novelraw Chapter 13: Drive
Chapter 13: Drive
From a medical perspective, Zhou Weiwei's heart condition was far more severe than the inherited heart disease Su Yuan had acquired from his original body.
The original body's heart condition only required taking the appropriate specialized medication to preserve life.
Achieving a complete cure was also quite simple—just have Lu Fusheng from Zhongshan Hospital perform the surgery.
However, Zhou Weiwei's heart condition was hereditary, more accurately a genetic disease.
And each generation was more severe than the last.
The first generation leader of Zhou Pharmaceutical lived to 69 years old.
The second generation leader only lived to 37 years old.
As for the third generation's Zhou Weiwei? If nothing unexpected happened, she would die from her heart condition today.
This was despite modern medical technology far surpassing that of decades ago, with Zhou Weiwei receiving extensive medical resource support—otherwise, she probably wouldn't have lived past ten years old.
"Director Lu Fusheng and the others were all wrong?"Tang Zhien fell into silence.
He didn't find it absurd, but was seriously contemplating.
If any random passerby had said these words, Tang Zhien wouldn't have believed them at all.
What kind of joke was this? Lu Fusheng and the others were medical giants renowned nationwide and even worldwide—how could just anyone question them? And they were all wrong?
They were all wrong, and only you were right?
Even if a doctor from Zhongshan Hospital told him Zhou Weiwei could be saved.
Tang Zhien would only be half-convinced.
Over so many years, Tang Zhien had visited countless famous doctors, all giving similar conclusions.
If a doctor really told him this, Tang Zhien's first thought would be whether the person was a fraud.
But Su Yuan...
Tang Zhien didn't even know Su Yuan's name, didn't recognize him at all.
Yet Su Yuan had been able to silently bypass the multiple layers of security on the hospital's top floor, finally entering the ward, standing there for a while before being discovered by him...
Perhaps he had only discovered Su Yuan because Su Yuan intended it.
The more Tang Zhien thought about it, the more chilled he felt.
What did this mean?
It meant Su Yuan could easily kill him and retreat completely unscathed.
And what happened in the ward might only be discovered by the security guards and bodyguards outside ten minutes later, half an hour later.
By then, it would be far too late.
Having managed Zhou Pharmaceutical for so many years, Tang Zhien had weathered many storms and faced numerous assassination attempts.
But he had never felt as hopeless and powerless as today.
Facing someone who held complete control over his life and death, Tang Zhien felt this person had no reason to mock him.
Since he said he could save Zhou Weiwei, he must have some confidence.
"What does sir require?"
Tang Zhien thought for a minute, then looked at Su Yuan and asked.
Assuming this mysterious person before him truly had means to cure Weiwei, then he must want something.
Otherwise, why would he come? And specifically say these words to him?
"Very simple."
Su Yuan smiled, "I need you, and Zhou Pharmaceutical, to serve me, work for me for three years."
Hearing this, Tang Zhien immediately fell silent.
As one of the nine major pharmaceutical companies in Magic City, the energy and influence contained within Zhou Pharmaceutical far exceeded ordinary imagination.
Work for Su Yuan for three years? What if during these three years, Su Yuan ordered him to transfer all of Zhou Pharmaceutical's assets? Wouldn't Zhou Pharmaceutical be just an empty shell after three years?
"Does sir think Zhou Weiwei is more important to me than Zhou Pharmaceutical?"
Tang Zhien looked at Su Yuan and asked.
Even his closest people didn't know Zhou Weiwei's position in his heart.
Outsiders even thought that he, Tang Zhien, couldn't wait for Zhou Weiwei to die quickly so he could completely take over Zhou Pharmaceutical.
Using Zhou Weiwei to threaten him?
"That's your matter."
Su Yuan said calmly, "You only need to give me an answer. Agree to work for me for three years, and I'll save Zhou Weiwei right now. Disagree, then treat it as if I never came today."
If not for the gray mirror informing him that Zhou Weiwei was Tang Zhien's greatest weakness.
Su Yuan wouldn't have thought this threat would be effective.
After all, modern people placed too little value on gratitude, completely unable to understand the complex emotions Tang Zhien felt decades ago when, on the brink of death, he was taken in by the first generation leader of Zhou Pharmaceutical—that feeling of rescue from desperate circumstances.
From that moment, Tang Zhien had regarded the Zhou family members as more important than his own life.
"As long as Weiwei is still alive, no matter how great the family fortune, it can be earned back. As long as the person remains..."
Tang Zhien thought silently to himself, then his gaze became determined: "How can sir guarantee you can cure Weiwei?"
The implication was that he agreed to Su Yuan's proposal.
This made the middle-aged woman nearby widen her eyes, yet she didn't dare say anything.
"Lu Fusheng should have told you that Zhou Weiwei would have difficulty surviving past these few days, right?"
Su Yuan said.
"Yes."
Tang Zhien nodded.
"Actually, it's not that she can't survive past these few days, but that she can't survive past today."
Su Yuan shook his head.
Tang Zhien remained silent.
He didn't refute it.
Su Yuan glanced at Tang Zhien, then reached out and removed Zhou Weiwei's oxygen mask.
Then he sequentially removed the numerous medical devices connected to Zhou Weiwei.
With the oxygen supply from the mask gone, Zhou Weiwei struggled to even breathe, her already faint vitality quickly becoming barely perceptible.
"Weiwei."
Tang Zhien's lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Just then.
Su Yuan raised his hand, and several silver needles pierced Zhou Weiwei's body.
Zhou Weiwei's hereditary heart condition, in terms of Blue Star's medical technology, could be considered an incurable disease, with no remedy.
But Su Yuan was an exception.
As early as several days ago, Su Yuan had learned of hundreds of treatment methods through the gray mirror.
These hundreds of treatment methods were all things Su Yuan could easily accomplish.
And all could completely cure Zhou Weiwei's hereditary heart condition.
However.
In the end, Su Yuan didn't choose any of these hundreds of complete cure methods.
Instead, he planned to divide the method of curing Zhou Weiwei into ten treatment courses, with one course every four months.
This way, by the time Zhou Weiwei was completely cured, it would be three or four years later.
This would also ensure that during this period, Tang Zhien and Zhou Pharmaceutical would follow his commands obediently.
There were three methods, three means, to drive and control a person.
Driving and controlling through interests.
Driving and controlling through life.
Driving and controlling through belief.
Without doubt, driving and controlling through belief was the most reliable and stable.
As for driving and controlling through life and death? For some people, certain things were more important than life itself.
And to completely drive and control an old fox like Tang Zhien who had dominated the business world for decades.
To make him serve Su Yuan wholeheartedly, relying solely on life and death wasn't enough.
This was also the method the gray mirror provided for completely controlling Zhou Pharmaceutical.
Not only must he control Tang Zhien's life and death, but he must also control Zhou Weiwei's life and death.
The former through life control, the latter through belief control.
For Tang Zhien, Zhou Weiwei was his belief, his reason for existence was to serve the Zhou family.
With Su Yuan controlling Zhou Weiwei's life and death, Tang Zhien would obey his every command.
Whoosh——
Su Yuan continuously inserted silver needles, and soon, dozens of silver needles covered Zhou Weiwei's body.
Stimulated by the silver needles, Zhou Weiwei's originally deathly pale face actually showed a touch of rosy color.