CH 41

It took Lu Jingqian more than ten hours to stabilize Cliff’s reaction to the side effects of the medication and transfer him from the emergency room to the treatment room for prolonged drug therapy.

Twelve days have passed, and Lu Jingqian has been busy treating Cliff while also researching new drugs for Reynold. Sometimes he even stayed in the hospital dormitory instead of going back to the General Mansion. Once or twice was fine, but after doing so repeatedly, Reynold became strongly dissatisfied. When Lu Jingqian prepared to stay overnight at the hospital again, Reynold sent someone to forcefully take him back.

As Lu Jingqian came out of the bathroom and saw Reynold’s unsatisfied face, he said while drying his hair, “I work at the hospital so that I can have better research conditions and develop drugs to help treat your virus as soon as possible.”

“I can arrange a laboratory for you at the general’s mansion. I can get you any equipment and raw materials you need,” Reynolds said with a stern face.

“Don’t be so selfish, General. Working at the hospital not only allows me to develop new drugs but also enables me to save the lives of important patients,” said Lu Jingqian. “For example, Engineer Cliff, who is currently under my treatment, is said to have designed a new type of mech that can suppress other countries’ mech technology for a long time once it is successful. And when the latest mechs are completed, the first batch will be prioritized for use by the First Fleet. Don’t you want to drive the latest mech into battle after you can stand up again?”

“Then I might as well stay at the hospital. I can’t walk on my leg now, and the virus problem hasn’t been completely resolved. It’s reasonable to stay at the hospital for treatment,” Reynolds said matter-of-factly.

“The hospital may have a good environment, but it’s still a hospital. How can it compare to the comfort of staying in the General Mansion?” Lu Jingqian said helplessly. “You’ve been leading troops in battles for years, and now that you finally have some time to rest, treat it as a rare vacation and take a good break.”

“It’s only comfortable when I truly feel comfortable. I can only feel like I’m on vacation when you’re by my side. Otherwise, I have to find a way to kill time every day,” Reynolds said.

Lu Jingqian threw the towel away, untied the bathrobe, and let it slip to the ground. He walked towards Reynold naked, straddled his lap, and hugged his neck. “Tonight, you can make up for the past few days, but you know it’s not the time for me to get pregnant yet, right? Give me back my birth control pills.”

After learning that Lu Jingqian was taking contraceptives, Reynold took them away and said something about letting nature take its course. But Lu Jingqian still had a lot to accomplish, and getting pregnant now was not the best time. He wanted to wait for the best time and conditions to have one or two children. The so-called best time is when some of the people and things that need to be resolved have been resolved, and the so-called best state is when there are no concerns.

Reynold didn’t answer Lu Jingqian, instead hugged him tightly, kissing him passionately as he promised to make up for the past few days tonight.

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After waking up, Lu Jingqian looked at the time and found that it was almost noon, but he was not surprised at all. In fact, based on the intensity of last night, he thought it should be already afternoon when he woke up. However, his sense of responsibility made him diligent, and he couldn’t interrupt Cliff’s treatment, so he had to go to the hospital today.

After Lu Jingqian woke up, he found out that Reynolds was not there. After asking the butler, he found out that he had received a call early in the morning and rushed to the base for a meeting. Lu Jingqian breathed a sigh of relief. There was something on the base that needs to be handled by Reynolds. At least Reynolds won’t bother him and go to the hospital with him.

When Lu Jingqian arrived at the hospital, he found another group of people standing outside Cliff’s treatment room arguing about something. Upon closer inspection, he saw that Kraut was with them, angrily berating the assistant doctors who were taking care of Cliff.

“What’s going on? What are you doing crowding around here?” Lu Jingqian walked over with an unhappy face and asked.

Kraut turned his head to see Lu Jingqian, and said arrogantly, “You came just in time. Let them open the door. We need to go in to check the physical condition of Engineer Cliff. Bring out his recent medical records. I want to see the results.”

Lu Jingqian crossed his hands on the chest and said coldly, “So we should let you check just because you say so?   Our team is responsible for Cliff’s treatment now. Do you have the right to check his condition? Do you think I’m stupid or afraid of trouble? Do you think I’ll let you check just because you said so?”

“I’m the Vice President, of course, I have the right to check the patient’s condition. Do you understand the rules of the hospital? !” Kraut pretended to be tough.

“So you thought I was a newcomer and didn’t understand the hospital’s policies and regulations,” Lu Jingqian sneered. “Since you, the Vice President, have the right to inspect all patients, it may be that I don’t have a comprehensive understanding of the hospital’s regulations. Why don’t I let the Dean come over and personally teach me the rights of the Vice President.”

Lu Jingqian’s assistant doctor said, “Vice President Bernice is performing surgery on the patient, and the Dean is holding an important video conference.”

“I see.” Lu Jingqian nodded, but in fact, he had already guessed, “So you specifically picked this time to make trouble, right? Well, then let’s wait for the Dean to finish the video conference, and then I’ll open the door for you to visit, shall we?”

“Don’t you try to intimidate me with the Dean,” Kraut fumed. “You, a newcomer who got in through connections, dare to show off in front of me, the vice dean. Who do you think you are? !”

“He got in through my connections. Does that make you very unhappy? Vice, President.”

A majestic voice with a sense of oppression was heard, and everyone looked at it at the same time, then froze.

Not long after Lu Jingqian left the General Mansion, Reynolds returned. He thought that when he returned to his room, Lu Jingqian should still be sleeping. After learning that Lu Jingqian had already set out for the hospital, he also followed him.

