Couple hospitalized
When Liu Quan called Tao Xingye, Tao Xingye was holding a cat and reading documents. The call came suddenly. Tao Xingye was already upset because his business was taken away, so he hung up the phone almost the moment it rang.
After waiting for two or three seconds, the bell started ringing again.
At a glance, it was still Liu Quan. It would be impolite to hang up again.
Tao Xingye had no choice but to pick up the phone. "Boss Liu, it's my fault. I was busy and didn't read the call carefully, so I hung up."
"..." After a pause of two or three seconds, Liu Quan finally spoke, his voice calm but with a hint of apology, "Come to Yunjin's house, there's someone who can help you out of your urgent need."
He hung up the phone after he finished speaking. Tao Xingye hesitated for a moment, then packed up and ran out of the apartment in just five minutes. Tao Xingye drove his car and stopped in front of the lobby of Yunjin Renjia. Coincidentally, Zhou Xing was walking out with a few employees.
"Hey, Xingzi..." Zhou Xing raised his hand.
"Well, there's something else. Let's talk next time." Without waiting for Zhou Xing to finish speaking, Tao Xingye waved his hand and followed the waiter to the private room.
He walked quickly, his expression anxious. Zhou Xing knew at a glance that Tao Xingye was really in trouble this time. It was strange that Tao Xingguo was willing to resort to such tricks, forcing his son to this point.
As soon as the door opened, the noise inside the box stopped, and everyone looked at Tao Xingye. Liu Quan was sitting in the main seat, and Tao Xingye recognized the others as familiar faces and didn't pay much attention to them. However, there was one person he recognized - Li Chen.
"Hey, Li Chen, your previous employer is here and you didn't even say hello?" A man with sparse hair and a beer belly that can hardly fit into his suit said with squinted eyes.
Li Chen ignored it, glanced at Tao Xingye, and lowered his head with a tight mouth.
The atmosphere was tense for a moment. Tao Xingye, who needed help, took the initiative to speak and ease the atmosphere. "That's right, Li Chen, come here and have a fight with you first."
"No, I..." Without waiting for Li Chen to refuse, Tao Xingye walked to his side and picked up the wine glass to fill his own. Li Chen's glass was still quite empty.
"One!" As soon as the crisp clinking sound ended, Tao Xingye raised his head and drank the whole glass of wine. He refilled his own glass and turned to look at the beer-bellied boss, "This..."
"Wang Liang. Their company is also looking for an agent. I showed your plan today to Mr. Wang, and he wants to talk to you." Liu Quan raised his glass and looked at Wang Liang. Since the boss had raised his glass, who dared not join in? Everyone in the circle stood up.
After drinking, they were considered acquaintances. Liu Quan felt that he had done his best for Tao Xingye. It was rare for him to take the initiative to help someone. If he had not done something wrong this time, he would not have sat at the same table with someone like Wang Liang.
"There's still something else to do. You guys had fun." Liu Quan left in his suit. He was a retired soldier who turned to the business world, but his body still retained the uprightness from years of training.
With Liu Quan gone, Wang Liang was the most influential person left. Tao Xingye had known that this deal would be difficult to negotiate, but he had never imagined it would be this difficult. He couldn't understand why Wang Liang was hostile to him. He had no connection with this person, right?
"Mr. Wang, I..." Tao Xingye was interrupted by Wang Liang before he could finish his words while holding his glass. Tao Xingye was speechless. For the first time, he felt how much he deserved a beating when he spoke to his employee Duan.
"Xiao Chen, you accompany Mr. Tao to have a few drinks. I, I'm going to go out and sober up first." Wang Liang looked at Li Chen who was sitting next to him, without even glancing at Tao Xingye.
Tao Xingye's hand, raised in the air, remained stuck there, neither moving up nor down. He felt like laughing, so he leaned back in his chair and gulped down the wine. He could hold his liquor well, so he was only slightly tipsy.
The drunkenness actually made his mind clearer. Tao Xingye wondered what Wang Liang's intention was in leaving halfway. Was it to show his power, or... He looked at Li Chen. How could it be such a coincidence that he came to discuss business with Wang Liang, but Li Chen joined Wang Liang's company in such a short time.
