From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor-Chapter 289 - 264: Just Go Ahead and Sue

Xu Ying suddenly had a very strange thought: Is Xu Chunliang staying in Changxing just for fun? If so, that would be too illogical, but a person like Xu Chunliang is destined not to be judged by conventional thinking.

Xu Ying saw Xu Chunliang out the door, and a gray Porsche 911 had been waiting there for a long time. Xu Chunliang had asked Hua Zhuyue to pick him up in advance.

Xu Chunliang got in the car, and Hua Zhuyue smelled the alcohol on him, starting the car towards the Dongjiang Party School. After driving a distance, she looked in the rearview mirror at Xu Ying still standing at the door waving goodbye and smiled: "That woman isn't young anymore."

Xu Chunliang lazily replied, "Twenty-nine."

Hua Zhuyue's beautiful eyes widened, her furious expression as if she could eat Xu Chunliang up: "Bullshit, if she's twenty-nine, then I wouldn't be older than eighteen!"

Xu Chunliang burst into laughter, and Hua Zhuyue couldn't help but laugh too. Women do care about age after all.

Xu Chunliang asked, "Why were you in such a hurry to find me?"

Hua Zhuyue said, "I suddenly really wanted to have some coffee from your Party School."

Xu Chunliang understood that she meant to talk about it later at the place, and he nodded. He was much more patient than Hua Zhuyue. This time, she was most likely coming to make a concession. Business people value harmony, and after last night's events, Hua Zhuyue had regained her position. From a business perspective, she had no reason or need to fight the Huayuan Group to the end.

The initiative was currently in Hua Zhuyue's hands. If she hadn't decided to resolve the issue, she wouldn't have come to find him on her own.

This time, Hua Zhuyue chose free black tea. The black tea from the Nanjiang Party School was also a special supply from Jinggang Mountain. Regardless of the quality, such tea is not seen outside.

Hua Zhuyue also tasted a few snowflake cakes, crunching them in her mouth. Normally, she wasn't interested in eating such non-nutritious snacks.

Xu Chunliang brewed the tea a bit strong, with a slightly bitter taste.

Hua Zhuyue took a sip of tea and said, "Free stuff sure tastes good."

Xu Chunliang said, "Go ahead."

Hua Zhuyue said, "Tang Tianyi agreed to cover Jiang Lin's medical expenses, also promised to destroy all the photos, and to pay her a certain amount of compensation for emotional distress. Both parties have privately settled."

Xu Chunliang nodded, having predicted this result: "What's their condition?"

Facing Xu Chunliang, Hua Zhuyue actually felt a bit apologetic: "The condition is for Shang Lijun to withdraw her allegations against him."

Xu Chunliang asked, "Have you already reached a settlement?"

Hua Zhuyue said, "If this issue drags on, it benefits neither side."

"I understand!" Xu Chunliang's expression remained calm; he had anticipated everything.

Hua Zhuyue's sense of guilt became even heavier: "I'm sorry."

"Why do you say that?"

Hua Zhuyue said, "I don't know why, but I have a sense of betraying you."

Xu Chunliang laughed: "There's no betrayal. Everyone has their own choices, just like when you advised me not to get directly involved, but I stuck to my choice. You're the same; you have to consider the overall interests. For you, for your sisters, for your company, tearing things up with the Huayuan Group isn't a wise move, especially since the Blue Star Group isn't just yours."

Hua Zhuyue was a bit dumbfounded. She didn't expect Xu Chunliang to see things so thoroughly and clearly; this guy was indeed uncommon.

Hua Zhuyue took a sip of black tea and said, "In any case, I owe you a favor."

Xu Chunliang smiled and asked, "How do you plan to repay it?"

From his mischievous smile, Hua Zhuyue interpreted some ambiguous hints and grabbed a piece of snowflake cake.

Crunch! Crunch!

The biting force was somewhat exaggerated.

Xu Chunliang gasped and said: "Let's just call it even."

"Afraid of me?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Seeing Tang Tianyi's end, any man would be cautious not to offend a woman."

Hua Zhuyue giggled, drawing curious glances from others.

Hua Zhuyue said, "I haven't given them a definite answer yet."

Xu Chunliang said, "What's it got to do with me?" He understood that Hua Zhuyue had good intentions, wanting to give him a chance to step back first, but he didn't need it.

Hua Zhuyue stared into his eyes, trying to read his thoughts, but soon realized it was futile.

Xu Chunliang's phone rang, he glanced at it, it was a call from Dong Changhao, and he said softly, "They're looking for me too."

Xu Chunliang had no intention of answering the call and hung up.

Hua Zhuyue's gaze shifted to behind Xu Chunliang, where two men were approaching them.

Dong Changhao found the Nanjiang Party School, and even if Xu Chunliang didn't answer the phone, he could still find him.

Dong Changhao didn't know Hua Zhuyue and assumed she was just a classmate of Xu Chunliang at the Party School.

Dong Changhao looked at Xu Chunliang and said, "Dean Xu's phone is really hard to get through!"

