Chapter 39 "Dr. Yan, with your kind of straight man..."
Jiang Miaomiao returned to that luxurious office. But a moment later, Jiang Zhengye stormed in angrily: "Explain yourself first, why do you have so many shares?"
She leaned on the table, playing with her pen, and casually said, "That's how my second uncle's shareholding increased from 12% to 15.3%—that's how I increased mine."
Jiang Zhengye raised his voice: "He sold most of his properties and bought them while the stock market was down these past few days. But you don't have any money at all!"
"But you used 30 million to buy the 2.5% of shares I swindled from my cousin, didn't you?"
"But you already paid me back last night!"
"Yes, I only had enough money to pay you back last night."
"You only had enough money to pay me back last night?" Jiang Zhengye's eyes twitched; something was off with this free daughter!
Jiang Miaomiao suddenly got up, walked around the desk, and walked step by step to Jiang Zhengye.
Jiang Zhengye didn't know what she was planning to do. He stared at her intently, but then he saw her suddenly tilt her head and smile. The unexpected smile was quite eerie, causing him to instinctively step back.
Jiang Miaomiao hooked a stool back with her foot and pushed it toward him.
Without waiting for him to sit down, he said, "Old Jiang, do you know how much money you can get from a bank by using 30 million as collateral? Then use that money to buy short stocks, sell them when they reach their peak, and buy them again when they drop to their lowest price yesterday. In the end, you'll have 30 million left for you. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"
"The second brother always scrapes together money to buy stocks. Even someone as knowledgeable as him can't buy at the lowest price! You say you sell at the peak and buy at the trough, and yesterday's stock price was indeed the lowest, and it's starting to rise today... No, how can you be so prescient? You're simply..."
Jiang Zhengye suddenly stopped, his gaze shifted, and his words revealed an uncontrollable anger.
He was horrified: "The recent ups and downs in Da Jiang's stock price, were you behind it? Manipulating the stock market, how dare you!"
Jiang Miaomiao chuckled: "I just rushed to make the best response before all the news broke, that's all."
Jiang Zhengye flew into a rage: "You're surnamed Jiang! If the Da Jiang Group collapses and everyone falls apart, you won't fare much better."
"I've always had the surname Jiang, but have I ever benefited from the Jiang Group in any way before?" Jiang Miaomiao couldn't help but burst into laughter. "You want to sell me out to make money? I'll lend you money as capital and then let that money grow!"
The needle's point meets the knife's edge.
Neither this father nor daughter are kind people.
Jiang Miaomiao waved her hand and said, "Alright, I, the new chairman, need to get to work. You must be bored with no position or job, why don't you hurry up and go on a date with that movie queen or beauty pageant contestant? Take care, don't come back. Oh right... using public funds to pick up girls is illegal! You'd better watch out for those supplementary credit cards of yours!"
She turned and went back to her seat.
The cup that she accidentally dropped hit her squarely on the forehead.
It hurt a lot, but she covered her bleeding forehead with satisfaction and fell down with a thud.
Just then, Shi Yi and his group entered the office to report, and witnessed Jiang Zhengye committing the crime. They immediately screamed, "Ah!"
"Murder! Bloodshed!"
"Call an ambulance immediately!"
Not long after, news spread like wildfire that Dajiang Group had called an ambulance to take its new chairman to the hospital.
The group's employees couldn't help but discuss it amongst themselves:
"Did Old Dong knock out New Dong? No way! That's brutal!"
"He'll retire sooner or later anyway, and he's not fit for the position, so why bother?"
"But why does the new chairman have so many supporters?"
"To knock out one's own daughter, that's really cruel."
...
When she woke up, it was already evening.
If you smell formaldehyde, you know you're in a hospital.
Jiang Si stayed by her bedside and asked when she woke up, "How are you? Does your head still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt, and I slept very comfortably." She stretched her waist and felt a tightness on her forehead, so she touched it and found that it was wrapped in gauze.
Jiang Si chuckled: "You slept comfortably, while it was a complete mess outside. Don't worry, although there was bleeding, the wound is shallow and won't leave a scar. I also had the doctor take an X-ray to make sure there are no other problems with your brain."
Jiang Miaomiao did a quick calculation and nodded: "So what's the situation outside right now?"
Jiang Si replied briefly, "Everyone knows you were knocked unconscious by your older brother, so not only are employees of the Da Jiang Group more hostile towards him, but outsiders are even more so. Now that the evidence is conclusive, if you want to sue him for assault despite family ties, you can do so."
“As long as Lao Jiang is sincere enough, it’s understandable if he accidentally hurts someone.” Jiang Miaomiao’s words were loaded with meaning.
Jiang Si gave an "OK" sign.
