Chapter 948: Chapter 936: Seeing a Doctor
“Director Lu, what a coincidence, I didn’t expect to run into you in the hallway.”
Sun Mingzhu was all smiles, her eyes seemingly glued to Lu Zijin, entirely different from how she was with Qiao Jing and Qiao Hong.
Sun Mingxin rolled her eyes meaningfully and said, “Sis, this just means that we have a connection with Director Lu, so we keep running into each other every time we turn around!”
She couldn’t wait for her sister to marry Lu Zijin on the spot.
With a brother-in-law like Lu Zijin, with his noble status and prominent family background, she could practically walk sideways when she went out!
However, Lu Zijin didn’t register what the Sun sisters were talking about; he was staring in the direction of the inpatient department.
He thought he caught a glimpse of the girl he had a delightful chat with at the last birthday party as he walked over.
Perhaps it was because her aura was very similar to Qiao Jing’s, and their names were homophones, plus they had a very pleasant conversation last time, so he had a pretty strong impression of this girl.
But it was just a fleeting glance, and he wasn’t too sure if it was her.
Coming back to his senses, Lu Zijin glanced at Sun Mingzhu and asked, “You were just arguing loudly, who were you arguing with?”
Sun Mingzhu’s smile froze for a moment, then she quickly denied it, “No, no, how could we be arguing? We weren’t arguing; we just ran into an acquaintance and said hello, that’s all.”
If Lu Zijin knew how fiercely she had been arguing with someone just now, it would definitely damage the gentle image she usually portrayed.
A man as refined and gentlemanly as Lu Zijin must be fond of gentle and demure girls, so she couldn’t let the image she painstakingly built collapse!
Lu Zijin actually had some doubts about Sun Mingzhu’s explanation.
Because from a distance, he had heard the sound of arguing. Although he couldn’t hear what they were arguing about, the tone of both sides was quite unfriendly, clearly not as simple as saying hello.
But since Sun Mingzhu denied it, he didn’t want to dig deeper.
“Director Lu, do you have any free time now?”
Sun Mingzhu looked at Lu Zijin with a slightly bashful expression, and she deliberately softened her voice, coquettishly saying, “A coffee shop opened nearby a couple of days ago, and I heard it tastes pretty good. If you have time, why don’t we go try it together?”
Lu Zijin shook his head and said blandly, “Sorry, I don’t have time; there’s a difficult patient here that needs attention.”
Hearing this, Sun Mingzhu couldn’t help but be suspicious, “What kind of patient is so tricky? With your medical skills, there shouldn’t be many ailments that can stump you, right?”
“This patient has very peculiar symptoms, has had a constant high fever since being admitted, and the tests can’t find out why.”
Saying this, Lu Zijin’s expression became more serious, “Furthermore, the patient’s bodily functions are declining, and there are signs of organ damage. If it continues to develop this way, there might be life-threatening danger.”
“That serious? Can I go with you to take a look?”
Sun Mingzhu feigned curiosity.
She was also a doctor and naturally interested in difficult-to-treat cases.
But more importantly, she wanted to spend more time with Lu Zijin!
Due to his personality, Lu Zijin was usually not good at declining requests from others, so after hearing Sun Mingzhu’s words, he merely frowned slightly, hesitating a bit.
Seeing his hesitation, Sun Mingzhu, afraid of being refused, quickly added, “What’s wrong? Is it inconvenient? I’m just curious to have a look; it won’t affect you.”
Lu Zijin thought about it and said, “It’s not really inconvenient. If you want to go, you can join.”
Hearing this, Sun Mingzhu was secretly delighted and then, along with her sister Sun Mingxin, followed behind Lu Zijin as they headed towards the inpatient department.
At this time, in Ward 301.
Qiao Jing stood beside the hospital bed, looking down at the man reclining on the bed.
The man’s face was pale and bluish, his lips slightly darkened, and just from the surface, it was clear he was severely ill.
“Zhang Chao, as I mentioned before, I was planning to bring someone over to help take a look at you, so since we’re free today, we came.”
Saying this, Qiao Hong introduced the man, “This is my third sister, Xiao Jing. She’s currently studying under Master Zhou at Wonderful Hall, and her medical skills are quite impressive. Perhaps she can help you.”
While listening to Qiao Hong, Zhang Chao raised his eyes to glance at Qiao Jing.
When his gaze fell on Qiao Jing, a look of obvious astonishment appeared on his bluish face.
He originally thought that the person Qiao Hong brought would be slightly older, but he didn’t expect her to be so young, looking several years younger than him!
Can such a young girl really have good medical skills?
Zhang Chao couldn’t help but inquire, “How old are you?”
Qiao Jing knew he was skeptical of her medical skills due to her age, but whether she was capable or not had nothing to do with age.
She replied lightly, “Age doesn’t matter; let me check your pulse first.”
Qiao Hong immediately agreed, “That’s right, let Xiao Jing take your pulse first and see how things stand.”
After being sick for so long and treated for so long without any improvement, Zhang Chao had adopted a desperate mentality toward medical treatment.
So, although he was doubtful, he didn’t refuse and still extended his hand.
Qiao Jing’s slender fingers lightly clasped Zhang Chao’s wrist, focusing intently on checking his pulse.
A moment later, Qiao Jing released her hand, her brows slightly furrowed, lost in thought.
No wonder the hospital hadn’t improved his condition after so long; this ailment was indeed peculiar!
Qiao Hong couldn’t hold back any longer and asked, “How is it? Is there any way to treat it?”
Qiao Jing’s eyes lowered slightly as she contemplated, “No need to rush, let me think it over.”
Zhang Chao thought that Qiao Hong’s sister might not be able to treat him, but was merely pretending to think due to being tactful.
But that was normal since so many doctors in the hospital couldn’t cure him, it wouldn’t be surprising if Qiao Hong’s sister couldn’t either.
Regardless, she came with good intentions, and even if she couldn’t treat him, he had to thank her for coming.
In fact, Qiao Jing wasn’t just pretending as Zhang Chao imagined; she was genuinely contemplating.
During her contemplation, she could feel memories related to medical skills flowing into her mind like a trickling stream.
Ever since studying at Wonderful Hall, she had always felt that she could easily use these medical skills, but amnesia had caused her to forget. Now, as she engaged more, these forgotten things began to return…
After waiting for about ten minutes without any word from Qiao Jing, Zhang Chao sighed and said morosely, “If it’s not possible, just forget it. I know my condition is pretty severe and hasn’t improved despite long treatment, so I don’t have much hope anyway.”
Seeing him so disheartened, Qiao Hong hurriedly comforted him, “Don’t speak such dispiriting words; it’s not hopeless. Stay strong and don’t be so pessimistic…”