Gou Shiquan trembled as he handed the phone to Lin Chenggang, whispering, "Director Lin, let's not make things difficult for Chen Xiao for now. Otherwise, before Ye Qingtian makes a move, we'll be in trouble."
"This..."
Lin Chenggang was so terrified by Song Yan's text message that he was struck dumb.
Zhou Wannong, completely bewildered, saw Gou Shiquan and Lin Chenggang whispering to each other. She thought they were plotting against Chen Xiao and urged him nervously, "Little ancestor, stop being stubborn. Just admit your mistake! If you back down, I'll find a way to keep your internship spot..."
But before she could finish, Lin Chenggang forced a smile that was uglier than a cry. "Doctor Chen, it's almost lunchtime. Work is important. You go ahead and get busy. Director Gou and I will take your mother back to her ward, hehe."
As he spoke, Lin Chenggang, in an unprecedented move, personally pushed the mobile bed with Chen Qing on it out of the examination room.
"Right! Right! Right, right, right! Work is important, hehe."
Gou Shiquan followed closely, also cautiously reaching out to push the mobile bed.
Zhou Wannong was first stunned, then secretly relieved. She then helped, lowering her voice to warn Chen Xiao, "Since Director Gou and Director Lin are willing to let you off the hook, this matter is over. Don't say anything else to offend them. Got it?"
As if he hadn't heard Zhou Wannong's admonition, Chen Xiao unhesitatingly stopped Lin Chenggang. "You're all bullying me, and you think a simple 'work is important' will make it go away? Is that possible?"
Lin Chenggang's fleshy face trembled violently again. "What do you want?"
Gou Shiquan, suppressing his displeasure, said with a forced smile, "For the sake of work, Director Lin isn't going to hold it against you. Why do you have to..."
Chen Xiao's expression turned cold, and he interrupted him unceremoniously. "If you haven't knelt enough, I don't mind you kneeling again with Old Dog Lin!"
"I..."
Gou Shiquan was speechless, so scared that he quickly retracted his neck, not daring to even breathe.
Chen Xiao's gaze, as cold as a knife, fixed on Lin Chenggang, and his voice rose again. "Are you going to kneel or not?"
Lin Chenggang was so scared that he stumbled back several steps, then fell to his knees with a thud.
"Pah!"
Chen Xiao spat heartily, then pushed the mobile bed with Chen Qing on it and left.
Zhou Wannong stared blankly at Chen Xiao's slightly thin but tall and straight back as he walked alone towards the elevator, feeling her brain had "crashed."
It wasn't until the elevator doors closed that her muddled mind caught up, and she hurried after him.
Lin Chenggang, kneeling on the ground, trembled all over, his face contorted. Disregarding his appearance, he roared, "Old Gou, isn't your brother-in-law the new director of Ba Wang Group? Contact him for me and see if we can leak the news of Chen Xiao's infatuation with Song Yan to Ye Qingtian through him. If we can get Ye Qingtian to act, Chen Xiao will surely die without a burial place!"
Gou Shiquan was startled and quickly gestured to the doctors and nurses present to leave. Then he whispered, "Although my brother-in-law is the newly appointed director of Ba Wang Group, he has no right to contact Young Master Tian."
Lin Chenggang's face was filled with madness as he roared unwillingly, "Then I'll find someone to cripple that bastard..."
Gou Shiquan instinctively covered Lin Chenggang's mouth, lowering his voice even further. "Director Lin, calm down. Although we can't deal with Chen Xiao for now because Song Yan is backing him, if we leak the news that his mother is staying in the VIP luxury ward to his maternal grandparents' family, the Chen family will surely kill him in minutes!"
...
After sending Chen Qing back to the ward, Chen Xiao was about to go to the office to clock in and then administer an IV drip to Song Kaichao. Suddenly, he saw Zhou Wannong, out of breath, burst through the door. He frowned slightly. "Deputy Director Zhou, why are you here again?"
Although Zhou Wannong had been helping him, she didn't trust him, which annoyed him. He certainly wouldn't be polite in his words.
Zhou Wannong, panting, fired off a barrage of questions. "What chief physician of Song Kaichao? What about Song Yan's backing? And why are Gou Shiquan and Lin Chenggang so afraid of you? What happened this morning?"
"It's none of your business!"
Chen Xiao said, and then turned to leave.
Zhou Wannong instinctively grabbed Chen Xiao's arm, her tone becoming even more anxious. "You scoundrel, I'm worried about you! Don't you know that Song Yan is Ye Qingtian's intended woman? If you dare to set your sights on her, Ye Qingtian will surely destroy you..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she unexpectedly fainted into Chen Xiao's arms.