Meanwhile, at Elder Huang's residence.
After receiving the call from Qin Fangchen, Elder Huang immediately put it on speakerphone because Li Se was by his side.
“Looking for me?” Li Se sneered. He didn’t need to think to know what this was about.
Seeing Li Se’s expression, Elder Huang understood. He then sneered, “President Qin, you just expelled him from the Medical Association. What else could there be?”
“It’s a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!” Qin Fangchen’s anxious voice came from the other end of the phone. “Elder Huang, where is this divine doctor Li? I’ll come over personally. Some misunderstandings can only be clarified face-to-face. As for the expulsion, that’s completely untrue. It was an operational error by my subordinates. He is still a member of our Medical Association. Elder Huang, you can also call him now and come to the Medical Association together.”
“Sorry, I’m not really interested in going,” Elder Huang said calmly.
“President Qin, there are no misunderstandings between us. That’s all,” Li Se also said.
Qin Fangchen was taken aback. He immediately knew that Li Se was with Elder Huang. Without hesitation, he rushed to Elder Huang’s house.
“That old fellow really expelled you.” Elder Huang would be lying if he said he wasn’t angry. After all, Li Se was personally recommended by him. Yet, after only a day of joining, he was expelled by Qin Fangchen. This was clearly a slap in his face.
Li Se said indifferently, “It doesn’t matter. Expelled, so be it. It’s just a Medical Association, I didn’t pay much attention to it. The president of the American Medical Association even invited me back then.”
The Medical Association of Qingyun City was really nothing special. After the contest between Chinese and Western medicine, President Luo Lin had invited him, even offering to have him as her teacher, or rather, both teacher and boyfriend.
But he had refused them all. What’s more, it was just the humble Medical Association of Qingyun City?
Besides, it wasn’t entirely accurate to call this Medical Association purely Western medical, as there were a few traditional Chinese medicine practitioners within it.
As it was said before, Chinese medicine in Huaxia was somewhat in decline. There was only a Medical Association for Chinese medicine in the capital.
“That’s true,” Elder Huang quickly felt at ease.
In less than ten minutes, Qin Fangchen had arrived. This efficiency was extraordinary. Coming from the headquarters of the Medical Association, a distance of at least a dozen kilometers, Qin Fangchen covered it in ten minutes.
“Doctor Li, you are indeed here,” Qin Fangchen said with a face full of smiles after entering. “It’s all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. It’s all my secretary’s fault for not handling it properly, and they mistakenly expelled you. Really, it’s my fault for not disciplining them properly.”
As he spoke, he looked coldly at his secretary and shouted, “Aren’t you going to apologize to Doctor Li?”
The secretary immediately knew that he had to take the blame. What’s more, he couldn’t say anything and could only honestly accept the blame. He said to Li Se with a look of apology, “Doctor Li, I’m truly sorry. I was confused for a moment. This matter has nothing to do with President Qin. The text messages were also sent by me. The main reason is that I called more than ten times and you didn’t answer. I acted in anger. It’s all my fault.”
“Your salary for this month will be deducted. How dare you make decisions without authorization?” Qin Fangchen shouted coldly.
“President Qin is right to discipline me. I will never dare to do it again,” the secretary humbly accepted the criticism.
Qin Fangchen smiled and said to Li Se, “Doctor Li, you see, this was all a misunderstanding. I’ve already disciplined the person responsible, and the expulsion is definitely nullified. Can you come back to the Medical Association with me now?”
Li Se watched coldly. How could he not know that the secretary was just a scapegoat? He sneered, “President Qin, I’ve already been expelled. There’s no need to go back. Originally, I am a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, not Western medicine. It’s better if I don’t go back to your Medical Association, as I am not a member of your association anyway.”
Qin Fangchen’s expression changed, and he said somewhat panic-stricken, “Doctor Li, this misunderstanding has already been cleared up. Why do you have to…”
“President Qin, what about me? Expel me too. From now on, I am no longer a member of your Medical Association,” Elder Huang said with a cold snort.
“Elder Huang, why must you do this?” Qin Fangchen was on the verge of tears. Although Elder Huang was a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, his medical skills were extremely profound, and he was highly regarded in Qingyun City. Moreover, he had previously refused an application to become an imperial physician. Otherwise, with Elder Huang’s medical skills, becoming an imperial physician would not have been a problem.
“You should hurry back to the Medical Association. Can’t you keep Secretary Song and the others waiting for long?” Elder Huang said with a half-smile. It must be said, although he was unhappy that Li Se was expelled, he was quite pleased to see Qin Fangchen’s current predicament.
Qin Fangchen was close to tears. “Elder Huang, you know the current situation. Secretary Song specifically asked to see Doctor Li. If Doctor Li is not present, my returning would be of no use. You are also an old member of our Medical Association. You wouldn’t want to see the Medical Association fall into such a difficult situation, would you?”
Song Yushan bringing leaders from various parties to express gratitude was very important for the Medical Association. Moreover, the reputation of the Medical Association would increase even further in the future. Everyone would know that Secretary Song was a supporter of the Medical Association.
But the problem was that Song Yushan wanted to thank Li Se, and at this very moment, Li Se had been expelled from the Medical Association by him.
“President Qin, go back. I am not going,” Li Se said calmly.
Qin Fangchen knew that it was too late to say anything. He had no choice but to leave dejectedly. As he got into his car, he received a call from Jiang Hezheng.
This damned culprit!
“President Qin, how did it go? Li Se should have begged for mercy by now, right?”
Jiang Hezheng’s hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone. “Congratulations, by the way. Secretary Song personally came to visit. The Medical Association will surely grow bigger and bigger in the future.”
“Grow your ass!” Qin Fangchen directly cursed. “It’s all your fault, you bastard. If it weren’t for you, would I have ended up like this? You just wait. If I don’t have a good time, you won’t either!”
“President Qin, what happened?” Jiang Hezheng was completely bewildered.
“I’m telling you, you’re finished, you’re absolutely finished!” Qin Fangchen said through gritted teeth. “Because you’ve also offended Doctor Li. Do you know why Secretary Song visited the Medical Association today? Jiang Hezheng, oh Jiang Hezheng, you’ve misled me! I’m telling you, if anything happens to me, I’m not done with you!”
Qin Fangchen hung up the phone. While he was angry, he was also full of sorrow. Although he had made threats, what use were threats now?
Things would unfold as they would.
He didn’t know if he could still retire smoothly, and what about the future of the Medical Association… it was a bit bumpy.
No, it was his own future that was bumpy!