When Sun Yangqiu finished speaking, everyone turned to look at Li Se in shock. Some expressed doubt, asking, "Dr. Sun, could you be mistaken?"
"No!" Sun Yangqiu was exceptionally firm. "I have a friend who is currently practicing at the Jishe Chinese Medicine Clinic. He's also very young and possesses such extraordinary medical skills. He must be the president of the Chinese Medicine Association!"
At this, everyone fell silent. Even the Western doctors who had previously questioned traditional Chinese medicine widened their mouths in disbelief. They had been questioning an imperial physician!
"Imperial Physician Li!" Jiang Yuantan and the others showed immense respect towards Li Se. Previously, the Jiang family had only felt gratitude towards Li Se, but now it was different. His status as an imperial physician was enough to earn their respect and even curry favor.
Jiang Jiye felt a wave of shame. He had just assumed Li Se was there to curry favor with the Jiang family for benefits. This was a dignified imperial physician; how could he possibly need to curry favor with a mere Jiang family?
"Do you still think my prescription is problematic?" Li Se asked coldly, looking at the Western doctors.
The Western medical team flushed red, not daring to utter a word. While they still didn't believe traditional Chinese medicine could treat cerebral arteriosclerosis, the person before them was an imperial physician. The gap between all of them combined and an imperial physician was vast.
With Li Se's identity as an imperial physician revealed, everyone at the birthday banquet revolved around him. Many young girls' eyes sparkled with admiration; this status was far more impressive than that of any second-generation rich heir.
After the banquet concluded, Xia Bingyun asked Li Se to drive Xia Shuyu back to school, while she herself returned to the company.
Along the way, Xia Shuyu's eyes were filled with a resentful gaze. Suddenly, her eyes darted, and she took off her shoes, revealing her smooth, fair feet. She then stretched them towards Li Se, who was driving.
Gasp!
Li Se was startled by Xia Shuyu's sudden action and quickly slammed on the brakes. This caused Xia Shuyu to lurch forward. Having been sitting sideways, she fell off the chair, and said indignantly, "Did you do that on purpose?"
"Shuyu, I honestly didn't expect you to extend your foot," Li Se replied innocently. His eyes, however, were somewhat transfixed. Because Xia Shuyu was wearing a skirt, the scenery within was fully revealed. The temptation was almost absolute.
"You... you're not allowed to look!" Xia Shuyu's face turned bright red. She quickly adjusted her position and sat back on the chair.
Li Se felt a pang of regret that such a beautiful sight lasted only for a moment. He could only restart the car, but the image of Xia Shuyu's legs under her skirt lingered in his mind.
Seeing Li Se's expression, Xia Shuyu knew what he was thinking and said angrily, "With that lewd expression of yours, are you thinking of something dirty in your head?"
"I'm not that kind of person," Li Se thought, "This woman really knows how to read people."
"Hmph, 'not that kind of person'? What about my aunt?" Xia Shuyu abruptly shifted the topic to Xia Bingyun.
Li Se sighed softly and readily admitted, "Alright, I like your aunt."
"You!" Xia Shuyu's eyes reddened. "Then what about me?"
"I like you too!" Li Se said.
"You scoundrel!" Xia Shuyu exclaimed angrily.
Li Se shrugged, "Think whatever you want. Either way, I like both you and your aunt."
"How can you be so affectionate?" Xia Shuyu cried.
"I..." Li Se was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed. A strong sense of danger washed over him. He immediately jerked the steering wheel, causing the car to swerve. It collided with an oncoming vehicle with a loud bang. Under the forceful impact, the airbags deployed. A bullet had just passed through the spot where he had been, and with a thud, it embedded itself into the ground.
Li Se was naturally unharmed, but he saw the passenger seat beside him gushing blood. He knew Xia Shuyu was injured. He immediately lunged to the passenger side, kicked open the door, and carried Xia Shuyu out of the car.
"Shuyu..." Li Se cried out, but Xia Shuyu showed no reaction. He immediately inserted silver needles into her body. In the next second, the sense of danger struck again. He was forced to interrupt the acupuncture, and carrying Xia Shuyu, he dodged to the side, narrowly missing another bullet.
At this moment, a surge of anger rose within Li Se. He knew these were assassins from the Blood Gate assassin organization, and this time, although he hadn't seen them face-to-face, he could sense that the assassin was far more formidable than the previous two.
Puff, puff, puff...
The assassin fired several more shots, but Li Se managed to dodge them all. Currently, with Xia Shuyu in his arms, he couldn't break free to deal with the assassin. Furthermore, he had pinpointed the opponent's location. However, after a while, the opponent stopped firing.
It was clear the assassin had retreated, choosing to withdraw after this failed attempt. Only then did Li Se have time to check Xia Shuyu's injuries. Her life force was very weak, and her delicate face was marred by a deep gash from the glass, with blood continuously flowing.
Li Se immediately provided Xia Shuyu with simple emergency treatment and then called Tian Anming regarding the subsequent procedures. He then carried Xia Shuyu back to the Jishe Chinese Medicine Clinic.
"What happened?" Elder Huang and the others paled upon seeing Xia Shuyu's injuries, asking urgently.
Li Se didn't say much, immediately taking Xia Shuyu to the treatment room, which was specifically for acupuncture. The Thirteen Needles of Gui Men appeared in his hands, but for some reason, his hands began to tremble.
Since Li Se inherited his ancestral techniques, he had performed acupuncture on many people without ever experiencing hand tremors. Yet now, the hand holding the needle began to shake. His mind in turmoil, he was momentarily unable to insert the needle.
"Hold your breath!" Huang Shanshan whispered from the side. As a doctor herself, she understood the situation. No matter how skilled a doctor, they couldn't remain calm when facing their closest loved ones. Even with Li Se's exceptional medical skills, this was something he had to overcome.
"You can do it!" Huang Shanshan encouraged him.
Li Se took a deep breath. He had managed to perform simple emergency treatment on Xia Shuyu earlier, but when it came to actual acupuncture, he wavered, still unable to insert the needle.
"Let me do it. You tell me what to do, and I'll perform the acupuncture!" Huang Shanshan offered.
"I can do it!" Li Se took another deep breath, circulating the spiritual energy within his body, pushing the Qi Refining technique to its peak. After several minutes, the first needle was finally inserted into Xia Shuyu's body...