“What?” Han Qing’s eyes widened. “Menopause?”
“You’re the one who’s going through menopause, your whole family is!” Yao Shiqing reacted quickly, roaring at Li Se.
Han Qing was even more furious. “I don’t have menopause, and you dare say my daughter does? As expected, you’re not a doctor at all. Get lost, and don’t let me see you in Qingyun City again, or I’ll make you pay the price!”
Then, she turned to Yao Jingtai and shouted, “Is this the imperial physician you found?”
At this moment, Yao Jing was utterly baffled. While he wasn’t a doctor, he knew what menopause was; it was a symptom that occurred at a certain age. His daughter was only in her twenties, how could she possibly be going through menopause? He was more inclined to believe that Li Se was a bit angry and said that, which made him break out in a cold sweat. The good relationship he had finally built with Li Se was likely to be ruined by his wife and daughter.
Li Se, who had been feeling angry, found the attitudes of Han Qing and Yao Shiqing unbearable. “Believe it or not, but don’t blame me for not warning you. If you continue like this, you’ll eventually become infertile and even lose all sexual interest.”
“Imperial Physician Li, are you telling the truth?” Yao Jingtai couldn’t help but ask. What primarily made him question was Li Se’s serious demeanor; could his daughter really be going through menopause?
“Mm,” Li Se nodded.
“I say, Yao Jingtai, you believe such nonsense?” Han Qing roared.
“You shut up!” Yao Jingtai said sternly.
Han Qing looked at Yao Jingtai coldly. “You also think our daughter is going through menopause?”
If this diagnosis had come from another doctor, Yao Jingtai would naturally not have believed it. But this was Li Se’s diagnosis, and he was an imperial physician! Of course, he believed him!
“That’s right!” Yao Jingtai replied.
*Drip, drip, drip…*
Just then, footsteps were heard. The first to enter was a man approaching thirty. Upon seeing Han Qing and Yao Jingtai, he quickly said respectfully, “President Yao, Madam Yao.”
“Oh my, Xingwen, you’ve finally arrived.” Han Qing was very enthusiastic towards this man.
“I heard that Shiqing came to Qingyun City for treatment, so I immediately found the best doctor to see her,” Sheng Xingwen said with a smile.
Then, he greeted Yao Shiqing as well.
After greeting them, Sheng Xingwen introduced, “This is Dr. Zhu Jingye, a renowned physician I invited from the capital.”
Following Sheng Xingwen was a middle-aged man in a white coat, accompanied by medical staff.
“Dr. Zhu, I entrust my daughter to you,” Han Qing said hurriedly.
Zhu Jingye smiled slightly. “President Yao, Madam Yao, please rest assured, with my treatment, her illness will surely be cured.”
He then led his team to examine Yao Shiqing.
Yao Shiqing was exceptionally cooperative with the examination by these doctors.
“What is professionalism? This is professionalism. Unlike some imperial physicians who make a diagnosis of menopause with just one glance,” Han Qing said sarcastically.
“Menopause?” Zhu Jingye was startled and looked towards Li Se, who was standing with Yao Jingtai.
“That’s right, he’s the one who diagnosed it,” Han Qing snorted coldly.
Zhu Jingye frowned slightly. “Are you also a doctor?”
“That’s right!” Li Se replied calmly.
“To make a diagnosis with just one glance, what kind of doctor are you?” Zhu Jingye said angrily. He hated people who pretended to be something they were not, people who only swindled and deceived.
“I am a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. I can tell the condition by observing the spirit and complexion,” Li Se replied very calmly.
“Traditional Chinese medicine?” Zhu Jingye chuckled dismissively. “That’s just for swindling. Madam Yao, President Yao, I think it’s best to have him thrown out. People like him don’t deserve to be doctors!”
“This is someone I brought. Whether he deserves it or not is not for you to decide!” Yao Jingtai said coldly.
Zhu Jingye was somewhat surprised. Why would Yao Jingtai defend this young man so much?
“President Yao, at Shiqing’s age, it’s impossible for her to be going through menopause,” Sheng Xingwen couldn’t help but say.
Yao Jingtai ignored Sheng Xingwen and said to Li Se, “Imperial Physician Li, I’ll see you out.”
“Okay.” Li Se nodded. Since Han Qing and the others didn’t believe him, there was no need for him to stay. As for his relationship with Yao Jingtai, it would inevitably be affected to some extent, as, after all, Han Qing and Yao Shiqing were Yao Jingtai’s wife and daughter.
After they left, Yao Jingtai repeatedly apologized to Li Se, primarily to salvage their relationship.
“President Yao, this matter has nothing to do with you. I won’t hold it against you,” Li Se said, shaking his head. It was already quite an accomplishment to have this Hong Kong tycoon acting so humbly.
“Alas!” Yao Jingtai sighed. “I started my business with the Han family’s help years ago. Otherwise, how would a woman dare to act so high and mighty in front of me?”
Li Se was not very interested in Yao Jingtai’s past affairs. He soon drove away.
Yao Jingtai sighed and returned to the villa. At this time, Zhu Jingye had finished his examination and said with a smile, “It’s just irregular menstruation. I’ll give her an injection and she’ll be fine.”
“See?” Han Qing pointed at Yao Jingtai’s nose and said, “Menopause, you say? You were fooled by that brat!”
“Are you done?” Yao Jingtai said angrily. If it could be fixed with one injection, why would they have traveled all this way to invite a renowned physician?
“Yao Jingtai, what’s with your attitude?” Han Qing snapped.
“Dad, Mom, please stop arguing!” Yao Shiqing said, feeling annoyed. She increasingly disliked Li Se. If it weren’t for Li Se, her parents wouldn’t be arguing like this.
“President Yao, Madam Yao, there’s no need to argue because of that boy. With Dr. Zhu here, Shiqing will be fine soon,” Sheng Xingwen also chimed in.
“Then we’ll have to trouble you, Dr. Zhu,” Han Qing said, finally calming down.
Zhu Jingye fiddled for a while and then gave Yao Shiqing an injection, followed by prescribing some medicine.
“Dr. Zhu, this is for the consultation fee.” Han Qing wrote a check for five hundred thousand.
“Thank you, Madam Yao!” Zhu Jingye was overjoyed. Indeed, treating wealthy people brought in quite substantial consultation fees.
“Ah!” But at this moment, Yao Shiqing cried out. She kept scratching her skin. In less than half a minute, her skin was covered in red spots and was incredibly itchy.
“Dr. Zhu, what’s going on?” Yao Jingtai asked coldly.
“This, this, this…” Zhu Jingye didn’t know what had happened. He had just given an injection; could it cause an allergic reaction?
He wanted to examine her, but seeing the red spots on Yao Shiqing’s body, he hesitated to get close. What if it was contagious?
Wait!
Zhu Jingye seemed to realize something, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
“Dr. Zhu, hurry up and check!” Han Qing said anxiously.
Zhu Jingye said, “This injection is meant to regulate the body. Unless…”
“Unless what?” Han Qing asked urgently.
“Your daughter, perhaps she really is going through menopause!”