Chapter 21 Rose
Ms. Zheng said, "I feel tightness in my chest, and I get indigestion and acid reflux after eating even a little bit. I feel weak all over, and my vision blurs after walking just a few steps. Sometimes I feel anxious, and I have no energy to do anything. I'm irritable. I feel better after the treatment they gave me these past few days, but I still feel very congested in my chest, and I keep hiccuping..."
Hearing this, Xu Xin wanted to roll her eyes, but she held back and didn't say anything.
Lin Yi'an took her wrist and checked her pulse. After a few minutes, she released her hand and said, "Emotional distress can also affect the spleen and stomach..."
Xu Xin got angry as soon as she heard this: "So what if the man cheated on you? What's so bad about it? You've made yourself sick over a man, you're really something."
Miss Zheng said, embarrassed and annoyed, "Sister, how could you say that out loud?"
Xu Xin said irritably, "What's wrong with saying it? Do you think it's shameful? Besides, Dr. Lin and I are old friends. So what if I say it? Dr. Lin will still prescribe the right medicine."
Ms. Zheng lowered her head: "No, it's me, it's me..."
Seeing her flustered and trembling, Lin Yi'an squeezed her hand and said, "It's okay, tell me slowly."
Her hands were soft and warm. Ms. Zheng felt a warmth emanating from them and calmed down, saying, "My husband is having an affair. I can't understand it. I've been so good to him, how could he betray me? We used to love each other so much. Just thinking about it makes my chest hurt. I just can't understand it..."
Lin Yi'an listened attentively.
Ms. Zheng: "I can't understand why he treated me like that. Just thinking about it makes me feel suffocated. I don't know what I did wrong to make him treat me like that, even though I was so good to him..."
"Dr. Lin, if you were in this situation, you wouldn't understand it either."
"..." Lin Yi'an said, "If I'm so good to him and he still cheats on me, it means there's something wrong with him. I'm so blind to have fallen for him, I should get my eyes checked."
Miss Zheng: "Huh?"
Xu Xin said, "What do you mean 'ah'? Nian Kai is a scumbag. You were blind to have fallen for him in the first place, so just get a divorce and get your eyes checked. So what if you were blind? It's easy to fix."
Ms. Zheng smiled wryly: "It's not that easy to cure. If I could get out, I would have done it long ago."
Xu Xin was so angry that she didn't want to talk to her anymore, feeling disappointed in her.
Lin Yi-an: "If you keep thinking about it, and we treat you now to alleviate your condition, problems will still arise in the future."
Miss Zheng: "But I can't get out..."
Lin Yi'an: "Can't get out? Do you want to rot and decay in there, wasting your whole life?"
Miss Zheng was stunned. She hadn't expected that Dr. Lin, who looked so gentle, could speak so directly and fiercely.
Lin Yi-an said, "The truth is hard to hear, but I have to say it. If I can't get out, I'll be stuck inside for the rest of my life."
"It all depends on whether you want to get out of this situation. If you do, then make up your mind to do it, and you will definitely be able to get out of this situation."
Ms. Zheng was startled. Dr. Lin's voice was soft and gentle, yet for some reason, it gave her a sense of strength and made her believe in her. She quickly grasped Dr. Lin's hand and said, "Dr. Lin, what should I do? I don't want to go on like this. I need to take good care of myself. My parents are getting old, and I don't want them to worry."
Lin Yi'an: "Just cooperate with the doctor and get proper treatment, and there won't be any problems. Continue taking the medicine Dr. Xiong prescribed. Take off your shoes and lie down on the hospital bed..."
Ms. Zheng: "Oh."
She lay down, and Lin Yi'an walked over and pressed a few times below her chest: "Is it blocked here?"
Ms. Zheng: "Yes, yes, that's it."
Lin Yi'an massaged her a few times, and she kept saying, "Yes, massage like this..."
Lin Yi'an pressed a few acupoints on her and then helped her get up.
Ms. Zheng got out of bed with a pleasant surprise: "I feel like my stomach isn't so blocked anymore."
Lin Yi-an: "The masseuse will give you a massage later. Take your medicine on time."
Ms. Zheng asked, "No injections?"
Lin Yi'an looked at her and asked with a smile, "Do you want to get acupuncture?"
Ms. Zheng: "No, I don't like getting acupuncture. I had one a few days ago, and I get nervous whenever I think about it."
Lin Yi-an: "If you don't like it, then don't get acupuncture. If you're afraid of needles, it will only increase your psychological burden. Massage will be just as effective, but the process will be a little slower. You need to persevere with the treatment."
When Ms. Zheng heard her say this, she felt that this treatment suited her taste and nodded in satisfaction.
