While a lively engagement dinner was being held at the villa in Shanyu Bay, the Pei Group announced a piece of news to the public.
The news stated that the incident that occurred in the First Pei Hospital today had drawn the group's high - level attention. In order to clean up the internal problems of the hospital and provide the people of Haicheng with a fair, clear, and trustworthy medical environment, starting from today, they would indefinitely close the outpatient departments of all hospitals under the Pei Group to conduct a thorough internal investigation into whether there were the problems complained about by the patients.
Once such situations were found, they would publicly announce and expel the misbehaving doctors or nurses who had abandoned medical ethics from the hospital. In serious cases, they would cooperate with relevant departments to revoke their practice certificates.
The outpatient departments of the Pei Hospitals would resume normal business only after the rectification was completed.
As for those who had pulled banners outside the First Pei Hospital today seeking justice, after the Pei Group verified the facts, they would provide corresponding compensation. They hoped that the public could understand the inconvenience caused by this move.
As soon as this news came out, the peers were all cheering. The Pei Group's move was directly sending patient resources into their hands! So, all the hospitals were rushing to purchase medicines in preparation for the upcoming surge in the number of patients, and Renkang Hospital was no exception.
Only the general public in Haicheng felt troubled.
In fact, although people loved gossiping, when they really had a headache or a fever, they would still choose to go to the Pei Group's hospitals for treatment. After all, the Pei Group's hospitals had fully penetrated into people's daily lives in Haicheng, and everyone had their favorite doctors. It was really difficult for them to find alternatives all of a sudden.
On the local Haicheng forum that had previously exposed the problems in the Pei Group's hospitals, the trend of public opinion had changed again.
At first, people were scolding the Pei Group for bringing them a lot of trouble. They also said that the incident in the First Pei Hospital was just an isolated case, and the Pei Group didn't need to be so serious and close all the hospitals for self - inspection. However, gradually, some people began to speak up for the Pei Group.
They said that regardless of whether there were really problems within the Pei Group, the Pei Group's willingness to take the risk of huge losses and suspend business for rectification had really comforted the panicked hearts of the people in Haicheng. It also showed the public that they had never deviated from the original intention and determination of running the hospitals.
Flipping through the slowly emerging positive affirmations on the forum, Pei Mingyuan heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that this time he had finally lived up to his title as the CEO of the Pei Group and made the most correct choice. He hoped that this move could save their cooperation with the Yan Group.
Finally finishing dealing with this most troublesome matter, he rode his motorcycle back home. However, before he even entered the house, he heard Pei Jun's angry roar from inside:
"Get out of here! I don't have such a shameless and immoral daughter!"
As soon as Pei Mingyuan heard this, he knew something was wrong!
He rushed into the house and saw his mother sitting on the sofa sobbing, his father Pei Jun trembling with anger, a lot of documents scattered on the ground, and the fragments of a broken glass not far away.
It was obvious that there had been a fierce argument.
Pei Weiwei covered the cheek that had been slapped and cried out to him: "You never regarded me as your daughter at all. You just regarded me as a commodity to be sold. I don't even have the right to pursue my own happiness. I have to accept your arrangements and marry a man I don't love at all for the sake of the entire Pei Group! This is not a marriage. It's a deal!"
"Ridiculous! Nonsense! What deal!" Pei Jun roared. "Even for the sake of the alliance, we will surely choose a suitable marriage partner for you! So what if you don't love him? Feelings can be cultivated. We're all doing this for your own good!"
"Then do you love Mom?" Pei Weiwei looked directly into her father's eyes fearlessly. "If feelings can be cultivated, did you fall in love with Mom after marriage?"
Hearing this question, their mother stopped crying and looked at Pei Jun.
Pei Jun: "Of course I..."
Pei Weiwei interrupted him: "Then why do you keep a photo of your first love in your wallet?"
"What?! Pei Jun! You actually kept a photo of that woman! You'd better explain it clearly to me today, or you won't have an easy time!" Sure enough, after hearing this, Pei's mother had no mood to care about Pei Weiwei anymore. She rushed in front of Pei Jun and tried to grab his wallet. While blocking her, Pei Jun roared angrily at Pei Weiwei:
"You're actually sowing discord between your parents for him. Do you still have us as your parents and this family in your eyes? You must break up with that man! You must abort the bastard in your belly!"
"I'd rather die than break up with him! No one can hurt my child and me! Since this family can't tolerate me, I'll just leave!"
After saying that, she bumped into Pei Mingyuan and rushed out. Before Pei Jun could think more, Pei's mother was asking him for an explanation because of the so - called "first love". Pei Mingyuan stood there, listening to the quarrel around him, and finally silently squatted down to collect the scattered documents one by one.
Only then did he know why his parents had found out about Pei Weiwei's pregnancy, because the documents in his hand were all her prenatal check - up reports, and the dates showed that they were from today.
His eyes fell on the words "Renkang Hospital", and his eyebrows frowned imperceptibly.
So she had the check - up in this hospital? He remembered that his assistant had told him today that Xu Zixi had also taken Yan Yincheng to this hospital to remove the plaster cast. But he had never heard of this hospital before. When did this hospital emerge?
Taking a look at his quarreling parents, Pei Mingyuan took the documents and turned back to his room.
Although his younger sister had done something extremely outrageous this time, one of her words was right - their marriage was not really a marriage but a deal. Cultivate feelings after marriage? What was the probability of meeting the love of one's life after marriage? Most people were like his parents, just muddling through their lives.
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When Pei Weiwei drove her sports car to a high - end apartment, it was almost dawn. She was extremely aggrieved, so she knocked on the door forcefully, planning to let Duan Jia comfort her after he came out. However, after knocking for a long time, no one answered, which made her even more aggrieved.
Why was Duan Jia sleeping so soundly today? He didn't even hear her loud knocking?
She felt for the spare key hidden in the water tank, opened the door by herself, and walked in. After changing into her slippers, her eyes rolled. She tiptoed quietly towards the master bedroom, planning to give Duan Jia a surprise. But when she entered the bedroom, she found it empty.
So the reason no one answered the door after she had knocked for so long was that Duan Jia wasn't at home.
Where could he have gone?