Chapter Ninety: Two Gifts

In barely ten minutes, the doctor returned with the results, his face grave as he reported, "Director Jin, aside from anemia, the patient's blood work is basically normal."

"Any cancerous changes?" Jin Dafang asked.

"No." The testing doctor shook his head.

Jin Dafang's expression turned utterly icy. He flung all the diagnostic reports at Chu Feng. "Director Chu, give me a reasonable explanation!"

Chu Feng's eyes darted, and he pointed to the female doctor in a white coat standing nearby, surnamed Song. "It was her. Song Meili has been the one diagnosing her all along. I only put my signature on it. It has nothing to do with me!"

Song Meili panicked at once and shouted, "Director Chu, how can you twist the truth like this..."

Smack!

Chu Feng slapped her across the face. "You still dare to argue?"

"I didn't do it. Why shouldn't I—"

Smack!

Chu Feng struck her again. "Still talking back?"

"I didn't—"

Smack!

"Still talking back?"

Smack, smack, smack!

Chu Feng kept slapping Song Meili, beating every word back into her mouth until not a single syllable could escape.

After dozens of blows, Song Meili's cheeks were swollen and red, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. She could no longer say a word.

Thud.

She could not bear it any longer and fell to her knees, pleading unclearly, "Please... don't hit me anymore."

"Admit it or not? Was it you?" Chu Feng pointed at her with a sinister gaze.

Terror filled Song Meili's eyes. She nodded through tears. "It was... sob..."

She did not dare deny it. If she refused to admit it, Chu Feng would beat her to death.

Chu Feng snorted and looked at Jin Dafang. "Director Jin, you heard her, didn't you? Song Meili admitted it. It's all her responsibility. It has nothing to do with me!"

Qin Nan said angrily, "Chu Feng, do you take all of us for fools?"

"That woman surnamed Song may not be any saint, but you forced a confession out of her and made her take the fall for you."

"You are the real culprit who harmed my sister!"

Chu Feng sneered. "Do you have proof?"

"If you don't have proof, stop talking nonsense and damaging the reputation of my 'Golden Scalpel Director' title!"

"You..."

Qin Nan trembled with anger, but she truly had no actual evidence.

"Director Jin, even if this was a misdiagnosis, even if it was a medical accident, Song Meili has admitted it!"

"It's all her fault. Deal with her!"

"I still have things to do. I'll be going now."

With a self-satisfied smile, Chu Feng turned to leave.

"Director Chu, did I say you could go?" Ye Tianci's voice rang out coldly.

Chu Feng shot him a dark look and said proudly, "You, with the surname Ye, dare to stop me?"

"My father-in-law is Qi Changhe, the second master of the Qi family! Even Shen Guosheng has to show him due respect!"

"Whether I am the Golden Scalpel Director of Qingcheng Hospital or my father-in-law's prized son-in-law, who do you think you are? How many bowls of plain rice have you eaten that you dare stop me?"

"Open your dog eyes and look carefully. Did Director Jin stop me?"

The more Chu Feng spoke, the more smug he became, his face full of arrogance.

Jin Dafang kept his face dark and said nothing.

He could naturally see that Chu Feng had forced a confession out of Song Meili, but there was nothing he could do. Chu Feng had a powerful background, and he was also the Golden Scalpel Director of Qingcheng Hospital. Jin Dafang truly did not dare to turn against him.

The people behind Chu Feng were beyond his ability to offend.

"What does it matter to me whether anyone else stops you? As long as I am here, you are not leaving."

"Bullying the weak, cruel and domineering. Do you think you can get away with it by making someone else take the blame?"

Ye Tianci's expression was calm as he made a phone call.

Chu Feng's face changed, and he snorted arrogantly, "This director wants to leave, and no one can stop him!"

He turned and tried to slip away.

Swoosh!

A sharp whistle cut through the air as a silver needle shot from Ye Tianci's sleeve and pierced Chu Feng's calf.

Chu Feng let out a strange cry and dropped to his knees.

The moment he struggled, pain shot through his calf so badly he could hardly bear it.

"Bastard! I won't let you get away with this! Ouch!"

