Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1306 Drawing a Clear Boundary

Liu Haiyu's hypocrisy helped Xu Chunliang. Xu Chunliang nodded and said, "Thank you, Lao Liu. I know what you want, but I can't do anything about it. Xu Jiaxuan's actions only represent himself and have nothing to do with me."

"clear."

"I'm glad you understand. From now on, let's draw a clear line between us. After all, you and Lao Xu are master and apprentice, and you don't want to cause trouble for his family, right?"

Liu Haiyu nodded: "That's what I mean."

Xu Chunliang patted him on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Old Liu, you are a good man, but your unit is special. Public is public and private is private. There is no room for personal favors. I appreciate your kindness, but from now on, we will pretend that we don't know each other and go our separate ways from now on."

Liu Haiyu said: "Okay."

Xu Chunliang stood up and went to the roadside to stop a car.

Liu Haiyu just sat there watching him get into the taxi and drive away. Until the taxi disappeared from his sight, Liu Haiyu lowered his head to glance at the coffee on the bench. Xu Chunliang hadn't drunk it from beginning to end.

A bitter smile appeared on Liu Haiyu's lips. This kid probably suspected that there was something wrong with this cup of coffee. He was really suspicious. Good coffee could not be wasted. Liu Haiyu picked up the cup of coffee that Xu Chunliang had not touched and started drinking it. Only he knew the taste of it.

Su Yunquan's awakening does not mean that his fate is starting to get better. A premeditated Internet storm suddenly breaks out. In fact, it's just some old stories. Someone exposed some of Pei Lin's shady dealings in pharmaceutical sales back then on the Internet.

This mainly involves Su Yunquan. Although the target person is Su Yunquan, the dead Pei Lin is also remembered again because of this incident.

A dead person doesn't care about the ridicule and abuse from others, but she still has a family.

Zhao Feiyang, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, felt the dark clouds pressing down on him again, and these dark clouds were tinged with a little expired green.

When Zhao Feiyang saw this news, Xu Ying was helping him coax his son. Since Huajian Japanese Restaurant was closed during this period, Xu Ying would come over whenever she had time.

The two of them reached a kind of tacit understanding in their relationship. No one would say it clearly, and no one would refuse. After experiencing so many ups and downs, Zhao Feiyang finally realized that Xu Ying was the one who suited him best. There are very few women in this world who can stay with him forever.

Although he couldn't figure out what kind of feelings he had for Xu Ying, he was very clear about one thing: he was very dependent on Xu Ying.

Xu Ying knew Zhao Feiyang well. Seeing his gloomy face, she guessed that he had encountered something unpleasant again. She coaxed Tianxing to sleep, closed the door, returned to Zhao Feiyang, and said softly, "Unhappy?"

Zhao Feiyang sighed and said, "These are all troublesome things." He showed the news to Xu Ying.

After reading it, Xu Ying said, "It's just gossip. Why take it seriously and make things difficult for yourself?"

Zhao Feiyang said: "It's been so long since the incident happened, why do you have to bring it up again and again? What's the difference between this and whipping a corpse? Who hates her so much?"

Xu Ying said: "Maybe he didn't hate her, he just took her with him when he was dealing with others."

Zhao Feiyang said: "Why can't we do it openly and honestly? Why do we have to implicate innocent people?"

Xu Ying didn't say anything. From her point of view, Pei Lin couldn't possibly be innocent. Perhaps the innocence Zhao Feiyang was referring to was himself.

Zhao Feiyang pinched his brows in pain and said, "I'm tired. The police can suspect me for everything. They investigated me when Wang Jiancheng got into trouble, and now they want to investigate me again after Tang Jinglun dies. Do I look like a suspect?"

Xu Ying said: "In fact, they were just doing what they could. The reason why Tang Jinglun died was because someone wanted him to shut up and was worried that they would be implicated."

Zhao Feiyang said with resentment: "No one is innocent!"

Xu Ying looked at Zhao Feiyang with sympathy: "Feiyang, maybe you should take the initiative to talk to Qiao Rulong."

Zhao Feiyang said, "What are we talking about? How can he help me? In the eyes of a man like him, we are nothing."

Qiao Rulong has seldom come to visit his grandfather recently. If he used to be in awe of his grandfather because he was worried that he could not meet his expectations, now he has disappointed his grandfather.

In fact, he also knew that he should visit Wang Jiancheng on behalf of the Qiao family. Regardless of the relationship between the two families or his personal relationship with Wang Jiancheng, he was the most suitable candidate, but he still did not take the initiative to propose it.

The reason why I went to my grandfather's house today was because my mother asked him to take her over to visit the old man.

Qiao Rulong noticed that his mother was in a good mood recently, but there was really nothing worth being happy about at home. After careful thought, it was most likely related to the marriage between the Qiao and Wang families. Qiao Rulong realized that his mother had never forgotten the harm his father had done to her, and had never let go of her hatred for Mei Ruxue, so she would not feel sympathy for Mei Ruxue's current fate, but instead felt secretly happy.

