"So, you can't tell what's wrong with my sister either?"
Gao Zhixiong's gaze shifted dismissively towards Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang, a cold laugh bubbling in his heart. However, he feigned concern as he looked at Gao Yaqin lying on the bed, sighing, "Alas, we've been to so many hospitals, and now we've called so many Chinese medicine doctors, and still, no one can figure out what's wrong with Yaqin. What are we going to do?"
"It's a pity my elder brother is abroad right now. If he were here, he'd surely be able to diagnose her illness," said Sima Bochaos, shrugging his shoulders from beside them.
Wan Yunting, his eyes narrowed, offered a slight smile. He only knew about the feud between his master and the Sima family.
As for Sima Bochaos's generation, he wasn't very familiar with them or their fathers' generation.
"Is your elder brother very skilled?"
Qi Miaomiao didn't know Sima Bochaos's elder brother, but Gu Luotang did. She nodded, saying, "I met his elder brother, Sima Xuanyu, at the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Conference last year. He has indeed inherited the mantle of their grandfather, Old Mr. Sima!"
"He sounds very impressive."
Qi Miaomiao nodded and pouted. Then, she whispered conspiratorially to Gu Luotang, "So, Senior Sister, is Sima Xuanyu more skilled, or is Doctor Wan more skilled?"
Gu Luotang paused, glanced at the girl, then thought for a moment and nodded seriously, "I think Doctor Wan is more skilled..."
"Alright, since none of you can diagnose my sister's illness, let's all head out for now. Don't disturb her rest," Gao Zhixiong said at this point, preparing to ask Sima Bochaos and the others to leave.
"Wait!"
Gao Jiaming stopped them, turning to Wan Yunting. "Doctor Wan, you haven't examined her yet."
Gu Luotang also reacted, "Doctor Wan, why don't you also take the patient's pulse? Perhaps I've overlooked something..."
"No need!"
Wan Yunting raised a hand, waving it at Gu Luotang. He then addressed Gao Yaqin on the bed, "However, I'd like to examine your abdomen!"
Gao Zhixiong, who hadn't left, blinked, a glint of unusual light flashing in his narrowed eyes!
"Sister Luotang, isn't he your assistant?"
Sima Bochaos, who was still present, had considered Wan Yunting as Gu Luotang's assistant from the beginning and hadn't paid him much attention.
"What assistant."
Qi Miaomiao glared, pointing at Wan Yunting and huffing at Sima Bochaos, "Doctor Wan is a very renowned doctor in our Huadu City, and his medical skills are no less than my senior sister's."
"Hmph, never heard of him."
Sima Bochaos proudly tossed his head, declaring, "In the entire field of Chinese medicine, who can compare to my Sima family!"
"You..."
"That's enough."
Gu Luotang pulled Qi Miaomiao back, feeling there was no need to argue with Sima Bochaos about such trivial matters.
Wan Yunting then approached the bed, offering Gao Yaqin a gentle smile. "Madam, I'd like to examine your abdomen. Do you mind?"
"Mm."
Gao Yaqin, lying on the bed, nodded. Wan Yunting then slowly lifted the quilt, revealing Gao Yaqin in her pajamas. Her abdomen was slightly distended, not very obvious, resembling a woman four or five months pregnant...
"Ah, is she pregnant?"
Seeing Gao Yaqin's slightly protruding belly, Qi Miaomiao exclaimed. She hadn't seen it clearly earlier because of the quilt.
"Pregnant? My sister divorced seven years ago!" Gao Zhixiong scoffed.
Qi Miaomiao stuck out her small tongue, not daring to speak carelessly again.
Wan Yunting asked again, "May I see it?"
Gao Yaqin nodded slightly, and Wan Yunting lifted the corner of her top, revealing only her abdomen...
"Ew..."
Upon seeing Gao Yaqin's slightly distended abdomen, Sima Bochaos and his female assistant showed expressions of disdain.
