Hui, then Lisa's unreasonable behavior would be understandable. But the problem is, they're not a real couple.
This put her in a passive position. She wanted to explain to her colleagues, but found that she had no grounds to do so. Later, when her cooperation with Tang Hui ended and she became single again, how would she explain herself when her colleagues asked about her boyfriend? But if she didn't say anything, what if they really thought she was a mistress? It would also have a bad impact on her.
Shen Bining stammered, unsure how to bring it up, but fortunately, her colleagues were very understanding. They immediately noticed her embarrassment and took the initiative to break the awkward silence.
What a joke! How could you possibly embarrass the dean's daughter to the point of being speechless?
"Dr. Shen, don't take it to heart. We all understood what happened. That foreign girl has been secretly in love with your boyfriend for years. After pursuing him for years without getting a response, she came to you, his official girlfriend, and went crazy."
"Exactly, what kind of person is she? Just because she's pursuing someone, does that mean he has to agree? There's no such logic in the world. I think this foreign girl is the mistress. She's just playing the victim because she can't get what she wants. These foreigners really have thick skin."
“We all know you’re innocent, and we wouldn’t believe that foreign girl. What a joke! Our dignified daughter of the dean, beautiful, highly educated, and capable at work, has countless men lining up to pursue her. Are you crazy to become someone’s mistress?”
Several colleagues chimed in, trying to appease Shen Bining and shifting all the blame onto Lisa, as if they were all in cahoots with her.
Shen Bining wasn't naive. She knew that her colleagues were nice to her because of her father, but she didn't care. She believed in judging people by their actions, not their intentions. As long as they were willing to maintain a superficial peace with her, that was enough.
She doesn't go to work to make friends; she only needs Chen Nian as her best friend in the whole hospital.
After thanking everyone, Shen Bining earnestly asked, "I hope you can keep this a secret. Although I have a clear conscience, I still don't want to bring my personal matters into my work."
"Don't worry, don't worry, we'll definitely keep it a secret."
"I will absolutely not tell anyone."
The men patted their chests and assured him.
Shen Bining thanked them again, and the matter was considered over. She breathed a slight sigh of relief, her expression softened, and she felt more relaxed.
Several colleagues could also sense the relaxed atmosphere, and then they started joking with Shen Bining.
"When did Dr. Shen start dating? She kept it a secret for a long time."
"When will you bring him to us? I want to see what kind of talented young man can win over Dr. Shen."
"Of course, he's definitely a tall, rich, and handsome guy. Otherwise, how could he be a match for our Dr. Shen? You all know Dr. Chen Nian's boyfriend, right? He's handsome, rich, and treats Dr. Chen exceptionally well. Dr. Shen's boyfriend is definitely no less handsome than that guy."
Shen Bining was both amused and exasperated when a thought suddenly popped into her head—you would be shocked if you knew that my "boyfriend" and Chen Nian's boyfriend were best friends.
No, no, no, Shen Bining, how could you have such a strange idea? You and Tang Hui are fake, but you really treat him as your boyfriend?
Shen Bining banished the unrealistic fantasies from her mind and said to a few colleagues, "We've only been together for a few days, and our relationship isn't stable yet. I want to get to know each other better before making a decision."
She made up her mind to put it off for now, and when they asked about it later, she would just say that they had broken up, and that it wasn't a big deal.
The group then surrounded Shen Bining and asked her a few more questions. However, adhering to the principle of keeping things private, Shen Bining insisted on not revealing too much information about her "boyfriend," only reluctantly telling everyone that her boyfriend was a lawyer.
This naturally drew excited screams from the two young nurses—a lawyer paired with a doctor, it sounds so romantic.
As more and more patients arrived at the hospital, everyone went about their own business. As Shen Bining walked toward her office, an even stranger thought popped into her head—if she really brought Tang Hui out to meet people, he would be quite presentable.
Thinking this, Shen Bining's mood inexplicably became pleasant, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she hummed a little tune as she returned to her office.
Neither Shen Bining nor her colleagues noticed that a man and a woman had mingled with the group of onlookers.
At that moment, the man and woman were hiding in a secluded corner, watching a secretly filmed video on their phones and excitedly talking about something.
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