Mei Ruxue's agreement to the Wang family's marriage proposal was seen by Qiao Rulong as a sign of the Qiao family's loneliness and helplessness in the face of reality. When he saw his grandfather again, Qiao Rulong discovered that his grandfather's hair had turned completely white, and his once straight back had become hunched. This obvious sign of old age shocked Qiao Rulong.

Old Qiao sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, in the afterglow of the warm winter sun. He seemed more amiable than before. He chatted with his daughter-in-law Wang Siqi for a few words, and Qiao Rulong listened obediently. The two of them were just chatting about some trivial matters. Although the content was unremarkable, the two people's states were completely different.

My mother has changed from her former timid attitude to now speaking with confidence, while my grandfather seems listless and in poor health. Old Mr. Qiao has also lost his former intimidating power in front of his daughter-in-law.

The two did not have much in common, and before long Wang Siqi felt bored and offered to leave. The mother and son came together and should have left together, but Mr. Qiao said he wanted to talk to Qiao Rulong alone, and asked the driver to take Wang Siqi back first.

After his mother left, Qiao Rulong sat where his mother had just sat and said respectfully, "Grandpa, how are you feeling lately?"

Old Qiao shook his head. He didn't want to answer his grandson's question. A person's spirit and energy can be clearly seen from his appearance. His physical condition was getting worse and worse.

Qiao Rulong said: "I heard about my sister's affairs."

Mr. Qiao hummed and asked, "You haven't contacted her?"

Qiao Rulong said: "We talked about it, but I can't change her decision."

Old Qiao whispered, "Do you blame me?"

Qiao Rulong said: "No, I just think Xiaoxue shouldn't marry Wang Jiancheng. Wang Jiancheng can't give her happiness. She shouldn't care about what others say."

Mr. Qiao said, "You don't know your sister at all." He started coughing violently.

Qiao Rulong looked at his grandfather with some worry, and finally walked over bravely, patting him on the back considerately: "Grandpa, you should go to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination."

"I'm in good health, Rulong. This marriage was proposed by Wang Zhengdao to your uncle."

Qiao Rulong was slightly stunned. Although he knew the result, he did not understand the whole process of the development. What his grandfather meant was that Wang Zhengdao proposed it and his uncle Qiao Yuanjiang was responsible for conveying it. Why didn't his uncle just refuse?

Old Qiao said: "When they were young, your uncle was their leader, and everyone followed your uncle's lead. I didn't expect that there would be such a big change now."

Qiao Rulong heard the hidden meaning of his grandfather's words and whispered, "I'll find a chance to talk to uncle."

Old Qiao pointed at the teacup, and Qiao Rulong took it with both hands and presented it respectfully.

Old Qiao took the teacup, drank a sip of tea and said, "What are your plans?"

Qiao Rulong said: "I don't have any plans. Maybe I will go to Hong Kong to develop in a while." Change place and start over.

Old Qiao said calmly, "Okay."

  Qiao Rulong realized that his grandfather had given up hope on him, and he should have accepted the reality of the Qiao family's decline. But if he chose to accept it, why did he let his sister marry Wang Jiancheng? Was it just to fulfill the original promise? Or did he think that the Wang family could help the Qiao family regain its former glory?

In Qiao Rulong's eyes, no matter the Wang family, the Ye family or their Qiao family, they are all in a situation of transition, especially in their generation, except for Wang Jianming who can barely be regarded as the rising star, the others have basically no chance of joining the system.

It is said that wealth cannot last for more than three generations. Perhaps there is such a rule in the system. No matter how strong and hard the older generation tries, they are ultimately powerless to change the situation. Their efforts and persistence have caused so many tragedies.

There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. The grandfather and grandson can never go back to the past. Most of their greetings to each other are about caring about each other's health. Qiao Rulong hopes that his grandfather will live a long life, while Old Qiao hopes that his grandson will be safe and sound. Apart from these, he has no other extravagant wishes.

Qiao Rulong felt very uncomfortable. Old Qiao saw his uneasiness and anxiety and took the initiative to say, "Go and get busy."

Qiao Rulong nodded, feeling relieved that he could finally leave. He couldn't understand why the relationship between him and his grandfather had become so unfamiliar. Thinking about the intimate conversations between the two in the past, perhaps they were both working towards the same direction at that time, and when this direction no longer existed, the relationship between them became distant.

Qiao Rulong drove away and stopped at the gate of the compound. He turned around and looked back. This compound carried so many memories for him, and he developed a strange feeling in his heart that was both familiar and unfamiliar. The green mountains could not cover it, after all, it flowed eastward.

No one can fight against the times, even someone as strong as Grandpa. Qiao Rulong took out a cigarette, lit it, took a puff in the dark night, and peeked into the already dark night through the hazy smoke. He didn't understand what Grandpa was still insisting on? Is there any meaning in such persistence?

The ringing of the cell phone interrupted Qiao Rulong's thoughts. It was his mother calling to ask if he had left the Qiao family.

Qiao Rulong replied as if waking from a dream: "I'm leaving right now, I'm leaving right now!"

(End of this chapter)