At this moment, the whole family, except for Duanmu Ming who was busy cooking, was sitting neatly in the living room.
As soon as he saw his younger sister, Duanmu Lei, the older brother, immediately opened his mouth to speak.
“I say, Duanmu Qing, you’re really something. You’ve been to university after all, so how could you just invite anyone to treat Mum? Aren’t you afraid he’ll turn a small problem into a big one?”
Although it wasn’t explicitly said at this point, Duanmu Lei keenly noticed that ever since his sister entered the house, she kept glancing at that Xu Fei non-stop.
On the other hand, she barely paid any attention to the brother-in-law he had chosen for her.
Naturally, Duanmu Lei felt quite put off by this. After all, if he could really cosy up to his university classmate, his career would surely sail smoothly from then on!
“Brother, what do you mean by that? What’s this about me casually inviting people? You know full well how many years Mum’s illness has been treated. Have those big hospitals ever done any good? Those so-called experts are all frauds!”
“Besides, although Dr. Xu looks young, he was recommended by your cousin. He even cured her illness before!”
As Duanmu Lei’s biological sister, Duanmu Qing could see right through her brother’s intentions.
Ever since they entered the house, her brother had been going on about how amazing this classmate of his was, a returnee from studying abroad, still single, and kept dropping hints.
Duanmu Qing had long grown tired of it.
Truth be told, what she hated most was this kind of arranged matchmaking. Even if the other party had mountains of gold and silver, she still wouldn’t like it.
What Duanmu Qing longed for most was a love that grew over time, like spring rain nourishing everything silently, a beautiful and romantic love. It didn’t need to be grand or dramatic, but it should be one that could last a lifetime until they grew old together.
Moreover, Duanmu Qing understood perfectly well that the only reason her brother was singing his classmate’s praises was because the guy drove a Mercedes, owned a house in the provincial capital, and was a medical director at a big hospital.
“You’re doing this for Mum’s sake? Oh, come off it! If you really cared about Mum, you’d do what I’m doing.”
“Look at my classmate. His hospital is massive, his colleagues there are all professionally trained abroad, and their medical standards are top-notch. You don’t need to worry about Mum’s illness anymore!”
“Tomorrow, come with me. We’ll get her properly checked out, and I guarantee it’ll be cured in one go! Stop dragging in these backwater village doctors!”
After saying this, Duanmu Lei glanced at Xu Fei and let out a cold smirk.
Xu Fei, hearing all this, didn’t seem to care in the slightest. He’d been invited by Duanmu Qing in the first place, so if she ended up agreeing with her brother, he’d simply leave, no fuss.
After all, Xu Fei was innocent in this. He had no interest in fame or power, and honestly, he didn’t feel much for Duanmu Qing either, just thought she was a pretty girl.
In his own circle, Xu Fei already had the likes of Chen Shuting and Xia Qiuhan, both stunning beauties!
He figured if this overseas-educated director fancied Duanmu Qing, he could marry her on the spot for all Xu Fei cared, it wouldn’t affect him one bit.
Luckily, Duanmu Qing was still reasonable and had been defending him this whole time. Otherwise, Xu Fei might not have even been able to sit still.
But now, as Duanmu Qing listened to her brother’s increasingly outrageous remarks, calling Xu Fei a “village doctor” over and over, she shot to her feet in a huff.
“I’m warning you, Duanmu Lei, stop looking down on the poor and fawning over the rich. You know as well as I do how many big hospitals we’ve been to for Mum’s illness, and none of them helped!”
