Chapter 97 - 82: Gaming with Life

Mo Han accompanied Xu Chunliang for a two-hour shopping spree at the mall. During this time, he spent all of Luan Yuchuan’s 50,000 yuan gift card. Autumn had already arrived, so he needed to add a few outfits, and Mo Han, with her keen fashion sense, gave him a lot of sensible advice.Xu Chunliang bought two pairs of cloth shoes from Neiliansheng for his grandfather, along with reading glasses and a pipe.

Longji Department Store is huge, and without Mo Han as a free guide, Xu Chunliang would have wasted a lot of time wandering around.

By four in the afternoon, Xu Chunliang had already spent the entire 50,000 yuan gift card and cheerfully said to Mo Han, "Thanks for your hard work, let me treat you to tea."

"Forget it, since you’re a guest from afar, let me treat you instead."

Xu Chunliang nodded, "Alright, if I had known, I would have brought all three cards that day."

Mo Han thought to herself, this guy is really greedy. If he had actually done that that night, everyone would despise him. How can a young person have no integrity at all?

Mo Han took him to a nearby teahouse, requested a private room, and ordered a pot of Jin Jun Mei tea.

After spending so much time at the mall, Xu Chunliang was indeed a bit thirsty. He took a sip of tea, and just as he set down the cup, Mo Han refilled it for him. She seemed to have great patience, as she had definitely come to the Party School today for something, but three hours had passed since they met, and she still hadn’t brought it up.

Since she didn’t bring it up, Xu Chunliang didn’t ask.

Xu Chunliang took in the lovely sight of Mo Han across from him, appreciating the beauty while sipping tea. Why not enjoy life if it can be this comfortable, regardless of how many years pass by idly?

Mo Han didn’t look at Xu Chunliang. While pouring tea, she said, "Don’t you know it’s rude to stare at someone?"

"It’s a habit from my profession. My grandfather taught me observation, listening, questioning, and feeling from a young age, so I interact with people using these four methods."

Mo Han raised her eyes, her cool gaze meeting Xu Chunliang’s without showing the slightest hint of shyness. Observation, listening, questioning, and feeling? Why does it seem like this guy is a bit improper? Even flirting seems so dignified.

I can’t stop you from looking at me, nor can I stop you from listening to me, but I can refuse to answer any questions from you, and you better not even think about touching my wrist.

"Originally, I thought 50,000 was quite a bit, but after shopping today, I realized that money is so easy to spend."

Mo Han furrowed her delicate brows slightly, "Are you short on money?"

"What do you think?"

"Perhaps I didn’t phrase it accurately, I should say you seem to value money a lot."

"Are you saying I’m obsessed with money?"

Mo Han neither confirmed nor denied it.

Xu Chunliang said, "A gentleman loves wealth but acquires it properly. Someone like me can’t possibly be short of money."

"An ordinary staff member at Changxing Hospital—adding up all the wages and bonuses would only be around 10,000 yuan?"

"Have you investigated me?" Xu Chunliang put down his tea cup and looked at the well-prepared Mo Han. It seems she had already looked into his background.

"Not much of a secret. Coming to Nanjiang Party School for training, all the information has already been filed. It didn’t take much effort."

Xu Chunliang leaned forward slightly, "What makes you so concerned about me? You haven’t taken a liking to me, have you?"

Mo Han coldly looked at him, "Mr. Xu, even jokes should have boundaries."

"I’m not joking. Maybe it’s your behavior today that led me to misjudge, but now I understand that you haven’t taken a liking to me, right?"

Mo Han found it hard to adjust to his straightforward way of speaking; it was too blunt and lacked depth. She hesitated whether she should nod. If she didn’t, wouldn’t it imply she liked him? This guy is at the top of his game when it comes to setting traps.

Xu Chunliang added, "Fortunately, I haven’t taken a liking to you either."

Mo Han’s clear eyes flickered with a hint of surprise, and she immediately retracted her previous thoughts. Xu Chunliang is very clever, strategically placing each move, always ready to counterattack, full of tricks.

Xu Chunliang keenly noticed the irregular rhythm in her breathing, but Mo Han quickly regained her composure. Being able to cause this usually steady-minded beauty’s emotions to fluctuate brought quite a sense of achievement.

Mo Han said, "I won’t like a man younger than me."

Xu Chunliang smiled, "No wonder you like being with President Luan."

The hint of anger appeared on Mo Han’s fair and delicate face, and her breathing rhythm once again became chaotic. This guy was deliberately trying to provoke her. She even considered explaining things clearly right away, but she felt it wasn’t necessary. Denying would prove she didn’t like President Luan, while not making a statement would be equivalent to admitting his words were correct. This person was too cunning.

Mo Han indeed had something to discuss with Xu Chunliang today, and she had already prepared before the meeting. Yet, once face to face, Xu Chunliang repeatedly disrupted her rhythm of doing things.

When a man starts to deliberately provoke you with words, it indicates he might be interested in you. Mo Han thought Xu Chunliang was the same. If she continued to follow his lead, she would become even more passive. Even in business negotiations, Mo Han rarely experienced such passivity.

"President Luan asked me to find you."

"Why didn’t he come to find me himself?"

