Chapter 737 - 342: This Is What a Brand Is—And It’s Already Getting Slandered?

Chapter 737: Chapter 342: This Is What a Brand Is—And It’s Already Getting Slandered?

In order to treat the young man’s perianal abscess, just the drainage and debridement alone gave Li Jingsheng and Meng Luo a headache.

The follow-up medication and infusion were equally painstaking for Li Jingsheng.

It was difficult to control the infection, the pus was drained, and it seemed that as long as the treatment proceeded as usual, recovery would soon follow.

Why did the patient suddenly stop coming?

Tang Ping walked over after finishing the phone call.

"Boss, I just called Xie Junjie, and he will come over soon for the infusion."

"Mm, we should have a good talk with him when he comes. How can one be so careless in treating an illness?"

Li Jingsheng felt slightly relieved hearing that the patient would come over soon.

"He said he didn’t come yesterday because his brother was arrested. He’s been busy dealing with his brother’s issues over the past couple of days, so he didn’t come."

"What happened? His brother seemed fine when he came to sign the paperwork a few days ago! And when I talked to him, he sounded quite upstanding. How did he suddenly get arrested?"

The only thing Li Jingsheng could think of was the risk of working as a security guard at a hotel.

He might have gotten into a conflict with a guest, leading to a fight, and that’s why he got arrested.

"He didn’t go into details, and I’m not in a position to ask more. I’ll find an opportunity to ask when he comes later." Tang Ping chuckled, wondering when did her boss become so gossip-prone?

In the past, the boss never meddled in other people’s business.

While they were chatting, a young beauty dressed in sky-blue jeans and a flannel shirt walked in, wearing Anta sneakers. Her ponytail made her look full of youthful energy.

"Boss Li, I’ve come to collect something."

The girl smiled and sat directly in front of him.

She nodded and smiled familiarly at Tang Ping, as a greeting.

"Collect something? Collect what?"

Li Jingsheng looked confused.

"Pure herbal skin-care tea! See? I’ve been staying up late writing articles, and two hateful spots and pimples suddenly popped up, even the foundation cream can’t cover them. You promised last time to treat me to skin-care tea, so where’s the tea?"

Chu Yao pointed to the two pimples on her forehead and the faint spots developing on her left cheek.

She was quite familiar with Li Jingsheng now.

She came without any formalities.

It seemed she had never been formal with him since the first day she met Li Jingsheng.

In the past, Li Jingsheng guarded against her like a thief, and she wasn’t this familiar. Now she’s completely at ease as if she were home.

"Chu Yao, have a glass of water!"

Tang Ping poured her a glass of water.

"Thank you!"

Chu Yao took it and placed it in front of Li Jingsheng.

"I don’t want plain water; I want the skin-care tea."

"Sigh, choosing your friends unwisely! Even those who loan at high interest wouldn’t press in such a way as you do. It’s just two cups of skin-care tea; I’ll get you three cups, one extra for you."

Li Jingsheng joked with her.

Naturally understanding that it was all in fun.

Young people, you know, have a different way of interacting than older folks.

Those with a lively and cheerful disposition like to joke around and have a good laugh together.

"Snort, owing this reporter a debt, no other boss has shown such lack of awareness. They all rush to repay, rush to owe, but not you, looking all unwilling. Let me tell you, if the quality of your skin-care tea isn’t up to par and I end up scarred and unable to marry, well...you know what I mean!"

She stared threateningly at Li Jingsheng.

"Dear lady, please don’t joke about that. I have a girlfriend and am already preparing for marriage. If she hears this, she might think I’m two-timing. If she punishes me to kneel on a washboard, wouldn’t that be hard for you to bear?"

Li Jingsheng didn’t dare to play along.

Even though he knew she was joking, he couldn’t risk her being unable to marry.

If he wasn’t in a relationship with Ou Qinglan, meeting such a seemingly decent and well-mannered pretty girl, he might have taken the bait. Now, he belongs to someone, like having an invisible moral restraint.

Always regulating him, not to fool around.

"Haha... no wonder you could woo a girl into marrying you; Boss Li is not just good at medicine, but also a great talker. I’ll let you off the hook! If you lack a host for your wedding, you can consider inviting this reporter! I’ll do it for free for friendship!"

She laughed with abandon.

And was willing to actively be the wedding host for Li Jingsheng.

"That would be great! When the time comes, please don’t decline, saying you have work or are busy with interviews!" Having said this, Li Jingsheng looked at Siying. "Siying, go get three cups of skin-care tea from Boss Ye. Tell Boss Ye that the girl wanting the tea said if the tea has no effect, she won’t be able to marry and will blame me, so let her not ruin the brand."

"Haha, got it!"

Siying covered her mouth and giggled.

Happily stepping out.

As it was lunchtime, Li Jingsheng spent some time chatting with Chu Yao.

It’s quite useful to know a news reporter, as when there’s a need for community oversight, asking her for help often yields great results.

Whenever his clinic needs assistance, she’s happy to lend a hand voluntarily.

For instance, Li Jingsheng’s previous rise to trending topics had some credit to her.

"About the pregnant woman you asked me to help with last time, there’s been some progress. Our Urban Daily isn’t very powerful, so I informed the News Plus program team about her situation. After preliminary understanding and verification, they’ve mostly grasped the story’s context. The pregnant woman’s family is quite underprivileged, not many people. The pregnant woman’s husband isn’t an ordinary person but a member of the city management team.