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"Yes."
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He looked at Lu Tong, "Since that's the case, why didn't you explain yourself at the entrance of the Medical Officer Institute that day?"
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Explain?
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He spoke with such seriousness and righteousness, as if her explanation would lead him to believe her, which made Lu Tong feel an absurd sense of ridicule.
After a long silence, she finally spoke.
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"Actually, there's no need to explain. If it were a common Medical Officer, they probably wouldn't have added Hongfangxu to Vice Minister Jin's prescription—Doctor Ji's criticism of me being overeager for success is not wrong."
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She looked up, her tone somewhat cold.
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"It's just that Vice Minister Jin is even more overeager for success than I am."
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