"What... what did you say?"
Gao Sheng was secretly calculating how to get revenge on Chen Xiao in private to completely vent his anger. He was caught off guard by Chen Xiao's words, and his rage instantly surged to his head. He no longer cared about Song Xiangyu and the others being present, baring his teeth and roaring,
"Chen Xiao, don't push your luck! My son is still lying in the City First Hospital! If it weren't for Chairman Song and the others, do you think I'd be afraid of you?"
As he spoke, he, who had been kneeling on the ground just a moment ago, even stood up aggressively, his expression filled with unconcealed anger.
Song Xiangyu's gaze turned colder, and he said word by word,
"What? You're not convinced?"
"Hmph!"
Song Wanliang snorted. As Song Xiangyu's words fell, he rushed forward and delivered an exceptionally fierce kick to Gao Sheng's knee.
"Ah—"
Gao Sheng cried out in pain, falling to his knees again as he wailed. Unwillingly, he said to Song Xiangyu,
"Chairman Song, I am a veteran of Exquisite Design. I've worked with you for years, and I deserve credit for my efforts. Now my son has been injured and hospitalized by this guy Chen Xiao..."
Song Xiangyu smiled coldly and interrupted Gao Sheng without hesitation,
"Don't mention your son. Even if I, my brother, or even the old man offended Doctor Chen, we would have to kneel!"
"This..."
He Chaochao, who was still kneeling beside Gao Sheng, suddenly realized that Song Kaichao's strange actions when he fainted in the waiting hall were indeed like kneeling. Trembling with fear, he kowtowed even more diligently, even feeling inexplicably honored.
Gao Sheng clearly hadn't expected the Song family to protect Chen Xiao so much. He was completely desperate and quickly started kowtowing to Chen Xiao like a pecking hen, fawning insincerely,
"Dr. Chen... Dr. Chen, my son... my son's name is Gao Fei. He lacked discipline since childhood and acted recklessly. You beating him into the hospital this time is actually... is actually helping me discipline him. I... I shouldn't blame you, I should... I should thank you..."
"This..."
He Chaochao was dumbfounded, admitting defeat. He hadn't expected the well-dressed Gao Sheng to be such a flatterer.
However, Meng Baobao knew that Gao Sheng would never let Chen Xiao off easily. Afraid that the situation would escalate further and put Chen Xiao in greater danger, she quickly said,
"Dr. Chen, work is important. Nurse Xu is still on leave and hasn't returned. Shouldn't you hurry back to examination room number eight?"
Chen Xiao could feel Meng Baobao's concern for him. Moreover, for the sake of Song Wanliang, since he had already saved Song Kaichao, he indeed didn't want to stay in examination room number two any longer, so he obediently got up and left.
Although the security guards had dispersed the crowd gathered outside examination room number two, and the bustling waiting hall was gradually returning to normal, as Chen Xiao walked out, dozens of eyes instantly converged on him from all directions. After all, the fact that He Chaochao had deliberately raised his voice a few minutes ago and announced that Song Kaichao had been killed by him was too explosive.
"Look! The doctor who killed the richest man in Song has come out! Huh? Why does he look so calm? Could it be... could it be that the richest man in Song isn't dead? After all... after all, Doctor Meng is inside!"
"Hmph! Even if Doctor Meng saved the richest man in Song at the critical moment, the Song family wouldn't let the guy named Chen off! Speaking of which, he's really courting death. He's just a mere intern doctor who got in through connections. Where did he get the nerve to treat the richest man in Song, who is over eighty years old?"
"Where are the girls who spoke up for that guy earlier? Why are you all silent now? It's no wonder. The guy named Chen has offended the plague god of the Song family, the richest man. Who would dare approach him at this time? Heh heh."
Chen Xiao, with his sharp ears, vaguely heard the harsh discussions rising and falling around him. He was full of questions but disdained to explain. He even deliberately whistled loudly as he returned to the still empty examination room number eight, and firmly remembered the faces of those who had gloated.
While he was rescuing Song Kaichao in examination room number two, there were originally more than a dozen patients who had voluntarily registered. Most of them were women. However, after He Chaochao had confidently declared in public that he had killed Song Kaichao, all the patients had changed their registrations to other doctors.
However, the coldness of examination room number eight did not last long, because immediately afterward, Song Kaichao, who had been lying on a stretcher and sent into examination room number two, walked out as if nothing had happened. He was so fast that he even left Song Wanliang, Song Xiangyu, and more than a dozen personal bodyguards far behind. At the same time, Meng Baobao, in order to minimize the negative impact of this incident on Chen Xiao, explained to the public with all her might that Song Kaichao had been forcefully pulled back from the brink of death by Chen Xiao, and even admitted that her medical skills were far inferior to Chen Xiao's.
Meng Baobao's reputation, accumulated over more than ten or twenty years, was terrifying. As her words fell, more than a dozen patients in the waiting hall scrambled to change their registrations to Chen Xiao and then rushed towards examination room number eight like a tide.
Just then, Chen Xiao suddenly received a call from a strange woman:
"Hello, this is Juxian City Wealth Bank. May I ask if you are Mr. Chen Xiao?"
Chen Xiao didn't think much of it and said,
"I am. What's the matter?"
"Heh."
With a faint cold laugh, the woman's voice on the other end suddenly became playful,
"It really is the Chen Xiao I know? The doctor on duty in examination room number eight in the emergency department hall of Central Hospital?"
"Hmm?"
Chen Xiao sensed the change in her tone and frowned slightly, his tone becoming seven parts colder,
"So what?"
The woman's voice on the other end said in an even more playful tone,
"Other than being handsome, Chen the useless guy has nothing else. Stop pretending. So many years have passed, and I can still easily recognize your voice. I don't believe you can't recognize who I am."
Chen Xiao's frown deepened, and he said impolitely,
"So, who the hell are you?"
If the caller ID hadn't actually shown the landline number of Juxian City Wealth Bank, Chen Xiao, with his temper, would have hung up long ago.
"You..."
The woman on the other end was clearly taken aback by Chen Xiao's direct scolding. After a pause, she said fiercely,
"Do you know Xu Jingyin? She is suspected of stealing a large check signed directly between our bank and the Ye family. You'd better come over immediately to explain. It's best if you can explain clearly, otherwise, we will not only notify the Ye family and Central Hospital but also report it to the police! By the way, I am Lin Wei!"
After speaking, the call was hung up.
"Lin Wei?"
As Chen Xiao gradually recalled who she was, his heart suddenly sank. He quickly dialed Xu Jingyin's mobile number, but it was turned off. Helpless, he had no choice but to get up and leave. He didn't notice that the registration system had suddenly surged with more than a dozen registered patients.
However, as soon as he stepped out, he saw more than a dozen people rushing towards him, all with the same gloating expressions he had heard earlier.