Tian Ru's face was as cold as ice, a hint of disgust in her eyes. "Stop calling me 'sister.' Hearing it from you makes me sick! You still haven't realized what you did wrong. If that's the case, you're fired from the store starting today. All your previous bonuses will be deducted!"
Lin Qian's face changed drastically upon hearing this, and she was on the verge of tears. "Sister, you, you can't fire me! I just bought a house and a car, and I have monthly loan payments for both. You know that."
Tian Ru ignored Lin Qian and bowed apologetically to Chen Fan. "Dr. Chen, on behalf of the Lv counter, I apologize. I failed to manage my employees properly and caused you inconvenience. I am truly sorry. Rest assured, I will upload the complete video online once I return and clear your name."
Tian Ru glanced at Lin Qian again. "As for her, I will immediately revoke her position at the Lv counter and make her responsible for her actions."
Chen Fan said calmly, "This is your store's internal matter. Whether you fire her or not has nothing to do with me."
Lin Qian frantically grabbed Tian Ru's arm. "Sister, did you hear that? He said it has nothing to do with him whether I'm fired or not. Sister, please give me one more chance! Besides, look how young he is. What kind of medical skills can such a young doctor have? Perhaps these people kneeling and presenting banners are all touts hired by their hospital. This hospital is clearly just trying to make money."
The mother and son, who had just been helped up by Chen Fan, were instantly enraged. The young man clenched his fists and pointed at Lin Qian. "What did you say? You call us touts? You shameless wretch, believe it or not, I'll smash your face!"
Lin Qian recoiled in fear, but still retorted, "How can such a young doctor be an expert? Who would believe that!"
"Sister, don't worry, I really know two old Chinese medicine doctors who are definitely better than him. As long as you don't fire me, I'll take you to them."
Tian Ru disgustedly shook off Lin Qian's hand. "No need. I will find a doctor for my father myself."
Just then, the elder, who had been silent, approached Chen Fan. "Xiao Ru, I believe in Dr. Chen. A person's eyes don't lie. I am willing to let him examine me."
"Deal with your store's matters later. Don't delay others' treatment."
Tian Ru nodded and said no more.
As for Lin Qian, she glared venomously at Chen Fan. She didn't leave, knowing how serious Tian Ru's father's illness was and believing Chen Fan would be helpless. At that time, she would make Chen Fan utterly disgraced in front of so many patients!
Since she lost her job and her bonuses, Lin Qian was determined to make Chen Fan suffer.
"Is the elder feeling unwell in the liver?" Chen Fan asked.
"Yes. I used to smoke quite heavily, and by the time it was discovered, it had already progressed to cirrhosis," the elder explained, nodding.
"Cirrhosis? Isn't that a terminal illness?"
"Yes. Once it's cirrhosis, it means your liver has completely lost its function."
"There are only two outcomes for this disease: either undergo dialysis every day or spend a fortune on a liver transplant. A friend of mine had cirrhosis and died because he couldn't afford a transplant."
"Sigh, it's not the disease that's scary, it's the lack of money."
Upon hearing that the elder had cirrhosis, a murmur arose from outside the consultation room.
These words reached Tian Ru's ears, causing her face to darken. The last sliver of hope she held vanished.
Lin Qian's face was filled with mockery. In her eyes, it would be best if the elder's illness couldn't be cured, as she could then completely ruin Chen Fan.
"I know my illness is incurable, but if it could at least alleviate some of my pain, that would be enough. The liver pain is severe every day, and I can only rely on painkillers to sleep at night," the elder said, no longer holding out hope, stating his only wish.
Chen Fan smiled calmly. "Who told you this illness is incurable? Although your liver has hardened, it hasn't completely died. There's still hope."
"Dr. Chen, are you serious? Are you not making fun of this old man?" the elder asked, astonished.
"The most important thing for a doctor is rigor. How could my teacher possibly joke about your condition?" Xia Yiting said from the side.
Chen Fan held his breath. A liver, dark and spotted, appeared in Chen Fan's vision within the elder.
He produced several silver needles and asked the elder to lift his shirt. Then, he inserted the needles into the elder's acupoints.
Using a unique technique, he manipulated the needles and observed the changes in the elder's liver.
The liver, which had almost ceased to function, regained some vitality under the stimulation of Chen Fan's needles and began to clear waste from the blood again.
"Hey? My liver doesn't hurt as much anymore!" At this moment, the elder's voice of surprise echoed from the consultation room.
The sharp, needle-like pain had subsided to a bearable level.
"Miraculous, truly miraculous!" Upon confirming the changes in his body, the elder exclaimed in awe.
"Dad, you, you really don't hurt anymore?" Tian Ru quickly asked, coming to her father's side.
"You could say that. The pain that felt like being pricked by needles before is now like a mosquito bite. The pain is much less!" the elder nodded emphatically.
"Look, the old man's complexion has also improved a lot. His previously sallow face is now rosy," a man outside the room remarked in surprise.
Tian Ru then noticed the change in her father's complexion and her face lit up with excitement.
"Take this prescription and get the medicine from the Chinese medicine department at the hospital. You can also have it decocted there. One dose daily. After a month, the condition will improve, and then other treatments can be administered. Fortunately, you came in time, and it hasn't completely died. Otherwise, even I would be helpless," Chen Fan said, handing a prescription to Tian Ru.
Tian Ru gratefully accepted the prescription from Chen Fan and quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Dr. Chen, thank you, Dr. Chen!"
However, Lin Qian, standing to the side, looked extremely dejected. She stood frozen, seemingly unable to accept the reality before her.
"Thump!"
Lin Qian collapsed onto the floor, her expression desolate. She knew it was all over. Not only was her job gone, her clients gone, but her house, her car, and her vanity had completely vanished.
Soon, security guards arrived at the consultation room and dragged the collapsed Lin Qian out like a dead dog.
Whether it was Tian Ru, Chen Fan, or the patients waiting outside, no one showed any pity for the distraught Lin Qian. In their eyes, it was all her own doing.
It wasn't until ten o'clock at night that Chen Fan finished seeing all his patients.
Chen Fan checked the time. He had his afternoon shift, and Qin Shuran would get off work at eleven. He had plenty of time to get back now.
At this moment, in the parking lot of Longgang Hospital, two vans were parked.
"Yao Ge, that kid is out," a middle-aged man in a suit said, pointing to a figure walking towards the parking lot.
"Is that the kid who put Old Third inside?" a hoarse voice came from inside the van.
"It's him. And he's the surgical expert at this hospital, Chen Fan," the suited man nodded quickly.