“It seems that you are very dissatisfied with me, Vice President.” Reynold looked at Kraut with a cold gaze.

“Gen… General, how dare I be dissatisfied with you? It’s all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.” Kraut was arrogant even in the hospital, but he didn’t dare to be presumptuous in front of Reynold. He knew that if he angered Reynold with his identity and status, it would be suicidal.

“Is that so? As a Vice President with such great power, what am I, a mere General, in your eyes? “You have every right to be dissatisfied with me. Now that I’m here in front of you, you can scold me just like you did with Xyler earlier,” said Reynold. Seeing Lu Jingqian being berated by the so-called Vice President made Reynold’s anger flare up, and he made a note to make Kraut regret his actions.

“No, General, I really have no dissatisfaction with you,” Kraut was so scared by Reynold’s aura that he broke out in cold sweat and almost fell to his knees. He nervously explained, “I just, I just wanted to understand the patient’s situation urgently, so I spoke without thinking. I had no intention of scolding anyone, let alone being dissatisfied with the General. Please don’t think too much about it.”

“Was it just me overthinking it?” Reynold narrowed his eyes and said, “I thought that even as a disabled person, the Vice President who was nothing in my eyes could still point fingers and scold me.”

“General,” the Dean hurried over with people and looked at Reynold, saying, “Why did you come here in person?”

“I came to see how my personal doctor is doing here, but I happened to see someone expressing their dissatisfaction with me. By the way, I want to ask, during the time I wasn’t on the Imperial Star, has the Vice President of the Military Hospital’s authority risen to the level where he can scold any doctor he wants?” Reynold asked.

The Dean glared at Kraut and said, “Do you really think you can do whatever you want in this hospital? Now you don’t even put me in your eyes. You’re always causing trouble with a group of people. It seems that this Military Hospital cannot tolerate such a divine figure like you. Your talent is great, so why not seek a higher position? I think the Parliament is more suitable for you!”

Kraut’s face turned pale. The unprecedented feeling of fear made him regret his impulsive behavior. At this moment, he could not care about his face and could only bow and apologize repeatedly in front of everyone, “I’m sorry, Dean. I’m sorry, General. I was wrong. I spoke without thinking. Please forgive me this time. I won’t dare to do it again in the future.”

Kraut was also in his fifties, and he was used to being arrogant and domineering in the hospital. He did not become the Vice President based on his abilities, but rather his background. He has strong connections behind him, so there are very few people he considers worthy of his attention. However, he doesn’t dare to be arrogant at all facing Dean and Reynolds now. Being surrounded by a group of people and acting so subserviently was also a first for him. However, he knows very well that his dignity was nothing compared to his position as Vice President and his life at this moment.

“Dean,” Lu Jingqian said, “I think it’s necessary for you to add a few more rules to the hospital’s system. This is a hospital, not a market, but the doctors are always gathering to watch dramas. There is no discipline that military hospitals should have. Moreover, they were led by the Vice President every time. It’s like making trouble, which is especially outrageous.”

“You’re right. It is necessary to strengthen the internal management system of the hospital. Let’s include the regulations in the quarterly evaluation range from now on.” The Dean looked at Kraut and said, “As for you, the work of the Vice President will be temporarily handed over to others. During your suspension, write a profound self-criticism report and submit it. Then we will have a meeting to discuss whether you are still capable of being the Vice President.”

“Before Vice Dean Kraut was suspended, I think I should take him in to see the situation of Engineer Cliff. Otherwise, during the period of suspension and writing self-reflection, he may lose sleep worrying about Engineer Cliff’s condition.” Said Lu Jingqian sarcastically, looking at Kraut.

Kraut lowered his head and dared not react to Lu Jingqian’s sarcasm. Even his own team found it a rare sight.

“I’ll go in with you guys.” Reynolds said, “I haven’t seen Cliff himself for a long time, and I have something to say to him.”

Lu Jingqian ordered the assistant doctor to notify the people inside to close the isolation glass before opening the door of the treatment room.

The group of people stepped back to make way for General Reynolds and the Dean to enter first, followed by Lu Jingqian. Then, Kraut and his team followed right after.

Although Lu Jingqian didn’t come to the General Mansion every day, he and Reynolds had a video call every day to learn about his busy schedule, so Reynolds knew very well how Cliff was doing at the moment.

But in the hospital, except for the Dean and attending doctors responsible for treating and taking care of Cliff, no one knows his condition.

Kraut and his team have been waiting for the announcement of Cliff’s death because they believe Cliff will not last for three days But after three days, there was no news from Bernice’s team, until the sixth day, the ninth day, and now the twelfth day, there is still no news about Cliff’s condition.

Kraut and his group couldn’t tell from Bernice’s reaction what was going on, as he seemed quite calm and showed no emotion of grief for Cliff’s death or happiness for Cliff’s recovery. So they couldn’t figure out what was happening with Cliff at the moment.

Then Yalin began to urge Kraut to use his position as Vice President to forcibly enter the medical room and see how Cliff was doing while the dean and Bernice were both busy. He told him that maybe Cliff was already dead, and Bernice and the others were intentionally hiding the news and delaying the announcement of his death because they didn’t want to take responsibility right away. Even if Cliff was still alive, it wouldn’t hurt to go in and take a look.

But Kraut never expected he would be hit by Reynold due to cursing Lu Jingqian, and now he was suspended by the Dean. It was uncertain whether he can preserve the Vice President position. If he had known that things would turn out this way, he wouldn’t have done it. After all, news of Cliff’s death would be announced sooner or later, and all he had to do was wait patiently.