***********Chapter 681*******************
The elderly man liked them both, so he was cooperative with them. Jack narrowed his eyes and started giving the elderly man a checkup. Once he was certain it was indeed rheumatic heart disease, his expression turned somber.
“How is it?” Roxanne asked, Jack had already taken out his acupuncture kit He said to her, “I’ll be performing acupuncture for him. Pay attention to this. This is what I’m planning to teach you for the medical consultation this time-the needling technique that has been passed down in the Damaris family for years, Root Thirteen.”
While he spoke, Jack inserted the sterilized thin needle into the elderly man’s acupuncture point.
The look on Roxanne’s face turned into one of respect. Like a student studying under her professor, she quietly stood at the side as she stared at Jack’s movement and the acupuncture points he used.
Roxanne had once heard about the acupuncture technique, Root Thirteen, from her professor before. Even someone like Harvey admired the acupuncture technique. Every once in a while, he would sing praises of it to Roxanne, and that made Roxanne keen to find out what it was like.
However, when she told him she wanted to learn the technique, Harvey revealed to her that it was a unique technique owned by the Damaris family.
Back then, Roxanne had still been overseas. She only knew that the Damaris family was an elusive family, and when she saw the secretive way her professor acted at the mention of the technique, she started wondering if it was something he had made up to trick her.
She had never thought that the heir to the Damaris family would one day be the one to demonstrate the technique to her. As Roxanne had nothing but admiration for Root Thirteen all these years, she could not help but place her entire focus on Jack’s performance. Jack noticed it naturally, and an indiscernible smile grew on his lips.
I knew it. She’s as obsessed with medical skills as I thought she was. I might not be able as good in anything else as Lucian, and I might not have known her for as long as he did, but I’m the only one who can help her improve her medical skills!
As if he wanted her to observe the technique better, Jack was exceptionally slow whenever he inserted the needle. Roxanne had more time to mull over the details.”
Sure enough, the way Jack inserted the needles was different from the other acupuncture techniques she had learned so far. Even though she had read some of the ancient medicine books, she had never come across the method he was using. She guessed that was what made the Damaris family’s technique unique.
Roxanne was gripped by confusion every time she saw Jack insert the needle into the acupuncture points, but once she saw the next acupuncture point he chose, she soon figured out what made them complementary. “The following insertions are the main point, so watch carefully.”
Jack suddenly turned to her and slowed his actions down as he showed her the position of his needling. Roxanne kept a close eye on his hand. When she saw him lower the needle into the position, she snapped her brows together in shock and confusion.
The last six insertions were not at any acupuncture point, and she was baffled by that. In fact, she wondered if those needles were going to do anything at all. Roxanne then lowered her gaze to study the elderly man’s condition.
Once Jack was done inserting the needles, the elderly man’s brows furrowed as redness crawled onto his face and sweat beaded on his forehead. Worried, Roxanne asked, “Sir, how do you feel? Are you feeling unwell?”
Having said that, Roxanne turned back to Jack. She was only saying that out of concern for the elderly man’s odd state, but she was afraid that Jack would think she had no trust in the Damaris family’s technique.
Luckily, Jack seemed unbothered by her question. Instead, he was standing at the side with a small, confident smile on his lips. Even when he saw the elderly man’s reaction, his smile did not fade.
Roxanne returned her gaze back to the elderly man. The elderly man seemed to be assessing himself as well. After a while, he answered, “It feels… comfortable. I’ve always felt coldness in my chest all these years, but after the acupuncture session, my chest feels warm. I don’t feel a tinge of iciness at all anymore.”
The elderly man closed his eyes to let himself dive into the physical sensation a little longer. He was looking more and more excited over time.
Jack finally parted his lips to explain, “He has rheumatism, and it’s not unusual for him to shed a little sweat during the treatment. In fact, that means the acupuncture session is doing its job.”
Roxanne nodded in understanding. After a while, Jack checked the time and took the needles out.
“Sir, you need regular acupuncture sessions for your case. The Damarises will come over to perform it for you every once in a while, so please rest well and not get too agitated for the time being.” The elderly man choked out, “I know. I know. Your acupuncture skills are fantastic…”
After keeping the last needle, Jack turned around to see the elderly man bending his knees, about to kneel before him. “Sir, please don’t! This is just our job!” Jack cried out as he hastily held the elderly man’s arms.
As tears gushed out of the elderly man’s eyes, he muttered, “You have no idea how long this problem has been plaguing me. If not for you two, I really think I’d die from this problem one day…”
Elderly people like them were lonely individuals. It was one thing for them to die from their illnesses, but another if they had to suffer from a slow-acting disease.
Without anyone to take care of them, every one of their attacks would equate to a tormenting period of living hell. The elderly man was delighted to hear from someone that his disease was curable.
It took Jack and Roxanne a while before they could pacify the elderly man and calm him down. After that, they continued treating the rest of the elderly people.
Initially, the elderly people liked Roxanne for her looks and her sweet demeanor, and they were also curious about her relationship with Jack.
However, after witnessing how the two of them treated the elderly man, the others saw the duo in a new light. During their consultations, they would eagerly list out all of their health issues.
Many even talked about the minor issues they faced every day, desperately hoping that Roxanne and Jack could make them as healthy as a horse. The two of them ended up getting heavier and heavier workloads.
Once the sessions were over, Roxanne was exhausted: “How do you feel?” Jack was tired too. He took a bottle of water and walked over to sit beside Roxanne.
Wiping the sweat off her forehead, she then took the bottle he passed to her and took a sip out of it before turning back to the smiling elderly individuals. There was a look of relief visible in her eyes. “I’m tired, but I don’t mind it as long as these people get to be healthy.”
That was the aim of her trip, after all. Right as those words were out of her mouth, she recalled the technique Jack had performed earlier, and a contemplating look manifested on her face.
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