"You’ll know who it is once you go!"
"If you won’t even reveal who it is, then I’m not going."
Li Jingsheng didn’t want to integrate into Boss Zhao’s social circle.
Moreover, Boss Zhao has always been insidious and cruel, just maintaining a superficial acquaintance with him is good enough.
He always keeps a distance from these unclear dinner invitations.
"Qiao Zheshen, Station Chief Qiao!"
Boss Zhao had no choice but to reveal the name of the host.
He knew Li Jingsheng’s temperament; though this guy appeared gentle and mild, once his stubbornness kicked in, not even nine oxen could pull him back.
And he often doesn’t consider the consequences of his actions.
Whether it was when he nearly got into a fight with Boss Zhao to protect Tang Ping, or the recent incident where he preferred to let a patient cause a scene over a hundred yuan, his resolute and fierce demeanor made Boss Zhao uneasy.
Many people say honest folks can be terrifying.
When they’re pushed to their limits, they become the most ruthless, capable of anything.
Li Jingsheng belonged to such people in Boss Zhao’s mind.
Seeming honest and gentle, Boss Zhao never dared to directly conflict with him.
"Station Chief Qiao inviting me to dinner?"
Li Jingsheng appeared quite surprised.
He had been running his clinic on this street for over ten months and had almost no interactions with the community health center.
The doctors and nurses there were rather arrogant, completely ignoring this small clinic doctor.
Making Li Jingsheng actively fawn over them wasn’t necessary, nor was he inclined to stoop that low.
He’s not the sort to curry favors or bow and scrape.
"Little brother, don’t be late! It’s six thirty this evening, at the private room on the second floor of Jidong Restaurant, see you there."
Boss Zhao believed Li Jingsheng was a smart man and surely wouldn’t refuse.
And indeed, that’s how it turned out.
Station Chief Qiao is the ’boss’ of all pharmacy operators on this street, running an official medical establishment, which is prestigious just by that title.
This person has always kept a low profile, having no interaction with Li Jingsheng, yet suddenly inviting him to dinner.
What’s the deal here?
Though Sunshine Clinic has indeed been rising recently, it hadn’t reached a point where Station Chief Qiao would invite him for dinner.
Boss Zhao walked over a dozen meters away and then returned.
"Oh, by the way, have Tang Beauty come along too! With her there, it’ll definitely brighten things up."
At alcohol gatherings, it’s common among leaders to invite a pretty lady to accompany drinks, part of a vulgar tradition.
Just a rehash of the ancient bureaucratic culture.
Ancient courtesans were legal, akin to modern celebrities.
Many were highly talented, singing like canaries, dancing like butterflies, with looks that outshone the rest. Just embellishments to the mundane lives of officials, aristocrats, and the upper class.
Using Tang Ping as a courtesan? Boss Zhao’s imagination ran wild.
"Sister Tang isn’t free."
Li Jingsheng coldly refused.



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