"What, am I also an outsider?" Steven stepped forward a couple of paces, displeased.
"Ah? Professor Steven, I didn't mean it like that. If it's you, you can of course enter anytime." The man in the suit only noticed Steven at this moment, and was startled, his face paling slightly. He quickly made way.
Steven snorted coldly and didn't bother arguing with the man in the suit. He then brought Li Se inside. The man in the suit, covered in sweat, let out a sigh of relief, almost having gotten into trouble.
In the room sat a middle-aged man with blonde hair. When he saw Steven, he immediately stood up to greet him with a smile, "Professor Steven, long time no see. When I heard you were coming to China for a financial conference, I decided to join the fun. Speaking of which, my HR hasn't ventured into the capital yet."
"Your HR is a cosmetics company. Perfect, I have a friend here who is also in cosmetics. Let me introduce you." Steven immediately introduced Li Se and Zhang Aimin to the blonde man, and also introduced the blonde man to the two of them.
This blonde man was the boss of the HR Group, Peter.
"Hello, I'm Peter." Peter proactively shook hands with Li Se and then with Zhang Aimin. It was Professor Steven's introduction, so his attitude was quite courteous.
After all, someone who received Professor Steven's attention was definitely not a simple person.
"Mr. Peter, your body..." Li Se frowned slightly. Up close, he could see a bit of Peter's physical condition through his 'wangqi' (observing qi).
"What's wrong with my body?" Peter asked in confusion.
"If Mr. Peter doesn't mind, I'd like to feel your pulse." Li Se said.
Professor Steven added from the side, "Peter, this is a divine doctor. Traditional Chinese medicine is too magical..."
He recounted his previous experience of not adapting to the climate in detail, and also described the acupuncture session as extremely miraculous. Clearly, Professor Steven was completely captivated by TCM.
"Oh, is that so?" Peter's reaction was rather subdued. He wasn't surprised by TCM but rather disappointed. He initially thought that someone receiving Professor Steven's attention would be a big shot, as he knew Steven was quite close to some influential families in the capital. He didn't expect it to be a TCM practitioner.
Moreover, in his opinion, curing someone's inability to adapt to the climate was not a great skill.
"Alright then, you can feel my pulse." Peter was giving Steven some face.
However, at this moment, the door opened, and a Western doctor walked in. He was a foreign doctor, carrying a medical bag, and he respectfully said, "Mr. Peter!"
"Oh, Dr. Springhall, I was just feeling a bit unwell." Peter immediately bypassed Li Se and went to the foreign doctor.
"Mr. Peter, let me examine you." Springhall said.
Peter nodded. Of course, he trusted the doctor he brought more than Li Se. However, he still explained to Steven, "Professor Steven, this is a doctor I specifically brought from the United States. He is from the American Medical Association."
Steven nodded, not saying much. He knew Peter, who would certainly trust the American Medical Association more, as it was the world's medical authority!
After being examined by Springhall, he said, "Mr. Peter, I recommend surgery. However, you will need to stay in the hospital for a period of time after the operation..."
"Dr. Springhall, you also know I don't have time for this right now. That's why I brought you along. What medication can you prescribe for me now?" Peter asked.
"Medication can still be prescribed, but the effect will only get worse," Springhall said helplessly.
"I'll have surgery when it's completely useless," Peter stated resolutely.
"Actually, it can be treated without surgery," Li Se interjected at this moment. He had basically figured out Peter's condition.
"Do you know what Mr. Peter's condition is?" Springhall frowned slightly, wondering who this young man was.
Li Se said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be kidney stones, but it's already very serious. Normal drinking water should not be able to expel them. Western medicine would indeed require surgery, but TCM does not."
"TCM?" Springhall was stunned and immediately showed disdain. "Undeniably, there are very skilled TCM practitioners. Our president greatly admires TCM, but that doesn't mean your TCM skills are good. I've also researched TCM during this time, and in TCM, age is generally used to judge medical skill; only with greater age does one's skill improve. If I may be so bold, you might not have even reached the entry level of TCM."
"That's not necessarily true," Steven couldn't help but defend Li Se. "This young divine doctor's medical skills are very impressive. I was treated by him when I couldn't adapt to the climate in China."
"Professor Steven, not adapting to the climate is not a major illness to begin with," Springhall shook his head, somewhat dismissively.
"You are from the American Medical Association. Your president admires TCM. Did she tell you that the TCM practitioner she admires is also a young person?" Li Se smiled slightly.
"Heh, I don't know if it's a young person, but it's definitely not you." Springhall naturally didn't believe in such a coincidence.
"Oh, can TCM really treat it?" Peter was somewhat tempted. "Dr. Springhall, can you ask your president to recommend this TCM practitioner to me?"
"Yes!" Springhall nodded. "I'll call her right away. Perhaps TCM can use some simpler methods."
Afterward, Springhall called the president. The phone was quickly answered, and Lorraine's voice came through, "Hello, Springhall, what's the matter?"
"President Lorraine, the situation is as follows..." Springhall briefly explained the situation, and then added, "The current situation is that Mr. Peter is unwilling to undergo surgery, so I want to recommend a TCM practitioner to him."
"That's no problem. If it's him, he can definitely do it. I'll give you his phone number. After you call him, just say I introduced you." Lorraine said.
"Thank you, President!" Springhall said gratefully.
After getting the phone number, Springhall glanced at Li Se and sneered, "The TCM practitioner our President Lorraine recommended is indeed a young person with excellent medical skills. As for you, go wherever it's cool. TCM is rigorous; it's not just because you think you have the skills that you do!"
Li Se didn't say anything, only a strange expression on his face.
Springhall didn't hesitate and immediately dialed the phone number Lorraine had given.
Ring, ring...
At this moment, a phone rang...