One of them, upon hearing Zheng Peng say this, responded, "I won’t do anything harmful. My dissatisfaction with Xiao Yifei is just me venting. I wouldn’t actually do something like that. I do have some moral standards." After speaking, he carried an empty plate and prepared to leave.
Zheng Peng sensed that the situation wasn’t looking good, quickly saying, "I didn’t expect Dr. Li to seem so manly and yet lack courage. We’re just going to teach him a little lesson, not asking you to kill or commit arson, what are you afraid of?"
The doctor carrying the plate replied, "It’s not fear; I simply disdain being involved in such dirty actions. Don’t try to provoke me; it won’t work." After finishing his words, he left without turning back.
The remaining two said, "So, Dr. Zheng, do you have any good ideas? Share them with us, if you will."
Zheng Peng said, "I don’t have any ideas at the moment. We can’t rush into this; we’ll need a careful plan. Once I’ve thought it through, I’ll let you two know."
At noon, while browsing Weibo, a post caught Zheng Peng’s attention. It mentioned a patient who lost precious time for timely surgery because of a doctor’s delay, which resulted in losing their life. The post was forwarded tens of thousands of times in just a few hours.
There was intense debate on Weibo, with most people condemning the hospital and the tardy doctor. Zheng Peng had to marvel at how powerful the internet had become, evolving so dramatically over just a few years.
He remembered during university that the monthly data plan was only thirty megabytes, and it was hardly used. At that time, phone calls and texts were the main communication methods, followed by QQ. In a few short years, WeChat took over adult lives, while school kids held onto QQ.
The internet now is truly frightening. He recalled a couple of months ago when a celebrity announced their relationship on Weibo, causing fans and onlookers to flood in and crash the system. Suddenly, he thought he could use the power of the internet to punish Xiao Yifei a bit.
So, he registered a Weibo account and posted something saying Xiao Yifei was a fraud, that his medical skills were exaggerated. He also revised the story of him and Sun Xingyao framing Xiao Yifei, pinning all the blame on Xiao Yifei and twisting the facts.
He tagged his hospital in the post and got the other two to forward it. An hour after posting, it garnered over a thousand shares and likes, causing quite a stir locally. Given the tense doctor-patient relationships nowadays, any negative news can worsen it substantially.
Later, the hospital became aware of the Weibo post. The director personally got involved, as the slander severely damaged the hospital’s interests. He figured the post must be from someone with a grudge against Xiao Yifei. Looking at the post’s gross distortion of facts, he contacted the local police.
Once the police arrived, they quickly located the poster by using internet tracking, identifying it as Zheng Peng. Now it was the director’s turn to be amazed; he never thought a doctor from his hospital would do such a thing, initially suspecting it was a patient of Xiao Yifei’s.
He remembered that last time, it was this doctor named Zheng Peng who involved himself in framing Xiao Yifei. If not for Sun Xingyao’s plea, he almost fired him. But he didn’t expect Zheng Peng to be so incorrigible, repeating such actions time and again. This time, he was determined to dismiss him.
When Xiao Yifei saw the news, he instinctively felt it was done by Zheng Peng, and it turned out to be true. He couldn’t understand how someone who graduated from a prestigious university could do something so senseless.
Although society advocates for freedom of speech, that doesn’t mean one can maliciously defame others without limits. Nowadays, if you say something wrong online, you bear legal responsibility. It’s uncertain what fate awaits Zheng Peng this time.
After clearing up the situation, the police took Zheng Peng away. A policeman told Xiao Yifei, "He’s likely going to be detained for fifteen days. Tell me, how exactly did you offend him that made him go to such lengths to frame you?"
"I don’t know. I consider myself a dutiful doctor. His slandering skills are quite remarkable, though." Xiao Yifei had lost all hope for Zheng Peng, wishing he’d be detained longer, as releasing him would be a societal menace.
Sun Xingyao, watching from the side as Zheng Peng was escorted away, turned to Xiao Yifei and said, "This Zheng Peng seems smart, but he’s always doing such foolish things."
Xiao Yifei thought, finally there might be some peace now. The director was sure to expel Zheng Peng this time. The impact on his reputation was minor—his hard-earned good will from a TV program was now ruined by Zheng Peng’s post, greatly affecting the hospital.
The only one left was Sun Xingyao. Hopefully, he wouldn’t stir up trouble to make life difficult for him again. After all, they were part of the same hospital, and harmony was the rule of thumb. Xiao Yifei thought this, but didn’t know if Sun Xingyao felt the same.
That day, someone Sun Xingyao knew came looking for him, hoping to get diagnosed. They said they’d already seen many Chinese and Western doctors, yet the symptoms went untreated. Finally, they said, "I’m coming to you last, pinning all my hopes on you."
Sun Xingyao, hearing this, dared not take it lightly. After all, he didn’t have such a strong confidence in his medical skills. Suddenly, he thought of Xiao Yifei, who had recently gained significant fame. Follow current novels on novelFɪre.net
So, he politely said, "While you hold high expectations for me, I don’t have such confidence in myself. I’ll recommend a doctor who can surely cure your illness."
"He is a doctor at our hospital named Xiao Yifei. Recently, he did a TV program. Go find him; he will definitely have a solution."
Sun Xingyao told the patient Xiao Yifei’s office number, advising them not to mention that he referred them to Xiao Yifei. Although puzzled by the secrecy, the person nodded in agreement.
Coincidentally, this scene was witnessed by Xiao Yifei’s intern, Song Baiyang. He had heard of the tension between Xiao Yifei and Sun Xingyao, believing his senior wasn’t at fault, rather it was Sun Xingyao who was excessive.
Seeing the recent events, he knew Sun Xingyao was setting up trouble for his senior again. Considering he was just an intern and would leave the hospital after the winter break, he wasn’t afraid of crossing Sun Xingyao and facing a difficult time later.
Besides, his senior was at least a deputy director, capable of securing himself.
Thus, he went to Sun Xingyao’s office, declaring righteously, "Director Sun, why do you always deliberately trouble Dr. Xiao? I heard everything you said and did just now; one shouldn’t overstep boundaries ."