This wasn't social confidence anymore-this was social banditry!

Ye Qi'an sympathetically patted the petrified Ye Xunzhi.

He understood. He had once been treated with the same disdain.

To be precise, Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian disdained practically everyone equally. He had never been seen liking anyone.

Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian was a renowned veteran doctor. The hospital had rehired him after his retirement, and he only worked the night shift each day, seeing patients almost entirely according to his mood.

Even so, people of all kinds came to see him every day in an endless stream.

Ye Qi'an had come with the intention of learning Chinese medicine, so naturally, he wouldn't miss the chance to observe.

He couldn't be bothered to set up a separate office either, so he and Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian sat at two desks. Patients who wanted to consult him would naturally come over.

Probably to prevent Ye Xunzhi from running around, Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian placed her directly in the middle. He and Ye Qi'an sat on either side of her like a pair of guardians.

Ye Xunzhi rested her clenched fists on the desk, smiling with perfect composure.

[At this moment, I feel so freaking awesome. I'm the brightest star in the crowd. If I walked down the hospital corridor with my white coat open and these two big shots following behind me, I'd look so cool.]

Ye Qi'an glanced at her. She was getting ahead of herself. Daring to wear an open white coat in the hospital would only earn her a beating.

The next people to enter were a mother and daughter. The middle-aged woman pressed her daughter into the chair in front of Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian and immediately said:

"Doctor, please take a look at my daughter. Why does she always look so pale? Could something be wrong with her health?"

Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian extended three fingers at her words, then withdrew them ten seconds later. He said calmly, "Nothing serious. Kidney deficiency. Take some Chinese medicine to regulate it. There's still time?"

The middle-aged woman looked at her daughter in disbelief. "You've been secretly dating behind my back?!"

"No!" The young woman hurriedly waved her hands. "I've only just started university. I haven't had time to find anyone yet. I haven't even given my heart away, so how could I have gotten to the kidneys?"

The middle-aged woman turned back. "Doctor, could there be some mistake? My daughter doesn't even have a boyfriend. How could she have kidney deficiency?"

The young woman said, "Exactly, exactly."

Ye Xunzhi blinked, suddenly thought of something, and beckoned to the young woman. The young woman paused at the gesture, then leaned her head over in confusion.

Ye Xunzhi lowered her voice. "Videos, novels, comics, late nights, takeout..."

The young woman: !!!

Still unwilling to give up, the middle-aged woman said to Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian, "Doctor, could you have misdiagnosed her? Why don't you examine my daughter again..."

Before she could finish, the young woman threw her arms around her, giving her a fright.

The young woman was on the verge of tears. "Mommy, stop talking. Just let the doctor prescribe some medicine to regulate my health!"

[How tragic, how tragic. How is seeing a Chinese medicine doctor any different from streaking?] Ye Xunzhi clicked her tongue twice inwardly.

[If there were tickets to the moon available here, this young lady would definitely buy them until she went broke.]

After the mother and daughter left, Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian looked thoughtfully at Ye Xunzhi. "What did you just say to that young woman?"

Ye Xunzhi said earnestly, "That's a secret between girls."

Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian turned his head away. He didn't care anyway.

The second patient was also a young woman, a little older than the previous one. Several handsome men and beautiful women followed behind her. From their conversation, it emerged that:

This young woman had lost at truth or dare. As agreed in their bet, she had spent a large sum to see the veteran Chinese medicine doctor, treating it as a routine checkup.

The young woman said, "My periods are irregular. Doctor, is there anything you can do to regulate them?"

Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian took her pulse and noticed Ye Xunzhi watching intently beside him. Remembering what she had just done, he had a sudden idea:

"Would you like to take her pulse?"

Caught off guard by being called on, Ye Xunzhi pointed at herself. "Me?"

Seeing how young Ye Xunzhi was, the young woman also felt like teasing her. She offered her wrist with a smile:

"Little girl, would you like to give it a feel?"

"Then I'll give it a try."

Ye Xunzhi raised her hand and extended three fingers, withdrawing them a moment later. Amused by this display, the young woman asked:

"Little miracle doctor, what's the result?"

Ye Xunzhi said, "You get angry a lot."

The young woman, who was always well-behaved and never got angry in front of her companions, tried to object. "I don't get angry a lot."

Ye Xunzhi smiled. "You bottle up your anger."

The young woman: !

"Do you drink?"

"No."

"Do you smoke?"

"No." The young woman had already turned her back to her companions and was blinking repeatedly, trying to convey something to Ye Xunzhi.

I know you know. Don't say it. Let me save some face!

"Good grief."

Ye Xunzhi wrote as if inspired. Senior Qian finally couldn't contain his curiosity and stood up to look, his eyes widening in shock.

After finishing, Ye Xunzhi folded the paper into a little boat and said sweetly, "Here's a little boat for you, miss."

The young woman took it and thanked her, then smiled at her companions. "Kids are cute, huh? So innocent."

Then she swiftly stuffed the paper boat into her pocket and kept it securely tucked away, deciding to return for her medicine on a dark, windy night.

Ye Qi'an heard Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian murmur, "This child has exceptional natural gifts. She's good material for studying Chinese medicine."

He glanced over. "Teacher, are you complimenting my little sister?"

Realizing what he had just blurted out, Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian snorted and stubbornly defended himself:

"She's really only so-so."

Ye Xunzhi spent that night regretting it. After she examined her first patient, things spiraled out of control.

Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian and Ye Qi'an both began sending patients her way, looking at her with encouragement and admiration.

[I know you want to train me, but please don't.]

By the end of the night, Ye Xunzhi was exhausted.

Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian frowned deeply at Ye Xunzhi, who was slumped in her chair like melting ice cream, and said irritably:

"Stand properly when you stand, and sit properly when you sit. Sit up straight. What kind of behavior is that, sprawling there?"

Ye Xunzhi said weakly, "I can't get up. I've already gone flat."

Usually, whenever Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian stood there, young people would tremble in fear. He had never encountered someone as impervious as Ye Xunzhi. Just as he was about to reach out and haul her up, the door was pushed open.

Without raising his head, Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian said, "We're closed. Come back tomorrow."

"Grandpa."

A clear voice rang out, and a pretty girl in a school uniform walked in. Her hair was tied in a high ponytail, and she radiated youthfulness.

When Senior Chinese Medicine Physician Qian saw her, his normally stern expression actually softened a little. Although it wasn't very obvious, Ye Xunzhi saw it clearly.

A little curious, she quietly asked Ye Qi'an, "Third Brother, who's this girl?"

"Why not ask me directly?" The girl's hearing was unexpectedly sharp.

She quickly leaned in front of Ye Xunzhi, her eyes shining, and casually reached out to pinch her cheeks, her fondness undisguised in her voice:

"Your face is so soft! So cute. Hello, little girl. My name is Qian Li, Li as in 'dawn.' I'm eighteen, and I'm Grandpa Qian's granddaughter. What's your name?"

Ye Xunzhi was kneaded like a lump of dough, her eyes widening in shock.

[Th-this, this wasn't social confidence anymore-this was social banditry!]