From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Chapter 685 - 655: That’s Fate

Li Xiumei said, "Don’t laugh, let me explain it to him."Xu Chunliang had some understanding of the Hualiang Group, a large state-owned enterprise and a Fortune Global 500 company. If they could collaborate with such a company, it would be extremely significant. He told Li Xiumei there was no need to explain, just to convey the welcome from Hu Shan Town Government and Xianhong Group to the leader.

Li Xiumei chatted with Xu Chunliang for a bit, seemingly unintentionally mentioning that the current work was difficult, and that the new Deputy Director of the Beijing Office, Qin Xinli, was hard to get along with, had a bad temper, and did not respect the leader, Qian Aijun, let alone them as subordinates.

Xu Chunliang understood that Qin Xinli was previously the Director of the Tourism Bureau. He got implicated due to the Weishan Island Winery and hot spring issue, which resulted in him being repositioned in the Beijing Office at a high rank with low responsibilities, swapping roles with Fu Guomin. Actually, the city had initially intended to establish a Culture and Tourism Bureau and considered appointing Qin Xinli as the Director of Dongzhou Culture and Tourism. It was a classic case of one wrong step leading to several setbacks. Qin Xinli’s career progression came to a sudden halt, and now he was actively seeking opportunities to return to Dongzhou.

In the past, Xu Chunliang always got discounted rates at the Dongzhou Restaurant, arranged by Fu Guomin. However, after Qin Xinli’s arrival, Qian Aijun handed over the matters at Dongzhou Restaurant to him, and the kind of discount Xu used to get now required Qin Xinli’s approval.

Li Xiumei never expected Qin Xinli to make things difficult for her on this issue. Qin Xinli only agreed to give Xu Chunliang a 30% discount, three points less than before. Although all the billing was between organizations, this effectively overturned Fu Guomin’s previous policy and disregarded Xu Chunliang’s reputation. Initially, Li Xiumei considered quietly covering the difference, but after thinking it over, she felt it necessary to inform Xu Chunliang frankly.

Xu Chunliang was a bit angry after hearing this, but he didn’t show it. Qin Xinli probably held a grudge against him. However, considering the current level, wasn’t this somewhat petty of him? Li Xiumei telling him this might be meant to stir up conflict. Xu Chunliang had heard from Fu Guomin before that when he left, Li Xiumei had a chance to be promoted to Deputy Director. But now that Qin Xinli was here, her chance at becoming Deputy Director had vanished.

Li Xiumei said, "Xiaoxu, don’t be upset, I didn’t mean anything by it. I didn’t want to mention it, but if I didn’t, I worried you might misunderstand me."

Xu Chunliang laughed and said, "No way, Sister Li has always taken good care of me."

Li Xiumei said, "Coincidentally, Director Qian has gone back to Dongzhou to report on his duties. I’ll bring this matter up to him when he returns."

Xu Chunliang shook his head, "No need, it’s just an organizational issue. I doubt Deputy Director Qin is specifically targeting me."

In his heart, Xu Chunliang quietly made a note against Qin Xinli. Since when did it make sense to provoke me? If I, Xu Chunliang, don’t mess with you, you should feel grateful. In reality, he needed to address this himself. As long as he reported the situation honestly to Fu Guomin, Fu Guomin wouldn’t tolerate this. Old Fu had only left the Beijing Office for a few days, and his influence had faded too quickly.

The next morning, when Xu Chunliang was leaving the Beijing Office, he ran into Qin Xinli in the lobby. Xu Chunliang greeted him.

Qin Xinli pretended not to hear and walked past Xu Chunliang, which made Xu Chunliang a bit unhappy, so he called out loudly, "Qin Xinli!"

With such a loud voice, many people heard it, so Qin Xinli couldn’t continue to play dumb. He stopped and looked at Xu Chunliang with some annoyance.

Only then did Xu Chunliang add, "Deputy Director Qin!"

Qin Xinli said, "Anything you need?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Nothing major, just that I greeted you earlier and you ignored me."

"I didn’t hear."

Xu Chunliang said, "You’re not that old, are you already going deaf?"

In his mind, Qin Xinli thought, what’s with this kid? I’m older and higher-ranked than you, and you’re calling me by my full name so loudly. Can’t you show a bit more respect? He didn’t think it was worth arguing with Xu Chunliang, so he just gave a sneering smile.

Xu Chunliang said, "What’s that smell on you?" He sniffed, "Ma Yinglong, do you have hemorrhoids?"

Qin Xinli’s face turned red. How did he know? Does it smell that strong? Now everyone knows I have hemorrhoids.

A few waiters at Dongzhou Restaurant turned their heads quietly to snicker.

Qin Xinli was a bit infuriated and glared at Xu Chunliang before quickly leaving. This guy was too rude. How could he expose someone else’s privacy so easily?

Xu Chunliang deliberately called after him, "Deputy Director Qin, don’t rush off! Our Huichun Hall has very effective treatments for hemorrhoids. You can check it out. Would you like me to introduce you... Hey, don’t go!"

Qin Xinli’s head was buzzing. Who doesn’t care about their reputation? This guy has exposed my privacy to the world. How am I supposed to maintain my dignity in the Beijing Office in the future?

Qin Xinli was too concerned about face. In reality, having hemorrhoids is quite common, but people usually think of it as an extremely private matter and are embarrassed to let others know. Even when seeking treatment, they do it stealthily.

Xu Chunliang happily watched as Qin Xinli slunk away, tail between legs—no, holding his hemorrhoids, more like. This old guy, that was just a little appetizer. If you dare to mess with me again, just wait.

