Chapter 1: The Eye-Catching Wedding

  "What's going on?" Ning Fan looked at the doctor in front of him, his tone also somewhat dissatisfied. "Why can't we have the surgery again?"

  "The doctor continued to explain patiently: 'Sorry, because our hospital can only do this surgery with Professor Qian. However, Professor Qian is currently too busy and needs to perform another heart surgery first. If you can't wait, you can transfer the patient to another hospital or perhaps to the provincial city, it might be faster.'"

  "Transfer? You told me before that my mom needs to have surgery within an hour, now you're telling us to transfer her, can we make it to the provincial city from here within an hour? Are all of your doctors' words just farting? Ning Ping scolded angrily: "I'm telling you, if anything happens to my mom, I won't let this hospital off!"

  "Miss Ning, don't make it difficult for me, I'm just a doctor on duty." The doctor still didn't get angry.

  "Sister, those two people, are they new here?" Ning Fan pointed to a middle-aged couple not far away.

  "Uh-huh, just arrived, I didn't see them before." Ning Ping nodded, "What's wrong?"

  "Looks like another heart patient has just been sent to the hospital, right?" Ning Fang coldly stared at the doctor, "What? This patient is more important, so your hospital wants to perform surgery on him first?"

  "Ah, I knew it! You suddenly changed your mind because someone else cut in line!" Ning Ping was even more furious. "Even if it's surgery, there's a order to follow, right? I don't care who that big shot is, I'm telling you, if you don't operate on my mom, then you can't operate on anyone else either!"

  "Ms. Ning, please don't be unreasonable, okay? Who to operate on is decided by the doctor based on the patient's condition. That patient's condition is more severe and needs immediate surgery, while your mother's condition is slightly lighter, so it can only be delayed a bit." The doctor seemed to have finally lost his temper, "It's still the same thing, if you don't believe us, you can transfer hospitals at any time, we will handle the transfer procedures for you."

  "So I'm asking you, when my mother was being transferred, if something happened on the way, would your hospital be responsible?" Ning Ping asked.

  "That has nothing to do with our hospital." The doctor immediately shifted all responsibility.

  "Then you should operate on my mother immediately!" Ning Ping was furious, "You are simply playing with people's lives!"

  "This is a hospital, if you continue making such a big fuss, I'll call security!" The doctor's voice also rose.

  "Alright, you shout, do you want to make a big deal out of this? I'll make it big for you, I'll post your ugly faces online and let everyone search for them. I want to see what kind of big shot is so fierce that they even need to cut in line for surgery!" Ning Ping was always quite straightforward, and this time for her mother's sake she didn't back down either. As she spoke, she took out her phone and snapped a few photos, capturing not only the doctor but also the middle-aged couple on the other side.

  This one move will settle everything.

  "What are you taking pictures of? Who told you to take pictures?" The doctor was suddenly annoyed.

  The middle-aged couple was even more furious, and they rushed over here in a huff, shouting loudly: "What are you taking pictures of? Who are you taking pictures of? Hand over your phone!"

  The two of them rushed to Ning Ping's front, the man directly stretched out his hand to grab Ning Ping's mobile phone, and the woman was even more arrogant: "Will taking a photo on the internet make you feel superior? It's simply a problem, what's wrong with going online? What's wrong with human flesh? My husband is the director of the Health Bureau, our family's lives are worth more than yours, why can't my dad have surgery first? If you have the ability, let your husband be the director too!"

  It's clear that these two had been listening to the commotion over here, and Ning Ping's action of taking a photo directly ignited them.

  Ning Fan gently pulled Ning Ping back, while reaching out to pinch the man's wrist: "If you want to fight, I'll accompany you, but surgery, my mom has to do it first!"

  "Let go!" the man roared, "Do you dare hit someone? Where's security? Quick, call security and get these two out of here!"

  It's late at night, but there are hardly any security guards in the hospital. Look, I've been shouting for so long, but no security guard has come over yet.

  "Call the police!" The man immediately ordered his wife. "This is ridiculous, I don't believe it, lawless!"

  "How dare you say 'lawless'?! Ning Fan exerted a bit of force and pushed the man away, "Are you the Director of the Health Bureau? Is this how you abuse your power?"

  "I am Liu Ming, the deputy director of the Health Bureau. This hospital is under my control. I'm giving you a final warning: if you cooperate and wait for my father-in-law's surgery to finish before proceeding with yours, I can pretend nothing happened. But if you insist on causing trouble, I'll show you what real power looks like!" The man glared coldly at Ning Fan. "I don't want to bother with commoners like you, but if we must, you will regret it for the rest of your life!"

  "Deputy Director Liu, I just want to ask you one question, does your father-in-law really need surgery immediately?" Ning Fan asked slowly.

  "What if it is? What if it isn't?" Liu Ming sneered, "Do as I say and you'll still have hope. If you don't do as I say, then wait for the police to take you away! By that time, even if your mother dies in the hospital, you won't be able to see her one last time!"

