The Young Urban Doctor
Chapter 1038 - Chapter 1038 Chapter 1038 Purpose

Chapter 1038: Chapter 1038: Purpose Chapter 1038: Chapter 1038: Purpose Seeing Chen Xiaoyi sit beside him out of the blue, Luo Ziling was very surprised, so much so that he didn’t react at first.

“What, quite surprised?” Seeing Luo Ziling’s stunned expression, Chen Xiaoyi asked somewhat displeased, “Didn’t expect me to come or just not welcome?”

“Didn’t expect it,” Luo Ziling chuckled, “What brought you here all of a sudden?”

“My profession?”

“Journalist!”

“Exactly, journalist, here for an interview,” Chen Xiaoyi took out her press card, showing it to Luo Ziling, “Traditional Chinese Medicine Annual Conference, very prestigious, I had to come and cover it. I heard you’d made quite a scene here again.”

“Heh, let’s talk later, it’s impolite to talk while someone is lecturing,” noticing many people looking their way, and the old TCM practitioner on stage staring at them discontentedly, Luo Ziling promptly stopped talking.

Chen Xiaoyi didn’t say much else either.

Luo Ziling was already the center of attention in the room for two reasons: his high-profile actions from the day before and his handsome looks. Chen Xiaoyi, being very beautiful, made Luo Ziling attract even more attention by sitting beside him.

Yesterday, he had a ridiculously beautiful woman by his side, and today, another ridiculously beautiful woman popped up.

Both women make any other women at the conference feel inferior.

Both men and women envied Luo Ziling, this lucky guy surrounded by beautiful women every day, all of very high caliber.

Countless people expressed envy and jealousy, and some therefore had an even worse impression of Luo Ziling.

Finally, the lecture ended. No sooner had they announced a break, than Chen Xiaoyi grabbed Luo Ziling’s hand and rushed out of the lecture hall.

“Why all this pulling and dragging?” Luo Ziling followed Chen Xiaoyi out of the lecture hall with a wry smile, walking down a floor or two before he managed to ask, “You didn’t come here just because I was attending the conference, did you?”

“Of course, if you weren’t attending, why would I come here to cover it?” Chen Xiaoyi looked at Luo Ziling as if he was an idiot, “Did you watch that program I meticulously created?”

“Didn’t watch it that night, saw a rerun later,” Luo Ziling admitted candidly, “I didn’t know when it was airing!”

“Didn’t I send you a message to remind you?” Chen Xiaoyi’s expression turned slightly unfriendly.

“Didn’t see it,” Luo Ziling said, embarrassedly chuckling, “I’ve been too busy these days, often I don’t check my phone all day, unless there’s a call.”

Chen Xiaoyi rolled her eyes, very dissatisfied with Luo Ziling treating her this way.

“While the popularity of the program hadn’t faded, I suggested to my boss to come cover the Traditional Chinese Medicine Annual Conference and get you on camera again. Fortunately, you’ve caused quite a stir here, so the viewership will definitely not be low. When are you free for an exclusive interview?”

After thinking for a moment, Luo Ziling said, “How about today at noon? After the next lecture ends and we’ve had lunch, how does that sound?”

“Good,” Chen Xiaoyi didn’t object, “Will you eat at the conference dining?”

“Of course!”

The next lecture was about to start, and without much more conversation, they both returned to the lecture hall.

The next lecture, presented by Wu Sanming, was about the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine in treatment.

Of course, Luo Ziling wanted to listen to Wu Sanming’s lecture.

Because of what Wu Sanming had said during his visit the day before, Luo Ziling naturally treated this elder who had been quite good to him as a dear senior. Therefore, he definitely wanted to listen carefully to Wu Sanming’s lecture.

What Wu Sanming lectured on was quite innovative; he advocated a treatment method that truly combined traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Surprisingly, it coincided significantly with Luo Ziling’s thoughts, making him listen with great interest.

In the Q&A session after Wu Sanming’s lecture, Luo Ziling raised his hand and asked a few questions.

The first one was about how to deal with situations where modern diagnostic methods yield results that differ slightly from those based on experience.

Wu Sanming responded to Luo Ziling, “Combine it with clinical results, and if you confirm the test results are accurate, trust them. Because, experience is always flawed, and even the most experienced can make subjective errors.”

Luo Ziling asked another question regarding the differences between traditional and modern medicine, according to Wu Sanming’s understanding.

“Actually, there’s no need to strictly differentiate between traditional and modern medicine. As long as the treatment cures the patient’s illness with minimal side effects, that’s a good treatment method. For instance, during a heart attack, carrying out cardiopulmonary resuscitation is common in any medical practice, you can’t tell whether it’s modern or traditional medicine. During acute attacks, sublingual nitroglycerin immediately alleviates heart attacks; using slow-acting traditional medicine then would be inappropriate. Effective acupuncture could alleviate the condition, and if there’s such a skilled doctor available, why resort to surgery?” Wu Sanming replied with a smile.

Luo Ziling didn’t ask any more questions and sat down satisfied.

Wu Sanming continued, “Actually, there’s a lot of overtreatment in Western medicine, such as the overuse of antibiotics, including many unnecessary surgeries. If traditional Chinese and Western medicines could be integrated, patients would suffer less and spend less too. For us medical professionals, curing patients’ illnesses with minimal cost, reducing their suffering, and helping them live longer, that’s enough. As for the strife over different ideologies, there’s really no need for that; anything that helps people live better lives is good.”

Compared to the other speakers, Wu Sanming didn’t ramble on with meaningless talk, instead speaking directly to practical matters. As soon as he finished, he received a round of enthusiastic applause.

The applause lasted for several minutes before gradually subsiding.

However, some elder practitioners who seemed very senior did not applaud.

They scorned what Wu Sanming had said, some even remarking sarcastically that Wu Sanming had abandoned traditional medicine, and had even mixed Western medicine into his prescriptions to achieve better treatment results.

But Wu Sanming didn’t argue, just smiled and went back to his seat.

“Journalist Chen, he’s a highly respected senior, you should interview him,” Luo Ziling suggested to Chen Xiaoyi.

“Are you trying to use this senior to show off your skills?” Chen Xiaoyi’s smile was very meaningful.

“You’re thinking too much!”

“Actually, that might be quite good!” Chen Xiaoyi smiled and then continued, “If the news shows you alongside such a venerable senior, that would definitely benefit your reputation. I’ll go interview him in a bit.”