Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1339 - 1013: The Scourge of the Family_2

Chapter 1339: Chapter 1013: The Scourge of the Family_2

"This society is just that cruel. Am I inhumane? I am already very humane."

"I can’t believe how shameless you are," Lu Xiaolu sneered.

Guan Ruyan was clearly provoked, he bellowed, "You call me shameless? Inhumane? At most, my actions are too direct and too overt, Lu Xiaolu! Over the years, have I ever harmed a single female student? No! Before this, I was completely loyal in my marriage. I never even entertained such thoughts. The projects were done by your help, the papers were written by you, but at least they are genuine academic achievements, right? Look at some people, using the nation’s funding for fraud, both projects and papers are fake. I, at least, am a completely legitimate doctoral graduate from abroad. Look how many uneducated failures can reach high positions. Am I shameless? Am I inhumane?"

"Enough! So, other people making mistakes is an excuse for you to do the same?" Lu Xiaolu didn’t expect Guan Ruyan to be so shameless, not only unrepentant at this moment but also feeling like a victim himself.

"Enough? It’s far from enough. I, too, want to rely on my own efforts, I too want to be a respectable man, but reality is just that cruel. I came from the countryside, with no backing. If I hadn’t acted this way, would I have reached my position today? And you, if it weren’t for Teacher Ding’s help, where would you be now? Could you have pursued a graduate degree? A doctorate? Studied abroad? Could you be a professor at Nandu Medical University? Could you conduct research? Publish papers? Ridiculous! You, too, owe your success to Teacher Ding, only your approach differs. Yet you belittle me so, Lu Xiaolu, you are just jealous of me."

"Stop talking! Completely twisted morals."

"I will talk! You still think you’re a hero, you’re no hero at all, I admit your talent surpasses mine, without you, I wouldn’t have reached this height. If you left, I wouldn’t complain, after all these years using too much of your outcomes, it was your projects and papers that pushed me up step by step. But for you to destroy me this way, I can’t accept it. I don’t love Xinyu, but did I ever betray her before? I have always been acting, but am I the only one acting? I am heartless, but if I weren’t heartless, I would be hindered by my ex-girlfriend. To move forward, I must be heartless. My first girlfriend only had a high school education, a worker, while I was a university student. I needed to pursue higher studies; could her love feed me? Later, when I had money, I repaid her double, so I owe her nothing. My second girlfriend, her father went to jail. If I didn’t leave her then, when would I have? I was attracted to her because her father was the dean, and she fancied me for being good-looking and sweet-talking, it was a transaction, no debt on either side. When her father lost his position, our relationship was no longer equal, why couldn’t I leave her? Speaking of Xinyu, yes, she was good to me, and Teacher Ding too, but I also treated them very well over the years, was totally devoted to the Ding Family, never said ’no.’ The first child took Ding’s surname, the second child took the surname Guan, I had been considerate enough. Now in this situation, can I rely on him in the future? With better opportunities elsewhere, why shouldn’t I go?"

"Absurd! Unreasonable!"

"You’re the absurd one! You are the unreasonable one! I remember the year I graduated from university, I went back to the county hospital in my hometown to look for job, they wanted 100,000 right off the bat, a county hospital, hardly any genuine undergraduates, mostly junior or community college graduates. I thought as a legitimate undergraduate, I’d definitely get in. I was willing to work hard at the grassroots, but without 100,000, you couldn’t even get through the door. Do you know how I felt standing outside the hospital clutching my resume? Those vocational school graduates walked out happily because they had connections. Connections, do you understand? Later, with the help of my second girlfriend’s father, I got an opportunity to keep studying. In this life, I’ve learned one truth: to climb up, you need someone to pull you up."

"Your heart itself is dark, and you see everything else as dark."

"My heart is dark? I am quite the opposite; consider this fairly, have any of the masters or doctors I recruited ever come through the back door? I know their hardships, so I am willing to open doors for them. Consider this fairly, which lab subsidizes as much as ours? I never skimp on the students’ money. Consider this fairly, how have I treated you all and those students? I never treated any of you like machines."

"That is not a reason for your mistakes, this is expected of you. Do you understand? You can’t treat what you should do as a merit."

