"Get out, don't embarrass yourself here."
Wan Yunting flicked away Cao Ping's right hand. His index finger had been broken, and he let out a pained cry. Sima Hongyun was so terrified that his face was a mixture of shock and anger. He tremblingly pointed at Wan Yunting, but then thought of something and quickly retracted his chubby finger. "Kid, you, you just wait! I, Sima Hongyun, will make you pay for today's actions. Let's go..."
With that, he shot Wan Yunting a furious glare and, with his disciple Cao Ping, stormed out indignantly.
"Doctor Sima..."
It was only then that Hu Zhengye seemed to snap back to reality and rushed out after him. Sima Hongyun turned back and yelled at him fiercely, "Don't think I'm afraid of you just because your sister is a mayor. You all just wait and see!"
Afterward, Sima Hongyun and his disciple slammed the door shut and left. Hu Zhengye froze for a moment before returning to Wan Yunting, angrily saying, "You are so rough! Can't you talk properly? Why did you have to hit people?"
"Now it's great, we've offended the entire Sima family. Are you satisfied..."
"Hu Zhengye, shut your mouth, you brat!"
Seeing his son instead blaming Wan Yunting, Hu Renzhi got so angry he went up and slapped Hu Zhengye, cursing, "If it weren't for that useless quack you found, would your sister be like this? And now you're blaming others? Is your head filled with dog shit? Get out!"
Hu Zhengye, covering his bruised face, stared wide-eyed at his father in disbelief. Finally, he let out a cold hmph and turned to leave.
"Zhengye..."
Kang Hongwen tried to stop him, but Hu Zhengye also slammed the door shut as he left.
"Don't mind him..."
Hu Renzhi waved his hand, his old face filled with gloom. He sighed angrily, "It's all my fault for raising a child poorly, raising such a disobedient son who doesn't know right from wrong."
Kang Hongwen and Wan Yunting exchanged glances. Then, Hu Renzhi sighed, "I apologize, Doctor Wan. Please proceed to treat my daughter."
"Alright."
Wan Yunting naturally wouldn't hold any grudges against the Hu family because of Hu Zhengye. So, he began to treat Hu Yaqing's back condition.
First, he performed orthopedic massage on her waist, correcting the displaced third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. Hu Yaqing had expected it to be very painful, but unexpectedly, Wan Yunting's hands felt warm, as if they possessed magic. After he massaged her lower back for a while, the heart-wrenching stinging pain disappeared.
*Crack...*
The sound of bones repositioning was accompanied by Hu Yaqing's pained groan. Correcting the lumbar vertebrae was indeed painful, but it was only for a moment. Hu Yaqing immediately found that it no longer hurt, and she felt her entire body relax. She could even move.
"Mayor Hu, are you feeling any better?"
Wan Yunting looked at her and asked with a smile.
"Mmm, much better."
Hu Yaqing reached out to touch her lower back. Just as she was about to get up, Wan Yunting said, "Stay lying down, I still need to perform acupuncture treatment."
"Okay."
With the stinging pain gone, Hu Yaqing felt relieved, as if she had come back to life. Looking at the young and handsome man, she smiled and said, "Doctor Wan, is it? Thank you."
Wan Yunting, who was preparing the silver needles, looked back at her and smiled kindly. "Mayor Hu, you are too kind. Treating patients is our duty as doctors, no need for thanks."
"That's great."
Kang Hongwen, who was watching from the side, smiled at Hu Yaqing and said, "If little Wan had acted yesterday, there wouldn't have been so much pain."
"Truly young and promising!"
The elder couple, Hu Renzhi and his wife, looked at their daughter moving freely and her condition improving. They smiled at Wan Yunting, "To possess such exquisite medical skills at such a young age is truly impressive."
"Old Hu, little Wan's medical skills are even better than mine."
Jiang Yichun, standing nearby, pointed at Wan Yunting and praised with a laugh, "Especially in orthopedic diseases. Fang Shoushan's legs, which were considered Grade 1 disability, were healed by him. That old fellow is even participating in marathons now."
"I know about Chairman Fang's legs," Kang Hongwen chuckled. "That's why I say don't underestimate him for his youth. His medical skills are absolutely top-notch, like this..."
Kang Hongwen gave Wan Yunting a thumbs-up, making him shake his head and smile. "Uncle Kang, Old Jiang, please don't praise me too much here."
"Haha, it's not praise, it's the truth..." Kang Hongwen laughed heartily.
Wan Yunting, too lazy to argue with them, began performing acupuncture treatment on Hu Yaqing's waist condition.
Meanwhile, Sima Hongyun, with his disciple Cao Ping, headed straight for Weng Dehai's medical clinic.
"Vice Chairman Sima, what brings you here?"
Weng Dehai, who was attending to patients in his own clinic, saw Sima Hongyun with a gloomy, fat face and an expression of suppressed rage. Cao Ping, following behind him, was holding his right index finger, which Wan Yunting had broken, and his face was contorted in pain. This left Weng Dehai and his disciple Dong Yuanlang utterly confused as to what had happened.
"First, fix my disciple's index finger."
Sima Hongyun, without ceremony, sat down on a chair in the consultation hall. He pointed at Cao Ping's hand and, in a commanding tone, addressed Weng Dehai and his disciple.
"Quick, quick, it's killing me..."
Cao Ping quickly thrust his finger in front of Weng Dehai. Weng Dehai's old face was full of confusion, but he complied. With two quick movements, he reattached Cao Ping's broken index finger, then had Dong Yuanlang apply medicinal wine for bruises and sprains and bandage it.
"Vice Chairman Sima, who exactly offended you?" Weng Dehai asked, sitting beside him.
*Bang!*
Sima Hongyun slammed his teacup onto the table with force and said angrily, "Jiang Yichun from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at Southern Hospital, and a kid named Wan Yunting. They are utterly detestable! How dare they question my Sima family!"
"Old Jiang, Wan Yunting...?"
Weng Dehai's old face was stunned. Dong Yuanlang, who was bandaging Cao Ping's finger, also turned back in surprise to look at Sima Hongyun. Weng Dehai asked, "No, how did they get on Vice Chairman Sima's bad side?"
"It's all because of that Mayor Hu..."
Cao Ping, standing nearby, immediately recounted the incident of treating Hu Yaqing. Of course, he naturally omitted the fact that his master, Sima Hongyun, was incompetent and couldn't cure Hu Yaqing's back condition. Instead, he twisted the facts, saying that Wan Yunting disrespected him and spoke disparagingly of the Sima family.
This left Weng Dehai and Dong Yuanlang bewildered. Weng Dehai knew very well what kind of person Sima Hongyun was.
However, Sima Hongyun had a powerful father and a capable elder brother, which was why he held the position of Vice Chairman of the National Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Weng Dehai humored him, hoping to gain some benefits from him.
For instance, Sima Hongyun's main objective in coming to Huadu City was to criticize Gu Yuanbai and even abolish his position as President of the Huadu Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. If that happened, Weng Dehai would be the primary beneficiary.
"I can't swallow this insult. I must teach that kid a lesson."
Sima Hongyun's pig-like old face was drawn. He added, "And that Jiang Yichun, isn't he siding with Gu Yuanbai? Then let's have their positions in the association revoked as well."
"Yes, Jiang Yichun, that old fellow, must be removed."
These words stirred excitement in Weng Dehai's heart. Then, he raised an eyebrow and said, "However, Vice Chairman Sima, that Wan Yunting is quite troublesome!"