This Doctor Is Too Wealthy

”Really fucking shameless, claiming to cure cerebral palsy.”

”I used to have a good impression of this doctor, but now he’s actually using a child to stir up attention. It’s just disgusting.”

”Although I’m an avid supporter of traditional Chinese medicine, we need to be realistic. Doing this will not help traditional Chinese medicine but will only tarnish its reputation. I hope that this Doctor Du Heng can come back to the right path.”

”I don’t know what this person, who can barely be called a doctor, is thinking. But by doing this, he’s making things difficult for other families of pediatric patients with cerebral palsy, plunging them into endless torment.”

”Jinzhou, huh? Laughable. They used to have a qigong Director, now they’ve got a cerebral palsy Dean.”

”I’m also a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and I’m utterly disgusted by Doctor Du Heng’s actions. Traditional Chinese medicine is for treating illness, not for gaining attention—Doctor Song from the Department of Spleen and Stomach at City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, phone 138xxxxxxxx.”

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The video Kang Zhirong made was really good, very professional, showing that the young man hadn’t wasted his four years in college.

Moreover, Director Zheng from the Hospital Office learned some professional techniques from Feng Su. After the video was released, both Du Heng’s and the hospital’s Short Video Accounts gained tens of thousands of fans overnight. Du Heng’s personal account, in particular, gained nearly 100,000 fans.

However, these surging fans were probably fake fans and haters.

Because the entire comments section was almost filled with abuse and skepticism.

Seeing the extremely unreasonable ratio of views to likes, and comments to likes, truly made one want to explode.

Especially Kang Zhirong; it wasn’t clear if he was trying to perform in front of Du Heng or if the young man genuinely possessed a strong sense of collective honor. In any case, his emotional expression was very exaggerated.

”Are these people blind? Did they watch the whole video? We uploaded three complete treatment videos, but the last video has tens of thousands fewer views than the first one.”

Kang Zhirong was so angry his nostrils flared. He pointed shakily at the phone screen and said, ”I think these people are purely here to hate for the sake of hating! They’re just here to show off and insult!”

Du Heng had initially been a bit angry too, but with Kang Zhirong carrying on like this in front of him, he found he couldn’t stay angry and instead had to comfort the young man.

Especially seeing the young man looking so agitated, his tone softened a bit. ”Xiao Kang, don’t be like this. You see, among these commenters, there are still many people who watched the entire video. They do have their own judgment.”

Kang Zhirong was still furious, saying indignantly, ”I just can’t stand it! We released the video to help patients with the same condition, to give them a chance to escape the torment of illness. We’re doing a good deed, an act of immeasurable merit! How could they do this?”

As Du Heng comforted Kang Zhirong, the latter’s emotions didn’t subside, but Du Heng’s own heart grew more peaceful. ”We doctors have a saying: A doctor doesn’t offer services uninvited.”

”Even the Buddha who strives to save all beings said that he only guides those with affinity.”

”So, there’s no need to get angry about these things.”

”And everyone has the right to choose; we can’t force everyone to believe us. Look at society now. Everyone’s shouting to believe in science, but look at the incense in the Temples—it’s still thick enough to blacken freshly painted beams.”

Director Zheng was the one actually managing this. He had also been very annoyed and angry, but his reaction was a bit slower than Kang Zhirong’s. By the time he thought of expressing his anger in front of Du Heng, Kang Zhirong had already vented. If I vent now, it’ll look too obvious, he thought. So, his mind spun, and he directly followed Du Heng’s line of reasoning.

”Xiao Kang, you’re still too young, too easily flustered. You’re with the Dean now; you need to learn more from him. Look at the Dean—unflustered by honor or disgrace. That’s what you call composure.”

”Look at you, all worked up and angry. It makes you seem like you’re the one with a guilty conscience.”

After speaking, he glanced at Du Heng. Seeing no reaction, Director Zheng continued, ”We release one video, and netizens think it’s fake, not credible.”

”In that case, go and edit all those videos we shot the other day.”

”We’ll release ten videos, a hundred videos! How can they still not believe us then?”

Director Zheng’s speaking rhythm was good, engaging enough for people to listen attentively and clearly grasp the emotions conveyed in his words.

Kang Zhirong, perhaps also feeling his emotional display had been too intense, looked at the others in the office and restrained himself slightly. But he still said, unconvinced, ”I was right there watching when the Dean treated that child.”

”Now they’re slandering the Dean like this. I just can’t stand watching it.”

”Why should we, who are doing good deeds, be scolded by these people who take things out of context? It’s too unfair!”

Director Zheng exclaimed with an ”Aiya,” ”It’s good that you’re indignant on the Dean’s behalf, but you can’t paint everyone with the same brush. Look, there are still people leaving comments who believe in the Dean, who believe in us, right?”

As he spoke, he showed Kang Zhirong a few comments he had found.

