Chapter Twenty-Four: Overnight Sensation Online

“Oh my, the speed at which she inserts the needles is incredible! If she played games with hands that fast, she’d turn the tide in minutes!”
“With these hands, if the person filming isn’t a professional, they probably wouldn’t even catch it. This young lady isn’t very old, yet her hands are so quick—how did she train like that?”
For a time, a strange video was circulating rapidly online. Sitting inside the Virtue Hall, with few patients and idly playing on her phone, Zhou Jinfan came across the video. Her eyes widened, then she rubbed them as if to make sure she wasn’t seeing things.
“Boss, big news.” Xie Qingtang, who had been resting with her eyes closed, was instantly startled awake by Zhou Jinfan’s thunderous voice. Her brows furrowed slightly as she opened her eyes, clearly impatient.
She said, “Traditional medicine values quiet. Don’t make a fuss. If there’s something, say it calmly.”
“Boss, it’s a major event! Look at this.” Zhou Jinfan hurried over, holding her phone up to Xie Qingtang’s eyes.
Xie Qingtang took the phone and glanced at it, surprise flickering in her gaze. The patient in the video appeared strangely possessed—their illness bizarre. The crowd that day had filmed it and posted it online.
Such a sensational video quickly spread on the internet, drawing considerable attention. At first, most people thought Xie Qingtang was turning the man’s back into a porcupine just for show, to attract eyeballs.
But later, when the possessed patient came to his senses and thanked Xie Qingtang profusely, everyone realized it was genuine medical treatment.
Because of the video, online searches for traditional medicine and acupuncture soared to unprecedented levels. Xie Qingtang, thanks to her extraordinary skill, became an overnight sensation.
“I’ve never seen such a young traditional doctor, and so beautiful! Where is Virtue Hall located? I want to see for myself.”
“Let’s form a group—count me in! We’ll go see the pretty lady doctor together.”
Curiosity swept the internet, and many wanted to visit Virtue Hall to see just how beautiful Xie Qingtang really was.
Reading these comments, Xie Qingtang tossed the phone back to Zhou Jinfan without a second thought. “They’re not here for treatment—it’s got nothing to do with me. I don’t want to be treated like a monkey in a cage.”

“Oh, boss, you don’t understand. This is what’s called the network effect. If you go viral online, people will come to Virtue Hall because of you. Then we’ll finally make money!”
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