Physician's Odyssey

Chapter 583 - The Slim Natasha

Translator: Thyaeria

After Yue Zun performed a checkup on Su Tao, he felt bored and took a chess set from his assistant and started playing with Su Tao. Hence, the two of them started their battle. However, Su Tao wasn’t proficient in this type of chess and surrendered after three rounds since he did not want to continue losing to Yue Zun.

As for Yue Zun, he lost his interest in playing with Su Tao and went to look for other experts to kill time with.

At the same time, Yue Zun’s mentality also represented the current situation in the representative team; all of them were pretty free right now.

Going onto the internet with his phone, Su Tao realised that the controversy was still on-going. The moment he went on social media, he saw everyone leaving supportive messages for him while cursing the Russian thugs that attacked him. Hence, he immediately contacted Kim Jung-yeon to get her to remove those controversies. Seeing that Su Tao called her, Kim Jung-yeon knew that he was fine and finally felt relieved. At the same time, she also reported to Su Tao regarding the current situation, “These people are hired trolls. I have been deleting them with a few admins, but they’re endless.”

“Then turn on the function to prevent any new posts.” Su Tao helplessly replied.

“But we will lose a lot of our members that way!” Kim Jung-yeon hesitated as she continued, “Please be reassured. The admins and I will hold our ground, and we will delete, however much they post.”

Upon hearing those words, Su Tao did not insist any further. Right now, Kim Jung-yeon was relying on social media accounts to gain a decent income from the traffic. If they started to lose members, it would imply that her income would decrease. Furthermore, this matter wasn’t entirely bad for them since he’s currently in the spotlight, and the number of his fans was approaching nearly 5,000,000.

When Su Tao went on with his smurf account, he expressed some of his views, which he soon received a warning. Looking at the warning, Su Tao knew that the admins were pretty responsible. Out of fear that they might discover his identity, he instantly stopped flattering himself.

Suddenly, the door was knocked. When he responded, he saw a cute Russian girl entering with a bouquet in her hands and smiled as she walked over.

“These are for you!” The Russian girl passionately handed the flowers to Su Tao.

“You are?” Su Tao examined the Russian girl. Her eyes were bright with pearly-white teeth. Her blonde hair was tied with a butterfly band that revealed her forehead. She had dense eyelashes and delicate cheeks that looked like an apple.

Looking at her, Su Tao suddenly exclaimed, “Natasha!”

Seeing that Su Tao recognised her, Natasha’s face instantly changed to joy. She initially thought that Su Tao wouldn’t recognise her, but she wasn’t disappointed.

Then again, it was also tough for Su Tao to recognise her. When he treated Natasha, she was still a chubby girl, and he never expected that in the blink of an eye, she would become slim. Fortunately, he saw her competition photos back then, which helped him to recognise her. Otherwise, she would probably be sad.

“That’s right. I’m Natasha! My parents came along with me as well, and they’re here to visit you.” As Natasha made a welcoming gesture, a Russian couple entered.

Even Shui Junzhuo was following behind the couple, which made Su Tao blink his eyes.

Instantly, Su Tao realised that Ivanov’s family was invited over by Shui Junzhuo. Despite feeling honored, he also felt that something was amiss about this matter. For some reason, he felt that the intention behind the visit of Ivanov’s family wasn’t that simple.

Shaking hands with Su Tao, Ivanov said, “Physician Su, I have been wanting to meet you to express my gratitude for treating my daughter, but I never expected that our first meeting would be under these circumstances. For that, I express my apology.”

He was apologising for what happened in Russia.

Su Tao had a pretty good impression of Ivanov since he’s like many westerners; they’re not arrogant, and they also look gentlemanly. From the latter’s eyes, Su Tao could tell that the latter was genuinely thanking him.

As a passionate nationalist, he didn’t have any ill feelings for someone like Ivanov, who stayed in China for so long. Ivanov has also been greatly influenced by China’s culture. As someone who had significant influence in Russia, Ivanov should be leaning towards China’s side when dealing with international relations.

He did not over complicate the matter in his thoughts, and just by how Ivanov could visit him when he’s injured, he felt a warmth from this gesture.

Su Tao was someone vengeful, and at the same time, he’s also someone who’s easy to feel touched.

Natasha’s mother, Irina, took out a ticket from her Louis Vuitton purse and placed it beside Su Tao as she expressed her sincerest invitation, “Natasha will be taking part in a competition two days from now, and we hope that you can attend.”

Taking the ticket, Su Tao looked at the Russian words, and he only recognised the numeric numbers. They seem to represent the time and seat. As for the rest, he couldn’t understand them, so he helplessly looked at Shui Junzhuo to ask for help.