Suddenly changing the subject, she exclaimed, "Oh wait, how come you got a new boyfriend so quickly?"
Jiang Miaomiao paused for a moment, "What?" Her head didn't hurt, but she was a little confused by what she was told.
Uh, full-body disinfection? Such attention to detail... she vaguely guessed, "...His surname is Yan?"
Jiang Si nodded, her eyes filled with a gossipy smile.
Jiang Miaomiao asked suspiciously, "How did he know I was hospitalized?"
Jiang Si shrugged: "Heaven knows, earth knows, but I don't know."
Knock knock, someone knocked on the door.
"Auntie, I've always been very self-aware, so I won't bother you by being a third wheel. Bye..." Jiang Si picked up her bag, got up to open the door, and let Yan Yousui in as well. Then she pointed to her lips and blew two kisses.
Yan Yousui covered her mouth, turned around and waved to Jiang Miaomiao: "I'll give you both."
"..." Jiang Si rolled her eyes involuntarily as she closed the door.
Jiang Miaomiao suppressed a laugh.
...
Yan Yousui walked to the foot of the bed, skillfully found the lever to prop up the headboard, then took out the bedside table, opened the food bag on the bedside table, and took out colorful little lunch boxes.
This time, no one will be there to eat it for me.
Yan Yousui handed over a wooden skewer, "I've just cut all sorts of fruit."
She remained cautious: "All-natural? In its original state? No artificial additives?"
Yan Yousui asked doubtfully, "What else needs to be added when the fruit is freshly cut?"
"No." She poked at a small piece of dragon fruit, carefully tasted it to make sure there was no strange smell, and then ate it with peace of mind.
Yan Yousui noticed that there was still some blood seeping through the white gauze on her forehead and frowned with concern: "...Excuse my bluntness, is fighting a common occurrence in your family?" Last time, she beat her three younger brothers into the hospital, and this time, her father knocked her into the hospital.
If it's a family tradition, then, "Why not move out? Or buy more commercial insurance, critical illness insurance, and death insurance?"
Jiang Miaomiao asked doubtfully, "I know that insurance sales commissions are very high, but do you, a doctor at a top-tier hospital, need to take on a side job?"
"Can't I even tell a joke?" He couldn't help but reach out and tap the back of her head.
Jiang Miaomiao replied, "But you've reminded me that it's time to buy more insurance."
Yan Yousui: "Huh?"
Knock knock, someone's knocking on the door again.
Around 6 p.m., the attending physician led his team on rounds. Several interns followed behind him.
Seeing that there were still people in the ward, the attending physician said doubtfully, "Sir, it's past five o'clock now, it's no longer family visiting hours."
Yan Yousui nodded. "She was injured temporarily and taken to the hospital by ambulance, so the time cannot be viewed in the conventional way. The patient is a 26-year-old female with no family history of heart disease or any positive physical signs. Her symptoms are bleeding under the skin from an impact to her forehead, but the wound is 5cm deep and the bleeding has stopped. She is currently conscious and has no symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, or vomiting. Her diet is normal."
The attending physician nodded in satisfaction, then took the opportunity to reprimand the intern beside him, saying, "Did you hear that? That's the standard answer. Your medical records must be this clear and concise. Come on, you'll come with us to check the next room."
He habitually waved to Yan Yousui, who subconsciously followed.
Seeing that Yan Yousui was about to blend into the group of doctors making rounds, Jiang Miaomiao, who was eating fruit on the hospital table, hurriedly called out, "Doctor, he's not from this hospital!"
Yan Yousui and the attending physician were both stunned.
The attending physician looked at Yan Yousui with a puzzled expression, and the latter suddenly realized, "Oh, right, I'm not a doctor at this hospital. Sorry, I just had a professional fit." Then she took three steps back.
"Huh?" The attending physician immediately looked regretful, as if saying, "A beautiful flower has been stuck in cow dung." But seeing that Yan Yousui looked young and well-behaved, he said hopefully, "Are you still in your internship? Why don't you apply to come to our hospital later?"
Yan Yousui said shyly and awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I'm an associate attending physician, and I just became a full-fledged one."
The attending physician sighed repeatedly, waved his hand, and said, "Goodbye then. These days, talent scouts are plentiful, but exceptional individuals are rare..."
That silhouette was like an autumn leaf falling in the wind, desolate and forlorn.
Jiang Miaomiao couldn't help but shake her head and look at Yan Yousui: "You also have the potential to be a scumbag."
Yan Yousui sat on the edge of her bed and argued with an almost innocent look in her eyes: "You can say whatever you want, just don't say I'm a scumbag!"
He's perfectly fine.
***
The next day.
