Zhuge Yuheng was the quickest thinker among them, and upon realizing Jiang Feng's intention, he silently cursed himself for his foolishness!
He had been too impulsive upon coming here; he hadn't considered the negative impact this incident would have on the Nangong Family, something that Jiang Feng certainly wouldn't want to see!
The flattery had backfired!
"Mr. Jiang, we understand now, it was indeed abrupt of us!" Zhuge Yuheng was filled with regret, and once again offered a sincere apology.
The people along the entire hospital corridor were on the verge of fainting; faced with Jiang Feng's rudeness and negligence, Zhuge Yuheng's first reaction was not to get angry but to voluntarily review his actions and apologize?
Is this really Zhuge Yuheng?
Nangong Yan was even more furious, grinding her teeth, feeling like Jiang Feng was hogging all the glory!
"Let's go back!" Jiang Feng said, expressionless.
Zhuge Yuheng felt somewhat embarrassed but was sensible enough to instruct Zhuge Yi to place the gifts in the corner of the corridor. He then gave Nangong Jinming's family a hard look once more before turning to leave.
Zhou Rongfa and others took the hint, placing their gifts next to Zhuge Yi's, then bid Jiang Feng farewell and departed.
Without Jiang Feng's approval, they didn't even have the courage to put the gifts into the ward, filling up the entire corridor, coming and going in haste!
"Jiang Feng..." Nangong Qingcheng looked at Jiang Feng worriedly. Regardless of their actions, those people came with good intentions, and she was worried Jiang Feng might offend them.
"No worries." Jiang Feng remained expressionless, seeing the doctor who had come to check on the Old Master standing a distance away, hindered by the influential people present, and walked directly towards him.
To him, nothing else mattered; treating the Old Master was the most important thing.
"Show-off!" Nangong Yan watched as Jiang Feng invited the doctor and a few assistants into the ward, gritting her teeth and speaking a few resentful words, but could do nothing about it.
The doctor, with his assistants, entered the ward and conducted a thorough examination of Jiang Honghu, concluding that Jiang Honghu's comatose state was due to extreme weakness. He then administered two bottles of nutritional supplements to Nangong Honghu.
After doing all this, the doctor looked around at the Nangong Family members in the room and said, "Since all the family members are here today, I need to solemnly state that the tumor in the old man's stomach must be removed as soon as possible. Today, it's grown another 0.2 centimeters compared to yesterday! This growth rate is quite fast, and I've contacted the Central Hospital and learned that Director Murong still doesn't have time recently. If anyone has good connections, it's best to try them, as the old man's condition isn't suitable for traveling to hospitals outside the city or province. Only Director Murong in this city has the capability to perform the surgery."
"I've already tried looking for this Director Murong twice, and she couldn't be found. She's either performing surgery or on her way to one. How do you expect us to find her?" Nangong Jinming, temporarily setting aside his resentment towards Jiang Feng, questioned the doctor.
"Well, of course, Director Murong's medical skills are exceptional, and she's a treasured asset at the Central Hospital, which is why I suggested you think of a way. Follow the normal procedure won't work, but if you can get Director Murong to perform the surgery after hours, perhaps at noon or late at night, that would be ideal. We can arrange to bring the old man there," the doctor replied.
"Are you joking? Such a director is known for their temper and is always exhausted and busy. You expect her to work overtime for surgery? Even her closest relatives may not have such influence!" Nangong Jinming retorted angrily!
"That's a matter of your capability then. I'm just offering a suggestion; there's no need to direct your anger at me. Otherwise, just let it drag on and watch the old man's tumor grow slowly," the doctor said helplessly.
The Nangong Family immediately fell silent, looking at Nangong Honghu on the bed, feeling utterly helpless.
Nangong Yan's eyes suddenly fixed on Jiang Feng, seizing the opportunity to flare up, "Jiang Feng, aren't you supposed to be powerful? Don't you have wide connections? What's the use of being domineering at home? My father has done his best; if you're so capable, get that Director Murong to come here! All you do is show off in front of outsiders and make your family sick!"
That comment only reignited the shame Jiang Feng had brought upon Nangong Jinming's family earlier, and they all turned their vicious glares towards him.
Jiang Feng looked at the trio expressionlessly. He wanted to treat the Old Man certainly not because he was in a tiff with them, nor to prove anything to their families. It could only be said that Nangong Yan was overthinking it.
"Doctor, you're saying that if I contact that director now, the Old Man can undergo surgery immediately?" Jiang Feng asked the doctor.
"Theoretically, yes." The doctor nodded, "Once these two bottles of nutritional supplements are finished, the patient's body can hold up for a while, long enough to undergo surgery, and then it's a matter of recuperation. Do you have a way to get Director Murong to act?"
It's not that he underestimated Jiang Feng, but with Director Murong's busy schedule, a lot of big figures can't even get her help, and a deputy mayor's attempt to reach out was ignored by her. Surely, a young man like Jiang Feng, no matter how well-connected, couldn't surpass the deputy mayor's influence?
"Hah, you're really full of yourself, do you really think you can get Director Murong to come? If you actually manage to make it happen, I'll reverse the three characters of my name, Nangong Yan!" Nangong Yan sneered.
Jiang Feng couldn't be bothered with Nangong Yan and said to the doctor, "Wait a moment, I'll make a call!"
After saying this, he borrowed Nangong Qingcheng's phone and walked out of the ward.
"Such a show-off!" Nangong Jinming's family of three harbored nothing but disdain!
...
Jiang Feng walked into the corridor, recalled the number Murong Qian had left in his palm the previous day, and dialed it.
The other end of the phone picked up quickly, accompanied by the sound of steady footsteps, as an extremely pleasant female voice asked, "Who is this?"
"It's me." Jiang Feng said calmly.
"Mr. Jiang???" The footsteps on the other end stopped at once, sounding somewhat surprised and delighted, "What prompted you to call me?"
"I need your help with something," Jiang Feng replied steadily.
"Oh..." Murong Qian sounded a bit disappointed, "I was wondering, no wonder you thought of me... what's the issue, tell me!"
Jiang Feng didn't conceal anything and explained the situation briefly.
After listening, Murong Qian was somewhat surprised, "Your medical skills are so high that you can save the dead, yet you can't handle a tumor?"
"Different situations call for different approaches; unless absolutely necessary, I don't want to intervene."
"Understood, you don't want to act yourself, but want me to do it for you. I guess instead of waiting for your treat, I'm stuck working overtime for you," Murong Qian chuckled bitterly.
"Will you help or not?" Jiang Feng stayed expressionless. Actually, even without Murong Qian's help, he had no other way, but he deliberately put it this way to exert pressure on her.
"Pfft! What kind of attitude is that, as if I'm the one asking you for help!" Murong Qian laughed, "Including this time, I've helped you twice already, how do you plan to thank me?"
"As long as you perform the surgery on the old man, I'll promise to do one thing for you, anything!" Jiang Feng said plainly.
"Really? Hehe, then I'll remember that, no backing out," Murong Qian giggled charmingly, sounding like her little scheme had succeeded. Despite being in her twenties, at that moment, she resembled a little girl who had received candy, her laughter exceedingly sweet!