Chapter 29
“Where would she go to study psychiatry, if not a mental hospital?” Mr. Liu was so angry that his face and neck were flushed red. He glared at Doctor Wang coldly. He had never expected Doctor Wang to say that his disciple was a lunatic, especially when he had just entrusted his best disciple to Dr. Wang. “She has already graduated with a doctorate. Which of you here said that my disciple has never studied medicine?”
“Qiao Nian, you must really have an exaggerated opinion of yourself. Your name is so ordinary—there are tons of people with the exact same name. Your mental illness must be getting worse and worse. Now, you’re even starting to make up falsehoods!” Zhou Xue clicked her tongue twice and shook her head, her face full of disdain.
Everyone thought that there was no way Qiao Nian could have guessed correctly this time. One by one, they looked toward Teacher Zhang expectantly. When they saw Teacher Zhang nod, they were all so shocked that their jaws nearly dropped to the ground.
Teacher Liu had been preparing to return home, but he soon realized that he had forgotten to pass Qiao Nian’s doctoral diploma to her, so he returned to the banquet. When he saw everyone talking about Qiao Nian’s illness, his expression darkened.
Zhou Xue sensed that everyone’s opinion of Qiao Nian had shifted. She said disdainfully, “Qiao Nian, you’re really good at spouting nonsense. I was wondering why you didn’t talk to anyone after you arrived. So you’ve just been eavesdropping!”
Doctor Wang’s gaze fell on Qiao Nian’s face. He said, “Qiao Nian, you don’t have to explain anymore. I understand now. I know that your illness is very serious. There should be a psychiatrist present. I’ll get them to take a look at you.”
“She just came out of the mental hospital!” Doctor Wang spoke, forcibly suppressing his anger. He turned to look at Qiao Nian. “Tell your teacher yourself! Did you, or did you not, just come out of the mental hospital!”
Upon seeing Teacher Liu’s displeased expression, Doctor Wang began to bristle as well. He had trusted Teacher Liu so much, but he never expected Teacher Liu to foist a lunatic upon him!
Zhou Xue’s words were ingenious. What she implied was that Qiao Nian was only able to identify which teachers were feeling unwell because she had eavesdropped on their conversations.
Sensing the skepticism aimed at her from all directions, Qiao Nian said, “Teacher Wang, I’ve published theses in multiple universities. If you don’t believe me, you can check!”
Doctor Wang glanced at Qiao Nian suspiciously. She was clearly a young lass in her twenties, but her aura was no less strong than that of a man in his forties or fifties.
Doctor Wang looked at Qiao Nian in disbelief. He had thought that Qiao Nian was a lunatic with no medical training at all. But now that didn’t seem to be the case!
Teacher Liu looked at Qiao Nian with heartache. Out of all his disciples, he was the proudest of her. Yet, she was rumored to be a mentally ill patient!
When Doctor Wang heard Zhou Xue’s words, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He knew it. How could a mentally ill patient possess medical skills?
Teacher Sun nodded in confusion. His legs had only started aching in the past two days. They had never ached before that. How did Qiao Nian know?
When Doctor Wang saw Teacher Liu, he hurriedly said, “Teacher Liu, that’s not what I meant. Why don’t you treat your disciple’s illness first?”
