"Dad's not tired. We're not far from the hospital, we'll be there soon." Chang San quickened his pace, not wanting his daughter to walk by herself.

"I want to walk by myself." Shen Man grabbed his clothes on his shoulder, her tone stubborn.

Chang San said, "It's still far from the hospital. Walking such a long way won't be good for your legs."

Chang San was completely unaware that his two statements were contradictory.

When saying they weren't tired, they would say the hospital wasn't far away.

My daughter wanted to get down and walk by herself, but then said the hospital was too far.

The closer you are to the hospital, the more pedestrians there are on the street.

Shen Man stopped struggling and obediently lay on her father's back.

"arrive."

When they reached the door of the department, Chang San squatted down and put his daughter down.

Lin Zijun pushed open the door and came out. Chang San was taken aback, then heard him greet him warmly, "Dr. Chang, good morning!"

"Oh, good morning."

"Is this your daughter? She's really beautiful." Lin Zijun smiled broadly, his attitude towards Chang San completely different from before.

Chang San was a little taken aback.

He begged Lin Zijun yesterday, but he thought it was definitely hopeless.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zijun would cooperate with him.

Chang San put his arm around his daughter's shoulder and introduced her, "This is my daughter, Shen Man. Manman, call him Uncle."

"No need," Lin Zijun scratched his head, "Just call me brother."

"Uncle." Shen Man looked up at him.

Fine, both father and daughter are equally disliked.

Lin Zijun gave a forced smile, "Come in quickly."

Shen Man lifted her leg and went up the stairs.

Lin Zijun then noticed that she had a slight limp in one leg.

His fake smile faded. "The innermost ward is empty, and the sheets were changed yesterday."

"Okay, thank you."

Chang San took his daughter directly to the ward, saying, "Wait here for Dad for a bit, we'll be right there."

Shen Man nodded.

After Chang San left, she quickly scanned the unfamiliar surroundings with her eyes.

She pursed her lips, trying to hide her nervousness.

Lin Zhilan arrived quickly, followed by Lin Zijun and Qin Qing.

"Shen Man?"

"It's me." Shen Man slid off the hospital bed, her hands behind her back, nervously clutching the blanket.

"Dr. Chang is busy right now, so I came to see you."

"Hmm." Shen Man wasn't timid at all. She didn't go out just because she didn't want to cause trouble, and she didn't like hearing people laugh at her or pity her.

But the little girl always felt inexplicably nervous when facing Lin Zhilan.

Before she could react, Lin Zhilan grabbed her waist and put her on the bed.

"Don't be afraid, let me check you out."

"Hmm." Shen Man lay down, her eyelashes drooping, secretly observing Lin Zhilan.

Lin Zhilan rolled up her two trouser legs and first compared them to the child's two legs.

There is obvious muscle atrophy in his right leg, but it is much better than Liu Feng's condition.

Chang San's years of care have not been in vain.

My right leg has little muscle due to long-term inactivity, but there is no serious deformity, and the range of motion of the joint is well maintained.

"Shen Man, try flexing your toes." Lin Zhilan pressed her foot against the ground.

Shen Man bit her lip and desperately tried to hook her lip.

The toes moved, but not much.

"Not bad," Lin Zhilan praised, "Try lifting your leg off the bed."

Shen Man took a deep breath and used her thighs to lift her calves, slowly raising her legs.

It lifted about two inches off the bed, paused for one second, and then fell back down.

"That's good, great." Lin Zhilan pulled down her trouser leg and praised her with a smile.

"Can I take your pulse again, please?"

Shen Man nodded and extended her hand.

Lin Zhilan placed her fingertips on her slender wrist.

The pulse was as thin as a thread, deep and weak, with a slight feeling of stagnation.

Lin Zhilan remained calm and withdrew her fingers. "Everything's fine. Auntie will give you acupuncture today. Are you afraid of the pain?"

"I'm not afraid," Shen Man shook her head.

"Then I'll start the acupuncture." Lin Zhilan picked up the needles, smiled at Shen Man, and said, "I'll try to make it as painless as possible. If you feel any discomfort, just tell me and we'll stop."

"Auntie, can I sit up?"

Lin Zhilan: "?"

Shen Man pursed her lips. "I want to see how you do it."

"This kid is quite interesting," Lin Zhilan said with a smile. "Okay, today we'll only acupuncture on the legs. Sit up."

Many adults are afraid to watch acupuncture, but Shen Man watched the whole process until her leg was covered with silver needles.

Lin Zijun admired her; she was a ruthless person.

Shen Man was not afraid at all; she would even compare Lin Zhilan's and Chang San's reactions when they gave him acupuncture.

When his father gave him acupuncture, he could sometimes feel a warm flow going down from his knees, but this feeling of energy came and went.

Most of the time, she only feels some swelling and numbness in her legs.

But as soon as Lin Zhilan inserted the needle, Shen Man felt the difference.

A warm sensation spread from the spot where the needle had been inserted, like a thin, warm current flowing down my calf and all the way to my toes.

Shen Man unconsciously wiggled her toes.

Then she was surprised to find that her toes actually moved.

"Ah!" Shen Man exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Lin Zhilan asked her with concern.

"My toes are moving." Shen Man's eyes lit up.

"Now you know how amazing my master is," Lin Zijun laughed smugly. "You should let your dad learn from him."

"Lin Zijun!"

Lin Zhilan glared at him unhappily.

It's one thing to joke around with Chang San, but why provoke the child?

Lin Zijun touched his nose. "I was wrong. I'm sorry, Shen Man."

Shen Man shook her head, "Auntie is indeed amazing."

"You understand reason better than your father," Lin Zijun couldn't help but say again.

"Tsk."

"I'm sorry," Lin Zijun quickly apologized again.

Shen Man burst out laughing.

She had never met anyone like Lin Zijun.

Lin Zhilan smiled and said, "I won't punish you today because of Shen Manxiao."

"Thank you, Master." Lin Zijun secretly gave Shen Man a thumbs up.

"Leave the needles in for thirty minutes, do you want to lie down?" Lin Zhilan asked the child.

Shen Man shook her head.

"That's fine. Wait here for a while, and I'll come back to remove the needles in half an hour."

After giving her instructions, Lin Zhilan went out to see other patients.

Lin Zijun and Qin Qing also went out.

As they reached the door, Lin Zijun stopped, took two fruit candies out of his pocket, and tossed them into Shen Man's arms.

"It's my treat, so I'll just call you uncle. I'm too lazy to argue with your dad."

"Lin Zijun! What are you doing? Why aren't you coming out?!" Qin Qing came looking for him and chased him out.

What's the point of him, a grown man, being alone in a little girl's hospital room?

Qin Qing chased Lin Zijun away and said to Shen Man, "I'll be right outside. Just call if you need anything."

She thought for a moment, then went back to get her own cup, poured a glass of water, and placed it next to Shen Man's hospital bed. "I washed the cup; it's not dirty."

"Qin Qing! Dispense the medicine!"

Someone is shouting outside.

"I'm leaving now. Call me if you need anything." Qin Qing said, and strode out.

Shen Man clutched the two candies in her hand when the door opened again.

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