Chapter 53 - 41: Early Termination of Contract

The turmoil initiated by Tong Meili has yet to subside. Though the video featuring the couple discussing Changxing Hospital was removed, they still have an array of schemes.Relentlessly calling 12345 to lodge complaints, they frequently voiced their concerns on other social media platforms.

They hired a group of middle-aged and elderly women to cause disruptions at the beauty center, accusing Cai Rongjuan of surgical errors that led to her disfigurement.

The hospital’s security department was at a loss facing these middle-aged women. The local police station also dispatched officers, warning these troublemakers not to disturb the normal medical order. However, there wasn’t much they could do; after all, they couldn’t just take everyone to the police station. What if they started dancing in the square?

The police station suggested that Changxing should quickly negotiate with the patients, seek common ground while reserving differences, and minimize major issues into minor ones.

Gu Houyi sent the deputy director in charge of outpatient services, Geng Wenxiu, to the Weishan Island Branch. This arrangement greatly intimidated the mid-level cadres at Changxing Hospital. Of course, Geng Wenxiu did not comply obediently; she claimed sick leave, silently resisting Gu Houyi in this manner. Gu Houyi couldn’t possibly force her to go; after all, she wasn’t coming to the hospital for the time being, thus out of sight, out of mind.

The Outpatient Department, the Medical Office, and the Security Department took turns actively coordinating the dispute at the beauty center.

However, they couldn’t get in touch with Tong Meili and her husband at all. It was said the couple went out of town to authoritative departments for evaluation.

It wasn’t long before the Internet quieted down. Soon, the background of Zeng Hongwen, the contractor of the beauty center at Changxing Hospital, was thoroughly exposed.

Someone not only submitted materials to higher authorities accusing Gu Houyi of using public office for private gain, practicing nepotism, but also complained to the pricing bureau about some unreasonable charges at the medical beauty center.

Only now did Zeng Hongwen regret it. Had she known earlier, she wouldn’t have acted so tough during the negotiations. Now the issue was a public scandal, and her relationship with Gu Houyi was well-known. Even her usually doting aunt had a go at her, blaming her for the lack of overall vision that endangered her uncle’s reputation in his later years.

Compared to Gu Houyi’s tarnished reputation, Zeng Hongwen was more concerned about herself. The beauty center had been embroiled in chaos these past few days, unable to carry out normal medical work. Cai Rongjuan took sick leave to avoid the limelight.

Both the Consumer Association and the Pricing Bureau dispatched people to understand the situation. Such contracted departments simply couldn’t withstand investigation; any investigation would definitely uncover issues.

Zeng Hongwen tried calling Gu Houyi, but he didn’t answer at all, obviously upset with her.

Zeng Hongwen realized that no matter how this dispute was resolved, she couldn’t continue at Changxing Hospital.

After seeing off the Consumer Association and Pricing Bureau teams, she went to the lobby and saw those middle-aged women eating box lunches in the waiting area, ready for a long-term struggle.

As she pondered how to extricate herself from the predicament, Vice Director Gao Xinhua called her over.

Zeng Hongwen had also heard about Geng Wenxiu’s reassignment, with rumors saying that it was because Geng Wenxiu submitted black materials against Gu Houyi behind his back. For now, Vice Director Gao Xinhua had taken over the outpatient responsibilities.

Upon entering Gao Xinhua’s office, she found Director of the Medical Office, Zhou Wenbin, there as well.

Zeng Hongwen greeted them, and on Gao Xinhua’s desk was her contracting agreement, originally drafted for a ten-year term, but only three years had passed.

Gao Xinhua said, "Xiaozeng, I invited you here today to discuss the contracting agreement."

Zeng Hongwen said, "Doesn’t the contract still have seven years left?" It was clearly written in the contract to discuss renewal a year in advance.

Gao Xinhua straightforwardly informed her that due to the negative impact she had brought to the hospital during her contract, the decision after hospital leadership discussion was to terminate the contract early. This meeting was not to discuss with her, but to officially notify her.

"You can terminate the contract, but what about my losses? I invested five million in the beauty center and haven’t even recouped my costs, yet you want to terminate the contract. On what grounds?"

Gao Xinhua replied, "The loss you brought to Changxing this time far exceeds five million."

"It’s not my fault! There were no problems with Tong Meili’s surgery; it’s the couple making unreasonable trouble. Director Zhou, say something fair."

Zhou Wenbin said, "At this point, it doesn’t matter who’s responsible."

Zeng Hongwen said, "You just want to drive me away, right? Fine, I can leave, but according to the contract, since you Changxing Hospital breached, you should compensate as stipulated!"

Gao Xinhua sighed, thinking this woman doesn’t appreciate the kindness shown to her; the one who really wants to drive her away is her uncle, Gu Houyi. Dean Gu worked all his life without facing such disgrace before. Whether or not he profited from the beauty center, people were sure he must have benefited.

The beauty center’s violations weren’t limited to high fees; they also pushed health products by deceit and exaggerated the effects of medical beauty, all of which have now been exposed. Tong Meili spent thirty-eight thousand, of which the surgery fee was only a small portion.

Tong Meili’s incident was just a trigger, and certainly, someone familiar with the inside story was responsible for igniting the crisis against Gu Houyi.

The reassignment of Geng Wenxiu might just be the tip of the iceberg; there could be others involved.

This afternoon, Gu Houyi had to explain the situation at the disciplinary inspection department. Whether or not he could smoothly pass this hurdle, his leadership career at Changxing was destined to end prematurely. Last night, Gu Houyi had a lengthy conversation with Gao Xinhua; kicking out Geng Wenxiu before leaving wasn’t just about revenge. At such times, he didn’t want someone stabbing him in the back. Many matters he could no longer deal with personally, leaving them to Gao Xinhua.

Gao Xinhua said, "Xiaozeng, I advise you to recognize reality. There is a very important clause in the contract: during the contract period, engaging in illegal operations is prohibited. If personal reasons cause significant losses to the hospital, the hospital has the right to terminate the contract early and retain the right to pursue accountability!"

"There’s no need to threaten me. This time, I am the one suffering the loss, not Changxing Hospital."

Gao Xinhua didn’t have the patience to continue the conversation. "Fine, think it over and get back to me." In his view, Zeng Hongwen was completely without wisdom. Even if the hospital didn’t take the initiative, she should choose to leave given the situation. She didn’t understand the principle of cutting one’s losses to save oneself, nor did she realize the need to sacrifice the pawn to protect the king.

Before the conversation, Gao Xinhua carefully studied the initial leasing contract, under which the hospital could unilaterally terminate the contract. Now, observing Gu Houyi’s attitude was crucial, given that Zeng Hongwen was his niece.

When Gao Xinhua went to report to Gu Houyi, he encountered Director Zhu Mingyuan of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department in the corridor. Thıs content belongs to Nov3lFɪre.ɴet

Zhu Mingyuan carried a medical kit and appeared somewhat nervous, nodding at him before hastily heading to the dean’s office without exchanging pleasantries.

Realizing something must have happened, Gao Xinhua decided to wait before seeing Gu Houyi. Upon returning to his office, Director Liu Dengke of the hospital office came to find him, asking him to go to the dean’s office.

Gu Houyi was originally scheduled to explain the situation to the disciplinary inspection department two hours later but suddenly lost his hearing.