Zhang Liuqian, on the other end of the phone, was already uneasy because Chen Xiao had hung up on him. He didn't dare to call back rashly, so he nervously clutched his phone, enduring the torment.
Suddenly, seeing Chen Xiao call again, his heart leaped into his throat. He quickly answered, nervously explaining:
"Dr. Chen, please calm your anger. I... I was on the phone with Director Du just now, and I was using a Bluetooth headset. I really didn't notice you calling. Otherwise... otherwise, I would have immediately hung up Director Du's call..."
Zhang Liuqian was naturally nervous. After all, Chen Xiao's mood not only concerned whether his illness could be cured but also whether Zhang Manyue's grandfather would be turned away when he came to Juxian City for medical treatment. Therefore, as soon as he finished speaking, he placed his phone on the phone stand on the table, then knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly:
"I was wrong, truly wrong. Please be magnanimous and forgive me. From now on, I promise to answer your calls immediately, twenty-four hours a day..."
On this end of the phone, Chen Xiao saw Zhang Liuqian kneeling and kowtowing on the video call and couldn't help but laugh and cry:
"Old Zhang, I called just to prove to my second uncle and aunt that we are friends. Why are you kowtowing? If you scare them silly, where will I get money to win? Come on, quickly stand up and say hello to my second uncle and aunt."
"???"
Zhang Liuqian was completely bewildered and taken aback. After a moment of stunned silence, he cautiously got up from the ground.
At the same time, Chen Xiao had already handed the phone to Chen Xingwen, who was covered in blood, and said slowly:
"Second Uncle, open your eyes and look carefully. Is that the president of your bank on the phone?"
The moment Chen Xingwen heard Zhang Liuqian's voice, he was terrified. Seeing Zhang Liuqian on the phone video now, he was even more horrified and stood there dumbfounded.
Wang Xiaoxia had never met Zhang Liuqian before. She naturally assumed the person on the phone was an imposter. Seeing Chen Xingwen remain silent, she became anxious and impatiently urged him:
"You useless thing! Why are you still standing there like an idiot? Speak up! Don't you even remember what your bank president looks like?"
"This... that... I... I... I I I..."
Chen Xingwen stammered, struggling to force out a smile that was uglier than crying and said to Zhang Liuqian on the phone:
"Good evening, Mr. Zhang. I... I am Chen Xiao's second uncle, Chen Xingwen, hehe."
Zhang Liuqian was utterly confused. He stared at the phone again and again before realizing that Chen Xingwen, covered in blood, was just a low-level employee at the Juxian branch. His heart sank, and he didn't know what to say. After all, even Chen Xiao had personally said Chen Xingwen was his second uncle, yet Chen Xingwen was bleeding profusely. Zhang Liuqian could guess with his toes that Chen Xiao had probably beaten him. So, he also forced out a smile that was uglier than crying and chuckled.
"What?"
Wang Xiaoxia's mind went blank. Her angry expression gradually turned to shock. Then, she nervously tugged at Chen Xingwen's sleeve and tremblingly said:
"What... what's going on? Could it be... could it be that this old man on the phone who was just kowtowing to Chen Xiao is really... really your bank president?"
Chen Xingwen let Wang Xiaoxia pull and drag him, his smile becoming even more strained, his expression filled with deference towards Zhang Liuqian:
"Mr. Zhang, I... I really didn't know you were friends with my nephew. Otherwise... otherwise, there wouldn't have been any unpleasantness..."
Chen Xiao was tired of Chen Xingwen's nonsense. He casually snatched the phone back and said to Zhang Liuqian:
"Old Zhang, my second uncle owes my family two hundred thousand yuan and refuses to return it. Can you advance it from his salary and transfer it to me?"
Zhang Liuqian nodded vigorously like a pecking chicken:
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Of course! Absolutely! Please send me the bank account number for the payment. It will arrive in three minutes at most."
"Bank card?"
Chen Xiao was slightly taken aback, then felt a pang of shame because he didn't have Chen Qing's bank card number saved on his phone. After thinking for a moment, he simply moved the phone camera to the collection QR code of Jishi Tang:
"Is this okay?"
"Of course, it is!"
Zhang Liuqian said without hesitation:
"Dr. Chen, please wait a moment. I'll take a screenshot."
"The screenshot won't be clear, will it? I'll take a picture and send it to you."
Chen Xiao stopped talking nonsense, hung up the phone, took a picture, and sent it. Then he turned and said to Wang Xiaoxia with a cold sneer:
"Second Aunt, if you want to eat shit, go to the public restroom to your left. Be discreet when you eat, because we have no interest in watching you eat that kind of thing."
"You..."
Wang Xiaoxia gritted her teeth in anger. Even at this moment, she still didn't believe the old man in the video was Zhang Liuqian. So, she angrily cursed the dazed Chen Xingwen:
"You scoundrel, say something! Was the old man on the video call with Chen Xiao really your bank president..."
Before Wang Xiaoxia could finish speaking, the sound system in Jishi Tang suddenly emitted a crisp and pleasant collection reminder:
"Wealth Bank received 2.2 million yuan!"
Wang Xiaoxia's mouth hung open, her face ashen as if she had eaten shit. After a moment of stunned silence, she shook her head and consoled herself:
"It's fake, right? How could a Wealth Bank QR code receive over two million yuan in one go? Chen Xingwen, say something quickly!"
In just a short while, Chen Xingwen's gaze towards Chen Xiao was filled with fear. He, who was usually very weak in front of Wang Xiaoxia, suddenly erupted with immense rage and roared fiercely:
"You ignorant fool with hair but no brains! A regular Wealth Bank QR code can't receive over two million yuan at once, but Zhang Liuqian is the president of the Juxian branch of Wealth Bank. If he doesn't even have this authority, what kind of president is he?"
He then couldn't help but shove Wang Xiaoxia hard. With his head hanging like a defeated rooster, he said to Chen Xiao and Chen Qing:
"Chen Xiao, little sister, I... I was short-sighted and blind to come and trouble you. I truly regret it. For the sake of... for the sake of us being family, please... please give me back that twenty thousand yuan? The car loan and mortgage at home are not yet paid off, and Mingxi is still in college. If I take on this twenty thousand yuan debt, I won't be able to survive!"
Wang Xiaoxia almost fell to the ground when Chen Xingwen pushed her. She was about to transform into a tigress and tear into Chen Xingwen, but upon hearing Chen Xingwen's words, she suddenly remembered the 2.2 million yuan Zhang Liuqian had paid via QR code. As soon as Chen Xingwen finished speaking, she eagerly said to Chen Xiao:
"Good nephew, good nephew, your second aunt can overlook the fact that you beat up Gao Fei, the son of your second uncle and their bank's vice president. I can even overlook you cursing Mingxi with cancer. I only beg you to pity your second uncle and me and return that twenty thousand yuan, and also lend us another four or five hundred thousand..."
Chen Mingxi could no longer bear it. Regardless of Chen Xingwen and Wang Xiaoxia being her parents, she suddenly cried out hysterically:
"Mom and Dad, you are too shameless! As your daughter, I feel deeply ashamed!"
Saying this, she, who was usually well-behaved and obedient, completely broke down. She shoved Wang Xiaoxia, who was blocking her, away, covered her face, and ran out the door.