CHAPTER 534: CHAPTER 518: THIS SLAP IS FOR...

The girl lay on the bed, blood from a wound on her wrist dripping steadily onto the ground, staining the light green sheets in a shocking display.

With her eyes closed, most would have thought the girl had no breath left if not for the rise and fall of her chest.

Fan Xiaoliang was about to rush over.

But Jiang Xiaoxiao was quicker than him.

She grabbed the girl’s wrist, yanked a scarf from a chair, and tied it tightly to stop the bleeding.

Because the action was too rough, the girl suddenly opened her eyes and glared fiercely at Jiang Xiaoxiao.

Her gaze was like looking at an enemy, with hatred, anger, and irritability spilling onto Jiang Xiaoxiao.

"Bandages!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao’s stern command made Fan Xiaoliang react quickly.

What an idiot I am!

His daughter was in this state, what was he doing standing there without getting the medical kit?

He hurriedly went to get the medical kit.

As soon as the girl saw Fan Xiaoliang leave, she yelled after him.

"Dad, don’t you dare get it! Let me die, just let me die! It’s all over."

The despair and pain in her voice pierced Fan Xiaoliang’s heart.

Yet his footsteps didn’t stop, in a panic, he heard the sound of someone falling down the stairs outside the door.

Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn’t let go; if the bleeding didn’t stop, the girl would die, so Mr. Feng had to go out to check.

Hu Zi, frightened, clung to Jiang Xiaoxiao’s side, his little face full of terror.

Jiang Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly, thinking she should have brought Feng Na when she came today, as the current situation left her unable to care for Hu Zi, and such a small child could be scared.

She comforted Hu Zi gently, "Hu Zi, don’t be afraid."

Hu Zi nodded vigorously, obediently responding, "I know, I’m not afraid."

But the slight tremble in his voice betrayed the fear in the child’s heart.

The girl sneered, "Do you have any shame at all? I just mocked and insulted you so much, and yet you still help me stop the bleeding. Do you care so much about earning money from our family? I know my dad has money. People nowadays will sell their souls for money.

And you’re supposed to be a doctor, but you seem like a quack. To love money to this degree, do you still deserve to be a doctor? Do you still have medical ethics?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao frowned; this really was just a spoilt brat.

"Whether I deserve to be a doctor is not for you to decide. If you really want to die, find a place where nobody is and go quietly. Why must you do it in front of your father, in front of your grandfather? In truth, you don’t want to die. You’re just a selfish person trying to attract their attention in this way.

You want them to love you wholeheartedly, to worry about you, to fret about you.

If you really want to die, you’d have done it differently. See that window? Jump out of there. I’ve checked, the ground is concrete, if you jump out you’ll end up with your head cracked open, even if you don’t want to die you’d have to.

Or walk from your house to the next intersection, there’s a lake in front, the water is at least ten meters deep. Jump in and it would be all over, sparing others the trouble. If you truly want to die, do it quietly, don’t put on an act here.

It’s not like the world only revolved around your profound bitterness as if you alone have suffered immense grievances. Who in this world doesn’t suffer?"

The girl stared at Jiang Xiaoxiao in shock, overwhelmed as if seeing a monster. She hadn’t expected the young girl in front of her, supposedly a doctor, had no intention of saving lives.

The words, sharp as knives, cut into her heart.

Cold and callous, with no regard for her feelings.

The girl struggled fiercely, trying to tear the bandage from her wrist and eager to scratch Jiang Xiaoxiao’s face.

"What kind of trash doctor are you? You’re not even human; you’re a demon, urging others to commit suicide, urging others to die. Are you even human? I’ll kill you!"

Slam!

A slap landed on her, leaving the girl stunned, the pain on her face confirming that she was indeed slapped, by this young girl almost the same age as her.

Her heart surged with anger and humiliation.

She wanted to struggle but received two more slaps instead.

"This slap is for your father. He raised you, nurtured you without neglecting a hint of love despite your imperfections from the moment you were born. He’s pampered you to this extent, yet you have not one ounce of gratitude.

He rushed out to get things for your sake and fell down the stairs, and you haven’t even considered checking on him. You ungrateful wretch. Without this slap, you’d think the world operates on your whims, and that you can do as you please.

If not for your father, not for your mother, who in this world would even care about you? Who would protect you so thoroughly from any insults? You’re nothing."

"This slap is for your grandfather. Do you know how a man of his age humbly begged me to treat you, pleaded with me? Considering our age difference, he humbled himself for his granddaughter’s sake, do you know what that means?

Abandoning his dignity just to have you treated, yet you disregard all his kindness, choosing instead to harm their loving hearts with all sorts of torment."

"This slap is for me. As a doctor, and as a person, I’m not here to be insulted by you. You can look down on me, refuse my treatment, but you have no right to insult anyone.

You insult someone, you bear the consequences. See that child standing there? He’s just like you, yet he doesn’t have parents shielding him as you do. Apart from being locked in a room by family, watching the world outside silently,

He endures the children in town throwing stones at him, spitting on him, and even hitting him. You are far more fortunate, yet you lack the maturity and gratitude he has."

Jiang Xiaoxiao grabbed the girl and dragged her in front of Hu Zi, the girl apprehensively studied Hu Zi, who was frightened, his face flushed as he desperately wanted to escape.

Before she could realize, Jiang Xiaoxiao dragged her, stumbling, to the doorway and gazed down the stairs where Fan Xiaoliang sat, with one foot twisted, evidently fractured.

His face pallid with pain, Mr. Feng was on the phone.

"See that? Because of you, your selfishness led to your father fracturing his leg. At his age, a fracture will bring lasting issues. Look at the chaos you’ve caused. Was your aim to have the whole family revolve around you?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao firmly pressed down on the girl’s head, forcing her to face Fan Xiaoliang’s injured foot.

Upon hearing the commotion, Fan Xiaoliang looked up to see his daughter held down by Jiang Xiaoxiao, panic mounting, "What are you doing? Don’t be like this, she’s just a child!"

He tried to stand, ignoring the pain in his twisted foot, his face contorting.

The girl shouted out.

"Dad, don’t move!"

In a desperate shout, Jiang Xiaoxiao released her hold; there was some hope left, at least her conscience was still present.

The girl sprinted downward.