Chapter 686 - 713 Surprised Zhu Ying (Two-in-One)
Chapter 686: Chapter 713 Surprised Zhu Ying (Two-in-One)
Zhu Ying, who was concentrating on preparing her lessons, couldn’t help but frown. She was puzzled because, generally speaking, the office is very quiet all day except for that particular time in the morning.
Even in the morning, it doesn’t fluctuate like this!
She couldn’t help but look up, and saw the old professor she admired discussing something with a student, "Eh, that student’s back looks familiar?"
"Lin Xi?"
At this moment, she shifted slightly to the side, tilted her head, and finally saw the side of that student, then thought to herself, "It really is him, what’s he doing here?"
As the head teacher of Class Six in Finance, she had their schedule.
Upon checking, it turned out to be the old professor’s class.
"So did Lin Xi upset the professor during class?" A trace of worry appeared on her face, but she didn’t step forward and continued preparing her lessons.
Of course, she kept a little attention on the professor and Lin Xi. After they finished talking, she planned to call Lin Xi over to ask him properly.
The old professor was still in a daze over Lin Xi’s previous words.
But he couldn’t help but believe his own eyes. When Lin Xi said all this, he was very serious. He really couldn’t see any signs of lying.
"Is what you said true?" He still had to confirm it once more.
It was that the old professor asked, if it were others questioning Lin Xi multiple times, Lin Xi would’ve left already, so he patiently replied, "It’s true!"
The old professor didn’t ask further but said directly, "Then I’ll trouble Xiaolin, to help me take a look!"
Lin Xi wasn’t verbose, reached out at the old professor’s wrist for a few seconds, then withdrew his hand, rubbed his chin thoughtfully, and touched the professor’s knee and abdomen, then fell silent.
The old professor saw Lin Xi’s professional demeanor and suddenly had a trace of expectation, especially after Lin Xi fell silent, that sense of expectation became even stronger.
Is it possible there’s really a way?
Because some other famous doctors couldn’t even diagnose what illness he had, finally concluding that it was just normal age-related decline in body functions.
Fortunately, he had a wife who was a traditional Chinese medicine physician staying with him day and night, otherwise, he wouldn’t have realized it was an illness.
Although Lin Xi had seen earlier cases before, other doctors who had seen those cases also couldn’t diagnose his condition.
From a distance, Zhu Ying’s expression was a bit peculiar. She hadn’t listened closely to the professor and Lin Xi’s conversation, but she glanced over just in time to see Lin Xi seemingly groping randomly on the professor.
Groping randomly?
A scene popped into Zhu Ying’s mind—Lin Xi angered the old professor in class, and the old professor called him to the office in a fit of anger.
Lin Xi, in order to calm the professor’s anger, used seductive means to let the professor go easy on him.
So that’s what just happened?
"Pfft, pfft, pfft..." She rubbed her face a bit, wondering why she suddenly thought of this.
Ah, it must be because she’s been with Yan Xia, that little girl, too long, and her thoughts have been polluted by her!
In order to prove her thoughts were wrong, Zhu Ying glanced once more at the distant professor and Lin Xi, and she found Lin Xi was silent, contemplating something, while the professor looked expectant!
At this moment, Zhu Ying, "..."
"Is it possible there’s really something..."
"But in broad daylight, isn’t this too much, besides, there are other professors in the office."
Lin Xi had his back to Zhu Ying, so he didn’t notice her peculiar expression, and the old professor was entirely focused on Lin Xi, not caring about other people now.
"Professor, give me a pen and paper!" Lin Xi broke his silence; he had thought of a way.
The old professor asked excitedly, "Xiaolin, what do you propose?"
He simultaneously took a pen and a small black-and-white notebook from his desk and handed them to Lin Xi.
Lin Xi replied honestly, "Although this illness is already in the later stage, for me, it’s not a difficult one to treat."
Upon hearing these words, the old professor was first stunned, then incredulously confirmed again, "You mean, my illness can be cured?"
"Yes." Lin Xi nodded.
Not long after, he wrote two full pages in the small notebook, filled with densely listed herbs, methods of decoction, times of ingestion, and taboos to avoid.
"Professor, just follow what’s written!" Lin Xi handed the pen and notebook back.
The old professor’s hands trembled a bit as he received the notebook.
As he looked at the writing in the notebook, there was a sense of fluency and elegance in it, so much so that even though he’s been practicing calligraphy for over forty years, he was far from reaching this level.
It’s worth noting that his calligraphy ranked in the top five nationwide in the Calligraphy Society.
Just like that, he admired Lin Xi even more.
After closely examining the contents, he no longer doubted Lin Xi because what was written was too professional and had a feeling of being beyond question.
However, he estimated that it would take a long time to use, but he couldn’t help asking, "Xiaolin, how long will this traditional Chinese medicine take to consume?"
What he actually meant was, how long until it gets better!
In truth, as long as the symptoms could be relieved, that would already be a great happiness for him.
Lin Xi answered, "About a month!"
The old professor, "..."
He doubted his hearing, "A month for a course of treatment?"
Lin Xi shook his head, "A month to recover!"
The old professor wanted to call his wife right away to discuss the situation; had he encountered a charlatan?
This illness, based on what he had learned from his wife and some other experts, would take at least over a year to treat some mild cases properly.
At this point, Lin Xi suddenly recalled a matter: the herbs he had just listed had specific requirements for their age and quality, making it challenging to find all or the right ones, even for the top traditional Chinese medicine experts.
Upon thinking of this, he remembered Elder Xiang’s ’People’s Pharmacy.’
Elder Xiang was introduced to him by Zhang Huacheng, running a shop specializing in Chinese herbs, and their quality was great and the selection complete.
Thinking of Elder Xiang, he then thought of Xiang Juan, the innocent and adorable girl, who seemed to be in her senior year.
But why did he think of Xiang Juan only after thinking of Elder Xiang?
This way of unfolding is wrong, making it seem like he’s queer...
"How about this, professor, I’m free this afternoon anyway, and I actually know a familiar traditional Chinese medicine shop; I’ll go help you pick up the medicine!" He said to the professor.
The professor felt a bit embarrassed, whether the illness could be cured or not, but this young man had a good heart indeed!
So he said, "I’d better handle it myself; I haven’t even had the time to thank you for looking at my condition, how could I trouble you again!"
Lin Xi shook his head, implying it wasn’t a bother and explained that the medicine was difficult to pick up, with no room for error in any part, or else the effect would be greatly diminished.
The old professor, hearing Lin Xi speak to this extent, and having read what was written in the notebook, indeed felt it challenging. Of course, he hadn’t planned to fetch them himself; this task was definitely left to his wife.
But having Lin Xi go get them, that couldn’t be better, as he was the one who prescribed the medicine.
Seeing the old professor not refuse any further, Lin Xi stood up to bid farewell, intending to go to Elder Xiang’s place to fetch the medicine.
Just as he turned around, he saw Zhu Ying walking out with a peculiar expression, glancing over like...
"What’s up with Teacher Zhu?" Lin Xi couldn’t help but think to himself and followed her out.
After Lin Xi left, the old professor used his phone to take pictures of everything Lin Xi had just written, sent them to his wife at home, and explained what had happened today.
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