At this, Leng Shasha looked at Liu Ergou with a smile that wasn't quite a smile. Faced with her ambiguous expression, Liu Ergou remained as composed as ever, still wearing a beaming grin.

Seeing him stay silent, Leng Shasha continued, "Tell me, Er Gou, if I'm not mistaken, you must have already treated Xue Lan before coming here, right? That's why you came to find Qiu Shui next, leaving me for the very end! It's obvious you just forgot about me!"

Leng Shasha's guess was spot-on. It was so accurate, in fact, that Liu Ergou was left speechless.

Looking at Leng Shasha, Liu Ergou fell silent for a few seconds before clearing his throat. "Ahem… listen to me, Sha Sha," he explained. "Your guess wasn't wrong, but you were mistaken about one thing. I didn't forget you!"

At this, Liu Ergou suddenly sat up straight and continued in a serious tone, "Let me explain, Sha Sha. I treat my patients in a specific order.

"You see, Xue Lan's condition was the most urgent. It was already threatening her health, so I put her first.

"Next is Qiu Shui. Her condition isn't urgent, but it's very dangerous. If handled improperly, it could be life-threatening, so I placed her second.

"As for you, Sha Sha, your condition is the least severe. So there's no problem with putting you last, right?"

Hearing this, Leng Shasha raised her eyebrows, grudgingly accepting his reasoning. Just as she was about to say something, Liu Ergou suddenly added, "However, since you're also here today, Sha Sha, I might as well take a look at your condition too. It'll save me a trip!"

With that, Liu Ergou prepared to check Zhu Qiushui's pulse to end the conversation. However, Leng Shasha preempted Zhu Qiushui, stretching her own hand out to him first.

"Hmph, I'll let you off the hook this time!" she said. "But even if it makes sense for me to be last, I'm still not happy about it! So today, you must examine me first! That's fine, isn't it?"

As she spoke, a triumphant expression appeared on her face. Her sudden demand threw Liu Ergou's plans into disarray.

However, Liu Ergou didn't refuse her. He knew that if he did, she would definitely sense something was wrong and grow to dislike him. Then he'd really be in trouble. With that in mind, he simply smiled and placed his fingers on her wrist.

"Alright, I'll do as you say, Sha Sha. I'll examine you first," he said, then fell silent and began to concentrate on taking her pulse. A moment later, Liu Ergou withdrew his hand.

He looked at her seriously and said, "Sha Sha, I have a suggestion. Why don't we find a time to discuss your condition in private? Your situation is a bit special, so it's probably not best to talk about it openly."

This was the remedy Liu Ergou had devised, a chance to see if he could coax her into a private consultation later. Unfortunately, Leng Shasha didn't take the bait. It wasn't so much that she was unfooled, but rather that she simply wasn't very concerned about her own health.

"What's there to discuss separately? There's nothing wrong with my lifestyle, so there's no need for a private chat. Besides, there are no outsiders here. Just say what you need to say!"

Hearing her say that, Liu Ergou didn't hesitate and got straight to the point. "Fine. Since you insist, Sha Sha, I'll be blunt. Physically, you don't have any major illnesses. At most, you have a slight uterine cold, and you're too thin, which has led to malnutrition. On top of that, you've taken far too many of those garbage diet pills. These are all minor issues!"

Leng Shasha couldn't help but laugh. "Hahaha, you wanted to talk privately about *that*? You're a little sneaky, aren't you, Er Gou?" she said, a teasing look on her face.

Liu Ergou, however, was completely unflustered. "Not so fast, Sha Sha," he continued. "I'm not finished. While you may not have any major physical illnesses, just look at your skin!"

As he spoke, Liu Ergou reached out and vigorously rubbed her arm. He then held out his hand to show her. "Look, Sha Sha. See for yourself. My hand is completely covered in your foundation. When you have to apply foundation even to your arms, I don't need to explain what's going on, do I?

"Furthermore, while your skin might look delicate, it feels extremely rough to the touch. It's sagging and has no elasticity at all. If anyone else saw it, they'd think it was the skin of a woman in her fifties or sixties!"

After listening to Liu Ergou's speech, Leng Shasha's expression soured. As a woman, she cared most about her appearance. Even though there were no outsiders present, having her flaws so directly exposed by him was deeply mortifying.

Seeing the dead-serious look on his face, she immediately retorted, "Hmph, you're really being dishonest, Er Gou! Trying to scare me, are you? It's not that bad, but you're exaggerating just to frighten me. That's going too far!"

But Liu Ergou just replied with an equally serious expression, "Why would I try to scare you, Sha Sha? If you don't believe me, just wait. In six months at most, your skin will be in exactly the state I described. If it's even a little different from what I said, you can do whatever you want with me."

Seeing how serious he was, Leng Shasha started to panic. This doesn't seem like a joke at all.

Just as she was about to ask another question, Liu Ergou ignored her completely. He reached out, took Zhu Qiushui's wrist, and said, "Qiu Shui, it's your turn now." With that, he began to focus intently on taking her pulse.

Seeing this, Leng Shasha didn't dare say anything more, so she just sat to one side, fuming as she waited. About fifteen minutes later, Liu Ergou finally finished.

The moment he was done, Leng Shasha couldn't wait any longer. "Er Gou, you weren't finished speaking just now! You still haven't told me my treatment, so how could you start checking Qiu Shui's pulse? Do you think I'm annoying? Is that why you don't want to bother with me anymore?"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou replied with a smile, "Sha Sha, a moment ago you asked me to *examine* you. You never said anything about providing a *treatment plan*!"

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