Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1221 Advice from Mother

In Ye Qingya's memory, Qiao Rulong rarely behaved in such a way, which proved that he had been hurt by what she said. Ye Qingya's eyes showed a little sympathy: "Let yourself go."

Qiao Rulong's face turned pale. Ye Qingya's words made him extremely uncomfortable. Deep in his heart, he tried his best to resist. His heartbeat began to accelerate, as if this heart from another person was trying to break free from the control of his body.

  Boom!Boom!

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!

He clearly felt his heart hitting his chest wall, and Qiao Rulong had to stretch out his right hand and cover his chest tightly.

Seeing his expression, Ye Qingya couldn't help but frowned: "Are you feeling unwell? I'll call 120 for you."

Qiao Rulong shook his head: "No, I just need to take a rest." He did not find the kind of care he wanted from Ye Qingya's expression. It seemed that in her heart, he was not even an ordinary friend.

Qiao Rulong gradually calmed down, realizing that there was no point in continuing the conversation between them, and offered to leave.

Qiao Rulong originally wanted to pay the bill, but Ye Qingya said she would treat him. Qiao Rulong felt more and more that Ye Qingya had changed, becoming independent and proactive.

Seeing Ye Qingya coming back, Xu Chunliang breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Qingya opened the car door and got in, smiling apologetically, "I'm sorry, I embarrassed you just now."

Xu Chunliang said: "I don't feel embarrassed. He didn't embarrass you, did he?"

Ye Qingya shook her head: "Just a few words."

Xu Chunliang did not ask any further questions and offered to take Ye Qingya home. Ye Qingya did not continue talking.

No one spoke along the way. Xu Chunliang sent Ye Qingya to the gate of the compound. Ye Qingya just then remembered that the car was hers and she should be the one to send him off. Her mind was in a mess along the way, not because of Qiao Rulong, but because of other things.

Xu Chunliang parked the car temporarily on the side of the road and said with a smile: "Sister Qingya, I won't go in today."

"Where to go? I'll take you there."

Xu Chunliang shook his head and said, "No need. We keep sending them back and forth, when will it end? You should go back and accompany Grandpa. I feel like he's not in good shape recently."

Ye Qingya nodded and got out of the car to the driver's seat. Xu Chunliang stood beside the car and waved goodbye to her. Ye Qingya rolled down the window again: "Chunliang, I plan to transfer the studio out."

Xu Chunliang laughed and said, "You evaluate the price and I'll buy it."

"If you like it, I'll give it to you."

Xu Chunliang shook his head: "That won't do. If others know about this, they will say I'm a gigolo."

Ye Qingya laughed, but immediately realized that it was inappropriate to laugh now. She didn't know how to respond to him. In the end, she just said, "I'm going back," and drove away in a hurry.

When Xu Chunliang was about to take a taxi, Hua Zhuyue called and told him that she could not go back to Dongzhou with him tomorrow because there was a big project to discuss here. She told Xu Chunliang that he could drive his own car over.

Xu Chunliang was too lazy to drive, so he told Hua Zhuyue to just focus on her business, saying that he still had time to buy a high-speed rail ticket back.

As soon as he hung up the phone, Qin Zhengyang called. His tone was nervous and he told Xu Chunliang that Dongzhou Metro Line 5 had been temporarily suspended. There was also a very serious matter. The recent chaos in the Dongzhou Civil Affairs Bureau had been reported to the higher-ups. The person in charge of the civil affairs system met with Wang Jianming and criticized the Dongzhou Civil Affairs Bureau for reporting good news but not bad news.

Xu Chunliang thought that these major events had nothing to do with him. After all, he was just a small section-level official in the Civil Affairs Bureau and was not worthy of the attention of the big leaders.

Qin Zhengyang asked Xu Chunliang to be more vigilant. Wang Jianming was currently visiting the former Secretary Zhou at the Disaster Reduction Committee. The two talked for a long time. He had a hunch that this conversation would not be pleasant.

When Xu Chunliang was standing on the side of the road answering the phone, a black Tank 500 with white letters on a black background stopped beside him. Xu Chunliang always felt that someone was spying on him inside, so he hung up the phone and leaned closer to look inside the car.

The car window rolled down, and it turned out to be his mother Feng Mingjun.

Xu Chunliang took another look at the license plate. This was the license plate used by diplomats.

Feng Mingjun said unhappily, "Get in the car."

Xu Chunliang opened the passenger seat and wanted to get in, but Feng Mingjun said, "In the back."

Xu Chunliang had no choice but to sit down in the back and look around.

Feng Mingjun drove forward and asked: "What are you looking at?"

Xu Chunliang said: "Let me see if there is a gun inside."

Feng Mingjun asked: "Do I need to use a gun to deal with you?"

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "It's not the case for the two of you, mother and son. If you really want to kill me, I promise not to fight back or curse back."

Feng Mingjun said: "After all, now that you are a cadre, you speak differently than before."

Xu Chunliang said: "Don't look down on me. I'm just a small section-level official, not really a cadre."

"I thought you were overwhelmed by what you saw, but it turns out you are still relatively sober."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Where are you planning to take me?"

Feng Mingjun said, "Stop talking nonsense."

