Fearing that Chen Xiao would refuse mercilessly, Lin Meiqiao quickly added after speaking:
"Dr. Chen, even if my son deserves his current fate, and I am also to blame for my poor upbringing, his grandfather is innocent, isn't he? He is already over eighty years old and certainly cannot accept that his only grandson will be paralyzed for the rest of his life. Moreover... moreover, since you are his grandfather's doctor, you must know his grandfather's background, right?"
After saying the latter half of the sentence, she, who had been desperately kowtowing, suddenly looked up at Chen Xiao with a sinister gaze, her expression revealing unconcealed arrogance and defiance. She then threatened word by word:
"If you dare to refuse to treat my son, his grandfather will make you regret it!"
She had already decided that even if it risked exposing Long Aotian's identity, she had to force Chen Xiao to treat Long Xiaolin.
Nangong Yi's face turned pale with shock, and he suddenly felt immense sympathy for Chen Xiao, shaking his head repeatedly and sighing inwardly:
"Alas! Even if Dr. Chen's medical skills are heaven-defying, he still cannot go against the Dragon King's power. This is the cruel reality."
Zhou Wannong also lost her color, saying indignantly:
"Lin Meiqiao, you yourself said your son deserved his fate, and you are to blame for your actions. Why do you still have the nerve to use my maternal grandfather to threaten Chen Xiao?"
She paused, then said helplessly to Chen Xiao:
"Chen Xiao, I know you feel wronged, but my maternal grandfather only has Long Xiaolin as his grandson. If he really intervenes, I... I won't be able to help you. I... I'm sorry, alas!"
Although Lin Huichun could not imagine the background of Long Xiaolin's grandfather, seeing Lin Meiqiao's arrogance at this point, he instinctively felt that Chen Xiao would be at a disadvantage if he continued to resist. He also hurriedly advised:
"Dr. Chen, Deputy Director Zhou would not harm you. For your future, why not just yield a little?"
For a moment, Lin Meiqiao became even more triumphant, imperiously urging Chen Xiao:
"Kid, what are you still standing there stupidly for? Hurry up and kneel down to treat my son..."
"Kneel your mother!"
Chen Xiao was furious. Before Lin Meiqiao could finish speaking, he delivered a powerful kick to her chest, sending her sprawling backward effortlessly. He then said in an extremely sharp tone:
"You dog, relying on others' power! Since I dared to cripple your son openly, I am not afraid of any threat, understand?"
A tree lives for its bark, and a person lives for their dignity!
Chen Xiao had already decided that if Long Aotian truly wanted to turn against him because of Long Xiaolin, he would fight to the bitter end!
Therefore, after speaking, he simply grabbed the unconscious Long Xiaolin from the operating table and slammed him to the ground, stomping on him forcefully. Then, under everyone's terrified gaze, he slammed the door and left, saying without looking back:
"Lin Meiqiao, listen carefully for your idiot son: If others don't offend me, I won't offend them! If they offend me, I will offend them! If they offend me again, I will cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!"
"Chen... Chen Xiao! Where are you going? Wait for me!"
Zhou Wannong made a decisive move and unhesitatingly chased out of the emergency room.
"Ah! Son! Are you alright? You damned Chen, how dare you hit my precious son in front of me? You're looking for death! You're simply courting death!"
Lin Meiqiao, tightly holding Long Xiaolin, who was bleeding from his head and face, gradually lost control. She frantically roared at the dozen or so bodyguards present:
"You useless bunch! Hurry up and attack! If you can't cripple Chen Xiao's hands and feet and bring them to me, none of you should come back!"
As Lin Meiqiao finished speaking, the bodyguards present were completely unrestrained. They rushed out of the emergency room like hungry wolves.
Lin Meiqiao was still not appeased. She then hurriedly called Long Aotian in front of Nangong Yi, Lin Huichun, and others, crying hoarsely:
"Dad! Help! Help! The culprit who injured Xiaolin has been found, it's Chen Xiao, a doctor in the emergency department of the Central Hospital! But that guy not only didn't repent, but he became even more aggressive. Just now, he directly rushed into the emergency room and beat Xiaolin again in front of me, sob... sob sob..."
Nangong Yi seemed to have foreseen Long Aotian's furious revenge on Chen Xiao, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper.
...
In just a moment, Chen Xiao and Zhou Wannong had appeared one after another in the hospital's underground parking lot via elevator.
Not far away, Luo Lin was leaning against the front of a luxury car, looking around expectantly, holding a half-empty beer bottle. Upon seeing Chen Xiao, she quickly wiped her mouth and beckoned charmingly:
"Mr. Chen, I'm here..."
At the same time, the elevator doors next to them opened, and more than a dozen burly professional bodyguards surged out like a tide. In the blink of an eye, they had surrounded Chen Xiao. Even Zhou Wannong, wearing a white coat, was not spared. The atmosphere instantly became tense.
Zhou Wannong felt her heart pounding in her throat, but she still unhesitatingly shielded Chen Xiao behind her and coldly warned the leading bodyguard:
"Xiao Wang, I order you to let Chen Xiao leave immediately! Because only he can treat Long Xiaolin..."
"Pah!"
The leading bodyguard interrupted Zhou Wannong without hesitation:
"Even our Madam Long has given a death order to cripple Chen Xiao's hands and feet. Who do you think you, an orphan who grew up without parents, are trying to scare?"
Long Aotian's identity was a top secret. Therefore, even though Xiao Wang, the bodyguard, was one of Lin Meiqiao's trusted henchmen for many years, he only knew that Zhou Wannong and Lin Meiqiao's family were relatives. He naturally assumed that Zhou Wannong was just a helpless orphan, and thus spoke without politeness.
He paused, then glared provocatively at Chen Xiao, his words becoming even more impolite:
"Kid, if you obediently kneel down, maybe I'll go easy on you later. Otherwise, I'll make you regret being born..."
But before he could finish speaking, Xiao Wang suddenly froze. He clearly saw a beer bottle suddenly hurtling towards his forehead with unimaginable speed.
"Clang—"
The next second, accompanied by the sound of the beer bottle shattering, Xiao Wang instantly fell backward, blood streaming from his forehead as he hit the ground, a gruesome sight.
Luo Lin, dressed in a seductive and enchanting manner, followed closely behind, charging into the encirclement like a human weapon. With hidden forces surging, she easily knocked down two bodyguards who blocked her path, then said coldly:
"Mr. Chen is under my protection. Who dares to hurt him?"
Her aura was too powerful, and she exuded a sharp, murderous aura. In just one encounter, she scared the bodyguards present into scrambling backward, huddling together, and trembling.
Xiao Wang, both shocked and enraged, covered his throbbing forehead and roared unwillingly:
"Chen Xiao! Are you only brave enough to hide behind a woman and be a coward? If you're a man, fight me one-on-one!"