Chapter 159: Chapter 157: Arrogant
In the early hours of the night, Zhang Hao diligently worked on Gu Yue’s body.
For a month or so, Gu Yue had been busy with work, and only a few times did she take matters into her own hands.
But it was far less intense than what Zhang Hao brought.
Having had a few experiences of soaring into the clouds, Gu Yue’s heart finally felt satisfied.
"Do tell, what do you need my help with? Do you want your own big office in the new hospital building?"
"Or do you want to move from being an ordinary doctor to part of the hospital’s leadership? I can make any of those happen."
When it came to fame and gain, Zhang Hao preferred to prove himself with his own strength, not wanting to skyrocket through the ranks by way of a woman.
"I want you to help me keep an eye on the movements of the city hospital."
Gu Yue was somewhat puzzled; ever since the two hospitals were founded, there hadn’t been any obvious conflicts.
Even if there were under-the-table competitions, weren’t other hospitals doing the same?
Why focus on the city hospital?
"Because the city hospital is owned by the Lin Family, and Lin Zhen even chose to use a beauty trap to gather military intelligence. I can’t lose to him."
With that explanation, Gu Yue understood.
"So you want me to fish for information for you, to see what Lin Zhen is planning against you. That’s easy, leave it to me."
A few days later, when Gu Yue finally had some free time, she visited the city hospital under the name of the Gu Family.
Her arrival made the leadership of the city hospital uneasy.
They didn’t know what they were about to face.
Yet Lin Zhen was very happy, he had been in the office getting cozy with his new girlfriend before hearing the news.
Upon learning that Gu Yue had come, he left his little girlfriend aside.
No matter how she coaxed or threw a fit, Lin Zhen’s attitude didn’t change in the slightest.
He even threatened to dump her if she said or did anything wrong.
The little girlfriend didn’t want to lose such an ATM.
So she could only endure it.
Watching Lin Zhen open the door and leave, the little girlfriend felt very bored and put on the top she had just taken off.
The hem of the top wasn’t long, covering only half of her buttocks, as for the bottom.
After pondering, Lin Zhen’s little girlfriend decided not to wear it.
After all, he would be returning soon, and it would be a hassle to take it off again later.
Gu Yue stood in the hospital lobby, neither retreating nor advancing, as Lin Zhen hurried down from upstairs.
"Miss Gu, what wind has blown you here? It is our oversight for not having welcomed you from afar, please forgive us."
Gu Yue extended her hand, which Lin Zhen held with both hands.
"I was just passing by and decided to take a look. Also, there are a couple of things I want to discuss with you."
After speaking, Gu Yue withdrew her hand from Lin Zhen’s grasp.
She seemed a little disgusted, flicking it through the air.
However, Lin Zhen’s attention wasn’t on that.
"Alright, then please come with me, Miss Gu. Ask me anything you want, I will tell all, sparing no details."
Ever since their encounter at the medical exchange competition, Gu Yue had not had a good impression of Lin Zhen, and she wouldn’t have bothered interacting with him if not for Zhang Hao.
"I heard the hospital recently acquired a new piece of equipment," Gu Yue asked.
Lin Zhen nodded repeatedly; he was gradually starting to take over any affairs of the hospital.
Although he still played the role of a prodigal son in front of his friends, only he knew.
That wealth does not last more than three generations, and he did not want to lose this affluent lifestyle.
"Miss Gu certainly has well-informed sources," said Doctor Zhang. "It’s a diagnostic device, far more precise than the previous model."
"It greatly improves the accuracy of patient diagnostic results, though such examinations, if done too frequently, aren’t good for the body."
Under Lin Zhen’s guidance, Gu Yue took a tour around the city hospital, a place she had visited before.
However, she had never observed it as closely as she did today.
"I seem to remember that the city hospital didn’t have traditional Chinese medicine before. When was this arranged?" she asked.
Mentioning traditional Chinese medicine always gave Lin Zhen a headache; he had previously looked down on it.
But who could ignore the fact that Zhang Hao had his own clinic there and that many people were seeking his treatments.
To say something offensive, a department is only important if it has many patients, as that’s how it makes money.
Like Zhang Hao, who had patients fighting to get in every day,
hoping to receive the most correct treatment from him.
Seeing the prospects of traditional Chinese medicine, he had also made every effort to persuade his father
to allow him to carve out a new niche in the city hospital, exclusively for traditional Chinese medicine.
However, the caliber of traditional Chinese medicine was uneven at best, but at least it was set up.
Yet the traditional Chinese medicine department hadn’t attracted as many patients as expected.
Even the hired traditional Chinese medicine doctors spent their days idling away in the office.
Sometimes Lin Zhen wondered if the practitioners he hired were genuinely qualified doctors or just pretenders.
He was jealous of Zhang Hao’s current success.
Even with his limited perspective, Lin Zhen could tell that Zhang Hao’s future would be brilliant.
"The hospital in East City District also has a department of traditional Chinese medicine," Gu Yue said. "I’ve heard that Doctor Zhang there is very accurate in diagnosing illnesses."
"Just by taking the pulse, he can tell the state of your health. Sometimes, traditional Chinese medicine is no worse than Western medicine."
Gu Yue shared her unique perspective.
Lin Zhen also knew that the traditional Chinese medicine clinic in his family’s hospital couldn’t compare to the one run by Zhang Hao.
But whether it is useful or not, we can’t make a hasty conclusion.
"Setting up the traditional Chinese medicine clinic suddenly was also about giving patients a new direction to seek medical care," he defended.
"If you look at the city hospital’s cure rates, which have been increasing year by year, that means everything."
The medical team of the city hospital was indeed top-notch, with the cure rates genuinely on the rise each year.
This was something other hospitals couldn’t match yet.
Seeing Lin Zhen’s happy expression, Gu Yue didn’t want to deflate his enthusiasm.
Instead, she changed her tone, "You still need to put in more effort in the fields you excel in. Traditional Chinese medicine isn’t that simple."
Lin Zhen, recalling the relationship between Zhang Hao and Gu Yue, probed with a question,
"Then, according to what you think, Miss Gu, what should I be doing?"
"If you were to follow my advice," Gu Yue said, "you should stop now. Stop all unfair competitive practices to avoid bringing a lot of trouble upon yourself."
Hearing this, Lin Zhen could guess that Gu Yue’s visit was mostly for the sake of Zhang Hao.
"I thought Miss Gu had come especially to see me, but it turned out to be for that youngster."
"His appearance is the reason for the drastic decline in patient visits to the city hospital. Even a starving camel is bigger than a horse," he bitterly remarked.
"He shouldn’t think he can challenge the authority of others with his strength alone, even with your help, Miss Gu. That’s wishful thinking."
From his confrontational tone, it wasn’t hard to detect that he was not at all afraid of the potential conflicts that could arise.
"I’m saying this for your own good, so as not to create an awkward situation for everyone. It’d be awful if you end up losing the watermelon while picking up sesame seeds," Gu Yue advised.
Confronting her well-meaning advice, Lin Zhen responded with sardonic disdain,
"Miss Gu, you don’t need to worry about me. The Lin Family has been able to hold its ground here for so long; we’re not without our capabilities."
Gu Yue knew that the Lin Family was arrogant, but she had not expected them to be so dismissive of others.