"Want me to apologize to you?" Tao Xingye turned the empty wine glass in his hand. The figures of everyone at the table were gathered in the circle of glass. After being torn several times, they almost looked like unrecognizable people.
Li Chen didn't say anything either, just sat opposite him.
Tao Xingye raised his eyes, and very slowly, he slammed the glass onto the table. A smile gradually emerged from the corner of his mouth, and in the end it was particularly bright, "Waiter!"
He looked at the girl with a smile in his peach blossom eyes, "Bring three more wine dispensers."
"Let's do something fun." Tao Xingye sat up straight, propped his chin on the table with his hands, and looked at everyone excitedly, "What about you guys? Do you want to play?"
Everyone hesitated and looked at Li Chen, ready to see what he meant. Li Chen still didn't say anything. He didn't seem happy, nor did he seem unhappy. His lips were twisted and taut.
Just then, the waiter arrived with a wine dispenser. Tao Xingye placed three new dispensers in front of him, filling them all with white wine. The first dispenser was only half full, so he placed it on the table and passed it to Li Chen.
"Let's make a bet. How long will it take you to finish that bottle of wine? I can also finish the three bottles of wine in front of me in the same time." Tao Xingye smiled and shook the chair under him. His cynical attitude made everyone wonder who was asking for help.
"What if we each have a glass and finish it in 30 seconds? Would you dare to join us?"
"Of course." Tao Xingye nodded. "How else would it be considered a bet?" He still looked determined to win. This confidence inexplicably aroused the rebellion of the others. Except for Li Chen, everyone poured a glass of wine.
Tao Xingye was not the first to play this kind of gambling, but he was the first to play without any taboos or restrictions.
Those people were kind enough to show some mercy to Tao Xingye, and he drank a glass of wine slowly for almost a minute before finishing it. Several people turned their glasses upside down in front of them and looked at Tao Xingye, who still looked calm and composed.
"I should have drunk it in one gulp. Let's see if he still pretends." Someone muttered softly.
Tao Xingye didn't bother to pay attention. He smiled and stood up, picked up a wine dispenser, and before anyone could react, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. That was a 500ml wine dispenser, not to mention he was pouring so slowly, it was almost 600ml, and he drank it all just like that?
Tao Xingye turned the empty bottle upside down on the table, then picked up a wine dispenser. This was a life-threatening way to drink, like drinking water. The liquor passed through the mouth, and before the spicy taste had even begun to dissipate, it flowed into the stomach, burning it like a ball. At this moment, if he stopped, all the pain would rush over him, giving the drinker no pleasure at all, but only torture-like pain.
He turned the second bottle upside down on the table, and there were only fifteen seconds left... Tao Xingye obviously drank the second bottle slower than the first, and he was afraid that this bet would end in failure.
"We seem to have some wine left." A calm voice broke the tense situation. Li Chen reached out and took the wine dispenser in front of him. A few imperceptible drops of wine began to flow down the wall of the glass.
He poured a few drops of wine into his own glass and held it up to Tao Xingye, "Let's compare."
Tao Xingye raised an eyebrow and picked up the last wine dispenser. With Li Chen stalling for time, Tao Xingye could be said to have a sure win, but he still finished the bottle of wine in less than a minute.
After drinking three bottles of wine, Tao Xingye felt like he was burning from head to toe. The alcohol had not yet taken effect, so he felt the discomfort particularly clearly. It was so uncomfortable that when Wang Liang came in and put the contract in front of him, he was stunned for a moment before he reacted.
Wang Liang grinned at him, "Boss Tao, I just like dealing with straightforward people like you..."
Tao Xingye didn't hear a word he said. His attention was completely focused on the contract in front of him. In a very short time, Tao Xingye read it twice and found no problems. This Wang Liang was quite honest.
Tao Xingye took a pen and signed his name at the end, "Mr. Wang, you're joking. Thanks to you for taking care of me." After a few more pleasantries, he inevitably raised the cup.
Tao Xingye's stomach was so upset that he couldn't drink a single sip. He forced himself to swallow the glass of wine. Wang Liang knew how much he had drunk, and seeing that his face was not right, he didn't bother him anymore and let him go.
