Chapter 174 - Tag Team (2/2)
”Nobody's talking with you.” Aila Zhang shook her head in disappointment. If her brother, Axel, didn't insist on bringing his bitch along, she wouldn't dare stand beside the girl. ”Sorry not sorry,” she murmured.
She bumped shoulders with the resident, toppling the poor little rich girl's tray on the floor as she turned her body to face Dylan. She slapped his arm with the back of her hand. ”That's why she seemed familiar from afar. She's here to visit Olivia?”
”Mmm,” Dylan curtly replied, picking up a tray and three plates to fill with food.
”Go figure. That's why I'm here too. Had to discharge my patient when I'm supposed to be in Macau, hugging a slot machine.”
As they walked along, Axel just got back after taking a phone call. He was surprised to see Dylan in the cafeteria, and with three plates too. ”Wow. Didn't know you had a big appetite,” he commented, elbowing Dylan as though they were best buddies which unfortunately weren't the case. It had been years since the two had a proper conversation. Dylan and Axel used to be peas in the pod until rivalry for their grandpa's recognition tore them apart.
”I'll go and eat with Dylan,” Aila Zhang elbowed her brother who was busy chatting. She shook her head in disapproval. She couldn't fathom how her brother could flirt out in the open while wearing a marriage band on his finger.
Everything was peaceful as they waited for the queue to pick up the pace until Axel turned to look behind him where Aila and Dylan were. ”I heard the Prime Minister's daughter came in for a check-up.”
Instantly, three creases formed on Aila Zhang's forehead. She had an inkling where the conversation would be head and it would be a punch on the face. Who gets it? She'd place her bet on her brother.
”Mmm.” Dylan nodded, grabbing three bottles of water sitting atop the glass divider.
Axel leaned closer and whispered, ”I heard she was Patient X. No wonder the Prime Minister wanted to keep it under wraps. Make sure you sanitize yourself after touching her.”
Dylan scoffed, so loud, everyone in the cafeteria snapped their heads in their direction. Placing his tray on the hanging shelf, Dylan pushed his eyeglasses up and crossed his arms over his c.h.e.s.t. ”And I heard your side-chick got in trouble because she freaked out. Heard she was sleeping with the guy who infected Patient X. Makes me wonder who infected who first.”
One can hear a pin drop in the room. Chief Dylan Chu of the Oncology Department had spoken more words than their fingers and toes combined. The spectators waited in bated breath as they watched from their spots. Everyone regarded the doctor who was popular among colleagues for having no bad bones in him. The man was a classic example of a textbook gentleman.
If only they heard what Axel Zhang had spoken earlier, they wouldn't look like gossipmongers with their ears perked to the Zhang cousins' direction.
”Okay, boys, food fights are not allowed in the cafeteria.” Aila Zhang was quick on her feet, placing her tray on the hanging shelf. She pressed a hand on each of the boys' c.h.e.s.t, preventing Dylan and Axel from sending flying fists on each other's faces.
”I didn't start it,” Axel seethed, his jaws ticked.
”If you say so.” Dylan shrugged. He then picked up his tray and walked past the Zhang siblings.
A collective sigh of relief flooded the cafeteria as a possible Zhang power tripping was averted. It wasn't long ago when a distant Zhang relative tried a hostile takeover but ultimately failed all thanks to Aila Zhang and Dylan Chu's tag team.
The cousins' no-nonsense control and governance contributed to the Zhang's main family branch having a stronger foothold in Zhang Group of Hospitals.
Everything was almost back to normal until Axel Zhang grabbed a bottle of wet wipes on the counter, tucking it inside Dylan's takeout bag.
”Just looking after my cousin,” Axel smirked but was soon gone when Dylan mirrored it with a lopsided grin.
”Of course, a servant should always take care of his master.” Dylan flicked the lone lint on Axel's pink dress suit. ”See you next week in the boardroom, buddy. Bring your side-chick too. I remember there was a loophole in that dismissal case.”
Dylan didn't wait for Axel to respond. He pivoted on his heel, and never looked back.