Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Qiao Xi, You Will Go to Jail

    The next day.

    Qiao Xi went to the hospital for work in an excellent mood, when the nurse Shu Xue elbowed her gossipingly and asked, “Was the huge red banner at Tianyuan Group last night for you?”

    She raised her eyebrows, smiling with a hint of suggestion.

    With springs in her eyes and cheeks blooming like peach blossoms, Qiao Xi denied, “No, it was to celebrate the launch of the Tianyuan Building.”

    Shu Xue said sourly, “You’re beaming with joy while lying through your teeth.”

    “If you don’t believe it, forget it.”

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    Qiao Xi’s denial was more revealing than concealing.

    Shu Xue clung to her arm coquettishly, “Come on, dear sister, tell me. What did you two do last night?”

    Qiao Xi pursed her lips, lightly biting her lower lip.

    Last night, they were unrestrained and out of control in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

    She had never imagined that a simple kiss could so thoroughly enthrall her, making her wish their bodies could merge into one.

    It was Mr. Huo who hoarsely called a halt in the end, preventing anything more ludicrous from happening.

    Shu Xue, seeing her demeanor, knew it must have been exciting. She was about to say more when a harrowing noise came from the hospital entrance.

    “Where is Dr. Qiao! Qiao Xi, come out!”

    “Quack!”

    “Husband, wake up, please husband!”

    Qiao Xi and Shu Xue hurried over.

    They saw Wang Dafu on a stretcher, retching and having diarrhea, while his wife’s cries were ear splitting. Reporters and some curious patients surrounded them, seriously disrupting the hospital order.

    “Dr. Qiao!”

    As soon as Wang Dafu’s wife saw Qiao Xi, she rushed over and seized her hand to prevent her from escaping.

    The reporters also aimed their cameras right at her face.

    “Dr. Qiao, yesterday you said my husband just had a simple gastritis, gave him acupuncture and prescribed medicine, and after that, he became like this! My husband said the acupuncture felt very uncomfortable, and he even vomited blood today!” she ranted.

    Qiao Xi frowned, saying gravely, “According to the medical advice, this should not have happened.”

    “You’re trying to shirk responsibility! An incompetent quack!”

    Wang Dafu’s wife pulled the prescription out of her pocket, “Look at this, everyone look!”

    The reporters’ cameras zoomed in on the prescription, “This prescription isn’t signed, that’s unprofessional practice.”

    That’s how an opportunity was seized, but Xu Xiuyuan didn’t care about the process, only the outcome.

    Qiao Xi’s eyes turned slightly red, “I’m sorry.”

    “Qiao Xi, practicing medicine without a license can lead to criminal charges. In severe cases, one can be sentenced to up to three years in detention,” he said coldly.

    Simply put, she might go to jail.

    Unless the family is willing to forgive.

    Xu Xiuyuan looked deeply at her, “You’ve disappointed me greatly, always trying to attract attention and provoking others to target you. Here’s my advice, go back and ask Huo Xingzhou for help.”

    Qiao Xi’s head hung low, her eyes reddening.

    She already felt unworthy of him; how could she willingly ask for his help, which would only make her seem even more inferior?

    “I will find out the truth myself,” Qiao Xi said, her lips pursed as she looked up at him determinedly, “As long as Wang Dafu is willing to let me take his pulse, I will know what’s going on!”

    “You still dare to investigate?”

    Xu Xiuyuan stood up and walked over to her, looking down at her from above.

    As he looked at her somewhat familiar face, he grew increasingly irritable.

    “By yourself, you’ve stirred up the already tense doctor-patient relationship. Those families who’ve just lost a loved one would love to devour you, to vent their grief on you. Working in a hospital, why can’t you be more cautious and not think that all patients are kind-hearted.”

    Qiao Xi stood up straight, her slender spine erect.

    Her eyes were brimming with moisture, yet she steadfastly refused to let the tears fall.

    Looking at Xu Xiuyuan, her voice slowly became acidic, “Director Xu, the university only taught me that a doctor should treat illnesses and save lives, to revere life. They never taught me to be deceitful and cunning. Sorry, I haven’t learned that lesson yet.”

    Xu Xiuyuan’s heart unexpectedly ached for a while, and it took him a moment to recover.

    He didn’t know why he felt sad, but those clearly defined eyes were questioning him, asking why scheming was necessary in a hospital. He actually felt a bit guilty.

    As an administrator, he failed to protect the doctors at the hospital.

    Past doctors only had to focus on improving their medical skills and saving lives. Now, doctors are thrown into a dirty pit, forced to learn cunning just to survive.

    Qiao Xi was pure, young.

    He hardened his heart and said, “To appease public opinion, you are suspended for six months according to regulations. You must make a public apology; I will investigate the truth.”

    Qiao Xi asked, “Apologizing would mean admitting I misdiagnosed. You can punish me heavily to calm public opinion and reduce the hospital’s losses. As for the rest, I’d like to try solving it my own way.”

    She would not, tarnish the medical arts.

    She didn’t want to fail the expectations of some people.

    After speaking, Qiao Xi turned and left.

    Her spine was straight, showing a determination to face even death.