Long Xiao stepped forward two paces, blocking the strong man, and said, "The rule here is to queue for medical treatment. Everyone must abide by it."
"What if we don't abide by it?" the strong man said indignantly.
Long Xiao waved his hand at the strong man and his group, saying, "If you don't abide by it, please leave. We don't welcome you here."
The woman in red who was pushing the wheelchair looked displeased and said to Long Xiao, "Whether you welcome us or not is your business. Treat my father immediately, or I'll smash your clinic."
Xue Meiqin, who had been maintaining order, had just sat down to rest when someone barged in.
Xue Meiqin walked to Long Xiao's side and said, "Who is so overbearing as to barge into our Xinglin Caotang?"
The woman in red looked at Xue Meiqin and said, "Are you a nurse talking out of turn? Be careful, loose lips sink ships."
Xue Meiqin snorted coldly and said, "I don't understand what 'loose lips sink ships' means. Would you like to demonstrate?"
The woman in red handed the wheelchair to her subordinate behind her and kicked out at Xue Meiqin.
The woman's leg was fast and very sharp, making a great whooshing sound.
Xue Meiqin dodged and also kicked out with her right leg.
Both women avoided each other's kicks. The woman in red retreated and said, "I didn't expect that the humble Xinglin Caotang would hide a master."
Xue Meiqin cupped her fist and said, "I concede."
The woman in red looked at Xue Meiqin with a cold expression and said, "I don't care who you are. You must treat my father first today, or you won't be able to protect Xinglin Caotang."
After the two women exchanged only one move, Long Xiao could tell that their strength was equal.
"Meiqin, let me handle this."
"Long Xiao, do you think I can't handle this? I'm the nurse you hired."
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "No, I'm afraid you'll get tired, and I won't be able to explain to your dad."
"It's good that you have a conscience. Fine, I'll go rest. You handle it yourself."
Xue Meiqin returned to her seat and continued drinking water. She knew Long Xiao's strength very well and was waiting to watch the show.
Seeing Xue Meiqin leave, the woman in red turned her attention to Long Xiao and said with displeasure, "You, a mere errand boy for dispensing medicine, dare to block my path, Chen Meijia."
Long Xiao looked at the middle-aged man in the wheelchair and said, "I've already said, we don't welcome you here."
Chen Meijia was furious. A small errand boy in a clinic dared to challenge her. If she didn't teach this errand boy a lesson, how could she maintain her standing in the future?
Chen Meijia was about to kick again when the strong man who had barged in earlier said, "Senior sister, let me deal with him."
Chen Meijia nodded and said, "Alright, break one of his legs and let him know that our Martial Alliance is not to be trifled with."
The strong man's punch was steady and powerful, but his speed was much slower. In Long Xiao's eyes, it was like slow motion.
Long Xiao took a step forward, grabbed the strong man's wrist, pulled him in, and struck his chest with the back of his hand. The strong man's arm joints were all dislocated.
Long Xiao let go, and the strong man's arm dangled uselessly.
"What did you do to me?" the strong man roared in panic.
"Just giving you a little lesson."
The strong man was about to attack again when the middle-aged man in the wheelchair said, "Zhao Meng, don't. You're no match for him."
Chen Meijia roared and kicked out at Long Xiao. The kick was vicious, as if she intended to kill Long Xiao with a single blow.
Long Xiao dodged, flicked his right hand, and struck her dantian with the back of his hand. With a bang, Chen Meijia was sent flying over three meters and hit the open door.
A sharp pain shot through her dantian. Chen Meijia stood up, enduring the pain, and found that she was completely without strength and could no longer kick.
"What did you do to me?"
"I shattered your dantian, to teach you a lesson."
Upon hearing that her dantian was shattered, Chen Meijia panicked completely.
She was the senior disciple among the younger generation of the East Sea Martial Alliance, the most powerful of her peers.
She had inherited her father's true teachings and practiced the complete Zheng family fist techniques, making her a formidable opponent among the younger generation in South China.
Because of Chen Meijia's usual arrogance and high-handedness, she had offended many people. Now that she was crippled, she could face revenge from her enemies.
Chen Xuan, sitting in the wheelchair, looked at Long Xiao with a dark expression. If he hadn't injured his meridians practicing martial arts, he would have already dealt with Long Xiao.
"Let's go," Chen Xuan said coldly.
Chen Xuan's followers all looked at Chen Meijia. Chen Meijia dared not say anything and turned to walk out of Xinglin Caotang.
After Chen Xuan and his group left, Long Xiao smiled and shouted to the queuing patients, "It's alright now. Everyone, please queue up. We'll finish soon."
With Long Xiao present, the speed of diagnosing and dispensing medicine was very fast. Xue Meiqin rested for a while and, seeing that the patients were queuing up voluntarily, helped Long Xiao with dispensing medicine.
They worked until past five in the afternoon, after seeing all the patients. Xue Meiqin drove Long Xiao to the East Sea Hotel.
The two stood on the steps and waited for a while before seeing Lin Xuan's car slowly drive into the parking lot.
Seeing Long Xiao and Xue Meiqin standing side by side, Lin Xuan's heart felt a stab of discomfort. A woman's intuition told her to pay attention to the beautiful woman standing next to Long Xiao.
Lin Xuan, with her high professional demeanor, did not get angry after getting out of the car. Instead, she calmly walked towards Long Xiao and Xue Meiqin.
"Husband, who is this?"
Before Long Xiao could introduce her, Lin Xuan asked.
This was the first time Lin Xuan had called Long Xiao "husband." It seemed like a declaration of ownership, telling Xue Meiqin that Long Xiao belonged to her.
Long Xiao introduced Xue Meiqin to Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan extended her slender jade hand and shook Xue Meiqin's, saying, "Thank you for taking care of my husband. If you need any help, I'll definitely have him help you."
Xue Meiqin chuckled and said, "Madam, you've got it wrong. I'm Long Xiao's employee. The person who needs the boss's help is someone else."
Lin Xuan was stunned. How did Long Xiao become this beautiful woman's boss? Didn't he say he was working for someone else?
"Long Xiao, what's going on? Aren't you working for someone?"
Long Xiao smiled awkwardly and said, "Lin Xuan, let's go in first. I'll explain later."
They entered the reserved private room. Luan Jiping had not arrived yet, so Long Xiao explained to Lin Xuan.
He told Lin Xuan that he had bought Xinglin Caotang and opened a clinic. However, he himself did not treat patients; the original doctors did, and Xue Meiqin was a nurse at the clinic.
After hearing Long Xiao's explanation, Lin Xuan was skeptical. She thought for a moment and said, "I happen to have time tomorrow. Take me to your clinic to see it."
As they were chatting, Luan Jiping pushed the door open and entered. Luan Jiping and Lin Xuan's eyes met. Luan Jiping said, "Ms. Lin, we meet again."
Lin Xuan did not expect Luan Jiping to be the one entering. She quickly stood up and extended her hand, saying, "Hello, Ms. Luan."
Lin Xuan and Luan Jiping had had business dealings before. Luan Jiping's company was so powerful that even a small amount of business given to Lin's Group would be enough for the group to operate for a while.
After everyone was seated and ordered their food, they chatted while waiting for the dishes. Since Lin Xuan and Luan Jiping were already familiar with each other, Luan Jiping did not beat around the bush and directly stated her purpose.
Understanding Luan Jiping's purpose, Lin Xuan readily said, "It is Long Xiao's honor to be able to help Ms. Luan. You can take him away as you wish, I won't stop you."