Wang Shengshou's expression froze completely.
His eyeballs trembled slightly, almost losing their luster.
This was not what he had imagined. He thought Wu Tian would readily agree to this matter, but he hadn't expected Wu Tian to directly refuse.
He had intended to continue requesting Wu Tian to participate.
But on second thought, Wu Tian had no obligation to participate, so he could only choose to give up.
He sighed and nodded, saying, "Alright, I respect your decision. Since you don't plan to participate in the competition, I'll go myself."
Seeing Wang Shengshou's somewhat dejected appearance, Wu Tian actually felt a pang of sympathy.
But just as he was about to speak, the dean hurried in.
"Wang Shengshou, Mr. Yuan wishes to see you. Please come out for a moment."
Wang Shengshou was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, "Master, I'll step out for a moment. You can have some tea here. I'll be right back!"
With that, Wang Shengshou quickly left with the dean.
Wu Tian's brow, however, furrowed slightly.
Mr. Yuan?
Could it be the person he had just bumped into?
With such a question, Wu Tian quietly followed them out.
At this moment, many people were still standing in the corridor. Wu Tian stood at the back of the crowd and was not noticed.
He found that person standing among the crowd, which made him even more confused.
The dean led Wang Shengshou to the young man and said with a smile, "Mr. Yuan, this is Wang Shengshou from our hospital."
Wang Shengshou also politely nodded to the young man and said, "You must be Mr. Yuan Hai from the Central City Hospital, right?"
"I've long heard that Mr. Yuan, as the dean's beloved son, is a genius in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It's finally a pleasure to meet you today."
Hearing Wang Shengshou's words, Wu Tian also felt secretly surprised.
He hadn't expected that guy to have such an identity. No wonder everyone was so respectful to him.
Yuan Hai looked at Wang Shengshou, but did not show the humility expected of a junior.
Instead, he slightly raised his chin and said, "Wang Shengshou, is it? I've heard of you too. You're quite famous here, I suppose."
"But forgive me for being blunt, Wang Shengshou, you can only be called a 'Shengshou' in this place. If you were in our hospital, you probably wouldn't reach this level."
"What did you say?" Hearing such impolite words, Wang Shengshou's brow immediately furrowed.
This junior was incredibly tactless!
The person next to Yuan Hai also changed his expression and quickly said, "Young Master, you can't say things like that. It's better to be polite!"
Yuan Hai sneered, "Polite? Why should I be polite to him?"
"Never mind that he's a 'Shengshou' in this dump. Even if he were a 'Shengshou' in our city, I'd still speak to him with this attitude!"
Wang Shengshou's face turned extremely unpleasant. He said, "Mr. Yuan, I know you have extraordinary medical skills at a young age, and you are the dean's son. But that doesn't mean you can be arrogant and conceited!"
"If you don't correct your attitude, you won't be able to grow in the future!"
Yuan Hai's eyebrows immediately shot up. "Old man, what nonsense are you spouting?"
"Don't think I don't know that your so-called 'Shengshou' titles are all empty. You dare to act like a senior master in front of me? Are you worthy?"
"You!" Wang Shengshou was so enraged that his eyes were about to pop out.
"You junior, your words are so disrespectful! I know your father, and this is how you speak to me!"
Yuan Hai remained his usual self and said, "So what if you know my father?"
"You don't still think I'm going to kneel and pay my respects to you, do you? Hahaha, that's hilarious!"
"Let me tell you, I don't care if you're Wang Shengshou or Zhang Shengshou. In front of me, you're all just a puff of air! I don't even give you a second glance!"
Yuan Hai's words were truly excessive.
Wang Shengshou was furious and turned to leave on the spot.
The dean quickly stopped him and said, "Wang Shengshou, please don't be angry. Please don't be angry. He's just a junior speaking nonsense. Let it go!"
Although the dean was trying to smooth things over, Yuan Hai laughed heartily and said, "Is this all your dump has to offer? I think you, the dean, must be afraid of our family, right?"
"Oh, right, I remember your hospital also has a spot for the preliminary selection, doesn't it?"
"In my opinion, you should give that spot to our hospital. Since you don't have anyone presentable, why embarrass yourselves?"
The dean was also angered by Yuan Hai.
He said with an unpleasant expression, "Mr. Yuan, let me say this one more time. Please mind your own status and stop saying such unpleasant things."
"Furthermore, regarding the preliminary selection, our hospital does have someone to represent us, so you don't need to worry about this matter."
"Is that so?" Yuan Hai said with disdain. "Then who is the person your hospital has chosen? Call them out for me to see."
"To be frank, I also hold one of the spots for our hospital. Let's have a look at our opponents first today."
Upon hearing this, the dean quickly whispered to Wang Shengshou, "Wang Shengshou, didn't Wu Tian say he was in your office just now? Did you tell him about it?"
"If you did, then call him over!"
Wang Shengshou suddenly felt a bit awkward.
After a few seconds of silence, he looked directly at Yuan Hai and said, "You don't need to ask. The contestant from our hospital is me."
"Ah, this..." The dean was immediately stunned.
Then, he said anxiously, "Wang Shengshou, what are you talking about? Didn't we agree? Wu Tian should be the one to go!"
Wang Shengshou said coldly, "My master told me he doesn't want to compete, so I will participate this time."
The dean's face immediately turned pale.
Yuan Hai, however, laughed mockingly, "No way, no way! Your hospital is sending you? That's truly hilarious!"
"Although the competition doesn't have an age limit, you should know that most hospitals basically send young people."
"You're still hanging around at your age. I see your hospital is truly out of people!"
Hearing Yuan Hai's mockery, Wang Shengshou said coldly, "Don't waste your breath on me."
"In short, I will be the one participating in this preliminary selection."
"At that time, I also want to see how powerful you, the rumored genius, really are!"
Facing Wang Shengshou, Yuan Hai showed no fear.
He looked at Wang Shengshou and said with a playful smile, "Alright, then we'll see. But you're getting on in years. I'm really worried that after losing to me, you'll be so angry you'll die!"
Hearing Yuan Hai's arrogant words, Wang Shengshou's face immediately turned green.