Chapter 949: Chapter 937: Lu Zijin’s Admiration for Qiao Jing
Qiao Hong was earnestly persuading Zhang Chao when Qiao Jing suddenly uttered two words, “Got it!”
Hearing this, Qiao Hong and Zhang Chao were both taken aback, and in unison they asked, “Got what?”
Qiao Jing raised her eyebrows slightly and slowly said, “Got a treatment plan.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a voice full of surprise came from the doorway, “Are you serious?”
The three of them, Qiao Jing, Zhang Chao, and Qiao Hong, turned their heads simultaneously and saw that the speaker was Lu Zijin.
Behind him were Sun Mingzhu and Sun Mingxin.
Lu Zijin strode into the ward, walked straight up to Qiao Jing, and couldn’t wait to ask again, “Do you really have a treatment plan?”
Qiao Jing nodded and honestly said, “I did think of a pretty good treatment plan, but its effectiveness still needs to be verified, as the patient has been suffering from this illness for over ten years. It can’t be cured overnight.”
Sun Mingzhu almost burst out laughing at these words. If not for Lu Zijin’s presence, which required her to maintain a graceful image, she would surely have mocked Qiao Lao San until he was utterly embarrassed!
Sun Mingxin, however, had no such concerns and directly snickered, “Qiao Lao San, you are unbelievable, spouting such big words. Even Director Lu finds this patient challenging, and yet you so brazenly claim you can cure him? If you keep boasting like this, your bragging will be unbearable!”
Qiao Jing had no intention of responding to the Sun sisters, so she decided not to say anything.
Qiao Hong wanted to retort, but before she could speak, Lu Zijin had already turned his head and looked at Sun Mingxin with a slightly indifferent gaze, saying word by word, “What she said might not be untrue.”
These words left Sun Mingzhu and Sun Mingxin stunned for a moment.
They seemingly didn’t expect Lu Zijin to speak up for Qiao Jing.
Once they regained their senses, Sun Mingzhu’s gaze towards Qiao Jing instantly held a bit more jealousy.
Sun Mingxin frowned at Lu Zijin, and unwillingly asked, “Director Lu, why are you speaking for her? She’s not even a doctor, how could she possibly know how to treat?”
Lu Zijin spoke earnestly, “She’s not a doctor, but she’s someone Master Zhou has his eye on, and even wants to take under his wing as an apprentice, which indicates she has certain talents in medicine. So it’s not surprising that she knows how to treat.”
What?
Qiao Lao San is actually someone Master Zhou wants to take as an apprentice?!
Sun Mingzhu and Sun Mingxin looked at each other in disbelief.
Previously, when Qiao Hong and Qiao Lin mentioned this, they didn’t believe it at all and ridiculed them. Who knew it was actually true!
Was Master Zhou drunk, or just senile?
How could he take notice of someone like Qiao Lao San?
What skills could someone like Qiao Lao San possibly have!
Even knowing from Lu Zijin that Qiao Jing was indeed a talent recognized by Master Zhou, the Sun sisters still didn’t believe Qiao Jing had real abilities.
Sun Mingxin sneered disdainfully, “Master Zhou is Master Zhou, and she is herself. Even if Master Zhou truly wants her as an apprentice, it doesn’t mean her medical skills are all that impressive!”
“Besides, she’s not even Master Zhou’s apprentice yet, what right does she have to boast here?”
At this moment, Zhang Chao, lying on the bed, suddenly felt a chill rise from his feet to his head. Even wrapped tightly in the quilt, he still shivered with cold.
Qiao Jing was the first to notice his symptoms and decisively said, “Lie down, I’ll help you reduce the fever.”
Hearing her say this, Zhang Chao did not hesitate and lay down directly.
He was feeling terrible, and since others couldn’t cure him anyway, he might as well treat a dead horse as if it were alive!
Qiao Jing turned her head, glanced at Lu Zijin, and quickly said, “Director Lu, I need silver needles for acupuncture. The hospital should have some, right? Can I borrow them?”
“Yes, hold on, I’ll get them for you right away.”
With that, Lu Zijin hurriedly stepped out of the ward.
In less than five minutes, he returned with a packet of silver needles.
Qiao Jing took the silver needles without wasting a second and immediately started performing acupuncture on Zhang Chao.
Lu Zijin stood by silently watching, the more he watched, the more he felt that the girl in front of him, focused and absorbed, closely resembled the Qiao Jing he remembered.
Her technique and strength in administering needles also matched how Qiao Jing used to do acupuncture for patients.
Unconsciously, the girl’s figure in front of him, and the image of Qiao Jing, began to overlap…
He almost blurted out the name “Qiao Jing.”
Fortunately, at the moment he was about to speak, he snapped back to his senses and swallowed the name back.
The Sun sisters were standing with arms crossed, both wearing expressions of schadenfreude, eager to watch the upcoming show.
They both believed Qiao Jing was just putting on a show with no real skill.
So, they were waiting for Qiao Jing to make a fool of herself!
However, the scene they were expecting did not happen.
Ten minutes later, the acupuncture was completed, and Qiao Jing withdrew the silver needles one by one, then calmly stated, “The fever has subsided, there shouldn’t be much danger for now.”
Zhang Chao noticeably felt that he was no longer cold and trembling, and his previously dizzy head felt much clearer.
He sat up in astonishment, somewhat incredulously saying, “This is amazing, just a few needles, and I really feel a lot better. But why do I suddenly feel a bit hungry, I just want to eat something now.”
Upon hearing Zhang Chao’s words, Qiao Hong immediately looked delighted, “Due to the illness, your appetite hasn’t been good for years, and you’ve relied on others to force you to eat even a little. Now you actually want to eat something! This means Xiao Jing’s treatment just now really took effect!”
Sun Mingzhu and Sun Mingxin exchanged glances, both holding the same doubt.
How could Qiao Lao San really have such great skill?
There must be something fishy about this!
Could it be that the patient cooperated, putting on a show with Qiao Lao San, just to showcase extraordinary medical skills in front of Lu Zijin to get his attention?!
Just then, Lu Zijin stepped forward, extending a hand to check Zhang Chao’s pulse.
This move, seen by Sun Mingzhu and Sun Mingxin, only led them to believe that Lu Zijin shared their suspicions.
After all, Lu Zijin had been treating this patient for a while without effect, and he had previously stated that the patient was very difficult.
Yet such a difficult patient showed obvious improvement after Qiao Lao San’s casual acupuncture.
This strange situation made Lu Zijin surely distrustful, and so he was taking the pulse to verify whether the patient was faking it!
Thinking this, Sun Mingzhu and Sun Mingxin became expectant again, waiting for Lu Zijin to personally expose this charade.
Unfortunately, Lu Zijin’s subsequent reaction once again surprised the sisters.
After checking Zhang Chao’s pulse, Lu Zijin’s normally gentle face was quickly overtaken by astonishment, “The pulse is indeed stabilized!”