Chapter 831 - 833: Breakdown
In this hospital, apart from Sun Xingyao, the other person who hated Xiao Yifei to the core was Zheng Peng. Xiao Yifei used to say that Zheng Peng was not inherently bad, which might have been Xiao Yifei’s first significant misjudgment of someone.
Zheng Peng spent all day thinking about how to sabotage Xiao Yifei. He knew that his younger brother Zheng Qiang had a good relationship with Xiao Yifei, and they seemed to have had several meals together. So, he decided to extract some information from his brother, even though he knew his brother wouldn’t tell him anything.
The relationship between the two brothers had always been rather odd; their personalities were vastly different, so there was barely any common ground for conversation. However, they were related by blood and had lived together for more than twenty years until they both had jobs and moved out to live separately.
"Xiao Qiang, it seems like life is treating you well lately. I notice you’re getting along quite well with Xiao Yifei," Zheng Peng started chatting with Zheng Qiang during lunchtime.
Zheng Qiang knew something was up when his brother approached him out of nowhere. Just as expected, Zheng Peng mentioned Xiao Yifei right away. "Brother, Xiao Yifei is a good doctor, so I wish you wouldn’t pick fights with him. He’s never done anything to offend you, and there’s no conflict of interest between you two. Why bother?"
After all, Zheng Peng was his brother, and Zheng Qiang couldn’t bear to see him repeatedly make mistakes and do nothing about it. However, he knew it would be useless to try to talk sense into Zheng Peng—he’d been through this before. But this time, since it involved Xiao Yifei, he couldn’t just stand by and watch.
"Oh, look how nervous you are. I didn’t say I was going to do anything. I just asked casually. Do you have to be so protective of him? Why do I feel like Xiao Yifei is more like your real brother?" Zheng Peng couldn’t handle how concerned his brother was about Xiao Yifei.
"If I could choose, I would rather have someone like Xiao Yifei as my brother." Zheng Qiang got angry and said something he truly meant. It was indeed what he thought—having a brother like Xiao Yifei would be a blessing.
Zheng Peng left with his unfinished meal, his face filled with anger. Not only did he fail to get any information about Xiao Yifei, but he also ended up humiliated by his own sibling.