From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Chapter 651 - 622: Class

Zhou Deming got up to go to the restroom, and Pu Jian followed him.Chen Qianfan finally got a chance to be alone with Xu Chunliang, raised his glass, and said, "Chunliang, I propose a toast to you."

Xu Chunliang laughed and said, "Brother Chen, I can’t accept that; we have rules about seniority, so if anyone should be toasting, it should be me toasting you."

Chen Qianfan said, "I didn’t handle the winery issue well, don’t take it to heart."

Xu Chunliang replied, "What are you talking about? It’s all in the past anyway, and besides, it wasn’t aimed at me. In business, who doesn’t want to maximize benefits? Your private interests can be understood."

Chen Qianfan drank the wine, secretly sighing that the Weishan Island Winery incident was a loss for him. He underestimated Xu Chunliang’s wisdom at the time; this kid sees everything clearly, and even an old hand like me couldn’t take advantage of him.

Xu Chunliang refilled his wine, seemingly nonchalant, "Brother Chen, what was your real purpose in acquiring the winery back then?"

Chen Qianfan replied, "Of course, it was for those few ancient wine cellars."

Xu Chunliang smiled, thinking that it wasn’t just for winemaking.

Chen Qianfan insisted, "Chunliang, I didn’t know about the hot springs." He was still dodging the main issue.

Xu Chunliang asked, "Then you knew about the tunnels beneath?"

Chen Qianfan hurriedly shook his head, "Brother, don’t talk nonsense. I’m a legitimate businessman, how could I do something illegal?"

"The deputy manager of the winery, Yan Zhongmin, has confessed. Your Qianfan Group gave him money in private, letting him secretly give you access, and those ancient wine cellars were all dug up by you."

Chen Qianfan said, "I wasn’t aware of that. If I had someone doing that secretly, how could they use the name of Qianfan Group? Doesn’t that make no sense? Maybe someone was deliberately using my name to do this to divert trouble. Brother, I, Chen Qianfan, am a person of status, I’m not a fool, how could I take such a big risk?"

Xu Chunliang laughed, "I also think it’s unlikely, but it’s not very convincing to say that acquiring the winery was just for the three ancient wine cellars."

Chen Qianfan took a sip of wine and said, "Now it’s difficult to justify it, and I admit I was after a good deal, but I wouldn’t do anything illegal. I, Chen Qianfan, though rough around the edges, can clearly see the importance of the matter."

Xu Chunliang chuckled, "As long as you know the priorities." But he didn’t believe it at all.

Chen Qianfan is quite the clever fox, although it’s hard to confirm he did anything illegal, it’s certain that his businesses aren’t all so aboveboard. He is very aware that the Weishan Island Winery affair offended me, so he is trying to mend the fences by getting close to Pu Jian. But who can guarantee there are no other motives behind all this? I should remind Pu Jian to maintain some distance from this person.

They clinked glasses again, and after drinking, Xu Chunliang said, "Why haven’t they come back yet?"

They got up to check, only to find Zhou Deming had drunk too much and was throwing up, with Pu Jian accompanying him.

Xu Chunliang scolded Pu Jian for not being considerate and making Zhou Deming drink too much. Pu Jian said it was nothing yet and already sided with his future brother-in-law.

In such a situation, it was hard to continue, so Xu Chunliang helped Zhou Deming to the Beijing Office to rest.

Zhou Deming slept soundly that night and only woke up the next day to realize he was in Xu Chunliang’s room.

Xu Chunliang was about to leave and said to him, "Awake? Come down for breakfast later."

Zhou Deming nodded, groggily asking, "Where is this place?"

"Dongzhou Beijing Office."

Zhou Deming snapped awake, hurriedly sitting up, "What? The Beijing Office?"

"What’s wrong? You drank too much last night, this was the closest place, I didn’t know where you were staying, and there was nowhere else to take you."

Zhou Deming said, "Many people at the Beijing Office know me, damn, now this will get back to my dad."

Xu Chunliang laughed, "No way, we came back late at night, and you had your head down, nobody noticed. Even if they saw, it might not reach your dad. I’m leaving now, remember, if it does get back to your dad, don’t mention that you were drinking with me."

Zhou Deming, somewhat uneasy, waved his hand, "Got it, you go do your thing."

Today was the first day of focused study for Xu Chunliang, so he at least had to make an appearance.

When he arrived, he found not even half of his classmates had shown up. Chen Qianfan wasn’t there either. People chose this Europe Business School mainly because of its low entry barriers and flexibility; nobody really came for studying. Besides, everyone here paid for it, except for Xu Chunliang, who had a special scholarship.

The so-called focused study was just for show, so whether you came or not was up to you.

Xu Chunliang listened for a while, found it incredibly dull, and was about to doze off when Chen Qianfan arrived and sat next to him. Xu Chunliang told him he had already signed in for him.

The bell rang for the break right then.

Xu Chunliang said, "If I knew it was going to be like this, I wouldn’t have bothered to come."

