Departmental Infighting
The loud-voiced patient stormed out of Doctor Chen Sheng's consultation room, slamming the door behind him, and nearly ran into Li Bai, who had just changed into a white coat.
"Mr. Qiu, wait!"
Chen Sheng chased him out of the consultation room and spotted Li Bai standing in front of the patient. After a brief moment of surprise, he started grumbling to himself.
Wasn't that guy supposed to be dealing with Naughty Kid? What was he doing back already?
Maybe he'd gotten a taste of trouble and didn't dare go back?
Chen Sheng guessed maliciously, but he hadn't expected the patient to grab Li Bai instead of simply walking past him, even though Li Bai was dressed like a doctor too.
"Doctor, tell me who's right here. That Doctor Chen is talking complete nonsense. He actually said..."
The furious patient rattled on, making Chen Sheng, who had examined him, sound like an unscrupulous quack who was blowing things out of proportion just to rip him off for medical fees.
More and more onlookers gathered around, watching the sudden doctor-patient dispute with glee.
Li Bai didn't simply walk away. Instead, he listened patiently and asked, "Mr. Qiu, could you describe your symptoms in more detail?"
The loud-voiced patient had been too busy venting his anger and berating Chen Sheng, whose face was growing darker by the second, to describe his symptoms coherently. What he'd said so far was all over the place and hard to make sense of.
"Doctor Li, this is my patient. You don't need to trouble yourself. I'll take care of him."
The patient had clearly been seen by Chen Sheng, yet he was asking someone else for help—his rival, no less. It was as good as slapping Chen Sheng in the face. His eyes practically