Xu Chunliang crossed his hands on his thighs, looking like a well-behaved elementary school student.

Feng Mingjun parked the car in the parking lot of a building, then asked Xu Chunliang to get out of the car, took him into the elevator, and took the elevator directly to the top floor. Xu Chunliang followed Feng Mingjun to the rooftop and found that this place was located in the north of Beijing. Standing on the rooftop, you can overlook this ancient and huge city.

Feng Mingjun took out a pack of cigarettes from his windbreaker, and Xu Chunliang kindly reminded him, "Smoking is harmful to your health."

But he still took out his lighter and lit it for his mother immediately.

Feng Mingjun took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Are you used to lighting cigarettes for your boss? Has it become a conditioned reflex?"

Xu Chunliang happily took back the lighter: "No one knows a child better than his mother."

Feng Mingjun said: "I don't know you at all."

"Don't say that. If there is anything that I cannot do, please criticize me, mother."

Feng Mingjun couldn't help laughing: "You have such a big mouth." She flicked the ash from her cigarette and said, "Have you ever considered studying abroad?"

Xu Chunliang was slightly startled, and immediately pondered Feng Mingjun's motives: "I am currently studying at Europa Business School, and I can get a diploma without going abroad."

Feng Mingjun said, "Don't mention that fake university. You are still young. Studying abroad is a rare opportunity for you to improve yourself. If you have this idea, I can help you arrange it."

Xu Chunliang said: "I have a job..."

"You have no future. To get into the system, you need background. Don't think you can rise to the top with the support of the Ye family. There is something wrong with your father, so you are destined not to go far." Feng Mingjun's words were very blunt.

Xu Chunliang said: "That's impossible. If he has a problem, how can I be blamed?"

Feng Mingjun was so angry that he kicked Xu Chunliang. Xu Chunliang did not dodge and Feng Mingjun did not use much force. After receiving the kick, Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "Don't be angry. Actually, I have my doubts too. I don't look like him at all. Anyway, I know that we are related."

Feng Mingjun laughed and scolded, "Why not? Same bastard."

Xu Chunliang said: "I don't like being abroad. My career has just started, and what will happen to Grandpa if I leave?"

Feng Mingjun said: "I have reminded you in the past that it is best not to interfere in some matters."

Xu Chunliang said: "I don't quite understand what you mean."

Feng Mingjun said, "Don't pretend to be ignorant. The Qiao, Ye, and Wang families have a complicated relationship. No matter how capable you are, don't get involved in this mess."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Have you heard anything?"

Feng Mingjun asked, "Which aspect are you talking about? Are you unclear about Xiahou Mulan or are you having an affair with Hua Zhuyue? Or are you flirting with that girl Su Qing? Or is your old relationship with Mei Ruxue rekindled?"

Xu Chunliang said: "You are a bit too controlling, I am not married, it is my freedom to associate with anyone."

Feng Mingjun said: "I don't intend to control you, and I can't control you, but you clearly know the backgrounds of these girls, and you still show mercy everywhere. Have you considered the consequences?"

Xu Chunliang said: "Of course I have considered it. At worst, I will never get married."

Feng Mingjun pointed at Xu Chunliang's nose and cursed: "Irresponsible thing, you are exactly like Xu Jiaxuan."

Xu Chunliang sighed and said, "Calm down, it seems that you still can't let go of Old Xu."

Feng Mingjun said, "Bullshit! I wouldn't even look at him even if he died."

Xu Chunliang said, "Don't worry, let's talk calmly. Tell me clearly what you are worried about."

"Hasn't what I said been clear enough? Stop playing dumb."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Are you worried that I will be taken advantage of?"

Feng Mingjun said: "Don't think you are smart enough. You are not facing ordinary people. They are all experienced and shrewd people. Besides, why should we outsiders interfere in their grievances?"

Xu Chunliang said: "I didn't interfere."

"You accepting Mr. Ye as your godfather is equivalent to taking sides in the eyes of others. I will not talk about this matter for now. What is your relationship with Qingya now?"

Xu Chunliang laughed: "You've been going around in circles for so long, and you're waiting for me here."

"Yes, Qingya is my niece, and I will not allow anyone to bully her." Feng Mingjun said this because she grew up in the Lin family and she and Lin Sijin are like sisters.

Xu Chunliang said: "Then you will allow others to bully me?"

Feng Mingjun said solemnly: "Boy, there are some people you cannot mess with. Qingya is not only the face of the Ye family, she is also the face of the Qiao family. Although she and Qiao Rulong are divorced, it does not mean that she and the Qiao family have completely severed their relationship. The Qiao family and the Ye family are now very estranged. Why did you enter the civil affairs system? You should know in your heart that the struggle of the superiors seems to be calm and bloodless on the surface, but you have to understand one thing, the superiors step on the shoulders and even the bones of others to get to the top step by step."

Xu Chunliang didn't say anything. His mother's words came from the heart and were all true.

Feng Mingjun said: "You are at the grassroots level, there are some things you can't see. Why did Ye Changyuan leave the Development and Reform Commission? Why did Lao Zhou get promoted? Why did Qiao Rulong get to where he is now? Who is the driving force behind Wang Jianming's administration of Dongzhou? How much game is involved?"

(End of this chapter)