Lian Wenxin's face showed a smile, and he walked out of the elevator with his head held high.
He said to the middle-aged man, "Manager Yang, you are too kind. I just arrived, and you already knew I was here and came out to greet me personally. Really, we're old acquaintances, no need to be so polite."
The middle-aged man was none other than the manager of this sky-high restaurant, Yang Zengguang.
Yang Zengguang's expression froze, and he then noticed Lian Wenxin, who had already walked up to him.
The others were also preparing to exit the elevator.
"Doctor Chen, you'll have to toast Director Lian a few more glasses later. If it weren't for Director Lian, you would have been humiliated today, and I'm afraid all of us would have been disgraced with you." Xu Lang, who had just walked out of the elevator, saw Chen Fan's silence and again spoke sarcastically.
These words also drew agreement from the surrounding doctors and nurses. None of them felt they were here to dine because of Chen Fan; they all believed they were benefiting from Lian Wenxin's favor.
Chen Fan heard this and smiled faintly, saying, "How do you know he's here to greet Director Lian?"
Xu Lang sneered, "Heh, Doctor Chen, if he's not here to greet Director Lian, who else would he be here to greet, you?"
A female nurse spoke up for Chen Fan, "Doctor Chen said earlier that he had contacted the restaurant manager. Perhaps he really is here to greet Doctor Chen."
Xu Lang immediately clutched his stomach and burst into laughter, "Don't you all use your brains for a moment and think, is that possible? This is a Michelin-starred restaurant, do you think this is Sha County Snacks? You all know Doctor Chen that well?"
Just then, Yang Zengguang smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, Director Lian, I didn't know you were coming. Today, our restaurant has a distinguished guest, and all the private rooms have been booked. We only have a few seats outside, so I'm truly sorry for today. Perhaps you could come another day?"
Because Chen Fan was standing at the back of the crowd, Yang Zengguang did not see him.
When Lian Wenxin heard that it wasn't for him, his face immediately flushed as he explained, "I'm not treating today, I'm just accompanying them. Since there are no seats, we'll come another day."
Saying this, Lian Wenxin turned to leave.
The doctors and nurses following Lian Wenxin looked somewhat dejected upon hearing that they had to leave due to no available seats.
They had finally come to a high-class restaurant, only to have to leave without even having a sip of water!
Seeing everyone about to turn and leave, Xu Lang looked at Chen Fan mockingly and said, "Doctor Chen, didn't you say you had booked a table? You even called the manager, so why are we being kicked out now?"
The others also looked at Chen Fan with resentment, feeling that Chen Fan was indeed unreliable and had clearly been toying with them.
"I did call him and booked all the private rooms here," Chen Fan said nonchalantly.
Xu Lang almost burst out laughing, looking at Chen Fan and asking, "Doctor Chen, could it be that the distinguished guest the manager just mentioned is you?"
Chen Fan nodded, "If you're referring to the person who booked the private rooms, then yes, it was me."
"Hahaha! Doctor Chen, are you trying to make me die of laughter? You're saying that distinguished guest, who has more influence than our Director Lian, is you?" Xu Lang almost choked with laughter.
Lian Wenxin turned to look at Chen Fan at this moment, his face extremely grim, "Doctor Chen, that's enough. Look at your own capabilities before you dare to bluster here. You've completely disgraced our hospital's reputation today!"
Some of the surrounding nurses and doctors also looked at Chen Fan with resentment, their expressions showing displeasure. After all, they had traveled a long way, only to be tricked by Chen Fan. How would anyone feel good about that?
Especially Lian Wenxin, his expression was unpleasant because he had intended to show off in front of everyone, but unexpectedly, he couldn't even do that and instead lost face in front of his hospital colleagues.
Chen Fan ignored Lian Wenxin and walked forward from the back of the crowd.
The surrounding doctors and nurses made way for Chen Fan. Xu Lang and Lian Wenxin, seeing Chen Fan still advancing, showed disdain on their faces, waiting to see Chen Fan make a fool of himself.
They naturally did not believe that the distinguished guest who could book all the private rooms in the sky-high restaurant would be Chen Fan.
"Mr. Chen!" However, just as many people were waiting to see Chen Fan's downfall, a familiar voice suddenly reached everyone's ears.
Everyone quickly looked, and a scene that left them dumbfounded appeared before their eyes.
Upon seeing Chen Fan, Yang Zengguang quickly stepped forward, his face filled with a fawning smile, his attitude extremely respectful, "Mr. Chen, why did you come up first? I was planning to personally go down to pick you up!"
Boom!
One sentence struck their ears like thunder.
What?! This, this manager of the sky-high restaurant, was going to pick up Chen Fan?! Chen Fan was the distinguished guest the manager had just mentioned? How was this possible!
Unbelievable speculations arose in their minds.
Chen Fan smiled faintly and said, "It's alright, we have a lot of people today. The private rooms are all ready, right?"
"They are ready. We had a few reservations, but we called them all to cancel. Today, all the private rooms in the sky-high restaurant are exclusively for you!"
Instantly, everyone was stunned, staring at Chen Fan with wide eyes.
Because they all knew that the distinguished guest mentioned by Yang Zengguang just now was Chen Fan.
"Yang, Manager Yang, the distinguished guest you just mentioned, was it Chen Fan?" Lian Wenxin still couldn't quite believe it and asked Yang Zengguang.
Yang Zengguang nodded, saying with some shame, "Yes, Director Lian, Mr. Chen is our Black Card member. I'm truly sorry, you should have said earlier that Mr. Chen invited you."
"What!? Black Card!" Lian Wenxin and Xu Lang were dumbfounded, their mouths agape, unable to say anything for a long time.
He had come to show off, to flaunt, to embarrass Chen Fan.
However, in the end, he became the clown! A Platinum Card member showing off in front of a Black Card member, wasn't this self-humiliation?!
"Let's go, everyone, we're going to eat." Chen Fan glanced at the people behind him, then asked Yang Zengguang to lead the way towards the private rooms of the sky-high restaurant.
Each department had its own private room. Since Chen Fan was in his own department, he sat with Qin Shuran's department.
Chen Fan was treating everyone today, so naturally, no one dared to raise any objections.
"Doctor Chen, I wasn't intentionally targeting you just now. I was just afraid our hospital would be disgraced. Please don't take it to heart." After everyone was seated, Xu Lang said to Chen Fan with an embarrassed expression.
Chen Fan completely ignored Xu Lang. Soon, the waiters began serving the dishes. A waiter approached Xu Lang and directly removed his chopsticks and bowl.
This made Xu Lang somewhat confused. Before Xu Lang could ask, several waiters carrying small steamed buns placed them in front of Xu Lang, one basket after another.
A total of ten baskets of small steamed buns were placed before they stopped.
"Doctor Xu, you said you wanted to eat the small steamed buns here, so eat more. These are appetizers. If you're not full, I'll bring you another ten baskets. It's fine, I'm not short of money. But you have to finish them. If you don't finish them, it means you're not giving me, Chen Fan, face, and the consequences will be very serious." Chen Fan said, a curve forming at the corner of his mouth.
Hearing Chen Fan's words, Xu Lang's face instantly turned green.