Though Liu Qianqian's voice was barely a whisper, both reception nurses clearly heard it, and they were instantly taken aback.

"Yes, that new intern doctor named Zhang Yang, hurry up and call him out for me!"

Su Qifeng immediately straightened his posture upon hearing Liu Qianqian speak, shouting loudly at the two reception nurses.

"Dr. Zhang Yang?"

The receptionist who spoke first immediately covered her mouth, looking at Liu Qianqian in disbelief. To her immense confusion, what exactly had happened between the newly arrived Dr. Zhang Yang and Liu Qianqian that her boyfriend was now showing up at the hospital to confront him?

"Qianqian, what is going on here!" The other receptionist, who was bolder and clearly more mature, ignored the loudly yelling Su Qifeng and instead looked at Liu Qianqian, frowning as she asked.

Liu Qianqian lowered her head and didn't reply, only clutching the bag of cosmetics in her arms a little tighter. Her reasoning was actually quite simple: Su Qifeng was now successful and wealthy, and he was devoted to her, making him a very suitable boyfriend. Most importantly, in Liu Qianqian's eyes, the successful and rich Su Qifeng was not much worse off than Zhang Yang, who drove a Mercedes to work every day.

In Liu Qianqian's mind, if Zhang Yang wasn't extremely wealthy, he must be extremely powerful; in any case, his car certainly wasn't purchased with his own earnings. Measured against this, Su Qifeng, who had achieved success through his own hard work, was clearly much superior to Zhang Yang.

In reality, she had no substantial contact with Zhang Yang whatsoever. The only reason Liu Qianqian tacitly allowed Su Qifeng to come to the capital and stir up trouble at the hospital was to take the opportunity to thoroughly annoy Xiao Xiao, ensuring that Xiao Xiao wouldn't act so arrogant just because she was entangled with Zhang Yang.

Telling Su Qifeng that Zhang Yang had bullied her was entirely rooted in Liu Qianqian's own psychology. In her view, she was prettier than Xiao Xiao and better at dressing and grooming. If Zhang Yang were to choose, he should have chosen her, not Xiao Xiao.

It must be said that the competitive nature among women was severely pronounced in Liu Qianqian.

But now, Su Qifeng had clearly escalated the situation, placing all the blame squarely on Zhang Yang. This left Liu Qianqian completely unable to back down gracefully. She could only steel herself and stand there, unable to utter a word in response to the receptionist's questioning.

"What are you doing!"

Seeing Liu Qianqian lower her head in response to the receptionist, looking as if she was about to cry again, Su Qifeng’s anger flared unbearably. In his view, the receptionist before him was clearly taking Zhang Yang's side in everything. She must be part of the group bullying Liu Qianqian, and he naturally held no good feelings toward her.

Su Qifeng immediately roared at the receptionist, "Stop with the nonsense and call Zhang Yang out now! You think you can just get away with bullying my girlfriend?"

"You!"

The receptionist was so forcefully confronted that she couldn't get a word out. She shot an annoyed glance at Liu Qianqian, then looked up at Su Qifeng and stated, "Sir, perhaps you should understand the situation before you start interrogating us. Our new Dr. Zhang Yang is only working his second day today; frankly, he barely knows Liu Qianqian. How could he possibly have bullied her?"

The receptionist’s statement, however, only solidified Su Qifeng’s belief that Zhang Yang was an intern with special privileges, relying on some form of backing. He must have been taking advantage of Liu Qianqian in private outside of work hours, and she hadn't dared to speak out.

Su Qifeng’s initial thoughts had now changed: an apology would definitely not suffice; he had to teach this fellow a lesson first!

"Sir, might you be misunderstanding something about my Zhang Yang?"

Suddenly, a light and clear voice cut through the air. Su Qifeng looked up and realized the speaker was the beautiful girl he had nearly bumped into at the entrance earlier.

When Mi Xue entered the lobby, she noticed Su Qifeng arguing with the receptionists. Upon hearing Zhang Yang's name, she abandoned her plan to call him and walked over. Her anger truly ignited when she heard the man claim Zhang Yang was bullying his girlfriend.

"Your Zhang Yang?" Liu Qianqian first paused, then asked bewilderedly, "What is your relationship with Zhang Yang?"

"I am his fiancée!"

Mi Xue replied with righteous certainty, and this statement left the two receptionists at the desk utterly stunned!

They never imagined that the new Dr. Zhang Yang had such a stunning fiancée!

No wonder they had never heard of Dr. Zhang responding positively to any advances from the female nurses at the hospital!

Murmurs of discussion immediately erupted around them, undoubtedly filled with envy that such a beautiful girl was already betrothed to someone else.

Ignoring the surrounding chatter, Mi Xue frowned and looked at Liu Qianqian with displeasure, stating angrily, "Miss, I am quite eager to know exactly how my fiancé bullied you!"

"I, I..."

Liu Qianqian was rendered speechless by the direct question. She had never imagined that this beautiful girl before her would be Zhang Yang’s fiancée. It made sense why Zhang Yang had never given her a second glance. But... why was Zhang Yang so close with that Xiao Xiao? What made Xiao Xiao better than her?

Thinking this, a surge of intense jealousy once again flooded Liu Qianqian's chest, with nowhere to vent!

Seeing Liu Qianqian unable to speak, Su Qifeng stepped forward, directly blocking Mi Xue. However, facing Mi Xue, all of Su Qifeng's previous bravado seemed to have vanished. He stood there awkwardly, unsure what to say.

Just then, a young female nurse walked down from the upper floor. Seeing the crowd gathered again in the ground floor lobby, she assumed something was wrong and hurried over. She then saw the man and woman locked in a standoff with the receptionists by the desk and gasped, "Qianqian? Why are you here? The head nurse told me you went home early because you weren't feeling well?"

"Xiao Xiao!"

Seeing the approaching nurse, Liu Qianqian acted as if she had found a savior. She immediately perked up, forgetting about Mi Xue. First, she reached out and wrapped her arm around Su Qifeng’s arm, clinging to him like a delicate bird, then tilted her head up, pointing her other finger at Xiao Xiao and shouting, "It’s her! She’s colluding with that Zhang Yang, ganging up to bully me!"

"What!"

Xiao Xiao’s smile froze instantly on her face. She stared wide-eyed at Liu Qianqian, completely at a loss.

Seeing Xiao Xiao’s expression, the jealousy burning inside Liu Qianqian found an outlet, unleashing itself with utter satisfaction!

She relentlessly pointed at Xiao Xiao and shrieked, "Xiao Xiao, you didn't expect this, did you? Zhang Yang already has a fiancée! You, at best, are just the mistress, the mistress!"

Having said that, Liu Qianqian didn't forget to gesture toward Mi Xue beside her, looking triumphantly at Xiao Xiao—her expression completely transformed from before.

Xiao Xiao’s face instantly turned deathly pale. She staggered back two steps; if the person behind her hadn't been quick enough to steady her, she might have collapsed right then and there.

Mist fogged Xiao Xiao's eyes, and tears suddenly began to pour out uncontrollably. She seemed to use all her remaining strength just to force two words out: "I... I... didn't... didn't..."

"Stop making excuses! Do you think no one saw those sordid things you and Zhang Yang did on the stairs' landing? Let me tell you, I saw everything!"

Liu Qianqian yelled viciously at Xiao Xiao, then deliberately pulled Su Qifeng closer to her side, proclaiming proudly, "See? This is my boyfriend, Su Qifeng. The software he developed and the personal website he runs have already attracted millions in investment, with tens of millions more to come. He is infinitely better than the Zhang Yang you've hooked up with!"

As she said this, Liu Qianqian was visibly bursting with pride. However, the moment the words left her mouth, the two reception nurses exchanged looks of sudden understanding—only then did they grasp the true intention behind Liu Qianqian’s return!

At this juncture, Liu Qianqian deliberately spouting such irrelevant details made her purpose obvious to anyone!

Yet, despite the context, the surrounding crowd was still stunned by the millions and tens of millions of investment Liu Qianqian mentioned. The way they looked at Su Qifeng now carried a different kind of weight.

Slap!

A slender figure suddenly stepped in front of Xiao Xiao and, aimed directly at Liu Qianqian, who was huddled beside Su Qifeng, delivered an accurate and resounding slap across her face!

The sound of the slap echoed loudly!

Gasp!

The blow made everyone nearby suck in a sharp breath!

Liu Qianqian, who moments before had been aggressively triumphant, now had a bright red handprint blooming on her cheek. Her body lost control, pulled away from Su Qifeng, and she tumbled backward onto the ground, looking utterly pathetic.

Everything happened so fast that Su Qifeng didn't even have time to steady Liu Qianqian. He could only watch as she fell before belatedly crouching down to quickly help her up.

Xiao Xiao raised her head, looking at the graceful figure standing protectively in front of her, her eyes filled with profound gratitude.

Liu Qianqian was clearly stunned by the slap. Covering her face, she stared blankly at Mi Xue, unable to utter a sound.

The onlookers were equally frozen, none of them expecting such a beautiful woman, who carried herself with such elegance, to unleash such fury.

"I believe my Zhang Yang would never do such a thing, and furthermore, I do not wish for, nor will I permit, anyone to slander my Zhang Yang's reputation in this manner..." At this point, Mi Xue paused. A cold glint erupted in her eyes, and Liu Qianqian, who was staring stupidly at her, felt a sudden tremor in her heart.

"No matter who it is, I will absolutely not let them off!"

After a brief silence, Mi Xue whispered the last sentence. Her tone wasn't heavy, but every word struck the hearts of everyone present with immense force. (To be continued)