Song Nuan instinctively stole a glance at Bai Jing's pale face, frantically shaking her head:
"Dr. Chen, please calm down..."
Chen Xiao's eyes widened, and he interrupted her sharply:
"My mom is in a car accident and hospitalized, and almost died. The driver is still at large, how can you expect me to calm down?"
"I..."
Song Nuan was speechless.
Bai Jing bit her lip, speaking with difficulty:
"Dr. Chen, I'm very sorry. The car you're investigating belongs to my... my half-brother, Bai Lang. But... but I swear I didn't know he actually hit and injured Auntie."
Chen Xiao's expression grew even more somber, his eyes seeming to spew fire:
"It almost cost someone their life, and the police weren't even notified. Boss Bai, your brother is truly lawless!"
Bai Jing gave a bitter smile and sighed helplessly:
"Spoiled endlessly by my stepmother, he... he is indeed arrogant and lawless. Even my father can't control him."
Song Nuan interjected with a worried expression:
"Dr. Chen, Bai Lang is definitely not someone you can provoke. Since Auntie is out of danger, I think it's best to... to let it go."
"Heh."
Chen Xiao laughed angrily, veins bulging on his forehead:
"Unless he's lying in a hospital bed like my mom, then he and I are mortal enemies!"
Without hesitation, he took the exquisite business card from Bai Jing's hand and said:
"Boss Bai, if you're willing to arrange a meeting with him, perhaps we can discuss a collaboration on the Bai Yu Jade Paste."
Bai Jing instinctively shook her head repeatedly:
"Dr. Chen, I advise you to heed Nuan Nuan's warning, or you might lose your life..."
Before Bai Jing could finish speaking, Chen Xiao suddenly received a message from Zhou Wannong:
"Chen Xiao, hurry to the ward. Someone claiming to be your cousin is demanding to see you. He says if you don't show up, he'll forcibly discharge Auntie."
Boom!
Chen Xiao felt as if struck by lightning. He grabbed a fruit knife as thick as two fingers and bolted out the door.
Song Nuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and murmured to herself:
"Running so fast, he probably finally understood. The Ye family behind Bai Lang is not someone he can afford to provoke."
Bai Jing, still shaken, nodded in agreement:
"Let alone his mother being hit, even the director of the Central Hospital wouldn't be able to do anything to Bai Lang."
...
In the smoke-filled ward, Chen Mingxing urged impatiently:
"Deputy Director Zhou, stop wasting time and discharge my aunt. Chen Xiao, that coward, wouldn't dare show up in front of me!"
As if backed by a powerful force, he obsequiously nodded and bowed to the man in sunglasses smoking by the window, acting like a dog dependent on another's whim.
Zhou Wannong shielded Chen Qing, who was lying unconscious on the hospital bed behind her, and stood her ground, her voice icy:
"I'll say it again, only the patient's direct relatives have the right to discharge them. If you don't leave, I'll call security!"
Although she said this, Zhou Wannong felt uneasy. After all, logically, even if she hadn't spoken up, security should have intervened to maintain order by now.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, the burly man in sunglasses suddenly turned, removed his sunglasses, and said:
"Zhou Wannong, if you keep sticking your nose where it doesn't belong and wasting my time, be careful I don't put you in bed too!"
Zhou Wannong's face turned ashen when she recognized the man as Bai Lang, the notorious and wicked scion of a wealthy family in Juxian City. Instinctively, she clutched her surgical gown tighter, but still refused to back down:
"The patient has no grudge against you, why must you..."
Bai Lang leered at the unconscious Chen Qing on the bed and interrupted her sinisterly:
"I've wanted to taste the flavor of Juxian City's number one beauty from twenty years ago for a long time. Now that she's finally lying in a hospital bed, of course I want to have a taste!"
Zhou Wannong trembled with rage:
"The patient is old enough to be your mother! How can you say such beastly words?"
Bai Lang kicked over the trash can in front of him, his arrogance escalating:
"Bitch, since you're being uncooperative, then don't even think about leaving!"
Chen Mingxing, understanding his cue, quickly closed the door:
"Young Master Bai, please enjoy the view. With me blocking the door, not even the King of Heaven can open it to disturb you!"
"Sensible! Hahaha... Hahahaha..."
Bai Lang laughed heartily and reached for his belt.
Just then, with a muffled "bang," Chen Xiao violently kicked the door open.
Chen Mingxing, caught off guard behind the door, nearly fell face-first.
Seeing Chen Xiao burst in, he clutched his sore back of his head and roared:
"You bastard surnamed Chen, don't you know Young Master Bai is here? If you disturb his pleasure, you won't even know how you died!"
Chen Xiao's eyes were filled with hostility towards the Bai family. He glared fiercely at Bai Lang:
"You're also surnamed Bai?"
Bai Lang provocatively shrugged at Chen Xiao, his nostrils flaring, his face full of arrogance:
"Authentic, Bai Lang!"