"Heh, Dr. Liu, do you think my brother-in-law needs to prove anything to you?" Tang An said with a hint of disdain.
Dr. Liu felt awkward but still said, "I'm telling the truth, Young Master Tang. Don't be deceived by others. How can someone so young be a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, let alone an imperial physician? That's absolutely impossible!"
He firmly believed Li Se was a fraud. In his view, traditional Chinese medicine had already declined and was incapable of treating illnesses. While it was undeniable that some old TCM doctors possessed skill, these were invariably elderly, not young individuals.
Regarding imperial physicians of TCM, he was aware that they were all very old. How could someone so young possibly hold such a title? Therefore, he concluded Li Se was a charlatan.
Dr. Liu couldn't understand why Young Master Tang was so foolish, so easily fooled.
Li Se had no intention of proving anything to Dr. Liu. The silver needles appeared in his hand, but just as he was about to perform acupuncture on Tang Wenqing, Dr. Liu jumped out again.
"How dare you arbitrarily needle the patient? Can you bear the responsibility if something goes wrong?" Dr. Liu shouted.
But Li Se continued to ignore him, and the silver needles were inserted.
"Nonsense, this is utter nonsense." Dr. Liu was furious and anxious. However, the Tang family members didn't stop him at all, which led him to believe that rich people were all fools.
Yet, as soon as Li Se finished the acupuncture, Tang Wenqing's complexion improved significantly, and he could even sit up.
Dr. Liu was aghast, "How is this possible? How can this be?"
He began to realize that Li Se's medical skills might indeed be extraordinary. After just a simple acupuncture session, the patient had recovered?
Dr. Liu, unconvinced, wanted to examine Tang Wenqing again. Upon examination, he was completely subdued because Tang Wenqing's physical condition had indeed improved greatly. This was practically a medical miracle.
"You... you are truly an imperial physician?" Dr. Liu exclaimed in surprise.
"What do you think?" Li Se retorted, not paying much attention to Dr. Liu.
Now, even if Dr. Liu didn't want to believe it, he couldn't. After all, Li Se's skills were evident; the patient had been cured instantly. Such medical prowess was clearly superior to his own.
He could only leave dejectedly.
On the sickbed, Tang Wenqing felt a complex mix of emotions. He disliked Li Se intensely, yet Li Se was the one who had treated him. He knew Li Se was an imperial physician, and it was undeniable that achieving such a title at this age truly indicated capability, not to mention Li Se's backing from the Li family.
However, this didn't change Tang Wenqing's perception of Li Se. After all, if it hadn't been for Li Se, his daughter would have been engaged to Ye Bowen, which would have secured him a high status within the Tang family. Now, he still lacked status, and even the doctor treating him was ordinary.
Still, Li Se being an imperial physician meant he himself had been treated by one.
But his mood remained complicated and unpleasant. Tang Wenqing didn't want to engage with Li Se.
Seeing this, Xue Hui felt helpless and expressed her gratitude to Li Se.
Li Se didn't pay it much mind. Soon, he left with Tang Xi. However, before they departed, they encountered Tang Rou.
It had been some time since he had last seen this woman, and encountering her again made Li Se feel a headache coming on. This woman was rather extreme, and he truly didn't want to meet her.
Upon seeing Li Se and Tang Xi walking out hand in hand, Tang Rou's delicate eyebrows immediately knitted together. She said, "Li Se, what, are you afraid to see me?"
Hearing this, Li Se felt a sense of helplessness. This woman would never let him leave so easily. However, he was genuinely too lazy to deal with Tang Rou.
"Is there something you need?" Tang Xi asked coolly.
Tang Rou chuckled, "Perhaps you don't know what happened between your Li Se and me? He saw my entire body, and we even booked a room together at the time."
Tang Xi's pretty face changed slightly upon hearing this, and she couldn't help but glance at Li Se beside her.
Li Se shrugged, "You know this woman is quite eccentric. She did try to tempt me, but I didn't pay her any mind."
Tang Xi immediately smiled, "Poor little sister, are you being rejected?"
Tang Rou's face turned green. She walked directly in front of Li Se and angrily said, "You looked at me, you touched me, and now you're denying responsibility?"
"Tang Rou, please watch your words. You willingly threw yourself at my husband. What if you were touched and seen?" Tang Xi retorted mockingly.
Tang Rou was infuriated, but this was still the Tang family residence. If others saw this, it would have very negative repercussions. Therefore, she could only suppress her anger.
"Husband, let's go," Tang Xi said, linking her arm with Li Se's, intending to leave intimately.
"Stop!" Tang Rou gritted her teeth.
Tang Xi turned back and looked at Tang Rou with a half-smile. She said, "What, do you still want me to thank you for letting my husband see your body? Or what?"
Tang Rou was almost bursting with anger. This verbal exchange had left her utterly defeated, as she hadn't expected Tang Xi to say such things. She was truly vanquished.
Watching Li Se and Tang Xi leave with her own eyes, Tang Rou was helpless. Only after they had disappeared from her sight did she stomp her feet in anger, her beautiful face contorted. As a woman, and a beautiful one at that, with a mere wave of her hand, men would surely flock to her and grovel at her feet; there was no doubt about it.
Yet, she had stripped naked in front of Li Se, and he remained indifferent. This made her extremely uncomfortable. But the more Li Se behaved this way, the more she wanted to make him kneel at her feet.
"Just you wait, I'll make you willingly come to bed with me!" Tang Rou vowed fiercely.
After leaving the Tang family, Li Se felt a sharp pinch on his waist, and a sudden pain followed, as if it were being twisted in circles.
"Xi Xi, you this..." Li Se said with a look of frustration.
Tang Xi narrowed her eyes and smiled, "You're quite the charmer, seeing Tang Rou's body, touching her, you really are quite the Casanova!"
Li Se quickly explained, "Xi Xi, it really wasn't my intention. This woman is a pervert. Several times she was the one who initiated, and I really didn't expect it. I just left directly. What could I do? I didn't get into bed with her. Xi Xi, please don't be angry."
Tang Xi felt a little better. She naturally understood Tang Rou's perverted nature; the woman had some psychological issues. However, she had to admit, Tang Rou was a great beauty, and Li Se's restraint was no small feat.
If it were any other man, they probably would have found it unbearable long ago.