Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Tong Weiâs mother was stable. She had been recovering well. After sleeping over in the hospital, she looked much better the next day. Wang Yao went to the hospital to see her.
âYou should be fine. We can ask the doctor to discharge you,â Wang Yao said.
âOkay,â Tong Weiâs mother replied.
On his way to the doctorâs office, Wang Yao saw a doctor run into the lift.
He frowned.
âWhat?â Tong Wei asked.
âThat doctor doesnât look well,â Wang Yao said.
âYou mean heâs sick?â Tong Wei asked.
âPossibly,â Wang Yao said.
He habitually observed and listened to people around him. He noticed the doctor was short of breath. Does he have a heart condition? He was in such a hurry, probably because of one of his patients. ( .c om )
âHe may be in danger,â Wang Yao said.
âWhat?â Tong Wei asked with surprise. âGo and tell him.â
Wang Yao happened to notice the doctorâs name on his name badge. He found the doctor from the receptionist.
There were four doctors in the office.
Wang Yao told the doctor directly why he came to the office.
âWhat? Iâm sick? Iâm in danger and need to rest?â The doctor was shocked.
He was annoyed but amused by the two people who came to his office to tell him that he was sick. The other doctors in the office looked at Wang Yao and Tong Wei in a weird way.
However, they all thought Tong Wei was very pretty.
âAre you kidding? Iâm a doctor myself!â the doctor exclaimed.
He didnât take Wang Yaoâs words seriously. He just thought the two of them were crazy.
âI think you should have your health checked. Focus on your heart,â Wang Yao said.
âThank you, guys, but Iâm about to do a surgery. The patient is waiting for me. Bye for now,â the doctor said.
âIt will be too risky for you to do the surgery. You will harm yourself and the patient,â Wang Yao said.
He was telling the truth. If the doctor was truly ill and went ahead to do a surgery, which required a lot of energy, he would probably have a heart attack during the surgery. People would easily get sick when they worked too hard. If the doctor had a heart attack during the surgery, he would probably make irreversible mistakes that harmed the patient.
Wang Yao made the suggestion out of his good will.
âHey, itâs none of your business!â The doctor was not happy.
âI...â Wang Yao tried to convince the doctor.
âI donât have the time to speak to you,â the doctor said.
Wang Yao realized the doctor would just ignore him.
âPlease think about it. I think you should do a check on your cardiovascular system,â Wang Yao said. Then, he left with Tong Wei.
âWhy didnât he listen to you?â Tong Wei was annoyed.
( .c om ) âIf I was him, I probably wouldnât take a strangerâs advice, especially if the stranger said I was ill,â Wang Yao said. âIâm not surprised.â
âBut, he will put himself and the patientâs life in danger,â Tong Wei said.
âIâve tried my best. I couldnât force him not to do the surgery,â Wang Yao replied.
âHow likely will he have a heart attack during the surgery?â Tong Wei asked.
âHighly likely,â Wang Yao said.
The more patients Wang Yao had seen, the better he could tell a personâs health status through observation. He could diagnose certain patients just through observing his or her look and behavior. He believed the doctor would probably have a heart attack during a surgery that required a lot of energy and concentration.
âThen...â Tong Wei tried to say something.
âLetâs go. Weâve tried our best. Itâs his destiny,â Wang Yao said.
After Wang Yao and Tong Wei had left the doctorâs office, the doctors started to talk with one another.
âHey, did you know those two guys?â one of the doctors asked.
âOf course not. Who knows where they are from,â said the doctor who had a heart problem.
âThat girl was so pretty,â another doctor said.
âMaybe you should get checked,â one of the doctors said.
âCheck what? The surgery is about to start. Iâve got two surgeries this afternoon,â the doctor with heart problem replied.
Actually, the doctors working in the hospital got regular health checks. If he had a problem, he should have known, which was why he didnât take Wang Yaoâs warning seriously.
Wang Yao and Tong Wei left the hospital for Tong Weiâs home.
Her mother was busy cooking in the kitchen.
âMom, Iâve told you to rest. Go back to your bedroom,â Tong Wei said.
âIâm fine,â her mother with a smile. She felt energetic. Plus, mild exercise made her more comfortable.
âThanks to you, Yao,â Tong Weiâs father added.
âItâs nothing,â Wang Yao said.
Tong Wei was helping her mother prepare the meal while Wang Yao was talking to her father in the living room. Tong Yi, Tong Weiâs brother, also was home. Wang Yao had a pleasant lunch with Tong Weiâs family.
By the time Wang Yao was about to drive home in the afternoon, he received a call from Pan Jun.
âDid you come to talk to one of our doctors here this morning? You said he was sick and tried to stop him doing a surgery?â Pan Jun asked.
âYes, what about him?â Wang Yao asked.
âIt was really you!â Pan Jun was surprised. âThat doctor had a heart attack during the surgery. He didnât survive.â
âWhat about the patient?â Wang Yao asked.
