Lin Chenggang argued unconvincingly, "Dad, could you be mistaken? How could someone surnamed Chen understand acupuncture techniques lost for over a thousand years?"
The short doctor with shifty eyes quickly chimed in, "Director Lin, you might not know, but Chen Xiao is actually the illegitimate son of Chen Qing who got pregnant before marriage. If he truly understood such powerful life-sustaining acupuncture, why would Jishitang have fallen into decline?"
Lin Chenggang's tone became even more disdainful, "So he's a bastard child, born of a mother but without a father's guidance? Bah!"
"Chen Family's Jishitang?"
Lin Huichun clearly hadn't expected Chen Xiao to come from a long-declined traditional Chinese medicine family. The shock on his face gradually gave way to regret, and he shook his head repeatedly as if talking to himself, sighing, "Looking at it this way, Old Master Song's sudden improvement was indeed just a coincidence! It's no wonder, how could the life-sustaining divine needle, lost for a thousand years, suddenly reappear?"
As he spoke, he continued to take Song Kaichao's pulse, "Immediately replace the electrocardiograph monitor, then prepare for surgery. According to the rescue plan discussed in the consultation, the tumor in Old Master Song's lungs is completely resectable..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly cried out as if he had seen a ghost, "Wait! Something's wrong! Our diagnosis last night was mistaken. Old Master Song's pulse has changed again. It doesn't seem like his critical condition is caused by lung cancer. Quickly have the medical technology department arrange for new lab tests, CT scans, and ultrasounds... Hurry! It must be fast!"
At the same time, Song Kaichao's face, which had finally regained a little color, began to turn pale again. His eyeballs bulged, his limbs convulsed violently, accompanied by terrifying ventricular fibrillation.
Sisters Song Yan and Song Nuan were both terrified, their faces drained of color. They said in unison, "Director Lin, is it still possible to re-examine him now?"
"Perhaps we can only choose to believe that Doctor Chen can truly perform the Life-Creating Acupuncture!"
Glowering at Lin Chenggang, Lin Huichun made a decisive, almost hysterical roar, "You useless fool, always causing trouble instead of helping! What are you waiting for? Go and invite Doctor Chen back immediately!"
With that, he even slapped Lin Chenggang hard.
Lin Chenggang was instantly stunned and scrambled out of the ICU.
Chen Xiao, who had just returned to the emergency hall to stand guard, was informed by the triage nurse that Gou Shunquan was looking for him. Without thinking much, he hurried to the administrative director's office.
Gou Shunquan, short and plump like a spinning top, sat on the sofa like a bloated toad. Seeing Chen Xiao enter, sweating profusely, he immediately put on a fake smile and said, "Pack your things and get out. This is the termination notice from the medical affairs department."
Chen Xiao's head buzzed, and he almost lost his footing.
But upon seeing that the reason for dismissal was that he had entered the ICU without permission from his superior physician, severely disrupting Lin Chenggang's rescue of the critically ill patient, he became furious and slammed his hand on the desk, "You were the one who personally brought the patient's family to beg me to rescue the patient. Why are you firing me?"
Gou Shunquan slowly stood up and threw the termination notice at Chen Xiao. The smile on his face instantly turned sinister. He said provocatively, "It's because I am the esteemed administrative director of the emergency department, and you are just an insignificant intern!"
Seeing Gou Shunquan's arrogant and despicable demeanor, so similar to Liu Zihao's, Chen Xiao wished he could punch him in the face, "The patient is still waiting for my acupuncture to sustain his life. If you fire me, you will definitely regret it!"
Gou Shunquan burst into laughter, "Experts and professors like Lin Huichun are helpless with Old Master Song's strange illness. What makes you, an intern without even a physician's license, think you can help?"
Before Chen Xiao could reply, he continued in an even more arrogant tone, "Moreover, it was Lin Chenggang himself who specifically ordered your dismissal. Even if you're not satisfied, it's useless. Get out!"
Saying this, he sat back on the sofa and leisurely fiddled with his tea set.
Chen Xiao laughed in anger and turned to leave, saying without looking back, "Since you won't listen to advice, just wait and see. I'll be waiting for you and Lin Chenggang to beg me to come back on your knees."
Gou Shunquan was dismissive and crudely spat a mouthful of tea towards the door, "Don't you even look in the mirror? How could I possibly beg you to come back? Bah!"
Just then, Lin Chenggang's call came, "Wuwu... Old Gou, why isn't Chen Xiao at his post in the emergency hall? My dad said only his acupuncture can save Old Master Song. Find him immediately, or we won't be able to bear the wrath of the Song family... Wuwah..."