Director Zhao of the emergency room immediately became anxious, pointing at Chen Jiuyang and scolding, "Chen Jiuyang, don't be ungrateful! If you cure Old Qiu, reinstate your student status, and deal with Director Li, wouldn't that be a matter of minutes?"
"But now Old Qiu is hanging by a thread, with little time left! Hurry and come with me!"
"I'm not going," Chen Jiuyang said calmly. "I'm not leaving. I'll say it again, I'll only treat him when the issues with Director Li and my student status are resolved."
The linchpin of Fengcheng Medical College was Professor Li, who had acted yesterday, and Director Li from the administrative department was precisely Professor Li's nephew. How could they possibly handle such a matter?
A crowd of people present were desperately worried.
However, none of them could replicate the acupuncture technique Chen Jiuyang had displayed yesterday, making it impossible to treat Old Qiu. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been searching everywhere for Chen Jiuyang.
If Old Qiu were cured, they would share the benefits, and a mere nobody without student status could be cast aside.
Such petty tricks were no match for Chen Jiuyang.
Seeing Chen Jiuyang's unyielding stance, Director Zhao of the emergency room gritted his teeth and said, "Notify the Qiu family! Let them decide!"
Soon, members of the Qiu family arrived at Qin Rouyu's office.
Leading them was a middle-aged man, and the young woman who had been covered in blood yesterday was also present.
The middle-aged man, Qiu Hongtu, upon entering the office, pointed at Director Zhao and began to curse furiously, "You bunch of useless trash! My Qiu family offered you ten million to cure my father, and you're still wasting time here, asking us to deal with some student's academic status."
Director Zhao and the others' faces immediately turned grim.
Chen Jiuyang narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "Ten million, huh? So that's why you've been so secretive about reinstating my student status."
"Clap, clap, clap!"
Chen Jiuyang applauded, "You want me to save someone, yet you want to hoard the benefits for yourselves without offending anyone. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world."
Director Zhao and the others' faces grew even more awkward.
The young woman said to Qiu Hongtu, "Dad, it was this young doctor who saved Grandpa yesterday." She then pointed at Chen Jiuyang.
Qiu Hongtu immediately understood the entire situation. Enraged, his face turned ashen. He grabbed a chair and hurled it at Director Zhao and the others, roaring, "Are you people beasts? To get money from my Qiu family, you're disregarding my father's life!"
"I'm telling you, this matter is far from over!"
"Mr. Qiu, I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Director Zhao and the others, having been struck, turned pale and trembled, hurriedly apologizing.
Qiu Hongtu approached Chen Jiuyang, speaking courteously, "A hero emerges from the young! Young brother, as long as you can cure my elder, my Qiu family will spare no expense to help you get rid of that Director Li, make you a hospital professor, and give you a hundred million in consultation fees!"
"How about it? Can I ask for your assistance?"
Chen Jiuyang smiled, "Your Qiu family's generosity is overwhelming, making me feel truly honored. Even if I didn't have to, I would have to save him."
"Let's go."
Qin Rouyu looked at Chen Jiuyang with a sparkle in her eyes. Just moments ago, he was her student, and now he was about to become a professor and be her equal. How interesting.
She followed the others to the ward, eager to witness Chen Jiuyang's medical skills that warranted such a hefty price from the Qiu family.
Upon entering the ward, Qin Rouyu saw the injured Old Qiu. His vital signs on the monitors were alarming; he truly had only half a breath left. Even she, if she were to treat him, would be unable to.
She gasped. If Chen Jiuyang could truly cure Old Qiu, his medical skills would indeed be comparable to a reborn Hua Tuo!
Chen Jiuyang entered the ward and saw that several needles had been removed from Old Qiu, leading to more internal blood stasis and a more severe injury.
He frowned slightly, removed all the silver needles from Old Qiu, and the monitors immediately began to blare.
This terrified everyone, making them pale and flustered.
Immediately, Chen Jiuyang began to apply needles again, but this time, he utilized his internal true qi.
"Such acupuncture techniques are truly unprecedented!" Seeing Chen Jiuyang in action, Qin Rouyu's eyes lit up. She had underestimated her student.
If she could truly develop a relationship with him, she wouldn't fear her family's gossip even if she divorced her husband.
Two minutes later, all the vital signs on the monitors for Old Qiu returned to normal. Old Qiu's complexion had improved significantly, and his breathing had become stronger.
Chen Jiuyang made a small incision on Old Qiu's wrist and placed a small basin to collect the discharge.
Then, he wrote a prescription and handed it to the nurse, "Immediately go and procure the herbs and prepare the decoction."
Afterward, he lit a cigarette and ushered everyone out of the room. Facing the questioning and astonished gazes of everyone, Chen Jiuyang took a puff of his cigarette and said calmly, "Wait five minutes, and Old Qiu will wake up."
The Qiu family members, watching the various data indicators on the monitors slowly recover, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone waited with a mixture of belief and doubt for the agonizing five minutes, while only Chen Jiuyang appeared relaxed in both expression and demeanor.
At this moment, a middle-aged woman rushed to the young woman of the Qiu family and slapped her, scolding fiercely, "Qiu Yihan, it's all because of you, this unlucky woman, that the elder is severely injured!"
"You killed your mother since childhood! You killed your fiancé after growing up! And now you've almost killed your grandfather!"
"How can my Qiu family have a descendant like you who brings such misfortune!"
Qiu Yihan took the slap squarely, her expression dim. She didn't even dare to retort, only lowering her head silently.
Even Qiu Yihan's father, Qiu Hongtu, did not offer a single word of defense for her.
"Unlucky constitution?" Chen Jiuyang was somewhat curious. This Qiu Yihan was exceptionally beautiful, a peerless beauty.
He stepped in front of Qiu Yihan and said calmly, "Madam, you are mistaken. If it weren't for Miss Qiu Yihan arriving at the hospital in time yesterday, I wouldn't have been able to save Old Qiu even a minute later."
The middle-aged woman looked at Chen Jiuyang, her brow furrowed, "Since Doctor Chen is interceding, I will not discipline her for now. Qiu Yihan, when the elder wakes up and we return home, see how I deal with you!"
Qiu Hongtu frowned, "Eldest sister, you're going too far. No matter what, Qiu Yihan is my daughter. If anyone is to discipline her, it should be me."
"You were emotional just now and slapped Yihan, which I can understand. But if you lay a hand on her again, don't blame me for being impolite."
The middle-aged woman snorted and returned to the crowd, remaining silent.
As the five minutes passed, the ward door opened, and a nurse emerged, announcing, "The patient has woken up."
The Qiu family members immediately showed expressions of joy and erupted in excitement.
Qiu Hongtu respectfully bowed to Chen Jiuyang, "Doctor Chen, your medical skills are indeed brilliant. My Qiu family will immediately fulfill its promises to you!"
"Let's start with that Director Li who bullied Doctor Chen!"