Chapter 152: I'll Kneel Before You
In traditional Chinese medicine, rheumatoid arthritis is classified into many types, such as damp-heat and wind-heat. The specific treatment depends on the patient's condition and requires differentiation of syndromes.
"Xiaozhi, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have made things difficult for you. I shouldn't have targeted you just to stop Tingting from getting together with Lu Ye. I was really wrong. Can you forgive me?"
Wang Shufen's attitude in admitting her mistake was quite sincere. "I really know I was wrong. I don't think I caused you any real loss. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me. Please help me get medical attention. I'm really in a lot of pain. I haven't had a good night's sleep in days. I'm very weak. I have nightmares after sleeping for a while during the day, and my joints feel like they're being pricked with needles."
As Wang Shufen spoke, she was about to kneel down before Bai Zhi.
However, her knees were stiff and swollen, and although she wanted to kneel, her movements were slow, and she couldn't kneel down for a long time.
Bai Zhi supported her, "Auntie, please don't do this."
"I am too young to accept your bow."
Wang Shufen refused to comply and struggled to kneel before Bai Zhi.
She felt that only by kneeling could she show her sincerity and get Bai Zhi to forgive her and treat her illness.
"Can you take a look and see if it's okay for me?"
Wang Shufen pleaded, "Please take my pulse and see what's wrong with me. Am I going to die? Otherwise, why am I feeling so unwell?"
Wang Shufen's commotion was so great that it alerted Lu Ye.
He was naturally perceptive, especially since his girlfriend slept next door, so he wasn't a heavy sleeper.
He quickly dressed, opened the door, and confirmed that the sound was coming from his girlfriend's room.
He pushed the door open and entered.
Meanwhile, Lu Shan, who was sleeping in the room on the far side and suffering from insomnia, also heard the noise outside.
At first, she was lost in her own thoughts and assumed that someone was going to the bathroom when she heard the noise.
Until I vaguely heard Wang Shufen's voice.
Lu Ye and Lu Shan entered Bai Zhi's room at the same time and saw Wang Shufen about to kneel down to Bai Zhi.
Even Bai Zhi couldn't stop her.
Lu Ye grabbed Wang Shufen's arm.
He said in a deep voice, "Second Aunt, what are you doing in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
"I'm in so much pain all over my body that I can't sleep. I came to Xiaozhi to beg her to forgive me and please take a look at my illness."
Wang Shufen plopped down on Bai Zhi's bed, stretched out her wrist, and asked Bai Zhi to take her pulse.
"Xiao Zhi, come take a look at me quickly. Give me an acupuncture treatment. I heard you're amazing at acupuncture. You gave Lu Ye an acupuncture treatment and the poison in his body stopped acting up."
Bai Zhi looked at the woman in front of her and felt a real headache coming on.
She was unwilling to let Wang Shufen see a doctor, partly because Wang Shufen had targeted her.
Another very important reason is that rheumatoid arthritis is a rather stubborn disease, and traditional Chinese medicine treatments are not quick to take effect; it's impossible to achieve immediate results.
The subsequent treatment and maintenance process is a very long one.
Moreover, among the cases they treated in their previous lives, there were a few patients whose conditions worsened during the treatment process.
In traditional Chinese medicine, they call it the "Mingxuan reaction".
Once you get through that phase, your condition will improve significantly.
Wang Shufen was prejudiced against her from the start, and if the medicine didn't work after a couple of doses, she would cause trouble for her.
That's how she treated Dr. Zhou back then.
After applying the plaster several times without any effect, he went to Jishengtang to cause trouble.
She has no patience when it comes to medical treatment.
Instead of looking at what illness they have, they're always arguing with others.
Lu Shan looked at Wang Shufen with a headache and said, "Second Aunt, go to sleep first. We can talk about it tomorrow. It's the middle of the night now."
"I can't sleep because of the pain," Wang Shufen complained, pointing to her joints. "My knees hurt, my fingers hurt, my shoulders hurt, and tonight I feel pain in the back of my head. Could I have some kind of terminal illness? Why does the back of my head hurt? Oh, and my mouth hurts when I bite down."
