Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

At the door.

Xu Wenzhi was holding a No. 17 registration slip, hesitating endlessly.

He kept pacing back and forth at the door, occasionally leaning closer to the consultation room to listen in.

Realizing that the voices inside were so low he couldn't make out anything, he reluctantly sat down on one of the seats nearby.

But at the same time, he also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he couldn't hear anything, at least when he went in, there was no need to worry about others overhearing, which was somewhat comforting.

Time passed by slowly, and Xu Wenzhi felt like every moment was an eternity until the door of the consultation room abruptly opened, and the forty-year-old Li Qianghui came out holding a bag of medicine.

Hearing the noise, Xu Wenzhi was startled for a moment. Seeing Li Qianghui come out, he hurried over and whispered, "Brother, how are you?"

Li Qianghui looked puzzled, thinking, Do I know you?

You just come up and greet me like this.

"Still... still okay."

Li Qianghui casually replied before pulling his hand from Xu Wenzhi's grasp, ready to leave.

He had just tried to call his wife in the consultation room unsuccessfully, and now he was eager to share this good news with her.

Although he hadn't taken the medicine yet and wasn't sure about its effect, Dr. Lu's words had given him great confidence.

If Dr. Lu could save someone on the brink of death, how could he not cure this ailment?

However, just as he was about to go, Xu Wenzhi stopped him.

"Brother, I…"

Xu Wenzhi gritted his teeth and said, "Let me just say it straight — when I was at the door earlier, I saw your examination report."

Li Qianghui's face changed instantly, looking at Xu Wenzhi with anger.

Li Qianghui was robust, though usually silent, but when an honest person got angry, it was much more intimidating than the average person. Xu Wenzhi was also frightened and didn't know what to say for a moment by Li Qianghui's fierce glare.

It wasn't until he saw Li Qianghui was about to leave that Xu Wenzhi bit his lip in embarrassment and said, "Brother, I didn't mean to snoop. It's just that when you opened it, I happened to be right next to you, and you don't have to worry about me spreading it around. Actually, my situation is quite similar to yours."

"Frankly, it's somewhat embarrassing to talk about, so I wanted to ask you if Dr. Lu specializes in this area?"

"I've had this issue for two or three months, and I've seen quite a few doctors. Not only did it not improve, but it also got worse."

"If it's not treatable, I might as well cancel the appointment to avoid embarrassment."

"We're still young, and dying from shame is a kind of living suffering."

After saying this, Xu Wenzhi sighed.

Li Qianghui's eyes widened like saucers, looking incredulously at the other person.

He really wanted to ask, "You too?"

But after thinking about it, he held back. This kind of illness is somewhat embarrassing to mention. Telling Dr. Lu is a necessity, but chatting about it here might let others overhear, and who knows what strange looks they'd get.

However, it was somewhat relieving to mention it to someone facing the same issue, and Li Qianghui spoke more freely, "Dr. Lu said it's a minor illness, not hard to treat, and you'll see results in a few days."

"Really?"

Xu Wenzhi looked pleasantly surprised, "Dr. Lu said that?"

"Yes."

Li Qianghui nodded, "That's what Dr. Lu said, but my situation might be different from yours, so I can't say for sure."

Xu Wenzhi, however, was overjoyed, "No worries, I trust Dr. Lu."

In fact, he wanted to say if Dr. Lu could cure something as serious as yours, then fixing my minor issue should be a piece of cake, right?

Considering how fierce Li Qianghui's glare was earlier, he decided to hold his tongue!

Voicing that could get him beaten up.

Li Qianghui didn't have time for idle chat with Xu Wenzhi and left shortly after.

And Xu Wenzhi, after chatting with Li Qianghui, felt somewhat reassured.

His number wasn't called early, and he waited almost an hour before hearing his number called on the broadcast.

He quickly walked to the door, and once the person inside came out, he took a deep breath and entered the consultation room with his registration slip, closing the door like Li Qianghui had done, even adding an extra step to lock it.

If he didn't lock it and someone barged in, what then?

Lu Xuan watched this scene with a strange expression.

He was familiar with this, as Li Qianghui had done the exact same thing before.

Of course, the actions were the same, but Xu Wenzhi seemed much calmer, unlike Li Qianghui, who was all tense while closing the door as if he were there for something other than a consultation — like he was up to something shady.

Just as Lu Xuan was lost in his own thoughts, the previously calm Xu Wenzhi rushed in front of him, nearly crying out, "Dr. Lu, you have to save me!"

Xu Wenzhi's sudden outburst startled Lu Xuan, making him think the man had some terminal illness. His expression became serious, "Don't worry, just tell me what's going on. There's no problem we can't solve, even if it is a critical illness, there is still a chance of treatment."

Xu Wenzhi looked around the consultation room.

Lu Xuan said helplessly, "I'm the only one in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. You don't have to worry about others knowing your condition, just rest assured."

Confirming once more that no one was there, Xu Wenzhi, with a bitter face, said, "Dr. Lu, I…I seem to be having…some erectile issues."

"Erectile issues?" Lu Xuan asked casually without thinking much.

Xu Wenzhi was anxious, "Yes, that! Dr. Lu, you're a man too, don't you understand this?"

That's when Lu Xuan understood what he was talking about, finding it a little funny yet saying seriously, "You could've just said it directly, illnesses aren't embarrassing in front of doctors, there's nothing unspeakable about it."

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