Volume One, Chapter Ten: Facing Doubt

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Ran Shuyi did not understand the so-called "backlash"; she simply wanted to hasten Yan Chu’s expulsion from the Gu family. Gu Chenxiao was the dream lover of her close friend Yan Luoluo, the eldest daughter of the Yan family. Only someone of such noble status was worthy of her uncle.

"Fine. If I can't cure Ruo Ruo, I'll leave on my own. But if I do cure her, what then?" Yan Chu asked in return, her gaze steady and calm.

Ran Shuyi was momentarily speechless; she hadn’t expected Yan Chu to be so confident. She had intended to force Yan Chu away, thinking the medicine was merely a sham to deceive the crowd.

"If... if you truly cure Ruo Ruo, then I..." Ran Shuyi faltered, clearly unprepared for this turn of events.

"You will apologize to Gu Ruo Ruo," Yan Chu finished calmly for her.

Ran Shuyi’s face turned pale; she realized she had no way out and looked pleadingly at Gu Rong for help.

Gu Rong had originally not intended to set any wager between them, but Ran Shuyi’s words had moved too quickly...

Now, it seemed she was truly trapped.

"Fine, I agree," Ran Shuyi finally said through clenched teeth, her voice laden with resentment and anger.

Yan Chu smiled faintly.

This bet was hers to win!

Gu Ruo Ruo took the medicine, her nerves taut.

She did not know if the medicine her aunt had given her would be effective.

Hesitating, the mocking faces suddenly echoed in her mind...

She no longer hesitated and swallowed the medicine directly!

The room grew tense to the extreme.

Gu Rong watched her daughter closely, fearful that anything might happen to Ran Shuyi’s face.

Suddenly, Gu Ruo Ruo’s complexion gradually grew rosy. The birthmark that had once been prominent began to fade, the faint red mark disappearing little by little...

Everyone present was stunned, unable to believe what they saw.

"How... how is this possible?" Ran Shuyi’s voice trembled.

Gu Chenxiao’s several elder sisters exchanged bewildered glances.

Gu Chenxiao narrowed his eyes, a smile curling at the corner of his lips.

Madam Gu clutched her chest in disbelief and let out a long breath, "A miracle, truly a miracle!"

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Gu Rong hurriedly examined her daughter’s face, looking again and again.

"Mom?" Ran Shuyi frowned, "Why are you staring at me?"

Seeing that Ran Shuyi’s face remained normal, Gu Rong breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, Shuyi was unharmed.

She guessed that the Taoist priest had only frightened her before, talking about backlash and whatnot—probably nothing at all!

Gu Ruo Ruo noticed everyone’s eyes on her and quickly ran to the bathroom to look in the mirror, then excitedly returned.

"Aunt, my face really... pfft!" Before she could finish, she spat out a mouthful of blood!

"Ruo Ruo!" Gu Ruolin ran over frantically, "Ruo Ruo, what’s wrong?"

Gu Ruo Ruo’s face drained of color; she painfully covered her mouth, her body swaying weakly.

Gu Chenxiao looked at Yan Chu and asked, "Is this a side effect?"

Yan Chu frowned, shook her head, and calmly went to Gu Ruo Ruo’s side, pressing her pulse and carefully examining her.

"It’s not a side effect. This is a normal reaction."

Yan Chu’s voice carried an undeniable calmness. "The Nine-Turn Profound Purification Pill is working, clearing the toxins in her body. That blood just now was the toxins being expelled."

"Pfft!" Ran Shuyi sneered, "Clearing toxins? I think you’re just a fraud!"

Gu Rong chimed in, "Shuyi’s right, you’re a fraud! Get out of the Gu family now!"

Yan Chu glanced at Gu Ruo Ruo.

She was already unconscious but still breathing evenly.

Clearly, Gu Ruo Ruo’s body was too weak, and after vomiting blood, her vitality was severely depleted; her condition was in the process of recovering.

Gu Caiwei had finally found a weakness in Yan Chu and mocked her, folding her arms, "Hey, Chenxiao, this is the good wife you brought home? All mysterious and superstitious, and now endangering lives? She deserves to be locked up in jail!"

Gu Caiwei was delighted.

She had never liked Gu Chenxiao and now took the opportunity to insult both Yan Chu and him.

Gu Chenxiao’s expression stiffened, his tone displeased. "Ruo Ruo is still breathing. When has Yan Chu ever endangered lives?"

Gu Caiwei was momentarily silenced by his rebuttal, speechless.

Gu Ruo Ruo was clearly not dead; she could see that.

But she hadn’t expected Gu Chenxiao to defend Yan Chu so fiercely. After all, whether at home or in business, Gu Chenxiao was known for his calm and rational demeanor, seldom showing such anger.

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"Chenxiao, you..." Gu Caiwei tried to regain her voice. "Even if Ruo Ruo doesn’t die, she’s unconscious now. Don’t you dare say this isn’t Yan Chu’s doing!"

"Why would Yan Chu harm Ruo Ruo?" Gu Chenxiao’s tone was firm as his gaze swept over everyone present.

It seemed a warning not to speak disrespectfully of Yan Chu.

Everyone grew anxious over Gu Ruo Ruo’s condition. Madam Gu paced anxiously; although she trusted Yan Chu’s abilities somewhat, seeing her granddaughter unconscious still gripped her heart tightly.

"Xiao Chu, Ruo Ruo is..."

"Mom, don’t worry." Yan Chu patted Madam Gu’s shoulder and took out a silver needle from her pocket, swiftly and accurately inserting it into several acupuncture points on Gu Ruo Ruo.

"What are you doing?" Gu Ruolin asked nervously, her voice trembling.

"I’m helping stabilize Ruo Ruo’s internal energy flow," Yan Chu replied succinctly and professionally.

But Gu Ruolin did not believe her and pushed her away forcefully.

Gu Chenxiao quickly caught Yan Chu before she fell. "Sixth Sister?"

Gu Ruolin’s eyes welled with tears. "Chenxiao, I’m letting Yan Chu off for your sake, but can you control your wife? Tell her to know her limits and stop harming others!"

"I..." Yan Chu’s heart was never more conflicted.

For a moment, she didn’t know whom to blame.

If blame was to be cast, it was on herself for coming here to fulfill the marriage contract.

"Fine, I won’t harm anyone," Yan Chu said coldly, her expression unchanged, icy as frost.

Even if Gu Chenxiao were struck dead by lightning, she wouldn’t care.

"I’m leaving now." Yan Chu turned away decisively, catching both Gu Chenxiao and Madam Gu off guard.

"Xiao Chu, if you leave, then what about Chenxiao..." Madam Gu held Yan Chu’s arm, "What will happen to Chenxiao’s life?"

Yan Chu sighed helplessly. "If you truly trusted me, you would have spoken up for me earlier. Since you think my method is something to be taken or left, there’s no need for me to prove anything to make you believe."

Ran Shuyi grabbed Madam Gu’s hand. "Grandma, you’re letting her go? Why bother with a fraud like her... Ouch, ouch!"

Before Ran Shuyi could finish, pain surged across her face as if cut by a knife.