Chapter 7 A Love Story from Getting On to Getting Off the Bus
For the first time in Qu Mingyuan's many years of life, he had a relationship that lasted from the moment he got on the bus to the moment he got off.
Whether it was forced or not is unknown.
The system, forced to leave midway: "..."
Ling Wei tried to explain her actions: "Here's what happened: we suddenly fell in love with each other at first sight in the car, so we decided to get to know each other. After getting to know each other, we found that our personalities were incompatible, so we broke up peacefully. The whole process was just some... um... reasonable exploration of love."
System: "...Really?"
It seemed as if it heard this sophistry: "We just bumped into each other on the street, hit it off, and couldn't help ourselves, so we found a place to rest." Finally, I was deeply moved by his story of unfortunately dropping out of school and working hard, so I gave him some cash as a token of my appreciation and encouraged him to be positive…
Seriously, officer! Please believe me!!
—It feels so familiar.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Ling Wei also benefited from the hospital's VIP customer service.
The next day, sunlight streamed in through the hospital room window.
In the next ward, Dr. Song, holding the test report, said thankfully to the lucid man on the bed, "Thank goodness, although a few indicators are a bit high, they are far from the level of kidney damage. Just drink more water these few days to promote metabolism."
As he spoke, he walked out of the ward and addressed Secretary Sun outside the door, his voice teasing: "I must say, Director Qu's intervention... was extremely timely! Otherwise, with that dosage, damage to the patient's physical condition would have been almost inevitable. Thank goodness, truly thank goodness!"
Seeing that Secretary Sun remained silent, Song Qi assumed he was embarrassed, so he patted him on the shoulder casually and raised his voice unconsciously: "Hahaha, what's wrong with that! Men, who doesn't have some innate emergency skills? I understand, I understand..."
"Song Qi." A cool, clear voice, unusually tinged with annoyance, came from the ward. "Come in."
"Huh?" Dr. Song's laughter stopped abruptly, and he shrank back.
Secretary Sun wished she could bury her head in the floor tiles. "Stop talking! You're so loud! There's a key person living next door!"
Dr. Song pushed open the door, his steps trembling. "Don't transfer him to a rural medical outreach program in the mountains! He just got back!"
Secretary Sun looked at his retreating figure with sympathy. This man was a skilled doctor, but he just couldn't read the room. Would he be going on an island patrol with the Medical Ark tomorrow?
Dr. Song, we must safeguard the "last mile" of healthcare for the islanders!
After dealing with this situation, Secretary Sun turned to another ward with a headache.
When he pushed the door open, Ling Wei was leaning against the hospital bed with an IV drip in the back of her hand, but her complexion had regained its rosy hue.
When Secretary Sun came out of Ling Wei's ward and returned to report to Qu Mingyuan, the man on the hospital bed had just finished a work call, his fingertips still hovering over the screen.
"Director, regarding what happened at the resort yesterday," Secretary Sun lowered his voice, "the mastermind was General Manager Wang of 'Starry Entertainment.' He colluded with XX, who has always been dissatisfied with your new policies, and tried to sabotage the project with a scandal. General Manager Wang attempted to leave the country last night but was stopped at the airport. XX... the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission summoned him early this morning."
"Hmm." Qu Mingyuan's expression remained unchanged. He tapped the edge of the screen twice with his fingertips and then issued several commands.
They made meticulous plans to clean up this incident and leverage its momentum to address potential obstacles to the project's future... The plan was precise and interconnected.
Secretary Sun felt a chill run down his spine and respectfully accepted the order: "Yes, I will do it immediately."
Just as he was about to turn around, a question came from behind him: "How is she?"
Secretary Sun immediately understood: "Miss Ling is out of danger and just needs to rest. Miss Bai's condition is also stable thanks to timely medical attention."
Having spent enough time by Qu Mingyuan's side, Secretary Sun could glean seven or eight parts of his deeper meaning from the slightest, almost imperceptible, change in expression.
Knowing that his report hadn't touched on the core issue, he immediately added, "I explained the confidentiality matters to Miss Ling in detail, and she understood. However, she made one additional request."
He glanced up discreetly and saw that Qu Mingyuan's eyebrows remained unchanged and his expression was calm and unwavering before continuing, "She said that her coat and phone were stolen yesterday, and she wanted to ask if there was any way to help her get them back."
"Compensate her at the highest market price." Qu Mingyuan's handling of the situation was consistent with his usual efficient style.
“That’s what I suggested too,” Secretary Sun said with a hint of helplessness. “But Miss Ling said she has a demo of her new composition saved on her phone. It was a recording made when inspiration struck suddenly, and now her memory of it is a bit fuzzy, so it’s probably difficult to recover.”
Upon hearing this, Qu Mingyuan raised his hand and pressed his temples, seemingly with a headache, but he still gave the order quickly: "Tell them not to send her away in a hurry. Ask her carefully and make sure to find her things, especially her cell phone."
Secretary Sun understood that "asking carefully" meant a surge in the workload of the investigation. Moreover, what if the phone had already been carelessly disposed of by some careless person? But this thought only flashed through her mind.
When a leader gives instructions in a gentle tone, it never means that they are consulting with you.
"Yes, I understand." Secretary Sun lowered his eyes, bowed, and replied crisply.
"She has no other requests?" Qu Mingyuan asked again.
Secretary Sun: "Um... she said that judging from your appearance, you shouldn't be using your position for personal gain..."
He thought for a moment, then decided to relay her exact words: "Miss Ling's original words were: 'Qu Ting doesn't seem like the type to cause trouble. Oh well, as long as I can keep my registration, that's fine.'"
She also emphasized, "We need to keep a close eye on Bai Wanqing too. We can't let her pull any strings! Seeing how your nephew from the Qu family is willing to go through fire and water for her, I'll be keeping a close eye on her!"
Qu Chen, who had been catching up on sleep on the sofa, suddenly opened his eyes. His gloomy gaze instantly cleared, and he stood up mockingly, his voice so cold it could shatter ice:
"What does she mean?!"
“It means exactly what it says.” Ling Wei munched on an apple, pushed open the door, and entered with a relaxed demeanor.
After everything settled down yesterday, the system finally informed her of the complete story of the "wicked woman."
In the original timeline, Bai Wanqing was too disoriented to react in time. When Qu Chen arrived, she practically clung to Qu Mingyuan, who was under the influence of the drug, and they couldn't pull her away. The scene was chaotic.
Just then, the investigation team broke down the door and captured the scene where the victim was unable to defend himself.
Although Qu Mingyuan later almost reversed the slander with his swift and decisive actions, and even exposed the mastermind behind it, just when the dawn of victory was breaking, Bai Wanqing suddenly turned against him. When questioned by relevant departments alone, she held back her tears and repeatedly said softly, "I believe in Director Qu's character. This is all a misunderstanding... Please don't let me affect the project and Director Qu's reputation."
Her father, the steward of the Qu family, later appeared to be a loyal servant who was worried about his daughter's reputation but dared not offend his master in front of the investigation team, which inadvertently increased the obstacles to the investigation.
In officialdom, issues of conduct, especially scandals involving important projects, are fatal wounds that destroy all foundations of trust.
Ultimately, considering the need to protect the project's reputation, eliminate instability, and quell public opinion storms, the higher authorities had no choice but to transfer Qu Mingyuan from his leadership position.
Ultimately, this large-scale project, which he had poured his heart and soul into, aimed to revitalize the province's tourism resources, generate billions of yuan in economic growth, and benefit countless cultural and tourism practitioners, quickly lost momentum under the pull of various forces and eventually came to a quiet halt.
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