"Yalan, Dr. Li is no greenhorn!" Wei San was immediately displeased. After all, it was he who brought Li Se. If it weren't for this old man Qiao being his friend, he would have already dragged Li Se away and wouldn't be standing here watching the Qiao Guohua couple's expressions.
"Yalan, watch your words!" Qiao Guohua also reprimanded her. No matter how capable Li Se was, he was still someone Elder Wei respected. Even if he didn't believe Li Se, he couldn't say anything too harsh, as it would only antagonize Wei San.
Although the Qiao family was more powerful than the Wei family, Wei San was still old Mr. Qiao's friend, and Qiao Guohua had to give him some face.
The noblewoman Yalan was displeased and snorted, saying nothing further.
"Elder Wei, it seems I'm not needed. I'll take my leave first." Although Li Se was not someone who would refuse to help the dying, it was not a situation he could intervene in at the moment.
"Mm, if you want to go, then go. I apologize for today." Wei San said apologetically.
"Elder Wei, it's alright." Li Se shook his head, glanced at the old man on the sickbed, and turned to leave. As he went out, he bumped into Zhao Zhongtian, who was entering.
However, Zhao Zhongtian didn't even glance at Li Se, nor did he notice him. When he saw that one of old Mr. Qiao's silver needles had come loose, his expression turned grim.
"Dr. Zhao, quickly, put the silver needle back in!" Qiao Guohua urged anxiously.
Because old Mr. Qiao's aged face was contorting in more and more pain, Qiao Guohua truly worried something would go wrong if this continued.
Zhao Zhongtian's face darkened: "Didn't I say not to remove the silver needles?"
Yalan glared fiercely at the nurse and said, "This nurse is so clumsy. But luckily, Dr. Zhao, you've arrived in time. Just put the silver needle back in."
Zhao Zhongtian's hand trembled, and he couldn't help but feel nervous. This silver needle wasn't put in by him, but by a young man. Now that it had come loose, he didn't know what to do.
Qiao Guohua asked anxiously, "Dr. Zhao, what's wrong? Is there a problem? Whatever you need, I will do my best to satisfy you."
"Yes, Dr. Zhao, our Qiao family is not short of money. Just name your price!" Yalan also said urgently.
"I..." Zhao Zhongtian hesitated for a moment, then quickly fabricated an excuse: "This silver needle can only be used once. Using it again will be ineffective, so I am helpless."
Hearing this, Qiao Guohua took a step back, almost falling, but thankfully he was steadied by a nearby bodyguard.
"Qiao Guohua, if you don't trust the young man I recommended, you can find Old Huang from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall at the First Hospital. He was once a divine doctor who almost became a royal physician." Although Wei San was somewhat displeased with Qiao Guohua and Yalan, old man Qiao was his old friend, and he couldn't bear to see him continue to suffer.
"Alright, I'll go and invite him immediately!" Qiao Guohua acted as if he had grasped a lifeline and immediately went to the First Hospital's Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall. Old Huang readily agreed and followed him to the manor.
"Elder Wei?" Old Huang was also somewhat surprised to see Wei San.
Wei San showed great respect to Old Huang, cupped his fists, and said, "Old Huang, this is my old friend. He's in your hands now!"
"Mm." Old Huang nodded, then walked to the bedside. When he saw the silver needles on old Mr. Qiao, he exclaimed, "Who put these silver needles in?"
"It was this Dr. Zhao!" Qiao Guohua introduced Zhao Zhongtian.
"Young and promising!" Old Huang couldn't help but praise, "This acupuncture technique, even I am not as skilled. Mr. Qiao, aren't you asking me to embarrass myself by inviting me here? With this acupuncture skill, let alone whether it can cure old Mr. Qiao, but just to extend his life for a few years is certainly not a problem."
Zhao Zhongtian's old face flushed, and he didn't know what to say, as this was not his achievement.
"Old Huang, it's like this. Dr. Zhao said that this acupuncture treatment can only be used once and cannot be used a second time," Qiao Guohua explained.
Old Huang frowned: "Nonsense. With this acupuncture technique, as long as it's used continuously, living for seven or eight years is not a problem. How can it not be reused?"
"Dr. Zhao, what's going on?" Qiao Guohua immediately looked at Zhao Zhongtian. Did this fellow not want to treat his grandfather?
"I... I..." Zhao Zhongtian was speechless.
Old Huang seemed to have figured something out: "These silver needles weren't put in by you, were they?"
The expressions of Qiao Guohua and Yalan changed simultaneously, and they glared at Zhao Zhongtian with anger.
Thump!
Knowing that the matter could no longer be concealed, Zhao Zhongtian could only kneel down and beg for mercy, "Mr. Qiao, Madam Qiao, I didn't intentionally hide it. I was just momentarily misguided and took credit for myself. I thought as long as the silver needles didn't come loose, there would be no problem, but I never expected..."
"Damn it!" Qiao Guohua kicked him. "Where is the person who inserted the needles?"
"I don't know." Qiao Guohua recounted what happened that day, not daring to conceal anything. He then added, "It was a young man. He left after inserting the needles."
"Young man?" Old Huang was taken aback, then seemed to recall something and smiled, "I should know who it is."
Qiao Guohua's face lit up with joy, and he anxiously asked, "Old Huang, who is it? I'll go invite him immediately!"
Old Huang looked at Wei San and smiled, "In this Qingyun City, being a young man with the ability to perform this acupuncture technique, there is only one person. Elder Wei, you should also know him."
"Oh, it's him." Wei San suddenly realized.
"Elder Wei, I'll go invite him right away!" Qiao Guohua looked at Wei San, seemingly not realizing anything. If it were any other time, he would have immediately thought of Li Se, but with his father gravely ill today, his mind was a bit flustered.
Wei San said indifferently, "It's the one you just drove away!"
"What?" Qiao Guohua's face contorted. He had absolutely not believed Li Se when he said he could cure his father. He never expected this young man had already saved his father once!
Yalan's face turned even paler than white paper. Her attitude towards Li Se just now had been quite unpleasant.
"Elder Wei, please, help me speak to him." Qiao Guohua pleaded.
Wei San sighed softly and had no choice but to call Li Se, explaining the situation. He then put the phone on speaker.
"Elder Wei, I'm just a young man. How could I cure old Mr. Qiao?" Li Se's temper was not very good. Although his anger had subsided considerably after leaving the Qiao family, he wasn't so desperate for his medical skills to be so cheap that he would return to treat them just like that.
Qiao Guohua hurriedly said, "Little miracle doctor, just name your price. I will satisfy any request you have. How about fifty million?"
"Heh heh." Li Se sneered. "Mr. Qiao, in your eyes, is there no problem that money cannot solve? Fifty million is a lot, and I am not short of money. Alright, I have other things to attend to. I'm hanging up now."
Beep beep beep...
The call was hung up just like that.
Qiao Guohua felt like crying but had no tears. He could only beg Wei San again, "Elder Wei, what should I do?"
Wei San sighed softly, "Before, I introduced him to you, but you didn't believe it. I, Wei San, have lived for most of my life. Could I be deceived by a young man? You, you, you just calculate everything too precisely."