Zhang Dewen knew everyone had heard the interruption, so he spoke up to help his student ease the tension.
Everyone else also knew Zhang Dewen had noticed, but they pretended otherwise and responded politely.
Such is the tacit understanding among adults.
But would anyone truly look down on this student who had interjected?
No.
Not even Du Heng.
Even though Du Heng knew he had stolen the limelight from this student in front of Zhang Dewen, making the student unhappy, Du Heng wouldn't show any displeasure.
There was only one reason: the student's teacher was Zhang Dewen.
Although the country is vast, the circle of traditional Chinese medicine is actually quite small.
Especially at the top, this circle becomes even smaller.
Consider Cao Binghe, an ordinary resident physician at Good Friend Hospital. How could he have all the ophthalmology experts from both traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the Capital come to examine him?
