When people around heard Li Se's words, they all looked on with amusement. This Zhou Hui was Nie Hua Can's nephew, and they really wanted to see him run naked, thinking he would never be able to hold his head up in this circle again.
"This, this..." Zhou Hui was so nervous he could barely speak, a look of distress on his face. "Can I not run naked?"
"I'll allow you to keep a pair of modesty pants," Li Se said lightly.
Zhou Hui's face turned dark, but he could only comply. Gritting his teeth, he stripped off all his clothes, leaving only his underwear, and began to run around the banquet hall.
At that moment, many people took out their phones to take pictures, with laughter and chatter echoing all around.
Nie Xi Shuang's cheeks flushed slightly. She didn't look at Zhou Hui, but instead said to Li Se, "Doctor Li, please come inside. My father is waiting for you."
"Alright!" Li Se nodded.
As for Li Hao and Ju Qiu Yue, Li Se only glanced at them.
Thump! Thump!
Li Hao and Ju Qiu Yue both knelt down. Since Zhou Hui was forced to run naked, let alone them. They both pleaded with Li Se, "Li Se, we are all classmates. We were blind and arrogant before. We hope you can let it go on account of our classmate relationship..."
"Escort them out!" Before Li Se could speak, Nie Xi Shuang said coldly.
Li Hao and Ju Qiu Yue were then escorted out by security guards. When they reached the door, they were thrown out onto the roadside, looking utterly pathetic.
Entering a luxurious private room, Li Se immediately saw Mr. and Mrs. Nie Hua Can. In this room, there was also an old man and a younger girl. The girl was quite pretty, but had a cold and frosty demeanor. This kind of aloofness was different from Xia Bing Yun and Huang Shan Shan; it was more like she expected others to owe her a lot of money.
"Doctor Li, this is Elder Qian Tang from Qian Tang, and his granddaughter Qian Ying Hong." Nie Hua Can took the initiative to introduce these two people to Li Se, then introduced Li Se to Elder Qian, "Elder Qian, this is the divine doctor I told you about. Can you believe it? Yesterday I was shot and almost died, and today I can move around. This is all thanks to Doctor Li's medical skills!"
"Truly a case of a hero emerging from youth," Qian Tang said with deep emotion.
Qian Ying Hong, however, raised an eyebrow. "Is this Western medicine or Traditional Chinese Medicine?"
"Traditional Chinese Medicine!" Nie Hua Can said with a smile.
Qian Ying Hong's brows furrowed. "From what I understand, TCM relies on the accumulation of years. To achieve something in TCM, one doesn't need to be extremely old, but at least start from forty years old, right? But you are too young, only in your early twenties, and you are already a divine doctor? Isn't that a bit too childish!"
Clearly, this Qian Ying Hong did not believe that Li Se, at his age, could be a divine doctor. Even Western medicine might not yield such achievements, let alone the more challenging field of TCM!
"Ying Hong, Hua Can recommended him, so there won't be a problem. Sometimes, you should choose to believe others!" Qian Tang reprimanded with a frown.
"Grandpa, it's not that I don't want to believe. Uncle Nie's recommendation should be fine, but you are just too young, and it's hard for me to believe," Qian Ying Hong said faintly.
"You girl..." Qian Tang was a little angry and wanted to scold her further.
"Elder Qian, it's alright," Li Se said with a smile, looking at Qian Ying Hong. "Miss Qian, what do you do?"
"I study makeup and have just returned from abroad. Although I don't understand TCM, I absolutely do not believe that someone your age can know TCM," Qian Ying Hong said firmly.
In her opinion, Li Se was more of a charlatan. She just didn't expect that even a big boss like Nie Hua Can could be deceived. It seemed that even the wisest could make mistakes.
"How can I make you believe?" Li Se asked her.
Qian Ying Hong shook her head and said, "Don't waste your efforts on me. No matter what, I won't believe it. Put away your deceptive little tricks; they won't work on me. I received a higher education in the United States, unlike people like you. Moreover, I don't really believe in TCM; I believe in Western medicine more!"
Upon hearing Qian Ying Hong's words, Li Se's brow furrowed, as it sounded rather like she was a worshipper of foreign things and despised her own culture.
"Doctor Li, I apologize. My granddaughter is just like this; she's usually very arrogant. I apologize on her behalf," Qian Tang said, who rather believed Li Se, or rather, he believed Nie Hua Can.
"Grandpa, there's no need to apologize!" Qian Ying Hong snorted. "I'm just speaking the truth. TCM has long been in decline. Although there are still some old TCM practitioners, they are not comparable to Western doctors. I've been to the American Medical Association, and they are all Western doctors, not a single TCM practitioner. Do you know why? Because TCM is not qualified to join the American Medical Association. Don't tell me that those who study medicine don't want to join the American Medical Association. I've met many Chinese people there, but not a single TCM practitioner!"
"Moreover, from what I know, China only has two imperial physicians who are TCM practitioners; the rest are all Western doctors. This is enough to explain everything!"
Her words immediately made Qian Tang's expression look a bit unpleasant. This was a direct negation of TCM.
"What do you know!" Qian Tang reprimanded. "TCM is profound and vast, and it has been passed down for how many years? How can you negate it?"
Qian Ying Hong had stayed in the United States for several years and had all her illnesses treated by Western doctors. She glanced at Li Se and didn't say anything more, and her expression clearly showed that she remained steadfast in her beliefs.
Nie Hua Can looked somewhat helpless. Trying to convince Qian Ying Hong was too difficult. Even after he had shared his own experience, she still didn't believe Li Se.
Qian Tang wanted to scold her a few more words, but Li Se spoke first. "Miss Qian, you are absolutely right. TCM has indeed declined, but you must know that a few months ago, the American Medical Association came to China and lost to our TCM. Many people know about this incident, and the president of the American Medical Association at the time came!"
"Impossible!" Qian Ying Hong said with a cold face.
"Ying Hong, this is true!" Qian Tang said.
"Doctor Li, were you present at the time?" Nie Hua Can, having also heard about it, couldn't help but look at Li Se.
"Mm!" Li Se nodded.
"Heh heh, even if they really lost, it has nothing to do with you!" Qian Ying Hong sneered. This kid was really trying to pat himself on the back. He was probably just an observer at the time.
"Since Miss Qian doesn't believe, then I will make you believe." Li Se revealed a confident smile.
Qian Ying Hong scoffed, "Don't bother trying so hard. I won't believe it."
Li Se smiled slightly. "Miss Qian, do you often experience back pain, and sometimes leg pain, even frequent numbness in your lower limbs, and sometimes stiffness in your torso when walking, leaning forward or to one side?"
Qian Ying Hong was shocked. "How did you know?"