"Probably President Luan thinks it’s easier for young people to communicate." Mo Han took a sip of tea, adjusted the tempo of the conversation, and tried to regain the upper hand: "You should be aware of President Luan’s situation. If you can completely cure him, we can offer you a reward that will satisfy you."

Xu Chunliang looked at Mo Han with a smile: "I saved him once, and he did give me some reward, but the effort and the reward were not proportional. I’m not a doctor, so I don’t have the compassionate spirit to save lives. President Luan also lacks trust in me; otherwise, you wouldn’t be the one sitting across from me."

Xu Chunliang was keenly observant. If Luan Yuchuan fully trusted his medical skills, he wouldn’t have merely used a fifty thousand shopping card to express his gratitude. Suffering from a chronic disease yet unwilling to come personally signaled a lack of sincerity.

Mo Han said, "Are you not confident, or are you questioning President Luan’s sincerity?"

Xu Chunliang shook his head and said, "Neither. I suspect that this is entirely your idea, and President Luan might not even know that you came to see me."

Mo Han was startled. This person was extraordinary. How did he know she came to see him without Luan Yuchuan’s knowledge? He seemed nonchalant, yet his mind was frighteningly meticulous.

"I’m not interested in his life or death, nor am I interested in your relationship with him." Xu Chunliang finished his cup of tea: "I’ve received your gratitude, and it’s time for me to leave. Thank you for your company this afternoon."

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In the week following Xu Chunliang’s departure, a lot happened at Changxing Hospital’s medical office. The most troublesome issue still revolved around Zhao Xiaohui’s dispute. She refused to make concessions on the compensation amount, and the first negotiation ended in failure.

Huang Lide, representing the hospital in the negotiations, exposed many weaknesses. He was inexperienced, inadequately prepared, and retreated step by step under the patient’s family’s questioning, lacking even the power to rebut.

As for Yang Zhen Gang, he didn’t participate in the mediation meeting at all. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to attend, but because the hospital feared his involvement might do more harm than good.

The patient’s family issued a final ultimatum to Changxing Hospital. If their conditions are not agreed to by next Wednesday, they will expose the misdiagnosis incident, making Zhao Xiaohui’s special status render this medical accident extremely sensitive.

With the precedent of Tong Meili, Changxing Hospital doesn’t want to become the focus of public opinion again due to this incident.

Vice President Yan Huaiyi is now overwhelmed. As the vice president in charge of the medical office, if this matter cannot be suppressed and causes adverse social impacts, he will undoubtedly have to take primary responsibility.

The new president Zhao Feiyang already doesn’t get along with him, and there’s a possibility he might use this incident to marginalize him further. Yan Huaiyi finds himself at the brink in Changxing and has already decided to leave, but he currently has no suitable alternative. He has given up trying to ease relations with Zhao Feiyang, not because he doesn’t want to, but because it’s impossible.

What bothers him even more is that Deputy Director of Gynecology Yu Mo and Director of Function Testing Department Wang Zhaogang are at odds over the issue of responsibility division. Both have been coming to him one after another for justice, and Yan Huaiyi is completely fed up, so he simply took sick leave.

Yan Huaiyi avoids whenever possible, but the medical office can’t escape. During this period, Huang Lide didn’t dare to skip work to play mahjong either. Initially, he thought Xu Chunliang’s training period was a great opportunity to prove his capabilities, but he didn’t expect to encounter this trouble, leaving him overwhelmed.

Of the three people currently in the medical office, Cheng Xiaohong never had much presence, while Yang Zhen Gang was famously lacking in mental faculties. Internally, the hospital assumed Huang Lide was the current person in charge. Since joining the medical office, Huang Lide has always considered himself the person in charge. If not him, then who?

When Yu Mo came in, Huang Lide greeted her, asking Cheng Xiaohong to attend to her first as he himself had to go to the medical records room.

Cheng Xiaohong understood he was looking for an excuse to slip away. Due to this incident, Yu Mo had become somewhat obsessed, almost coming to the medical office daily. Saying the same old things, Cheng Xiaohong was prepared to handle it with difficulty.

But Yu Mo insisted she wouldn’t see Cheng Xiaohong, only Huang Lide.

Huang Lide told her he already had an appointment with the medical records room, suggesting they talk in the afternoon instead.

Yu Mo was very determined and insisted they must talk now.

Unable to help it, Huang Lide sat back down and told Yu Mo he already knew all about the issue she wanted to raise but that he couldn’t make decisions. He suggested she see Vice President Yan Huaiyi.

Yu Mo was immediately furious. If she could find Yan Huaiyi, why would she need to see him? She immediately accused Huang Lide of deliberately evading responsibility, not fulfilling his duties. Already under significant pressure these days, she let out all her frustrations upon seeing Huang Lide’s indifferent attitude.

Huang Lide had just taken over the medical office work and felt that he had been running around for Yu Mo’s matter these days; even if there wasn’t merit, there was hard work. Now, being blamed by Yu Mo, he also felt extremely frustrated.

In their back-and-forth, both became somewhat irrational. Huang Lide reminded Yu Mo not to pick the soft target; this whole matter was originally caused by her. He stated outright that she needed to understand the medical office was there to help solve the problems, not obligated to do so, in a rather unrefined way.

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