Chapter 53

Tang Feng was startled and hurriedly got up to check on her, “Are you okay?”

“Ugh… it hurts so much.”

Jiang Zi was already crying.

He quickly bent down to inspect her injury; she was wearing a pair of strappy high heels, and the soup had splashed onto the top of her foot.

At this moment, her originally fair skin had turned red, clearly scalded quite badly.

He immediately became anxious.

He wanted to help her with emergency treatment, but he knew nothing about first aid, and really didn’t know where to start.

Online, many girls complain that their boyfriends’ way of showing concern is just to “drink more hot water.”

In reality, this is mainly because of a lack of medical knowledge, and they can only use this one-size-fits-all “prescription” to show they care.

Wasn’t he the same?

It is always in moments of need that one finds their knowledge lacking.

At this time, he saw a few guys at the next table, who were about to rush over to act like fawning dogs.

That’s not acceptable!

He had to outdo them in fawning… and help the beautiful Jiang Zi with her problem.

In the emergency, he suddenly remembered the system mall.

He remembered that he had seen the Medical Skill Mastery skill in the mall.

Without any delay, he quickly brought up the system interface.

Using the quick search, he found the Medical Skill Mastery section.

“Medical Skill Mastery Lv1

Description: After exchanging for this skill, the host will possess medical skills equivalent to an attending physician…

Exchange price: 1 Million!”

When he saw the price required for the exchange, he almost cursed.

He had spent only 100,000 on Martial Arts Mastery, but Medical Skill Mastery cost 1 Million?

This was definitely robbery!

However, upon further thought, it seemed reasonable.

After all, medical skills were for saving lives, and as the saying goes, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-tiered pagoda.

To train a doctor to the level of an attending physician, it would probably cost at least a million in resources.

And that would also require years of accumulating various experiences.

Now, he only needed to spend a million to directly possess such level of skill, which was indeed very cost-effective.

He hesitated for perhaps a second before clicking to exchange.

“System prompt: Medical Skill Mastery Lv1 exchanged successfully. The host has acquired medical skills equivalent to an attending physician…”

As the system prompt sounded, a vast amount of medical knowledge flooded into his mind.

When Tang Feng opened his eyes again, he could see minor ailments in each person more or less.

“This person’s complexion is gray and lacks luster. Eyes are red with signs of congestion, likely excessive liver heat…”

“This person’s complexion is pale, facial swelling is present, and footsteps are unsteady, probably due to weak kidneys…”

“This person…”

Of course, all this happened almost in an instant.

He hadn’t forgotten about Jiang, who was right in front of him, urgently in need of treatment.

At this time, the aunty from the spicy hot pot restaurant had already fetched a tube of toothpaste from inside the store, “Jiang, hurry up and apply the toothpaste, it can relieve the pain.”

“Thank you, aunty.”

Jiang Zi immediately thanked the aunty and was about to reach out for the toothpaste.

“No, you can’t use toothpaste,” Tang Feng suddenly interrupted.

“Why?” Jiang Zi was startled, having always applied toothpaste to her burns. Why wasn’t it okay now?

“Toothpaste might cause the wound to become infected and it also covers the wound, which is not good for observing the condition. Moreover, it could leave scars,” Tang Feng blurted out as if this knowledge was inherent to him.

As soon as Jiang Zi heard it might leave scars, she withdrew her hand as if the toothpaste was scalding hot.

“You can use an ice pack, it’s very effective.”

A boy from a nearby table, eager to be a fawning dog, hastily interjected, stealing glances at Jiang Zi as he spoke.

“That won’t do, the ice is too cold, it could worsen the injury,” Tang Feng immediately rejected his suggestion.

“If ice doesn’t work, then you could wipe it with soy sauce, it can sterilize, I always use soy sauce when I get burned,” the man persisted with another suggestion.

Tang Feng glared at him, “Do you think you’re marinating pig’s trotters? Rubbing soy sauce on it? Why don’t you sprinkle on some chopped green onions and minced garlic and drink it down with some baijiu?”

“Pfft…”

Jiang Zi burst into laughter at his words, the pain in her foot momentarily forgotten.

The boy was verbally lambasted by Tang Feng, turning red and then pale, “That won’t work, this won’t do, what do you suggest then?”

Tang Feng didn’t bother arguing with him any further and simply picked Jiang Zi up by the waist and headed towards the kitchen.

The busy staff in the kitchen all curiously eyed the pair.

Tang Feng ignored them, turned on the faucet, and placed Jiang Zi’s foot under the running water.

“Hey, how can you put a foot in the vegetable sink…” The chubby chef next to them started to object.

But when he met Tang Feng’s icy gaze, he immediately swallowed the rest of his words.

Even though he was much burlier than the other man, for some reason, he felt an inexplicable shiver in his heart.

Jiang Zi felt much better as soon as the cool water hit her foot, “It’s okay now, no problem.”

As she spoke, she was about to withdraw her foot.

“Don’t move, keep rinsing,” Tang Feng ordered in an undeniable tone.

Jiang Zi was startled by him, her lips pursed in a woeful pout.

Tang Feng’s heart softened, so he explained, “When you get burned, the heat remains on the surface of the skin, and you must continue to rinse with running tap water for 15-20 minutes. Otherwise, once the heat penetrates the dermis, the entire skin tissue will die, so it’s essential to ensure that the heat is completely dissipated…”

Since Jiang Zi had one foot in the sink and could only stand on one foot, she couldn’t maintain her balance alone.

So she rested one hand on his shoulder.

The two were very close, close enough to feel each other’s breath.

She looked at him from up close, her beautiful eyes blinking, “How do you know so much?”

“I don’t have many strengths, I just love to study,” Tang Feng bragged.

Because they had to continue rinsing for 15 minutes, they had to maintain this position for the whole time.

At first, it didn’t feel awkward, but as time went on, the atmosphere grew slightly suggestive.

After standing for a while, Jiang Zi could no longer support herself on just one leg, and her body was already leaning against Tang Feng’s chest.

And since Tang Feng was a head taller than her, from his angle, he could vaguely see the hint of her cleavage through her neckline, which made his breathing quicken.

Their eyes met, then quickly looked away, both feeling somewhat embarrassed.

“Cough cough, is it hot in the kitchen?”

“Yeah, it’s very hot…”