CHAPTER 1045: 216 SCHEMING TIRELESSLY, UGLY PERSON CAUSING TROUBLE_7

She didn’t know how the outside world was thrown into turmoil because of Dr. Nyx. Dr. Nyx, this mysterious and legendary figure, was questioned by the public when it was revealed as a young girl. This was definitely a false rumor. If Dr. Nyx were a girl in her early twenties, according to her career history, wouldn’t she have obtained a dual postdoctoral degree from the top medical school in the United States at the age of thirteen or fourteen? Is that even humanly possible? Absolutely not...

The online speculation varied, but basically, no one believed it. It was too much of a fairy tale. Mainly because Dr. Nyx was too renowned, and the impression given was that of a mature man with sufficient experience, calm, meticulous, and smart. Such a person fit people’s fantasy of Dr. Nyx, definitely not a young girl.

Very soon, the official response from Pingyuan Hospital stated that the issue was a false rumor spread by a doctor in the hospital to attract attention, and the doctor in the photos was not Dr. Nyx but a new intern. Due to the negative impact of this matter and the damage to Dr. Nyx’s reputation, the hospital reprimanded the involved doctor and urged the public not to pay further attention to this issue and to give Dr. Nyx the respect deserved.

The hospital became famous overnight, with countless subsequent benefits. The director couldn’t stop smiling, cursing happily for the trouble while praising for a job well done.

Capital City.

Meng Shujing put down her teacup, feeling disgruntled early in the morning. Her mother-in-law was simply a weirdo. You look down on me; I look down on you even more. Just a daughter from a fallen household, she was lucky to marry into the Yan Family only after accumulating great luck over eight lifetimes. She really thinks herself a big deal; a pheasant that flew to the branches, but can never become a Phoenix, at most just a common hen.

Speaking of which, her mother-in-law also had a stroke of luck. Otherwise, even if she was reborn ten times, she wouldn’t reach the threshold of the Yan family.

Years ago, when Elder Yan was at war, he was ambushed, and the entire army was wiped out. Elder Yan woke up in a heap of corpses, nearly scared to death by a petty thief who specialized in looting bodies. The thief, having a scrap of conscience, saved Elder Yan, took him home, provided food and drink, and nursed him back to health. Elder Yan was a man who valued debts and repays them a hundredfold; he regarded this thief as a benefactor. The thief, being clever, established a marriage agreement with Elder Yan for their children. Elder Yan initially arranged for Lao San, knowing the eldest son’s wife had to be of importance, and favored the second son most. At that time, he left a token and a verbal agreement. Years later, Elder Yan had achieved fame and success, and his four sons were all impressive. It was then the old thief brought his rustic daughter, holding the token, to claim the promise.

The daughter was ugly, to say the least, and illiterate; naturally, Old Lady Yan disdainfully rejected her, blaming Elder Yan for not consulting her earlier. Such a daughter-in-law would make her the laughingstock.

Elder Yan was a man of his word, although he also looked down on such a petty daughter-in-law. A man’s promise is irrevocable, so he arranged for her to marry Lao San as agreed. But the old thief refused, having inquired beforehand that although all four sons were famous, they were ranked, and Lao San was the most ordinary and incompetent. Naturally, such a man was not suitable for his daughter’s groom. Yan Guomao, the second son, was brilliant with a promising future. The old thief set his sights on him and insisted his daughter marry the second son instead.

Old Lady and Elder Yan were adamantly opposed. The second son was the hope of the Yan family and could not marry such a country girl who was illiterate and unsightly. It would ruin him. Besides, the second son had a childhood sweetheart, a well-bred young lady. To prefer such a rustic, sharp-tongued girl would be pure folly. The second son sternly refused, and the Yan family was indignant. The old thief and his shrewish daughter frequently blocked the Yan family’s gate, spreading rumors about the Yan family breaking their promise and the engagement.

Old Lady Yan was so angry she fell seriously ill.

Moreover, at that time, Yan Guomao was already at the stage of discussing marriage with his childhood sweetheart. To abandon her for a country girl who was illiterate, unsightly, and crude was worse than death. Yan Guomao was so furious that he almost beat them out of the Yan household. Later, the old thief and his daughter cursed Yan Guomao for being ungrateful, nearly causing him to vomit blood in anger.

The old thief later realized that it was useless to cause more trouble, so he took a step back and let his daughter marry the eldest son, Yan Guoshou. Although he wasn’t as good as the second son, he was still the eldest son and, in ancient times, held absolute inheritance rights. Therefore, in the future, everything of the Yan family would belong to his daughter.