Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1293 The pain is different

"Dad, do you still remember what happened? You arranged a marriage for Jiancheng without even asking me. What was my attitude at the time?"

Wang Laodao: "You object."

"Yes! I objected because Uncle Qiao was at a low point in his career at the time and the Qiao family was in trouble. Qiao Yuanjiang was useless and Qiao Yuanshan disappeared inexplicably. I thought he was trying to seek a political alliance in this way to gain our family's support."

Wang Laodao: "My relationship with him does not need the blessing of an engagement."

Wang Zhengdao laughed: "Dad, I'm your son. Can you be honest with me and tell me why the Qiao family took the initiative to cancel the engagement? It's because they think our Wang family is no longer that valuable."

“Shut up!” Mr. Wang was so angry that his face turned blue.

"What Jiancheng did is very strange. I will get to the bottom of it and bring all the people involved to justice. You may not understand why I want to bring up the past again. Although the Qiao family can't bring us anything now, this marriage contract can serve as a constraint."

Mr. Wang said: "Restrict what? What do you mean? Do you doubt that Jiancheng's things are related to..."

"I never said that. Now the rumors are spreading everywhere. They say that the Qiao family looks down on our Wang family. Some people also say that Jianming's current position is a subsidy from the Qiao family to the Wang family..."

Mr. Wang suddenly raised his hand and gave Wang Zhengdao a loud slap in the face: "What nonsense are you talking about, you bastard?"

Wang Zhengdao staggered after being hit by his father. He held onto the coffee table and stood firm. Looking at his furious father, he sighed, "Dad, I hate them. I have always hated the Qiao family. If it weren't for Qiao Yuanshan, how could I have ruined my future? Why did my son become a disabled person? Why should I fulfill the reputation of the Qiao family? Why should I help his granddaughter establish the persona of a saint?"

Old Wang pointed at Wang Zhengdao's nose, his hand trembling slightly: "You were the one who let the rumor spread, right?"

Wang Zhengdao shook his head: "In your eyes, I can never compare to my eldest brother. I am not even as good as Jianming. I guess in your heart Jiancheng is far less important than your other grandson."

Mr. Wang was so angry that he covered his chest with his hands. His face lost all color. Suddenly, his legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

Wang Zhengdao panicked and rushed over to support his father: "Someone come! Someone come quickly!"

Mr. Wang already had coronary heart disease, and this time he was really angry with Wang Zhengdao. Fortunately, he was in the hospital and received timely rescue, so he is not seriously injured.

The affiliated hospital did not dare to be negligent. Not only did they mobilize all of their own heart experts, they even specially invited Shu Yuanhang from Changxing Hospital to prevent any accidents. If necessary, Shu Yuanhang could perform surgery on Mr. Wang at any time.

The Wang family members were all scared, but Mr. Wang didn't say why. Wang Zhengdao didn't dare to tell anyone out of his guilty conscience. He was also worried about becoming the target of everyone's condemnation. Fortunately, the old man was not seriously injured.

After making sure that his grandfather was out of danger, Wang Jianming called his uncle into the room to ask about what happened when his grandfather fell ill.

Wang Zhengdao couldn't say that he was the one who made the old man angry, so he just said that he didn't know the specific situation and asked Wang Jianming to ask the old man.

Although Wang Zhengdao has always been good to his nephew, there has always been a gap between the two. Wang Jianming used to think that it was because his uncle opposed his marriage to He Wanying. As he grew up, he found that the fundamental reason was that the two had different philosophies on how to deal with people and things.

Wang Jiancheng said, "Second Uncle, I heard that you want to send Jiancheng abroad for treatment?"

Wang Zhengdao nodded: "That's right. Firstly, foreign countries are more mature in plastic surgery. Secondly, I also want him to change his environment so that he doesn't have to face other people's gossip all day long in China."

Wang Jiancheng said: "Have you found a direction?"

“It’s still under investigation.”

Wang Jianming said: "I have been busy with your brother's affairs these days and have not had time to talk to you about the China-Korea Industrial Park."

Wang Zhengdao said indifferently: "For me, the China-Korea Industrial Park is nothing. I will not participate in any opinions whether they stay or leave. Although I introduced this project to Dongzhou, I have decided to withdraw."

"What?" Wang Jianming was stunned. It seemed that his cousin's experience had dealt a great blow to his uncle. However, his withdrawal would only make the China-Korea Industrial Park even worse.

"Jianming, don't worry. I won't announce it to the public for now. Even if we withdraw, it will be after Lexing Group makes a decision."

Wang Jianming smiled and said, "Second Uncle, I wanted to talk to you about the negotiation with Lexing, but now it seems unnecessary. Let me ask you one more question: Did Grandpa force you to withdraw from this project?"

Wang Zhengdao shook his head: "This is entirely my own decision. It has nothing to do with anyone else."

At this time, there was a knock on the door. It was Meng Jing who came over and called Wang Zhengdao over. Old Wang wanted to see him alone.

Wang Zhengdao came to the ward with a nervous mood.

Old Mr. Wang lay on the hospital bed, looking at his son calmly. Wang Zhengdao lowered his head somewhat guiltily.

