Sensing the gunpowder in Jiang Xiuzhu's words, Liang Jiayi thought of her supervising teacher and felt a little scared, but still stood by Chen Xiao without hesitation:
"I believe in Dr. Chen!"
Jiang Xiuzhu was so angry she almost exploded on the spot, her fake smile instantly replaced by a chilling coldness. She launched into another lecture:
"Dr. Liang, you are too naive. How can you be swayed by a man's looks and sweet talk? Do you know that before yesterday, Chen Xiao was just an intern doctor who was fired by the Central Hospital for sexually harassing female colleagues by mass messaging? The only reason he's here today as a clinical resident is because he's a scumbag who got in through connections and favoritism! If you beg him to treat your mother, aren't you walking into a tiger's den?"
"Ahem..."
Clearing his throat slightly, Zhao Dongcheng flipped through Aunt Zhang's past medical records and examination reports while inadvertently chiming in:
"Dr. Liang, I'm sure you've been deceived, because your mother's condition is far more serious than the other uterine cancer patient Chen Xiao encountered earlier. If Chen Xiao couldn't even cure that patient, how could he cure your mother?"
Over fifty years old, Zhao Dongcheng was not only the director of the Oncology Department at Central Hospital and the executive vice president, but also one of the renowned oncology experts in the province. He often lectured at the Provincial Medical University and was occasionally interviewed by major media. It was hard for Liang Jiayi not to recognize him.
Biting her lip, she nervously argued:
"But... but my mother's condition has indeed improved..."
Zhao Dongcheng interrupted Liang Jiayi dismissively:
"How can a temporary improvement in condition be used as evidence of curing uterine cancer?"
"This..."
Liang Jiayi was completely speechless and instinctively cast a flustered glance at Chen Xiao, her expression showing a hint of unease and doubt.
Chen Xiao was solely focused on diagnosing Aunt Zhang, trying to determine if the Wu Zi Jin Fang (Wordless Golden Prescription) using glucose for cancer treatment was effective. He paid no attention to the others.
Zhao Dongcheng, thinking Chen Xiao was guilty and trying to hide it, became even more smug. He adjusted his glasses with feigned refinement:
"Little Chen, following the bland and uninteresting Zhou Wannong will eventually bury your medical talent. If you're interested in uterine cancer, I'd be happy to transfer you to the Oncology Department and cultivate you."
Jiang Xiuzhu, who even abandoned the intern clinical skills competition to come and make trouble for Chen Xiao, naturally did so with the sordid intention of currying favor with Ye Qingtian by suppressing Chen Xiao.
Zhao Dongcheng, on the other hand, secretly coveted Chen Xiao's Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Zhen (Life-Creating Needle Technique), thinking that if he could bring Chen Xiao under his wing, he would eventually be able to extract the secret techniques of the needle method.
Chen Xiao, while closing his eyes to take Aunt Zhang's pulse, lazily said:
"Vice President Zhao speaks so highly, do you perhaps have the ability to treat Aunt Zhang?"
Zhao Dongcheng did not hide his arrogance and nodded with immense pride:
"I can definitely let her live for another year and a half."
"Pfft—"
Chen Xiao burst out laughing:
"If I only use glucose, I can guarantee Aunt Zhang's complete recovery within a year and a half at most. Yet the esteemed Vice President Zhao can only let her live for another year and a half? So, what right do you have to cultivate me?"
"You... you... you you you..."
Zhao Dongcheng was instantly rendered speechless with anger and said fiercely:
"Who can't brag? If you can really use glucose to fight cancer, why didn't you step forward in Wu Huimin's ward earlier?"
After finishing the examination of Aunt Zhang, Chen Xiao retorted confidently:
"If Vice President Zhao doesn't believe me, he's welcome to arrange for the Medical Technology Department to conduct an examination on Aunt Zhang. I guarantee her cancer cell count has already decreased by at least three percent!"
Zhao Dongcheng's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly:
"And if it hasn't decreased?"
Before Chen Xiao could reply, he impatiently revealed his true intentions, his face filled with eagerness:
"If the examination results show that the patient's cancer cell count has not decreased, you will honestly hand over the secret techniques of the Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Zhen. Do you dare?"
Chen Xiao first frowned slightly, then shook his head with disdain:
"There are no secret techniques for the Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Zhen..."
"So you don't dare to gamble?"
Zhao Dongcheng interrupted Chen Xiao with disgust and turned to Liang Jiayi, who was even more uncertain, saying:
"Dr. Liang, you see? This Chen is indeed an uneducated fraud. Your mother's sudden feeling of improvement is not his doing, but a coincidence."
Liang Jiayi and Aunt Zhang exchanged glances, becoming increasingly suspicious of Chen Xiao.
After a moment of hesitation, Liang Jiayi nervously said to Zhao Dongcheng:
"Vice President Zhao, are you really confident you can let my mother live for another year and a half?"
Although Aunt Zhang cherished her life, she was clearly more concerned about money and eagerly interjected:
"How much will the medical expenses be approximately?"
Zhao Dongcheng regained his usual arrogance and nodded without hesitation:
"Less than a million!"