Chapter 5

Although the little girl had resumed breathing, she did not wake up, her eyes still tightly closed.

"Little friend, why hasn't my granddaughter woken up yet?" Wu Jinyuan asked anxiously.

"Her brain was deprived of oxygen, but she will be fine in a while," Li Haoming reassured the old man, then turned to Lin Yu and asked, "Young brother, has the prolonged lack of oxygen caused any damage to the child's brain?"

"I just checked, and there is no damage at all. It's all thanks to the world-leading oxygen equipment in your hospital. If it were another hospital, it would be hard to say," Lin Yu replied.

The other internal medicine doctors looked rather proud upon hearing this. Indeed, some of the equipment in their hospital was top-notch, both domestically and internationally.

Li Haoming was well aware of the hospital's equipment and knew that the girl's brain would not have been damaged in such a short time. He asked this question to deliberately test Lin Yu.

Lin Yu's answer surprised him. Although traditional Chinese medicine is in decline, its depth and breadth far surpass Western medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation. An excellent traditional Chinese medicine expert can diagnose a patient's condition without the need for instruments, simply by observing the patient's aura. Lin Yu's ability to diagnose the girl's condition and determine that her brain was undamaged showed that his medical skills were at a very high level.

"I need to use a secret technique to treat the root of this child's illness. Please step outside for a moment," Lin Yu said.

Although the child was now stable, the black aura inside her had not been expelled. Lin Yu was afraid it might scare the others, so he asked them to leave. After all, ghosts and spirits are mysterious to most people in this world.

After everyone left, Lin Yu was about to start when the black aura suddenly shot out of the girl's body and quickly flew toward the window.

Trying to escape?

Lin Yu sneered and recited the Soul-Breaking Spell. He held the red string he had taken from Jiang Yan and pointed it at the direction the black aura was flying. The black aura let out a piercing scream and was instantly sucked into the peach pit on the red string.

Lin Yu tied the red string to his wrist, thinking that it was thanks to this red string from Jiang Yan. Otherwise, with his current cultivation, dealing with this evil entity would have been quite challenging.

"You can come in now!"

Lin Yu called out, then walked to the little girl, removed the needles, and pressed her acupoints at Baihui and Fengchi. The little girl slowly woke up.

Seeing the clarity return to the little girl's eyes, Lin Yu smiled with relief.

Wu Jianguo and his wife, along with Wu Jinyuan and his wife, entered the room and hugged the child, sobbing uncontrollably. They had almost lost the only bloodline of the Wu family forever.

"Little friend, will my granddaughter relapse in the future?" Wu Jinyuan asked, still worried.

"She has been completely cured and will not relapse. However, take extra care of her in the future. She has a weak constitution and should avoid places with heavy yin energy, such as cemeteries," Lin Yu advised.

"Great kindness requires no thanks. Little friend, if you need anything in the future, I, Wu Jinyuan, will do it without hesitation!" Wu Jinyuan said with deep gratitude.

"It was just a small effort, no need to be so polite," Lin Yu said with a calm smile.

"Wu brother, I was really blind just now. You and your sister-in-law must not take it to heart. I will repay your great kindness in the future," Wu Jianguo said, his eyes moist with emotion.

Hearing the term "sister-in-law," Lin Yu smiled awkwardly and glanced back at Jiang Yan, who still had a cold expression and was frowning at him.

"Young brother, can you tell us about the specific condition of this child?" Li Haoming asked, now interested in the child's condition.

"Exactly, little doctor, please explain it to us."

"Yes, give us a lesson."

Seeing Li Haoming speak, the other internal medicine doctors became curious and echoed his request.

"I'm just lucky to be able to diagnose the child's condition," Lin Yu said modestly. "Actually, her condition is not complicated. The main cause is lung heat due to a fever."

"I also noticed that during my examination, but how could lung heat alone cause such severe symptoms?" Li Haoming asked, puzzled.

"At the clinic, I mentioned that the child had a hidden illness. If I'm not mistaken, she had liver poisoning in the past," Lin Yu said, turning to Wu Jianguo and his wife.

Wu Jianguo nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, my daughter had toxic hepatitis half a year ago, but it was cured."

Lin Yu nodded, "It was indeed cured, but a small amount of toxins remained. Combined with the prolonged fever, which caused heart heat, the simple lung heat turned into a life-threatening condition."

Lin Yu's explanation focused on the main causes of the illness, but the real severity was mainly due to the black aura exploiting the condition, putting the little girl's life in danger.

The doctors nodded in agreement after hearing his analysis. Li Haoming was secretly impressed; he could not have diagnosed the child's hidden illness without any tests.

Jiang Yan was surprised by his detailed explanation but still dismissed it in her mind. She knew he had just been lucky this time, having read a few books.

When Lin Yu left the hospital, Li Haoming specially came out to give him a business card, saying that if he was interested in working at the People's Hospital, he could contact him.

Holding the card, Lin Yu asked, "Are you interested in working here? Do you want to...?"

"My affairs are none of your business. I will achieve what I want through my own efforts," Jiang Yan coldly interrupted before Lin Yu could finish.

Jiang Yan was frustrated. She had always been the one helping this useless person, and she had never needed his help.

Jiang Yan's long-term goal was to work at the Qinghai City People's Hospital, but it was not easy to become a chief physician there. She had failed twice, but she believed she would eventually succeed.

"Your bracelet fell off, I picked it up. Can I keep it? I want to keep something of yours," Lin Yu said, waving the red string.

"Sure," Jiang Yan said coldly.

When they returned to the clinic, Sun Feng was already waiting outside with all the doctors and nurses. He had already spoken to Wu Lao and knew the whole situation.

