This might be her only chance, and she must seize it.
Even if it meant making sacrifices, she would not shirk.
From the look in Su Chen's eyes just now, she had understood something.
But this was also normal.
There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
Even though this man was not her boyfriend.
Yet, his medical skill was extraordinary, and besides, he was quite handsome.
Seeing her state, Su Chen's expression changed, "Director Han, what are you doing?"
Indeed, Han Qiuyun was a very good woman.
But Su Chen was not the kind of man to lose his way at the sight of a woman.
Han Qiuyun looked at Su Chen with a serious gaze and said, "Mr. Su, I know you have your reasons for not teaching me for nothing. But as you see, our department of traditional Chinese medicine is about to be abolished. I have nothing else to offer you..."
Su Chen took a long sigh. Since Han Qiuyun had such determination, and there was such a persistent person to pass on his medical skill, it seemed to be a good thing.
Actually, he was just observing Han Qiuyun to see if she had the potential to inherit his medical skill.
However, she misunderstood that he was interested in her.
But that, too, was normal.
A man staring at a woman all the time, it's hard not to let people misunderstand.
"Well, okay then," Su Chen finally nodded.
Although, from his observation, Han Qiuyun didn't actually have the qualifications to inherit his medical skill, but for her determination, he would still help Han Qiuyun.
After hearing Su Chen's words, Han Qiuyun showed a touch of joy and said, "So Mr. Su, do you want... now or?"
"Now, later, never," said Su Chen, somewhat speechlessly.
"Mr. Su, you, you can't go back on your word!" thought Han Qiuyun, thinking Su Chen was going back on his word, a look of urgency suddenly appeared on her face.
Su Chen rolled his eyes and said, "When did I say I would go back on my word."
"Then why..." Han Qiuyun was puzzled.
"Director Han, I'm willing to teach you only because of your dedication to traditional Chinese medicine, and it has nothing to do with anything else. Do you understand?" Su Chen said seriously.
"Oh..." Han Qiuyun seemed to understand but was not quite clear.
The expression on Han Qiuyun's face amused Su Chen, who said speechlessly, "Director Han, when I was looking at you just now, it was to see if you are qualified to inherit my medical skill."
"Then, do I have the qualifications?" Han Qiuyun asked nervously.
"I'm sorry, but no!" Su Chen shook his head.
"Ah?" Han Qiuyun's face fell with disappointment upon hearing this.
"However, that doesn't mean there's no way at all," Su Chen said thoughtfully.
"Mr. Su, if there's any way, just tell me, I'm willing to do anything!" Han Qiuyun said earnestly.
Su Chen did not doubt her words at all.
He nodded and said, "To learn my medical skill, the most important thing is Inner Strength. Without the support of Inner Strength, even if you learn all of my medical skill, it will only be a slight improvement over your current state."
"Inner Strength?" Han Qiuyun looked shocked upon hearing these two words.
Of course, she had heard of Inner Strength.
Some veteran practitioners of Chinese medicine could manipulate acupuncture needles with their Qi, which could yield twice the result with half the effort.
But those were all just legends.
In reality, she had never seen anyone with Inner Strength.
In fact, there was a time when she was particularly fascinated with Inner Strength and even practiced it according to the methods described in the Inner Canon of Huangdi for a while.
But she didn't achieve anything at all.
"Does Inner Strength really exist?" Han Qiuyun was somewhat incredulous of Su Chen's words.
Su Chen nodded and said, "Of course, but cultivating Inner Strength is extremely difficult. Among ten thousand people, maybe not even one can accomplish it."
"To cultivate Inner Strength, the most important thing is to open up the body's meridians. If the meridians are not open, True Qi cannot flow. So, the first step is to open up the meridians."
"Only when all the body's meridians are opened can one reach the realm of Inner Qi circulation."
"How long will it take for me to open up all the meridians in my body?" Han Qiuyun asked, full of anticipation.
Su Chen pondered for a moment and said, "With your qualifications, under normal circumstances, at least twenty years."
Hearing this number, Han Qiuyun suddenly felt powerless.
It wasn't that she was unwilling to spend twenty years.
But by the time twenty years passed, even if she had mastered all of Su Chen's medical skill, traditional Chinese medicine might have already vanished.
How could she alone support the entirety of Chinese medicine?
To revive Chinese medicine, one must act now, while it has not yet completely fallen.
Only then is there a sliver of chance.
Seeing Han Qiuyun's dejection, the corners of Su Chen's mouth lifted in a slight smile as he said, "What I said before was under normal circumstances. If we use a special method..."
"How long will it take with a special method?" A glint of hope reappeared in Han Qiuyun's eyes.