"You can call him Dr. Lin, or even just Xiaofan."
Su Yurou glanced at Lin Fan, then at Wang Ying, and continued, "Sister Wang Ying, I must explain first. Xiaofan's skill lies mainly in his hands. He will need to lift your clothes to examine your injury."
Without hesitation, Wang Ying nodded, "Okay."
Seeing this, Su Yurou nudged Lin Fan's chest with her elbow and asked, "Xiaofan, do you have anything else to say?"
Lin Fan stepped forward and said to Wang Ying, "You've injured your sciatic nerve. During treatment, you might feel stinging, numbness, or itching."
"But you absolutely cannot move. If you move, I can't guarantee the consequences."
Wang Ying nodded gently, "No problem."
One second...
Two seconds...
Su Yurou grew impatient, "Xiaofan, aren't you going to start?"
Lin Fan looked at Su Yurou and whispered, "She's wearing clothes, I can't!"
Before Su Yurou could respond, Wang Ying directly said, "I can't turn over. Yurou, help me... lift my clothes."
As she spoke, Wang Ying shook her head vigorously, letting her long hair fall to cover her slightly flushed face.
"Oh?"
Su Yurou hesitated for a second, then knelt on the bed and lifted Wang Ying's clothes away from the injured area.
"Alright, Xiaofan, get on with the treatment."
Su Yurou stood back on the floor, patted Lin Fan's shoulder, and added, "I'll stand guard outside the door and try to keep doctors and nurses from coming in."
After she left, the ward fell silent.
Lin Fan hesitated, unsure where to begin.
Half a minute...
One minute...
Wang Ying mustered her courage and said softly, "Dr. Lin, aren't you going to examine me?"
She tried to maintain a normal tone, not wanting Lin Fan to overthink it.
Lin Fan snapped back to attention and nodded, "Yes, I'll start now."
Wang Ying buried her head under the pillow again, repeatedly telling herself, "This is all a dream. Once I wake up, everything will be back to normal!"
Lin Fan lightly jumped onto the bed and said, "Well, my family's inherited qigong makes my hands a bit hot. Please bear with it."
Wang Ying waved her left hand and mumbled, "Okay, I understand."
"For health, for freedom, I can bear it. Don't worry."
Hearing her say this, Lin Fan felt much more at ease.
If she couldn't bear it and something went wrong, his life would be ruined!
"Alright, I'm starting."
Lin Fan finished speaking, circulating his dantian energy while clearing his mind of distracting thoughts.
When the purple energy flowed into his hands, he immediately lowered his head and pressed down firmly.
"Mmm!"
Wang Ying let out a muffled cry of pain.
She felt as if her entire waist was being seared by a red-hot iron, the pain unbearable.
"It's burning me!"
Wang Ying could hardly stand it and cried out for help.
"Just a little longer, and it will be better."
Lin Fan reduced the purple energy by one-third and asked, "Which side is injured?"
"L-left side."
Wang Ying actually wanted to say, "Could you please move your right hand away?"
But if she said it, it might sound like she was thinking too much.
"Oh, okay."
Lin Fan looked down from her left waist and said, "I'm treating your sciatic nerve now. If you feel pain or numbness, tell me immediately."
He tried to concentrate his attention on that area, his eyes nearly crossed.
As his left hand pressed down, Wang Ying felt a sharp pain, "It's that spot in the middle of your left hand, it feels numb and has a dull ache."
Lin Fan nodded and warned, "You must endure it and not move. Remember, remember!"
Wang Ying whimpered twice, gripping the bedsheet with both hands and gritting her teeth, looking just like a little girl getting a shot.
Lin Fan confirmed the location and kept his hand there, preparing to inject purple energy to directly repair the damaged sciatic nerve.
But as soon as he activated his Zi Ji Ling Tong (Purple Eye), he saw Wang Ying's injured area, and his sword-like eyebrows furrowed.
A long time passed.
Wang Ying felt no movement from Lin Fan and couldn't help but ask, "Dr. Lin, what are you waiting for?"
Lin Fan gave a helpless smile, "You have a great figure, but what I really meant to say is, the area you injured is too thick."
He had been staring with wide eyes until they ached, unable to see through the thick layer of fat, and had been cursing inwardly.
So, when Wang Ying asked, he blurted out the truth.
"Anyway, it's not easy to pinpoint the exact damaged spot."
Lin Fan sighed. Whatever she thought, she thought.
After all, after healing her, he might never have such an opportunity again in his life.
After another long period, Lin Fan finally managed to pierce through the layers of mist and see the sciatic nerve hidden within the gluteal muscles.
"Found it!"
Lin Fan's eyes widened, and he strengthened the power of his Zi Ji Ling Tong.
The one-centimeter thick sciatic nerve rapidly expanded in his vision, and he quickly located a clearly damaged spot at the indicated position.
"This is it."
Lin Fan took a deep breath, shrinking the purple energy released from his hand into a beam of light.
The light beam shone on the damaged sciatic nerve, then reverted to purple energy and diffused, integrating with the surrounding flesh and nerves.
"It's working!"
Seeing the misaligned nerve fibers twitch and then return to their original position, Lin Fan was overjoyed.
"Ugh!"
Wang Ying's upper body suddenly lifted, and she let out a cry of relief.
She felt as if her lower body had been electrified, suddenly regaining strong sensation.
"Done..."
Lin Fan said weakly, and then, his vision went black, and he fell unconscious without knowing anything.
"Oh my!"
Wang Ying felt a prickly little head, damp with sweat, press onto her back.
"What happened?"
Su Yurou, who was waiting anxiously, pushed the door open upon hearing an unusual sound.
The next second, when she saw the scene on the hospital bed, her mouth dropped open.
"Xiaofan!"
"Dr. Lin!"
"Lin Fan!"
As if sinking into an endless darkness, Lin Fan vaguely heard someone calling his name.
When he slowly opened his eyes, the two graceful beauties beside him finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's great!"
"Why did you faint without a word?"
"You scared me to death!"
Wang Ying, now dressed, stood beside Su Yurou, looking at Lin Fan with equal joy.
Lin Fan shook his head, regaining his consciousness, and asked, "How long was I out?"
Su Yurou glanced at the wall clock and replied, "Less than two minutes. It's 6:30 PM now."
Lin Fan said, "Oh. I need to go. My sister-in-law is waiting for me at home."
As he spoke, Lin Fan had already gotten up and off the bed.
"I'll take you."
Su Yurou smiled and said to Wang Ying, "Sister Wang Ying, please rest well."