These small rooms in pharmacies are mainly for severely ill patients, but they also conveniently served Li Se and Huang Shanshan.
Upon entering the room, Huang Shanshan voluntarily took off her clothes. While not completely naked, she was close to it.
With a hint of shyness and a blush, Huang Shanshan asked, "Should I lie on it?"
*Tap, tap, tap...*
Just then, footsteps approached. A man in a white lab coat walked in. He glanced around the herbal medicine shop before looking at Uncle Qiu and asking, "Where is Huang Shanshan?"
"What do you want her for?" Uncle Qiu furrowed his brow.
The man before them was from a Chinese medicine clinic opposite. Huang Shanshan was the granddaughter of Old Master Huang from the Chinese Medicine Hall, a fact well-known in the area. Many patients preferred to seek treatment at their clinic, which resulted in the opposite clinic having very little business.
This led the man before them to frequently resort to petty schemes, such as spreading rumors about their Chinese medicine shop being poor, overly expensive, and worsening patients' conditions. Despite all these claims, many patients still chose this pharmacy.
"Naturally, to compete in medical skills," the man in the white coat chuckled. "Today, I will let everyone here witness whose medical skills are superior. By the way, where is Huang Shanshan? Have her come out. Isn't she hiding inside doing something improper?"
Saying this, he made to walk into the small room inside.
Uncle Qiu blocked his path, asking, "What business is it of yours?"
The man in the white coat exclaimed, his voice suddenly booming, "Is she having an affair? I recall Dr. Huang being an ice queen. Has she been melted? Or is she afraid to come out and face the challenge?"
*Creak!*
At this moment, the door opened, and Huang Shanshan walked out, accompanied, of course, by Li Se.
"Hu Kaixuan, what I do in the room is none of your business. Why have you come here?" Huang Shanshan asked coldly.
Hu Kaixuan sneered, "Spending the day with a man in a room, doing God knows what. Is this how Dr. Huang treats patients?"
Quite a crowd had gathered. Upon hearing this, many became somewhat excited. If this were truly how treatment was administered, they wouldn't mind at all.
Huang Shanshan, however, took Li Se's arm and said, "This is my boyfriend. Is there any problem with me being intimate with my boyfriend?"
Her words caused a wave of disappointment among many, but also surprise. The ice queen had finally melted.
Hu Kaixuan's expression turned ugly. He had pursued Huang Shanshan before, but she had paid him no mind. Now, she was with some pretty boy. He was very displeased and unwilling. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Dr. Huang, I've come today to compete with you in medical skills. How about it, do you dare to compete?"
Huang Shanshan knitted her brows. Although she didn't want to deal with Hu Kaixuan, with so many people watching, she readily accepted: "Alright!"
Hearing Huang Shanshan's acceptance, Hu Kaixuan's lips curled into a slight arc. Soon, he brought in a patient, a woman in her thirties with a very listless complexion, prominent dark circles under her eyes, and who looked like she might collapse at any moment as she walked.
"Doctor, I'll trouble you," the woman said weakly.
"You first," Hu Kaixuan gestured.
Huang Shanshan took the woman's pulse, examined her tongue and eyelids, and then made her diagnosis. She said, "You have myasthenia gravis, which in Traditional Chinese Medicine falls under the category of 'wei syndrome.' It is a disease of neuromuscular junction dysfunction. In daily life, its causes are considered to be related to genetics, weakened immune function, and environmental factors. I will prescribe a medicinal formula for you; one dose daily, to be taken warm three times a day. After the condition improves, the formula can be processed into granules, taken at 20 grams per dose, three times a day, to consolidate the treatment."
After speaking, she wrote down a prescription and looked at Hu Kaixuan, asking, "Dr. Hu, do you see any issues?"
Hu Kaixuan glanced at the prescription and smiled, "Indeed, it is a prescription for treating wei syndrome. Otherwise, if there is any improvement after drinking this medicine on the spot, then you win."
"Alright, Uncle Qiu, prepare the medicine!" Huang Shanshan had nothing to worry about. Even if it wouldn't fully cure the condition, improvement was certain after taking this herbal medicine.
Li Se, standing beside her, watched with some surprise. He continued to observe the female patient. From every angle, she appeared to have wei syndrome. However, if that were the case, Hu Kaixuan would undoubtedly lose. Yet, looking at Hu Kaixuan's confident demeanor, it was clear the situation was not that simple.
After the herbal medicine was prepared, Huang Shanshan had the woman drink it. However, less than a minute after finishing the medicine, she suddenly began to cough violently, even spitting up blood.
"How is this possible?" Huang Shanshan's expression changed slightly.
The onlookers were even more startled.
"What's going on?"
"Is she going to kill someone?"
"I heard before that Dr. Huang's treatments make patients worse, is it true?"
Many began to murmur amongst themselves.
"Dr. Huang, your diagnosis is flawed!" Hu Kaixuan shouted.
Huang Shanshan had no time to argue with Hu Kaixuan at this moment. She wanted to control the female patient's condition, but the woman's health seemed to be deteriorating further. She herself had no idea what was happening.
"Let me handle it," Hu Kaixuan knew it was his turn. He took out several silver needles and inserted them into specific acupoints on the woman's body. Soon, the woman recovered. He then performed another acupuncture session and wrote a prescription, saying proudly, "After taking my prescribed medicine, supplemented by acupuncture, one dose will achieve a full recovery!"