Chapter 64: Discovering the Birthmark

Seeing that the scene had finally quieted down, Mrs. Su, who had repeatedly tried to explain earlier to no avail, hurriedly spoke up.

"Everyone, please listen to me!"

This single cry finally brought everyone back to their senses and turned all attention toward her.

Mrs. Su cleared her throat, walked over to Xu Xu's side, and gently took her hand.

"I am the wife of the patient in the video. Miss Xu performed the surgery on my husband with my full consent. Please do not give her a hard time anymore."

As she spoke, Mrs. Su's eyes turned red again, filled with overwhelming guilt. "Miss Xu kindly helped me, only to be cursed at like this by people online. I am truly... so sorry to you!"

Choked with sobs, she started to bow and apologize to Xu Xu, which frightened Xu Xu into quickly helping her back up.

"Don't!" Xu Xu hadn't panicked even when cornered by so many people just moments ago, but this gesture broke her out in a cold sweat. "Auntie, this isn't your fault at all. What are you apologizing to me for?"

If anyone deserved to be cursed at, it was that black-hearted Dr. Wang.

"Indeed, ma'am, if anyone should apologize, it's Dr. Wang," the hospital director chimed in, nodding in agreement. "Rest assured, I will sue that fellow surnamed Wang later. I'll make sure he doesn't get away with this!"

After comforting Mrs. Su, the director quickly turned to explain to the media and the rest of the hospital staff. "Everyone truly misunderstood Miss Xu. Miss Xu studied under a divi—"

"Ahem!"

Realizing the director was about to accidentally expose her hidden identity, Xu Xu let out a sharp cough.

The director was sharp-witted enough to react immediately and changed his phrasing.

"—studied under a mysterious mentor, so it's inconvenient to disclose details. However, I can assure everyone that Miss Xu's medical skills are exceptionally high, even surpassing my own!"

The implication was clear: Miss Xu was by no means a fraudulent, unscrupulous doctor chasing after undeserved fame.

With the clarifying video, Mrs. Su's personal testimony, and the director's staunch guarantee, anyone who still failed to realize they had misunderstood Xu Xu would have to be brainless.

"Apologies, apologies, it was all a misunderstanding."

"So Miss Xu is actually such a warm-hearted person. It's all the fault of that misleading post online."

"Yes, that Dr. Wang who posted it is simply despicable!"

Facing everyone's apologies, Xu Xu didn't take the matter to heart. "It's fine. I know everyone was just concerned about current events, which is entirely understandable."

The crowd couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, praising Xu Xu for her magnanimity.

"However... I hope that in the future, everyone won't just believe every rumor they hear without verifying the facts first," Xu Xu said with a serious expression. "The power of words can destroy a person."

Everyone lowered their heads in a mixture of shame.

At the same time, a few people noticed Huo Yunzhe trying to sneak away, and their pent-up anger instantly redirected itself toward him.

"Stop right there! It was this person just now who spouted nonsense and made us all misunderstand Miss Xu!"

In an instant, Huo Yunzhe, who had been attempting to slip away, was surrounded by the crowd.

A media reporter recognized Huo Yunzhe and immediately cried out in surprise, "Isn't that Young Master Huo?"

"Young Master Huo?"

The crowd looked toward the exclaiming reporter with puzzled expressions.

"That's right, Huo Yunzhe." The reporter nodded, a look of profound contempt crossing their face as they glared at him. "He is indeed Miss Xu's ex-boyfriend, and even her former fiancé.

"Yet, on the very day of their wedding, he abandoned Miss Xu and got involved with another woman."

Upon hearing this, the crowd let out collective gasps of disgust. Wasn't this the textbook definition of a scumbag?

To abandon the bride on the wedding day and commit infidelity—how utterly revolting!

People began to hurl curses at Huo Yunzhe from all directions. Huo Yunzhe wanted to retort, but how could a single mouth ever out-abuse such a large crowd?

In the end, he could only scramble out of the crowd in disgrace and flee, his clothes thoroughly rumpled.

"Bah! What a despicable scumbag."

Someone raised a phone to record the direction of Huo Yunzhe's escape while rolling their eyes in utter contempt.

Shortly after, that video was uploaded to the internet.

A heartless jerk who stirred up trouble like him deserved to be posted online and condemned by thousands!

With the matter finally settled, the director instructed the staff to disperse the crowd, and the noisy corridor soon returned to peace.

"Miss Xu, I'll go arrange the legal proceedings for the lawsuit now."

Xu Xu nodded. "Director, I've dragged you into this mess."

"What are you talking about, dragging me into anything? It's my fault for employing a doctor devoid of medical ethics in my hospital." The director let out a long sigh and waved his hand as he walked away.

Watching the director's somewhat aged figure retreat, Xu Xu couldn't help but sigh softly as well.

"Miss Xu, I am so sorry."

At that moment, Mrs. Su could no longer hold back her guilt and apologized to Xu Xu again.

"If it weren't for helping me, you wouldn't have..."

Even though Xu Xu had said she didn't blame her, Mrs. Su still couldn't get past the hurdle in her own heart.

"Alright now, everything has been resolved, so Auntie, please stop blaming yourself." Xu Xu smiled gently at Mrs. Su. "Go on and check on Uncle. I'll be leaving first."

With that, Xu Xu turned to leave, but at the exact moment she turned, Mrs. Su happened to catch sight of a birthmark exposed through a tear in Xu Xu's sleeve.

This—this is...

It was her own daughter's birthmark!