Huang Shanshan immediately broke free from Li Se's embrace, too embarrassed to stay any longer. She turned and ran out of the small dark room.
"Haha, Doctor Li, your efficiency is truly extraordinary," Old Huang gave Li Se a thumbs-up. "In just a few days, you've captured my granddaughter. From now on, we are family."
Family?
Li Se rubbed his nose and said somewhat awkwardly, "What if I told you I was just checking how well your granddaughter's condition had recovered, would you believe me?"
"Nonsense, checking a condition involves hugging and kissing?" Old Huang chuckled, clearly not believing him. "My granddaughter has never even let a man touch her hand since she was born. Now you've kissed and hugged her, and it's just a condition check?"
Li Se had been a bit carried away. Now, hearing Old Huang's words, he seemed to realize something. Could it be that Huang Shanshan had fallen for him?
To say that Huang Shanshan's illness was completely cured would not be entirely accurate. The so-called non-rejection was only towards Li Se. If he were to abandon Huang Shanshan, her condition might even worsen.
Li Se was unsure of what to do. Had he encountered too many romantic entanglements recently?
"You're not thinking of taking advantage and shirking responsibility, are you?" Seeing Li Se's expression, Old Huang frowned, displeased. "Kid, you want to get away with it for free?"
Old Huang's address for Li Se had even changed.
"Old Huang, I didn't mean that..." Li Se was puzzled and wanted to explain.
Old Huang directly interrupted, "I don't care. You've ruined my granddaughter's purity, you must marry her!"
"I..."
"That's settled, no more nonsense."
Emerging from the small dark room, Li Se felt exceptionally depressed. How had he ruined Huang Shanshan's purity? After finally sending Old Huang away, he saw Huang Shanshan preparing to leave with her medical kit.
"Shanshan, where are you going?" Li Se asked curiously.
Huang Shanshan's face was still a little flushed. She said, "I'm going on a house call."
"Oh," Li Se replied.
"Shanshan, let Doctor Li accompany you," Old Huang also came out, his aged face full of smiles.
"Alright," Huang Shanshan softly agreed and then walked out directly.
"Aren't you going to follow her? House calls can be very unsafe. What if some scoundrel has ideas about your wife?" Old Huang urged.
Li Se was speechless. She was already his wife? But he didn't want to argue with Old Huang, so he followed.
"Uh, I was really just testing just now," Li Se said, afraid that Huang Shanshan might be unhappy.
To his surprise, Huang Shanshan's expression immediately turned cold. "Is this how Doctor Li treats women?"
"I didn't mean that..." Li Se tried to explain.
"You don't need to follow me. I can make house calls by myself," Huang Shanshan said coldly.
Watching Huang Shanshan's retreating back, Li Se had finally understood. Huang Shanshan had truly fallen for him. He wasn't a blockhead either, but he already had Jiang Ranran and Zhang Aimin, and his relationship with Xia Shuyu and Xia Bingyun was ambiguous. Now with Huang Shanshan added, he couldn't imagine what would happen if these women met.
Although Huang Shanshan was angry and said she didn't want him to follow, Li Se still followed. However, Huang Shanshan remained silent the entire way, her face carrying a cold demeanor.
Li Se took a deep breath and said, "Shanshan, I was serious just now!"
Huang Shanshan looked at Li Se. Her initially icy gaze finally softened. At this moment, they had already arrived at the patient's doorstep.
It was a three-story Western-style house. After pressing the doorbell, a dignified woman in her forties soon opened the door. She welcomed Huang Shanshan inside but looked at Li Se with surprise. "Doctor Huang, who is this?"
Huang Shanshan was about to explain, but Li Se spoke up first, "I'm assisting Doctor Huang."
"Oh, come in." The noblewoman didn't pay much attention; it wasn't unusual for doctors to have assistants on house calls.
They soon arrived at the patient's room. The noblewoman said with some sadness, "My daughter's condition has been worsening recently. We had her checked at the Western hospital, but they were helpless and said it was kidney failure. Sigh, she's my only daughter. Doctor Huang, you must find a way!"
Huang Shanshan nodded and approached the girl. This girl was actually only a year or two younger than Huang Shanshan. She first took her pulse, then inquired about her condition, and was certain. However, with her medical skills, for such a severe illness, she could at best provide supportive care. Recovery would not be easy. She then looked at Li Se.
Li Se didn't need to take her pulse; he already knew the girl's condition. He said, "In traditional Chinese medicine, chronic kidney failure is mainly caused by prolonged kidney disease, leading to the dysfunction of qi circulation and transformation, resulting in Yin and Yang imbalance, qi and blood disharmony, and a close relationship with the disharmony of turbid and clear elements, promoting the generation of internal heat and toxicity. It belongs to the scope of 'guán gé,' 'lóng bì,' and 'nì dú' in Chinese medicine."
He paused and continued, "In summary, kidney failure is mainly due to the necrosis of a large portion of the kidney's basic units. The remaining kidney units work under long-term high load, and the body cannot completely eliminate the toxins produced daily. Due to toxin deposition, diseases arise. Simultaneously, because toxins cannot be effectively removed in a timely manner, other organ functions are disrupted and damaged, ultimately leading to systemic complex diseases."
The noblewoman's expression changed slightly upon hearing Li Se's lengthy and serious explanation. She hurriedly asked, "Doctor, can Qiaoqiao still be treated?"
Li Se also knew why the noblewoman was seeking help from traditional Chinese medicine. In Western medicine, chronic renal failure is the final outcome of various chronic kidney diseases that do not heal. He nodded and said to Huang Shanshan, "Shanshan, acupuncture is needed."
"But..." Huang Shanshan seemed troubled. Although her medical skills were already quite good, they were ultimately limited. If Old Huang were here, it would definitely not be a problem, but she was still lacking.
Li Se smiled and said, "I say, you administer the acupuncture."
The noblewoman beside them was stunned. "Who is assisting whom here?"
"Me," Li Se replied with a smile.
Huang Shanshan felt a little embarrassed, but she knew that Li Se intended to impart his medical knowledge to her.
"Let's begin," Li Se's expression became serious at this moment. "First, the waist-eye, Shenshu, Guanyuan, and Taixi acupoints. Insert one centimeter into each!"
Huang Shanshan hesitated for almost no reason. She slowly inserted the silver needles into the girl's four acupoints. Although her medical skills were not as superb as Old Huang's, when it came to the accuracy of acupoints, she was not inferior at all.
Then, after a few more acupoints, Li Se slowly infused spiritual energy into the silver needles. He then said to the noblewoman, "These silver needles need to stay for one hour. I will also prescribe a herbal formula, which you should take at the appointed time."
The noblewoman was about to say something when the doorbell rang. She went to open the door, and another woman entered with a foreign man.
"Sister Xu Qing, I've brought you a famous Western doctor from abroad, Justin. With him here, Qiaoqiao will definitely recover," the woman said with a smile.
"But..." Xu Qing hesitated because she had already allowed TCM treatment.
"This is nonsense!" Justin snorted when he saw the silver needles on the girl. "How can you randomly insert needles into patients? This can kill people!"
Xu Qing's face turned pale when she heard this. She hurriedly asked, "Then pull out the silver needles?"
The main reason was that during the treatment process, Huang Shanshan was basically assisting, with Li Se as the main figure. She was still not very trusting and preferred this Western doctor over Li Se.