"I won’t apologize to her! What right does that country bumpkin have to demand an apology from me? I’ve been kind enough not to send her packing, Uncle! Why are you taking her side? Don’t tell me it’s because she’s married into the Zhan Family that you’re considering their feelings, so you’re asking me to apologize? Qiao Jing is nothing but a bloodsucker to the Zhan Family, why are you siding with her? It won’t be long before she gets kicked out!"
Director Chen’s face was extremely unsightly at that moment, as he glared at Ye Linglong who still had no idea she was wrong, and with an air of anger, lifted his hand, ready to strike Ye Linglong.
Just then, Qiao Jing spoke up, "Director Chen, if you need to discipline your niece, I won’t stop you. But I have other patients to attend to, so please make way for a moment."
Hearing this, Director Chen hurriedly stepped aside.
"Miss Qiao, I’m sorry, I—"
Director Chen hadn’t finished speaking when he was interrupted by Qiao Jing.
"I will go check on Old Master Chen first."
With that said, Qiao Jing wasted no further time, walking straight through the space between Director Chen and Ye Linglong and into the room.
After watching Qiao Jing enter, Director Chen once again raised his hand, prepared to hit Ye Linglong.
Ye Linglong was startled and shrank back, her eyes cautiously watching Director Chen, as her earlier brazen aura faded significantly.
"Uncle... What did I say wrong?"
As Director Chen saw Ye Linglong looking , his hand that was just raised couldn’t help but lower again. Gritting his teeth with frustration, he said:
"Miss Qiao is our honored guest! A very important honored guest! It was she who improved your grandfather’s condition, and when she comes out, you must apologize to her."
Upon hearing this, Ye Linglong’s jaw almost dropped in shock; she looked incredulously towards the door to Old Master Chen’s room.
"What? Uncle, are you saying that Qiao Jing cured Grandfather’s illness? You’re not lying to me, are you?"
She was not unaware of her grandfather’s condition, and she knew that just a few days ago, her uncle and the rest had started preparing for her grandfather’s funeral because his illness was so severe.
To her astonishment, she had heard the news of her grandfather’s improvement yesterday and almost thought it was fake. But today, after visiting her grandfather, she found that he really was much more spirited.
However, she could never have imagined that it would be Qiao Jing who cured her grandfather!
She had never heard that Qiao Jing’s medical skills were that good; all she knew was that Qiao Jing was just an ordinary doctor at the hospital.
She couldn’t understand, couldn’t understand at all, how her uncle, in his efforts to save her grandfather, had found many famous doctors.
Yet those doctors were helpless; how could Qiao Jing possibly have cured her grandfather??
"Why would I lie to you? It’s Miss Qiao who cured him," Director Chen said with a serious expression.
After saying this, he anxiously watched the tightly shut door, worried about upsetting Qiao Jing.
Hesitant, he took Ye Linglong to the door, and knocked.
"Miss Qiao, may we enter?"
Without waiting for Qiao Jing’s answer, he lowered his voice and said to Ye Linglong beside him:
"The moment you go in, apologize to Miss Qiao immediately; if you say any more unpleasant words, I’ll throw you out!"
Ye Linglong had never seen Director Chen so angry and shrank her shoulders in fright.
Seeing how serious her uncle looked, she knew he wasn’t faking it, and she had no choice but to believe him.
It seemed that it was indeed Qiao Jing who had cured her grandfather.
But the same question remained, how could Qiao Jing possess such incredible medical skills to cure her grandfather’s illness?
Of course, that wasn’t the point anymore.
Asking her to apologize to Qiao Jing was really too much of an imposition, wasn’t it?!
Right then, Qiao Jing had just removed the silver needles and looked up towards the door.
The next second, the bedroom door opened.
Qiao Jing, hearing the noise, began to pack up her silver needles as she spoke:
"The patient’s condition is gradually improving. I’ll come back for another acupuncture session in a few days."
Upon hearing that Qiao Jing would return for another acupuncture session in a few days, Director Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief and pushed Ye Linglong forward.
Forced to step forward, Ye Linglong approached Qiao Jing, clenching her teeth tightly, refusing to spit out even half a word after a long time.
She hated Qiao Jing too much to even consider apologizing to her.
After all, Qiao Jing’s current status was something countless women longed for but could not attain.
She had liked Young Master Zhan for many years, but he was like an iceberg, never paying attention to anyone, not even melting a bit when heated by fire, as if he were a perennial glacier, seldom speaking, let alone glancing at her.
Yet last time, Young Master Zhan actually held Qiao Jing while playing golf! Their posture was so intimate! She even witnessed a smile on his face that she had never seen before!
Qiao Jing was already her rival in love, so how could she be expected to apologize to her rival? That was even more improbable!
As the saying goes, rivals in love are especially jealous when they meet, and she was to apologize to Qiao Jing?
Qiao Jing glanced at Ye Linglong, whose face was filled with unwillingness, and then slowly withdrew her gaze without forcing the other party.
She had no interest in wasting time with Ye Linglong to listen to her insincere apology.
Rather than stay and waste time, she preferred to return to the research institute to work. As for Ye Linglong, she had never taken her to heart.
Upon hearing Qiao Jing’s words, Ye Linglong was overjoyed and lifted her chin up again, her expression returning to her usual arrogant demeanor.
"You’d better really not want me to apologize, because you’ll regret it if you do, and even if you regret it, it’s no use. I will never apologize to you no matter what!"
Director Chen’s heart skipped a beat, his gaze shifting back and forth between Qiao Jing and Ye Linglong. He wondered if this might make Divine Doctor Jing even more upset.
Just as he thought this, Qiao Jing was prepared to pack up her things and leave.
Seeing this, Director Chen immediately spoke up to intercept her.
"Miss Qiao, wait a moment! It is our failure in upbringing. Regardless, we still owe you an apology."
After saying this, he shot Ye Linglong a glare, gesturing with his eyes for her to act.
But Ye Linglong felt in her heart that she was not in the wrong, and even felt aggrieved by Director Chen siding with someone else.
"Uncle, she said she doesn’t need an apology from me, so why do you insist on making me apologize?"
This made Director Chen even angrier, and he sternly set his face again.
"When I tell you to apologize, you apologize! Do you not understand what I’m saying?"
If Miss Qiao got upset today and then refused to come back for the next acupuncture session, what would they do then?
As Director Chen was thinking this, Old Master Chen, who had been lying in bed, suddenly spoke up.
"What’s going on? Why does Linglong have to apologize to Doctor Qiao?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Linglong thought Old Master Chen was on her side and feigned a wronged expression.
"Grandpa, you’re always the most reasonable. I just said a few words about Qiao Jing, and Uncle got so angry that he demanded an apology and even wanted to hit me... Please be the judge..."
Her grandpa was famous for being protective. Just like her uncle, he had always been very biased towards family members.
She didn’t believe that her grandpa would side with outsiders like her uncle!
But Old Master Chen’s following words shocked Ye Linglong and made her start to doubt her life.