Chapter 69

Listening to Chu Nan's words, Gao Xi could of course refute them.

No matter how good Chu Nan's eloquence was, at most he could only leave Gao Xi speechless, but he couldn't order him to do anything.

But...

When Mr. Zhou Yongfu spoke, Gao Xi couldn't easily refute him!

Moreover, Mr. Zhou used the excuse that his condition couldn't be delayed any longer—could Gao Xi afford to delay? Even if he was a descendant of the Gao family, he couldn't afford to delay! In terms of status in the medical field, Mr. Zhou might not be as influential as Gao Xi's older brother, Gao Dan, but in terms of influence within the hospital, Mr. Zhou clearly had the upper hand. Furthermore, in the medical community, especially in China's medical community, there is a long-standing tradition.

That tradition is respect for the elderly and care for the young!

Even in ancient China, some folk gangs followed this tradition. Even those ruffians had strict gang rules that taught everyone to respect the elderly and care for the young, and to respect teachers and value the path of learning.

So... if Gao Xi refuted Mr. Zhou's instructions or didn't comply, it would be equivalent to not respecting the old man and not valuing the patient!

Gao Xi gritted his teeth, his face looking as if he had just eaten three pounds of hot feces. No matter how unpleasant it was, he had to swallow it, and he had to swallow it raw!

After swallowing his anger, Gao Xi had already decided to give Chu Nan a good beating. Initially, when there was just a minor conflict, Gao Xi thought that just getting Chu Nan out of the hospital would be enough. But now... he didn't think that way anymore. He not only wanted to use his connections to get Chu Nan out of the hospital, but also, after Chu Nan left, he wanted to find someone to beat him up. He heard that many professionals on the streets were having a hard time recently, and the prices had dropped. A leg only cost a few tens of thousands of yuan!

For Gao Xi, a few tens of thousands of yuan was nothing!

The Gao family had accumulated a considerable fortune over the years! Many people knew that the pharmaceutical industry was a highly profitable sector. In a certain sense, the profits from the pharmaceutical industry in recent years far exceeded those of the once-booming real estate market.

Just listing a few figures: the global pharmaceutical sales in 2010 were already over 890 billion US dollars, and at that time, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Chinese yuan was nearly 1:7. As for the real estate industry, the global transaction volume in 2012 was just over 900 billion US dollars, only slightly higher than the global pharmaceutical industry's transaction volume two years earlier. But if you consider the depreciation of the US dollar in 2012, the global real estate transaction volume was even less profitable than the pharmaceutical industry's profits in 2010!

It's easy to see how terrifyingly profitable the pharmaceutical industry is!

As a well-known old family pharmaceutical company in the capital, the Gao family's accumulated wealth is now very substantial. To be blunt, the total revenue over the past two years has already exceeded 10 billion yuan! Of course, to ensure a worry-free life, they had to spend a significant portion of this income to smooth various paths. But even so, the Gao family is a very powerful presence in the industry. As a descendant of such a family, did Gao Xi need to work in the hospital? Clearly not! Although the Gao family has many members, and the family assets divided among them might not be as impressive, it was still enough for Gao Xi to be proud.

But Gao Xi chose to hold his breath and silently help Chu Nan get the alcohol lamp... to put it bluntly, someone of his status was actually assisting Chu Nan!

Why did he endure this? He could have refused. —But that's not the case. The Gao family isn't as harmonious as outsiders think. In a large family, especially one with many descendants, some family conflicts and intrigues are inevitable. The reason Gao Xi was willing to give up a comfortable life and work in the hospital every day, wearing a white coat, was to build up his credentials and reputation. In the family, the higher your reputation and credentials, the more important your position and the greater your benefits!

Although Gao Xi was already considered a fool by Chu Nan, he was still very cunning. It's just that he had never encountered someone like Chu Nan, who didn't play by the rules, so he kept falling behind and even lost his composure.

While fetching the alcohol lamp, Gao Xi quickly formulated a plan to deal with Chu Nan.

He realized that simply beating up Chu Nan in the future wouldn't be enough to vent his anger. —He was planning a more terrifying scheme. He wanted to keep Chu Nan in the hospital, not fire him, but promote him! Promote him to a position where he could work in the same operating room as himself! Then... when the time came, he would frame Chu Nan for a patient's death, hire a top lawyer, and ruin Chu Nan!

After thinking this through, Gao Xi's face finally showed a sly smile, and the anger on his face disappeared.

When Chu Nan took the alcohol lamp, he saw the sly look in Gao Xi's eyes and understood his sinister intentions. But... Chu Nan wasn't afraid, because he saw through Gao Xi's eyes. He knew that to deal with him, the first step was to make him unpredictable.

But unfortunately, no matter how cunning Gao Xi was, in front of Chu Nan, he was as transparent as wearing nothing but a pair of transparent, glowing underwear!

"Hisss—"

After disinfecting, Chu Nan inserted the silver needles into Mr. Zhou Yongfu's acupuncture points, and the old man sucked in a breath of cold air.

Ha, at least he still felt pain, which meant his condition wasn't hopeless, and there was still hope!

Chu Nan was confident and skillfully placed the silver needles all over Mr. Zhou's body. Seeing Chu Nan's actions, the nurses around him, including Ye Yao and Gao Xi, were all shocked!!!

They were all doctors, and even if they didn't practice, they had extensive knowledge of various medical techniques! Chu Nan's acupuncture was fast, precise, and steady, with a high level of skill and composure... This... This was not the level of an intern! This was a textbook example of practical demonstration, and even more accurate and superior than the textbook!

Chu Nan, who was seriously treating the patient, looked like an experienced and highly skilled senior traditional Chinese medicine expert!!!

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