Early in the morning, Jiang Si and Jiang Zhengye appeared at the hospital at the same time.
But he clearly didn't want to be seen, so he wore a hat, sunglasses, and a scarf to cover his face as much as possible.
Seeing his timid and hesitant demeanor, Jiang Miaomiao asked suspiciously, "Old Jiang, won't hiding like this just attract more attention?"
Jiang Zhengye paused, then disgustedly removed his sunglasses and scarf, and casually sat down to the side. "It's so stuffy. Jiang Si, close the door, be careful no one sees me here, otherwise those reporters will write all sorts of nonsense!"
Jiang Si obediently closed the door, then obediently pointed to herself: "What about me? Am I suitable to stand here?"
Jiang Zhengye: "You go out too."
Jiang Miaomiao: "Just stand there."
Jiang Zhengye frowned; he didn't want a third person to see him looking so humble.
Jiang Miaomiao smiled and said, "Old Jiang, given your history of assault, I want her to stay with me and protect me."
Jiang Zhengye said disdainfully, "You've been practicing Taekwondo since you were little, while she's only ever cried. You're more likely to protect her than her!"
Jiang Miaomiao looked at Jiang Si in surprise: "Were you a crybaby when you were little?"
Jiang Si picked up another seat and sat down, saying shamelessly, "As long as it solves the problem, I'll use any means except selling myself."
Jiang Miaomiao nodded in understanding.
Jiang Zhengye immediately said, "Then shouldn't I be understood if I occasionally use extreme methods for the sake of the Jiang Group, but I haven't killed anyone?"
Jiang Miaomiao and Jiang Si exclaimed in unison, "We can't understand!"
Jiang Zhengye's face turned ashen. "Shit! You women are just unreasonable and blatant liars."
"If you look down on us women so much, then what are you doing here?" Jiang Miaomiao retorted. "If you're asking for help, you need to have the right attitude."
Jiang Zhengye got up angrily to leave, but remembering that he had important business to discuss today, he could only reluctantly sit back down. He used to not mind being written about by the media and gossip magazines, because his womanizing ways highlighted his charm!
But what kind of nonsense is this? They're accusing him of favoring sons over daughters, of domestic violence, and even digging up his recent attempt to marry Jiang Miaomiao to the second son of the Song family, accusing him of selling his daughter for personal gain.
Men care about their pride! How will he ever face others after this?
"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have run into so much trouble lately."
Jiang Zhengye was indignant.
Jiang Miaomiao retorted sarcastically, "Old Jiang, is this what you wanted to say? If so, then turn left at the door and goodbye."
Jiang Zhengye reluctantly said, "I was wrong too, okay?" His mistake was that inviting a god is easy, but sending him away is difficult! He had provoked a plague god!
"Fine," Jiang Miaomiao said, "What brings you here?" She wasn't going to be a saint and try to convert Jiang Zhengye to good.
Jiang Zhengye said, "You'd better come forward and clarify that I accidentally hit you, or rather, just say that I didn't hit you!"
"There were only the two of us in the room, and other people witnessed you hitting me with a teacup. Do you think anyone would believe that?"
“Those young men are yours too. Tell them to shut up, and they’ll never dare to say anything out of line.”
"Even if I step in to clear your name, the scar on my forehead can't be faked, and everyone else can see through it. This matter will only get worse the more you try to clarify it."
"Then let's announce to the public that we have a deep father-daughter relationship, and that it's normal for us to quarrel and bicker occasionally."
"Why should I cooperate with you?" Jiang Miaomiao refused outright.
Jiang Zhengye emphasized: "I am your father!"
Jiang Miaomiao retorted sarcastically, "You give birth but don't raise it, and besides, you're the one who carried the baby for ten months, vomited, and gave birth!"
Jiang Zhengye glared at him angrily. After a long while, he said irritably, "Then tell me your conditions."
Jiang Miaomiao said, "Although you were voted out this time, half of the shareholders and company executives are still on your side. I want you to endorse me and get them to cooperate with me, even obey my orders at crucial moments. Don't worry, my intentions are not with Da Jiang!"
Jiang Zhengye didn't believe it. "If you don't care about the Jiang family, then why are you doing all this to force me to step down? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Jiang Miaomiao said seriously, "I just need to use Dajiang Group as a springboard."
Jiang Si, who had been silent for a while, suddenly interrupted Jiang Zhengye, a little impatient: "What do you want to do by using Da Jiang as a stepping stone?"
Jiang Miaomiao smiled slightly: "You all only want to hold onto this small piece of land in Hong Kong, while I want to go to the mainland to conquer the world."
Jiang Zhengye frowned: "I don't believe it."
Jiang Si seemed thoughtful, "I believe...I guess."
