Li Se glanced at Huang Shanshan beside him. She still had a look of resentment on her face, but she didn't stop him. Then, he left the clinic with Qian Yinghong.
Old Man Huang came over, somewhat displeased. "Shanshan, what's going on? Why has this brat been going out with other women so often lately?"
"He went on a house call..." Huang Shanshan spoke the truth, but felt very uncertain. Was Li Se really on a house call?
Old Man Huang said earnestly, "Shanshan, it's not that Grandpa is saying this about you, but with men, you have to hold on to them tightly. Have a baby sooner, and he won't be able to run away then."
Huang Shanshan's face turned red. "Grandpa, don't talk nonsense. How can things develop that quickly?"
"This is fast?" Old Man Huang raised an eyebrow. "When your grandma was your age, your father could already toddle around."
Huang Shanshan really didn't want to say anything more to Old Man Huang and went back to busy herself with dispensing herbs.
Old Man Huang sighed and didn't say anything further, wondering why his granddaughter wasn't more open to the idea.
In a residential area.
Li Se quickly met the patient Qian Yinghong had mentioned. The patient was named Jiang Wei, around his thirties. According to Qian Yinghong's introduction, he was also an archaeologist, and his symptoms were similar to Qian Tang's.
Upon first glance, Li Se had already judged that it was a case of evil qi entering the body, though it wasn't as severe as Qian Tang's.
"Yinghong, why are you here?" a middle-aged woman greeted.
"Aunt Mei, I heard Uncle Jiang fell ill, so I brought a doctor to see him," Qian Yinghong said.
Aunt Mei frowned slightly. "The doctor you're talking about isn't him, is he?"
The 'him' Aunt Mei referred to was naturally Li Se. She sized him up for a while, not believing Li Se was a doctor at all. He was simply too young, likely just out of school. In a hospital, he would probably be an intern, and it would be a question of whether he could even become a permanent staff.
"Aunt Mei, his medical skills are very good, and now at..." Qian Yinghong smiled and introduced Li Se, but before she could finish, she was interrupted.
"No need!" Aunt Mei waved her hand, her expression becoming considerably more somber. "Yinghong, for your grandfather's sake, I won't argue with you this time. Don't just pull anyone over and call them a doctor!"
It was clear that she meant Li Se was not a doctor at all. This was not surprising; at Li Se's age, he had already been questioned by many.
And when Qian Yinghong brought such a young person over, Aunt Mei was naturally very displeased. Wasn't this just adding to the trouble? Her husband was already ill, making her agitated, and now Qian Yinghong was causing a scene. Naturally, she was somewhat angry.
"Aunt Mei, Doctor Li's medical skills are truly excellent. If you don't believe me, let him take a look. My grandfather was cured by him," Qian Yinghong said quickly.
Aunt Mei, however, did not believe it at all. She said, "Yinghong, there's no need to say more. How could I possibly let him treat my husband? You don't need to worry too much, I've already asked someone to find a renowned doctor to come and treat him."
Just as she finished speaking, a middle-aged man walked in, carrying a medical bag.
"Oh, Doctor Ma, please come and see how my husband is doing," Aunt Mei immediately welcomed the middle-aged man in.
"If I may be so bold, your husband's condition is not something ordinary doctors can treat," Li Se's voice rang out at that moment.
As soon as he spoke, Aunt Mei and Doctor Ma stopped in their tracks. They both looked at Li Se with disbelief.
"Who is this?" Doctor Ma frowned, somewhat displeased with Li Se's words. Was he implying his medical skills were ordinary?
Aunt Mei said dismissively, "Probably an intern from the hospital."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Ma immediately laughed. "You, an intern, dare to question my medical skills here? Which hospital are you from? People like you should be fired directly!"
Obviously, Doctor Ma took Li Se's earlier words as a challenge to his medical expertise. While he wasn't an exceptionally famous doctor, he was a chief physician at a large hospital. No matter what, an intern shouldn't question him.
"I am not questioning your medical skills, but his condition is not a real illness," Li Se stated calmly.
"Heh, not an illness? Is it possession?" Doctor Ma said disdainfully.
Aunt Mei snorted. "You are not needed here. Leave immediately. You don't need to worry about my husband's health. How dare you cheat and deceive at such a young age? Do you think I'm easy to fool?"
"It is indeed possession. If the evil spirit is not expelled, it will only get worse," Li Se said seriously.
"You really dare to say that," Doctor Ma was somewhat speechless. "Possession? Don't act like a god or ghost here. What era is this? Using such stupid methods to cheat. Tell me which hospital you're from, and I'll have that hospital fire you!"
"Yinghong, take your people and leave!" Aunt Mei couldn't possibly believe her husband was possessed. Therefore, it could only mean one thing: Li Se was talking nonsense. She even got a little angry at Qian Yinghong, how could she bring a swindler?
"Aunt Mei, please believe Doctor Li!" Qian Yinghong naturally continued to speak up for Li Se. She had witnessed Li Se's medical skills; he had easily treated her herniated disc, let alone Uncle Jiang's condition, which he could surely treat with ease.
"Nonsense!" Aunt Mei reprimanded. "You're a returnee from overseas, how can you still believe such superstitious nonsense? It's truly unreasonable. Make him leave immediately. Even if my husband were possessed, I wouldn't let a brash young man save him. What is this? Daring to cheat people right in front of me?"
Doctor Ma chuckled. "Young people nowadays have no bottom line when it comes to making money. Their methods aren't even clever. At least they should improve their own skills. Without any ability, they dare to come out and cheat. I really don't know who gave them the courage."
Ignoring Li Se any further, Doctor Ma walked into the room to examine Jiang Wei.
"Aunt Mei..." Qian Yinghong still wanted to say something.
Aunt Mei interrupted her. "There's no need to say more. I will not believe such superstitious nonsense. Take him and leave. Also, Yinghong, you'd better stay away from people like this. I believe you're not colluding with him to cheat me!"
Qian Yinghong was about to say something more, but Li Se stopped her. He shook his head. "Since you don't believe, then forget it."
"Kid, you're too green if you think you can cheat me. Even if my husband dies, he won't let you treat him..."
Aunt Mei said sarcastically, but before she could finish speaking, a scream erupted from the room. The scream wasn't from anyone else but Doctor Ma.
"Ah, this is crazy, it's crazy..." Doctor Ma cried out.
Jiang Wei had gone mad, biting Doctor Ma's arm, his eyes slightly red, filled with a hint of frenzy!