Chen Qianfan said, "It’s still good to make the trip. We might not respect these teachers, but we should respect our own academic credentials."

Xu Chunliang chuckled. In the eyes of ordinary people, such distant academic credentials are hardly worth mentioning in the eyes of the special class. For ordinary people, academic credentials mean changing their fate, but for the special class, they are just a dispensable ornament. Unfortunately, most people in this world are ordinary.

At this moment, Zhang Song called. The moment Xu Chunliang saw the call, he realized that Zhou Deming’s drunken incident last night had already reached Secretary Zhou’s ears, and Zhou Deming’s worries were indeed not unnecessary.

Although the Dongzhou Beijing Office is in the Capital City, it essentially functions as an enclave of Dongzhou. All the staff here are accountable to Secretary Zhou. In some people’s eyes, Young Master Zhou getting drunk is no small matter.

Zhang Song said, "Xiaoxu, did you drink with Deming last night?"

"No!" Xu Chunliang immediately denied it.

Zhang Song said, "No?"

Xu Chunliang replied, "Last night I was having barbecue with a few friends when I happened to run into him dining with a few classmates. I saw he drank too much, and those classmates weren’t very reliable. I was worried something might happen to him, so I brought him to the Beijing Office to take care of him."

Even though the end result was that Zhou Deming drank too much, the process was important. With Xu Chunliang’s account, it turned into Zhou Deming drinking too much having nothing to do with him. Instead, he was helping out, so Secretary Zhou would have to thank him.

Zhang Song said, "I figured you wouldn’t do something so reckless. I thank you on behalf of Secretary Zhou."

Xu Chunliang said, "No need to thank me. I’m just a warm-hearted person. I would lend a hand even if it were a stranger, let alone Deming."

Zhang Song laughed and said, "That’s true. Chunliang, we’re coming to the Capital City the day after tomorrow. Let’s talk when we meet."

Xu Chunliang immediately understood. Zhang Song was hinting that Secretary Zhou would also be coming, so he quickly said, "When you arrive, I’ll welcome you."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Qianfan coughed beside him, and Xu Chunliang followed his gaze to see Mo Han walking over.

Mo Han had already seen him, her beautiful eyes as cold as frost.

Xu Chunliang walked over, smiling, "Good morning, President Mo!"

Mo Han replied irritably, "Quit being so flippant with me. This is a school; I’m not some President Mo here."

"Then what should I call you? Sister Mo? Sister Mo? Or Teacher Mo?"

"Just call me Teacher Mo!" Mo Han said, then walked past with her head held high and her chest out.

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, look at you with your haughty and flamboyant attitude, puffing your chest up so high, aren’t you afraid of ripping your clothes?

But he quickly understood the reason Mo Han told him to call her Teacher Mo. The upcoming class was taught by Mo Han herself. The originally scheduled professor couldn’t make it, so Mo Han was filling in as a substitute teacher. This further demonstrated the casualness of the Europe Business School. However, the students didn’t mind, especially the boys. A beautiful woman instructing them was a treat, even if they weren’t listening to her words. Watching her was a pleasure; normally, they wouldn’t dare stare at her too much, but now they could watch her thoroughly.

Xu Chunliang wasn’t very interested, so he took the opportunity to text Mei Ru Xue.

Mei Ru Xue blew him a long-distance kiss and then added, "In a meeting."

Xu Chunliang then sent a message to Zheng Peian. Since arriving in the Capital City, everyone was busy with their own activities and hadn’t had a chance to check in on their participation in the medical equipment expo.

Zheng Peian told him everything was going very smoothly and they would be returning this afternoon.

Xu Chunliang originally planned to invite them to dinner tonight. Zheng Peian said it wasn’t necessary. Gu Houyi is very diligent and doesn’t want to waste time on unnecessary dining and drinking while preparing for the hospital opening.

Xu Chunliang had to drop the idea.

Lu Qi sent a message regarding his wedding. The initial promise for Su Qing to host the wedding should be finalized now, reminding Xu Chunliang to give Su Qing a timely reminder not to forget.

Xu Chunliang asked him to send over the e-invitation, which he then forwarded to Su Qing.

Su Qing quickly responded, "What’s this out of nowhere? I thought it was your wedding." Seeing the invitation did give her quite a fright until she realized it was for Lu Qi and Yu Li.

"Did I scare you?" Xu Chunliang knew Su Qing’s likely reaction; she’s mischievous like that, doing it on purpose.

"No, I give my blessings to anyone getting married. So, worried I’d forget about hosting the wedding?"

"Smart, are you able to make it? Don’t force it. If you really can’t, I’ll find someone else."

"I definitely can’t shirk from your friend’s matter. Besides, Lu Qi has helped me before. Tell him not to worry. I’ll come a day early. By the way, are you still considering Ma Xi? I don’t have any experience hosting weddings."

Xu Chunliang agreed to ask Lu Qi again. Su Qing indeed had no experience, but Ma Xi is quite experienced in this area.

"That student over there, please stand up."