“Does it matters?” Rosemary Fanny gave Leo a cold, disdainful look.
Due to her upbringing by her single mom, Rosemary had an innate aversion to men. She found Leo, who was quite full of himself, even more contemptible and distasteful.
At this moment, an elderly doctor who had been accompanying Rosemary suddenly exclaimed, “You… You’re Leo Bloomer!”
The elderly doctor rushed up to Leo and carefully scrutinized him before excitedly exclaiming, “Indeed, it’s you! I couldn’t be mistaken. What a pleasure to meet you.”
The Chinese doctor shook Leo’s hand enthusiastically, showing great respect. “Dr. Bloomer, I watched the video of your medical competition with Dr. Rudolph more than twenty times. If my eyes didn’t deceive me, you used the Nine Extreme Mystical Needles, a technique long lost to history, on that patient with Fire Chills Syndrome, right?”
Leo, who had no recollection of the man, understood that the elderly doctor was likely skilled, given that he recognized the Nine Extreme Mystical Needles technique. He smiled and replied, “You have a keen eye, sir. I indeed used the Nine Extreme Mystical Needles.”
Hearing this, the elderly doctor became even more excited. Even his hands, while still holding Leo’s, began to tremble slightly. “To witness the Nine Extreme Mystical Needles in my lifetime, I can now die without regrets.”
This elderly man was the most accomplished traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in the Chinese medicine division of this hospital. In the world of Chinese medicine in Langstel, his reputation and skills were second only to Dr. Lee and Dr. Rudolph. He had an insatiable passion for Chinese medicine and had saved countless lives throughout his career.
Today, under the support of modern science, Western medicine had taken the lead, and the treasures of traditional Chinese medicine had declined. Leo’s ability to display the Nine Extreme Mystical Needles, a rare Chinese medical technique, was a source of great joy and excitement for the elderly doctor.
The doctors watching nearby couldn’t help but feel amazed. They hadn’t expected this young man to possess medical skills rivaling Dr. Rudolph. No wonder Dr. Mond had invited him.
Dr. Mond herself was somewhat taken aback. She knew Leo had impressive medical skills, but she had no idea he had competed against Dr. Rudolph, let alone used the long-lost Nine Extreme Mystical Needles.
Rosemary and Miss Macadam exchanged glances, feeling somewhat perplexed.
Rosemary was aware of her grandfather’s medical competition with a young man, but she couldn’t believe that the same young man was now standing before her.
“Are you sure you’re not mistaken? How could he have possibly bested my grandfather?” Rosemary’s expression remained frosty, and she was far from pleased.
Upon hearing Leo being questioned, the elderly doctor couldn’t remain silent. He let go of Leo’s hand and approached Rosemary, taking out his phone with certainty. “Miss Fanny, it’s true. If you don’t believe me, you can watch the video I saved on my phone.”
Rosemary didn’t reach out to take the phone.
Leo knew that sometimes it was best to leave certain matters alone. After all, Rosemary was Dr. Rudolph’s granddaughter, and it would be wise to give her some dignity.
So Leo smiled and said, “In truth, my medical skills don’t match up to Dr. Rudolph’s. During our competition that day, Dr. Rudolph deliberately gave me an opportunity because I’m a lot younger than him.”
Hearing this, Rosemary’s icy expression softened slightly.
Dr. Mond, sensing a glimmer of hope, said to Rosemary, “Miss Fanny, Mr. Jayce’s condition can’t be delayed any longer. Shouldn’t we let Dr. Bloomer take a look?”
In all honesty, even though Rosemary was aware of Leo’s medical competition with her grandfather, she still didn’t trust him.
However, Dr. Mond, as the chief physician, had the final say. If she said Jayce might not make it to Jingbei in time, there was indeed a significant risk involved. Furthermore, there was no guarantee that the specialists in another hospital could cure Jayce.
Rosemary cared deeply about Jayce because he had agreed to hand over the Cirrus agency rights for the entire region to her just three days ago. But the contract had yet to be signed when Jayce fell ill.
Rosemary had also consulted her grandfather about Jayce’s condition, but he couldn’t identify the cause, so he couldn’t effectively treat Jayce’s strange illness. Thus, they had brought Jayce to the hospital in hopes that Western medicine might have a solution.
After some hesitation, Rosemary reluctantly said, “Fine, let him give it a try. If he can’t cure Jayce, he will pay the price!”
Hearing this sort of remark, Leo would have walked away right away if Rosemary weren’t Dr. Rudolph’s granddaughter and if he hadn’t been invited by Dr. Mond.
“Miss Fanny, are you really going to let him treat Mr. Jayce?” Miss Macadam seemed surprised.
Rosemary, feeling somewhat resigned, shrugged her shoulders and said, “Miss Macadam, as Dr. Mond mentioned, it’s too late for us to rush to another hospital now. So, we might as well let him give it a try. Who knows, maybe he can cure Mr. Jayce.”
In truth, Rosemary was trying to console herself. Even her own grandfather couldn’t cure Jayce’s condition. How could this guy named Leo possibly succeed? Right now, all she could do was hope for a miracle, or else the agency agreement she had negotiated with Jayce would go down the drain.
As Jayce’s assistant, Miss Macadam didn’t want to see anything happen to Jayce. She firmly rejected the idea. “No, I don’t believe in him, and I won’t entrust Mr. Jayce’s life to him!”
Seeing Miss Macadam’s stubbornness, Dr. Mond felt a bit helpless. After all, the decisions regarding his treatment were mostly made by Miss Macadam.
“Miss Macadam, you must be quite anxious recently. And around the afternoon, do you experience symptoms like dizziness, limb weakness, and palpitations?” Leo looked at Miss Macadam, wearing a meaningful smile.
Miss Macadam’s heart skipped a beat, and she blurted out, “How did you know?”
Leo had described symptoms that had been plaguing Miss Macadam for the past five days. She hadn’t sought medical attention and hadn’t told anyone, attributing it to her recent busy schedule and work-related stress.
“Miss Macadam, you’re ill. You should get checked out and seek treatment. Don’t delay it any longer,” Leo advised.
Miss Macadam suddenly remembered that some of her colleagues had also experienced similar symptoms, making her sarcastically remark, “Are you trying to fool me? The symptoms you mentioned are common, and they’re related to work stress. Several of my colleagues have experienced them.”
“I did mention common symptoms, and they can be related to work stress, but typically, a person only experiences one of those symptoms. You, on the other hand, have multiple symptoms occurring simultaneously and worsening. Don’t you find that concerning?” Leo maintained eye contact with Miss Macadam.
Miss Macadam’s complexion changed, and she felt a sudden shock.
Leo was right. Her colleagues had experienced only mild versions of one symptom or another, but she had several symptoms happening concurrently, and they were getting worse.
Miss Macadam couldn’t help but take Leo’s words seriously. She asked, “So, what illness do I have?”
Leo grinned mischievously. “Your condition doesn’t have a specific name. As a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, I’ve given it a special name: the Bachelorette Syndrome.”
The Bachelorette Syndrome?