Tao Xingye walked out, documents in hand. He had been relatively lucid in the box just moments before, but as the wind blew through, his consciousness began to fade. He instinctively leaned against the stone pillar at the door, and a waiter came over to inquire about the situation.
Tao Xingye was speechless, clutching his abdomen as beads of sweat poured out. He wanted to vomit, but couldn't, choking there. Tao Xingye opened his phone and handed it to the waiter. Using all his strength, he managed only two words: "Hospital."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, an unstoppable urge to vomit rushed towards Tao Xingye. There was no more embarrassing moment than that. Tao Xingye bent over and vomited into the trash can on the side of the road.
He didn't eat much, and all he vomited was wine mixed with a few traces of blood. In the end, he couldn't vomit anything out, but his discomfort didn't ease, and the burning sensation even became worse.
When the ambulance arrived, Tao Xingye was in so much pain that he couldn't open his eyes. All he could hear was the wailing sirens. He didn't even know how he got into the ambulance.
He was carried to the hospital bed, had blood drawn, underwent examinations, and surgery. Everything followed a set procedure, and Tao Xingye was arranged to go through the entire process.
The next day, he opened his eyes in his hospital gown and for a moment wondered if he was dreaming. It was a ridiculous feeling of emptiness, of nothingness, as if nothing was necessary, as if nothing was worth sacrificing his dignity and drinking three bottles of wine in two minutes just to win a bet.
He had been lying in bed for almost a day. When he was brought in last night, the news from that floor had already spread, and several young nurses were vying to take care of him.
Everyone knew Tao Xingye's identity, but they couldn't understand why no one came to see him when he was so drunk, and there was not even anyone to bring him food, let alone make him a nutritious meal.
He didn't even talk about eating, but several nurses couldn't bear to see him like that. Not only because of his identity and appearance, but also because of his illness, several of them took turns going to the hospital cafeteria to get him food.
Tao Xingye was very different from the online image; this was the unanimous conclusion of the nurses. Every time they served him a meal, he would politely thank them, not distant but not close either, and would even offer to pay for it.
"Really, there's no need for that. This matter is too sensitive. A few days ago, a patient treated our head nurse to a bowl of noodles, and our head nurse was reported and punished. What's more, taking care of patients is what we should do. You really don't have to pay me." The nurse was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Tao Xingye nodded and stayed in the hospital for two days. On the third day, it was a nurse's turn to bring breakfast to Tao Xingye, but when she entered the room, he was nowhere to be found.
That contract was indeed crucial to WuXi Jian's survival. Tao Xingye had been delayed for two days and couldn't stay any longer. When he showed up at Wang Liang's factory, Li Chen was actually a little puzzled.
Tao Xingye is a rich young man after all. Wang Liang's company is not big and is not worthy of Tao's Wanyun Group. To put it simply, it is not even qualified to carry shoes.
But he had come, and his actions from last night to today were completely unlike Tao Xingye. Besides being shocked, Li Chen was more impressed. Although he disliked Zhou Xing and Tao Xingye, young men who relied on their families to rise to power, he had to admit that Tao Xingye was truly adaptable.
"Mr. Tao, part of our company's products are produced on this assembly line, and the other part is produced on other companies' processing lines." Li Chen took the initiative to explain to Tao Xingye, "But don't worry, our company has strict quality inspections, and no unqualified medical devices will enter the market."
After a quick look, Tao Xingye gained a preliminary understanding of other companies' production lines. Honestly, even though Wang Liang was a bit mediocre, there was a reason his company could make money.
When he founded WuXi Jiansheng, he always believed that he would dominate the market and insisted on using the best in everything, refusing to compromise. If he had used some used machine tools as Wang Liang did, he might not have ended up in the current situation of losing money.
Tao Xingye didn't stay any longer. He had an appointment with another company in the afternoon and had to go back to familiarize himself with the materials. It started raining just as he left the factory. It had been raining a lot recently.
The autumn rain brings a chill, and I don't know how Lin Yu is doing living with her grandmother. Tao Xingye is itching to take Lin Yu back home after this period of time.