  "Son of a turtle egg, don't curse my mom!" Ning Ping angrily scolded.

  "Sister, don't get excited, I'll take care of this." Ning Fan comforted Ning Ping with a sentence. He had already understood that the illness of Director Liu's father-in-law was probably not so urgent, but the other party decided to have surgery immediately for insurance purposes, without caring about anyone else's life or death.

  "You're quite bold, aren't you? You come and solve it?" Liu Ming's overbearing wife sneered, "What can you do to solve it, just the two of you?"

  Ning Fan didn't answer, he just took out his phone and dialed a number.

  "It seems you really want to make trouble, fine. I've decided that the hospital won't treat your mother's illness. When the police arrive, I'll have them throw you out of the hospital!" Liu Ming's arrogance wasn't without reason. It was late at night and there weren't many people around. As the deputy director of the Health Bureau, he was directly in charge of this hospital. No one in the hospital dared to offend him. Dealing with two ordinary citizens was an easy task for him.

  Ning Fan just gave Liu Ming a cold glance. This deputy director had completely treated the hospital as his own private domain.

  "Xiao Ning?" The phone connected, and a robust male voice came from the other end, "It's so late, what happened?"

  "Sorry to disturb you, Secretary Zhang. I have something to ask for your help." Ning Fan made this call directly to the Municipal Party Committee Secretary Zhang Zhengguo. He didn't want to take advantage of his position to pressure others, but his mother's illness couldn't be delayed. For now, he couldn't think of a better solution and could only hope that Zhang Zhengguo would be able to help him.

  Ning Fan quickly and simply explained the situation, adding at the end: "Secretary Zhang, my mother's condition is very serious, it really needs to be operated on immediately, I don't know if you can..."

  "Xiao Ning, don't say any more, I'll call Liu Ming right away. Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter." Zhang Zhengguo interrupted Ning Fan's words and then hung up the phone directly.

  "Oh, looking for someone to help? Liu Ming's wife had a sarcastic expression on her face. "How about it? Found someone yet?"

  "Xiao Fan, how is it? Can you find someone to help?" Ning Ping asked with some concern at this time.

  Liu Ming was also looking at Ning Fang with disdain, he naturally didn't think that Ning Fang could find anyone to help him, but just then, Liu Ming's phone rang.

  Liu Ming took out his mobile phone, saw the display, and was suddenly startled. He hastily walked to one side, a look of respect on his face, before answering the call: "Secretary Zhang, you're still working so late?"

  "Deputy Director Liu, I heard you're quite authoritative in the hospital!" Zhang Zhengguo's cold voice came from the phone.

  Liu Ming's heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling surged up. He subconsciously glanced at Ning Fan not far away, but his mind was hard to believe that this person wouldn't have moved out Secretary Zhang.

  "Secretary Zhang, have you heard some rumors..." Liu Ming cautiously probed, he still couldn't be certain that Secretary Zhang had really come because of this matter.

  "Liu Ming, stop wasting my time!" Zhang Zhengguo suddenly rebuked: "I'll settle the score with you later, now, immediately arrange surgery for Ning Fan's mother. If anything happens to Ning Fan's mother, I will hold you responsible!"

  Bang!

  He hung up the phone on the other end, and Liu Ming was suddenly covered in cold sweat. He finally confirmed that Secretary Zhang was the one invited by the other party.

  Before he could think about the relationship between Ning Fan and Secretary Zhang, Liu Ming quickly walked towards the doctor and shouted loudly: "What are you still dawdling for? Quickly arrange for surgery!"

  The doctor hastily replied: "Director Liu, your father-in-law's operation has been arranged, Professor Qian is rushing over, and the operation will begin soon..."

  "Who made you arrange it like this? Don't you know the other patient's condition is more serious? Don't you know she should have had surgery earlier?" Liu Ming suddenly roared at the doctor, "How can you be a doctor? Don't you have any professional ethics?"

  "Director Liu, it's not you..." The doctor was suddenly at a loss.

  "I want you to schedule surgery for another patient right away!" Liu Ming almost yelled, interrupting the doctor.

  "Liu Ming, have you gone mad? My dad is waiting for surgery!" Liu Ming's wife asked indignantly.

  Bang!

  Liu Ming slapped his wife in the face: "Shut up! Your dad won't die even if he has surgery tomorrow!"

  "You, you actually hit me?" Liu Ming's wife touched her burning cheek, momentarily stunned, and began to wonder if her husband had gone crazy.

  Liu Ming, however, ignored his wife and shouted at the doctor again: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and make arrangements!"

  "Yes, yes, I'll arrange it right away!" The doctor finally came to his senses and hastily turned around to leave. Before he left, he gave Ning Fan a strange look with his eyes.

  Liu Ming finally walked towards Ning Fan with a smiling face: "Mr. Ning, are you satisfied with the current arrangement?"