He noticed the expression on the woman's face beside him.
The middle-aged man looked towards the ground floor lobby with a puzzled expression.
Instantly, the middle-aged man's face darkened.
"Miss Mo, I apologize for the embarrassment. Please excuse me for a moment." With that, the middle-aged man, his face grim, quickly walked towards the crowd on the first floor.
Chen Mo stood amidst the crowd, glancing at the surrounding security guards, whom he didn't take seriously.
After days of training, conditioning with traditional Chinese medicine, and studying the martial arts manuals in his mind, he had long felt the urge to spar with someone.
Yu Honglong, on the other hand, appeared somewhat nervous.
After all, the security guards around him were all burly and strong, and he knew he was no match for them.
"When things get rough, you go first," Chen Mo glanced at Yu Honglong beside him and instructed.
Yu Honglong hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and made a decision. He stepped forward, standing beside Chen Mo.
"Brother Chen, I, Yu Honglong, am no saint, but I also know that abandoning a brother and running away is the act of a coward!"
These words surprised Chen Mo.
After all, they didn't have much interaction, and there had even been some past grievances between them. He hadn't expected Yu Honglong to choose to stay and help him.
"It's fine, I don't put these people in my eyes," Chen Mo smiled indifferently and gently patted Yu Honglong's shoulder.
"Brother Zhang, did you hear that? How arrogant this kid is! He said he doesn't put you in his eyes!"
Hearing Chen Mo still dare to be so defiant, the store clerk quickly said to the security guards.
The security guards, with cold expressions, stepped forward, ready to attack Chen Mo.
"Stop!"
However, at this moment, a stern voice suddenly rang out.
The security guards froze, stopped, and looked behind them.
"Manager!"
Seeing the person who arrived, they quickly and respectfully addressed him.
The person who arrived was none other than their manager, Xu Chengping, from Shenzhi Tang.
"What exactly is going on?" Xu Chengping's face was extremely displeased. They had important guests here today, and letting them witness such a scene would be utterly embarrassing!
The store clerk hurried forward to explain, recounting the events with embellishments.
The้้ป was how Chen Mo had toyed with him, even slapping him.
Yu Honglong listened and expressed his displeasure: "He's talking nonsense! It was clearly him who looked down on people first and kept insulting us, which is why we hit him."
"Manager, I didn't!" the store clerk vehemently retorted.
Xu Chengping frowned slightly, his expression appearing extremely displeased.
"Doctor Chen, why is it that every time we meet, you are in this state?" Just as Xu Chengping was weighing the pros and cons and preparing to handle the situation, another voice sounded from outside the crowd.
Then, a beautiful woman in a black dress appeared before everyone.
When Chen Mo saw the person who arrived, he was also stunned, and an embarrassed expression immediately appeared on his face: "Miss Mo, what are you doing here?"
The young and beautiful woman was none other than the eldest daughter of the Mo family, Mo Xiaojing.
Chen Mo was also frustrated. He couldn't understand why he always encountered trouble whenever he met Mo Xiaojing.
"I came to buy some tonics for my grandfather," Mo Xiaojing replied.
Seeing this, Xu Chengping asked with utter astonishment: "Miss Mo, do you two know each other?"
"He is the doctor who cured my grandfather, Chen Mo," Mo Xiaojing introduced.
"What?! It's him!" Xu Chengping looked at Chen Mo in surprise.
He naturally knew about the matter of Old Master Mo being cured, but he hadn't expected the doctor to be so young.
"Manager, you must uphold justice for me! Look at him, look at what he's done to my face!" At this moment, seeing that the other party had acquaintances, the store clerk quickly and aggrievedly pointed to his face.
Xu Chengping glared at the store clerk: "You shut up!"
The store clerk was instantly dumbfounded!
Then, Xu Chengping walked up to Chen Mo with a very polite demeanor: "Doctor Chen, it's a pleasure to finally meet you. We are truly honored by your presence at Shenzhi Tang; it brings great glory to our establishment."
The store clerk was even more bewildered. What was going on? How did it bring glory? He had just been slapped by that person!
Chen Mo sneered: "I dare not accept. Your employees have too high a status. In your eyes, customers like us are nothing but paupers."
Xu Chengping's old face flushed, appearing somewhat embarrassed.
He then glared at the store clerk again: "You blind fool, go to the finance department now to settle your accounts and leave! You're fired!"
Boom!
The store clerk was struck by lightning, frozen on the spot.
He could never have imagined that he would be fired by the manager!
"Manager, he hit me," the store clerk, regaining his senses, tried to argue desperately.
"Hit you? Why would Doctor Chen hit you? Do you really think I don't know? Let me tell you, quite a few customers have complained to me about your snobbery. Previously, I gave you face because you were an old employee here and didn't deal with you. I didn't expect you to remain unrepentant!"
Then, Xu Chengping looked at the security guards: "What are you all standing around for? Get him out of here!"
How could these security guards dare to disobey the manager's orders? They turned around, dragged the store clerk, and walked him out of the store.
"Manager, I was wrong, Manager, I'll never dare to do it again. I have old parents and young children, Manager, please give me one chance!"
However, Xu Chengping didn't even glance at him.
Instead, he looked at Chen Mo politely: "Doctor Chen, I am truly very sorry. I am also pained that Shenzhi Tang has such a black sheep among us. How about this, to express our apologies, any medicinal ingredients you require today will be offered at an eighty percent discount, what do you say?"
Chen Mo was somewhat surprised. He actually knew that the profit margin for Chinese medicinal ingredients was only around twenty percent, which meant this was essentially giving him the wholesale price.
"Then thank you."
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
Saying that, Xu Chengping called a store clerk: "Someone, see what medicinal ingredients Doctor Chen needs and prepare them for him."
Chen Mo took out his bank card and repeated the medicinal ingredients he had previously requested.
Seeing the store clerk go to get the medicine.
Mo Xiaojing, who was standing nearby, looked somewhat confused: "Doctor Chen, why do you need so many tonics?"
"For myself," Chen Mo did not hide anything.
"For yourself?" Mo Xiaojing scrutinizingly looked Chen Mo up and down.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"Doctor Chen, your body is quite strong, and you don't seem deficient. Why are you taking so many tonics?"
This statement immediately made many people around them perk up their ears.
Especially Xu Chengping and Yu Honglong, who looked at the two of them with surprise.
After all, whether one was deficient or not was probably only known to the closest two people, right?
Noticing the strange looks from the people around, Mo Xiaojing finally realized something. Her usually indifferent face instantly turned red.
Chen Mo also looked embarrassed and quickly explained: "I've been training recently, and these are to enhance my physique."
"Oh," Mo Xiaojing forced herself to remain calm and replied.
Then she said: "Doctor Chen, Manager Xu, I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."
After speaking, without waiting for their reply, she left Shenzhi Tang with a blushing face.
"Brother Chen, that beauty is so gorgeous. Who is she? It feels like your relationship isn't simple," seeing Mo Xiaojing leave, Yu Honglong quickly came closer and asked in a low voice.
"Mo Xiaojing."
"Mo Xiaojing? How familiar."
The next second, Yu Honglong's eyes widened, and he pointed at the door in shock.