She trusted Xiang Feng; the old man in the mall was proof of that.
"Nonsense!"
Zhou Bin flew into a rage. "This is a hospital! What does an ignorant punk know? Let me warn you, if the patient suffers any mishap, it has nothing to do with me, Zhou Bin, and nothing to do with the hospital..."
"Right, so if the patient gets better, it has nothing to do with you either."
Before Zhou Bin could finish, Xiang Feng had already walked out of the ward.
As he spoke, he was retracting the silver needles back into his cloth pouch.
The look he cast at Zhou Bin carried an even heavier mocking tone.
"What do you mean by that?"
Zhou Bin felt his heart skip a beat. Could this punk have actually cured the old lady?
"Grandma, you're finally awake."
Liu Tianlong slipped into the ward at some point, his voice filled with extreme pleasant surprise.
"Oh, I slept so heavily. Huh? Why am I in the hospital?"
The old lady snapped back to her senses only to find herself already in the hospital, filled with utter confusion.
"Grandma, you suddenly passed out, so we rushed you to the hospital. It was..."
Liu Tianlong was just about to explain when Zhou Bin, refusing to accept reality and wearing a dark expression, walked in. He simply couldn't believe that the old lady—to whom he had essentially just issued a death notice—could possibly come back to life.
"Director Zhou, you must have saved me again. Thank you so much." The old lady beamed the moment she saw Zhou Bin and hurriedly expressed her gratitude.
"..."
Hearing this, Zhou Bin's expression became even more awkward.
"He doesn't have the skills to save your life. If you want to thank someone, thank my wife."
Xiang Feng and Liu Ruyun followed them into the ward.
"If it weren't for my wife begging me, I wouldn't have saved you."
Xiang Feng curled his lip indifferently, dropping a bombshell.
"You saved me?"
The old lady instinctively scoffed. Just as she was about to retort and mock him, she noticed that not a single person around her was making a sound.
She froze in her tracks!
Could what this bumpkin said actually be true?
Did he really save her?
"Hmph, even if you did save me, this old woman won't feel a shred of gratitude."
The old lady sneered. "Don't think that knowing some crooked tricks and getting lucky enough to cure me gives you the right to act lawless. Let me tell you, I haven't given my blessing to your marriage with Ruyun yet!"
"Do I need your blessing?"
Xiang Feng had zero tolerance for the old lady's arrogant, stuck-up attitude and pulled out the red marriage certificate right on the spot.
"Here, take a good look. The official stamp from the Civil Affairs Bureau—the state recognizes it. You don't? Are you somehow more important than the national leaders?"
"You!"
The old lady felt a wave of suffocation rise in her chest.
"What are you being so smug about? So you know a bit of medicine! Who knows if the old lady's illness is even properly cured?"
Wang Huilan couldn't stand the sight of Xiang Feng and aggressively talked back. "What if it's just a final flash of lucidity before death?"
"Huh?"
Hearing this, the old lady's expression turned even uglier. A final flash of lucidity? Wasn't that cursing her to die right away? This woman's tongue was even more venomous than Xiang Feng's!
"Mom, that's not what I meant."
Realizing she had spoken out of turn, Wang Huilan hurriedly explained, "I just meant this kid can't be trusted. We should still trust Director Zhou and science, and get a comprehensive checkup done."
Hearing this, the old lady's complexion finally improved slightly.
However, Zhou Bin's face turned deeply grim. Since he hadn't been able to diagnose the cause earlier, now that the patient was cured, what was there left to check?
Check my foot!
"Little Zhou, how is the old lady doing?"
At that moment, a hurried sound of footsteps came from outside the door.
Everyone looked toward the source of the noise!
At the head of the group was an elderly man with white hair, accompanied by an assistant.
Besides them, there was one more person—
Li Donghao.
"Grandma, I brought President Wang here specifically to examine you. Don't worry, President Wang is a master of traditional medicine. With him here, your illness will surely be cured."
As Li Donghao spoke, he cast a provocative glance at Xiang Feng.
You little bastard, daring to fight me for a woman—do you even know what overwhelming power looks like?
"Thank you, Young Master Li."
Hearing this, the old lady beamed from ear to ear, the more she looked at him, the more she liked him.
If Liu Ruyun could marry Li Donghao, the Liu family would undoubtedly soar to the skies, and Yunshang Group going public would be just around the corner.
Ignoring Xiang Feng, Li Donghao let his gaze fall upon Liu Ruyun. Dressed in a nightgown and completely without makeup, her peerless beauty remained undeniable, while the slightly loose fabric failed to conceal her breathtaking figure.
This woman—he was determined to make her his!
"Old Wang."
Seeing them, Zhou Bin hurried forward and gave a brief summary of the old lady's condition, finally casting his gaze toward Xiang Feng.
"Young man, did you cure the old lady?"
A flash of brilliance appeared in Wang Chuanshu's eyes. As he stared at Xiang Feng, one of his hands had already begun taking the old lady's pulse.
"I did."
Xiang Feng nodded.
"Then... oh?"
