After some casual chatting in the group, Ji Xiuwen also put down his phone and focused on eating seriously.

After finishing their meal, the four of them returned to the consultation room.

It was scorching hot outside in the midsummer, with the sun baking the earth. There was no place for a walk, so they chatted in the lobby, letting the food in their stomachs digest for a while before each returning to their consultation room for a short nap.

A noon nap under a blazing sun helps during the sweltering summer months. For many people, especially office workers, a short nap after lunch helps eliminate fatigue, replenishes energy, and prevents mistakes at work in the afternoon, thus improving efficiency.

Moreover, a brief rest can enhance the body’s protective functions and effectively prevent heatstroke. Some even call a noon nap a “refueling station in work” and a “regulator in life.”

However, the nap should not be too long; keeping it under an hour is best.

If it’s too long, it can be detrimental to the body.

After a short nap.

Lu Xuan was the first to wake up, washed his face, and called Ji Xiuwen up at the same time.

When Lu Xuan returned to the consultation room, Su Kenan was already sitting there quietly, full of youthful spirit.

“Here you are.”

“Hmm.”

“Let’s wait a bit longer. Ji Xiuwen is still washing his face. Once he returns, we’ll start. We won’t waste any time in the afternoon. The sooner we finish, the sooner we’re done.”

Su Kenan naturally had no objections to Lu Xuan’s suggestion.

They didn’t have to wait long. Ji Xiuwen returned to the consultation room with a face still wet, casually grabbed two napkins, wiped his face, and sat down across from Lu Xuan.

“Let’s start.”

At the Health Center, consultations are pretty routine. They see the morning patients and then the afternoon ones.

The afternoon sessions mostly involve follow-up visits from last week, making it much quicker since these people have shown significant improvement after a week or two of treatment.

For the few new patients, their issues were nothing serious, just some common ailments.

Of course, this might not sound significant to Lu Xuan, but for the patients, it certainly was.

Lu Xuan carefully assessed their pulse, diagnosed, and prescribed medication.

However, one patient left a lasting impression on Lu Xuan.

Xu Wenzhi stood hesitantly at the door, and when his name was called, he walked in with a bitter face, “Dr. Lu, long time no see.”

Seeing that it was Xu Wenzhi, the joker, Lu Xuan’s face darkened. The last time this guy came, he couldn’t stop making inappropriate jokes or comments.

Little did Xu Wenzhi know, who was also feeling quite embarrassed, especially seeing Lu Xuan’s two assistants. He wanted to turn around and leave but remembering how much better he felt after taking Lu Xuan’s prescribed medicine, he had no choice but to muster up the courage to greet Lu Xuan.

Recalling Xu Wenzhi’s previous awkward door-closing, Lu Xuan figured he might be too embarrassed to bring it up, so he took the lead in asking, “How have you been?”

“After taking the medication you prescribed, pretty good.” Though feeling a bit embarrassed, Xu Wenzhi could only sit down and systematically narrate his condition from the past week to Lu Xuan.

“You haven’t broken the rules, have you?”

“No, really no, I’ve even been living separately from my girlfriend.”

Seeing Lu Xuan still staring at him, Xu Wenzhi immediately swore, “Dr. Lu, you gotta believe me, I really haven’t broken the rules. How could I dare? Especially seeing my condition improving day by day, man, even if I want to, I wouldn’t have the guts!

For the sake of a happier future life, I have some self-control.”

“As long as you haven’t broken the rules.”

“Give me your hand, I’ll check your pulse again.”

Xu Wenzhi placed his hand on the pulse pillow, allowing Lu Xuan to proceed.

Lu Xuan placed three fingers on the pulse, and after a while, he said, “Indeed, it’s much better, but you still need to keep it up. I’ll prescribe you another dose for a week. Then, come back for a follow-up afterward.”

Finishing his words, Lu Xuan was already writing down the prescription in Xu Wenzhi’s medical record.

The prescription was pretty similar to last week’s, with no major changes, just omitting one or two herbs.

Ji Xiuwen was originally curious about what the two were talking about, as their conversation seemed a bit cryptic to him. But once he got hold of Xu Wenzhi’s prescription, he suddenly understood everything.

Even though he didn’t know what specific illness the prescription was for, he knew the properties of the herbs.

Most of them were for kidney reinforcement, which made the situation quite obvious.

Seeing this, Ji Xiuwen instinctively glanced at Xu Wenzhi, but he didn’t intend to mock him, merely gave his habitual once-over.

But that one look made Xu Wenzhi speechless.

He actually put a lot of effort into their conversation, almost not touching on his inability issues, but assisting Lu Xuan meant understanding some of these prescriptions. Even if he couldn’t accurately judge, he would surely know something.

This meant now it wasn’t just Lu Xuan knowing his issues but another one…

No, two more, including the girl responsible for registering details.

For a moment, Xu Wenzhi felt like crying without tears. Seeing Ji Xiuwen go to fetch the medicine, he promptly greeted Lu Xuan goodbye and hurriedly left the consultation room.

With all the “familiar faces” in the afternoon, the consultations went much faster than in the morning. Before five, the last patient had already left with their medicine.

However, the three of them didn’t idle around. Once all the patients left, they started tidying up the consultation room, and the Chinese medicine pharmacy area also needed cleaning.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep