The aloof military doctor arrives at the unit, and the tough guy can't sit still.

Xia Qiuran couldn't help but chuckle to herself. Judging from the tone of those words, it seemed as if if they weren't pursued this time, they would be let off the hook next time.

"Director Bai, let's talk about the future later. Let's deal with the immediate problem first."

Bai Xia gripped her handbag tightly, her face flushed red. All she could think about was how to find an excuse to leave, but with so many eyes watching, the reason she came up with couldn't be too far-fetched.

Just as he was getting anxious, he suddenly caught sight of Wu Xue in the corner, and his heart immediately felt half relieved. He turned to look at Xia Qiuran.

"Xia Qiuran, I wasn't the one you bet with back then. You've got the wrong person."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xue felt a chill run down her spine, but she still didn't look up.

Since no one has been named, she won't go out so easily.

Xia Qiuran glanced in the direction of Wu Xue and thought, "You still want to make excuses? No way!"

"Director Bai, since you're so unwilling to fulfill the bet, there's no point in forcing me. Fine, I'll go tell everyone what you said right now." Xia Qiuran didn't press the matter further and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute," Bai Xia immediately called out.

A mixture of shame and anger welled up in his eyes.

The arrival of experts from Beijing had already caused a sensation throughout the hospital. If she, as the director, were to be exposed for acting shamelessly because of this, how could she possibly gain the respect of the staff in the future?

After thinking it over for a moment, he immediately shouted at Wu Xue.

"Wu Xue, you should accept your loss. Didn't your teachers teach you that? Come over here right now and apologize to Xia Qiuran."

Having been called out by name, Wu Xue had no choice but to come out this time, whether she wanted to or not.

Despite his inner conflict, he still walked up to Xia Qiuran and said reluctantly.

"Dr. Xia, I'm sorry, I was blind before and didn't realize you had such great skills."

Xia Qiuran stood calmly in front of Wu Xue and said, "Dr. Wu, I accept your apology, but you weren't the one who made the bet with me. There was really no need for you to do this."

Bai Xia's face was grim, her fleshy features drooping menacingly, making her look even more terrifying than an old monster. She spoke in a low voice.

"Xia Qiuran, I've been giving you face, don't push your luck."

Xia Qiuran remained indifferent, saying only, "Director Bai, if you continue with this attitude, there's no point in us continuing this conversation." Then she waited quietly for Bai Xia's next move.

Forced into a corner, Bai Xia could only turn her gaze to Wu Xue once again.

"You, go and publish an apology to Xia Qiuran."

Wu Xue stood there, her eyes darting listlessly elsewhere, her face full of resentment.

"Director Bai, Dr. Xia already said that I wasn't the one who made the bet with him, and he won't let me apologize."

Hearing Wu Xue say this, Bai Xia became even angrier. A coward who usually didn't dare to breathe loudly in front of her now dared to disobey her orders, so she directly scolded her.

"Stop talking nonsense. I told you to apologize, okay? Now get your ass to the newspaper office and register."

Although it was a bet between her and Xia Qiuran, it didn't mean it couldn't represent an apology. At worst, Wu Xue could just mention her name when she published the apology in the newspaper, which would be better than her personally publishing the apology.

After being scolded, Wu Xue slightly curled one corner of her mouth upwards and even rolled her eyes at Bai Xia. She usually fawned over Bai Xia, but getting any benefit from her was harder than climbing to heaven.

Now that something's happened, they actually want to push her out to take the blame. Dream on.

She still has a lot of evidence of giving gifts to Bai Xia; at worst, they'll both go down together.

"Director, you are a leader, so you should set an example. People will look down on you for not keeping your word," Wu Xue said this time with a strong stance.

"What did you say? Are you trying to rebel? If I can't handle her, I can handle you too." Bai Xia's temper flared even more instantly.

Xia Qiuran is indeed quite capable, and Xia Qiuran has no choice but to accept her challenge.

But who is Wu Xue? A fool who has been working as a doctor's assistant for several years dares to provoke her?

Bai Xia immediately said, "Wu Xue, I'm officially informing you now that you don't need to go to the wards tomorrow. Grab a mop and go clean the toilets."

"Why should I?! I'm a full-time employee of the hospital." Wu Xue's voice rose considerably.

Bai Xia looked disdainful, clearly not taking Wu Xue, this little shrimp, seriously.

"Just because I'm the director here, and your superior, I have the right to assign work this way."

"You don't have to be willing. You can do what Xia Qiuran did and find a difficult patient to prove yourself. Unfortunately, you don't have that ability. You're just a fool who's inferior to everyone else in every way."

Bai Xia pointed her finger at Wu Xue's head, her words sharp and cutting.

At this moment, Wu Xue had been cornered against the wall, her eyes red and filled with anger.

"Bai Xia, don't think that just because you're a director you can insult people."

But Bai Xia didn't back down at all: "So what if I insulted you? I insulted you, what can you do to me?"

"You forced me to do this."

With nowhere left to retreat, Wu Xue could no longer bear it and suddenly pushed Bai Xia away.

"Get out of my way, you barren hen, stop strutting around in front of me."

"You can't even have a child, so it's no wonder your man despises you. You only dare to show off in front of us, but when you go home, you're just a widow who doesn't dare to utter a word."

What was a simple dispute has escalated into a personal attack.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xia glanced around at the people around her, seeing their expressions of wanting to laugh but not daring to, as if a knife were stabbing into her heart.

Back when she was sent to the countryside, in order to do less work, she married the village secretary's son. To be honest, the marriage was just a simple banquet with a few tables, and then they lived together.

Later, when she had the opportunity to return to the city, she insisted on aborting her seven-month-old fetus. Because the pregnancy was so far along, she survived, but the price was that she could never have another child.

Later, she married her current husband, who often gave her the cold shoulder because of the issue of children.

This incident is Bai Xia's deepest wound, and she never expected that Wu Xue would expose it to the public today.

Bai Xia stood ramrod straight, her eyes flashing with a fierce light. Anyone who saw her posture would have no doubt that she was ready to kill.

"You little slut, I'll show you what to do."

Bai Xia glared at Wu Xue, grabbed her hair, and then slapped her twice across the face, leaving two bright red handprints.

A burning sensation quickly swept over Wu Xue.

"You bastard, if you dare hit me, I'll fight you to the death."

Wu Xue started scratching wildly at Bai Xia's face and arms.

The two wrestled together, cursing under their breath.

Xia Qiuran quietly stayed far away; this had nothing to do with her, and she just wanted to avoid being accidentally hurt.

The other people in the office watched the two wrestling, all with expressions of spectator amusement, but dared not show it too obviously.

They all pretended to break up the fight, but none of them actually used any real strength.

Xia Qiuran shook her head and glanced silently at the clock on the wall; it was almost time.

"Director Bai, you can continue with the call then. I won't bother you any longer. I'll come back to see you tomorrow."