"Beep beep... The number you have dialed is currently unavailable, please try again later..."
Zhou Wanrong tried calling the院长's office three times without success, growing more anxious. Without hesitation, she dialed Bai Su's mobile number. As soon as the call connected, she blurted out, "Director Bai, no matter what mistake Chen Xiao made, please send him to the emergency department's resuscitation room number three immediately. There's a critically ill patient with sudden coronary heart disease waiting for his Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Needle to save his life!"
Fearing Bai Su might refuse, she added resolutely, "As his supervising physician, I will take full responsibility for any of his violations or even illegal actions. I will absolutely not make things difficult for you, Director Bai."
In the院长's office, Bai Su was currently busy minimizing the impact of Chen Xiao publicly assaulting Jian Ming and other patients. She had been too preoccupied to answer the landline ringing several times. To her surprise, she received a personal call from Zhou Wanrong, which caught her off guard. After all, she had always felt that Zhou Wanrong's direct promotion of Chen Xiao from intern to licensed resident physician through connections was essentially setting him up for failure.
"Could it be that I'm overthinking things, and Zhou Wanrong actually has a crush on that brat Chen Xiao?"
Considering this possibility, Bai Su felt a mix of joy and worry. After a moment of stunned silence, she feigned composure and said with a smile, "Deputy Director Zhou, you are too kind. According to my investigation, although Chen Xiao did assault several patients in public during work hours, the fault is not entirely his. It has been resolved, and you, as his supervising physician, absolutely do not need to bear any responsibility. By the way, he should still be working overtime at the outpatient department. You can contact him directly. He has always been compassionate and would surely not stand by and watch someone die."
"Really? Director Bai, thank you."
Zhou Wanrong's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally felt a little lighter. After hastily ending the call with Bai Su, she quickly called Chen Xiao.
At this moment, Chen Xiao was working overtime in examination room number eight, treating Zhang Liuqian. He was using the Yin Yang Gui Shou technique, which was extremely draining, and he simply couldn't spare a hand to answer the phone. He decided to ignore it.
However, Zhou Wanrong had no intention of giving up. She kept calling, causing Chen Xiao's phone on the examination table to vibrate incessantly.
Reluctantly, Chen Xiao asked Xu Jingyin to help him put the call on speakerphone. While continuing to perform massage and acupressure on Zhang Liuqian, he said with a wry smile, "Deputy Director Zhou, I'm busy right now and can't take calls. Can't you wait a little longer if you have something to say..."
On the phone, before Chen Xiao could finish speaking, Zhou Wanrong couldn't help but interrupt, her voice laced with anxiety, "Are... are you alright?"
However, she was in a resuscitation room where lives were at stake, and she was speaking in front of several people like Hu Yun. As soon as she finished speaking, she realized she had shown too much concern for Chen Xiao. Her pretty face flushed crimson. After speaking, she quickly pretended to be indifferent and changed her tone, "This is a matter of life and death, how can it wait? I have a critically ill patient with sudden coronary heart disease here who urgently needs your Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Needle to save their life. Hurry over, I'm in resuscitation room number three."
"A critically ill patient with sudden coronary heart disease?"
Chen Xiao was slightly taken aback. "The patient you're talking about, could it be Jian Xiaojun?"
Zhou Wanrong replied without hesitation, "The patient fainted alone in the elevator and has been unconscious. He has no identification on him, and we haven't even been able to contact his family yet, let alone his name. Oh, don't delay any longer, hurry over and save him! Just do it as a favor to me, alright?"
Chen Xiao had a bitter tale to tell. Once the Yin Yang Gui Shou technique was initiated, it could not be stopped midway, or not only would Zhang Liuqian suffer, but he himself would also suffer the backlash of the Wu Zi Jin Fang. He was truly unable to multitask. After some thought, he said, "Send me a video first so I can take a look."
"You..."
Zhou Wanrong was solely focused on saving the patient and was clearly displeased with Chen Xiao's behavior. However, she managed to restrain herself and not lash out. She quickly hung up the phone and immediately initiated a video call. Then, like a wronged wife, she dejectedly pointed the phone camera at the unconscious Jian Xiaojun, her tone so plaintive it sounded like she was acting spoiled, "The video call is connected. Do you think your Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Needle can save a patient through the screen? Hmph!"
Hu Yun, Yang Longjian, and the other doctors and nurses present clearly felt that Zhou Wanrong, who was usually as cold and aloof as a thousand-year-old iceberg and ten-thousand-year-old snow, was acting spoiled towards Chen Xiao. They were all dumbfounded, so shocked they didn't dare to breathe. At the same time, they became even more convinced of the rumors about the ambiguous relationship between Zhou Wanrong and Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao was solely focused on performing massage and acupressure on Zhang Liuqian using the Yin Yang Gui Shou technique and didn't notice anything unusual about Zhou Wanrong's tone. He managed to spare a glance at the half-dead Jian Xiaojun on the screen and was somewhat surprised, "It really is that guy!"
"Jian Xiaojun?"
Zhou Wanrong's heart was filled with suspicion. Looking at Jian Xiaojun again, a hint of hostility flashed in her eyes. "What, do you have a conflict with him?"
However, being a compassionate doctor, she immediately followed up with a tone of difficulty, "Even... even if you have a conflict, you shouldn't stand by and let him die, right? We... we are doctors after all. Please... please, I beg you to come over. I, Zhou Wanrong, will be forever grateful for this favor."
In Chen Xiao's opinion, Jian Xiaojun deserved his current predicament, and it would be immensely satisfying if he died immediately. However, given that Zhou Wanrong, who had helped him quite a bit, was involved, he couldn't bear to stand by and do nothing. He said without hesitation, "Deputy Director Zhou, I really can't get away right now. How about this: have a nurse prepare a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui and bring it to me. I'll add a Chinese herbal medicine and apply it to the patient's temples to save him."
As he spoke, he signaled Xu Jingyin to use the phone camera to record him performing massage and acupressure on Zhang Liuqian and send the video to Zhou Wanrong.
Zhou Wanrong was skeptical. "Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui to save a life? Is that true or false? Can you conveniently tell me what Chinese herbal medicine needs to be added? Since you're also busy, I can arrange it here."
"This..."
Chen Xiao hesitated. After all, adding a Chinese herbal medicine to Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui was merely a facade. What was truly needed was the profound and mysterious "imprint" of the Wu Zi Jin Fang. In other words, the Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui had to pass through his hands first to exert its miraculous life-saving effect. Although it was far inferior to the Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Needle, it was enough to pull Jian Xiaojun back from the brink of death.
"You can't tell me?"
Zhou Wanrong didn't think too much about it and even felt a bit presumptuous. She quickly said, "In that case, I'll have Hu Yun go to the pharmacy to get a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui and bring it to you. I'm counting on you!"
Although she desperately wanted to go find Chen Xiao herself, Jian Xiaojun's condition could deteriorate at any moment. Therefore, as she hastily hung up the phone, she urged Hu Yun.
"This... that... I..."
Hu Yun's face was filled with reluctance. After stammering for a while, she forced herself to say, "Deputy... Deputy Director Zhou, I think Dr. Chen is deliberately trying to kill the patient. How can Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui... how can it be used to save a life? If... if he kills the patient, it doesn't matter. He has powerful backing and won't be held responsible, but I... I'm divorced with two children. What if I lose my job..."
"You..."
Zhou Wanrong was furious. After thinking for a moment, she looked at Yang Longjian and the other doctors and nurses. "Who is willing to go? Don't worry, if the patient unfortunately has an accident, I will bear all the responsibility!"