"How... how is this possible?"
Zhou Wanrong's face turned ashen with fear. She rushed to the rescue bed, performing a comprehensive examination on Mu Ni Hong.
Li Bingxue, relishing the drama, feigned anxiety and urged Mu Shen, "Uncle Mu Shen, has Chen Xiao run away? Don't be sad, the priority now is to call the police."
As she spoke, she knelt on one knee, pretending to offer support to Mu Shen with a sympathetic expression.
Mu Shen's eyes were unfocused, his mind in a daze, clearly still in a state of extreme terror.
It wasn't until Li Bingxue helped him up that he managed to regain some coherence.
He shoved Li Bingxue away violently and yelled in exasperation, "Dr. Chen's medical skills are divine; how could he possibly kill my young lady? What grudge do you have against me? You've tried to sow discord between me and Dr. Chen multiple times. Are you trying to get me killed?"
As he spoke, his anger boiled over, and he couldn't help but slap Li Bingxue hard across the face.
Clutching her stinging cheek and staggering back, Li Bingxue was stunned by the blow.
Disregarding the consequences of offending Mu Shen, she roared furiously, "Then why are you kneeling on the ground crying?"
Just then, Zhou Wanrong finished her examinations.
Her beautiful eyes turned icy. She shot Li Bingxue a stern look, then reconnected the electrocardiograph that Mu Ni Hong had previously pulled off. She said coldly, "Doctor Li, while the patient's condition is not optimistic, she is not in immediate danger. Please stop spreading rumors immediately!"
Seeing with her own eyes that the electrocardiograph showed Mu Ni Hong's vital signs had not yet reached a critical level, Li Bingxue was dumbfounded. After a moment's pause, she argued resentfully, "Even if... even if Aunt Mu is not in immediate danger, it's a fact that Chen Xiao doesn't have the ability to save her..."
"If you don't want to die, shut your damn mouth!"
Mu Shen, terrified that Chen Xiao might return, hastily interrupted Li Bingxue. He then anxiously asked Zhou Wanrong, "Deputy Director Zhou, can I arrange for a transfer to another hospital?"
At this moment, for the sake of his own life, Mu Shen wanted to flee as quickly as possible, no longer caring about Mu Ni Hong's illness or Ye Qingtian, who was still imprisoned in Juxian Mountain.
Zhou Wanrong noticed the fear on Mu Shen's face when he mentioned Chen Xiao, and also saw the marks of a slap on Mu Ni Hong's cheeks. Both surprised and confused, she couldn't help but ask in a hesitant tone, "Did Dr. Chen hit you?"
"..."
Li Bingxue was speechless. She couldn't imagine Chen Xiao beating Mu Ni Hong and Mu Shen.
Mu Shen, however, shook his head vigorously like a rattle, terrified, "No, no, no! Nothing of the sort! Absolutely not! Dr. Chen is benevolent and compassionate; how could he possibly resort to violence against patients and their families?"
After saying this, a chill ran down his spine, and his legs trembled. He barely managed to avoid bursting into tears on the spot.
"Alright!"
Zhou Wanrong's greatest concern was that Chen Xiao might offend Mu Ni Hong. Since everything seemed to be fine, she decided not to probe further. After instructing Li Bingxue to handle the transfer procedures for Mu Ni Hong, she returned to her office.
Along the way, she overheard various rumors circulating online about Chen Xiao associating with illegal armed foreign terrorist groups. She also heard that the misfortunes of the three vice presidents, Du Fenghua, Zhao Dongcheng, and Jiang Xiuzhu, as well as the deputy director of the security department, Lei Qingfeng, were all related to Chen Xiao. Her already uneasy heart leaped into her throat.
What's more, as soon as she returned to her office, she received calls from several administrative vice presidents:
"Deputy Director Zhou, the intern you're supervising is out of line. How could he force Vice President Du to resign? As his mentor, you must provide an explanation!"
"Xiao Zhou, Chen Xiao's illegal activities are all over the internet, severely damaging our hospital's reputation. We, the vice presidents, have unanimously decided that you will personally dismiss him."
"Zhou Wanrong, do you know Vice President Jiang is missing? It must be Chen Xiao! Because everyone knows Vice President Jiang had a dispute with Chen Xiao at the intern clinical skills competition. Tell Chen Xiao, if anything happens to Vice President Jiang, we will call the police!"
"..."
Zhou Wanrong was inexplicably subjected to a barrage of accusations, her head spinning. She angrily called Chen Xiao, "Come to my office immediately!"
As the saying goes, familiarity breeds contempt.
When Chen Xiao arrived at Zhou Wanrong's office again, he was no longer as reserved as before. He sat comfortably on the sofa and spoke with ease, "Sister Wanrong, I have fulfilled my mission and saved the patient you introduced. I will administer intravenous therapy to him daily until he fully recovers."
Zhou Wanrong had just come off surgery and was brought to Mu Ni Hong's rescue room by Li Bingxue. She had no idea that Chen Xiao had already saved Long Aotian. She was stunned, unable to utter a single word of her intended reprimand. After a long pause, she said faintly, "So this is your confidence for being exposed online for associating with illegal armed foreign terrorist groups?"