With a venomous glare at the incredibly stylish and cool fire-red Porsche parked outside, Li Bingxue deliberately and sarcastically asked, "What, did Zhou Wan Nong fail to change your decision to be fired from the Central Hospital?"
Pan Jian had already learned from Li Bingxue that Chen Xiao had been fired, but he feigned surprise and said, "What? A top graduate from our provincial medical university's five-year program was fired during his internship? Chen Xiao, you're truly a talent! Hahaha... Hahaha..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst into uproarious laughter, his expression betraying his undisguised schadenfreude.
Instantly, the others present also began to mock Chen Xiao, saying, "He was only interning for this long and got fired? No wonder he's too ashamed to attend the class reunion!" "Fired during the internship, his life is completely ruined. If I were as pathetic as a stray dog, I'd rather drown myself in my own urine, hehe." "I always said that no matter how hard Chen's family worked, they couldn't compare to us, after all, he has no father to rely on, hahaha!"
Listening to the chorus of taunts, Li Bingxue felt even more satisfied and continued to provoke Chen Xiao, "You can actually drive Zhou Wan Nong's luxury car. Last night, did you go to her house to scrub toilets or unclog her drains? Or did you stoop to being her driver? A loser is a loser. If you don't seek help from Director Gou and Director Lin first, what good is asking a frigid associate chief physician? You deserve it!"
Confident in the backing of Pan Jian and the others, Li Bingxue was fearless. As she spoke, she even provocatively leaned towards Chen Xiao, rolled her eyes, and then spat into the trash can beside her.
Chen Xiao was furious. He grabbed the trash can and unceremoniously placed it over Li Bingxue's head, "You, a piece of trash raised by a family of 'high-class intellectuals,' why can't you stay in your trash can and insist on coming out to disgust people?"
"Ah—"
Li Bingxue was shocked and enraged. She frantically tried to remove the trash can, but inevitably, garbage splashed all over her face and head. Seizing the opportunity, she threw herself into Pan Jian's arms and wailed.
Putting his arm around Li Bingxue's exposed slender waist, Pan Jian glared at Chen Xiao menacingly, "Chen Xiao, you actually dared to lay hands on a female classmate in public. Do you think we're all invisible? Apologize on your knees immediately, or my brothers will kill you!"
As his words fell, the other men present clenched their teeth and surrounded Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao was unfazed. He pointed at the simmering Ba Ni Soup and said coldly, "Pan Jian, as far as I know, the hospital where you're interning is directly affiliated with the Provincial Medical University, right? Professor Pan Haitang is currently receiving treatment from me, and this pot of medicine is being prepared for her. If you don't want to lose your job, you'd better get lost!"
"Professor Pan?"
Pan Jian was initially taken aback, then said with a look of disdain, "How could Professor Pan possibly be treated at this shabby clinic? Moreover, I am her nephew!"
As he spoke, he kicked over the pot and stove where the Ba Ni Soup was simmering.
Zheng Youen, who was undergoing a medicinal bath in the inner consultation room, had already heard the commotion outside. She hastily removed her silver needles, put on her clothes, and came out.
Accompanied by a faint, elegant fragrance from the ancient herbal bath, she rushed out and saw Pan Jian kicking over the Ba Ni Soup, instantly exploding, "Pan Jian, are you looking for death?"
Caught off guard by the sight of Zheng Youen, who was stunningly beautiful, tall, and sexy, as if a lotus emerging from clear water, everyone was mesmerized. Even Li Bingxue, who was usually confident in her beauty, lowered her head in shame, pushed Pan Jian away, and her crying abruptly stopped.
Casually catching a faint, exotic scent from Zheng Youen, Pan Jian was both shocked and terrified, "Cousin... Cousin, why... why are you here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Pan Haitang also walking out of the Jishetang clinic, which made his legs go weak and cold sweat pour down his face. He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, "Heh... heh, Aunt... Aunt, why... why are you here too?"
Ignoring everything else, she picked up the overturned clay pot and saw that only half a bowl of Ba Ni Soup remained. Pan Haitang immediately flew into a rage, grabbed Pan Jian, and began to beat him.
In a matter of moments, she had beaten the unresisting Pan Jian into a fetal position on the ground, trembling. Still not satisfied, she continued to tear at him as if possessed, screaming and stomping her feet, "Compensate me with a pot of Ba Ni Soup immediately, or even if I have to completely fall out with your parents, I will make sure you have nowhere to be buried!"
Pan Jian realized the gravity of the situation and, disregarding his pride, desperately pleaded with Chen Xiao, "Doctor Chen, everything that happened before was a misunderstanding. Please, make another pot of medicine for my aunt."
Li Bingxue chimed in with an air of entitlement, "Chen Xiao, we're all classmates. You wouldn't refuse to help with such a small favor, would you?"
Chen Xiao laughed in anger, "Heh, if you two kneel down and beg me, I might consider helping!"