Charles felt as though he had been slapped in the face, as those were his exact words.
Shen Long, however, said dismissively, "Looking at you, your conditions should be very average. With this million, you can let your family live a slightly better life. Isn't that good?"
Li Se's heart ached. He had always blamed himself for his mother's condition, attributing it to his own powerlessness. Yet, he was confident he could cure his mother's illness. Since he had inherited traditional Chinese medicine, he could not dishonor it.
"I can also take action to treat him," Li Se looked at Charles. "Make him apologize to traditional Chinese medicine!"
"On what grounds?" Charles was naturally unwilling. He had always looked down on traditional Chinese medicine, and for him to apologize to it was almost impossible.
Shen Long frowned. Hearing the child's crying in the ward, he looked at Charles and said, "Mr. Charles, I can give you double the consultation fee."
Charles hesitated for a moment, his expression softening. He said to Li Se, "Fine, I will apologize to traditional Chinese medicine."
"Not sincere enough," Li Se shook his head. "Apologize publicly!"
"Don't push it too far!" Charles's face immediately darkened.
"Alright!" Shen Long agreed.
"Mr. Shen..." Charles wanted to say something.
Shen Long waved his hand, "If you have any requests later, feel free to state them."
Charles, with a dark expression, said no more.
"A public apology takes time. As long as you cure my child, you will do it immediately, by tomorrow at the latest!" Shen Long guaranteed.
Li Se nodded, then shifted his gaze to Mrs. Shen, smiling and saying, "And her, she needs to apologize to me, and the kneeling kind!"
As soon as these words were spoken, not only did the expressions of many doctors in the ward change, but even Shen Long's expression shifted.
For the vice president of the American Medical Association to apologize to traditional Chinese medicine was already almost impossible.
Now, for the wife of Qingyun City's richest man to kneel and apologize to a young man was even more impossible.
Mrs. Shen's rather pretty face twisted at this moment, and she roared at Li Se, "Don't get greedy! You have to treat him whether you want to or not, otherwise, I'll make sure you, no, your whole family, can't stay in Qingyun City!"
This was a blatant threat.
However, many doctors could understand. After all, for the wife of Qingyun City's richest man to demand a kneel-down apology from someone was somewhat unreasonable.
Li Se's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Shen Long, who did not react at all, clearly indicating that this was a threat directed at him.
Seeing Li Se remain silent, Mrs. Shen felt her threat had worked. She immediately held her head high, saying with utmost arrogance, "Hurry up and treat my child. I've seen many people like you. If you can cure him, I can let bygones be bygones and even give you some compensation. Don't be ungrateful."
Li Se was about to say something else, but Dean Tang hurried forward and pulled him aside, sighing, "Alas, forget it. Let's both take a step back. You can't afford to offend someone of his status."
The power of the Shen couple was not to be underestimated in Qingyun City. If they offended them, they might truly not be able to stay in Qingyun City.
"Dean Tang, I suspect he knows what to do without you reminding him," Wang Xiang snorted coldly.
Li Se ignored this Wang Xiang and looked at Dean Tang, saying, "Dean, thank you for the reminder, but since I said she has to kneel and apologize, then she must apologize. Otherwise, I will not provide treatment!"
Mrs. Shen's expression changed again, becoming very ferocious. She truly hadn't expected Li Se to be so resolute, daring to oppose them.
"That's enough!" Just as Mrs. Shen was about to say something else, Shen Long stopped her. He looked at the child’s continuous crying and felt a pang of heartache. He walked up to Li Se and said apologetically, "Regardless of anything, it has nothing to do with the child. I apologize to you on behalf of my wife. Is that acceptable?"
For Shen Long himself to apologize was already an extraordinary thing. The doctors around were all greatly astonished because, with Shen Long's capabilities, there were a thousand and one ways to deal with Li Se.
Seeing Li Se remain unmoved, a shadow flickered across Shen Long's face.
"Fine, I'll kneel and apologize, isn't that enough?" Mrs. Shen finally knelt, as she could not bear to see her son crying like that any longer.
The many doctors, upon seeing Mrs. Shen kneel, were all shocked, but none felt happy, as this undoubtedly meant utterly offending the Shen couple.
"Is that good enough?" Mrs. Shen asked sharply.
Li Se no longer hesitated. Two silver needles reappeared in his hands. Li Se inserted them into the original acupoints, and the child's crying quickly stopped.
Shen Long and Mrs. Shen both breathed a sigh of relief. The child's life being saved was the most important thing.
"Thank you," Shen Long said.
"Why thank him?" Mrs. Shen stood up from the ground. Seeing that the child was fine, her arrogance surged again. She pointed at Li Se and angrily cursed, "I'm telling you, my child is fine now. You just wait, I will make you regret this!"
After all, she was the wife of Qingyun City's richest man, when had she ever suffered such humiliation?
To kneel and apologize to a young brat was unforgivable!
Li Se raised an eyebrow. Before he could speak, Charles also jumped out, grumbling, "So you know some acupuncture. You want me, the vice president of the prestigious Medical Association, to apologize? Don't even think about it."
They had completely turned their backs on their word.
Their only goal was to get Li Se to provide treatment. After the treatment was complete, where would they honor their promises?
"I will give you one million as medical fees," Shen Long's tone also became somewhat cold. To be honest, if it weren't for Li Se being able to treat his child, based on his previous words, he didn't know how many times he would have died.
Shen Long's secretary took out a million-dollar check and handed it to Li Se.
"No need!" Li Se, despite being short of money, could not accept this money.
"Think carefully. For someone like you, you might not be able to earn this much money in your lifetime," Shen Long frowned slightly.
Li Se, however, ignored him any further.
Dean Tang sighed. He knew Li Se was filled with immense anger, but faced with these important figures, he could only endure.
"Let's let this matter pass," Dean Tang reminded him softly.
"Dean, it seems it's not that I don't want it to pass. Look at that woman, she's practically telling me to regret it," Li Se said with a cold laugh, glancing at the child who had stopped crying.
"Oh, right. These two silver needles only served to control the condition. There's still a long way to go for a full recovery!"
After saying this, Li Se left without looking back.