Wang Chuanshu's brow suddenly furrowed into a knot as he stared curiously at the old lady. "The old lady's bloodline is obstructed and sluggish. If I'm not mistaken, her chest once suffered severe trauma? Is that so?"
"You've got some skill."
Xiang Feng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help taking an extra look at Wang Chuanshu.
The old man was at least seventy years old, with the hair of an immortal and the complexion of a child, and a warm smile on his chubby face.
Moreover, the rich aroma of traditional Chinese medicine radiating from him made Xiang Feng feel deeply affectionate, because Xiang Feng was a practitioner of traditional medicine himself.
"Yes. In my youth, during turbulent times, my husband and I were traveling merchants and ran into bandits. I took a bullet to the chest. But what does that have to do with my illness?" the old lady asked, perplexed. "I go for medical checkups twice a year, and the reports always show I'm in great health. How could I suddenly collapse and become critically ill?"
The old lady was utterly baffled.
"Because even though the shrapnel in your chest was removed, it damaged your meridians. The meridians showed signs of necrosis, and necrosis means they can no longer function properly. When the meridians are blocked, crisis lurks everywhere."
Wang Chuanshu withdrew his hand and explained, though his expression was far from pleasant.
"Why didn't it ever act up when I was young? I didn't feel any discomfort at all. This illness came completely without warning," the old lady voiced her confusion.
Since it was caused by an old injury from decades ago, why did it only flare up in her old age?
"Young man, the old lady's illness was cured by you. You should explain it."
Yet, contrary to expectations, Wang Chuanshu pushed Xiang Feng into the spotlight.
"President Wang, you should explain instead. Who knows where this con artist popped up from? Who knows if he actually has any real skills?"
Liu Tianlong chimed in hurriedly, not daring to let Xiang Feng steal the spotlight again.
Why did Liu Tianlong notify Li Donghao to come?
It was precisely to hand the opportunity of taking credit directly to Li Donghao, allowing the old lady to genuinely experience the Li family's power and owe Li Donghao a solid debt of gratitude for saving her life.
And his ultimate goal—to help Li Donghao win over Liu Ruyun!
So what if Liu Ruyun was already married?
People who are married can still get divorced!
As far as Liu Tianlong knew, Li Donghao's tastes had changed recently, and he now particularly favored other people's wives...
"Indeed, President Wang, you are a master physician. We trust your expertise."
"President Wang, don't worry, the consultation fee will certainly not be lacking."
The members of the Liu family chimed in to persuade him one after another, treating Xiang Feng like a thorn in their side while completely turning a blind eye to the help he had rendered.
From the bottom of their hearts, they looked down on Xiang Feng, and even more so on Liu Ruyun!
"Alas!"
Wang Chuanshu let out a bitter sigh. "You don't understand. I can diagnose this illness, but I cannot cure it. The fact that this young brother can cure it proves that he is far more skilled than I am."
"What?"
"President Wang, are you joking?"
The triumphant, beaming smile on Li Donghao's face instantly froze. He pointed at Xiang Feng and said, "This greenhorn's medical skills are better than yours?"
"Exactly! He's only studied medicine for a few years; he's not even worthy of carrying your shoes."
The crowd subjected Xiang Feng to another round of ridicule and belittlement.
Yet from beginning to end, Xiang Feng couldn't even be bothered to talk back. He simply held Liu Ruyun's slender, boneless hand and gazed out the window.
"You lot simply lack experience."
Wang Chuanshu explained, "The old lady's illness requires acupuncture."
"Acupuncture isn't that complicated, is it? I'll have someone fetch some needles right now. There are so many doctors in the acupuncture department—can't we just grab one of them?"
Li Donghao said dismissively.
He had gone to great lengths to invite Wang Chuanshu here to back him up and save face for him—how could he let Xiang Feng use him as a stepping stone?
No way, absolutely not!
"Under the heavens, the number of people capable of wielding nine-inch silver needles does not exceed the fingers of one hand. Furthermore, to perform acupuncture on the old lady, the silver needles must be able to bend mid-air."
As Wang Chuanshu's voice fell, the ward instantly went quiet.
Where on earth were they supposed to find silver needles that could bend?
"Young friend, if you don't mind, this old man would like to learn the art of acupuncture from you. What do you say?"
However, what caused everyone's jaws to drop once more was that the dignified Honorary President of the First People's Hospital of Xianhai City, the master of traditional medicine Wang Chuanshu, actually cupped his hands and bowed to Xiang Feng.
He actually wanted to take him as his master!
What was going on here?
At that moment, Li Donghao felt a genuine burning pain on his face!
"Your powers of observation aren't bad; you were able to figure out my treatment method. Unfortunately, your aptitude is lacking, so you can't learn my acupuncture technique. Forget it."
To everyone's surprise, Xiang Feng waved his hand and flatly refused.
"Damn it!"
Li Donghao cursed inwardly. The bigshot he had personally invited actually wanted to take his rival in love as a master, only to be ruthlessly rejected by the guy into the bargain. His face was shattered into pieces!