But after being completely helpless, these people should never have shifted the blame onto someone else, let alone tried to step on his savior to make themselves look more capable!
Jiang Xuewei now practically regarded Xi Yu as a god. She stroked Old Master Jiang’s back and looked coldly at the doctors. “Not to mention that Mr. Xi saved my brother. Even if Mr. Xi hadn’t managed to save him, he is still someone Grandpa personally brought here. Who do you think you are to speak to him so disrespectfully?!”
…………………….
Jiang Xuewei was dressed in an air of elegance and wealth, and her red stiletto heels made her already commanding presence even stronger.
Everyone knew Jiang Xuewei’s identity. They knew that she was highly valued by Old Master Jiang, and that during the past few years since Jiang Yunzheng’s accident, she had been handling practically everything, both big and small.
Everyone exchanged glances. The doctor who had been acting arrogantly just moments ago, waiting to beat Xi Yu up to vent his anger, immediately began trembling.
He had never dreamed that the “fraud” Old Master Jiang had brought this time would actually manage to bring Jiang Yunzheng back to life.
How could this be?
His heartbeat and breathing had clearly stopped.
Even if they managed to revive him, his brain should have suffered irreversible damage. Even if he eventually had a chance of waking up, he should not have been a normal person afterward.
Yet now, not only had Jiang Yunzheng been brought back to life, he was actually standing here perfectly fine, no different from an ordinary person.
“Impossible,” the doctor muttered. “How is this possible?”
Jiang Xuewei looked displeased. “Dr. Liu, you’re already an old man. Do I really need to teach you the lesson that there is always someone better than you? Just because you can’t do something doesn’t mean someone else can’t. I won’t hold your narrow-mindedness against you, but you spoke disrespectfully and offended the savior of my Jiang family. That is something I have no choice but to take issue with.”
The moment Jiang Xuewei finished speaking, everyone’s hearts sank.
Those who had just helped Dr. Liu speak immediately distanced themselves from him. One quick-witted person had already realized what was happening and hurriedly said, “It has nothing to do with us. Dr. Liu was the one trying to make things difficult for Mr. Xi. We tried to persuade him. He simply couldn’t accept that someone was better than him and lost his temper.”
The people who had just been condemning Xi Yu alongside Dr. Liu immediately switched sides and began condemning Dr. Liu instead.
What a joke.
The Jiang family’s salaries over the past three years had already been enough to keep them comfortably provided for for the rest of their lives. With their patron standing right here, who would be stupid enough to risk their own future by continuing to speak up for Dr. Liu?
Someone stepped forward and said, “Dr. Liu has always spoken arrogantly because of his standing in the medical field. We’ve all told him that no matter what, Mr. Xi was someone you invited here, but he simply wouldn’t listen. He even tried to hit him. Fortunately, we stopped him.”
Xi Yu slowly looked at the person speaking and found it amusing.
These people really were exceptionally skilled at turning black into white.
The doctor being watched by Xi Yu felt his heart sink and gave an embarrassed, guilty smile.
“You…” Dr. Liu roared. “You shameless hypocrites! You were all fanning the flames just now!”
The person he pointed at was startled. “Nonsense! You were the one constantly picking a fight with Mr. Xi. Don’t drag me into this now!”
The group began arguing noisily.
Old Master Jiang said coldly, “Enough!”
“The Jiang family’s businesses have no need for people like you who flatter those above you and trample on those below you. You’re fired. From now on, the Jiang family’s hospitals and other businesses will not welcome any of you!”
The moment Old Master Jiang said this, all the people who had been shifting the blame suddenly changed expressions.
Being fired was a minor matter.
Not being able to work at the Jiang family’s hospitals was the serious problem!
Over the years, because of Jiang Yunzheng, the Jiang family had invested in nearly half of the hospitals across the country, all so that they could conduct more research into Jiang Yunzheng’s medical records.
