"She can wait a little longer. She's not the doctor's only patient. Why is she in such a hurry?" Doctor Hu mercilessly criticized the family's mistaken perspective.
"She took time off to come here and needs to rush back to work," the patient's husband explained for his wife's sake.
"Is she the only one in the world with a job? Is her job the only one that matters? Doctors also have jobs. Why can't she understand that doctors are very busy too?" Doctor Hu's every word pierced the patient and her family's hearts.
"That's not what we meant," the patient's husband said, his breath becoming heavier, nearly driven to fury by the unreasonable talk. He was merely explaining his wife's urgency and not expressing a lack of understanding toward the doctor's busyness. "If you don't let us ask, then just don't. Why did she give my wife a wrong answer?"
Doctor Su, feeling tense, had her face tighten.
