From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Xu Chunliang handed over a tissue: "Wipe your tears, if you cry like this, others might think I did something to you."

Su Qing looked at the tissue in his hand, unsure of its previous use, and broke into a smile: "What can you do to me? I’m not afraid of you." The implication was daring him to try.

Xu Chunliang swallowed, unexpectedly seeing anticipation in Su Qing’s eyes. This little girl was using reverse psychology, but he wouldn’t fall for it.

Just then, a black Alphard stopped by the roadside, and it was Hua Zhuyue coming to see him.

After getting out of the car, Hua Zhuyue couldn’t help but laugh: "I was worried someone might be upset, but here you are chatting with a beauty."

Su Qing quickly took Xu Chunliang’s tissue to wipe her tears and found an excuse: "The wind outside is too strong, got dust in my eyes."

Having been around society for many years, Hua Zhuyue immediately saw the situation: "Did I interrupt your conversation?"

Xu Chunliang said: "No, Su Qing came over specifically for my matter. She wanted to help remove the negative news, but it didn’t work."

Hua Zhuyue said: "Whether it makes the news or not isn’t important anymore, Xu Chunliang, you’re something else, making it into the top ten trending searches. So, are you planning to seize the opportunity and enter the entertainment industry?"

"If I enter the entertainment industry, will those sissies still have a chance?"

Hua Zhuyue and Su Qing exchanged a glance, both showing a dismissive expression, but they agreed in their hearts that Xu Chunliang, in their eyes, was quite manly.

The sun was nice today, and both Hua Zhuyue and Su Qing didn’t want to go inside to sit; it felt quite good sitting outside in the sunshine.

Elder Xu watched from the window, and everything looked harmonious. He didn’t ask the younger generation’s affairs, as young people’s matters should be handled by themselves.

Xu Chunliang brewed them a pot of tea.

Hua Zhuyue said: "There’s someone behind this incident pushing it. It involves Heat Media from the Capital City, along with more than a dozen marketing accounts. They’ve probably taken a lot of money; these media people have no conscience. Whoever pays them, they do the job, without asking what it is."

Su Qing said: "Who is so wicked, and why do they want to frame him?"

Hua Zhuyue said: "With his temper, offending people is quite normal, isn’t it? I’ve already had people contact those professional promoters, telling them to stop, or else we’ll serve them with lawsuits."

Su Qing admired Hua Zhuyue’s strong aura, thinking to herself that she didn’t have such ability. She couldn’t even handle a news channel on Dongzhou TV Station and was determined to resign this time. Her initial reason for choosing Dongzhou TV Station was to take care of her father. Now that her father was missing, there wasn’t much reason for her to stay in Dongzhou.

The growth potential at Dongzhou TV Station wasn’t significant. If there was a reason to stay in this city, it would probably be Xu Chunliang by her side.

Unfortunately, it’s a case of unrequited love. Xu Chunliang already had Mei Ru Xue, and thinking of this, Su Qing felt even more melancholic and more determined to leave Dongzhou.

Hua Zhuyue said: "Where’s Gao Xiaobai? This matter started because of her, why haven’t we seen her?" Since not long ago, Xu Chunliang caused quite a stir in the Capital City because of Gao Xiaobai and now again, so Hua Zhuyue didn’t have a good impression of Gao Xiaobai.

Xu Chunliang said: "It’s not her fault for this. I was the one who escalated the conflict."

At this point, Gao Xinhua called, asking where he was. Upon hearing that he was still at Huichun Hall, he said he’d come over right away and told Xu Chunliang to wait for him.

Xu Chunliang figured it was probably about last night’s incident. He felt embarrassed having Gao Xinhua come personally, so he offered to go find Gao Xinhua.

Gao Xinhua panicked and told him not to come to the hospital or to Huanyan Health, as there were a lot of reporters and media people conducting interviews at the hospital.

Su Qing and Hua Zhuyue saw that he was busy, so they both got up to leave.

Shortly after they left, Gao Xinhua arrived, having come in a hospital business car this time.

Xu Chunliang found it strange since Gao Xinhua rarely used company vehicles, and besides, Huichun Hall’s current location wasn’t far from Changxing, so even walking wouldn’t take long. The reasonable explanation was that Gao Xinhua didn’t want to expose his whereabouts.

Xu Chunliang invited Gao Xinhua inside. Upon seeing Xu Changshan, Gao Xinhua greeted him as Uncle Xu.

Xu Changshan nodded, already having some understanding of the situation’s cause and effect. He was somewhat resentful of Gao Xinhua, thinking, "Young people don’t know any better, but someone his age should." Since he was present at the time, why didn’t he intervene?

Gao Xinhua couldn’t bother to explain to Xu Changshan and simply smiled: "Uncle, I want to discuss some unit matters with Chunliang."

Xu Changshan grunted, "Should I step out and give you two some space?"

Gao Xinhua said, "No need, no need, we’ll talk upstairs."

