The next morning, Shen Qiang woke up from his cultivation, the True Qi he had depleted was not only restored, but within it were faint strands of water-like substances as thin as hairs.
This was a sign of the Qi Condensation phase. Once Shen Qiang transformed all his True Qi into a liquid state, he could enter the Foundation Establishment phase and become a true cultivator.
In his arms, due to the exhaustive battle last night, Su Xiaonuan lazily clung to Shen Qiang.
Like a languid kitten, though awake, she refused to open her eyes. Moreover, when Shen Qiang tried to get up, she held on to him like an octopus, refusing to let go.
With no other options, Shen Qiang tightened his hold around her supple yet firm waist.
"Oh? This doesn't feel too bad."
Just as a smile appeared in Shen Qiang's eyes, thinking of engaging in something more joyous.
The phone by the side rang.
"Is it 7:30 already?"
Shen Qiang raised his eyebrows slightly.
The phone was set to Do Not Disturb mode, from ten at night till 7:30 the next morning, meaning it wouldn't ring unless it was no longer early.
Picking up the phone, he saw the caller was Xu Nan, the beautiful manager from Wanxin Hesheng.
"Hello, Manager Xu."
Shen Qiang greeted while holding Su Xiaonuan.
"Shen Qiang, tomorrow is Friday. Don't forget the auction. Please remember to bring the Nalan Xingde ring early tomorrow."
Before Shen Qiang could respond, the lethargic Su Xiaonuan, mimicking a little cat, immediately opened her eyes and pressed her ear against the back of Shen Qiang's phone, her eyes filled with vigilance.
The thief-like gaze made Shen Qiang want to laugh.
"No problem, I'll be there on time. Also, I might sell some other things as well, um, very expensive things that ordinary people won't buy."
Upon hearing this, Xu Nan on the other end of the phone hesitated and then said jubilantly, "Blood Ganoderma?"
"Blood Ganoderma yes, um, and even better things than Blood Ganoderma."
Xu Nan's voice immediately became excited, "No problem, our clients are particularly interested in some unique and strange items, as long as the quality is good, money is definitely not an issue."
Shen Qiang laughed, "Great, see you tomorrow then."
"Yes, see you tomorrow." Just after saying this, Xu Nan quickly added, "Wait a moment."
"Something else?" Shen Qiang asked, somewhat surprised.
Xu Nan chuckled on the phone, "You're on the front page of this morning's news; didn't you know?"
"Isn't it just saving a patient by chance? There's nothing worth boasting about." Shen Qiang said indifferently.
Xu Nan burst into laughter, "What saving? I didn't even notice if you saved anyone. Aren't you the 'Three No's Doctor' from the news? It's not just in the news now; even WeChat Moments is buzzing about it."
Shen Qiang was astonished, "Huh?"
Xu Nan laughed, "Isn't there a rule of 'Three No's for you? Great evil, do not save! Those who do not believe in you, do not save! Those who frustrate you, do not save! Good deeds don't go beyond the door, bad news spreads far. Now, many people think you're too capricious, unethical, so I think it won't be long before you can no longer continue being a doctor."
"Come work at Wanxin Hesheng later, I'll offer you a high salary."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed, "Oh, thank you for your kind offer, I appreciate it."
He hung up the phone.
Shen Qiang turned his head and saw Su Xiaonuan, who was resting her head on his shoulder, browsing the internet on her phone, checking the morning news.
She opened a video.
On the screen, the host pulled up a photo of Shen Qiang from a large screen and enlarged it, saying, "Rich and willful, I believe everyone is familiar with this saying, but look at this person, it's not just about being willful."
In the video, Shen Qiang, with a cold and arrogant look, spoke indifferently, "Although I am a doctor, there are three types of people I won't save, those who are utterly evil, I won't save! Those who don't believe in me, I won't save! Those who annoy me, I won't save!"
As the video paused, the news anchor said, "People utterly evil you won't save? Are you a judge? Can you tell which patient is utterly evil? Those who don't believe in you, you won't save, do you think you are some incredible famous doctor? Should patients just trust you and line up waiting for you?"
"And those who annoy you, you won't save? Patients are dying, do they have to please you too?"
The news anchor said with full contempt.
"Arrogant, ignorant, haughty, this doctor, I advise you to go back and learn some moral thoughts."
Seeing this, Su Xiaonuan suddenly sat up angrily and exclaimed, "Damn, this is too much, is the host brain-dead? How can they misinterpret like this? Let's go, Shen Qiang, we're getting a lawyer and suing them!"
Shen Qiang laughed, pulled the angry Su Xiaonuan back into his arms, and chuckled, "It doesn't matter. I said those words, they can think whatever they want, I don't care."
"But I care!" Su Xiaonuan said angrily, "Why don't they broadcast the high difficulty operations? Why don't they broadcast Director Wang's arrogant mockery? Why don't they broadcast that huge tumor?"
"Isn't this clearly targeting you? They are trying to ruin your reputation!"
Shen Qiang smiled and said, "Relax, don't you think I looked rather handsome in the video?"
"No way!" Su Xiaonuan frowned and protested, "We can't let this go, we should sue them, I can't tolerate them slandering you like this."
"And that news anchor, what kind of stuff was he saying? Asking if you are a famous doctor? You are a famous doctor, so what? The best surgeon in Bikang, and it's not up to this layman to poke around!"
"And telling you to go learn about moral thoughts? He misinterprets so badly, knows nothing, and dares to speak so arrogantly. You may tolerate it, but I cannot!"
Looking at the angry Su Xiaonuan, Shen Qiang laughed, "Getting angry is like punishing yourself for someone else's mistake. Even if you really want to sue him, there's no rush, keep calm, and see how the netizens react."
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaonuan, still furious, scrolled down the video page, then paused in shock.
"You are a doctor, what right do you have not to save people? Patients are like God, do you know that? Without patients, you would have starved long ago! Those who support me, like this, let this doctor die."
Shen Qiang glanced at the message's likes, which numbered 3157.
In the comment below.
"I think this doctor is pretty realistic. Why save someone who is utterly evil? It's enough just to talk about humanitarian sentiment. You don't believe in the doctor, why should he save you? As for the third rule, although he is a doctor, he is also human. Shouldn't he fight back when attacked, respond when insulted, and still go save people?"
And surprisingly, this comment was liked 3156 times, just one less than the first one.
Ding!
After lightly tapping 'like', Su Xiaonuan breathed a sigh of relief, smiled coyly at Shen Qiang, and proudly said, "Lucky for us, the public sees clearly. Now it's even."
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