Chapter 682: Chapter 682 Are You Targeting Me?
As Qiao Xi’s voice fell, everyone looked at her.
At the last monthly meeting, she caused a huge uproar, directly embarrassing Lu Yingxue. She made it hard for her to save face and also made many realize the long-standing privileges of the Lu Family in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association.
Qiao Xi repeated, "President Lu, I have something very important and I’d like to hear everyone’s opinion."
Lu Bannong scrutinized her, his mind continuously guessing.
But on the surface, he still calmly said, "If it’s a personal matter, there’s no need to waste time. If it’s related to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, I warmly welcome you to bring it up for everyone to discuss."
"It’s about my master, Cheng Han, which shouldn’t count as a personal matter."
Qiao Xi glanced at Lu Yingxue sitting on the side, who was feeling a strange sensation in her heart.
Lu Yingxue tightly knitted her brows. She always felt Qiao Xi was up to something again!
Lu Bannong looked around the room and said, "Since it’s about your master, it concerns all of us. Just speak, and if there’s any difficulty, we’ll help resolve it. Mr. Cheng is our most respected senior."
"It’s not a big deal either."
Qiao Xi’s eyes flickered as she said, "At the last meeting, I proposed researching narcolepsy, and everyone unanimously agreed that I could take over the treatment of the lady surnamed Cheng. At that time, President Lu wasn’t present, but I believe Director Lu should have reported back to you later."
Lu Bannong’s mouth twitched slightly, "So this time you..."
"I want to take the lady surnamed Cheng away, let her leave the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. One is for treatment, and the other..."
"No!"
Before Qiao Xi could finish, Lu Yingxue strongly objected.
"Absolutely not! How can someone from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association be taken away? Last time, allowing you to treat her internally was already indulgence. How can you push it further?" Lu Yingxue didn’t expect Qiao Xi to bring up the old issue again.
No wonder she had refused to exchange the Jade Skin Ointment so stubbornly just now.
It turned out she wanted to bring this up again.
So naive!
Last time she couldn’t take the person away.
This time, with her father present, it’s even more impossible to take that woman surnamed Cheng away.
Even if she now knows that the woman surnamed Cheng might be Cheng Han’s daughter, so what?
Could she possibly present evidence on the spot?
"Qiao Xi, do you take the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association as your own home? Just do whatever you want!"
"Vice President Qiao, indeed you were allowed to treat the patient internally last time. If she were to be taken away, who would take responsibility?"
Other directors echoed in agreement.
But Lin Chunsheng looked at Qiao Xi, suddenly understanding those questions she specifically left him to ask at the mourning hall.
Today, she was going to take that woman away.
"I will take responsibility."
Qiao Xi stood up, speaking firmly, "I will take responsibility! As far as I know, the narcoleptic patient lying within the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association is the only daughter of my master, Cheng Han. The transmission of mentorship in our Chinese medicine community is extremely serious. My master has passed away, and I can be considered a relative to the lady surnamed Cheng. I can be responsible for this!"
There’s a family connection.
Isn’t this a family connection?
Some young directors whispered to each other.
"How could she be Cheng Han’s daughter? I’ve never heard of Cheng Han having a daughter."
"Many years ago, there seemed to be such a thing, but Cheng Han seemed to value his daughter very much. He hid her well, not many people knew."
"I felt she looked familiar that day at the needle testing conference! Didn’t expect that!"
"If that woman is truly Cheng Han’s daughter, then Qiao Xi indeed can take her away."
Lu Bannong gently rubbed his fingers, his eyes always on Qiao Xi.
So that’s her plan!
Lu Yingxue spoke quite rudely, "Qiao Xi, when you speak, you need to provide evidence. If everyone comes to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association to stir up trouble, won’t our association become a marketplace? Now that Cheng Han is dead, who knows if you’re saying this for your own agenda?"
She knew that as the president, her father couldn’t possibly say certain things.
He still needed to maintain his image.
But she was still young, understandable if she spoke a few words.
In the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, she often acted as her father’s blade, eliminating dissenters.
"Qiao Xi, since you are in traditional Chinese medicine, you should have some reverence for our association."
Qiao Xi waited for her to finish before she said, "I do have evidence. Old Chen, please distribute the evidence."
"Alright, I printed over a dozen copies."
Old Chen distributed the materials in his hand to each person.
Qiao Xi quietly said, "This is the paternity test between my master Cheng Han and the lady surnamed Cheng. I’m sorry to prove this in such an extreme manner. I heard some rumors about Miss Cheng before, so I privately took her hair and conducted a paternity test on the day my master was found."
"This test was conducted by a big institution, and you can verify it."
"They are indeed in a father-daughter relationship."
Lu Bannong looked at the paternity test report and saw it was indeed true.
Even without looking, he was more aware than anyone else of Cheng Qingnian’s identity!
She was indeed Cheng Han’s daughter!
However, he didn’t expect Qiao Xi, despite her young age, to have such a card up her sleeve; truly you can’t judge a book by its cover!
Lu Yingxue was even biting her molars, her delicate fingers clenching into fists!
No wonder she was acting so fearless!
Qiao Xi blinked and looked at the commotion in the conference room, raising her voice and said, "If everyone still doesn’t believe, I have a witness. Today, I troubled him to come to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association; Mr. Huang Bingyi can testify for me."
"No need!"
Lu Bannong barely maintained his demeanor, "Mr. Huang is aged, we don’t need to trouble him this time."
Qiao Xi was evidently well-prepared for everything.
He couldn’t refuse!
Nor could he produce any rebuttal evidence.
This was all calculated step by step, just waiting for the meeting to trap him.
"Xiaoqiao, I did not expect you to plan so much for your master. However, Cheng Qingnian can receive better care at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association; we have so many people who can contribute to her condition. Now that everyone knows she is Mr. Cheng’s daughter, they will pay even more attention."
Lu Bannong still didn’t want to give up easily.
That woman must die at his hands.
Cheng Han was dead.
Only she was left.
He finally had the opportunity to seal her lips forever.
Yet Qiao Xi emerged, determined to take her away.
Qiao Xi smiled and said, "I know all you seniors possess exceptional medical skills, but there are still so many people out there waiting for you to save them. Let me take care of my master’s daughter; it so happens my home has servants who can care for her well. When too many people are involved in the treatment, it can lead to confusion."
A polite compliment, coupled with a gentle refusal.
Making others not know what to say.
Lu Bannong’s face grew colder.
"Qiao Xi, this matter we..."
"President Lu, are you deliberately targeting me?"
Qiao Xi looked at him with unyielding eyes.