Xu Chunliang looked up at Dong Changhao, who suddenly appeared in front of him, and replied unabashedly, "I don't want to answer your call."

Dong Changhao was slightly embarrassed but couldn't throw a fit, so he nodded and said, "Can I talk to you alone?"

Hua Zhuyue was about to get up to leave, but Xu Chunliang said, "There's no need for that, if you want to talk, sit down, if not, get out."

Dong Changhao shook his head, "Your temper hasn't changed a bit." He signaled to the man beside him, and they both pulled up chairs and sat opposite Xu Chunliang, while Hua Zhuyue sat beside Xu Chunliang, at least for now, she was siding with Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang said, "Spit it out."

Dong Changhao took a document from his briefcase and handed it to Xu Chunliang, "This is Tang Tianyi's injury report."

Xu Chunliang had no desire to even look at it, "You're very boring, aren't you? Does the Huayuan Group blame me every time someone gets beaten up there? Last time on Weishan Island, you got attacked and suspected me, but later it was proved to have nothing to do with me."

The man next to Dong Changhao said, "I am Mr. Tang Tianyi's lawyer, my surname is Cai, and today I came to explain a few things to you in person. Mr. Tang Tianyi can confirm that you were the one who caused his rib fracture, and that you were the first to use violence against him."

Hua Zhuyue realized that the matter was starting to turn against Xu Chunliang, which boded badly. If Blue Star and Huayuan Group reached a reconciliation, then Huayuan would turn all their attention to Xu Chunliang. Even if he was tough enough, facing Huayuan alone was almost a sure loss.

Xu Chunliang said, "He is slandering me, do you have any evidence?"

Lawyer Cai said, "We have already found a witness from the scene."

Xu Chunliang sneered, "Then go ahead and sue me! If you had enough evidence, there would be no need to come and negotiate with me, coming here proves your lack of confidence."

Dong Changhao said, "Mr. Tang Tianyi intends to do so, but our chairman considered that you are a Changxing employee and have always performed well, so he still wants to give you a chance."

Xu Chunliang laughed, "Giving me a chance, then I'm curious to hear your conditions." Tang Jingwei wouldn't be so kind, giving me a chance means he's apprehensive.

Dong Changhao and Lawyer Cai exchanged a glance, and Lawyer Cai said, "First, hand over all image materials from the scene, second, formally apologize to Mr. Tang Tianyi, third, resign from Changxing Hospital immediately, fourth..."

Xu Chunliang waved his hand, already losing interest in listening further, "Give it a rest, if it's Chairman Tang Jingwei who sent you, please pass this on to him for me: ask that bastard son of his why he set me up in the first place? I won't apologize to Tang Tianyi, if anyone should apologize, it's him to me. Whether or not I resign has nothing to do with you, I have permanent status, I serve the country, and no one can decide for me on behalf of the state."

Dong Changhao said, "Xiaoxu, acting on impulse won't do you any good, if this matter isn't handled properly, it's not just losing your job, you might also face legal consequences."

Xu Chunliang laughed, "Dong Changhao, after all the losses you suffered on Weishan Island, haven't you learned a thing? Talking about being an Evergreen Ivy graduate, nonsense! I find you to be a simpleton."

"You..." Dong Changhao's face turned red with anger, he always considered himself an elite, and didn't expect to be despised and humiliated on the spot by a high school graduate, without any regard for decency. He was a high-ranking officer at Huayuan Group, while Xu Chunliang was just a regular employee at Changxing Hospital under Huanyan Health, who gave him the audacity?

Xu Chunliang said, "If you intend to sue me, go right ahead, what image materials? Tang Tianyi's naked photos? Sure, if you dare to sue, I'll publish all those shameless materials of his online."

Xu Chunliang deliberately paused, "Tang Tianyi probably doesn't care, since he's shameless, but President Tang should be someone who values face. For ordinary families, this sort of thing is just embarrassing, but for a prominent family like President Tang's, it would be a major scandal, which might even affect Huayuan Group's stock price."

Hua Zhuyue initially wanted to say a few words for Xu Chunliang, but now she realized he didn't need her help at all. Someone with nothing to lose doesn't fear those who do, Xu Chunliang knew exactly what the Tang family feared, hitting them precisely where it hurt.

Dong Changhao said, "Xu Chunliang, don't go too far, the consequences are more than you can bear."

"Dong Changhao, you've known me not just for a day or two, I've always been extreme, what consequences? At worst we'd both suffer, I trust the law, no matter how rich you are, we're equals before the law, stop pretending to be a big shot."

Lawyer Cai said, "Watch your language!"

"Shut up, I despise people like you the most, studying law for so many years, did a dog's eat your conscience? You'll serve whoever pays you, do make sure the money you're taking is rightfully earned. Taking unethical money will lead to bad karma."

"You..."

"What do you mean you? You people sit here negotiating with me, if it were up to me, I would have already beaten you senseless, go tell your boss from today on, anytime I get as much as a scratch, I'll lay the blame on Huayuan Group."

Dong Changhao's face turned a ghastly shade, "You're simply unreasonable."