"Director Jin, are you just going to stand there and watch this man make trouble for me?" Chu Feng was both shocked and furious.

Jin Dafang said, "Director Chu, I can't afford to offend you, but I also can't afford to offend Mr. Ye."

"If Mr. Ye wants to trouble you, I truly cannot help."

Chu Feng gritted his teeth in rage, but there was nothing he could do.

Very soon, Lei Hong arrived with his men.

Ye Tianci handed Chu Feng over to Lei Hong and instructed him, "Keep him locked up properly. Don't let him stir up any more trouble."

Lei Hong accepted the order, and just as he was about to take Chu Feng downstairs, his phone suddenly rang.

After answering, Lei Hong said in surprise, "Master Ye, someone wants to see you."

"Who?"

"The second in command of Qitian Hall, Qi Changhe's son, Qi Chaoyang."

"The man hasn't even been taken away yet, and Qi Chaoyang already knows Chu Feng has been detained by you. Looks like the Qi family has a great many eyes and ears here," Lei Hong said in astonishment.

Ye Tianci's eyes turned slightly cold. "I was just about to pay a visit to Qitian Hall anyway. Where are we meeting?"

"Jingyuan Tea House."

Ye Tianci had Lei Hong escort Lin Qingqian, Qin Nan, and Qin Xi away. Then he hailed a taxi and headed straight for Jingyuan Tea House.

Jingyuan Tea House lay south of Xiaoming Lake and north of Shucheng's Red Star Park, not far from Minghu Fragrant Villas.

The entire tea house stood amid a broad bamboo grove, the surroundings elegant and serene.

After getting out of the car, Ye Tianci passed through winding pavilions and entered the tea house.

When he reached the private room that had been arranged, two burly men in black blocked his way with outstretched arms. "What do you want?"

"Ye Tianci. I'm here to see Qi Chaoyang."

The two men in black glanced at him, then stepped aside and opened the door.

Ye Tianci entered the private room with his hands clasped behind his back.

A man of medium build, dressed in a golden-and-brown tang jacket, rose to his feet.

With one hand playing with walnuts and the other extended toward Ye Tianci, the man said, "Mr. Ye, you have arrived. I am Qi Chaoyang."

Ye Tianci ignored him, pulled out a chair, and sat down directly.

Qi Chaoyang let out an awkward chuckle, returned to his seat, and kept his walnuts rolling with a rattling clatter.

In the private room stood a full circle of bodyguards in black suits.

Every one of them looked fierce and ready to strike.

Ye Tianci ignored them all and fixed his indifferent gaze on Qi Chaoyang. "You are the second in command of Qitian Hall, Qi Chaoyang? And your father is Qi Changhe of the Qi family?"

Qi Chaoyang had been snubbed and said with a forced smile that was not quite a smile, "Indeed."

"You asked to meet me. What is it about?" Ye Tianci asked coldly.

"Mr. Ye, you are truly asking a question you already know the answer to."

Qi Chaoyang played with the walnuts and chuckled. "My brother-in-law, Chu Feng, the Golden Scalpel Director of Qingcheng Hospital, was just taken away by your people..."

He drew out the last words and deliberately did not continue.

Ye Tianci curved the corner of his mouth. "So you asked me here to demand someone and settle accounts with me, is that it?"

"No."

Qi Chaoyang waved a hand and said with a smile, "Mr. Ye, you've misunderstood. I am not here to settle accounts with you. On the contrary, I want to make your acquaintance."

He gave a look, and the man behind him stepped forward to place two gifts on the table.

A brand-new car key.

And a case.

When the case was opened, it was filled to the brim with red banknotes.

"What do you mean?" Ye Tianci asked, his expression unchanged.

Qi Chaoyang set down the walnuts, opened a bottle of wine, and filled both his own glass and Ye Tianci's.

"Mr. Ye, this is the key to the brand-new Ferrari outside, and the money in the case totals two million."

"My Qitian Hall wants to turn enmity into friendship with you. What do you think?"

Qi Chaoyang smiled at Ye Tianci and rose to his feet on his own initiative, lifting the wine glass in his hand.