Bai Zhi chimed in from the side, "What you have is a cancer that doesn't kill you."
Upon hearing the word "cancer," Wang Shufen's vision went black, and she almost fainted.
Seeing this, Bai Zhi looked at her and explained, "Don't worry, it won't cost you your life."
Wang Shufen wailed, "This is worse than death!"
People who haven't had this disease can't truly empathize with her.
You'd just think she's being pretentious.
Only she knows how much pain and torment she is going through.
Especially at night, there's a feeling of being worse than dead.
"Second Aunt, go to sleep first, don't disturb everyone's rest."
Lu Shan helped Wang Shufen up and was about to leave when she said, "Everyone has things to do during the day, and if they don't sleep at night, they can't get out of bed in the morning."
Wang Shufen was still unwilling to give up and wanted Bai Zhi to help her, but Bai Zhi did not reach out. She said, "Go back and rest. As I just said, this disease cannot be cured overnight, and acupuncture will not be quick either. It's not something that can be done in a short time."
"Yes, treating the illness can't be done right now. You should go to sleep first, and we'll talk about treatment later."
Wang Shufen finally gave up hope and, supported by Lu Shan, left Bai Zhi's room.
As soon as he got downstairs, Lu Shaoan came out of his room in his pajamas.
Seeing Lu Shan helping Wang Shufen downstairs, he asked Wang Shufen in surprise, "What did you go upstairs to do?"
He was half asleep, but he couldn't sleep soundly because he could hear Wang Shufen moaning.
Later, he seemed to hear Wang Shufen leave the room, and he assumed she had gone to the toilet.
After not seeing anyone for a while, he became worried and decided to go to the bathroom to check.
Lu Shan said, "My second aunt couldn't sleep, so she went to find Bai Zhi. She woke people up in the middle of the night and wanted Bai Zhi to treat her."
Upon hearing Lu Shan's words, Lu Shaoan glared angrily at Wang Shufen, "Can't you say something during the day? Look at the time! You won't sleep, and you won't let others sleep either?"
Wang Shufen looked utterly dejected, wagging her tail and ignoring Lu Shaoan's scolding.
Lu Shan helped Wang Shufen downstairs and then went upstairs herself.
Bai Zhi was extremely annoyed by Wang Shufen's antics.
I have to get up early tomorrow morning, why does this woman have to bother me at this time?
If other patients came to her door in the middle of the night, crying and screaming in pain, she would definitely feel compassion and sympathy, and would promptly soothe their emotions.
But that person was Wang Shufen, the vicious woman who had always targeted her, looked down on her, and even tried to sabotage her engagement with Lu Ye and drive her out of Nancheng.
She's not someone to be pitied.
It can only be said that she brought it all upon herself.
She had kindly reminded her that hormone therapy was not suitable for her condition and that she needed a comprehensive and systematic treatment.
Back then, the disease didn't progress as quickly as it does now, and it could be completely controlled with traditional Chinese medicine.
But they looked down on her and on traditional Chinese medicine.
And he's always being sarcastic and unsettling.
Now that they've come begging to her, she really doesn't want to pay them any attention or take on this mess.
"Go to sleep." Lu Ye felt bad looking at the girl who kept yawning.
He even felt a sense of unease about something like this happening in his own home.
He was afraid that Bai Zhi would be scared away by his so-called family.
"You should go to sleep too."
Lu Ye stood in front of her, patted her head, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."
Bai Zhi smiled and said, "What are you apologizing for? This has nothing to do with you."
Lu Ye looked at her with guilty eyes. He didn't know how to comfort her. A simple "I'm sorry" was not enough to make up for the grievances she had suffered during this time.
Bai Zhi pushed Lu Ye out of the room, "You should go and rest too. If you don't sleep soon, it will be dawn, and you still have to drive during the day."
"Okay, I'm off then."
Lu Ye closed the door behind him.
As soon as she came out, Lu Shan had just seen Wang Shufen upstairs.
The siblings exchanged a glance and sighed.
They each went back to their rooms.
The next day, as expected, the three of them met in the hallway, all sporting dark circles under their eyes.
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