"Lu Xiaolu, don’t think you are anything special, you’re just a bookworm. If it wasn’t for Professor Yang’s appreciation, you would be nothing. You are just using his connections to get safely out of this situation, getting demoted on the surface but promoted secretly."

"Is it the same? You are really unrepentant, stubborn. Our values are incompatible, there’s nothing to discuss."

"Discuss? With you? You’re not worth it. Talking to you is like playing the lute to a cow; I just came here today to give you a lesson."

"Ignorance!"

"You laugh at me, but I laugh at you too. I’m a joke, but you’re a bigger joke."

"I don’t care about others, I just do my own work, fulfill my own responsibilities."

"What is responsibility, if not for me, if not for Principal Ding, would you have had the chance to obtain these research opportunities? You were able to publish the results of the project in a top world journal, at least you were the second author, at least your results were made public. How many like you don’t even have the chance to pursue a Doctorate, let alone receive project funding? You don’t thank me, but instead you turn against me. Are you out of your mind? Without you stirring things up, I could have moved to another school easily. I had everything planned, to break up with Xinyu amicably, one child each, leaving the Dings with them, and taking the Guans with me, which would be better for the kids. After switching to another school, I would have taken you with me. By then, I’d be an Outstanding Young Talent, an Academician, a Principal. You could have followed me step by step; Outstanding Young Talent, Academician, Principal. Now you’ve ruined it all yourself, still thinking you’re some kind of hero."

"Outstanding Young Talent, Academician, you think you’re worthy?"

"Why wouldn’t I be worthy? Why wouldn’t I be worthy? I earnestly research the world’s top medical biotechnologies, why wouldn’t I be worthy?"

Lu Xiaolu could only shake his head. This person’s values could crumble to such an extent, to describe degeneration so self-righteously.

"You mean, at that time, you lacked nothing? Money, power, academic status, women---you’re just a fool. What good is it following Yang Ping, just to be a lab director under him, hopping around obediently? Weren’t you essentially the director under me? Who managed the lab affairs? Wasn’t I the one who completely handed it over to you, you big fool, big blockhead."

"Guan Ruyan, it’s just because there are so few fools like me that people like you can swagger through the streets, make grand appearances. If I had acted the fool, the blockhead earlier, would you still have chances for glory later? I don’t need to rely on you or anyone else. A person, if only they have the ability and put in the effort, will find plenty of opportunities. It’s just you who can’t make it, always blaming this or that, acting as though the whole world owes you. Even if I had no chance to attend graduate school, I would have worked, even if it was delivering food, I would have saved money to attend graduate school, to pursue a PhD. I don’t rely on anyone, I tell you, even now I’m not relying on Professor Yang, because I have real talent, it’s because of that people appreciate me, unlike what you suggest. The world has its dark sides everywhere. I don’t care how others are, I won’t indulge in the dark side, I aim to be the light, even if it’s only as faint as a firefly, that’s what sets me apart from you."

"Giving me a lesson?" Guan Ruyan said angrily.

Lu Xiaolu shook his head, "You’re beyond redemption, there’s no need to lecture you. I’m just telling you my thoughts, the world isn’t what you think it is. I believe that as long as you put in the effort, you can definitely realize your value. You came from the countryside, so many people from rural areas make it step by step on their own efforts, some work delivering food, some in factories, some become bosses, some enter top companies after studying, earning millions a year, some become scholars, examples abound. They all contribute their power in their respective roles, not complaining about everyone else like you, always thinking the fault lies with the entire world, never searching for the reason within themselves."

"You’re teaching me? What benefit is there for you in this state? Following that crazy person always busy with surgeries and research, what kind of good life is that?"

"This is exactly the life I want, a life grounded and focused on my own research, being my true self, even if I earn just a few thousand yuan a month, I’m willing to take it. Not everyone is like you, unscrupulously striving for fame and fortune. You better be yourself, live a down-to-earth life, maybe you could even start a new Chapter in life."

"You big fool."

"Unreasonable. Before we met, I genuinely felt guilty inside, seeing you reduced to a stray dog, it was tough. But after meeting, I have no guilt at all because till now, you show not a hint of remorse."

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