Chapter 33

Zhou Wenbin really didn't want to get involved in her affairs. He stormed back to the office, picked up his enamel teacup, and took several large gulps of the cold jasmine tea.

Cheng Xiaohong noticed his bad mood and didn't dare to disturb him. She took the claim list and studied it, and was also startled by the claim amount. The bracelet was actually claimed for one million yuan. They had consulted an expert with the fragments they found, and the maximum value was only fifty thousand yuan. The couple was really daring in their demands, but they provided a copy of the invoice, which clearly stated the amount. It was possible that they had indeed paid that much when they originally bought the bracelet.

Zhou Wenbin had barely sat down when the outpatient department called, hoping they would assist in handling the issue. Zhou Wenbin told them he was in a meeting.

Cheng Xiaohong came over to refill his water, and Zhou Wenbin asked, "Where's Xu Chunliang?"

"Didn't you send him to the Health Bureau for a meeting?"

Zhou Wenbin patted his receding hairline, feeling overwhelmed by the many tasks. He had even forgotten his own arrangements. If he had known the situation today, he would have gone to the Health Bureau meeting himself.

Cheng Xiaohong said, "Why are there suddenly so many issues at the beauty center?"

Zhou Wenbin replied, "I guess it's still the doing of Tong Meili and her husband."

The office phone rang again. Zhou Wenbin instructed Cheng Xiaohong to say he wasn't there if anyone was looking for him.

Cheng Xiaohong picked up the phone, and sure enough, it was for Zhou Wenbin. Following his instructions, she said, "Director Zhou is not here right now."

The caller's voice immediately turned stern: "Where is he during working hours? Find him immediately and have him come to my office!"

Cheng Xiaohong only then recognized it was Dean Gu Houyi. She usually didn't have much interaction with the dean, so she hadn't recognized his voice until now. She quickly said, "Yes, Dean Gu, I'll find him right away!"

Dean Gu had already hung up.

Zhou Wenbin was stunned: "Why didn't you let me take Dean Gu's call?"

"I didn't recognize him. He didn't say who he was," Cheng Xiaohong said innocently.

Zhou Wenbin was speechless. He couldn't ignore the boss's summons, so he hurried to the dean's office.

On the way, Liu Dengke gave him a heads-up that the dean was in a bad mood and advised him to be careful.

Zhou Wenbin knocked on the door. The office wasn't closed, leaving a narrow gap, clearly indicating that Gu Houyi had left the door open for him.

"Come in!"

Zhou Wenbin adjusted his facial expression before pushing the door open and closing it behind him, anticipating a scolding and not wanting others to hear.

Gu Houyi's face was ashen, and his expression clearly showed his anger.

Zhou Wenbin said, "Dean Gu, I was just in the restroom..."

"No need to explain, Zhou Wenbin. I trusted you with such an important department, and what have you done?"

"Dean Gu, where did I go wrong?"

"Where did you go wrong?" Gu Houyi stood up, glaring at Zhou Wenbin. "You don't know anything?" He took out his phone and opened a video.

Zhou Wenbin leaned in to look at the screen, and his head buzzed. Tong Meili had uploaded a rights protection video to social media. In the video, Tong Meili was crying and accusing Changxing Hospital of a surgical accident that disfigured her and caused her endless pain.

This woman was definitely a skilled actress, and the video was clearly well-prepared. It pointed out several key points, all targeting the core issues of Changxing Hospital.

1. Exorbitant surgery and treatment fees, far exceeding normal charges.

2. The chief surgeon, Cai Rongjuan, had poor medical skills and a lack of medical ethics.

3. Changxing Hospital bullied her, violently rejecting her legitimate rights protection and even damaging her three-million-yuan jade bracelet.

Zhou Wenbin felt a cold sweat on his back. He didn't know when the video was shot, and it included several edited segments, even featuring himself. The number of likes had already exceeded a thousand, indicating that the video had gained significant attention.

Zhou Wenbin said, "It's all lies!"

"Lies?" Gu Houyi shouted. "The public doesn't know the truth. I asked you to solve the problem, not to escalate it. Changxing Hospital's reputation has been ruined by you."

At that moment, someone knocked on the door. Gu Houyi, still angry, shouted, "Who is it?"

Liu Dengke, the office director, entered nervously. Gu Houyi glared at him for entering without permission.

Liu Dengke had no choice; if it wasn't urgent, he wouldn't have come. He held out his phone: "Dean Gu, the situation has escalated. Look at this video."

Gu Houyi took the phone. The video was shot by Shi Zhiwei, standing at the entrance of Changxing Hospital's beauty center, angrily denouncing the center. In the video, he revealed that the beauty center was contracted to a Minnan businessman, Zeng Hongwen, and exposed that Zeng Hongwen was Dean Gu Houyi's niece.

Gu Houyi felt dizzy. What he feared had come true. In the age of social media, there were no secrets. He had personally intervened to remind Zeng Hongwen and Zhou Wenbin to handle the situation carefully and quickly, but the worst-case scenario had still occurred.

Liu Dengke said, "It's not just a video; it's on many social platforms. They must have planned this carefully and prepared in advance..."

"Enough!" Gu Houyi roared.

Liu Dengke and Zhou Wenbin both flinched.

Gu Houyi tightly gripped the phone. Liu Dengke regretted giving him the phone; his wife had just bought it for him. He was afraid Gu Houyi might throw it in a fit of rage.

Gu Houyi pursed his lips and nodded, then returned the phone to Liu Dengke: "Is this the result of your handling?"

Liu Dengke thought to himself that it wasn't his responsibility.

Zhou Wenbin said, "I... I'll contact them immediately to have the video removed."

"Can you use your brain? The video has already spread. Even if the original poster deletes it, can you remove all the forwarded copies online?"

"I..." Zhou Wenbin was unlucky. He was taking the blame, and the responsibility wasn't his. If Zeng Hongwen had been less aggressive during negotiations, the situation wouldn't have become so passive.

Gu Houyi waved his hand in frustration.

Liu Dengke gave Zhou Wenbin a look, and they both slunk out.

Outside, Zhou Wenbin humbly asked Liu Dengke, "Brother, help me think of a solution. How can we put out this fire?"

Liu Dengke sighed, "The fire is already raging. It's too late to talk about putting it out. Do you have any connections with the internet regulatory department?"

Zhou Wenbin shook his head. Liu Dengke's words reminded him that the priority was to have the internet regulatory department intervene and block all the irresponsible videos. However, his social connections didn't reach that level.

Liu Dengke patted his shoulder, "Since the situation has occurred, don't panic. If the sky falls, there's still..." He glanced toward the dean's office.

Zhou Wenbin understood his meaning. Dean Gu would definitely handle it personally because the fire had now reached him. If such videos continued to spread, it would severely damage his reputation. With Dean Gu's status and social connections, he should be able to extinguish this sudden public opinion fire.