As they spoke, Cao Yu indeed grumbled and pulled out his phone from his pocket.
Chen Xiao chuckled, shaking his head with utter disdain.
"I advise you to be a decent human being. Your father is probably already in the hospital. Not only are you not taking care of him, but you're also planning to order him around. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
Cao Yu's face turned ashen, and he nearly dropped his phone.
"You... how did you know my dad was hospitalized?"
Leng Shan had beaten Cao Xingwang severely and then immediately informed Chen Xiao. Of course, Chen Xiao knew. He nudged his chin towards Leng Shan beside him and said with a half-smile, "Because your dad was beaten black and blue by our Jin Fang Pharmaceutical security guards."
"Wh... what?"
Cao Yu was shocked again, then instinctively took several steps back, shaking his head in disbelief. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! My dad himself said he fell accidentally!"
Leng Shan's face contorted into a cruel smile. He said menacingly, "Can an accidental fall knock out all your teeth? Can an accidental fall break your nose bridge?"
"You... you guys..."
Cao Yu was utterly terrified because even he didn't believe Cao Xingwang had fallen. At this moment, he clearly felt he had stumbled into a dragon's den. His heart leaped into his throat, cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and after much stammering, his legs gave out, and he knelt down. Trembling, he pleaded with Chen Xiao, "Brother... Brother Xiao, I was wrong. Please... please let me go like a fart?"
Fearing that Chen Xiao's word could have Leng Shan beat him even worse than his father, he quickly turned to Wu Huixian and Pan Haitang, his eyes pleading. "Huixian... Professor Pan, please put in a good word for me. I really know I was wrong. From now on, I will never dare to cause trouble at Jin Fang Pharmaceutical again..."
Although Pan Haitang was kind-hearted, she was not a pushover. Without a second thought, she angrily interrupted Cao Yu, "Bah! Serves you right!"
Wu Huixian was still sobbing in Chen Xiao's arms and was even less likely to pay attention to Cao Yu.
Chen Xiao said with a half-smile, "Dr. Cao, right? I'd love to let you go like a fart, but you've disrupted our workshop's work. You have to compensate!"
Cao Yu's eyes lit up. He nodded vigorously like a pecking chick. "Compensate! I'll definitely compensate! Brother... Brother Xiao, just name your price."
"Do you think you're worthy of solving problems with money?" Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow, his face full of disdain. "Can you come up with ten million?"
Cao Yu was speechless, his face instantly turning as ugly as if he had stepped in excrement. "Brother... Brother Xiao is joking. Even if... even if I sold my dad's company, it wouldn't be worth that much!"
Chen Xiao's disdain deepened, and he said impatiently, "Since you don't have the ability to solve this with money, then get to work and compensate. Don't slack off, or I guarantee your fate will be worse than your father's!"
With that, under the watchful eyes of Xia Qianqian and Lin Meiqi, he helped the tearful Wu Huixian out.
"What?"
Cao Yu was struck by lightning and petrified on the spot, his expression filled with unwillingness and anger.
"What are you still standing there like an idiot for? Hurry up!" Leng Shan, without any politeness, grabbed Cao Yu by the collar and dragged him towards a corner of the workshop.
...
Wu Huixian returned to the office where Jin Yongping had hired her. The scenes of her chance encounter with Chen Xiao in the production workshop replayed in her mind. She felt as if she were dreaming, staring at Chen Xiao blankly before finally asking with disbelief, "You... are you really the Brother Xiao I know?"
She and Chen Xiao had grown up together, childhood sweethearts, so close they might as well have slept in the same bed. She could never have imagined that the Brother Xiao she remembered could force the usually arrogant and overbearing Cao Yu from the Provincial Medical University's First Affiliated Hospital to kneel and beg with just a few words. At this moment, her mind was filled with suspicion and unease. Thus, as soon as she spoke, she bombarded him with questions: "Also, aren't you supposed to be working at the Central Hospital? Why are you here? And why do they listen to you so much?"
Fortunately, Pan Haitang, whom she respected, was also present. Otherwise, she would have suspected Chen Xiao of turning bad.
Chen Xiao, having anticipated this, replied without hesitation, "I bought Jin Fang Pharmaceutical behind my mother's back."
Wu Huixian's jaw dropped, her expression filled with disbelief. "How much money would it take to buy such a large company? You just started working, didn't you? Where did you get so much money?"
Chen Xiao casually took a bottle of water from the refrigerator and handed it to Wu Huixian. Instead of answering, he asked, "How much do you think a doctor can earn as a consultation fee for successfully treating a newborn with congenital intellectual disability?"
"This..."
Wu Huixian instantly imagined Chen Xiao's methods of accumulating wealth and was once again speechless, dumbfounded.
Chen Xiao didn't give her a chance to ask further questions. He deliberately frowned and said, "Now it's my turn to ask you. Where is your sister's child? And why are you supposed to be interning at the hospital, but you came to apply for a job at Jin Fang Pharmaceutical?"
As expected, Wu Huixian thought of her predicament and could no longer dwell on digging for answers. She sighed and said, "The baby is temporarily with my good friend. I really couldn't stay at the Provincial Medical University's First Affiliated Hospital anymore, so I came to apply for a job at Jin Fang Pharmaceutical."
Chen Xiao's words were sharp and hit the nail on the head. "Because of your father and your brother-in-law's family? Or because of that guy named Cao Yu?"
Wu Huixian subconsciously avoided Chen Xiao's gaze. "Both... both."
"Then you can go back to the hospital to continue your internship." Chen Xiao confidently assured her, "Your father and your brother-in-law's family have received the examination report from the Provincial Medical University's First Affiliated Hospital, which you probably mailed. After learning that the child is in very good health, they are looking everywhere and will definitely not abandon him again. As for Cao Yu, I can also guarantee that he will never bother you again."
"Re... really?"
In Wu Huixian's impression, although Chen Xiao had always been weak, she trusted him implicitly. In an instant, the dark clouds that had been hanging over her dissipated, and the recent suppressed emotions were released. She wished she could fly back to Longdu to intern immediately.
But then she thought that the company she was currently in was actually Chen Xiao's. She suddenly didn't want to go back to Longdu anymore. So, she shook her head without hesitation and said, "No! I'd rather die than go back to the hospital! I want to stay at Jin Fang Pharmaceutical and help you!"
Fearing that Chen Xiao wouldn't agree, she quickly added nervously, "Chen Xiao, after interning for a while, I've found that I really don't like hospital work. For the sake of our growing up together, please let me stay..."
However, before she could finish speaking, Chen Xiao suddenly smiled slyly. "Welcome to Jin Fang Pharmaceutical!"