Her slightly bulging belly was covered with fine veins, like purple earthworms, spreading outwards from her navel like a spiderweb, eventually reaching her limbs and body...
Furthermore, the shape of her abdomen was also peculiar. Unlike the roundness of a pregnant woman's belly, Gao Yaqin's abdomen was oval-shaped. The skin surface seemed to indicate something moving within, with intermittent wriggling motions, looking quite terrifying.
"What, what illness is this?"
Qi Miaomiao was frightened just looking at it. Gu Luotang had already stepped forward to stand beside Wan Yunting, her expression solemn as she gazed at Gao Yaqin's abdomen. Such a striking symptom was also a first for her.
"Doctor Chen, when I came a few days ago, Yaqin didn't have this symptom. How has it become like this now?" Gao Jiaming asked the private doctor with shock, turning his head immediately.
The Doctor Chen replied, "This symptom appeared last night when Yaqin complained of abdominal pain. We only discovered it then, but none of us know what's going on. And now, it seems her abdomen has gotten even larger..."
"Doctor Wan, what's happening to her?" Gu Luotang couldn't help but turn and ask.
But Wan Yunting frowned, carefully observing Gao Yaqin's abdomen, shaking his head slightly. "I can't make a definitive diagnosis yet!"
This condition was also new to Wan Yunting, but he could tell that Gao Yaqin's illness was not simple!
Because there was a faint purple substance on her navel, like pollen. Wan Yunting leaned closer to examine it carefully, sniffing the air. The peculiar floral scent he had smelled earlier was indeed emanating from this purple powder on Gao Yaqin's navel!
This made Wan Yunting frown in confusion. He wondered how pollen got into Gao Yaqin's navel. Was it placed there intentionally, or did something else introduce it through another method? What was its purpose?
Moreover, the source of this purple pollen must be planted around Gao Yaqin's villa!
"I'll examine your abdomen. Tell me if it hurts."
Wan Yunting placed his hand on Gao Yaqin's slightly distended abdomen and gently pressed the Zhongwan acupoint near her navel. Immediately, Gao Yaqin's expression contorted in pain. "It hurts..."
Wan Yunting nodded, then released her hand and gently pressed the Shuifen acupoint below her navel. Gao Yaqin still cried out in pain. Then, Wan Yunting pressed the Huaroumen and Tianshu acupoints on either side of her navel... He pressed all the acupoints surrounding her navel, and Gao Yaqin complained of pain for each.
"How about here?"
When Wan Yunting pressed the Guanyuan acupoint below her navel, Gao Yaqin's body trembled violently, and she cried out in extreme pain, "It hurts so much..."
Seeing her body tremble from the pain, and fine beads of sweat appearing on her pale cheeks, it was evident how much pain Gao Yaqin was in.
Wan Yunting immediately released her Guanyuan acupoint, his expression grave as he looked at her abdomen. "It's likely a problem with the uterus!"
Gu Luotang beside him paused, and then Wan Yunting stated directly, "There is something inside her uterus!"
"Ah, what is it?"
These words shocked Gao Jiaming, who looked at Gao Yaqin on the bed. Gao Zhixiong also exclaimed, "Yaqin, are you really pregnant?"
Gao Yaqin on the bed shot him a cold glance, then looked back at Wan Yunting and asked weakly, "Doctor, what is inside me?"
"Yes, Doctor Wan, she's not pregnant, so what is inside her abdomen?" Qi Miaomiao was also very curious, as was Gu Luotang.
"Did she develop a tumor or something?"
Gao Jiaming was very anxious. He naturally knew that his sister had not been with any man since her divorce, so he knew she absolutely could not be pregnant!
"Do any of you smell a unique, special floral scent?"
However, Wan Yunting did not answer their questions. Instead, he turned to Gao Jiaming and the others and asked.
"A special floral scent...?"
Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and Gao Jiaming were stunned.
But Gao Zhixiong, standing opposite them, his expression shifted slightly, his heart tightened, and his gaze fixed intensely on Wan Yunting...