Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 440: Chapter 440 Banquet Ends

When Lin Dong returned to the banquet, he saw Zhou Ming of the Zhou family performing ”acrobatics”.

”Everyone, my name is Zhou Ming. Let me perform a trick for you, washing your hair upside down!”

As he spoke, he made a pained expression and turned himself upside down, truly beginning the ’performance’.

Zhou Ming had initially wanted to weasel out of it.

But seeing how his own brother-in-law acted so subservient in front of Lin Dong, and how even the Divine General Fei Ying—a person he himself would have to greet with the utmost respect—dared not speak in Lin Dong’s presence.

He really didn’t dare to renege!

Lin Dong had warned him that if he didn’t fulfill his earlier promise, he wouldn’t let him off.

Thus, the current scene unfolded.

Seeing this, the Zhou family members felt immensely embarrassed, as if they had lost all face.

But they dared not say anything.

”Wuu, Dad, come help me. Washing your hair upside down is too difficult, I can’t do it on my own,” he whined.

His father Zhou Wenqing: ”...”

With no other choice, he could only go over to help.

His father held his legs, assisting him with washing his hair upside down.

Many guests could hardly contain their amusement at the sight.

As for Zhou Shichang, he no longer had the face to continue the birthday banquet.

The Zhou family hastened to conclude the birthday banquet and left in a dejected manner.

However, although the Zhou family ended the banquet and left first,

the Qiao family did not, and the Qiao family’s birthday banquet continued.

The guests from the Zhou family’s earlier banquet didn’t leave either.

Among these people, many were from Jianghai Medicine, and quite a few were colleagues of Zhou Shichang and Qiao Guoting.

So now, they turned their attention to joining Qiao Guoting’s banquet instead.

When Qiao Guoting had not yet retired, he had taken special care of a balding man named Xiao Huang, treating him almost like an apprentice.

When he arrived, Qiao Guoting thought he had come to attend his own birthday banquet and greeted him with a smile. Little did he know that, in his attempt to curry favor with others, he had come to attend Zhou Shichang’s banquet instead.

And he even said some things that embarrassed Qiao Guoting.

Now, seeing that Qiao Guoting’s side was full of guests, including many influential figures rarely seen on ordinary days,

he started to show his opportunistic ’talents’ again, fawningly approaching Qiao Guoting.

”Master, Xiao Huang has come to offer you a toast,” he said.

He held a cup of wine and came forward to toast Qiao Guoting.

However, Qiao Guoting had already seen through his true colors and said coldly, ”You’re a man with great power in the Medical Inspection, and I’m just a retired old man; I’m not worthy of your toast.”

”This...” Xiao Huang’s hand holding the cup trembled.

With those words from Qiao Guoting, it was as if he had been handed a ’death sentence’ in his career.

Director Li of the Provincial City Medical Inspection walked over, patted his shoulder, and said, ”Prepare for an investigation by the discipline officers!”

”Pop––” At hearing this, the wine glass in Xiao Huang’s hand fell to the ground.

He couldn’t bear the weight of an investigation.

An investigation would likely land him in prison.

”I’m doomed!”

Qiao Guoting did not show a friendly face to those who kissed up to him and were ungrateful in return.

But for those like Xiao Liao, who did not seek to curry favor, he showed ample courtesy.

Qiao Guoting personally went to offer a toast to Xiao Liao.

Xiao Liao was just an ordinary member of the Medical Inspection, without much background, not seeking to curry favor, but working diligently, thus holding a relatively low position.

His colleagues all thought that such a person had peaked in life.

Who would have thought that by attending a banquet, he would find a new opportunity.

Thanks to Qiao Guoting’s courtesies, and to the good words he spoke on his behalf, he had already attracted the attention of many big shots, even Mayor Fang had patted his shoulder and encouraged him to keep up the good work.

Everyone knew that this Xiao Liao’s future was boundless.

The looks they gave him were filled with a touch of envy.

”It seems that one shouldn’t be like Xiao Huang, too power-driven; instead, we should learn from Xiao Liao, who knows how to be grateful.”

The banquet continued.

About several hours later, it started to wrap up.

One by one, everyone began to leave.

”Mr. Lin Dong, we shall take our leave!”

After everyone had left, only the Qiao family and Chu Lan’s family remained.

Their gazes towards Lin Dong all seemed very unfamiliar.

They wanted to ask Lin Dong, but didn’t know where to begin.

That night, Lin Dong stayed in the Number 1 Villa at the holiday village.

Qiao Bing chose to stay with him.

Qiao Bing had previously stated that this evening, regardless of whether her mother Chu Yunxiu agreed or not, she would give herself to Lin Dong.

Earlier at the banquet, Qiao Bing had asked her mother Chu Yunxiu if she agreed to her being together with Lin Dong.

Chu Yunxiu had agreed.

With the only obstacle now gone, Qiao Bing no longer had any reservations; tonight, she just wanted to give herself entirely to Lin Dong.

When the Qiao family saw that Qiao Bing had also chosen to stay, they did not say anything and all returned to Qiao’s villa.

Once they returned to the villa, they still hadn’t come back to their senses.

Chu Yunxiu muttered, ”Am I dreaming tonight?”

Qiao Xue, sitting beside her, shook her head, ”Mom, you’re not dreaming. All of this is real.”

”That Lin Dong, what exactly is his situation? Xiaoxue, do you know?” Chu Yunxiu asked.

Qiao Xue pondered, then told Chu Yunxiu about what she had learned in the provincial city.

”The Leader of the Southern Faction of Traditional Chinese Medicine? Is his identity that high-ranking? Can that alone draw so many big shots?” Chu Yunxiu couldn’t help but say.

”Probably, after all, a great doctor’s connections are immeasurable. And the people who came today, most of them have been treated by Lin Dong,” said Qiao Xue.

They assumed that the reason these people attended the birthday banquet for Lin Dong’s sake today was all because of Lin Dong’s identity as ’Leader of the Southern Faction’.

As for Lin Dong’s identity as Master Lin, they were still unaware.

Even so, the Qiao family’s attitude towards Lin Dong had completely changed.

That night, Qiao Xue tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Eventually, she sat alone in the courtyard, bathed in moonlight, lost in thought.

Her mother Chu Yunxiu couldn’t sleep either. Seeing her elder daughter in a daze, she knew what she must be thinking about.

Chu Yunxiu approached and sighed, ”Xiaoxue, do you regret it?”

”Lin Dong... he was originally engaged to you.”

Deep inside, Qiao Xue did have some regrets, but being such a proud woman, she would never admit it verbally.

She shook her head and said, ”No, there’s nothing to regret. Even though Lin Dong has deep accomplishments in medicine and has become the Leader of the Southern Faction of Traditional Chinese Medicine, so what?”

”The man that I, Qiao Xue, will find in the future will be even better than him,” she declared.

Seeing this, Chu Yunxiu patted her shoulder and nodded gently.

”Xiaoxue, if Lin Tiance pursued you, became your boyfriend, then Lin Dong really wouldn’t amount to much!”

Qiao Xue nodded.

She still believed that Lin Tiance was Master Lin.

The person she admired in her heart was that Master Lin who had helped her twice.

”Lin Dong, you may be capable, but how can you compare to Master Lin? The man I, Qiao Xue, am going to marry in this lifetime can only be Master Lin, not you. Therefore, I will never regret dissolving our marriage contract with you!”

She clenched her fists and solemnly reiterated to herself in her heart.