After Lin Yu got out of the car, Sun Feng led the group in greeting him, then ran up and grabbed his hand, "Xiao He, this time our clinic is truly indebted to you. If it weren't for you, I would have had to close for a while."

"Blind cat meeting a dead rat," Jiang Yan said coldly and turned to enter the clinic.

Sun Feng smiled awkwardly. He knew how much this He Jiarong was worth, and although he was puzzled by the situation, he was still grateful to He Jiarong for helping the clinic.

At that moment, the Health Bureau's car returned, with Deng Chengbin leading the group.

Sun Feng panicked and hurriedly greeted them, "Director Deng, wasn't the matter already resolved?"

Deng Chengbin ignored him and quickly walked up to Lin Yu, saying politely, "Brother He, I apologize for my earlier behavior. I hope you won't take it to heart."

Initially, Deng Chengbin had looked down on Lin Yu, but after seeing him cure his niece and provide a detailed analysis of her condition, he immediately had a new respect for Lin Yu.

"Director Deng, no need to be so formal," Lin Yu said, not holding a grudge, considering his wife worked under his jurisdiction.

"To be honest, I came to ask you to help me with my condition," Deng Chengbin said, looking around nervously.

Lin Yu was surprised. As the deputy director of the Health Bureau, a simple request would likely have many doctors in Qinghai vying to treat him.

However, after a quick examination, Lin Yu immediately diagnosed his condition and smiled. This illness was quite common but difficult to treat.

"Director Deng, you must often feel pain in your waist and knees, coldness in your limbs, and a fear of the cold, and you are easily fatigued," Lin Yu said, smiling. In simple terms, it was kidney deficiency.

"Yes, yes, I've seen many doctors and taken many medications over the past two years, but none have been effective," Deng Chengbin said urgently, as a man's inability in that area was truly painful.

"Don't worry, I'll give you a prescription. Take it daily, one dose in the morning and one in the evening. After half a month, you will see significant improvement. However, you must avoid smoking and drinking during this period," Lin Yu said, then went to the clinic to get paper and a pen and wrote out a prescription for him.

"Thank you, Brother He. If you need anything in the future, just let me know," Deng Chengbin said, taking the prescription and leaving with gratitude.

Although he was unsure when he came, seeing Lin Yu accurately diagnose his condition made him fully trust Lin Yu's medical skills.

"Brother He, I didn't expect you to build such a relationship with Director Deng so quickly. Our clinic will rely on your good words in the future," Sun Feng quickly came over to flatter him, changing his tone.

He didn't care how Lin Yu had convinced Deng Chengbin, as long as it benefited him.

"Of course, I hope Director Sun will take good care of Jiang Yan in the future," Lin Yu said with a smile.

"No problem, I'll give Director Jiang a raise tomorrow!" Sun Feng promised, patting his chest.

For the rest of the day, Lin Yu continued to do nothing at the clinic, but all the doctors and nurses looked at him differently, more friendly, and even ordered lunch and dinner for him.

When Jiang Yan finished work, it was already past nine in the evening. Thinking about meeting his in-laws soon, Lin Yu felt a bit nervous. After all, it was his first time meeting them.

Jiang Yan's home was in a mid-to-high-end residential area in Qinghai City, with good greenery and a quiet environment.

The quieter the environment, the faster Lin Yu's heart beat. It felt like a dream to him, going home with a woman he had only known for a day. Was this really a good idea?

"Get out of the car!"

Seeing Lin Yu daydreaming in the car, Jiang Yan coldly shouted. Lin Yu quickly got out and followed her upstairs.

Inside, a middle-aged couple was sitting on the sofa watching TV. The middle-aged woman had curly hair, wore expensive clothes, and looked somewhat plump. The middle-aged man was slim, wearing glasses, and had a scholarly appearance.

These two were Jiang Yan's parents, Jiang Jingren and Li Suqin. Both worked in government offices, one as a department-level official and the other as a section-level official, with a stable and decent life. They had managed to join the middle class by buying a few properties early on.

Seeing their daughter and Lin Yu enter, Li Suqin rolled her eyes at Lin Yu, regretting the decision to force her daughter to marry him two years ago. She had been shortsighted at the time, pushing her daughter into a difficult situation.

As her husband put it, they should never have taken this useless person from the orphanage, which had ruined their daughter's life.

"Dad, Mom..." Lin Yu greeted the middle-aged couple awkwardly, but they ignored him.

Lin Yu guessed correctly; he had no status with his in-laws.

"Yan, you must be tired after a long day at work. I've drawn a bath for you. Go take a hot bath," Li Suqin said, hanging up her daughter's bag. Then she turned to Lin Yu and said irritably, "You go help your father clean the shoes and mop the floor."

"..." Lin Yu was confused. The treatment difference was too great, especially since he had just been discharged from the hospital.

"Mom, he just got out of the hospital today. Let him rest. I'll do it later," Jiang Yan suddenly spoke up for him.

Li Suqin was taken aback. She couldn't remember her daughter ever speaking up for this useless person before. Was the sun rising in the west today? Even Jiang Jingren, who had been sitting on the sofa, looked up at his daughter.

"I'll do the rough work," Lin Yu said with a smile and walked inside.

"Where are you going? The public bathroom is over there. Oh, did you bump your head? You're so clumsy," Li Suqin complained.

"Yan, I just changed the mattress for you. It's very soft. Now that Jiarong is awake, you two should give me a grandson soon," Li Suqin whispered to Jiang Yan, but Lin Yu heard every word clearly.

"Clang!"

Lin Yu, holding a basin of water, almost fell to the ground.