Lin Yi-an said, "After going back, I'll go for a walk in the park every morning, and I'll also go out and meet up with friends regularly..."
Xu Xin: "She stays at home all day and refuses to go out no matter what. People laugh at her."
Lin Yi-an: "You can try to be bold and shout loudly into the woods in the park, letting out all the pent-up frustration and resentment in your heart..."
Xu Xin: "Don't worry, Dr. Lin, I will stay with her."
After the two left, Li Chenglin walked in and said with a smile, "Our TCM clinic is almost turning into a psychological counseling center."
Lin Yi'an smiled: "As long as the patient's problem can be solved, that's fine."
Many of the people who come to them for treatment enjoy chatting with them. Some of them have even recovered and occasionally come to talk to them, sharing their feelings and saying that talking to them makes them feel much better.
Li Chenglin: "That's true."
In the afternoon, at the end of the workday, Assistant Chen couldn't help but look at Zhou Mingshi.
Zhou Mingshi was flipping through the documents on the table, and without looking up, asked, "What is it?"
Assistant Chen: "Mr. Zhou, don't you have any plans for today?"
Zhou Mingshi: "What are you trying to say?"
Assistant Chen: "Aren't you going to meet Ms. Lin today? You two made some progress last night, keep it up tonight!"
He saw it clearly last night: President Zhou held Miss Lin's hand, though he only held it for a short while before letting go.
Zhou Mingshi closed the folder and leaned back in his chair: "So concerned about my marriage?"
Assistant Chen: "Of course, you're my boss. When the boss is doing well, the employees will do well. If you're in a good mood, it would be even better if you gave me a bigger bonus."
In closing, I can't help but make a joke.
Zhou Mingshi: "You can take your time to think about it."
Assistant Chen didn't seem to mind, saying, "I'm not busy today..."
Are you really not going to meet Ms. Lin?
Zhou Mingshi: "She went to work today."
Assistant Chen: "Should I call Assistant Ye and ask?"
Zhou Mingshi: "Hmm."
Assistant Chen: "I'll call Assistant Ye right away."
Most of the patients at the traditional Chinese medicine clinic come in the morning, and the afternoon is usually quieter. At this moment, Lin Yi'an is tidying up the table, preparing to go home.
Ye Lingzhi wasn't surprised to receive a call from Assistant Chen: "What's up?"
Assistant Chen: "Is Miss Lin busy? Mr. Zhou invited her to dinner?"
Ye Lingzhi glanced at Lin Yi'an: "Sister Yi'an is getting ready to go home after get off work."
Lin Yi'an looked up: "Whose call was that?"
Ye Lingzhi: "It was Assistant Chen on the phone. He said President Zhou invited you to dinner?"
Lin Yi'an said, "Wang Ma has already prepared dinner. Ask him if he wants to come over for dinner."
Ye Lingzhi then said into the phone, "Wang Ma made dinner at home, and Sister Yi'an asked me to ask President Zhou if he would like to come over for dinner?"
Assistant Chen looked at Zhou Mingshi, who had the phone on speakerphone. Zhou Mingshi heard their conversation and nodded slightly: "Okay."
After leaving the office and going downstairs, I got into my car.
After driving for a while, Zhou Mingshi saw a flower shop outside the window and said, "Let's find a place to park."
Assistant Chen: "What's wrong?"
Zhou Mingshi: "Buy a bouquet of flowers."
Assistant Chen parked the car and said, "Shall I go down and buy it?"
Zhou Mingshi: "No need."
As he spoke, he got out of the car and bought a bouquet of roses.
Assistant Chen was secretly pleased. He thought to himself, "How could someone as outstanding as President Zhou not know how to please girls? Look, he didn't even need me to remind him; he already knows to buy flowers."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Mr. Zhou, do you know the meaning behind giving a girl red roses?"
Zhou Mingshi: "What is it?"
Assistant Chen said, "A passionate and romantic love."
Zhou Mingshi: "..."
After a while, he finally spoke: "This was recommended by the florist."
Assistant Chen: "..."
Zhou Mingshi: "It's one thing to talk nonsense in front of me, but don't say anything like that in front of Miss Lin."
Assistant Chen wanted to say that he wasn't talking nonsense, but he still said, "I won't say anything inappropriate in front of Miss Lin."
He guessed that Mr. Zhou knew to give roses to his girlfriend or fiancée, but he probably didn't know the meaning of roses.
He asked out of sheer curiosity, "Mr. Zhou, if you knew the meaning of red roses, would you still have given Miss Lin red roses?"
Zhou Mingshi: "...Whose assistant talks as much as you?"
Assistant Chen chuckled and didn't press the matter further.
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