Xia Zhixi gritted her teeth in anger. Why was it Xia Chenxing again? How was she inferior to Xia Chenxing? She cursed silently and said nothing.
Zhuang Meiyu panicked and hurriedly explained for her daughter, "Mrs. Wan, Zhixi is still young and inexperienced. Please forgive her this time!"
"Young? If I remember correctly, she's a year older than Director Xia, right? Director Xia is already a director at such a young age. What about her? She came back from studying abroad with honora. Could it be that your Xia family spent money to buy her degree? Don't use age as an excuse for everything. Remember to learn from Director Xia in the future and improve your medical skills. Otherwise, you're simply embarrassing Director Xia."
Hearing this, Xia Chenxing couldn't help but snicker. Mrs. Wan's mouth was really too sharp. Every word she said hit the other party's weak spot. Xia Zhixi probably had the urge to hit her now.
"Yes, you're right," Zhuang Meiyu replied with a smile.
Xia Zhixi finally couldn't take it anymore and said, "Mom, you…"
Before she could finish, Xia Chenxing interrupted her and said, "Mrs. Wan, let this matter pass. No matter what, Xia Zhixi is my sister. No matter how much she hates me, this is an indelible fact. Please don't argue with her on my account."
Hearing Xia Chenxing take the initiative to plead for Xia Zhixi, Mrs. Wan could not say anything else. She glanced at Xia Chenxing and pretended to be angry as she said to Xia Zhixi, "Let me tell you, if it weren't for Chief Xia pleading for you, I wouldn't have let you off."
Hearing this, Zhuang Meiyu finally heaved a sigh of relief and bowed to thank her.
Mrs. Wan rolled her eyes at the mother and daughter and said sarcastically, "There's no need to thank me. You should thank Director Xia. I don't understand why you're so different. There's no comparison."
When the mother and daughter heard these words, they looked at Xia Chenxing and the words of thanks were stuck in their throats. After all, they had always looked down on Xia Chenxing for so many years. It was too difficult for them to swallow their pride and thank her.
Zhuang Meiyu thought of a solution and quickly forced a smile. "We're family with Chenxing, so she won't make fuss about this. Chenxing, you haven't been home for a meal in a while. Come home today. I'll get Auntie to cook more dishes that you like. Let's have a good family reunion. Your father misses you so much and keeps mentioning you."
Xia Chenxing raised her eyebrows. Xia Zhiguang kept mentioning her? That was for sure. Xia Zhiguang probably wanted to beat her to death right now. Besides, she did not want Zhuang Meiyu to change the topic. She said coldly, "Forget about the reunion. He doesn't want to see me. I know what I'm doing." What she meant was, don't play the emotional card with me. If you want to thank me, hurry up.
Xia Zhixi naturally understood what Xia Chenxing meant. Her face darkened. She had never suffered such a huge loss since she was young. She glared at Xia Chenxing fiercely until her eyes started to sting. Only then did she finally make up her mind. She put down her pride and whispered, "Thank you."
Xia Chenxing pretended not to hear her and asked, "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly. Speak up!"
Xia Zhixi wanted to rush forward and curse Xia Chenxing's smug face. She squeezed out, "Xia Chenxing, thank you!"
"Yes, I can hear you clearly now," Xia Chenxing said with a bright smile. "You don't have to be so polite. You're my sister. This is all part of my job."
Xia Zhixi did not know how she left the hospital, but she would never forget Xia Chenxing's smug face and the people who pointed at her and criticized her in the OB/GYN corridor. She endured it until she walked out of the hospital door. She completely exploded and shouted in the street, "Xia Chenxing, I won't let you off. Go to hell!"
Zhuang Meiyu looked at the people around her who were looking at her strangely and hurriedly reminded her, "Are you crazy? Look at you now."
Xia Zhixi had nowhere to vent her anger. She said to Zhuang Meiyu angrily, "Do you feel embarrassed now? What about just now? If you had known that Xia Chenxing was in the ward, why did you insist on letting me in? Did you deliberately want me to lose face in front of her? Are you happy now that I was so humble in front of her?"
Zhuang Meiyu was stunned and quickly said aggrievedly, "Daughter, why would you think that? Mom is thinking for you. If Xia Chenxing wasn't here, how could Mrs. Wan forgive you so easily?"