Chapter 65: Disdain Such Things

Everyone present was stunned. “Didn’t you say his leg couldn’t heal?”

If his leg couldn’t heal, how could he stand up and play basketball?

Shi Xuetong, supported by a male student, stood up and immediately sneered at Gu Ci, “Gu Ci, everyone heard what you said just now. What trick are you trying to play now to harm Xiao Yang? Do you insist on seeing him lose the game before you’ll be satisfied?”

Gu Ci shot her a cold glance. “Who’s really trying to harm Xiao Yang, isn’t that clearer to you than to me?”

Meeting Gu Ci’s penetrating gaze, Shi Xuetong’s heart gave a sudden jolt, and a wave of guilt washed over her.

It was as if Gu Ci could see right through her.

No… Impossible! No one could possibly know!

Steadying herself, she forced a bold front. “Who else but you? Wasn’t it you who delayed Xiao Yang’s treatment, causing him to be unable to stand and miss the game?”

With Shi Xuetong bringing that up, Xiao Yang’s friends once more looked at Gu Ci with united hostility.

Shi Xuetong continued, “Luckily I was prepared, or you would have succeeded today!”

She took several medicine vials from her bag. “I bought these from a few patients, just in case something like this happened.”

Hearing her explanation and realizing what she held, Xiao Yang’s friends’ eyes lit up.

Someone winked at Xiao Yang. “Xiao, now you see who really cares about you when it counts.”

Another nudged Shi Xuetong’s arm and praised, “Shi Xuetong, we really have you to thank this time!”

Pleased, Shi Xuetong lifted her chin. “Xiao, I brought these medicines just for you. You’d better use them quickly.”

But before Xiao Yang could respond, Huo Shuyue suddenly reached out and slapped at the medicine in Shi Xuetong’s hand!

Her brows were drawn tight with anger as she rebuked, “Shi Xuetong, don’t you know Dr. Gu already rejected this medicine a few days ago? They’ve already stopped using it, and yet…”

Remembering some things were best left unsaid, Huo Shuyue restrained herself, then asked incredulously, “You actually still want to give it to Xiao Yang?”

Huo Shuyue was indeed upset that Xiao Yang couldn’t recover today, but not exactly angry. Even Dr. Gu couldn’t help him recover quickly; she didn’t believe Gu Ci could do better. She’d almost been swayed by Gu Ci earlier, and now she just felt disappointed.

But Shi Xuetong, bringing out medicine with unclear side effects—medicine which Dr. Gu had expressly forbidden—made her furious.

Hearing this, Xiao Yang’s friends reconsidered and couldn’t help but ask, “So this medicine has side effects? Unclear ones at that?”

So it wasn’t Gu Ci deliberately delaying Xiao Yang’s treatment, but rather that the medicine Shi Xuetong spoke of had side effects—and they’d wrongly blamed Gu Ci?

Their expressions turned complicated.

Shi Xuetong was heartbroken.

That special medicine had cost her several thousand, painstakingly bought in secret from other patients!

Now, with a single sweep of Huo Shuyue’s hand, one of the vials was shattered!

Seeing the way everyone looked at her, Shi Xuetong’s eyes reddened. “Do you know how much I paid for this? I just wanted Xiao Yang to get better! What did I do wrong for you all to treat me like this?”

Xiao Yang’s friends fell silent.

Seeing her like this, Huo Shuyue felt she’d been too harsh. “Sorry, Xuetong, I was just worried. How much did you pay? I’ll transfer it to you.”

As she spoke, Huo Shuyue took out her phone and transferred ten thousand yuan to Shi Xuetong.

But Shi Xuetong clenched her fists.

Again! Huo Shuyue, always flaunting her wealth, handing out money as if tossing scraps to a dog!

Couldn’t she have sent the money privately, instead of making such a show in front of classmates? Was she trying to highlight her own privilege and Shi Xuetong’s lack?

Shi Xuetong’s expression shifted several times, but in the end she kept her composure and tried to reason with Huo Shuyue, emotion softening her tone. “Shuyue, I know you’re worried about Xiao Yang, but everyone else has used this medicine and been fine.”

That was true—so far, none of the patients who’d used it had suffered any adverse effects.

But what Huo Shuyue and the others didn’t know was that, while the bone healing of those patients had been faster than normal, none had ever recovered as quickly as Xiao Yang…

Seeing Huo Shuyue’s wavering expression, Shi Xuetong pressed her advantage. “It’s just that Dr. Gu is jealous that another hospital developed a medicine he couldn’t, so he’s making a fuss! Shuyue, Xiao Yang, don’t let him fool you!”

Now, Xiao Yang’s friends wondered if they’d misjudged Shi Xuetong and if the medicine was actually safe.

But Gu Ci only laughed softly.

Her uncle, jealous of a medicine developed by Songdu Hospital?

Her gaze was cold. “Shi Xuetong, I advise you to throw those away immediately, or bear the consequences yourself.”

Shi Xuetong guarded the vials protectively, scoffing, “Who do you think you’re scaring, Gu Ci? Are you stopping Xiao from using this medicine just because you don’t want him to play in the game?”

She suddenly turned to Xiao Yang. “Xiao, look! She’s insisting I throw these away because she doesn’t want you to get better! Don’t be deceived by her—she’s trying to harm you!”

She refused to believe that, with the facts laid bare, Xiao Yang would still be bewitched by Gu Ci.

Gu Ci chuckled lightly. “If I didn’t want him to play in the game, I could stop him with a single word. Why bother with all this?”

Both Shi Xuetong and Huo Shuyue instinctively looked toward Xiao Yang…