Chen Yonghao drank with a flushed face, pushed his glasses, his eyes flickering uncertainly: "Principal Zhou, rest assured, the money will definitely be given to you. I’ve got this covered. When I get back, I’ll have the accountant transfer the funds, but..."
Chen Yonghao dragged out the last syllable, and Principal Zhou frowned slightly, realizing that just treating him to a al wasn’t enough to satisfy Chen Yonghao’s gluttonous appetite.
He smiled blandly, "Section Chief Chen, just say what you want to say."
Xu Xiangbei couldn’t stand it anymore. The funds were supposed to be transferred imdiately, but Chen Yonghao kept delaying, clearly trying to get so benefits out of it.
He interjected coldly, mocking, "But what? Do you want to keep it for yourself to buy dicine?"
Poof, Director Wu was drinking soup and choked on Xu Xiangbei’s words.
Director Wu secretly lanted, knowing they couldn’t afford to offend Section Chief Chen. He held the power of the dical fund allocation, which was crucial. If he withheld it at a critical ti, the school would suffer.
The atmosphere in the private room suddenly beca tense.
Principal Zhou hurriedly raised his glass to ease the tension, "Dr. Xu is just joking, Section Chief Chen, let’s have a drink."
Chen Yonghao’s face turned cold. He had tolerated Xu Xiangbei for a long ti; Xu always stole the spotlight, and now had the nerve to ridicule him. Even Principal Zhou was being blad. He ignored Principal Zhou completely.
He suddenly stood up with an arrogant deanor, "Principal Zhou, you should be mindful of the other party’s identity when inviting people. He’s just a small doctor, but I’m the Section Chief of the Health Bureau’s Finance Departnt. I’m a governnt official, a national cadre. Who does Xu Xiangbei think he is, unworthy to sit and drink with at the sa table?"
Everyone at the table was shocked by his sudden outbreak, Sun Jiajia blushed slightly and tugged at Chen Yonghao’s sleeve, hinting for him to sit down.
Principal Zhou awkwardly placed his glass back on the table, smiling, "Section Chief Chen is drunk, it’s fine, rest for a bit, sober up, and we’ll continue drinking later."
Chen Yonghao gave Xu Xiangbei a cold glare, threw down the napkin around his neck, and looked at Xu Xiangbei defiantly.
Xu Xiangbei smiled nonchalantly, "Section Chief Chen really is impressive, it’s hard to see until you make a move, and when you do, we’re all frightened. You all keep drinking, I’ll step outside for a smoke."
Principal Zhou and Director Wu were really worried that Xu Xiangbei and Chen Yonghao might get into a fight. Seeing Xu Xiangbei leave the room peacefully, they both breathed a sigh of relief and felt an increased disdain for Chen Yonghao.
Seeing Xu Xiangbei leave the room, Chen Yonghao’s face was full of a smug, victorious smile, thinking to himself, "You’re just a little doctor, trying to compete with ? I’ll play with you."
Xu Xiangbei stepped into the corridor and lit a cigarette, Ding Keke followed him out.
She looked at Xu Xiangbei sympathetically, held his hand, and comforted, "Let’s go back. Soone like him isn’t worth drinking with. Being a section chief doesn’t make him great; how can he insult people like that? We doctors save lives, we’re much greater than him."
Xu Xiangbei wrapped his arms around Ding Keke’s soft waist, pretending to be pitiful, "I’ve been bullied, you need to comfort ."
Ding Keke pushed Xu Xiangbei away, calmly chiding, "Liar, stop pretending to be pitiful, don’t take advantage of ."
Xu Xiangbei grinned lecherously, "I’m only letting it go because of your classmate. Don’t I deserve a reward?"
Ding Keke escaped from his grasp and returned to the private room. Sun Jiajia asked quietly, "Is your Dr. Xu okay?"
Ding Keke didn’t mind, "Him? He’s fine, smoking away. No one would know if he smoked himself to death one day."
Chu Xiaoran picked up her wine glass with a smile, and the three won toasted together. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Sun Jiajia, cryptically, "You don’t need to worry about Dr. Xu, I think you should be more concerned about Section Chief Chen."
Sun Jiajia didn’t understand Chu Xiaoran’s implication, glancing at the reddened-faced Chen Yonghao, "Teacher Chu, are you saying Chen Yonghao is drunk? It’s fine, he can hold his liquor well, it’s no big deal."
Chu Xiaoran and Ding Keke exchanged a knowing smile.
Ding Keke understood Xu Xiangbei well. When she was bullied, Xu Xiangbei had smashed the sign of the Tongren dical Hall on his own. Now that soone dared to bully him, he definitely wouldn’t take it lying down.
After angrily scolding Xu Xiangbei, Chen Yonghao felt much better. After drinking a few more glasses, he got up to use the restroom, glancing provocatively at Xu Xiangbei as he left.
Xu Xiangbei pretended not to see anything, smiling and chatting with Teacher Chu, Ding Keke, and the others, as if he had forgotten Chen Yonghao’s insult earlier.
Chen Yonghao had been gone a long ti from the restroom, and Sun Jiajia beca a little worried. She wanted to call him, but discovered his phone was left on the table.
Suddenly, soone hurried into the private room — it was the pretty lobby manager, looking anxious, "It’s bad, Section Chief Chen, who was eating with you, has been caught."
Ding Keke and Chu Xiaoran both glanced at Xu Xiangbei at the sa ti. Xu Xiangbei lowered his head, sipping his soup, as if it had nothing to do with him.
He smiled aningfully at Ding Keke and Chu Xiaoran, "This soup is really good, I don’t like drinking alcohol, I prefer soup. Even if you drink a lot of soup, you’d just end up going to the restroom, but drinking too much alcohol can cause trouble."
Principal Zhou exclaid in surprise, "Who caught him? Why?"
The lobby manager’s expression was bitter, "It’s unclear, you better go and have a look."
They all quickly followed the lobby manager to the scene.
Sun Jiajia was almost in tears from anxiety, while Ding Keke comforted her, "Don’t worry. Let’s see what’s going on first."
Ding Keke and Xu Xiangbei walked at the back of the crowd, and Ding Keke whispered, "Be honest with , does this have anything to do with you?"
Xu Xiangbei hurriedly waved his hand, "I’ve been eating with you all in the private room the whole ti, how would I know what happened with Chen Yonghao?"
Ding Keke pouted, "As ssed up as Chen Yonghao is, he’s still my classmate Sun Jiajia’s fiancé. Don’t go overboard, just teach him a small lesson."
Xu Xiangbei chuckled, "My beautiful assistant, this really has nothing to do with ; don’t pin it on . I’m a magnanimous person; a pri minister’s stomach can accommodate a ship. He only scolded a few tis; is it worth it for to stoop to his level?"
In the private room sat a woman with smokey eye makeup, her leather jacket torn halfway, clothes disheveled, covering her face and sobbing.
At her feet lay Chen Yonghao, bound like a rice dumpling, and beaten black and blue.
Ah Jun had one foot on Chen Yonghao’s back and looked furious when Xu Xiangbei and the others arrived. "This guy got drunk and tried to take advantage of my sister. We caught him."
Seeing his fiancée Sun Jiajia arrive, Chen Yonghao cried out, "Help , honey, help !"
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