Professor Dong accompanied by a smile, wanting to obtain Xu Li’s blood sample.
Xu Li, feeling deeply wronged, said, "Professor Dong, out of respect for your good relationship with my husband, I’ve been courteous enough. If you don’t know when to stop, don’t blame me for being impolite."
With that, Xu Li turned and walked away, ignoring Professor Dong entirely.
Xu Li was angry inside. Who in their right mind would willingly become a guinea pig?
Besides, she knew that going to the hospital for a check-up on a whim had already caused quite a stir. She was afraid it would bring trouble to Ye Fan. Moreover, the fact that she was treated by Ye Fan, in a state of undress, and even climaxed twice, was something she couldn’t let anyone know.
"This?" Professor Dong looked troubled, showing a helpless expression. He never expected such a strong reaction from Xu Li, giving him no face at all.
Chu Zhongtian also wore a grim expression, secretly feeling that his wife was being too unreasonable.
"Brother Chu? Look at the mess this has turned into, my wife has offended you, please don’t take it to heart." Chu Zhongtian smiled awkwardly.
Professor Dong quickly said, "Brother Chu, it’s not Madam Xu’s fault, it’s my fault for being presumptuous and interrupting."
"Brother Dong, don’t take it to heart. With our relationship, such words would seem aloof." Chu Zhongtian spoke sincerely.
"Brother Chu, I’ll speak plainly. Extracting Madam Xu’s blood is first to ensure her health and second to study the substances in her blood. Director Han attaches great importance to this. If Brother Chu could persuade her to let me take some blood, I would be infinitely grateful and owe you a great favor." Professor Dong appealed emotionally and logically.
Chu Zhongtian was suddenly startled, "Even Director Han Guoqing knows about this!"
Han Guoqing is an authority in the medical field, renowned domestically and internationally. How could Chu Zhongtian remain calm about this?
"Not just knows, he’s utterly shocked." Professor Dong appeared serious.
"Since that’s the case, then Brother Dong, please wait a moment, I’ll go and persuade my wife." Chu Zhongtian said.
"Then I’ll trouble you, Brother Chu." Professor Dong smiled happily.
Knowing that his wife’s recovery from her ailment had already caused a huge sensation, Chu Zhongtian couldn’t possibly take lightly something that even Han Guoqing valued. Perhaps allowing her to blood could earn Han Guoqing’s goodwill, which would be a great blessing.
Chu Zhongtian found his wife and pleaded earnestly, "It’s just a bit of blood, right? Is it necessary to give Professor Dong the cold shoulder? You know I have a close friendship with him."
"You old fool, Ye Fan told us not to let anyone know about this. I casually went to a hospital for a check-up, and it caused such a commotion. How do you not understand? What if this brings trouble to Ye Fan? Moreover, a terminal illness like stomach cancer has no cure in the medical field. This is making me a guinea pig for experiments. Do you have the heart to watch me suffer?" Xu Li said indignantly.
Listening to his wife’s words, Chu Zhongtian became alert and pondered for a while before saying, "I was too naive."
"Hurry and send Professor Dong away. I’ll call our daughter." Xu Li urged.
"Alright!" Chu Zhongtian thought about how to brush off Professor Dong.
Xu Li dialed her elder daughter’s number, afraid that she might cause trouble for Ye Fan, and thus called to inquire about the situation.
In the villa, Chu Mengyao answered the phone and sensed something was wrong after hearing her mother’s words.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Mengyao stared intensely at Lu Xiangxiang, blaming her, "You came to me just to have Ye Fan help with your medical research. Such kind intentions! At the same time, you sent someone to draw my mom’s blood. You’re treating my mom like a lab rat; that’s too inappropriate."
"What? Treating my mom like a lab rat!" Chu Biyao frowned, and after inquiring about the specifics, she angrily said, "Miss Wild Lily, aren’t you being too much? It’s bad enough that you lack ability in medicine, but to pester Ye Fan while bothering my mom, you truly are shameless, doing such barbaric things."
Lu Xiangxiang looked bitter. Now, she was thoroughly despised by the two sisters. No matter how she acted before, it was just minor antics; she hadn’t genuinely angered them. Now, with Professor Dong’s setback in collecting blood samples, she was directly implicated.
Seeing the anger between the sisters’ brows, her heart pounded. Honestly speaking, to put it nicely, it was using Xu Li’s blood for research, but frankly, it was treating Xu Li as a research guinea pig.
Who would want to see their own mother treated ?
The sisters’ reaction was more than justified.
Lu Xiangxiang sincerely said, "The hospital was indeed shocked after learning that Auntie’s illness was cured. To do the research, Professor Dong, who is a friend of Uncle, volunteered to collect the blood. However, drawing blood isn’t for nothing; there would definitely be benefits promised. I know a little about this, but I don’t know the specifics of what Professor Dong would do. My teacher sent me to the villa to find Ye Fan, also inviting him to participate in the research and, more accurately, to get Ye Fan to provide guidance on curing stomach cancer."
"Do you think my parents care about the benefits your hospital could offer? It’s laughable." Chu Biyao said coldly.
Chu Mengyao solemnly said, "Xiangxiang, the sisterhood between us is our personal friendship. Please be mindful in the future and don’t mix in so many personal matters. The way the hospital treated my mother ends here. If they act recklessly again, I’ll get a lawyer to sue you."
Lu Xiangxiang knew that if not for Xu Li’s phone call, the sisters might have persuaded Ye Fan to help her professionally. But now, Xu Li’s experience had made them dissatisfied, preventing Lu Xiangxiang from achieving her purpose.
She was well aware that no matter how much benefit or high-ranking physician position she offered Ye Fan, he wouldn’t agree to help, so she temporarily dismissed the idea of inviting Ye Fan to the hospital, intending to think of another plan.
"Sigh, you don’t have to target me in everything. I don’t have the authority in the hospital, I’m just running errands." Lu Xiangxiang lowered her head.
The sisters almost treated her as an enemy, leaving Lu Xiangxiang at a loss, feeling stuck in a dilemma.
"We aren’t deliberately embarrassing you. The hospital has gone too far." Chu Mengyao reproached.
"In times of need, every citizen has an obligation to contribute to medical research and progress." Lu Xiangxiang thought this in her heart but didn’t say it aloud. It would definitely be inappropriate to say it at this time.
"I’ll take my leave. Let’s find another time to gather." Lu Xiangxiang left the villa.