Chapter 89: 089 Fifth Master is so cunning, he wants to abduct someone back home (2 updates)   Chapter 89: 089 Fifth Master is so cunning, he wants to abduct someone back home (2 updates)                                   Tang Wan had stayed at the police station for a morning and, upon leaving, her phone vibrated with a text message from Qi Zeyan; his ne hadnded.


    [I’ve arrived in Beijing, thank you for the hospitality these past days.]


    Qi Zeyan had already gotten into the car and was leaning against the seat back, staring at his phone waiting for a reply, tapping his knee with his fingers impatiently.


    “Xiaozhu, is my message too official, too courteous?” After the awkward incident yesterday, both Qi Zeyan and Tang Wan were cautious with their wording when texting.


    “Do you think she’ll find me too cold, and be hurt? After all, women, you know, are more sensitive.”


    “I should have been more gentle. Darn it, I should have called her just now.”


    Xiaozhu, who was in charge of driving, didn’t pay any attention to him:


    Miss Tang doesn’t really seem to care about this; you really shouldn’t get ahead of yourself.


    It seems…


    She’s really not interested in you.


    A few minutester, the phone vibrated, and Tang Wan had replied:


    [You came all this way, and yet there was trouble at home and I didn’t host you properly, making you run back and forth to the hospital. Next time youe, I’ll definitely apany you properly.]


    Qi Zeyan immediately got excited: “Xiaozhu, she said she’ll host me well next time I go; let’s buy tickets back to Pingjiang right away.”


    The assistant: I want to bang my head against the steering wheel and die!


    That was just her being politely perfunctory, and you’re taking it seriously…


    Having returned to thepany, Qi Zeyan was invigorated as if boosted by a shot of adrenaline, calling a meeting with department heads, working earnestly and rigorously without anyxness.


    “Boss, these are the performance assessment forms for each department for this year, and there are a few with particrly outstanding performance that we’re preparing tomend at the year-end conference. Please review the material.”


    Among those with outstanding performance were quite a few from the grass-roots level, whom Qi Zeyan didn’t know personally; however, being able to call out their names and exchange a few words with them during themendation would certainly feel different to the employees.


    Feeling valued, they would undoubtedly be even more devoted to thepany.


    Qi Zeyan nodded, flipping through the materials casually. Maybe because he had been in Pingjiang recently, the name seemed especially sensitive to him, and as soon as he saw the word Pingjiang in the basic information of an employee’s profile, he directly pulled it out…


    The assistant tiptoed slightly and peered over.


    Just now you were saying that Miss Tang is one of a kind, so why are you now staring at another girl’s profile?


    **


    Pingjiang


    Tang Wan had arrived at the hospital. Tang Yunxian had gone to thepany to handle business. In the ward, the old master was ying Flying Chess with Jiangjiang, and Jiang Jinsang was sitting by the window basking in the sun, with a nket over her knees, her fair, delicate skin always giving off a frail impression.


    “Sister.” Jiangjiang’s smile revealed her adorable fangs.


    “Hmm.” Tang Wan ruffled his hair and looked at the old master. “Grandpa, how are you feeling today?”


    “Same as always, except that Doctor Zhou—” the old master snorted softly, “doesn’t know how to show respect for the elderly, such a bad temper, I can’t stand it; better to be discharged and go home soon.”


    “You’re not cooperating with the treatment again?” Tang Wan raised an eyebrow.


    Old Master Tang immediately became anxious, “How could that be? You have no idea how cooperative I’ve been. I’m not sick; what’s there to treat?”


    “He came specially to treat you. However, the medical level here in Pingjiang is limited, so it might be necessary to transfer you to another hospital…”


    “I’m not going!” the old master huffed. “Why leave behind good days to travel miles away to another ce just to be cut open? I’m not stupid.”


    Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Zhongqing came in to check on him, and he immediately fell silent.


    “Doctor Zhou.” Tang Wan was exceedingly courteous to him.


    “You’re here.” Zhou Zhongqing observed her. “You seem to have rested wellst night, looking a bit better.”


    “Grandpa woke up, and that puts me more at ease.” Tang Wan smiled. “So how’s his condition today?”


    “The same old issues. It’s best to have surgery as soon as possible, but considering his current physical condition, he may not endure a major operation. He should recuperate for a while and get his strength up first.”


    “I understand.” Tang Wan nodded.


    “I’ll discuss with the hospital in Beijing, see if we can transport the equipment here. If not, we might need to arrange the surgery ahead of time, and it’s best if he can move in advance.”


    “Thank you for going through the trouble.”


    Old Master Tang frowned: Did I ever agree to the surgery?


    Jiangjiang with an innocent face: “To get all nice and plump?”


    “Exactly.” Zhou Zhongqing was always amiable towards children.


    Old Master Tang furrowed his brows and suddenly thought of a phrase…


    Fattening up for the ughter!


    *


    Zhou Zhongqing did a brief check-up on the old master and nced at Jiang Jinsang on the side, “Jinsang,e with me to the office; I need to check on you, too.”


    Jiang Jinsang pulled off the nket from her knees and followed him out.


    The office was temporarily borrowed and felt quite empty. Zhou Zhongqing, holding a stethoscope, asked her to unbutton a few buttons on her shirt. “You haven’t felt anything unusual with your body recently, have you?”


    “It’s been fine.”


    “I’ve told you before, maintaining a happy disposition is very important,” Zhou Zhongqing said with a meaningful smile.


    “Uncle Zhou, is that equipment absolutely necessary for Old Master Tang’s surgery?”


    “It’s not that it’s absolutely necessary, but using it would reduce risks. He’s old, and his body can’t endure intense surgery; I have to try my hardest to make him suffer less.” Zhou Zhongqing ced the stethoscope on his chest and seriously conducted the check-up.


    “That equipment is the only one of its kind in the country; it must be hard to borrow, right?”


    Zhou Zhongqing raised an eyebrow, nced at him, but said nothing.


    Jiang Jinsang continued, “If it can’t be borrowed, for Old Master Tang’s well-being, even if you didn’t mention it, Mr. Tang would surely insist on going to Beijing for the surgery, right?”


    Being a filial son or daughter, even if youck the means, you still want the best for your parents.


    Zhou Zhongqing put down the stethoscope and looked him in the eye, “What are you really up to?”


    Jiang Jinsang started buttoning up his shirt, his fingers slender and his actions graceful.


    “After all, it’s not easy to move such equipment around; I heard that machine is worth several hundred million. If you vouch for it and the equipment gets damaged, it won’t be easy for you to exin, right?”


    “Actually, by doing this, I’m considering your position, too.”


    “Uncle Zhou, you shouldn’t always think so ill of people!”


    Zhou Zhongqing chuckled softly:


    If I hadn’t watched you grow up, I might have almost believed your tall tales.


    I’ve seen people who can lure a girl back home, but I’ve never seen someone who wants to bring her entire family back.