Chapter 521 Qiao Xi's Edge
Qiao Xi's face looked ugly, and her black and white eyes were sharp.
Xiang Mingzhu, who was standing by, almost laughed out loud. She said sarcastically, "Qiao Xi, I didn't expect you to lose like this. I thought you were so capable!"
Her one million was well spent!
Thanks to Shen Xuanzhi injuring Li Songwen, she was able to easily persuade Li Songwen to break the rules and cause trouble.
"That's great! You're going to be withdrawn from the competition. Even if you don't withdraw, you won't be able to hold the needle steadily in this hand."
Qiao Xi stood straight, his thin back straight and the outline of his shoulder blades visible.
There was a hurricane in her almond-shaped eyes.
She was determined to finish the race even if it meant being tricked or having her bones broken, so how could she let a patient disrupt her rhythm?
"President Lu!"
Her voice was gentle but firm. "Hasn't it been your responsibility to arrange the competition procedures to consider this special situation? If a volunteer changes his mind at the last minute, don't you have a backup plan? Even if not, there was a contestant who just got disqualified for cheating with a needle. The volunteer patient assigned to him could take over."
"I can continue the competition, why should I withdraw? The mistake was made by Li Songwen, why should I bear the consequences?"
She asked repeatedly, loud and clear!
Even though his face was pale, his eyes were bright.
"President Lu, I can't possibly pay for your mistakes at work, right?"
Others have bullied her, and she doesn't want to be polite anymore!
Lu Bannong was questioned by her repeatedly, but he could not refute.
Qiao Xi was telling the truth. If he didn't agree, it would be a mistake at work. If he made a mistake at the once-a-decade Chinese Medicine Ceremony, it would be a stain on his reputation.
What's more, even Huang Bingyi's gaze towards him was not very friendly.
Lu Bannong's tone became gentler. "Your arm is already so burned. What we should do now is to bandage it properly. Otherwise, it will easily leave scars... We are all thinking about you."
Qiao Xi's forearm was red and swollen, and the blisters on it were even more frightening.
The pain is unbearable!
She looked at Lu Bannong and said, "Whether I withdraw from the competition is my own choice. It has nothing to do with President Lu. You keep asking me to withdraw. Are you hoping that I will make such a decision?"
Lu Bannong smiled bitterly: "I'm thinking about you."
"Then you've forgotten that if I lose, you'll set a rule where I'll have my tendons cut out and be banned from practicing medicine for life. Is this also for my own good?"
Qiao Xi has a gentle and beautiful appearance, but is very aggressive, as if her body is covered with thorns.
"President Lu, this is a matter of life and death for me! If it weren't me today, but another contestant, all my years of hard work would be wasted, and no one would be satisfied with the outcome. Do you think I'm right?"
Qiao Xi's words made many viewers question Lu Bannong's approach.
Is there no backup plan for such a big competition?
A contestant has been preparing for so long, and an unexpected incident forces her to withdraw from the competition? What's the point of such a competition?
Lu Bannong was in a difficult situation.
What a smart girl!
As expected, Cheng Han chose him to deal with the Lu family!
“Indeed…”
Before Lu Bannong could finish his words, he was interrupted by a childish voice.
The little girl lying in her mother's arms shouted, "Sister, is this competition important to you?"
There were traces of tears on her face, and she looked very pitiful.
But those eyes like black grapes, as if washed with water, looked at Qiao Xi sincerely and asked questions.
The corners of Qiao Xi's eyes turned slightly red: "Yes, it's very important."
"Then... Sister, are you still willing to treat me?" She looked at Qiao Xi timidly and asked, "If I behave well, can I help you?"
She remembered that this sister had just stood in front of her and her hand was injured.
My mom said burns like this are very painful, even more painful than injections. They might also leave scars, which would be ugly. Nian Nian would have felt the pain too, but it was her beautiful sister who helped her.
Nian Nian wants to be a good child and also wants to help her sister.
And she just saw the bad brother who splashed water deliberately walked over when his sister was not noticing.
"Niannian..." the child's mother shouted with some disapproval.
"Mom," the child said sweetly, "Mom told me that Nian Nian should be a good child and be helpful. My sister helped me, so I should help her too."
The child's mother hesitated for a while, and finally walked back slowly.
She put the child back on the examination bed in front of Qiao Xi and said in a bad tone: "I'll leave the child to you. If you can't do it, then I..."
"If she can't do it, I'll give her the acupuncture myself."
Huang Bingyi on the podium said in a loud voice, "I will personally give this child acupuncture treatment!"
Everyone was shocked.
I didn’t expect Mr. Huang to speak out.
He has not practiced acupuncture for many years, but he is breaking the rules for Qiao Xi!
As soon as Huang Bingyi spoke, the child's mother was immediately comforted and no longer had any objections. This was Mr. Huang, he could definitely cure such a minor ailment as childhood stagnation!
Lu Bannong's face looked a little ugly. He really didn't expect that the predetermined ending would have such an unexpected turn of events!
A child turned out to be the biggest turning point!
Even Huang Bingyi asked for help. Could it be that he was dissatisfied with their Lu family? Lu Bannong felt a little regretful. If he had known that Yingxue went to the Zhong family to ask Huang Bingyi to come out and be a judge, he should have stopped her!
But by the time he got the news, it was already a done deal!
Young people are still impatient and too focused on fame and fortune!
Not as spicy as old ginger!
Now there is an extra variable in the competition! I wonder if it will affect the final result!
Qiao Xi asked coldly, "President Lu, can I start the game now?"
Lu Bannong nodded expressionlessly. "The game continues! Please ask security to enter and maintain order. We can't let mistakes like the one just now happen again. Please forgive me, everyone. This was indeed a mistake our association didn't take into account when formulating the procedures."
He said "our association", not him.
Dissociate from personal relationships.
The game was announced to continue, and the hourglass was already half empty.
Only one hour left.
The TV station also gave Qiao Xi the camera, and many people wanted to know how she would continue to compete. The plan written on her pulse chart was pediatric massage combined with acupuncture, which would be effective quickly.
Now all that's left is acupuncture.
"If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to hold the needle steadily. Children are weak, so gentle acupuncture is needed. Needling is shallow, and the technique is fast, which is a test of one's skills. I don't think Qiao Xi can grasp the right degree with her current injuries!"
It has to be light, shallow and fast!
Too light a technique will have no effect, while too heavy a technique will damage the child's vital energy.
When Sun Weimeng heard the discussions around him, he quickly put his hands together, chanted "Amitabha" and began to pray.
But after reciting for a while, he became discouraged. Qiao Xi must be in great pain.
He wanted her to persist, but he felt it was too cruel.
The Liu family members in front of the TV also had solemn expressions, their faces showing reluctance. Old Mrs. Liu and Liu Huimin's eyes were red with tears. Liu Zongquan picked up his phone and made a call to find a solution.
Qiao Xi's friends and former colleagues in Haicheng also paid close attention to this live broadcast and secretly cheered her on.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Qiao Xi took action.
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