If the person standing before him was not Zhao Min, and dared to slander and provoke him like this, Shen Lang, in his character, would have already slapped her away.
However, Zhao Min was still the homeroom teacher of Yu Xiao and Yu Fei. Shen Lang did not want to make things too unpleasant. He finally suppressed his inner dissatisfaction and anger, and said, "Teacher Zhao, what do you mean?"
"No matter what, I at least saved your sister. If you don't feel grateful, why speak ill of me?"
Shen Lang could not understand Zhao Min's thought process, because Shen Lang had truly done nothing wrong to her.
"Saved my sister?"
Shen Lang not saying this was better. As soon as he said it, Zhao Min seemed to have been struck in a sore spot, and angrily said, "You bastard! Our family contacted the Ghost Doctor Qin Yanluo, Old Qin. He said that when he treated my sister with his needles, she would indeed appear to be critically ill, but that was an illusion. After a moment, she would be reborn like a phoenix and completely recover."
"Therefore, her recovery has nothing to do with you."
Zhao Min looked at Shen Lang, furious. "You must have witnessed the Ghost Doctor Qin Yanluo's medical skills long ago, so you put on a show here, trying to extort our family by treating her illness."
"Shameless scoundrel, and you made me beg you for half a day. You've truly disappointed me."
Upon hearing Zhao Min's words, Shen Lang was slightly surprised. He never imagined Qin Yanluo would be so shameless, almost killing someone and yet making himself out to be a great benefactor.
What surprised Shen Lang even more was that the Zhao family was so stupid as to believe such nonsense from Qin Yanluo.
"Sigh..."
Looking at Zhao Min, Shen Lang felt a touch of pity for how foolish her family could be. He said, "If you think it has nothing to do with me, then so be it. I wasn't intentionally trying to save your sister anyway."
The reason Shen Lang wanted to save Zhao Shihua was due to a bet with Zhen Mi. The purpose of that bet was to have Zhen Mi play the zither for Wang Yuyan. Therefore, saving Zhao Shihua was merely a secondary matter.
If it weren't for the bet with Zhen Mi, with Shen Lang's personality, even if Zhao Shihua died in front of him, Shen Lang would only watch and never intervene.
After all, the Zhao family had repeatedly insulted him before. He wasn't a saint, so he naturally wouldn't let it slide.
"Feeling guilty?"
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Zhao Min snorted, "It seems my parents were right. You're just an opportunistic clown. With your narrow mind and limited vision, you'll only be a loser your whole life."
"A loser, so be it. Think whatever you want."
Shen Lang smiled and said, "How you think is your freedom, and it has nothing to do with me. However, from now on, please show me basic respect. Because I won't bother with you out of consideration for you being Yu Xiao and their homeroom teacher, but my patience will run out."
"This kind of insult today is the last time. If it happens again, I apologize, but even if you are Yu Xiao and their homeroom teacher, I will not tolerate it anymore."
With that, Shen Lang took out his key, unlocked the car, and prepared to leave.
"A loser, you'll never amount to anything in life."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Zhao Min looked at him with a mixture of disappointment and pity. "There's no hope for people like you. Yu Xiao and Yu Fei are extremely excellent students, and I must keep them away from a narrow-minded, ill-intentioned loser like you."
"Teacher Zhao, you're sick, you need treatment."
Looking at Zhao Min, Shen Lang sighed and said, "People like you are not fit to be Yu Xiao and their homeroom teacher. You don't need to worry too much about it. I will naturally arrange for Yu Xiao and Yu Fei to leave your class later."
With that, Shen Lang turned to leave. He had only taken a couple of steps when he bumped into an acquaintance.
"Mr. Shen, are you taking Yu Xiao and them to school?"
The person Shen Lang bumped into was none other than Lin Danqing, the teacher of Yu Xiao and Yu Fei.
"Elder Lin, good morning."
Upon seeing Lin Danqing, Shen Lang smiled and said, "You look radiant and in good spirits. It seems you've recovered well recently."
"It's all thanks to Mr. Shen. Without Mr. Shen's medicine, my heart wouldn't be this good."
Lin Danqing carried a bag of steamed buns in his left hand and a large bottle of mineral water in his right. He was dressed casually in shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals. However, he was the best Chinese teacher in Nanling High School, even receiving the provincial award for outstanding teacher.
Shen Lang heard this and smiled, "Elder Lin is too kind. Compared to your protection of the Yu sisters last time, this is nothing."
"Haha, Mr. Shen, at such a young age, not only is your medical skill superb, but you are also so humble. Your future achievements will surely be limitless. It is my honor to know a young man like Mr. Shen."
Lin Danqing looked at Shen Lang and after a moment of thought, said, "I've encountered a big problem recently. After much consideration, I fear only Mr. Shen can help. If Mr. Shen can help, I will definitely repay you handsomely."
"Elder Lin, please tell me. I will not refuse if I can help. As for the repayment, we can discuss that later."
Shen Lang sincerely respected Elder Lin, a highly esteemed old professor, and his attitude was very polite.
"It's like this, I have a niece. She was fine originally, but recently she has contracted a strange illness. With this strange illness, if she is exposed to sunlight, her whole body feels like it's burning, and her skin becomes ulcerated."
Lin Danqing continued, "Because of her illness, I've consulted many famous doctors, but they were all helpless. Now she is at home, her mental state has collapsed. Every day, she is either throwing tantrums or smashing things. I can only watch with distress, with no solution."
"Mr. Shen, have you ever encountered such a strange illness?"
After speaking, Lin Danqing looked at Shen Lang with anticipation.
"I have some knowledge of it, but a specific diagnosis will depend on when I see the patient. After all, diagnosis requires observation, listening, questioning, and palpation."
Shen Lang smiled upon hearing this. "I might be able to help, but I can't guarantee 100% success. Elder Lin, please don't have overly high expectations."
"I understand, Mr. Shen, I completely understand."
Lin Danqing said, "Whether Mr. Shen can ultimately help or not, I am already deeply grateful."
"Alright—"
Hearing this, Shen Lang said, "In that case, Elder Lin, please leave me your phone number. Whenever you are convenient, just call me, and I can come over."
"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Shen."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Lin Danqing looked grateful.
Zhao Min, standing nearby, said sarcastically, "Elder Lin, perhaps the medicine he gave you for your heart last time was indeed effective, but that doesn't prove his medical skills are necessarily superior. Don't end up with a quack who not only can't cure the illness but also causes your niece to lose her life."
"You know, some people might be professional medical scammers. You need to keep your eyes open and avoid being deceived by villains."