Making Things Up

Noticing Director Lee's strained expression, Jiang Yao continued, "To be frank, Director Lee, my husband's surgery was a gamble. I was lucky and won the bet."

Director Lee was quite unhappy hearing Jiang Yao's refusal, seeing her as a young and egoistical lady. Listening to her explanation though, his expression softened. Especially when Jiang Yao addressed him in a polite manner and used respectful language. Maybe Mrs. Lu really had her dilemmas, Director Lee thought to himself.

Even though Jiang Yao's explanation was fabricated, a fake excuse had to have its audience for it to work.

Seeing that Director Lee had accepted her explanation, she continued, "The most critical part of my husband's injuries was the bullet that grazed the heart and tore the pericardium. To be honest with you, if the patient were someone else, and I was the head surgeon on that day, I would have given up on the surgery too."