The entire room was in shock.

No one expected Ye Qiu to slap Old Master Li at this moment.

This is it, trouble’s brewing!

Bai Bing’s face turned pale.

Guo Danu was first stunned, then overjoyed in his heart. Ye Qiu was courting death!

It was well known that Director Li was a filial son. Now, with Ye Qiu slapping Old Master Li in front of him, Director Li would certainly not let Ye Qiu off the hook.

And sure enough.

Director Li was furious, roaring at Ye Qiu, “How dare you hit my father, I’m going to fight you to the death!”

He was about to rush forward to fight Ye Qiu.

Guo Danu reacted quickly, grabbing Director Li with both hands, trying to calm him down, “Director Li, please don’t be angry. He’s just a probationary doctor, not worth your time. Let me handle this!”

“Let me go, I want to deal with this myself!” Director Li was uncontrollably angry. Not just as the head of a department, but any ordinary person wouldn’t stand by if their father was hit.

The angrier Director Li got, the happier Guo Danu became, as it meant a worse fate for Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu had crippled Guo Shaocong, and Guo Danu was determined to take revenge.

He had been worried that taking action against Ye Qiu would displease Zhao Yun, but now he was not afraid. Even if Zhao Yun did stand up for Ye Qiu later, he could push the blame onto Director Li.

Guo Danu wasn’t worried about Zhao Yun causing trouble for Director Li. Since ancient times, commoners don’t fight with officials. Moreover, Zhao Yun was from the underworld. If he dared to trouble Director Li, it would be a death wish.

Besides, Guo Danu thought, once he had dealt with Ye Qiu, Zhao Yun wouldn’t stand up for a dead man. After all, a dead person is worthless.

However, before dealing with Ye Qiu, he had to find out where Guo Shaocong was.

Yet, upon hearing Guo Danu’s declaration of his dismissal, Ye Qiu was not the least bit panicked. Instead, a smile appeared on his face as he calmly said, “Vice President Guo, what an authority you wield! Do you really think you own Jiangzhou Hospital and can dismiss anyone you please?”

Guo Danu tensed up at the sight of Ye Qiu’s smile, thinking to himself, could this kid have an ace up his sleeve?

Even if he did, there was no need to fear. Director Li had witnessed Ye Qiu slapping Old Master Li.

With this thought, Guo Danu felt confident and declared, “Ye Qiu, you have seriously violated the medical code and the hospital’s regulations. As the Executive Vice President, I have the right to dismiss you.”

“Which eye of yours saw me violating the hospital’s regulations?” Ye Qiu retorted.

“Ye Qiu, you hit Old Master Li, and both Director Li and I saw it. Are you still trying to deny it?” Guo Danu sneered.

“I did hit him, so what?”

“You still have the nerve to ask so what? You think you’re justified in hitting someone…”

“Wait!” Ye Qiu interrupted Guo Danu, “I did hit someone, that’s true. But what makes you think I’ve seriously violated the hospital’s regulations? Just because you’re the Executive Vice President?”

Guo Danu was also getting angry, his face stern as he said, “Ye Qiu, don’t try to play dumb. I’ve decided, not only will I dismiss you, but I will also report your behavior to the relevant authorities and revoke your medical license. A person like you doesn’t deserve to be a doctor.”

“If I don’t deserve to be a doctor, then you’re even less worthy.”

Ye Qiu retorted, then turned to Director Li and said, “The reason I hit Old Master Li was to wake him up. I think you wouldn’t want to see your father spend the rest of his life unconscious in bed, right?”

Guo Danu’s face changed, “Ye Qiu, what do you mean?”

“Vice President Guo, can’t you understand human speech, or are your ears not working?” Ye Qiu said, “I’ve already made it very clear. I hit Old Master Li to wake him up, so there’s no violation of the hospital’s regulations, let alone the medical code.”

“Nonsense!” Guo Danu laughed in anger, “In all my years of practicing medicine, this is the first time I’ve heard of hitting someone as a form of treatment. If I weren’t a doctor myself, I might have been fooled by you.”

“You don’t believe me?” Ye Qiu smiled, “If you don’t believe me, take a look for yourself. Old Master Li is about to wake up.”

Guo Danu indeed didn’t believe it. How could a vegetable who had been in a coma for five years be woken up by a slap?

If that were the case, there wouldn’t be so many comatose patients in the world.

But as he observed Ye Qiu for a while and saw his composed demeanor, he couldn’t help but wonder, could this kid actually wake Old Master Li?

Impossible!

Guo Danu quickly dismissed the thought.

Old Master Li had been in a coma for five years, and during that time, Director Li had sought many medical experts and tried every means to wake him, but all efforts ended in failure. How could Ye Qiu, a probationary doctor who hadn’t even obtained tenure, possibly wake Old Master Li?

This kid must be deceiving me.

With that thought, Guo Danu sneered, “Ye Qiu, there’s no need to keep up the act.”

“Act? What act?” Ye Qiu was puzzled.

“Don’t think I don’t know. You’ve encountered many troubles recently, you’re frustrated but have nowhere to vent, so you chose to vent by hitting Old Master Li.”

“But you didn’t expect to be caught by Director Li and me, so you pretended to be treating Old Master Li, hoping to muddle through and not be dismissed, to continue working at the hospital, right?”

Guo Danu thought he had guessed Ye Qiu’s thoughts and looked smug.

Bullshit!

Ye Qiu almost cursed out loud.

“Vice President Guo, your deductive skills are truly remarkable, I’m impressed,” Ye Qiu said, changing his tone, “Instead of talking nonsense, why not take a look for yourself? Old Master Li is really waking up.”

Guo Danu naturally still didn’t believe it, but seeing Ye Qiu’s certainty, he decided to take a look.

Approaching the bedside.

Guo Danu looked down and saw that Old Master Li was still the same as before, unconscious and peaceful, with no signs of change.

“Ye Qiu, is this what you call about to wake up? Do you think I’m a three-year-old child, who are you trying to fool…”

Pfft!

Before he could finish speaking, Old Master Li suddenly opened his mouth and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm onto Guo Danu’s face.