Heavenly Dragon Doctor Son-in-Law-Chapter 217 - 218 Li Mingjie’s Shock!

But Wang Ming was truly a man of wealth and power. The Wang Family’s power and connections in Jiangzhong surpassed even those of the Tang Family at their peak. In this era, power meant everything—money, status, and beautiful women. Qin Long could only compete if his wealth reached several trillion, enough to influence Jiangzhong’s entire economy, which was clearly unrealistic.

Tang De wanted to say more, but Qin Long waved a hand to interrupt him.

"Fine, we’ll wait for the fiftieth-anniversary celebration!"

"We shall see then."

Qin Long gave Tang Xuewu a meaningful look.

Tang Xuewu’s pretty face was filled with helplessness. She was caught in a dilemma. Many people envied her for being born into the Tang Family, but she envied ordinary girls who could love and hate so freely.

"Alright, have some soup," Zhang Meilan said, waving toward Qin Long and the others. She hoped that on the day of the celebration, Qin Long would recognize the difficult situation and back down on his own.

After the meal, Qin Long returned to his room to treat his injuries with the Golden Needle. This time, however, the treatment had no effect. Still, he was desperate to recover as quickly as possible. Just as he finished putting away the needles, he sent a voice call to Jiang Haijing.

Since Zhang Meide and Li Mingjie have admitted their mistake, there’s no need to completely ruin them.

"Young Master Qin, what can I do for you?" The voice of Jiang Haijing, Li Mingjie’s superior, came from the other end.

"Actually, I’ve been meaning to ask you for a prescription to ensure a healthy pregnancy. I was wondering if you had a moment?" she asked. "It wasn’t easy to get pregnant, so I don’t want anything to go wrong." Jiang Haijing stated her request directly.

Qin Long agreed immediately. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"By the way, Director Jiang, about that Li Mingjie... I believe he has sincerely repented."

The moment Qin Long finished speaking, Jiang Haijing understood.

"Oh, is that so? Should I reassign him to his original post, then?" Jiang Haijing asked cautiously, pretending to ponder it for a moment.

"Yes," Qin Long said with a faint smile.

In truth, Li Mingjie was quite capable; he had just been put in his place by Qin Long. This dressing-down ensured that even if Jiang Haijing wanted to promote him, she wouldn’t dare risk offending a major figure like Qin Long. Restoring Li Mingjie to his original position, however, was a simple matter.

Afterward, Qin Long ended the voice call. He glanced around the neatly tidied room and knew it was Tang Xuewu’s thoughtful touch.

Qin Long decided to take a hot bath. Tang Xuewu had always placed his toiletries where he could easily reach them. Her room had a small, private bathroom, but there was a larger, communal one just outside. He figured no one would be using it now, since everyone else should have been asleep.

Guided by the solar-powered lights in the corridor, Qin Long slowly made his way there on his crutch. But the moment he pushed open the bathroom door, his jaw dropped in shock.

A graceful, fair-skinned figure appeared before him. When Qin Long looked at her face, he realized it was Tang Xuewu! His heart instantly began to race.

Tang Xuewu, who had just stopped washing her hair, slowly turned her head. Upon seeing Qin Long, she froze on the spot, petrified.

"You!"

The scene instantly fell deathly silent.

"Qin Long, you pervert, get out!" Tang Xuewu’s pretty face contorted with anger. She clenched her fists, gritting her teeth in a rage.

"I-I thought you were all asleep, so I wanted to take a bath," he stammered, his expression earnest as he rushed to explain, afraid she would misunderstand. "I just pushed the door open and came in..."

"Qin Long, you pervert, get out!" Tang Xuewu was so furious she didn’t care about his explanations.

"I really didn’t do it on purpose, I—"

"Have you seen enough, you pervert?! Go!" Furious, Tang Xuewu hurled a bar of soap at him.

BANG!

Qin Long hurriedly shut the door and left.

Inside, Tang Xuewu’s face was flushed crimson. She lowered her head, overwhelmed with shyness and embarrassment. The situation was incredibly awkward.

"What’s going on?" Zhang Meilan came out, hands on her hips. "Why aren’t you asleep at this hour?"

"Oh, Mom, I just tripped and fell. It’s nothing serious," Tang Xuewu called out from the bathroom, saving Qin Long just as he was about to leave, mortified.

"Qin Long," Zhang Meilan said, raising an eyebrow in confusion, "Xuewu is washing up. What are you doing just standing here?"

Left with no choice, Qin Long muttered an excuse about needing the toilet and scurried back to his room with his tail between his legs.

Inside the bathroom, Tang Xuewu listened to the voices outside and let out a long sigh of relief.

Lately, she had been thinking that just marrying Qin Long and living a simple life together wouldn’t be so bad. Even though he had mobility issues and used a crutch, he treated her with genuine sincerity. He was willing to protect her in times of crisis, unlike someone like Wang Ming, who only knew how to party and fool around. Just that alone made him better than most men.

Tang Xuewu, what are you even thinking about? she chided herself, suddenly snapping back to reality. A wave of embarrassment washed over her, and she shyly lowered her head.

She quickly dried herself off and scampered back to her room.

「The night passed quietly.」

「In the Lin’an District of Jiangzhong, at Li Mingjie’s workplace.」

As a district’s supervisory department, it wielded considerable power.

Inside a dog kennel, Li Mingjie, dressed in a blue uniform and holding professional scooping tools, was working diligently. He focused intently on his task, but deep down, he felt a sense of helplessness. He had been a candidate for District Supervisor with a bright future ahead of him. Now, here he was, scooping dog feces. It was a truly pitiful state of affairs.

At that moment, his phone rang with a voice call.

"Mingjie, has your superior given any indication of returning you to your supervisory position?" Zhang Meide’s anxious voice came over the line.

"I haven’t received any news yet," Li Mingjie sighed helplessly.

"What? Still no news?"

Elsewhere, Zhang Meilan came to a sudden realization. "Could it be we overestimated Qin Long’s influence?" she exclaimed. "Maybe he doesn’t actually have that kind of power?"

Back on the phone call, Li Mingjie sighed again. "I don’t understand it either..."

"Then you must have offended someone else," Zhang Meide theorized, his voice rising in anger. "The only reason you’d be scooping poop at a dog kennel is because you offended some other big shot! And this Qin Long, if he has no ability, yet still pretends to be mysterious, how shameless is that! Then again, it makes sense. How could a cripple on crutches possibly know any high-ranking officials? It’s ridiculous!"

RING, RING!

Suddenly, another call came in.

"Dad, I need to take this call." Li Mingjie hung up the voice call with his father-in-law and answered the incoming one. It was from Director Wang, his immediate superior.

"Mingjie, you’ve performed very well lately.

"Director Jiang said your evaluation period is over. Starting tomorrow, you are to return to your original district to resume your supervisory duties.

"Based on your performance, your candidacy for the promotion will be reconsidered.

"For now, go hand over your current tasks to the intern, Xiao Li. You can return to your old office today."

Director Wang finished speaking and hung up.

"Thank you, Director Wang! Thank you, Director Jiang..." Li Mingjie stammered, his body trembling as he jumped up in excitement.