This feels a bit contrived, Du Heng thought. However, the man wasn’t wrong, so Du Heng couldn’t say anything.

”I didn’t believe the comments under the first video because I felt that a dean of a provincial capital city’s hospital should have a clear head. He shouldn’t do something like making a fake video. Sure enough, after I patiently watched all three videos, my guess was correct.”

”I don’t know what those people above are barking about. Did they watch all three videos? Did they see the child’s condition from the beginning to the end? Ridiculous!”

”I’ve watched all three videos. From the child’s appearance at the start of treatment to their condition at discharge, I made a comparison. Click my avatar; I’ll show everyone the truth.”

”Everyone, just take a break. Traditional Chinese medicine has been slandered for more than a day or two. Those who believe will naturally believe.”

”To borrow a famous quote: The one who falsely accuses you knows better than you how wronged you are.”

”Doctor, my child is also in this situation. Is there still hope?”

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Huh?

Surprisingly, there really were people seeking medical help in the comments below the short video.

When Kang Zhirong saw this comment, his expression suddenly stiffened. He hadn’t seen this comment before.

He immediately put down Director Zheng’s phone and took out his own to check.

And when he logged into the backend again, he saw dozens of messages in the notification tab.

He opened them up; they were all from families of pediatric patients in the same situation, constantly sending messages.

Kang Zhirong’s hand holding the phone trembled slightly.

One of the comments above was right, he thought. The ones who are most distressed and anxious seeing this video are the families of pediatric patients with similar experiences.

Kang Zhirong’s spirits sank. He was just a recent college graduate; his empathy hadn’t been completely eroded yet.

”Dean, how should we respond to these?” Kang Zhirong stood up and placed his phone in front of Du Heng.

After Du Heng read the private messages, he thought for a moment and said, ”Have them send the child’s details, preferably with previous disease records.”

He paused, frowned in thought, then continued, ”Let them send the information, but don’t reply to anything else yet. I’ll have a meeting with the others, and then we’ll issue a unified response.”

”Okay.”

Kang Zhirong picked up his phone again and started typing.

Du Heng, however, no longer watched Kang Zhirong. Instead, he turned to Director Zheng. ”Director Zheng, since we’ve stirred up this much attention again, you must handle the aftermath properly. Make sure nothing like what happened last week occurs again.”

Director Zheng quickly nodded. ”Don’t worry, Dean. I’ll keep a close eye on the video’s status and engagement.”

”That’s good.”

”Dean!”

Just as Du Heng finished speaking, Kang Zhirong, who was replying to messages, suddenly cried out.

”What’s wrong?”

”Our video has been taken down.”

”Why?” Du Heng was stunned.

”Someone reported it.”

Du Heng’s mouth twitched. ”Director Zheng, could you...?”

Director Zheng immediately stood up. ”Don’t worry, Dean. Miss Feng gave me a phone number, said it belongs to some leader within the short video platform. I’ll call and ask now.”

”Alright... Xiao Kang, you go with him.”

Du Heng was halfway through his sentence when he saw Wei Kaida appear at the door. He immediately changed tack and sent Kang Zhirong out as well.

People came and went, each getting busy with their tasks.

Meanwhile, Wei Kaida and Li Nating both looked somewhat nervous and apprehensive.

After they sat down, Wei Kaida asked directly, ”Brother, what did you mean on the phone yesterday?”

Du Heng didn’t speak. He just reached into the Drawer and took out an examination report. ”This is the amniocentesis report for the child. You both studied medicine; I believe you can understand it.”

Wei Kaida and Li Nating exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with worry.

Ultimately, it was Wei Kaida who reached out, took the report, and unfolded it with trepidation.

It wasn’t long before they both finished reading the report.

Li Nating’s eyes immediately welled up with tears. ”Dean, the acetylcholinesterase levels are low... is there really no way to remedy it?” She was still accustomed to calling Du Heng ”Dean.”

Hearing this question, Du Heng couldn’t help but sigh. ”Remedying the acetylcholinesterase levels is certainly possible. But are you two sure you want to?”

Wei Kaida also frowned. ”Is it really not an option?”

”With low acetylcholinesterase, the probability of the Fetus having open neural tube defects increases sharply. Based on the current values, it’s almost certainly one hundred percent.”

”Open neural tube defects can cause the Fetus to develop anencephaly, spina bifida, or meningocele.”

”And you’re already thirty weeks pregnant; the Fetus’s Brain Nerves have fully developed.”

”Are you two certain you want to take this risk?”

”You need to understand, even if you correct the acetylcholinesterase now, and even if your Fetus could successfully compensate for the missing Brain Nerves or similar structures, it would still mean this child has four months less development time than other children.”

Wei Kaida took a deep breath and looked seriously at Du Heng. ”Then what’s your recommendation?”

”Terminate the pregnancy.”