NOVPUBIn the hospital.
Yu Kai stood at the outpatient department with a group of people, looking around at the busy scene with utter bewilderment.
Seeing this, the assistant Duan An quickly stopped a nurse who was bustling about.
"Miss, where are the students from the Agricultural University?"
The nurse looked at them suspiciously.
"Who are you, the students’ parents?"
Duan An smiled and shook his head.
"We’re not their parents, we heard they had food poisoning, so we came to see how they were doing."
Duan An intended to keep a low profile, to shape the image that officials from the Education Ministry are very approachable, so he did not reveal his identity right away.
Unexpectedly, the nurse retorted upon hearing this.
"If you aren’t the parents, what are you looking at! Are you here to crowd around in the hospital for fun?"
"We’re very busy right now, don’t bother us, get moving."
Having said that, the nurse turned around and walked away quickly with a tray in hand.
Assistant Duan An was left standing there, looking very embarrassed.
Yu Kai criticized, "At a time like this, let’s not do that low-key act."
"The most important thing is to see the students first, to ensure their safety and condition."
Duan An nodded repeatedly.
"You’re right; it was inconsiderate of me."
Yu Kai cleared his throat, preparing to demonstrate the correct approach himself.
Yu Kai stepped forward and stopped a nurse who was also busy.
As it happened, this busy nurse was none other than Liu Jing.
Suddenly stopped, Liu Jing looked dumbfounded.
Before she could react, Yu Kai smiled and said, "Miss, hello, we are from the Education Ministry, and we’d like to know where the students from the Agricultural University are. We would like to visit them."
Most nurses would probably get nervous just hearing the words "Education Ministry."
But Liu Jing was a head nurse, used to working with Li Guotai.
What kind of storm hasn’t she seen?
"Can’t you see I’m busy? Right now, the people from the Agricultural University are still in a state of poisoning and it’s inconvenient for visits, please leave quickly."
Like the previous nurse, Liu Jing picked up her tray and was about to leave.
Yu Kai felt embarrassed, not expecting that even after revealing his identity, he still was not given due attention.
Seeing Yu Kai’s embarrassment, the bunch of underlings behind him immediately wouldn’t stand for it.
Anyone could feel embarrassed, but not the leader!
The assistant Duan An was the first to challenge.
"What’s the matter with you, nurse? Haven’t we already said that we are from the Education Ministry, specifically here to check on the Agricultural University students’ condition?"
"If anything goes wrong with the Agricultural University students, we need to disclose it to the media immediately, so we need to know the firsthand information, you understand?"
Liu Jing scoffed.
"You’re from the Education Ministry, not the Medical Department; you’re not in charge of me, move aside."
Liu Jing pushed Duan An aside, cursing under her breath as she continued to walk forward.
"A bunch of you, not doing anything important, wasting time here. If the treatment gets delayed, will you take responsibility?"
Hearing Liu Jing say this, Duan An’s face turned green.
He wanted to argue further but was stopped by Yu Kai.
Yu Kai shook his head.
"Forget it, saving lives is crucial right now; everything else can be put aside."
"Where are the people from the Agricultural University? How come they haven’t arrived yet?"
Another assistant hurriedly replied, "Xu Wenyao and his group are already on their way here; they should arrive very soon."
Just as that person’s voice fell, Xu Wenyao, accompanied by a group of school leaders, appeared at the hospital entrance.
When Xu Wenyao saw Yu Kai, it was as if he had seen a family member, he hurriedly ran over, crying all the while.
"Leader Yu, I am to blame!"
Here we go again!
This explosive acting!
Where do you find so many tears, ready to flow on demand—professional at crying on graves?
Xu Wenyao ran up to Yu Kai, the image of grief personified.
His posture almost suggesting he was about to collapse.
Just as Xu Wenyao was about to kneel on the spot, Yu Kai quickly stepped forward, supporting him with both hands just in time.
Sitting not far away, He Bingbing, with the photographer, managed to capture this scene.
Yu Kai actually hadn’t planned to truly support him; it was more of a token gesture, seemingly just lifting his hands symbolically.
The moment his hands probably just touched the sleeve of Xu Wenyao’s clothing, Xu Wenyao took the opportunity to stand back up.
This peculiar feeling was something only the two of them could understand.
If one really had to explain it, it could be that Xu Wenyao knew from the beginning that Yu Kai would surely come to support him.
So he directly employed a combination of moves to express how regretful and heartbroken he was at that moment.
This combination of moves involved running over, pretending to kneel as he approached, and then standing back up from a semi-kneeling position as soon as Yu Kai extended his hand for support.
Think about it, ponder it thoroughly.
Such silky smooth coordinated moves—surely at least ten years of skill. Who could withstand them?
With this maneuver, Xu Wenyao not only showed his deep concern and immense guilt.
He also showcased Yu Kai’s empathy for his subordinates.
Xu Wenyao’s social strategy was very simple.
Don’t just focus on getting yourself in the limelight—better to share it with your leader.
What, the leader doesn’t know how to grab the spotlight?
Then you must create opportunities for them!
Just like the combination of moves you just pulled off—the "As if kneeling"!
After supporting Xu Wenyao to his feet, Yu Kai also snapped back to reality at that moment.
The feeling was somewhat intoxicating.
The subordinate was quite adept.
Yu Kai, who was initially very angry, now had his anger reduced by half.
Xu Wenyao continued to sob.
"Leader Yu, this is all my fault, it’s because I didn’t manage the school properly that such a major oversight occurred!"
Yu Kai, holding Xu Wenyao’s hand, patted it.
"Principal Xu, you shouldn’t talk like that. The investigation results aren’t out yet; don’t take all the blame on yourself."
"However, since you’re here, why don’t you tell us what exactly happened?"
Upon learning of the problem in the canteen’s hotpot area, Ding Qiang also rushed to the hospital with his team as soon as possible.
He and Xu Wenyao arrived at the hospital around the same time.
But Ding Qiang was not as skilled as Xu Wenyao.
Before he could even react, Xu Wenyao had already, through the "As if kneeling" move, gained Yu Kai’s favor and began making conversation.
Seeing that Yu Kai actively inquired about the situation from Xu Wenyao, Ding Qiang’s heart sank, and he thought to himself that this was not good.
Sure enough, Xu Wenyao said with heartfelt anguish, "This matter mainly lies in our school’s insufficiently thorough and stringent review of the qualifications of the canteen contractors."
"This hotpot section was originally something I set up with good intentions to enrich our students’ dining options."
"But there was a problem when choosing the contractor."
Xu Wenyao began to explain the whole situation, the backstory, and the sequence of events in detail.
Standing to the side, Ding Qiang’s expression grew uglier as he listened; this sly fox was beginning to sling mud at him, truly disgusting!
