Chapter 79
Xie Xiaoxiao raised her chin, her eyes full of sarcasm.
"Don't be fooled by this innocent face, maybe he's just trying to gain sympathy!"
There were sporadic whispers around, and several suspicious looks were cast at Mu Qingxuan.
Mu Qingxuan lowered her eyes and suddenly chuckled.
When she raised her head, her eyes swept across Xie Xiaoxiao's flushed face, and then fell on Xie Lan's half-smile. Her voice was light but every word was clear.
“When lives are at stake, there is really no time to think about seminars.”
"But if Miss Xie feels that academic exchange is more important than saving lives, then there is no need for us to force mutual understanding."
As soon as Mu Qingxuan finished speaking, nods could be heard in the banquet hall.
An old professor pushed up his glasses, his cloudy eyes showing admiration: "That makes sense. A doctor's duty is to save lives."
Several young scholars were whispering to each other, their eyes full of approval.
"If it were me, I would do the same."
Xie Xiaoxiao, however, jumped out suddenly like a cat whose tail was stepped on, with her bright red lips forming a sharp arc.
"Don't use moral principles to pressure others!"
She approached in her patent leather shoes, and the gold pattern on her skirt was so dazzling under the light.
"You said saving people is saving people? Who saw it? What evidence is there? You are just trying to evade the main point!"
The girl raised her chin, her eyes full of pride, as if she had caught something huge.
Mu Qingxuan was so angry that she laughed out loud.
She lowered her eyes to look at the wrinkles on her skirt, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the fabric, and when she looked up again, there was only coldness in her eyes.
"What evidence does Comrade Xie want? Do you want me to bring the old man here for you to examine?"
She took a step forward and looked at Xie Xiaoxiao, her voice clear and every word was as sharp as a knife.
"Besides, why do you want me to prove it to you?"
"Are you going to deprive me of my right to attend the seminar if I can't produce any evidence?"
The air around them froze instantly.
Xie Xiaoxiao's face flushed, and her chest rose and fell violently: "I...I just can't stand your pretentious look!"
Mu Qingxuan sneered, her eyes swept across everyone, and finally landed on Xie Xiaoxiao: "If you don't know, you would think that this seminar was organized by Miss Xie."
She looked at Xie Lan meaningfully, with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her lips.
Xie Lan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the jade bracelet in her hand turned unconsciously, avoiding Mu Qingxuan's sight.
She stopped him gently, without any deterrent power: "Xiaoxiao, please forgive others when you can."
However, Xie Lan never looked at Mu Qingxuan again.
Xie Xiaoxiao was scolded by her sister. Her face turned pale and she stamped her feet and shouted, "Sister! Why are you helping outsiders?"
She stared at Mu Qingxuan unwillingly, her eyes full of resentment.
"Pretending to be noble! If you really wanted to save someone, why didn't you ask others to testify? You clearly have something to hide!"
"I think you just want to take advantage of the seminar to get attention and deliberately make up a rescue scene!"
Mu Qingxuan rolled her eyes and was too lazy to continue arguing with her.
Zhuang Pingchun's face had already become extremely ugly.
She tried to smooth things over several times, but was rejected by Xie Xiaoxiao every time.
Xie Xiaoxiao's action was not only to embarrass Mu Qingxuan, but also to save face for Zhuang Pingchun.
But Xie Xiaoxiao looked so unreasonable and confident that people completely lost the desire to communicate with her.
Zhuang Pingchun simply looked at Xie Lan and said, "Comrade Xie, please take good care of your sister. The seminar is about to begin."
"If she continues to make such a fuss, I will contact security to come and deal with it."
Xie Lan's expression changed.
She indulged Xie Xiaoxiao's mischief because she wanted to take the opportunity to tell Zhuang Pingchun that she was more capable than Mu Qingxuan, who was just a flashy vase.
But if it got to the point where Zhuang Pingchun didn't like her, she would be shooting herself in the foot.
She hurriedly tugged at Xie Xiaoxiao's sleeve, her eyes completely cold: "Stop making trouble, otherwise, you'll get out!"
Xie Xiaoxiao's eyes turned red with grievance.
It was clearly Xie Lan who told her to find fault with Mu Qingxuan.
How come it's her fault now!
Xie Xiaoxiao was not convinced: "There is clearly no evidence, why are you still speaking for her, sister?"
Xie Lan was so angry that she closed her eyes and cursed in her heart.
This idiot has no sense at all and can't see the situation clearly.
If she had known this, she shouldn't have asked Xie Xiaoxiao to help her.
But at this moment, a deep male voice suddenly sounded: "What evidence?"
"What happened?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
I saw a young man slowly approaching, supporting an elderly man with a slightly pale face.
Zhuang Pingchun's eyes lit up and he hurried over to meet him.
"Professor Zhou, you are finally here."
The person who came was the organizer of this seminar, Zhou Zhishang.
He is over 70 years old, but he can be said to be the senior with the highest status in the field of traditional Chinese medicine in China today.
Today, almost half of the young generation of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners are his students.
Zhou Zhishang's status is self-evident.
He is currently teaching at Pengcheng University.
Pengcheng attached great importance to Zhou Zhishang's medical skills and set up a special research laboratory for him. Many important Chinese medicine research projects were completed by Zhou Zhishang and his disciples.
Zhuang Pingchun heard that this seminar, in addition to breaking down the barriers between Chinese and Western medicine, would also provide a platform for all doctors to communicate.
The more important purpose may be that Zhou Zhishang wants to take this opportunity to select a closed disciple to enter his laboratory.
If someone is lucky enough to be chosen, it would definitely be a great fortune!
Zhuang Pingchun's breathing became slightly rapid.
Mu Qingxuan also looked over.
But when his eyes fell on the two of them, he paused slightly.
This is not...
Zhou Zhishang coughed twice, and the young man next to him immediately patted his back gently.
"Teacher, how do you feel now? Do you want me to help you to rest for a while?"
Sheng Jingyu looked concerned and frowned slightly.
Zhou Zhishang waved his hand: "It's okay, I can still hold on."
He looked at Zhuang Pingchun: "Xiao Zhuang, long time no see."
Zhuang Pingchun's cheeks flushed with excitement: "Professor Zhou, you still remember me!"
She just had the honor of attending a lecture by Zhou Zhishang 10 years ago, and after the lecture, she asked Zhou Zhishang some academic questions.
As time goes by, Zhuang Pingchun never expected that after so many years, Zhou Zhishang could still call out her name directly.
Zhou Zhishang grinned: "Of course, I heard that you were recently promoted to vice president, congratulations."
"Thank you, professor." Zhuang Pingchun stroked his chest to calm his heart which was beating too fast.
"By the way, there was a lot of noise just now, as if someone was asking for evidence..." Zhou Zhishang frowned, "What happened?"
He held this seminar to provide everyone with a platform for communication.
If a dispute occurs, as the organizer, he must be the first to understand and resolve it.
Zhuang Pingchun was at a standstill.
Xie Xiaoxiao suddenly broke free from Xie Lan's restraints, pointed her finger at Mu Qingxuan and said, "She is a liar who is full of lies. I can't stand her and want her to provide evidence!"
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