If they were blacklisted from these hospitals, other hospitals would likely refuse to hire them as well!
“Old Master Jiang…” Everyone hurriedly begged for mercy. “How can you do this? We’ve devoted ourselves wholeheartedly to Mr. Jiang all these years. You can’t really be this heartless!”
The noise was giving Xi Yu a headache. He placed a hand on the furious Old Master Jiang.
“Mr. Jiang was able to hold on until now partly because of their care.”
“Not by much, but without these machines and the nutritional injections, Jiang Yunzheng’s body wouldn’t have lasted until now.”
The sword spirit of Chen Yu had been absorbing Jiang Yunzheng’s vital essence, causing his physical body to deteriorate along with the decline of his vital essence. Although these doctors had been unable to solve the root of the problem, they had at least delayed the deterioration of Jiang Yunzheng’s physical body.
The doctors Old Master Jiang had placed here were all genuinely skilled in medicine. Their character might have been somewhat lacking, but their crimes did not warrant this kind of punishment. After receiving this warning from the Jiang family and reining themselves in, they could still use their medical skills to save other people in the future.
Not everyone was in the same situation as Jiang Yunzheng.
Most people needed highly skilled and capable doctors.
Old Master Jiang naturally understood the implication behind Xi Yu’s words.
He pondered for a moment. Although he was furious that they had spoken disrespectfully to Xi Yu, he forcibly suppressed his anger and merely said coldly, “Since Mr. Xi has pleaded on your behalf, I’ll let you off this time. But you were the ones who spoke disrespectfully first. Apologize to Mr. Xi right now, and I will consider the matter settled.”
The doctors had already been half convinced that their careers were over and had been desperately begging Old Master Jiang to spare them. They had never expected Xi Yu to plead for them instead.
For a moment, they were all filled with gratitude.
Dr. Liu looked at Xi Yu, shame gradually spreading across his face.
He was already an old man who had spent his life basking in everyone’s admiration. In the past, even Old Master Jiang had treated him with respect and had paid a huge sum to hire him. Relying on his seniority, he truly had never taken other people seriously.
But now, Xi Yu had actually saved Jiang Yunzheng, a patient whom he himself had been completely powerless to save.
And when Old Master Jiang became furious, Xi Yu had even spoken up on his behalf.
He did not care about being fired.
What he cared about was his pride, which he valued more than his own life.
If he were blacklisted, everything he had worked for over more than half his life—the position and status he had painstakingly climbed to—would all disappear.
Dr. Liu’s face turned ashen.
Xi Yu had truly taught him a lesson.
The person he could not save had been saved by Xi Yu.
He had tried to shift the blame onto Xi Yu, yet Xi Yu had still spoken up for him.
From every perspective, he truly was inferior to Xi Yu.
“I’m sorry.”
Dr. Liu bent the back that he had kept straight with pride for half a lifetime, yet there was not the slightest hint of reluctance in his gesture.
The others also bowed one after another.
Xi Yu waved his hand, clearly not taking it to heart, then turned to the Jiang family members and said, “I’ll be leaving first.”
Jiang Yunzheng spoke up first. Admiration was impossible to hide from his eyes as he looked at Xi Yu.
“My savior, I’ll see you out.”
“No need. Take care of your grandfather. After such extreme emotional ups and downs, the old man should get more rest.”
Jiang Yunzheng’s health was now much better than Old Master Jiang’s.
After Xi Yu finished speaking, he immediately started walking away, his pace a little quick, as though he were afraid they would continue with their pleasantries.
Seeing this, Jiang Yunzheng was about to follow him when the girl who had been watching everything from the side suddenly blocked his path.
“Mr. Jiang, you need to get more rest too. I’ll see Mr. Xi out!”
Did he think she couldn’t tell what kind of look he was giving Xi Yu?!
Brother Lu’s Yu Bao was hers to protect!
The girl hurriedly ran toward Xi Yu. Just as the elevator doors were about to close, she slipped inside and grinned at Xi Yu.
