Healing Doctor

Chapter 123 Mother-in-law Brings Her to See a Doctor (Part 2)

"We're all men, what's there to be embarrassed about? Besides, I'm just telling the truth, I'm definitely not just trying to comfort you. Men understand men best, relax, look at your expression," Director Liu said with a smile.

His smile was gentle, and his earlier remark—"Me too"—did not provoke any resistance from the patient.

"Doctor, you..." The patient still felt something was wrong.

"Well, it's the same for everyone," Director Liu said. "Let me tell you my feelings."

The patient subconsciously sat up straight.

Ji Xiang also perked up his ears; this was typical clinical experience, something that the system NPCs couldn't teach him.

Although Ji Xiang has some advantages, he is a very sensible man.

Only through learning can we become stronger. Why is my ID number 27149? Tens of thousands of people ahead of me don't believe that I don't exist in this world.

But they perished, or only a very few were able to grow up.

As for the reason, Ji Xiang could figure it out with his bare hands.

Cheats are just cheats, not omnipotent gods.

"When my wife and I first started dating, it was such a wonderful time," Director Liu said. "But I was shy back then. We were both so in love, but we were too embarrassed to confess our feelings."

"Then one time when we went swimming, I was drowning and she gave me CPR, which revealed the last layer of truth."

"Ah! Are you alright? Those who drowned were all..." The patient asked an extremely stupid question, then realized he had said the wrong thing and raised his hand to cover his mouth.

"Of course it's nothing, I'm a national first-class swimmer!" Director Liu laughed. "It wasn't until after we got married that my wife found my swimming master certificate and realized what had happened."

"That was my first time, it was wonderful."

"However, once you're married, it's all about living life together. There's a line in a Spring Festival Gala skit, isn't there? It's like an old married couple holding their left hand with their right. What's the feeling?"

"!!!" The patient nodded repeatedly, as if he wanted to grab Director Liu's hand and go out for a few drinks to pour out his heart.

Ji Xiang observed calmly. Director Liu was truly remarkable—a remarkable skill that combined tact with wisdom. With just a few words, the patient treated him like one of their own.

"Is that right?" After seeing the patient's expression, Director Liu was certain that his judgment was correct.

"Yes, Doctor!" The patient nodded vigorously.

Do you know why there's the saying "seven-year itch"?

"It's because..."

"Yes." Director Liu and the patient were speaking in tacit understanding, which Ji Xiang could barely understand, but didn't quite grasp.

Just like with the prostate, Ji Xiang didn't empathize and remained an outsider.

But Ji Xiang never thought about empathizing with the patient's situation; he could tell the patient didn't have any illness at all.

"Yeah! It was pretty normal at first, but then it started to feel more and more like family. Like bunkmates, right?"

"Hey." The patient scratched his head.

The "brothers in bunk beds" meme has been around for over a decade, but it's still quite fitting here.

"If you find someone you click with, you become brothers; but if two people fall in love at first sight and don't have much interaction in their daily lives, their marriage is more risky."

Where are you?

After Director Liu said a lot, his true intentions were revealed.

"We were college classmates." The "patient" scratched his head, his embarrassment had faded a lot. "It's usually okay, we have a lot in common, it's just that I can't get excited."

"It's alright." Director Liu waved his hand dismissively. "Should I prescribe the medicine for you, or will you go out and buy it yourself?"

"Doctor, am I impotent?" the patient asked worriedly.

"Going out for social engagements?"

"Um."

"Don't you know yourself yet?" Director Liu said with a knowing smile that all men understand, as if he were talking to an old friend. "When you meet a young and beautiful girl, do I need to tell you what you're like?"

"hey-hey."

"However, you must have a sense of responsibility. I'm telling you, don't go out and talk nonsense," Director Liu suddenly said with righteous indignation.

"Yes, yes, Director."

"It's not an illness at all; it's just human nature," Director Liu said. "Prescribe some medicine. Men also need to make certain sacrifices for their families."

"What medicine?"

"It used to be sildenafil, but now it's been changed several times to tadalafil. Take 10mg orally half an hour before each dose."

Does it affect eating?

"It won't have any effect. Absorption is too fast on an empty stomach, and the drug's effects are too strong. It's not recommended."

"Mmm-hmm." The man nodded repeatedly, completely obedient to Director Liu.

Even Ji Xiang could sense that the man wanted to kowtow to Director Liu before leaving.

Although he didn't cry, his gratitude for being respected was palpable.

Come to think of it, I was told countless times before I came that I couldn't do it, it was almost like a physiological response.

But after arriving, it became a matter of course, and Director Liu even used himself as an example to empathize with the situation.

Ji Xiang secretly noted down this experience.

Director Liu's communication style with patients is indeed very sophisticated, but I don't know if what he said is true or false.

The patient left with profuse thanks, and Ji Xiang felt that if doctor-patient relationships could all be like this, there wouldn't be a shortage of doctors.

After the patient left, Ji Xiang called the next patient's number and, during the break, asked, "Director, how many patients are brought in by their mothers-in-law?"

"Many," Director Liu said. "It's not so bad here. I have a classmate in Huashan Hospital in Shanghai. He says he can run into two or three patients a day at the outpatient clinic."

"You can do that?"

"Hehe, you're still young. You'll understand when you get married," Director Liu said meaningfully.

"Director, are you telling the truth or lying?" Ji Xiang asked tentatively.

He knew he was asking a lot of questions, but he was genuinely curious.

"Like I said, you'll know when you get married." Director Liu didn't answer directly. He looked at Ji Xiang with a smile, "When I was young, my health was just as good as yours."

"A national first-class swimming champion!" Ji Xiang praised.

"Life is truly frustrating," Director Liu sighed. "But being able to live a decent life is a blessing."

Just then, the next patient came in.

This is an elderly male patient with a blank expression and a very strange gait.

"Sit down and talk," Director Liu said. "What's wrong?"

"Benign prostatic hyperplasia," the elderly patient blurted out the diagnosis. "Doctor, I want to have surgery."

What symptoms are you experiencing now?

Frequent urination, urgency, and incomplete emptying of the bladder.

Ji Xiang felt quite awkward. Director Liu tried to ask the patient about his condition in plain language, but the patient answered in a very professional manner.

This feeling is strange.

"How long have you been unable to urinate?" Director Liu asked in plain language.

"Sigh, I've had progressive difficulty urinating for three years. I was hoping to solve the problem without surgery, but recently the bladder has become so painful that I can't hold it in anymore."

"Is there blood in the urine?"

"Not yet, and my kidney function is fine." The patient seemed to have done his homework, and he impatiently told Dr. Liu all the questions and things he was going to do next.

Seeing that the patient was particularly impatient, Ji Xiang had an idea and focused his mind to enter the system space.

(End of this chapter)