The rain blocked Tao Xingye's way, and also blocked Lin Yu's way.
Lin Yu lay by the window, staring at the raindrops sliding down the glass. It was very slow at first, but it slid faster and faster in the middle, and finally shattered into pieces and split into new small streams.
"Not even a single drop of rain has slid down completely." Lin Yu muttered. Grandma's house has old-fashioned glass windows. Even if it is closed tightly, there will still be a trace of cold wind blowing into the house through the gaps.
The wind and rain alternated, and the latch swayed as they hit the glass. Lin Yu suspected that this shaky window would be blown open by the wind when she went to sleep tonight. Her bed was right next to the window. If the window blew open, wouldn't the rain fall through the window onto her bed? Would she get wet?
"Xiaoyu?" Grandma, wearing a raincoat, pushed the door open and walked in. A layer of water had accumulated on the ground just after she entered. "What are you thinking about?" Grandma took out a few small kumquats from her pocket and said, "Look at what this is?"
The energy-saving lamp was low-wattage, and the weather outside was gloomy, so the room wasn't very bright. But Grandma's eyes were very bright, and the small kumquats were firm and round, their peels emitting a faint green glow.
The kumquats in this season are very sour, but Lin Yu loves sour food.
Grandma took off her raincoat before going inside. She carefully placed the four kumquats on the windowsill, as if they were treasures, with the right distance between them, and placed them there in their round and plump form.
Maybe it was because he was standing too close to his grandma, but Lin Yu always felt that the slightly bitter and refreshing scent of oranges was mixed with the aroma of rice.
It was a damp afternoon filled with rain. She leaned against the window and thought about all sorts of things, but she got the oranges that her grandmother bought in the rain.
"I'm going to keep them here forever." Lin Yu childishly hugged the oranges with his arms.
"Then it's bad. What are you going to eat if it's bad?" Grandma knocked on Lin Yu's head. "I'm going to watch TV for a while." She staggered to the door and put on the raincoat again.
Lin Yu sat by the window, watching his grandmother walking very slowly along the corridor. When his grandmother came into the house, Lin Yu picked up an orange and put it in front of his eyes. It was a really good orange. His grandmother must have put a lot of thought into it.
She leaned on the window sill again, but this time there were four oranges to watch the raindrops slide down with her. The sky was getting darker and darker, and Lin Yu heard the TV in her grandmother's room go silent.
It was time to go to bed. Lin Yu turned off the lights, climbed onto the bed and covered himself with the quilt.
In the middle of the night, the window was blown open as expected, and Lin Yu got splashed with water on his face. There was broken glass all over the floor. Lin Yu didn't have time to care about it, so he got up and went to look at the four oranges.
Fortunately, they were blown into the house. Lin Yu picked them up and put them on the bed. She no longer paid attention to the window and continued to sleep with her head facing the window. Raindrops hit her face drop by drop, and she was actually a little happy.
Early the next morning, Lin Yu's grandmother got up as usual to cook. There would always be a sunny day after the rain, and she was planning to take Lin Yu to the market today.
She lit a fire and cooked, then skillfully served the food, but she felt something was wrong. She squinted her eyes for a long time before finally realizing what was wrong—her granddaughter's window was broken!
This is really bad!
Grandma Lin held her waist and quickly rushed into Lin Yu's room. "Xiaoyu?" She called out tentatively a few times, but no one answered. Her heart sank to the bottom.
The person in the bed lay motionless. She reached out and felt how terribly burned they were. She took out her old cell phone and called her daughter, but there was no answer. She called her son-in-law, but still no one answered.
What’s going on! She had no choice but to take out Lin Yu’s phone and open the address book. There were only a few numbers, “Tao Xingye…” She clicked on it and fiddled with it for a long time before she figured out how to make a call.
"Hello? Xiaomai."
"Xingye? Come back soon, your wife has a fever." Grandma Lin wanted to say something more, but found that the other party had hung up the phone. What kind of people are these?
Grandma Lin cursed into the phone. She bent down and tried to weigh her granddaughter. It was okay. She could carry her with her old bones.
There was a small clinic in the next village, only one kilometer away. No one helped them, so she carried her granddaughter on her back to see a doctor!
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