From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Tang Jinglun’s efforts to release positive measures at the groundbreaking ceremony were not successful, but this did not affect his progress in forming Huanyan Health.

After Changxing took back several major centers, Tang Jinglun immediately decided to integrate them and establish Huanyan Health.

Based on the original physical examination center, medical beauty center, dental center, ophthalmology center, and Healthy Elderly Care Hospital, Huanyan Health was established, excluding the traditional Chinese medicine center for a simple reason, it was not included in Dong Changhao’s proposal from start to finish.

The meeting was personally chaired by Tang Jinglun, who delivered an impassioned speech at the outset.

Huayuan Health Industry Co., Ltd., headquartered in Nanjiang, focuses on preventive medicine and the elderly care industry, aiming to complete the domestic industry layout within three years.

To build a leading international health big data platform and a standardized medical health service system nationwide, forming a PDCA service closed loop that includes professional examinations, elderly care services, risk assessments, health management, and medical security.

The mission of Huanyan Health is that every step forward carries the love and responsibility for society and family, striving to create a health and elderly care industry ecosystem with significant influence in the Greater China Region, and to continuously lead the healthy and orderly development of the domestic medical service industry with all efforts.

Zhao Feiyang, as the deputy general manager of Huanyan Health, was also invited to the meeting. He was very clear about his position, understanding that Tang Jinglun’s so-called Huanyan Health was openly undermining Changxing, taking away several departments with low risk and high returns, effectively starting a new and competing entity, thereby continuously weakening his own power.

Zhao Feiyang attended with a focus on participation, observing the meeting from a bystander’s perspective, curious about how much turmoil Tang Jinglun could stir.

Xu Chunliang is now also part of Huanyan Health, responsible for the construction of the Healthy Elderly Care Hospital, and he is very clear about his own role. Tang Jinglun is the one drawing the big picture, while he is responsible for doing the groundwork. How much the groundwork will end up being and whether there will be enough to share later is uncertain, but he is tasked with creating a sample first.

The success or failure of Huanyan Health has little to do with him; at most, he will just return to Changxing, as his position is his confidence.

Tang Jinglun announced important personnel arrangements, naming himself as the general manager of Huanyan Health, with Dong Changhao as the executive deputy general manager. He then introduced his new assistant, also vice president of Huanyan Health, Yang Mufeng. This personnel arrangement effectively meant kicking Zhao Feiyang out of the newly formed Huanyan Health.

For Zhao Feiyang, this decision was not surprising. Since Tang Jinglun became the group CEO, he had started weakening his power. After Zhao Feiyang refused to side with Tang Jinglun, his exclusion had become overt.

Tang Jinglun said, "Let me announce another good news; we have reached an agreement with Minglong Group to lease their Building A as the foundation to build Huanyan Health Group. After renovation, the physical examination center, medical beauty center, dental center, and ophthalmology center will all relocate there, freeing up more space at Changxing Headquarters to add more beds."

Zhao Feiyang smirked slightly. Tang Jinglun’s tactic was like borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, blatantly undermining Changxing, creating unnecessary internal friction.

Tang Jinglun asked Yang Mufeng to say a few words.

Yang Mufeng appeared very low-key and humble, given that he was new. His gaze occasionally turned to Zhao Feiyang. This was Pei Lin’s husband; if he knew about his past relationship with Pei Lin, he probably wouldn’t be sitting here calmly.

After the meeting ended, Tang Jinglun suggested having dinner together in the evening, but Zhao Feiyang politely declined, excusing himself with a promise to his wife to return home early.

Tang Jinglun knew he was dissatisfied with him and didn’t insist.

Xu Chunliang also had no interest in dining with this group, stating that he had plans to watch a movie with his girlfriend.

As Xu Chunliang went out to catch a taxi, Zhao Feiyang pulled up in his Audi A6 next to him, rolled down the window, and said, "Get in!"

Xu Chunliang said, "Oh, Dean Zhao, no trouble needed, I can easily hail a cab."

Zhao Feiyang said, "When I tell you to get in, you get in."

Xu Chunliang had no choice but to open the door and get in, choosing the passenger seat since the leader was driving.

Zhao Feiyang asked, "No plans tonight?"

Xu Chunliang said, "I told President Tang I’m watching a movie with my girlfriend tonight."

"You also told him the truth?"

Both of them laughed simultaneously; the tacit understanding between men was that straightforward.

Zhao Feiyang said, "Join me for a couple of drinks."

Xu Chunliang actually had nothing planned for the evening, nodded, and said, "Sure, you pick the place, and I’ll treat."

Zhao Feiyang said, "Let me treat you instead."

Xu Chunliang said, "Let me make it clear first, I can’t get used to Japanese food."

Zhao Feiyang said, "There’s a Hua Jiang dog meat place near my home."

"Sounds good!"

Zhao Feiyang called to reserve a small private room. He actually considered inviting Gao Xinhua as well, but after pondering, he decided against it.

When they arrived, he let Xu Chunliang go to the room first while he returned home to park the car. On the way, he informed Pei Lin about it. Pei Lin originally wanted to join, but upon hearing it was a dog meat restaurant, she decided against it. It’s said that dog meat can cause miscarriage, and some taboos are necessary.

