"What?"
Bao Xinlai's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he cautiously asked Qin Hantang:
"Cousin, what business do you have with that scumbag surnamed Chen? I just saw him coaxing, peeping, and even molesting a blind female patient. He's worse than an animal. I've already reported him to Dr. Meng. Although our Kexin is only sixteen, she's so beautiful. Don't let him deceive you..."
"Bang—"
Before Bao Xinlai could finish speaking, Qin Hantang's clean and decisive "woxin" kick landed fiercely:
"You blind fool, Dr. Chen is my benefactor. Who are you to judge?"
Bao Xinlai, suddenly attacked, stumbled back, his mind going blank. His expression was filled with shock:
"I... I didn't know..."
"Stop the crap, apologize to Dr. Chen immediately!"
Qin Hantang said, lunging forward and raining blows on Bao Xinlai, who dared not resist, quickly beating him into a curled heap on the ground.
Having personally experienced Qin Hantang, usually gentle and refined, lose his temper and resort to violence, Bao Xinlai became even more fearful. He disregarded his image and pleaded with Chen Xiao, who was calmly watching the spectacle from the examination table:
"Dr. Chen, I know I was wrong. Please..."
"Heh, don't beg me."
Chen Xiao chuckled, interrupting Bao Xinlai with a playful smile:
"If you sincerely want to apologize, then hurry up and go explain yourself to Dr. Meng!"
"This..."
Bao Xinlai was speechless, looking at Qin Hantang with despair.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and go explain to Dr. Meng! No matter what method you use, the point is, if Dr. Chen gets fired, I'll kill you!"
Qin Hantang, unable to save himself, felt no pity for Bao Xinlai. He continued to curse and kick him as he spoke.
After the wailing Bao Xinlai scrambled away, he unhesitatingly knelt before the examination table, trembling as he explained:
"Dr. Chen, although Bao Xinlai is my distant cousin, I truly didn't know he dared to frame you. If you don't help me resolve the issues at the construction site, and the project is delayed, I won't have enough to compensate even if I lose everything. So please, have pity on me, sob..."
Fearing that Chen Xiao might be angry with him because of Bao Xinlai and refuse to go to the construction site to break the curse, Qin Hantang started wailing again before he even finished speaking.
Chen Xiao noticed that Qin Hantang did not show any favoritism towards Bao Xinlai because he was his cousin, and nodded with satisfaction:
"Mr. Qin, you don't need to explain. I believe you."
"Thank you! Thank you, Dr. Chen!"
Qin Hantang felt as if he had just ridden a terrifying roller coaster. As he cautiously left examination room number eight, he was still shaken, sweating profusely, and his legs were trembling.
However, eager to try Chen Xiao's Qingxin Talisman, he hurried straight to the inpatient department as soon as he stepped out, his expression as if he had been injected with adrenaline.
Yet, when he pushed open Qin Kexin's ward door, he found Bao Xinlai sitting by the bedside, and his wife, Liu Xin, was warmly entertaining him. He was immediately enraged and roared furiously:
"Bao Xinlai, why are you here instead of going to Dr. Meng to explain first? Get lost..."
Liu Xin was also angry, interrupting Qin Hantang with a huff:
"Can you keep your voice down? Kexin hasn't woken up since her surgery early this morning. Master Puhui said it's caused by lingering malevolent energy, and it's best not to make noise. If you disturb her, I'll deal with you!"
She paused, and before Qin Hantang could respond, she complained indignantly:
"Hmph! Kexin is still waiting to break the curse. I asked you to go to the door to pick up Master Puhui, but you went to find a scumbag doctor who sends harassing messages to female colleagues and deceives, peeks, and even molests blind female patients. And you even beat up Little Bao for that scumbag. You've really disappointed me."
Qin Hantang first glared fiercely at the shrinking Bao Xinlai, who was trying to sneak away, then explained with a mournful face:
"Wife, don't listen to Bao Xinlai twisting the truth. Dr. Chen is definitely a kind and benevolent doctor. After all these years traveling far and wide, could I be mistaken about him? Besides, Master Puhui clearly said last night that he wasn't confident about breaking the curse. What's the use of you forcing him to come? But Dr. Chen is different. Not only did he see at a glance yesterday that Kexin was entangled with malevolent energy, but he also gave me a talisman just now, saying that if it's placed by Kexin's pillow, the curse will be broken within ten minutes."
As he spoke, Qin Hantang took out the Qingxin Talisman from his pocket and handed it to Liu Xin, holding it carefully with both hands as if it were a priceless treasure rather than a mere sticky note.
"A broken sticky note with just a name and phone number written on it, and you dare to call it a talisman?"
Liu Xin took it with a look of disdain, about to crumple it up and throw it away, when Master Puhui, dressed in a brocade kasaya, arrived with a Buddhist chant of "Amitabha."