At the dinner table, Song Qiao and Sun Changyou were chatting and laughing merrily, while Gao Meng continued to pour wine for them.
Knock, knock, knock!
A waiter, without the guests' permission, barged in.
"May I ask who Mr. Sun Changyou is?"
"That's me!"
After a few glasses of wine, Sun Changyou's face was flushed, and he reeked of alcohol.
"Is there something?"
"There are two guests in the next private room who claim to know you and want you to join them for a drink."
The waiter, to avoid disturbing Song Qiao and the others' enjoyment, had phrased it quite tactfully.
"Acquaintances?"
His mind dulled by alcohol, Sun Changyou didn't react immediately.
"The guests said it's Director Zhang and Director Yang."
Why didn't they come to call him personally?
Song Qiao was a little puzzled.
Perhaps they were superiors, Song Qiao didn't think much of it, after all, it was Sun Changyou's own affair.
"These two names sound so familiar?"
Sun Changyou's mind raced.
A doctor reminded him:
"They are your superiors, Director Sun!"
"Yang Jiefeng, Director Yang!"
"Holy crap!"
Sun Changyou finally realized and couldn't help but curse.
"Alright, I'll be right there!"
Upon hearing their names, the slightly tipsy Sun Changyou became exceptionally alert.
"Director Sun, are you alright?"
Sun Changyou smiled awkwardly:
"President Song, I am truly sorry."
"To be frank, those two are my superiors, and I need to go offer them a toast."
"Please excuse me for a moment!"
"I'm truly sorry!"
Seeing Sun Changyou's reaction, Song Qiao clearly sensed that Sun Changyou was very intimidated by these two men, so he comforted him:
"It's alright, personal connections are important!"
"If you face any difficulties, Director Sun, please don't hesitate to ask!"
"Certainly, certainly!"
As soon as Sun Changyou left the private room, his expression turned extremely solemn.
Meanwhile, Director Zhang and Yang Jiefeng finally managed to corner Sun Changyou.
"Greetings to you both!"
"I didn't know you two were drinking next door, my apologies!"
"I'll penalize myself with three drinks first!"
Sun Changyou walked over to Yang Jiefeng and first toasted his immediate superior.
A higher official can crush you with a single rank!
Even though Sun Changyou was unwilling in a thousand ways, as long as he was still within the system, he could only greet them with a smile.
Sun Changyou downed three cups of wine.
Yang Jiefeng said nothing from beginning to end, merely looking coldly at Sun Changyou, who had suddenly gained prominence.
"Director Sun is quite the big shot now!"
"The entire city's medical system knows your name!"
Director Zhang said sarcastically.
"Director Zhang, what are you talking about!"
"I truly didn't know you two were next door."
"The two private rooms are right next to each other. Whether Director Sun truly didn't know or was pretending, who can say?"
"You are a distinguished guest of Jess Clinic now, my influence is insignificant."
"Even your superior, Director Yang, you don't seem to take seriously."
"Alas!"
"The world is indeed cold!"
Director Zhang leaned back in his chair, crossing his legs, looking at Sun Changyou as if interrogating a criminal.
"I came immediately to apologize as soon as I learned you were here!"
Facing Director Zhang's sarcasm, Sun Changyou could only smile apologetically.
"Come!"
"I'll toast Director Zhang again!"
Sun Changyou filled his cup and drank it down in one gulp.
Yang Jiefeng, who had remained silent, finally spoke:
"Old Sun, I heard your hospital has secured all the training opportunities at Jess Clinic!"
"You've really brought a lot of face to our city's medical system!"
"Truly remarkable!"
"Congratulations!"
Yang Jiefeng said with a forced smile.
Sun Changyou also felt the dissatisfaction behind their words.
Clearly, they weren't reprimanding him for not toasting them earlier.
Innocent people are guilty for possessing treasures!
This was the two of them using this as an excuse to attack him!
Sun Changyou suddenly regretted coming to offer his respects.
"Director Yang, what do you mean?"
"My ability to get into Jess Clinic was also up to their decision."
Yang Jiefeng said calmly:
"So, you're saying Director Sun has a way to impress Jess Clinic?"
"Jess Clinic is a foreign-funded hospital!"
"Director Sun managed to get them to agree, and secured all the spots in one go. What method did you use?"
"Tell us?"
"So we can also benefit from Jess Clinic's light."
Sun Changyou had intended to find an excuse to defer, but he hadn't expected Yang Jiefeng to seize on his words and relentlessly pursue the matter.
"Does Director Yang's words carry a hint of resentment?"
"Is there something I've done wrong that has made Director Yang so angry?"
Yang Jiefeng remained silent. Director Zhang threw a newspaper in front of Sun Changyou and questioned him coldly:
"All the top-tier hospitals in the city rejected Song Qiao, yet only you, Director Sun, went to pander to him."
"For a few training spots, you've disgraced the hospital!"
"By doing this, you've completely disrespected Director Yang!"
After Director Zhang finished speaking, Sun Changyou glanced at Yang Jiefeng.
To his surprise, Yang Jiefeng's eyes were filled with disdain, looking at him with an air of superiority.
"Director Zhang speaks too harshly!"
"Director Yang holds a high position, and he is my superior!"
"How would I dare displease Director Yang?"
"Hmph!"
Director Zhang let out a cold snort and revealed his true intentions:
"Since you have no intention of displeasing Director Yang, I'll give you an opportunity to prove yourself."
"If you handle it well, everything can still be rectified."
"Director Zhang, please, proceed."
Director Zhang stood up from his seat, walked over to Sun Changyou, and said:
"Since you claim you have no intention of displeasing Director Yang, then you should relinquish all the spots you have."
"Tell Jess Clinic that your skills are not up to par."
"This is how you can show your respect for Director Yang."
"What do you say?"
After Director Zhang finished speaking, Yang Jiefeng nodded in agreement.
How could he give up the opportunity he had worked so hard to obtain because Director Zhang had made some accusations?
Sun Changyou was in an extremely difficult situation.
He quickly came up with a foolproof excuse:
"Director Yang, Director Zhang, it's not that I'm unwilling to give up the training spots!"
"This matter is not under my control!"
Sun Changyou put on a distressed expression.
*Smack!*
"If it's not under your control, how did it end up with you?"
"I think you're just unwilling to give them up!"
Seeing that Sun Changyou was being uncooperative, Yang Jiefeng stood up and roared:
"Either hand over the spots, or you can get lost from the position of director!"