Mr. Wang said, "I'm fine. I'm fine now."

Wang Zheng apologized and said, "Dad, you should rest more. It's all my fault..." Old Wang glared at him and stopped him from continuing, "It's none of your fault. I just can't think straight. Come here."

Wang Zhengdao came and sat down next to his father. After hesitating for a moment, he mustered up the courage to hold his father's hand.

Wang Laodao said: "Zhengdao, as the saying goes, the palms and backs of your hands are all made of flesh. If you get hurt anywhere, you will feel the pain yourself, but the pain is still different. I admit that I have been a bit harsh on you over the years."

"Dad, don't say that. It's my own fault."

Mr. Wang shook his head. “It’s not easy for you to get to where you are today after working so hard in the business world. Jiancheng and Jianming are both my grandsons. Jianming lost his parents when he was young, so I’m more concerned about him. But this time Jiancheng got into trouble. I’m like you said. If possible, I’d rather trade myself for him and suffer this for him.”

"Dad, please stop talking." Wang Zhengdao's eyes turned red.

Mr. Wang held his son's hand tightly and said, "I know you have a hard time getting over it, but it's been so long, is there anything you can't let go of?"

Wang Zhengdao bit his lip and said, "Dad, there are so many rumors out there now. Even if I can give up my face, what about the Wang family? What about Jiancheng? I didn't make any excessive demands. If they are willing to fulfill the original engagement, it proves that the Qiao family has not forgotten how we helped them in the past."

Mr. Wang said, "When I helped them, I didn't think about asking for anything in return. Why do you have to keep thinking about it?"

"Dad, Jiancheng is in this state now. Even if he marries Mei Ruxue, it's just a marriage on paper. I don't force them to live together. They can separate at any time."

"If you know, why do you still want to propose marriage?"

"Because this marriage certificate is very important to both Jiancheng and our Wang family."

Old Wang let go of Wang Zhengdao's hand and closed his eyes tiredly. After a long while, he said, "I'm old, Zhengdao. I just want to ask you, do you have any evidence against the Qiao family?"

Wang Zhengdao did not answer.

Mr. Wang did not continue to ask, and gently waved his hand: "You can go out."

There were tiny snowflakes floating in the sky. Mei Ruxue was walking on the old street, her heart in turmoil. Ever since her uncle talked to her, she had been in deep pain. After Wang Jiancheng got into trouble, rumors were everywhere. She had already drawn a clear line with the Wang family, but she became treacherous overnight.

The so-called engagement between Wang Jiancheng and her was deliberately exaggerated and did not attract enough attention from her. By the time she realized that something was wrong, the development of public opinion had already gotten out of control.

From childhood to adulthood, the person who protected her from the wind and rain was always her grandfather. She once thought that her uncle and elder brother could also stand in front of her, but when the storm came, she found that it was still the old man who supported the Qiao family.

Her uncle came to see her not to discuss countermeasures, but to advise her to consider the overall situation. The so-called overall situation was to achieve a happy ending with Wang Jiancheng. In this way, all the rumors would be self-defeating.

  The eldest brother who has always loved me has not reacted to this matter yet, it seems that he has not heard about it at all. But these disturbing rumors are spreading everywhere, how could he know nothing about it?

Mei Ruxue was looking forward to having someone to discuss this with, but after much thought, she felt that there seemed to be no one else she could discuss this with except her grandfather. She really didn't want to add to her grandfather's worries, so she decided to wait patiently. She believed that her grandfather would definitely ask about this matter on his own initiative.

Mei Ruxue, who was in a state of dismay, almost bumped into the person she was facing. When she realized this, she stopped in time and said, "Sorry."

The middle-aged woman holding an umbrella across from him smiled calmly: "Secretary Mei, what a coincidence?"

Mei Ruxue then recognized that the other person was Xu Ying. She forced a smile and said, "Sister Xu, what a coincidence."

Xu Ying raised the umbrella in her hand a little higher and tilted it a little to shield Mei Ruxue from the snowflakes above her head.

Mei Ruxue said: "No, I'm just taking a walk."

Xu Ying said: "Since we have met, let's have a cup of tea together."

Mei Ruxue was just wandering around aimlessly, but unexpectedly she met Xu Ying. She had been in contact with Xu Ying a lot when she was in love with Xu Chunliang, and they got along well with each other. Naturally, it was difficult for her to refuse the invitation from an old friend.

The two walked to a nearby teahouse called Guangyin. It was snowing outside, and sitting in the room around the stove and brewing tea should have been a pleasant thing, but Mei Ruxue didn't have any ideas at the moment.

Xu Ying had run a teahouse before and was very skilled in brewing tea. The young tea artist in the room felt inferior to her, so Xu Ying simply sent her out.

"Secretary Mei, how come you have time today?"

Mei Ruxue said: "Sister Xu, you should call me by my name. It seems that there is less distance between us."

Xu Ying smiled embarrassedly: "Xiaoxue, have some tea."

Mei Ruxue said thank you and did not rush to drink the tea. She still looked out the window. After a while, the snow had become heavy, blurring her vision and the world. Mei Ruxue wanted to see the world clearly but was afraid to see it too clearly.

(End of this chapter)