Ye Qiu had made up his mind. No matter who hired the assassin, as long as he found evidence, he would show no mercy.

The Dragon King said, “Feng Youling is one of the Jiangzhou Four Young Masters, and behind him is the Feng family. Moving against him means making an enemy of the Feng family.”

“Moreover, Feng Youling has a very good relationship with Zhou Hao and Li Qiancheng.”

“If you kill him, Zhou Hao and Li Qiancheng will surely seek revenge, and you’ll have two more enemies.”

Ye Qiu frowned slightly.

He hadn’t expected that killing one person would be so troublesome.

However, he wouldn’t waver in his resolve.

“If it really is Feng Youling, then I’ll wipe them all out,” Ye Qiu said, his tone filled with murderous intent and dominance.

“Very good!” The Dragon King said with a broad smile, “Little Ye, this is what I wanted to remind you of. Once you decide to kill someone, you must eliminate the root, or there will be endless troubles.”

“I’ll remember that.”

Lin Jingzhi had said similar words to Ye Qiu not long ago.

“Alright, it’s getting late. You should go back and rest,” the Dragon King said.

“Okay, you should rest early too.”

Ye Qiu went home and fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

The next day.

Ye Qiu arrived at the hospital. As soon as he walked into the lobby, he saw Zhang Lili.

Zhang Lili was being ordered around by the young nurses at the guidance desk.

“Zhang Lili, clean the table.”

“Later, mop the floor too.”

“And the trash can, make sure to clean it.”

In the past, not to mention a few young nurses, even attending physicians wouldn’t dare treat Zhang Lili like this.

Ever since Guo Shaocong died and Guo Danu was fired, Zhang Lili had lost all her support in the hospital. In just a few days, she had been relegated to the caregiver station.

The worst part was that even the caregiver station ostracized her, assigning her to cleaning duties instead of patient care.

Anyone who didn’t know better would think she was a janitor hired by the hospital.

“Zhang Lili, what’s wrong with you? Can’t even clean a table properly? Are you useless or blind?”

Suddenly, a young nurse scolded her.

Another young nurse chimed in, “I think she’s just blind. Otherwise, why would she abandon Dr. Ye for Guo Shaocong?”

“Exactly. Dr. Ye is tall, handsome, and skilled. I heard that Director Li’s father was cured by Dr. Ye.”

“If I could be Dr. Ye’s girlfriend, I’d wake up laughing from my dreams.”

“This stupid woman actually chose that useless Guo Shaocong. She must be blind.”

“…”

Listening to these taunts, Zhang Lili lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes, feeling both angry and wronged.

She was angry because these young nurses used to call her “Sister Lili” with great enthusiasm.

But now, not only did they order her around, they also humiliated her to her face.

If Shaocong hadn’t died and Vice President Guo hadn’t been fired, would you dare treat me like this?

A bunch of dogs!

Zhang Lili felt wronged. She was already in such a miserable state, why hadn’t Ye Qiu come to help her?

Didn’t he know about her situation?

Just then, a young nurse walked up to Zhang Lili, asking with a concerned look, “Sister Lili, everyone is just joking with you. Don’t take it seriously.”

Zhang Lili remained silent.

“Hey, what’s that on your face?” the young nurse suddenly said.

Zhang Lili didn’t know what was on her face. Just as she was about to reach up to touch it, the young nurse stopped her.

“Sister Lili, don’t move. I’ll help you remove it.” A flash of malice appeared in the young nurse’s eyes.

“Slap!”

A harsh slap landed on Zhang Lili’s face.

Caught off guard, Zhang Lili staggered back three or four steps and fell to the ground, glaring angrily at the young nurse who had slapped her. “What do you mean by this?”

“You have the nerve to ask? When that useless Guo Shaocong was alive, you bullied me a lot because you were his girlfriend. You even slapped me. This slap is payback.”

After saying that, the young nurse grabbed a dirty rag from the table and threw it at Zhang Lili’s face.

“Use this rag to clean the lobby floor. If I see even a speck of dust, I’ll report you to the nurse station and get you kicked out of the hospital.”

Zhang Lili was so angry she wanted to cry.

Once, she had spoken to the young nurses in this same tone. But now, the tables had turned, and it was the young nurses ordering her around.

Moreover, the hospital lobby was crowded, and many passersby were watching her as a joke.

“Ye Qiu, where are you? Come help me!” Zhang Lili called out in her heart, and suddenly—

She saw a familiar figure.

“It’s Ye Qiu! He’s here! He’s finally here!” Zhang Lili’s eyes lit up.

At this moment, several young nurses also saw Ye Qiu. Their expressions became unnatural, fearing that Ye Qiu would get angry at them for Zhang Lili’s sake.

Ye Qiu didn’t speak to the young nurses, nor did he even glance at them. He walked straight to Zhang Lili.

“Are you okay?”

Hearing Ye Qiu’s concern, Zhang Lili burst into tears of joy and said, “I’m fine, I’m fine.”

“Good, then keep working.”

After saying that, Ye Qiu turned and left.

Zhang Lili was stunned.

Wasn’t he here to help her? Why did he leave?

What did he mean?

Even after Ye Qiu’s figure disappeared into the elevator, Zhang Lili hadn’t snapped out of it. Instead, the young nurses started laughing first.

“Zhang Lili, did you see that? Even Dr. Ye doesn’t care about you anymore.”

“What are you standing around for? Get back to work.”

“Screw you! I’m done!” Zhang Lili suddenly stood up, threw the dirty rag on the ground, and stormed towards the surgery department.

Ye Qiu’s words and actions just now were a complete humiliation to Zhang Lili.

She couldn’t swallow this anger.

Ye Qiu had just sat down in his office when Zhang Lili barged in.

Ye Qiu frowned slightly and said, “What are you doing here? If you have nothing to do, leave. I need to start seeing patients.”

“Ye Qiu, you heartless bastard. I was with you for so long, and now you see me being bullied and don’t help me. Instead, you humiliate me in front of them. Are you even a man?”

“Are you done? If you are, leave. Don’t disturb my work.”

Ye Qiu didn’t want to waste words with Zhang Lili. This woman had no other skills but to make trouble.

Little did he know, his attitude made Zhang Lili even angrier.

Zhang Lili, like a dog whose tail had been stepped on, shouted, “Ye Qiu, is it because I dumped you that you want to take this chance to get back at me?”

“I won’t give you that chance.”

“I’m officially informing you now, I’m quitting! I’m done with this lousy hospital!”

Pointing at Ye Qiu, Zhang Lili cursed, “Don’t think you’re great just because you got tenure. In my eyes, you’ll always be a useless coward.”

“I’ll remember today’s humiliation, and one day, I’ll pay you back tenfold.”

“Goodbye!”

[Author’s Note]

Thanks to all the supporters~