Ye Yin Huan gritted her teeth in anger:
"Don't forget my warning. If you can't save my son, I guarantee you'll have the money but not the life to spend it!"
"Did that idiot not get saved?"
Chen Xiao, not to be outdone, slapped Bai Lang hard across the face.
"Slap—"
Bai Lang, slowly regaining consciousness, cried out in pain and suddenly opened his eyes.
His memory was still stuck at the moment Chen Xiao stabbed him. Seeing Chen Xiao unexpectedly, he was so terrified that he wailed repeatedly:
"Ah! Chen Xiao! No! Don't! Don't kill me..."
Ye Yin Huan was shocked and furious. She quickly hugged Bai Lang tightly and then roared at the four bodyguards:
"A bunch of useless fools, what are you all standing around for? Get rid of this Chen fellow for me immediately!"
The four bodyguards instantly became human weapons, rushing towards Chen Xiao, eager to unleash their fists and kicks.
The bodyguard who had been slapped by Chen Xiao earlier was especially at the front. His face was contorted with ferocity, and his expression was filled with schadenfreude:
"Kid, die! Heh heh..."
"Are you so confident you can hurt me?"
The Great Dream Vajra Divine Skill was secretly activated. Chen Xiao threw out a punch, meeting the bodyguard's incoming fist head-on with brute force.
"Crack—"
The next second, with a chilling crackle like an evil spirit grinding its teeth, the burly bodyguard fell backward like a duckweed tossed by a giant wave. Not only were his fingers fractured, but the joints of his entire arm were dislocated, and he let out a pig-like scream.
The other three bodyguards, witnessing Chen Xiao's terrifying power with their own eyes, changed color. Their trembling steps involuntarily retreated. Their horrified expressions were like mice seeing a cat, and in an instant, they all scurried behind Ye Yin Huan.
"Gulp—"
Swallowing hard, Ye Yin Huan immediately caved. She raised her hands in panic and surrendered, her legs trembling violently like sieves:
"Dr. Chen... Dr. Chen, I... I was wrong. Please be magnanimous and spare me..."
"Pah!"
Chen Xiao spat with satisfaction, pulled the stunned Zhou Wan Nong, and left without looking back, warning:
"Ye Yin Huan, there are always exceptions. A day might not be enough to save your son's life, especially his fifth leg, which has absolutely no hope of recovery! If you still want me to prick him with another needle to prolong his life, you'd better not provoke me again."
"Absolutely no hope of recovery? This... this means he'll be unable to have children? No! I don't believe it!"
Slumping to the ground, Ye Yin Huan dared not speak out of anger. After thinking for a moment, she simply roared at her bodyguards:
"Transfer him to the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenwu Medical University immediately! If the doctors there can save my son, I will personally dismember and grind Chen Xiao into ashes!"
...
Letting Chen Xiao hold her hand, Zhou Wan Nong shyly pulled away only when they entered the elevator. She asked in disbelief:
"Chen... Chen Xiao, have you practiced martial arts?"
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have dreamed that the slender Chen Xiao could disable Ye Yin Huan's professional bodyguard with a single punch.
Noticing the shock in Zhou Wan Nong's eyes, Chen Xiao nodded proudly.
Zhou Wan Nong thought for a moment, then said with a worried expression:
"Although you are very powerful, two fists are no match for four hands, and it's easier to dodge an open arrow than a hidden dart. You must be careful of Ye Yin Huan's revenge in the future..."
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly received a message from her best friend Zheng You En:
"Wan Nong, I've been waiting for you at Tian Sheng Li Zhi Beauty Salon for half an hour. Are you coming or not? If you don't come soon, I'll have to leave again."
Night had fallen, and it was just Chen Xiao's quitting time.
Zhou Wan Nong was reluctant to give up her date with Zheng You En and was eager to try if Chen Xiao's uniquely formulated Chinese medicine, "Ba Ni Tang," was truly as miraculous as claimed. After some thought, she couldn't help but proactively invite him:
"Chen Xiao, do you have time to come to my place? Coincidentally, I have all eight herbs you prescribed, and all the necessary equipment for decocting them."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt her heart rate suddenly accelerate. Instinctively, she added:
"Don't worry, I've specifically arranged for a reliable caregiver to look after Auntie."
Chen Xiao had always wanted to find an opportunity to thank Zhou Wan Nong for her usual care. Now that Zhou Wan Nong was feeling unwell, he naturally wouldn't refuse and readily agreed:
"I'll go see my mom first and clock out."
Suppressing her racing heart, Zhou Wan Nong pretended to be calm and nodded, her tone as indifferent as ever:
"I'll be waiting for you in my car outside the main entrance."
Chen Xiao was exceptionally excited to be able to visit the woman of his dreams. After checking on his mother Chen Qing, whose condition was stable, he hummed a tune and returned to the office to clock out. However, he found that the attendance system couldn't recognize his work ID. So, he asked Niu Kun Peng, who was in charge of office attendance:
"Dr. Niu, is the time clock broken? Why can't my work ID be recognized after several attempts?"
Niu Kun Peng, who was playing a game on his computer, glanced at Chen Xiao impatiently and said with schadenfreude:
"You've already been fired, so how can the time clock recognize you?"