Truth be told, although Huo Jialan had been negligent in her duty and had intentionally delayed Song Jinning's treatment, it was a massive exaggeration to call it "abuse."
But Gu Nianzhi was gunning for maximum dramatic effect, and had therefore deliberately phrased it to make it sound like Huo Jialan had been abusing Song Jinning.
Huo Jialan's gaze swept across the living room, taking in the shocked expressions on some of the guests. She grew nervous, and dropped her soft-spoken, demure "I'm a victim" act in her panic. She said loudly, "How did I abuse her? Spit it out, right now! I—"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. You're not the one on trial today, we'll deal with your mess later." Gu Nianzhi waved Huo Jialan away disdainfully, as though she were an annoying fly.