Jiang Zhengye immediately looked at Jiang Si, "Were you drugged? You keep believing her?"
Jiang Miaomiao said, "Old Jiang, believe in me and you will live forever; if you don't believe in me... then I have nothing to say."
Jiang Zhengye sneered, "I don't believe you!"
Even if such a thing is agreed upon in black and white, if one's own people end up helping her too much and being won over to her side, then one will be completely sidelined, and bringing up the agreement again will be useless!
Jiang Si said, "Brother, with Miao Miao's abilities and temperament, even if you don't hand over your troops, it's only a matter of time before she seizes power and puts you in a position of power."
Jiang Zhengye protested: "As long as I don't want to, she can't wield absolute power over me."
Jiang Si pondered for a moment and said, "But she has already achieved the first one: 'seizing power and sidelining'."
Seeing that Jiang Zhengye was still stubborn, she slowly persuaded him: "But if what Miaomiao said is true, and she has no interest in Hong Kong, and you happen to disdain developing the mainland market, since your goals are different, why not cooperate for a win-win situation? Miaomiao will help you clear your name and hold onto your business in Hong Kong, while you will use your years of connections to help her open up the mainland market. Once the mainland market is open, she will return the Hong Kong market and leave, and from then on, you will go your separate ways. Perfect."
Jiang Zhengye scoffed, "I don't believe she'll give me back the Hong Kong market! Who's willing to spit out a piece of meat that's already in their mouth? Didn't she use every means to snatch back those 2.5% of shares before?"
Jiang Miaomiao corrected: "I bought it back from you with 30 million real money, does that count as robbery?"
Jiang Zhengye angrily retorted, "2.5% of the shares are worth at least 300 million! Isn't that robbery?"
Jiang Miaomiao coldly said, "You're making it sound like you didn't steal my 2.5% stake when you spent 30 million to buy it? Back then, Jiang's stock was worth more than it is now!"
Jiang Zhengye was at a loss for words.
With Jiang Si mediating and Jiang Miaomiao's aloof and disdainful attitude, Jiang Zhengye, after careful consideration, finally decided to take the risk of believing that she had no interest in the business in Hong Kong and agreed to cooperate.
Immediately afterward, Jiang Miaomiao cooperated with Jiang Zhengye to take a photo together, announcing to the public their fatherly love and affection.
...
People are in high spirits when they have good news.
When Yan Yousui visited again, she found that her radiance was even brighter than the day before.
He reached out and touched her forehead in confusion, saying, "You don't have a fever? But why is your face redder than mine?"
Jiang Miaomiao looked at his fair and delicate face and couldn't resist reaching out to pinch it a few times. The smooth, silky texture felt wonderful. But his cheeks immediately flushed red, and he stammered, "Uh..."
She withdrew her sinful hand sheepishly and laughed, "No need to be envious, your complexion is rosier than mine now."
Yan Yousui felt indignant and quickly reached out to gently pinch her cheeks twice.
During this time, the attending physician came to check on the patient again yesterday.
When she saw Yan Yousui again, her eyes drooped with a mixture of surprise and sadness. Before leaving, she couldn't help but ask him if he wanted to do rounds together.
Yan Yousui shook her head, and the departing figure of the attending physician was even more sorrowful than yesterday, as if the river was flowing backwards.
In the ward, fresh bouquets were placed at the foot of the bed, on the bedside table, and even on the sofa.
Bored, Jiang Miaomiao got out of bed and collected all the cards, flipping through them one by one. They included: Jiang Zhengye, Jiang Yaowu, Jiang Bainian, Jiang Chengyu, Han Cuo, Ren Ziwei... Even Tu Jiaojiao, Xiao Luolin, and Xue Shaoyuan each collected a card and sent flowers.
When Yan Yousui turned around and saw her pacing back and forth in the room, she wasn't surprised, since she only had a scratch on her forehead.
However, he tentatively asked, "Do you really like flowers?"
Jiang Miaomiao said, "It's so-so. Flowers are pretty but not practical, just like white rice is something we eat all the time but that doesn't mean I like it."
Yan Yousui nodded thoughtfully, then took out her phone and ordered takeout.
Jiang Miaomiao: "..."
Jiang Miaomiao asked from the bottom of her heart, "Dr. Yan, although I have a minor injury, I am still hospitalized. Logically speaking, I shouldn't eat sugary foods, right?"
"Anyway, whether you can eat it or not is one thing, whether you want me to help you eat it is another," he replied.
Jiang Miaomiao again: "..."
She sighed deeply, "Dr. Yan, with your straight-male mindset, it's a miracle that you've even found a partner!"
"Hmph." Yan Yousui neither agreed nor disagreed with Jiang Miaomiao's statement.
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