After seeing her measured body temperature, 39.6 degrees Celsius, it was even higher than what Gu’s mother had said. Indeed, oral temperature is a bit more accurate than axillary temperature. On this, Professor Tang expressed some regret, "Perhaps measuring rectal temperature would have been better."
Zhao Mengjin almost threw her pillow straight at his face.
Gu’s mother was completely bewildered on the side.
However, Professor Tang was not making any jokes as he turned to ask the lady, "Have you not been eating much, causing constipation?"
Zhao Mengjin didn’t understand.
"Constipation can also lead to persistent high fever."
"My bowel movements have always been regular," Miss Zhao argued very seriously and forcefully.
"How many days have you not had a bowel movement?"
Such an embarrassing matter!
Zhao Mengjin puffed her cheeks.
Gu’s mother felt embarrassed as well.
Tang Sili looked very serious as he spoke to the patient, "You are seeing a doctor now, and I am a doctor, what’s there to be embarrassed about? Why, don’t you want to get better?"
Seeing his expression turn like that of a schoolteacher, Zhao Mengjin, all of a sudden, felt like her thoughts had been quite filthy, not knowing what she had thought, coughed and said, "Two days."
"Eating less, so you don’t feel it’s abnormal."
"Alright, I’ll give you an injection, and then, you need to eat something to stimulate bowel movements."
Hearing the doctor’s words, Gu’s mother hurried out to prepare porridge for the patient.
In the room, only the two of them were left. Zhao Mengjin suddenly felt uncomfortable again.
Looking at this man, he seemed different from when they first met, truly like a great doctor. His naturally indifferent aura, combined with the white shirt he wore, inexplicably caused her heart rate to accelerate.
"Stretch out your hand." Having prepared the IV and injection supplies, Tang Sili put on his gloves, turned around, and said to her.
Zhao Mengjin stretched her hand out towards him. Since childhood, she had been quite afraid of injections.
As soon as Tang Sili grasped her arm, he could feel her skin tremble. He looked up to see her with her eyes closed, looking like a frightened rabbit.
When it came to injections, everyone was afraid. If he had to say, the most unique patient he had ever seen to date was probably Gu Nuan. Gu Nuan might have disliked injections and medicine, just like everyone else, but she truly was not afraid.
Thinking about this, Tang Sili said, "Miss Gu is your aunt, isn’t she?"
"Yes—" Zhao Mengjin seemed to suddenly make the connection with what he was implying, and said, "My aunt seems to be a very impressive person, is it because she’s not afraid of injections?"
"It’s not quite right to say Miss Gu isn’t afraid of injections."
"Then what is it?" Zhao Mengjin couldn’t help but open her eyes. Fresh chapters posted on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦·𝘯𝘦𝘵
"Miss Gu is numb. I don’t know what unimaginable things she has been through. But her willpower is indeed astounding. Men would find it hard to reach her level of resilience." While Tang Sili spoke, he took advantage of the moment she relaxed while talking to him and effortlessly inserted the needle into her vein.
Zhao Mengjin suddenly realized that he didn’t even need the tourniquet that nurses usually use when giving injections, so he easily succeeded while she was totally unguarded.
Calling him a great doctor was truly well deserved, as he seemed capable of giving an injection even with his eyes closed.
Tang Sili wouldn’t deny this point. Indeed, he could give an injection with his eyes closed. Being a surgeon, familiarity with human anatomy is a necessary foundation. He could tell which bone or muscle he was touching, clearer than even orthopedic doctors, not to mention diagnosing the condition of internal organs through palpation, which was a basic skill of an exceptional surgeon.