Live Broadcast: My Blunt TCM Practice and My Patients Are Dying Online - Chapter 53

“Then, Dr. Qin, what is this major problem you mentioned?”

The male assistant had lost all his previous arrogance, now speaking in a much quieter tone.

There was no helping it.

Even though Qin Jiang had utterly embarrassed him, the man’s medical skills were genuinely impressive!

Qin Jiang glanced at the assistant and asked, “Do you really enjoy eating?”

The assistant smiled and replied, “Well, since I’m Assistant Lao Di’s helper, of course, I like eating. Our main job is to sample all kinds of delicious food. Could this be an occupational hazard?”

Qin Jiang shook his head.

“What I mean is, do you particularly like eating food that other people have left over?”

As soon as Qin Jiang said this, the smile froze on the assistant’s face.

“This… probably not, right?”

Di Renjie nodded in agreement from the side.

“Dr. Qin, I can vouch for him on that. Sometimes during our livestreams, if I have food I can’t finish, Xiao Tang absolutely won’t touch it. I sometimes even think he might have a bit of a germaphobe; any leftovers we have usually get thrown away.”

The assistant nodded repeatedly, feeling relieved inside. Thank goodness Di Renjie could back him up, otherwise, this would be hard to explain.

Qin Jiang picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then asked unhurriedly, “Think about it more carefully. My diagnosis is never wrong.”

If anyone else had said this, the assistant would have likely lost his temper, as it sounded somewhat insulting. But remembering it was Qin Jiang speaking, he forced himself to think hard—did he actually like eating others’ leftovers?

Soon, he thought of something.

“Dr. Qin, sometimes my girlfriend can’t finish her food and gives me the last little bit. That’s pretty normal, right?”

Viewers in the livestream expressed understanding.

“That’s just how girlfriends are. They want to try everything, but their appetite is small. Whatever’s left falls to the boyfriend to finish.”
“Before I started dating, I had a standard build and a six-pack. After getting a girlfriend, my weight shot straight up to 200 pounds.”
“Walking through a food street with my girlfriend, I feel like a human trash can. I eat whatever she hands me, no questions asked.”
“Whoa, do you all have girlfriends? I suspect you’re flaunting your relationships, and I have the evidence to prove it!”

Seeing the viewers’ comments, the assistant felt reassured. See, the netizens said it was normal; it probably wasn’t anything to be ashamed of.

But then Qin Jiang gave him a sidelong glance and said, “Think again. More carefully.”

The assistant was baffled.
Think again?

Suddenly, he thought of something else, and his heart sank. He looked at Qin Jiang in horror. Could Qin Jiang really discern even that just from taking his pulse?

The assistant whispered, “Occasionally… I might also help out by eating a little something a female colleague couldn’t finish…”

“Occasionally?” Qin Jiang raised an eyebrow.

The assistant panicked and quickly amended, “Alright, I admit it! I just can’t stand seeing food go to waste. So, if I see a female colleague hasn’t finished her food, I’ll go over and help her out. It doesn’t mean anything else! It’s purely about not wasting food!”

The more he tried to explain, the more guilty he sounded.

Qin Jiang chuckled lightly.

“But just now, Di Renjie said you never eat what they leave behind. How do you explain that?”

Di Renjie also looked at the assistant, waiting for an explanation.

The assistant stammered, his face turning bright red, unable to get a word out.

Di Renji grew impatient. “Dr. Qin, what on earth is going on? Does Xiao Tang have a germaphobia issue or not?”

“He does,” Qin Jiang stated bluntly. “But his germaphobia is… selective. He doesn’t want to eat food left by people of the same sex, but he’s very interested in leftovers from the opposite sex. Especially if he finds the woman attractive—no matter what the food is, he’ll eat it with great relish.”

“This is because those food remnants contain the other person’s saliva. The various bacteria in the saliva stimulate his brain, giving him a feeling of excitement, somewhat similar to kissing.”

A stunned silence fell over the room after Qin Jiang’s explanation.

The male assistant looked as if he’d been struck by lightning, standing there dumbfounded, speechless.

It took a long moment before viewers in the livestream finally started commenting again.

“So he’s into indirect kissing? That’s… pretty twisted.”
“This is why the most hygienic way to eat is separate servings. If you can’t do that, at least use serving chopsticks.”
“I remember eating in my village; many elders liked picking up food for me with their own chopsticks. It completely killed my appetite.”
“He eats others’ leftovers just to consume their saliva? This guy is something else!”
“Isn’t this a form of emotional cheating? If his girlfriend saw this, she’d probably be devastated, right?”

Just as Qin Jiang finished his explanation, the assistant’s phone vibrated. He pulled it out and looked—sure enough, it was a message from his girlfriend.

She was calling him a scumbag and breaking up with him on the spot.

The assistant felt like crying, but no tears came. He came to see a traditional Chinese doctor and ended up losing his girlfriend! Who could have predicted that?

With a bitter smile, the assistant asked, “Dr. Qin, does this count as pica? Is there any cure?”

Qin Jiang shook his head.

“This isn’t pica. It’s just… a unique preference. Let me ask you, have you been experiencing frequent ‘loss of qi’ recently?”

The assistant looked confused. “What does ‘frequent loss of qi’ mean?”

Qin Jiang patiently explained, “Farting. Do you fart a lot?”

The assistant nodded repeatedly. “Yes! It’s been going on for a month. I don’t know why, but as soon as I sit down, I need to pass gas.”

Qin Jiang nodded and continued, “That’s because the bacterial flora in your gut has been affected. It’s weakened your intestinal digestive function and reduced your gastric motility. Recently, have you had trouble digesting food? Experienced constipation? And at night, do you suffer from acid reflux, making it hard to sleep?”

The assistant immediately looked at Qin Jiang as if he were a savior, his eyes shining. “Yes, yes, yes! How did you know, Dr. Qin? The constipation and acid reflux are especially torture! As soon as I lie down, stomach acid comes up my throat, even into my nose. And the constipation… let’s just say these past few days, it’s been all intake and no output. I feel like I’m turning into a Pixiu mythical creature!”

It was clear the assistant had been suffering immensely.

He looked at Qin Jiang with sincere eyes. “Dr. Qin, if you have a way to help, I beg you, please help me!”

Qin Jiang pointed to the QR code on the desk. “Five thousand four hundred. Scan to pay.”

The assistant didn’t hesitate in the slightest and immediately complied.

Ding.

[System Detected: Host spoke frankly to the patient, revealing the patient’s hidden ailment and providing significant assistance. Task Completed.]
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Golden Bull Detoxification Pills!]

Qin Jiang was momentarily stunned.
What in the world are Golden Bull Detoxification Pills!