Xu Chunliang hadn’t even reached Dongzhou yet when he received a call from Wu Fajun. He wasn’t that close with Wu Fajun, and the reason Wu Fajun was reaching out wasn’t because of personal relations, but due to the fifty million transferred into the regulatory account by Equatorial Capital. The transaction involving Weishan Island Hospital was already completed, and the promised salaries and bonuses for medical staff had been issued.

Xu Chunliang found it amusing, "President Wu, you seem to have contacted the wrong person. You should reach out to Secretary Qin."

Wu Fajun said, "I’ve already contacted him. Secretary Qin said you are specifically in charge of this matter, so I have to contact you."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself that Qin Zhengyang sure knows how to shirk responsibility. However, this was the tacit understanding he had already reached with Qin Zhengyang. Given what the Huayuan Group has done, they shouldn’t be allowed to easily take the money away.

Xu Chunliang said, "Alright then, let me check on the situation after I return."

Wu Fajun said, "Town Mayor Xu, are you still in Capital City?"

Xu Chunliang said, "I’m heading back now, at the latest I’ll be back at the office the day after tomorrow. You can contact me then."

Wu Fajun said, "Town Mayor Xu, it’s not easy for us either. Many projects are waiting to start, and back then..."

Before he could finish his complaints, Xu Chunliang hung up the phone. If it’s not easy, why are you telling me? You should talk to Zhao Feiyang. Wu Fajun sure has some nerve, daring to find me. The accounts from when you screwed me over haven’t been settled yet.

Wu Fajun put down the phone and shook his head at Pei Lin, who was sitting nearby. "He won’t be at work until the day after tomorrow."

Pei Lin said, "I anticipated that getting back the fifty million wouldn’t be easy."

Wu Fajun said, "The contract clearly states it. The authorities shouldn’t back out on this debt."

Pei Lin said, "Now Changxing’s second phase project is waiting for funding. Hua Nian promised that once this money arrives, it will be allocated to the second-phase project. The longer it takes, the greater the chance for changes. Right now, Hua Nian is going through turbulent times, and the more things drag on, the greater the likelihood of unexpected changes."

Wu Fajun said, "Then Dean Zhao should step in, why are you in a hurry?"

Pei Lin didn’t answer because someone had arrived.

Dongzhou is a peculiar place; speak of Cao Cao and he appears.

Since the renovation and opening of the new health center, Zhao Feiyang has rarely visited there. Due to the incident at his wedding, he and Pei Lin have been in a cold war, and their separation is an open secret.

Wu Fajun was somewhat puzzled, could it be that the two have reconciled? Thinking of Pei Lin’s gradually swollen belly, he thought he had found the answer, assuming Zhao Feiyang had compromised for the baby.

Of course, Wu Fajun didn’t want to interrupt the couple’s conversation, so he smiled and said, "Dean Zhao is here, so I’ll be leaving."

Zhao Feiyang nodded at him with a smile, and after Wu Fajun left, he closed the door.

Pei Lin took out a newly bought top for Zhao Feiyang to try on, and Zhao Feiyang put it on. It fit perfectly.

Pei Lin said, "It’s a slim fit, I was worried you might not fit, but it seems you’ve lost weight recently."

Zhao Feiyang said, "There have been a lot of things recently."

Pei Lin said, "It turned out as you expected, Qin Zhengyang and Xu Chunliang are pushing the responsibility to each other, unwilling to immediately solve the issue of the fifty million."

Zhao Feiyang had already guessed that Hu Shan Town would make an issue about the supervision of the funds. It’s getting increasingly difficult to deal with the government, he thought as he sat in Pei Lin’s seat.

Pei Lin got up to make tea for him. Zhao Feiyang, seeing Pei Lin’s increasingly bloated figure, sighed inwardly. This is fate; fate brought them together and allowed them to be where they are now.

After the death of his father, Zhao Feiyang once thought of divorcing Pei Lin, to rid himself forever of this woman who brought him shame and pain. But he soon recognized reality. Even if they divorced, he and Pei Lin couldn’t sever the ties that bound them.

Pei Lin was right in saying that the mistakes were made and not solely by one person. Even if their feelings for each other were gone, they couldn’t deny their shared interests. The rational approach was for both to collaborate to face Hua Nian.

As an old saying goes in Dongzhou, couples are just partners in life, sharing the responsibilities of raising children, and Zhao Feiyang and Pei Lin were no exception.

The two hundred million from Equatorial Capital to purchase the Weishan Island Branch, Zhao Feiyang believed, should entirely be used for the construction of Changxing Hospital. After all, before Hua Nian Group’s capital entered Changxing Hospital, the branch already belonged to Changxing.

Tang Jingwei, although he agreed that this money would be used for Changxing Hospital, he filled the gap only after one hundred fifty million from Equatorial Capital was deposited.

If Zhao Feiyang didn’t monitor closely, once the fifty million got into Hua Nian’s account, it would be like a stone sinking into the ocean, never to return.

Due to the incident where Tang Tianyi was beaten, the rift between Tang Jingwei and Tang Jinglun deepened. If not for maintaining the appearance of stability in the Hua Nian Group, Tang Jingwei would have already taken down Tang Jinglun, which Tang Jinglun also knew well.

Many, including Zhao Feiyang among Hua Nian’s senior management, were not optimistic about Hua Nian Group’s debt restructuring this time. In the past few years, Hua Nian’s blind expansion has backfired. Now they’ve sold off overseas investments at a loss, and domestic commercial properties are being offloaded at discounts.

This month’s been confusing, I almost forgot it’s already June. If you have any monthly votes, please cast them, thank you!

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