"Hahaha..."
Hu Yun burst into laughter, shaking with mirth.
"You actually thought you could use a business card to pay? Chen Xiao, what were you thinking? Hahaha..."
Li Bingxue, pulling Hu Yun along, sarcastically urged, "Sister Yun, let's leave quickly. This Chen fellow is completely embarrassing our Central Hospital."
Glaring fiercely at Li Bingxue and Hu Yun, Chen Xiao, his face grim, retorted, "Can't I pick up the wrong one?"
As he spoke, he reached into his pocket to retrieve his bank card.
Just then, the beautiful store manager, who had been observing from a distance, suddenly approached nervously and took the purple-gold business card with both hands. "Esteemed sir, you absolutely did not pick the wrong one! With just this Purple Gold Emperor Card from the Song family, you are entitled to swipe your face and enjoy all our services for free."
With that, she, dressed in a black OL outfit, swiftly swiped the card, processed the transaction, and then respectfully returned the purple-gold business card to Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao was taken aback. "Is this store owned by the Song family?"
The beautiful store manager nodded politely with a smile. "Miss Song herself manages this establishment."
"Alright!"
Chen Xiao had saved Song Yan and Song Kaichao's lives, so he didn't feel the phone he received was undeserved. Moreover, he was eager to get away from the disgusting Li Bingxue and Hu Yun. He gave a slight nod to the store manager and turned to leave.
Hu Yun quickly stepped in his path, blocking him, and asked with a venomous sneer, "Chen fellow, how could you possibly possess the Purple Gold Emperor Card of the richest man, Song family? Be honest, did you steal it or find it?"
Li Bingxue chimed in with her usual sarcasm, "Hmph! He was in the ICU this morning with the critically ill Song Kaichao. He must have stolen it then!"
Cornered and insulted by both Li Bingxue and Hu Yun, Chen Xiao finally exploded. He spun around and glared at the store manager. "Do you believe what these two rabid dogs say? Do I need to call Song Yan myself to confirm?"
Although the beautiful store manager also suspected that Chen Xiao's "Purple Gold Emperor Card" was likely obtained illicitly, she would rather lose a phone than risk offending Chen Xiao. "Esteemed sir, you jest. I absolutely believe you are a distinguished guest of the Song family."
With that, she had the security guards detain Li Bingxue and Hu Yun and politely escorted Chen Xiao out.
Seeing Chen Xiao about to ride away on his bike, Li Bingxue and Hu Yun, unwilling to give up, pushed past the security guards and chased after him.
Jumping and flailing, Hu Yun blocked Chen Xiao's small electric scooter and yelled like a shrew, "Chen fellow, who are you calling a bitch? If you don't explain yourself, I'll tear you apart in public!"
Li Bingxue stood aside, saying sarcastically, "Sister Yun, we are ladies. Why bother with an illegitimate child whose mother is about to die? Let him get lost as far as possible."
Chen Xiao completely lost it. He kicked the lunging Hu Yun away and then fiercely grabbed Li Bingxue by the collar. "Who gave you the guts to curse my mother?"
Li Bingxue's legs went weak with fear, but she still spat out defiantly through gritted teeth, "Your mother was in a car accident and is already on her last legs!"
"You're asking for death!"
Chen Xiao's eyes turned bloodshot as he slapped Li Bingxue hard across the face.
A crowd began to gather. Hu Yun, who had fallen to the ground, immediately started shouting, "Help! Help! Chen Xiao, an intern doctor from Central Hospital's ER, is hitting people..."
Bystanders pulled out their phones to record, and shouts of condemnation rose from the crowd. Several burly men even prepared to intervene.
"To beat two defenseless women in the street like this, a grown man is worse than a pig or a dog!"
"Why waste time talking? Just call the police."
"Calling the police isn't enough! This violent maniac should be made famous online!"
Chen Xiao, worried about Chen Qing, had no time to explain. He mounted his electric scooter and charged out of the crowd with murderous intent.
All the way, he was consumed by anxiety, his face etched with worry, repeatedly calling Chen Qing's phone, but it remained unanswered.
Returning home in a hurry, he found Chen Qing still not back. His reason completely broke down, and he took out his phone to call the police.
Just then, his maternal aunt Yang Pinru and his older cousin Chen Mingxing, mother and son, suddenly arrived.
Yang Pinru, her hair dyed a golden wavy perm, went straight into Chen Qing's bedroom to search upon entering.
Chen Mingxing, arms crossed and blocking the doorway, smoked a cigarette and imperiously declared, "Bastard, your mother was in a car accident and is hospitalized. She urgently needs money to live. Hurry up and get the deed for the Jishetang pharmacy and sell it to get the money."
Chen Xiao felt as if struck by lightning, the world spinning, and he nearly collapsed on the spot.
Ignoring Yang Pinru, he looked pleadingly at Chen Mingxing and asked, "Big cousin, are... are you telling the truth? Where is my mother... my mother in the hospital now?"