Xu Chunliang led Gao Xinhua to his room, closed the door, and chuckled, "Uncle Gao, don’t mind him, my grandpa’s just a bit upset today."

Gao Xinhua sighed, "It’s because of us, Chunliang, this time your uncle caused you trouble."

Xu Chunliang responded, "Don’t take it to heart, the trouble is my own doing, it’s got nothing to do with anyone else."

Xu Chunliang knew Gao Xinhua’s character and feared he’d think that way.

Gao Xinhua said, "Yesterday’s incident blew up and became a public scandal, it’s beyond suppression."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, it wasn’t just a scandal, it even hit the top ten trending searches.

He took a moment to check his phone and found that his news was no longer in the top ten trending searches, it seemed like Hua Zhuyue’s intervention had taken effect. As long as those behind the scenes stopped their actions, his notoriety would quickly subside. However, the damage was already done, and minimizing the impact seemed unlikely.

Gao Xinhua came over specifically to discuss this matter with him. Xu Chunliang’s workplace had already been exposed; neither Huayuan Group nor Changxing Hospital could pretend nothing happened.

Before he came over, Zhao Feiyang had organized a high-level meeting to discuss last night’s events, which had caused significant public concern. Outside, many were saying doctors from Changxing Hospital were involved in a fight, and they had to show a stance.

Tang Jinglun, CEO of Huayuan Group, although not naming anyone explicitly, also issued instructions to deal firmly with those negatively impacting the group, preferring none over someone unsuitable.

Xu Chunliang understood that the group wanted to sever ties with him to prevent his negative news from affecting Huayuan Group or Changxing Hospital. He felt nothing about it; Huayuan meant nothing to him.

Xu Chunliang asked, "Uncle Gao, is the hospital planning to fire me or discipline me?"

Gao Xinhua said, "Listen to me first, I laid out the situation at the meeting, and Wu Fajun, vice president of Huanyan Health, admitted that he was the first to rush out and start the fight."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, Wu Fajun was decent, not eager to push the blame onto him when trouble arose.

Gao Xinhua said, "But Pei Lin’s take is that the fewer people involved, the better, under the circumstances."

Xu Chunliang said, "She’s right, things have escalated to this point, there’s no need to drag you all into it. How about I resign? If I resign, it won’t affect Changxing or Huayuan Group."

Gao Xinhua said, "You stepped in for Xiaobai, if you resign, how can I face staying at Changxing? How will I face your grandpa? I’m thinking we should step up and make a statement, explaining the whole chain of events to the public."

Xu Chunliang said, "Uncle Gao, don’t get Xiaobai involved, this matter has started cooling down, if you explain, the media might seize the opportunity to sensationalize the story again. You don’t understand how brutal these online trolls can be. I’m okay being cyber-bullied, I have a strong mentality, but can Gao Xiaobai handle it? If she’s thrust into the spotlight, do you think she can withstand the pressure?"

Gao Xinhua remained silent, as that was his biggest concern.

Xu Chunliang said, "The reason this incident escalated so quickly is fundamentally because they were targeting me. Most of the online videos involve me, so now that it’s come to this, let me bear it alone, let me be the one to face the cyber-bullying, I’ll deal with any results. There’s no need for you, Xiaobai, or Wu Fajun to step forward, typically, the more people who appear, the bigger the target."

Gao Xinhua said, "It’s just that this is too unfair to you."

Xu Chunliang said, "There’s nothing to feel aggrieved about. To be honest, I’ve been sick of working at Changxing Hospital for a long time. Now that Pei Lin is in charge of Huanyan Health, just thinking about working under her makes me frustrated."

Xu Chunliang was mainly disappointed with Zhao Feiyang; Zhao Feiyang was not someone to share trials with. When he was down and out, he tried his best to win him over. Now that he had been reinstated, when Xu encountered a little trouble, Zhao’s first thought wasn’t to support him but to distance himself and prevent negative news from affecting Changxing’s interests.

Gao Xinhua said, "Come on, Zhao Feiyang didn’t say he’d fire you, and Pei Lin acknowledges your abilities. They want to put on a show, remove you from your position, give you a warning, and provide an explanation to the public. Once the heat dies down, you can go back to your usual work."

Xu Chunliang said, "If they want to put on an act, let them act. I don’t have to play along. Isn’t it tiring to keep acting like this every day?"

Gao Xinhua said, "Think about your grandpa, if he finds out you resigned, what will he think? It took a lot of effort back then to secure your position, aren’t you worried about throwing it away?"

Xu Chunliang didn’t feel any sense of loss. It was just a position, after all. He hadn’t intended to work much anyway; it was only a temporary place to settle down. He later decided to stay because of his grandpa—the old man had promised to move from the old site for this job. If he were to resign, all his grandpa’s efforts would be in vain. He mainly didn’t want to let the old man down.

Gao Xinhua said, "How about you get transferred to another unit for a while? What about Yan Huaiyi at the Infectious Disease Hospital? He’s always appreciated you."

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