Wearing a smile on her lips, Shui Junzhuo explained, “I also have a ticket, so we can go together.”

Upon hearing those words, Su Tao instantly felt relieved. With Shui Junzhuo guiding him, he wouldn’t have to be troubled by this matter. Hence, he nodded his head with a smile. “I will definitely go and cheer for Natasha. Furthermore, let me congratulate Natasha for taking the championship in advance!”

Irina sighed and said in a concerned tone, “Although Natasha’s body has recovered, she\'s still under training. Although this is a competition in the Russian Federation, her opponents are powerful. We won’t give Natasha any pressure, but she has been setting high goals for herself.”

Russia was a country of gymnastics, just like how China was a country of table tennis. Most of the time, the competition within the country tended to be tougher than the international stage. If Natasha was in her top form, then she’d definitely not be afraid of any opponents. However, she’s still recovering, which undoubtedly increased her difficulty of winning.

After a brief pondering, Su Tao wrote down some dishes on a paper and smiled. “If possible, Natasha can try using these dishes to replace your meals. I believe it should have a pretty good effect.”

Treatment via food was a commonly used treatment method, and the dishes written by Su Tao were all ordinary dishes, which he believed that it shouldn’t be a problem for Ivanov’s family chef. However, he added some herbs in every dish that could help adjust Natasha’s form.

Su Tao’s medical skills have already conquered Ivanov’s family, so Irina happily received the paper and was determined to prepare a sumptuous herbal meal for Natasha when they got back.

At this moment, Ivanov suddenly coughed and asked, “Physician Su, there’s a request that I would like to take the liberty to ask. I’ve been feeling unwell recently, and I wonder if you can take a look at me.”

Inwardly letting out a sigh, Su Tao couldn’t help feeling weird for Ivanov to make such a request under these circumstances.

However, there must be a reason why Ivanov was doing this, and since the other party had made a request, then it’s inappropriate for him to refuse. Hence, Su Tao waved his hand at Ivanov. “Let me take your pulse, first.”

Sitting by the bedside, Ivanov stretched his wrist out, which Su Tao seriously took his pulse. However, Ivanov wasn’t suffering from any illnesses, but if he had to point out anything, it would be his stomach. However, that was because of the sudden change in his diet and environment.

“How is it? How’s my condition?” Ivanov asked.

Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Su Tao replied, “You’re not suffering from any serious condition, but you’re just having a slight digestive issue since you’ve just returned to Russia. Humans need a period to adapt to sudden changes. When there’s a drastic difference in the air and temperature, there will also be some sensitive changes to your body.”

“Do I need to take any medicine?” Ivanov asked.

“Even medicine is poison to the body.” Su Tao explained as he continued, “You don’t have to take any medicine for your condition. Your body will gradually get better after adapting to the environment.”

Nodding his head, Ivanov smiled. “I understand. Thank you, Physician Su!”

Just as Su Tao had guessed, Ivanov wasn’t ill. He heard from his wife about Su Tao’s magical medical skills, which he had some doubts in his heart. Hence, he purposely requested to test Su Tao.

However, not only was Su Tao not misdirected, he even frankly spoke out that Ivanov wasn’t ill. This made Ivanov realise that this young physician was a genuine expert.

Su Tao could naturally tell that Ivanov was purposely trying to test him, which made him somewhat unhappy. At the same time, Su Tao was wondering why Ivanov would suddenly make such a bizarre move.

After that, Ivanov’s family briefly stayed in the ward before they left.

Seeing Shui Junzhuo looking at him with an arc on her lips, Su Tao smiled before frowning. “Why do I feel like a rabbit being eyed by a wolf?”

Just as he had sensed, Shui Junzhuo had a request for him.

“Your intuition is pretty good! Are you wondering why Ivanov would suddenly request you to take a look at him?” Shui Junzhuo smiled.

“Take a look? That sounds a little sinister.” Su Tao joked around. At the same time, it sounded a little too hardcore that he’s going to take a look at the body of a Russian man.

Glaring at Su Tao, Shui Junzhuo replied, “I’m being serious here, and I can’t be bothered to joke around with you. Ivanov was trying to test you and see if you can still treat patients even in this state.”

“What? Does he have a patient for me to look at?” Su Tao swiftly reacted.

“Strictly speaking, I have a patient that I need your help with.” Shui Junzhuo replied.

Upon hearing her words, Su Tao smiled before he sighed, “That’s my responsibility!”

Shui Junzhuo naturally knew that Su Tao wouldn’t refuse her, which was the reason why she had been planning on how to get Su Tao to treat Stefan.