Christmas Gift
By shunting the annoying guy off to an internal branch, keeping him out of sight, and isolating and monitoring him at the same time, this move had to be called quite ruthless.
Wu Kai, a member of the Sleep Disorders Department's research and treatment team, told Li Bai that for several days in a row, Chen Sheng had been as listless as a defeated rooster, hanging his head and looking dispirited.
He had once been very good at ingratiating himself and flattering people, but now he was too lazy even to bother saying a couple of pleasant words.
The fruits and snacks he usually shared with everyone had not stopped coming, but their brands, quality, and quantity clearly showed that he was merely going through the motions. They were no longer delicately packaged, but cheap goods weighed by the jin, and there was not much of them either.
Chen Sheng had also greatly reduced his visits to the other departments on the fifth floor. Sometimes, people could even see him looking gloomy, as if he were cursing something under his breath.
Li Bai laughed helplessly. As expected, this was the sort of person who could not keep even two ounces of sesame oil hidden in a dog's belly. The moment he suffered a setback, his true colors immediately showed.
To have made so little progress was truly disappointing.
Still, he could imagine that Chen Sheng would certainly not be content to behave himself in the research and treatment team.
The other man probably had no real interest in the Samos Family's hereditary mental illness. He was only thinking about reclaiming the ground he had lost.
The entanglement between Chen Sheng and Li Bai was far more complicated than merely trading a few verbal blows.
They had fought over