Urban Super Medical Saint-Chapter 615 - 614 Who Are You Fooling?

Lu Ming's hand stiffened in mid-air, and his usually refined and fair face suddenly reddened with anger.

Xue Liang clearly had not expected Lu Ming and Sun Yuncheng's relationship to be this discordant. He anxiously nudged Lu Ming with his foot, reminding him not to lose his temper, and with a forced smile, he replied, "They haven't arrived yet, but they should be here soon."

Lu Ming was indeed about to lose his temper, but Xue Liang's kick reminded him of the importance of tonight's dinner. It was tied to the educational projects in Golden Mountain County. Enduring slight indignation was a minor issue, but starting a conflict with Sun Yuncheng and leaving a bad impression on Director Fang and Deputy Minister Yu could jeopardize the funding for Golden Mountain County's education project, which was far more critical.

Finally, Lu Ming took a deep breath, retracted his hand, while Sun Yuncheng, seeing this, curled his lips into a smug, cold smirk.

After the incident at Jiangnan University, Sun Yuncheng believed there was no possibility of reconciling with Lu Ming.

Therefore, even in front of Xue Liang tonight, he did not give Lu Ming any face at all, intending to convey a clear message to the leadership of Golden Mountain County: Sun Yuncheng had issues with Lu Ming and was quite dissatisfied.

As the saying goes, a local official is more influential than a higher one far away. Although Director Fang held a higher position than Sun Yuncheng, he was after all in the Provincial Capital, while Sun Yuncheng was right in Jinzhou City. Many matters in Golden Mountain County were inevitably tied to him, so Sun Yuncheng's attitude was definitely a factor for the county leadership to consider.

Moreover, there are rules in the bureaucracy. Director Fang had already given Lu Ming a covert push; what followed would depend on Lu Ming's own abilities. If he performed well and lived up to Director Fang's expectations, Director Fang would naturally find opportunities to support him further in the future. However, if Lu Ming failed, he would likely not advance further.

After all, the resources at Director Fang's disposal were very limited, and having gone this far, it was now time for Lu Ming to prove his capabilities.

Recognizing this, Sun Yuncheng felt no need to show any courtesy to Lu Ming anymore, hence not giving him face after their relationship had completely deteriorated.

You disagree with me, Sun Yuncheng? You want to challenge me? Fine, climb up if you can, reach above me. Otherwise, you'll remain just a deputy county head, and I, Sun Yuncheng, will firmly keep you under my thumb.

You must accept your position, even if you don't want to!

Just as Sun Yuncheng was smirking to himself, Ge Dongxu approached.

Seeing Lu Ming standing at the hotel entrance, he couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself, thinking how small the world was, and that avoidance was no longer an option.

At the same time, Ge Dongxu's gaze towards Sun Yuncheng grew colder.

Because as he had approached, he saw Lu Ming extend his hand and then freeze halfway.

"Dongxu, what brings you here?" As Lu Ming felt frustrated about the standoff, seeing Ge Dongxu took him by surprise.

"What else can a college student be doing here? Obviously, he comes from a poor family and is working part-time at the hotel. He certainly can't afford to eat here," Sun Yuncheng said disdainfully.

Whenever Sun Yuncheng thought about how this young man, Ge Dongxu, had made him lose face in front of Wu Yili, he couldn't help but harbor extraordinary resentment. Thus, given his position, when Lu Ming inquired about Ge Dongxu, he couldn't help but speak out in mockery.

Seeing Sun Yuncheng, a city government Secretary-General, utter such unbecoming words, Xue Liang was somewhat dumbfounded.

"Uncle Lu is asking me a question. Secretary-General Sun, why are you chattering on the side?" Sun Yuncheng spoke contemptuously, but Ge Dongxu was even more disdainful, glancing at him and scolding without any courtesy.

"Well played, Ge Dongxu. With that attitude, do you believe that if I simply greet the manager here, you'll immediately have to pack up and leave?" Scolded so disdainfully by Ge Dongxu, and in a fit of rage, Sun Yuncheng uttered even more disgraceful words.

"Just you, always bullying others under the guise of power, always ready to tattle, how did you even become the Secretary-General of Jinzhou City's government?" Ge Dongxu almost choked on these words when Sun Yuncheng threatened to have him pack up and leave.

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After all, he was the big boss of the Kunting Grand Hotel!

Seeing Ge Dongxu mock Sun Yuncheng again, Xue Liang finally came to his senses, glanced at his watch, saw it was almost 5:45, and started to get anxious. He hurriedly said to Sun Yuncheng, "Secretary-General Sun, Director Fang and Minister Yu should be arriving soon. Please don't bother arguing with such a youngster."

"Director Lu, who is this young man? Quickly get him out of here. What will it look like if Director Fang and Minister Yu see this?" Xue Liang then turned to Lu Ming, speaking with a stern face.

At this moment, Lu Ming had not yet officially taken up his post as deputy county head, so Xue Liang still addressed him as director.

Lu Ming, ultimately concerned about the educational funding project, also grew anxious as the time approached. As soon as Xue Liang finished speaking, he had already pulled Ge Dongxu aside and said sternly, "Dongxu, Uncle has important leaders coming over tonight to discuss some important matters. Don't sulk here, go do whatever you need to do."

However, Sun Yuncheng clearly could not swallow his anger and directly waved over the lobby manager, pointing at Ge Dongxu and said, "I am the Secretary-General of the Jinzhou City Government. Is this young man one of your hotel's workers? His attitude towards customers is very poor, and I am very dissatisfied. I hope you won't employ such people at your hotel anymore, as it damages your hotel's image."

The lobby manager on duty tonight didn't recognize Ge Dongxu, but he knew the Secretary-General of the Jinzhou City Government was a significant official. Seeing him complain about Ge Dongxu, his expression slightly darkened as he turned to Ge Dongxu and asked, "Are you an employee of our hotel?"

Seeing Sun Yuncheng complain about Ge Dongxu again, Lu Ming couldn't help but feel indignant. If it weren't for the fact that Director Fang and Minister Yu were about to arrive, he'd definitely want to step forward and scold him. However, he could only restrain himself and quickly explained to the lobby manager, "Manager, Ge Dongxu is a student at Jiangnan University, he is very..."

When Ge Dongxu saw Lu Ming speaking up for him, afraid that he would lose this "part-time job," he knew he couldn't hide today's incident, so he pulled on Lu Ming and interrupted, "Uncle Lu, I'm not an employee here. I came here to eat today."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming swallowed his next words, surprised by Ge Dongxu.

Although the Kunting Grand Hotel was not expensive, that was only relative to the high-end hotels around Mingyue Lake. After all, located on the busiest commercial street, and being so lavishly furnished, the Kunting Grand Hotel was still considered a high-consumption place for the average person.

Such a high-consumption venue was clearly not a place for a college student to dine.

"Eating here, a student from a poor mountain area coming here to dine? Who are you kidding?" Sun Yuncheng, already aware of Ge Dongxu's background from his son, thought Ge Dongxu was finally scared and trying to bluster his way through, and couldn't help but sneer.