"Is it a crime for me to dress well? Is it because Uncle doesn't earn enough money to buy you nice clothes that you want my brother to pay for them?"
Meng Wan blinked, and tears began to fall.
Her face was already incredibly deceptive, and this crying caught everyone completely off guard.
"I...I'm not, I clearly am..." The woman was stunned, not expecting Meng Wan to say that. What were they going to do in the first place...what were they going to do in the first place?
Meng Wan wiped her eyes, but tears continued to roll down her cheeks.
Her slender back trembled, and her stubborn expression—trying to hold back tears yet unable to—made her all the more pitiful.
"Wanwan!"
The woman was stunned by this sudden reversal, and Meng Zhili was equally panicked.
Meng Wan is such a strong and proud child, yet she cried because of this incident; she must have suffered a great injustice.
With a look of heartache, Meng Zhili hugged Meng Wan tightly and gently patted her back.
"It's okay, it's okay, brother is here. It's okay, Wanwan. It's not a big deal. We can just give them the money. We can earn more money if we run out. I'll buy you as many pretty clothes as you want. Don't cry, Wanwan."
Meng Zhili cupped her face in his hands and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his thumb, his eyes overflowing with heartache.
Meng Wan initially thought Meng Zhili was playing along with her, and that his words were incredibly well-chosen. But when she looked up, she realized that Meng Zhili genuinely cared for her.
She was somewhat stunned, blinked, and felt a mix of emotions.
"Oh dear, those two poor kids, they must be students, right?"
"You're not a kid anymore, yet you're bullying two children."
"I already told you, the child kindly saved the old lady, and now she's being extorted. Who will dare to help us old folks in the future?"
"Exactly! It's outrageous that they try to extort money from people just because they're dressed nicely!"
"You have hands and feet, why don't you go earn money and instead try to extort money from two students?"
A group of people pointed and whispered at the couple sitting on the ground, their faces filled with disdain, as if the people who had just stood on their side weren't them.
"No, it was clearly them..." The woman and the man exchanged a glance, both seeing panic in their eyes.
They were eager to explain, unaware that they had already lost control of the situation.
"Make way! Make way! This is a hospital. Unauthorized personnel, please leave and do not block the passageway."
No one listened to the woman's explanation. Cui Qingling came over with security guards, who persuaded the reporters to disperse. The nurses also took the opportunity to let the patients and their families return to their wards.
The crowded corridor was quickly cleared. Meng Zhili let go of her hand and looked over with Meng Wan. They then discovered that in addition to Cui Qingling, Yan Nian and Meng Zhiyuan had also arrived, followed by two policemen.
"What's wrong?" Yan Nian's eyes locked onto Meng Wan, and he rushed over.
"Why are you so upset?" Yan Nian cupped Meng Wan's face in his hands, kissed her lips, hugged her tightly, and patted her back gently to comfort her.
"Speak, what is it?" The policeman's question made Meng Zhiyuan stop in his tracks. Although he was also worried, with Meng Zhili and Yan Nian accompanying Meng Wan, as the eldest brother, he had to stabilize the situation and deal with the two people in front of him first.
"It was him! He broke my mother-in-law's ribs and now he doesn't want to pay any money."
"The elderly man suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing. If CPR wasn't performed, he wouldn't have survived until the ambulance arrived." Meng Zhili explained to the police officer with a tense face, though he was angry, he managed to control his temper well.
Article 184 of the Civil Code clearly stipulates that rescuers shall not bear civil liability for damages caused to the rescued person due to voluntary emergency rescue actions. Moreover, Article 183 stipulates that if a person suffers damages while protecting the civil rights and interests of others, the tortfeasor shall bear civil liability.
Meng Zhiyuan read aloud, his face cold, word by word. The woman was a little scared and tugged at her husband's sleeve.
"Don't give me that nonsense. Anyway, you've injured the old man, and we have to stop working to come and take care of him. You can't skimp on compensation for emotional distress, lost wages, or medical expenses."
The man waved his hand, looking impatient and with a roguish expression that said, "This isn't over until you pay."
"Don't understand? Then I'll explain it to you simply." Despite his expression, Meng Zhiyuan remained completely calm. The more cases he took on, the more bizarre people he encountered. This kind of person wasn't even on the list for Meng Zhiyuan.
"Now, it's not us who have to pay money, it's you who have to pay us money!"
"What kind of bullshit logic is this? We are the victims, why should we give you money?"
The man spat, his roguish demeanor causing everyone present to frown.
"Gentlemen, I'll leave the rest to you. My sister seems to have been frightened by these two people. I'll calm her down first, and then my brother and I will go to the police station to cooperate with the investigation later."
The police officer glanced at Meng Wan, then looked back.
“Attorney Meng, you can leave these two to us. You can take care of your family matters first.”
The police officer spoke as he approached the two men.
"Alright, you two, stop sitting here and disrupting the hospital's normal operations. Explain what happened. If you want to cause trouble, then come back to the station with us for tea."
Upon seeing this, the two men became somewhat intimidated. They helped each other up and answered whatever the police asked, but when it came to what had happened, they both insisted that it was Meng Zhili who caused the old man to be hospitalized, claiming that saying he was unlicensed was a misjudgment and that the old man was perfectly fine, and that he was the one who caused the problem.
Meng Zhili couldn't stand it anymore and came over.
“I’ve been learning traditional Chinese medicine from my master at the clinic for nearly two years, and I’m currently a first-year medical student. The elderly man suddenly fainted on the bus, but he wasn’t injured. With the help of other passengers, I laid him flat on the ground and only started CPR after confirming that he wasn’t breathing. There are security cameras on the bus, and I’m sure I didn’t misjudge the situation!”
Most of the time, he was always doubting whether he had made a mistake, whether he should do it this way next, and whether he could do it this way. Even though he had done it countless times, and he could remember exactly which line of the passage was in the book, he could not help but doubt himself when it came to taking action.
Only after confirming repeatedly could he calmly make the decision to take the action. Chen Xiong had told him this many times.
The general idea is that overthinking makes him hesitant and indecisive, and it also makes patients distrust him, which is why he can't go far.
He knew he wanted to break out of this situation, but every time, he would subconsciously doubt himself.
This was the first time he had spoken with such certainty about his diagnosis, and even he was surprised by his own words.
But he kept a straight face, because at this moment, if he showed even the slightest sign of doubt, it would become a handle for others to overthrow him!
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