Chapter 1410: Serious Injuries

"Xiao Jie, it's like this. Comrade Xiao Zhao's injuries, you could say they aren't serious, but you could also say they aren't light. Judging from the current situation, it's almost impossible for him to recover to how he was before the car accident. The treatment goal we're aiming for now is to get him to stand up and walk as much as possible. Tomorrow, I will gather the hospital's orthopedic experts to consult on Comrade Xiao Zhao's case and create a targeted treatment plan, trying our best not to affect his future life." Wang Pangzi spoke with a straight face. Of course, these words had an alarmist effect, but they weren't alarmist—they were the actual situation. One of Zhao Da's legs had a nearly comminuted fracture; wanting to fully recover and stand up to walk would be very difficult.

Hearing Wang Pangzi's words, Zheng Jie immediately asked with a worried face, "Director Wang, what should we do then? How can he fully recover?"

Wang Pangzi looked around and said, "Xiao Jie, how about this: if you can spare the time now, come to my office and we'll talk it over properly. There's also another matter I want to discuss with you."

Seeing that Wang Pangzi seemed to have something to say, Zheng Jie thought for a moment and said, "Alright then, Director Wang, wait a moment, I'll go put on my coat." Saying this, she entered the ward, picked up her coat from the bed, put it on, walked out, and followed Wang Pangzi into the elevator...

Under He Liping's suggestion, Zheng Tulu used Zhao Da's car accident as an opportunity, preparing to use his personal visit to the injured employee as a selling point to promote himself extensively and salvage his image, which was declining among the unit's staff. After finishing lunch, he specifically went to a supermarket outside with He Liping to buy a lot of supplements, bringing back many large and small bags. Around four o'clock in the afternoon, he specifically pushed aside Lin Dafa's dinner invitation, called Secretary Zhang and He Liping to accompany him, picked up the bags of supplements, and walked out of the office. On the second floor, he called for Planning Division Chief Lan Mei, as well as Zhao Desan and Xia Jian, to act as foils. The group of five marched impressively toward the hospital, which was separated by only one wall.

When Zheng Tulu led the large group of people to Zhao Da's ward in the inpatient department, guided by Zhao Desan, Zhao Da, who was lying on the hospital bed, clearly hadn't realized that so many leaders would come to visit him at once. He was so excited and flattered that he almost cried. He said to Zheng Jie, who was standing to the side looking a bit dumbfounded, "Why aren't you moving quickly to bring chairs for Director Zheng and Secretary Zhang and the others?"

Zheng Jie only then came back to her senses and hurriedly went to find chairs. Zhao Desan also slipped out quietly, following Zheng Jie to find chairs.

"Comrade Xiao Zhao, what's going on? Why did so many leaders come all of a sudden?" Zheng Jie asked, feeling it was a bit unbelievable.

"Leaders all like to put on a show, you know that, Sister-in-law." Zhao Desan laughed, then followed her into a vacant ward to find a few chairs, which they carried over for Zheng Tulu and the others to sit down.

After Zheng Tulu sat down, his every move was exactly like the scenes often seen on the news broadcast. He kindly held Zhao Da's hand and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, you had such a big accident, and I only found out today. This afternoon, I specifically took time out of my busy schedule to bring Secretary Zhang, Deputy Director He, and your colleagues and leaders from the Planning Division to come and visit you. On behalf of everyone at our Provincial Construction Committee, I express my condolences to you and wish you a speedy recovery so you can return to work soon."

Zhao Da was moved to tears, nodding repeatedly, and said gratefully, "Thank you, thank you Director Zheng and all the leaders and colleagues for your concern for me. I am truly very grateful."

Zheng Tulu gripped Zhao Da's hand tightly and said with a hypocritical show of concern, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, your top priority now is to rest and recover. If you have any difficulties, just tell your colleagues and the unit leaders. The organization will definitely do its best to help you. Also, Comrade Xiao Zhao and Xiao Xia have already come to tell me about your situation. I discussed it with a few leaders, and we can arrange paid leave for you to alleviate your current practical difficulties. So don't worry about the pressure in this regard, just focus on your treatment and recovery."

Hearing these high-sounding words from Zheng Tulu, Zheng Jie, who was standing to the side, was deceived by this wolf in sheep's clothing. She felt that this leader was truly good, admired from the bottom of her heart that the Construction Committee had such a good leader, and felt happy for Zhao Desan and the others.

Zheng Tulu sat by the bed, holding Zhao Da's hand and spouting official jargon endlessly. Throughout the process, He Liping never forgot to use her camera to help him record these wonderful moments. Finally, the other leaders took turns talking to Zhao Da. At the end, Wang Pangzi heard from Head Nurse Liu that the Construction Committee leaders had all come to visit Zhao Da, so Wang Pangzi rushed over after hearing the news. As soon as he entered the ward and saw that it was indeed the top leaders of the Construction Committee who had come out in full force, he accompanied them with a smile, greeted them one by one, and said to Zheng Tulu with extra warmth, "Old Zheng, why didn't you give me a heads-up when you came? I should have at least welcomed you leaders of the Construction Committee at the hospital entrance. If Head Nurse Liu hadn't told me you were here, I wouldn't have known."

Zheng Tulu said with a chuckle, "I heard that Comrade Xiao Zhao from our unit had a car accident and was hospitalized, so I hurriedly brought a few leaders to come and visit him. Director Wang, you must arrange the best doctors to treat our Comrade Xiao Zhao."

