The World's Number One Medical Hall

Chapter Ninety-Six You Can't Stop Him

As Manager Wu walked to the front hall, he glanced inside and saw Mo Bai sitting opposite Doctor Chen, who was taking his pulse. His eyes flickered slightly, and Manager Wu stopped in his tracks, not immediately going forward.

Only when Dr. Chen had finished his work and was about to speak with Mo Bai did he stride over to the counter and loudly greet the two of them, "Oh, Mr. Changqing, you've arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Bai turned around and saw Manager Wu. He immediately withdrew his hand, stood up, and bowed to him, saying, "Manager Wu, I'm sorry to bother you again!"

After speaking, he turned back to Dr. Chen, whose gaze was still fixed on his face, lost in thought. Without asking about the pulse diagnosis results, he chuckled softly and said, "Dr. Chen, you go ahead with your work, I'll go now!"

"Hmm?" Dr. Chen had some questions for Mo Bai, but seeing that he had already gotten up to leave, he could only nod and say, "Okay, come over and sit for a while later."

Mo Bai thanked him for his kindness. He then walked a few steps to the counter, smiled, and said to Manager Wu, "Manager Wu, please forgive me for troubling you again."

"You're too kind, you're too kind!" Manager Wu waved his hand, glancing at his face. Seeing that he still couldn't see any resentment, it was as if he had completely forgotten what happened at the entrance of He's Restaurant last night.

Shopkeeper Wu, of course, no longer believed he was genuinely foolish; he simply thought he was faking it. However, he naturally wouldn't bring it up himself. Wearing the same formulaic smile, he skipped the pleasantries and asked directly, "Sir, you've come so early. Is there anything you need?"

"I wouldn't dare!" Mo Bai waved his hand and shook his head, saying, "Isn't it because Doctor Zhu is coming back today? I know that Doctor Zhu's time is precious, so I plan to not set up my stall today and wait at your clinic. As soon as Doctor Zhu arrives, he can immediately examine me."

"Oh, I see!" Manager Wu nodded, but didn't give a clear answer about the appointment. Instead, he smiled and said, "I just saw Doctor Chen taking your pulse. You must be feeling much better now, right?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Bai paused slightly, then quickly took out two silver coins from his pocket, handed them to the counter, and said, "You weren't here just now. When I saw Doctor Chen come over, I asked him to take my pulse again without saying hello to you. Here, this is the consultation fee. Please keep it safe."

"Oh, sir, what are you doing? That's not what I meant. You're not an outsider, you can't accept this, you can't accept this!" Manager Wu shook his head.

"I am also a doctor and know the rules, so please accept it, Manager Wu!" Mo Bai insisted.

"Well, since Mr. Changqing says so, then... then I'll accept it." Shopkeeper Wu smiled and took back the two silver coins. He then picked up the account book, cupped his hands to Mo Bai, and said, "Please have a seat, sir. I'll go ask Physician Chen to register this and I'll be right back."

"Okay, please go ahead!" Mo Bai said with a smile and a nod.

"Hurry up and serve tea to Mr. Changqing!" The shopkeeper ordered the servant beside him, then stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to Mo Bai, and went to see Doctor Chen.

Mo Bai glanced at his back and knew that he must have gone to find Doctor Chen to find out about the pulse diagnosis.

A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he looked away.

"Dr. Chen!" Manager Wu approached Dr. Chen and whispered, "Mr. Changqing came to see Dr. Zhu today. What's his condition?"

Doctor Chen still seemed lost in thought. Hearing Manager Wu's words, he looked up at him, frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, but still shook his head and said softly, "Judging from the pulse diagnosis, it's still the same as before; the patient's life force has already been severed!"

"Dr. Chen, I've noticed that Mr. Changqing's complexion seems to be getting better every day..." Manager Wu's tone clearly carried a hint of doubt.

However, Dr. Chen did not glare at him today. Instead, a hint of doubt appeared on his face. He did not make any rash judgments as before, and slowly said, "His pulse is indeed like this, but it is really a bit strange. Let Dr. Zhu take another look at him."

"This..." Manager Wu hesitated upon hearing this. "Dr. Chen, if he's truly beyond saving, isn't it inappropriate to have Dr. Zhu personally treat him?"

These words naturally offended Dr. Chen, but since he was eating at Dr. Zhu's clinic, he didn't dare to criticize Dr. Zhu's affairs. He could only say in a deep voice, "This is not my business. He has already made an appointment and come to the clinic. Are you suggesting we kick him out?"

"Oh, Dr. Chen, you can't say that. I asked you before, and you said he definitely wouldn't last more than two or three days, so I agreed to come back today. Now you..." Manager Wu's face immediately turned ugly.

Doctor Chen frowned, glanced up at Manager Wu, and said sternly, "I will not go back on my word. You can just talk to Doctor Zhu!"

Dr. Chen was not afraid of being ridiculed by him. After all, the pulse was like this. Even if Dr. Zhu looked at it, he would definitely get the same result. He was just telling the truth, so what was he afraid of?

Manager Wu's face immediately darkened. It was good to have this old man taking the blame, but he was the one who personally agreed to Mo Bai's listing across the street in front of the neighbors, so he couldn't escape responsibility for this.

"Dr. Chen, please don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant." Manager Wu said with a smile, "It's just that, as you know, we all eat at Jishi Medical Clinic, so naturally we have to consider the reputation of Jishi Medical Clinic."

"Alright, I'm very busy!" Doctor Chen didn't want to waste any more words with him. He was uncomfortable with his hypocritical attitude and said in a deep voice, "No matter what his condition is, he's setting up his stall right across the street. Even if you brush him off today, what about tomorrow, or the day after? Can you keep stopping him from coming to see a doctor? I don't think Mr. Changqing is an unreasonable person. He's also a doctor and naturally knows that medicine can't cure incurable diseases. Let Doctor Zhu examine him. If there really is no other way, he won't ruin Doctor Zhu's reputation."

Upon hearing this, Manager Wu's lips twitched.

He had overcharged him for medicine that day, and now that he saw that Mo Bai was a true doctor, he was naturally familiar with the prices of medicinal herbs and already knew about this matter.

Adding to the matter of Master Chu, it's likely that Mr. Changqing is only temporarily tolerating it because he's begging Doctor Zhu to treat him. If he truly knew that even Doctor Zhu couldn't help, he might cause trouble with his old and new grudges combined.

Of course, he wasn't afraid of Mo Bai, but he was worried that Doctor Zhu would be displeased by these troublesome matters and blame him for his poor performance.

"Then you go ahead with your work!" But thinking about it, it was just a small matter. With the old man taking the lead, Dr. Zhu probably wouldn't blame him too much, even if he was unhappy.

"Wait!" Dr. Chen's voice rang out again.

He looked at Dr. Chen, who said, "Did you just collect the consultation fee from Mr. Changqing?"

"Uh, I'll take it!" Manager Wu nodded.

"Go and return it to him. He didn't ask for a consultation; I took his pulse myself. It's not appropriate to charge him!" Doctor Chen waved his hand and said.

"He gave it to me willingly," Manager Wu said, clearly unwilling.

"Then the consultation fee will be deducted from my account, is that alright?" Doctor Chen looked up and glared at him.

"Alright, alright, I'll go return it to him right away!" Manager Wu couldn't afford to offend him, but he cursed inwardly, "What a troublemaker! He's already earned the money, yet he still pushes it away. No wonder you've spent your whole life sitting in the lobby!"