Recently, Pei Lin was particularly afraid of being alone, yet Zhao Feiyang was busy every day. Sitting on the sofa by herself watching TV, she would occasionally glance at the phone beside her.

The appearance of Yang Mufeng had already disrupted her life. This person was like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.

Pei Lin realized that she cared about Zhao Feiyang and cherished her current life. Precisely because of this, she feared losing it.

She had heard about Yang Mufeng becoming the deputy manager of Huanyan Health. She knew very well that this was a move by Tang Jinglun to restrain her. Originally, Tang Jinglun wanted her to take up this position to restrain Zhao Feiyang.

After that phone call, Tang Jinglun hadn’t contacted her, but Pei Lin felt even more anxious. The sword hanging over her head was bound to fall sooner or later.

She also thought about confessing to Zhao Feiyang, but knowing Zhao Feiyang’s prideful nature, once she revealed everything from the past, it would spell the end of their relationship.

Pei Lin thought of countless reasons to leave Zhao Feiyang, but every time her hand touched her lower abdomen, feeling the small life inside, she wavered. The child was innocent, this young life shouldn’t pay for her mistakes. In the end, she made a decision, she had to give birth to this child and give them a legitimate status.

Once the child was settled, she would have no other concerns.

Xu Chunliang opened the iron-capped Moutai, its fragrance permeating the air, and sighed, "Dean Zhao, you’re being too grand."

Zhao Feiyang smiled and said, "It’s Elder Shun’s. He drinks less now, his main hobby is photography."

Xu Chunliang said, "If he likes photography, he should go to Weishan Island. Come spring, the lake beach will be full of water birds."

Zhao Feiyang replied, "That’s exactly what I’m planning, let him take as many photos as he likes there."

The waiter started serving the dishes. They ordered two pounds of dog meat, with cold dishes like dog paw, dog stomach, dog kidney, dog penis, everything available.

Zhao Feiyang told Xu Chunliang that now there wasn’t much Hua Jiang dog meat in Dongzhou. About a decade ago, it could be seen everywhere on the streets and alleys, even posing a threat to replace Han County dog meat. But this trend rose and fell quickly, and now in all of Dongzhou City, only two places served Hua Jiang dog meat that he knew of.

Inviting Xu Chunliang to such a down-to-earth place wasn’t Zhao Feiyang being stingy, it was because he truly regarded Xu Chunliang as a friend.

The two drank a glass of wine, and Xu Chunliang refilled his glass.

Zhao Feiyang said, "Old Tang officially kicked me out of the game today."

Xu Chunliang laughed, "I actually think it’s a good thing. Although I don’t know him well, I sense he’s a man who loves to play with concepts."

Zhao Feiyang tapped the table with his finger, smiling, "Drawing a pie?"

The two of them laughed together.

Xu Chunliang said, "Which leader doesn’t draw pies?"

Zhao Feiyang said, "It sounds like you’re implying something about me!"

Xu Chunliang said, "If you think that, there’s nothing I can do. I’m just speaking about the situation. Just look at this groundbreaking ceremony, over a million spent and didn’t hear a sound. Old Tang originally wanted to use this as leverage."

Zhao Feiyang nodded, "He wanted to release some good news before the annual report to boost Huayuan’s stock price, but unfortunately, that very day, Da Heng’s consumer rights protection stole the limelight."

Xu Chunliang said, "Do you know that those provincial and city leaders were originally going to come to our side?"

Zhao Feiyang said, "From the start, I never believed they would come. Huayuan Group has been riddled with troubles lately, and until their own issues are resolved, no leader would publicly support them."

Xu Chunliang thought that Qiao Yuanjiang was quite unlucky too. He thought he avoided supporting Huayuan Group but ultimately couldn’t avoid Da Heng Group’s rights protection incident.

Xu Chunliang said, "Will Huayuan Group’s troubles be significant?"

Zhao Feiyang said, "The overall environment is like this. Huayuan is not the only one facing troubles." He was somewhat regretful now; Changxing had chosen to cooperate with Huayuan Group, and in hindsight, it was a strategic mistake. He initially thought Changxing would benefit more, but in fact, Changxing had become Huayuan’s lifeline.

Especially since Tang Jinglun took over, consistently framing concepts around Changxing, Zhao Feiyang had realized that neither Tang Jingwei nor Tang Jinglun truly intended to develop the medical business. At heart, they were both businessmen, ultimately aiming for profit. Huayuan Group’s development had reached a bottleneck, and coincidentally, Changxing appeared.

Changxing not only became Huayuan’s lifeline but also their fig leaf. In past years, Tang Jingwei had aggressively expanded overseas, neglecting the risks that changes in world affairs might bring.

When risks suddenly arose, his reaction was too slow, resulting in complete foreign investment losses. Huayuan Group’s current debt ratio had reached an alarming level now.

With time, the debt crisis would only worsen. Despite the Tang brothers having two listed companies, Huayuan Group and Jiayue Department Store’s current operations were both not optimistic, prompting Tang Jinglun’s eager launch of Huayuan Health.