"That goes without saying, Director Zheng. Even if you didn't say it, I would have done so. Our two units are neighbors, after all. Comrade Xiao Zhao was sent here yesterday, and I have been personally overseeing things. You can ask Comrade Xiao Zhao; I just came to the ward to see him a few hours ago," Wang Pangzi said with a fawning smile.

Zhao Da nodded laboriously on the bed and said, "Director Wang just came to see me earlier."

Wang Pangzi laughed, swept a glance with the corner of his eye at Zheng Jie, who was standing behind the crowd, and the expression on his face changed subtly.

Sensing that Wang Pangzi was glancing at her, Zheng Jie's expression also changed subtly, her eyes emitting a gaze that was hard to fathom. Zhao Desan saw all of these subtle actions.

Zheng Tulu and Wang Pangzi exchanged a few pleasantries, looked at the Vacheron Constantin watch on his wrist, and seeing that they had been at the hospital for about an hour, Zheng Tulu said, "Alright then, Director Wang, I won't disturb you anymore. We'll be leaving now. Our Comrade Xiao Zhao is in your hands; you must take good care of him for me."

Wang Pangzi laughed and tried to persuade them to stay, "Old Zheng, let me treat you leaders to a meal? Since you leaders are visiting the hospital for the first time, let's have a meal together?"

"No, no, I won't disturb you. Let's eat together another day," Zheng Tulu politely declined. Lin Dafa had already called several times during the time he was at the hospital visiting Zhao Da, saying they would wait no matter how late he came, so Zheng Tulu prepared to leave early after staying in the ward for an hour.

Seeing that Zheng Tulu didn't appreciate the gesture, Wang Pangzi smiled and said, "Alright then, let's have a meal together with all you leaders from the Construction Committee when there's time next." Saying this, he sent Zheng Tulu, Secretary Zhang, He Liping, and the rest of the group downstairs. After reaching the first floor, Zhao Desan had been keeping an eye on Zheng Jie and noticed that something was wrong with her, so he pulled Lan Mei aside and whispered to her, "Division Chief Lan, can I stay behind to take care of Zhao Da for a while?"

Lan Mei glanced at the main group, who had all walked out of the outpatient building, felt that this guy Zhao Desan actually had a kind heart, thought for a moment, and nodded, saying, "Alright, you can stay behind to chat with Zhao Da for a while."

Zhao Desan nodded, watched with a smile as Lan Mei quickened her pace out of the outpatient building, and then hurried back upstairs. He quietly pushed the ward door open a crack and winked at Zheng Jie, who was sitting by the bed. She understood and walked over.

Zhao Desan called her to a secluded corner of the corridor, where he could clearly feel that she seemed to have something on her mind, so he looked at her with a strange gaze and asked, "Sister-in-law, I noticed you've been acting a bit strange today. What happened?"

"Nothing happened," Zheng Jie said, pretending to be fine, arching her slender willow eyebrows and looking ignorant.

But the subtle change in expression between Wang Pangzi and her when they made eye contact in the ward had already been seen by Zhao Desan and kept in his heart; it was impossible that nothing was wrong. Although Zheng Jie deliberately looked confused when she said "nothing happened," for Zhao Desan, who was extremely good at observing people, the subtle change in her eyes still betrayed her composure. "Sister-in-law, if you have something on your mind, just tell me. I know you definitely have something going on, and it has to do with Director Wang." Zhao Desan pointed it out directly, staring at her with burning eyes.

Sure enough, when Zhao Desan said this, Zheng Jie's expression changed very obviously. She looked like she was about to cry, her eyes instantly turned red, and she said with a very aggrieved look, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, if I tell you, can you promise not to tell anyone else?" Before telling her secret, Zheng Jie started setting conditions.

"Sister-in-law, go ahead and tell me, I promise not to tell anyone else." Zhao Desan was eager to know what was wrong with her, so he nodded and agreed to her request without hesitation.

Zheng Jie looked aggrieved, and at the same time, her expression appeared extremely embarrassed as she began to pour out her heart.

It turned out that in the morning, Wang Pangzi had come to inspect Zhao Da's condition, called her out to talk about Zhao Da's condition for a while, and then, using the excuse of having something to discuss, called her into his office.

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As soon as she entered the office, Wang Pangzi greeted Zheng Jie warmly, "Xiao Jie, have a seat."

It was Zheng Jie's first time in such a large office, and since Wang Pangzi had given her a good impression, Zheng Jie didn't have much guard up. She smiled politely and walked over to sit on the large leather sofa. She didn't even pay attention to the fact that Wang Pangzi had locked the door as soon as she entered.

After locking the door, Wang Pangzi didn't go to sit in his own boss chair, but instead walked over and sat down directly beside Zheng Jie, saying with a smile, "How old is Xiao Jie this year?"

"Thirty-one," Zheng Jie answered with a smile. She had already vaguely sensed that Wang Pangzi's expression seemed a bit off; he was always looking at her with a smile, not even blinking his eyes.

Wang Pangzi nodded with a smile and said, "Xiao Jie isn't very old. Where do you work?"

"At the District Construction Committee," Zheng Jie replied. The topic never shifted to the actual business, so Zheng Jie asked, "Director Wang, didn't you say you had something to tell me when you called me up here?"