âHe had a heart attack at the beginning of the surgery, so another doctor replaced him. The surgery was completed, but there were a few issues during the surgery. The patient is being observed. He is ready to be transferred anytime,â Pan Jun said.
âI see,â Wang Yao said.
âHow could you tell he was not well? You are amazing!â Pan Jun exclaimed.
Every doctor in the town hospital knew about it by now. Initially, the doctors from the same office where the deceased doctor worked were talking about it. They told the other doctors that Wang Yao was treated as a crazy person when he went into the office. However, it proved that Wang Yao was telling the truth. Wang Yao came to warn the doctor out of his good will, but the deceased doctor didnât take Wang Yao seriously. Then, he had a heart attack and died.
âHey, how would he know?â a doctor from town hospital asked.
âHe guessed?â another doctor guessed.
âI donât think so. He didnât look like a fortune teller. Have you seen anyone coming to the hospital to tell fortunes? And, he didnât say much before he left. Maybe he is a wizard,â one of the doctors said.
âThatâs possible, whatâs his name?â another doctor asked.
The doctors looked at one another. No one knew Wang Yaoâs name. They didnât bother to ask because they thought he was crazy. Who would ask the name of a crazy person?
âWhat a shame,â one of the doctors said.
The gossip traveled fast. Pan Jun soon found out and thought about Wang Yao immediately for some reason.
âIâll catch up with you when you are available,â Pan Jun said.
Pan Jun was curious as to how Wang Yao could tell that deceased doctor had a heart problem. He had met the doctor himself. He heard that Wang Yao knew the doctor had heart problem only by looking at him. Wang Yao didnât do any further checks. He tried to stop the doctor from doing a surgery because the doctorâs heart problem was quite severe.
Many people in the hospital asked about Wang Yao. The majority of them were just curious. They gossiped about it. Soon, people would forget about it.
It was after 7 p.m. when Wang Yao arrived at home. He had a visitor, who was similar in age to his father. The visitor had been talking to his father. He had seen the person before, but didnât know him well.
Wang Yao greeted the visitor. He then went inside to wash his face. By the time he came out of his room, the visitor had left.
âDad, what did he come here for?â Wang Yao asked.
âNothing big. He just came here for a chat. He heard you can treat illnesses. He wanted to know more about it,â Wang Fenghua said.
Iâm gonna be really busy from now on.
Wang Yao was prepared to be busier.
âIs Tong Weiâs mother okay?â Zhang Xiuying asked.
âSheâs fine. Sheâll get better after a few daysâ rest,â Wang Yao replied.
He talked with his parents for a while before giving each of them a massage. Then, he left home for Nanshan Hill.
The weather had become cooler at night, but there were still many people outside. Some of them were playing poker.
âHi, Yao.â Wang Yao was stopped by a person on his way to Nanshan Hill. It was Wang Fengming, who had been nice to him.
âHello, Uncle Wang.â Wang Yao respected this nice and honest person from the bottom of his heart. Wang Fengming helped him when his herbal field and clinic were on fire on two occasions. He sincerely tried to help. Wang Yao wouldnât forget it.
âIt seems a lot of people have found out you can treat illnesses. They were asking about you,â Wang Fengming said.
âThey will know sooner or later,â Wang Yao said.
âItâs good people from our village know,â Wang Fengming said.
Wang Yao got what Wang Fengming implied. Some of the villagers were nice, some were fussy, some were kind, and some where hostile. This was human nature. When talking about Wang Yao, some of the villagers were admiring and some were jealous. No one dared to do any harm to Wang Yao.
After coming back from Nanshan Hill, Wang Yao read Sang Yao Medical Book for a while before going to sleep. The next morning, he opened the system control panel. He found some unexpected changes in one mission.
Two of his patients with difficult-to-treat illnesses had fully recovered.
Who are they? Yang Haichuanâs mother or Zhou Wukang?
He called Zhou Xiong and Yang Haichuanâs mother right away to ask them to come to his clinic. The two of them arrived in the morning.
Wang Yao reviewed both of them. It was Yang Haichuanâs mother who had fully recovered.
âYou are fully recovered,â Wang Yao said with a smile.
âReally?â The old lady was thrilled. She had noticed herself that she had been feeling well. However, it was still a big relief when she heard it from Wang Yao.
âXiaokang is getting there,â Wang Yao said.
He was sure that Zhou Wukang would fully recover after one more treatment session.
Zhou Wukang didnât need Meridian Unblocking powder. He just needed Wang Yaoâs Qi.
âGreat!â Zhou Xiong was almost in tears.
Wang Yao gave Zhou Wukang one more treatment in the afternoon.
âCome back in three days if you are available,â Wang Yao said.
Zhou Xiong and his son didnât stay for long.
âActually, if possible, I could open a massage clinic,â Wang Yao murmured.