“Mr. Xi, I’ll see you out.”
Xi Yu was about to say there was no need, but the elevator doors had already closed.
Xi Yu paused, then asked, “What’s your name?”
“Sheng Mingyue!”
“Pretty name,” Xi Yu said with a smile. “Thank you for what you did just now, Miss Sheng.”
Sheng Mingyue thought for a moment before realizing what Xi Yu was referring to. She hurriedly said, “It was nothing. It was what I should have done!”
“If… I mean, if, okay…” She smiled shyly. “If you really want to thank me, could you give me a personalized autograph?”
“A personalized autograph?” Xi Yu looked puzzled. “What’s that?”
…………………
The elevator doors opened. Xi Yu stepped out and stopped without continuing on, waiting for Sheng Mingyue.
Sheng Mingyue was so excited she could barely contain herself. His small gesture had completely touched her.
She knew it! She hadn’t stanned the wrong person!
Such a gentleman! So lovable!!!
“A personalized autograph is when you write a blessing on a piece of paper and then sign your name underneath,” Sheng Mingyue explained softly. “It’s a signature that belongs only to me.”
After saying that, as if afraid Xi Yu would refuse, she quickly waved her hands and added, “It’s okay if you don’t want to write one.”
“Sure,” Xi Yu said.
It was just a sentence. It wouldn’t take much effort.
The moment Sheng Mingyue heard that, her eyes lit up, and she hurried off to fetch paper and a pen.
Xi Yu took the paper and pen and asked, “What should I write?”
Sheng Mingyue blurted out, “Suixing Suoyu is real!”
Xi Yu’s hand stopped in midair. The look he gave Sheng Mingyue became somewhat complicated.
Oh.
A CP fan.
He had thought the young girl had been so excited because she had been impressed by his extraordinary techniques.
After blurting it out, Sheng Mingyue immediately regretted it. Seeing Xi Yu’s expression, she hurriedly explained, “No, no, no! I was just talking nonsense. You can write ‘Sheng Mingyue will become rich.’”
Oh my God.
She had been so excited that she had stepped straight onto a landmine.
She was a CP fan, but she had forgotten that Xi Yu wasn’t part of the entertainment circle. Moreover, recently, the whole thing between him and Lu Zhixing had been causing an uproar online. They weren’t the little couple she had imagined in her head.
Waaah.
The CP she shipped had already broken up.
The internet was in chaos over the matter, but neither Xi Yu nor Lu Zhixing, the two people at the center of the controversy, had made any response whatsoever. Not even Luo Cheng’an had said anything.
People online were now saying that Lu Zhixing was a shameless gold-digger who had been caught red-handed and therefore had no choice but to remain silent.
As for Xi Yu, people claimed that he had seen through Lu Zhixing’s schemes and wanted to distance himself from him, which was why he had also made no response.
The relationship between the two was obviously nothing more than acquaintances. They might even have become enemies. Otherwise, even if they were merely ordinary friends, after being attacked so viciously, Xi Yu should have come out and said something.
She was a Lu Zhixing fan, but for some inexplicable reason, so many antis had suddenly appeared that she could not win the arguments and did not dare say anything.
As for Xi Yu, he was her new obsession now—strong, beautiful, and tragically unfortunate.
He should have grown up wealthy and carefree, yet he had been forced to become an orphan. Later, he was taken back to his family and appeared on a variety show, where everyone mocked him. Yet he had fought his way out through sheer ability and character…
And, of course, his looks too.
Whether it was Lu Zhixing or Xi Yu, she loved them both so much.
She really, really wished this CP were real!!!
“I’m sorry, Mr. Xi.” Sheng Mingyue was so anxious that she was nearly beside herself. Seeing that Xi Yu still hadn’t moved his pen after such a long time, she became a little dejected. “I blurted it out without thinking. I don’t think before I speak. If you don’t want to sign it, that’s okay too.”