Sehun’s lips twitched.
Jennie said without a change in expression, “I’ve seen the condition of Dad’s leg and the surgery over the years. Actually, the most fundamental thing is not surgery, though of course, surgery is also very important.”
In ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine, it was said that a person’s meridians were spread throughout the entire body. When there was a problem, the meridians would change, and it would naturally affect the blood circulation, but in western medicine, meridians were an abstract concept that couldn’t be described in detail. Furthermore, the problem with meridians caused by a leg injury might not actually be on the leg.
She continued, “I can only say that by using acupuncture, we can try to clear Dad’s meridians and achieve the goal of treating both the symptoms and the root of the problem. Together with your treatment, we can try to increase the success rate of the surgery to 90%.”
Because of this, she got Lisa to find someone to specially create a set of acupuncture tools for her. This was all done according to the guidance of ancient medical knowledge.
If one wanted to do a good job, one had to use the right tools first. This set of special needles could definitely achieve twice the results with half the effort.
In order to be more accurate when performing the acupuncture, Jennie had been working for a few days to strengthen her physical training. Her physical condition and qualities had reached their peak.
Sehun had studied Western medicine before, and the more he learned, the more he felt that there were too many limitations to ancient TCM. There wasn’t a guarantee of safety like with Western medicine and its advanced techniques. Everything in Western medicine was controllable, and the risks were easily predicted. As for ancient Chinese medicine, everything was difficult to explain with science.
Just like what Jennie said about meridians… What were meridians even?
Was the human body not made of blood, vessels, bones, muscles, joints, ligaments, and so on? What were the meridians?
However, after hurting his ears, he didn’t feel like arguing with others, not to mention that she was his sister, so he nodded. “Very well.”
Jennie was relieved.
So-yeon was accompanying Dong-wook. Afraid that he would be worried, she comforted him softly. “Sehun showed his talent with medicine when he was in his teens. Later, he went to many countries to study and further his education. When he was at the German National Medical Academy, even the mentors and principal praised him. He was also the only student that performed many complicated surgeries before officially graduating. He obtained a doctor’s license long ago. With him around, your legs really have a lot of hope this time.”
She was trying to comfort herself.
“Let nature take its course.” Dong-wook had accepted it and could see things clearly.
Actually, before he went to Germany, he felt that it was better to spend time with his family than at hospitals, but So-yeon was still unwilling to give up on the powerful young master of the past. Now, he was spending the rest of his life alone and she insisted on accompanying him to Germany.
After they returned, they had finally given up completely.
If it were other doctors who wanted to operate on him, the couple would have rejected them long ago, but it was Sehun who had spoken up, so the two of them couldn’t reject their son’s good intentions and agreed. Then, Jennie spoke again. She agreed to her child’s request. Of course, she could not reject her daughter.
Seeing this situation, Dong-wook and So-yeon felt that it was a little funny, but they were touched.
Sehun and Jennie walked over after changing. “Dad, Mom, it’s okay.”
A nurse came over to help push Dong-wook into the operating theater.
Sehun and Jennie did the final disinfecting and preparation work before following her in.
When Sehun saw that Jennie was doing all these things properly, he guessed that in order to treat her father’s injuries, she had put in a lot of effort behind his back. Her parents’ love for her was not in vain.
As for how far she could go, that was not important.
***
The surgery was carried out nervously.
Jennie had placed needles into Dong-wook’s arms and legs.
These special silver needles were made from high-tech materials, making them more effective than ancient gold needles. They were more convenient to use and could reach their target easily.
As the chief surgeon, Sehun no longer had the energy to pay attention to Jennie.
As long as her actions did not affect his surgery, it did not matter.
The other nurses also did their own things. Once the surgery started, everyone would start working and no longer care about anything else.
During the second half of the surgery, Sehun clearly felt that the operation was going more smoothly than he had expected. He had originally thought that there would be some obstructions, but now, they were easily resolved. It was as if the risks and problems he had anticipated were all just because he was being paranoid.
He couldn’t help but take a deep look at Jennie. She was wearing a mask and her eyes were slightly lowered. She looked calm and steady, giving him a sense of peace.
Sehun could not be bothered to probe further as he focused on his father’s surgery.
***
After ten hours, Dong-wook’s surgery was completed. When all the medical staff came out, they were all exhausted.
So-yeon hurriedly handed Sehun and Jennie a bottle of milk each to calm them down.
“The surgery was very successful, better than I expected,” Sehun said.
He did not know if it was really because of Jennie’s acupuncture, because in his opinion, acupuncture was too metaphysical. However, Jennie had truly been more successful in all aspects than he had expected.
Jennie added, “It was indeed very successful. Big Brother’s medical skills are really good. However, when Dad wakes up, I want to perform acupuncture on him twice more.”
This was to ensure that Sehun’s surgery was effective.
“Okay.” Sehun agreed immediately.
According to Jennie, acupuncture was done on corresponding acupuncture points, but from a scientific point of view, although acupuncture reached the muscles, it did not even damage the epidermal or dermal layers. How could it be effective? Nevertheless, since it wouldn’t lead to any bad results, she might as well give it a try.
The three of them stayed in a room to one side. This hospital had the backing of the German National Medical Academy and had already made the most appropriate arrangements for Sehun’s family.
Dong-wook woke up once in the middle of the night.
When Jennie heard Sehun going over, she followed him.
Seeing that his children were doing their best, Dong-wook said cheerfully, “Go back and rest. There’s a nurse here. If I need anything, I’ll call you.”
“I wanted to perform acupuncture on you again.” As Jennie spoke, she took out a needle.
Dong-wook had just finished surgery. Although he was weak, he could not help but feel gratified seeing her like this. His mental state was much better than when he had just returned from Germany.
Although Sehun did not stop her, he still watched over her throughout the acupuncture session. If anything went wrong, he could still salvage the situation in time.
However, it turned out that his worries were unnecessary. Jennie’s acupuncture went smoothly and perfectly. There were no accidents throughout.
Dong-wook spoke and laughed continuously. He was doing well.
The next morning, after Jennie had given Dong-wook another injection, she returned to the lounge and fell asleep.