Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 521 - 522 Apologize

Chapter 521: Chapter 522 Apologize

Qian Yu was really feeling uncomfortable at this point. Those who have never been ill simply can’t comprehend the terror of falling sick, especially after consulting many doctors to no avail, one can feel utterly helpless. As the saying goes, in desperation, one will turn to any doctor. For the sake of his health, he was willing to swallow his pride and have Song Xiaodong take a look.

When Qian Yu and the others returned to the laboratory, Lin Su’er directly stopped them, saying, "Mr. Song and Vice President He are conducting an experiment. Please wait here for a moment."

"You..." Qian Yu frowned immediately and said, "This man is your dean, and these two are experts specially invited from abroad. And you’re asking us to wait outside? Isn’t that a bit too arrogant?"

Lin Su’er smiled faintly and said, "Dean Chen is aware of how important research is, and he won’t mind. I suppose the two foreign experts can understand this as well, since they also have made sudden breakthroughs in medical research."

With that major accusation laid out, Chen Qing laughed dryly. He did not want to get involved in this affair; after all, He Wenbai had taken the blame, and it seemed there might be a turn for the better, so there was no need for him to stir the muddy waters further.

As for the two foreign experts, they also felt a bit embarrassed at this point. Ellington said, "You are right, research is very important. We are willing to wait."

Qian Yu huffed, "He’d better be able to treat me later, otherwise, hmph..."

Lin Su’er raised her eyebrows. Normally very gentle, she now glared and said without courtesy, "If that’s the attitude you have when asking Mr. Song to treat you, then you might as well forget it. Mr. Song does not just see anyone for treatment. You’re scarcely qualified as it is, and with that attitude, you can forget it altogether."

"He really puts on airs!" Qian Yu was gnashing his teeth now, really wishing he could charge in and give Song Xiaodong a good beating.

"Puts on airs? You’re really a frog at the bottom of a well," Lin Su’er said bluntly. When Song Xiaodong treated Shen Dongyang, it was only because He Wenbai said Shen Dongyang was a good official. What did that make Qian Yu?

Before Qian Yu could continue, Chen Qing interrupted, "Section Chief Qian, it’s indeed rare for Mr. Song to agree to treat someone. He has to believe the person has good character first."

"Is that so?" The corners of Qian Yu’s mouth twitched. He really didn’t dare to act pretentiously now. After all, he did not know whether Song Xiaodong could cure his illness or not. If Song Xiaodong really could and he offended him now, he would be in trouble if Song refused to help.

If he knew that even mayors needed Song Xiaodong’s willingness to treat them, he would no doubt think twice about his arrogance.

After waiting for half an hour, He Wenbai finally opened the door to let them in.

Ellington spoke in his awkward Chinese, "Mr. Song, you’ve diagnosed Mr. Qian’s illness, but can you cure it?"

"You can speak English, I understand it," Song Xiaodong said in English, with a light tone.

Qian Yu’s face darkened instantly, as he had been mocking Song Xiaodong in English earlier, not expecting that Song completely understood.

"Then, Mr. Song, could you please answer my question?" Ellington repeated in English.

Song Xiaodong replied indifferently, "Of course, I can. What may be difficult for you Western Medicine practitioners is a matter of two needles for me."

"Two needles? You mean acupuncture?" Ellington looked skeptical.

Song Xiaodong glanced at Qian Yu and said, "Of course it’s true. I’m not so low as to lie to you. But as for this man, I really dislike him. I don’t want to treat him at all."

Qian Yu’s mouth twitched, he wanted to say something threatening but swallowed his words at the last moment. He tried to say something polite, but he couldn’t manage to do so, as he was simply too accustomed to pretending to be something he wasn’t.

At this point, Ellington said, "Mr. Song, the purpose of studying medical skill is to relieve patients of their suffering. If you can treat Mr. Qian and choose not to, it seems contrary to the very foundation of your medical studies."

Song Xiaodong shrugged his shoulders and said, "I’m not a doctor, so the professional ethics of doctors don’t apply to me. I always treat patients based on their character. If someone has good character, I might treat them unconditionally. But if a person has a bad character and is always making life difficult for others, then curing such a person would just mean he would go on to do more bad things. It might be better to let him fend for himself."

Ellington and Xiang Te had only a limited understanding of Chinese, but they also felt that Qian Yu’s attitude was somewhat problematic.

Ellington said, "Mr. Qian, I think it’s best if you apologize to Mr. Song. That way, you can get your treatment, and we can witness the wonders of Traditional Chinese Medicine."

A spasm passed over Qian Yu’s face, and he felt a severe pain in his chest. Gritting his teeth, he said to Song Xiaodong, "Sorry." The word was uttered so reluctantly; he could easily say the most distasteful things to a leader, but it felt incredibly uncomfortable to say such a thing to a hospital doctor.

Song Xiaodong watched Qian Yu, then smiled faintly, and continued to fiddle with the items on the table without saying a word.

Lin Su’er immediately said, "Alright, I’ll ask you to leave now."

"What? I’ve already apologized; he has to treat me," Qian Yu suddenly became angry.

"Apologized?" Lin Su’er laughed and said, "Does that look like an apology to you?"

"I..." Qian Yu suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

Ellington’s expression darkened as he said, "Mr. Qian, if this goes on, we might as well go back."

At this, Qian Yu panicked. If Xiang Te and Ellington left, it would look like he hadn’t done his job, and he would definitely be punished later. He couldn’t afford to keep up his pretense any longer and quickly said to Song Xiaodong in the politest tone possible, "Mr. Song, I was wrong just now. Please don’t lower yourself to my level."

Watching Qian Yu’s pitiable attempt to appease, both Chen Qing and Vice President He felt secretly thrilled. They were very aware that Qian Yu would definitely have taken advantage of them at some point, causing no end of frustration. Now it was this man’s turn to taste that feeling.

Xiang Te immediately said, "Mr. Song, now that Mr. Qian has sincerely apologized, please go ahead and treat him."

Ellington also nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, please let me see the marvels of Traditional Chinese Medicine for myself."

These two foreign experts actually did not believe deep down that Song Xiaodong could cure the disease. They had spent so much effort and, even with all their advanced modern medical equipment, had not been able to diagnose Qian Yu’s condition.

Song Xiaodong looked at the two men and slowly said, "If it weren’t for the fact that I want you to stop looking down on Traditional Chinese Medicine, I really wouldn’t want to treat him. But now, I’ll let you see for yourselves."

Today’s updates end with four Chapters; tomorrow we will resume with five.