Chapter 59: Chu Wanning: It Can Be Saved!
"Who are you? Why don't you get lost already? Is this a place you have any business being?"
Before Chu Wanning could say anything, the middle-aged woman who had caught up to her spoke again.
The woman accompanying her remained silent, though she clearly shared the same doubts.
However, Chu Wanning had no desire to entertain them. She took out her phone and dialed her grandfather's number.
"Grandpa, I'm in the twelfth-floor hallway!"
Throughout this, Chu Wanning had remained silent because she had already guessed that these two women were likely here for Elder Jiang as well.
Not long after, Jiang Yundu came jogging over!
Upon seeing him, the middle-aged woman wore an expression of unabashed triumph, and even the woman beside her, who had remained quiet all this time, finally showed a flicker of emotion.
Yet, a single sentence from Jiang Yundu instantly halted their forward steps and stopped them from trying to strike up a conversation.
"Little Sister-in-law, the grandpas are all waiting for you. Please come with me!"
Chu Wanning nodded, signaling for him to lead the way.
Only then did Jiang Yundu notice the two people standing nearby, but he merely glanced at them indifferently and continued walking.
Completely ignored, the two women froze in place.
"Sis, what did Yundu just call her? Little Sister-in-law?"
"Isn't that the little bitch who forced He Meng to flee abroad?"
"Shut your mouth! She is the mistress of the Lu family. Do you want your He family to be finished in the capital?"
Sun Qingqing, He Meng's mother, snapped her mouth shut, but her mind was racing, cursing Chu Wanning to death!
By extension, she even cursed the woman beside her, as if she weren't a member of the He family herself.
"Let's go back," said Madame Jiang, He Jiaying.
"What, we're going back just like that? We haven't even seen the old master yet! Didn't your younger brother tell you to seize this opportunity to wait on the old master more so he'd be happy enough to hand over the North City plot of land to our He family?" Sun Qingqing grabbed He Jiaying to stop her from leaving.
"Let go! Go back and write a formal statement first before coming back," He Jiaying said in an icy tone.
"Write what?" Sun Qingqing continued to press.
"A severance agreement. This is the last time I will ever help the He family. After that, I will divorce Jiang Haokun, and you can stop trying to use me. Go back!"
With that, she shook off He Jiaying and walked away directly.
With no other choice, Sun Qingqing had to follow, venting her discontent through silent curses in her heart.
She was truly useless. If not for her husband coming up with a clever method, He Jiaying probably wouldn't have compromised all these years!
Hmph, if they wanted to completely sever ties, they would have to see whether the He family agreed to it or not!
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"Little Sister-in-law, those two people didn't offend you, did they?"
"They did, and they've already received their punishment." Chu Wanning was now certain they knew each other.
"I'm sorry. One of them is my birth mother and the other is my aunt. No matter what you did, you were definitely in the right. As for them, there's no need to take it to heart," Jiang Yundu explained apologetically.
"Mm. Attending to Grandpa comes first!"
Hearing about their identities, Chu Wanning didn't say much, merely thinking that the wealthy circles truly were complicated!
There were probably no end of hidden affairs behind the scenes.
She certainly wasn't one to invite trouble for herself; as long as they didn't provoke her again, she wouldn't pursue the matter further.
Neither of them walked slowly, and they soon reached the hospital ward.
By this time, a crowd had gathered inside the ward, and Qi Gui and Qin Sikai were also there.
Logically speaking, these two medical titans were capable of resolving ninety percent of any patient's symptoms—could Elder Jiang's condition really be that severe?
"Master, you've arrived?" Qi Gui hurriedly stepped forward to welcome her.
Qin Sikai, standing nearby, frowned. Master? When did his daughter become Qi Gui's master? It seemed Wanning's medical skills were far more formidable than he had imagined.
Chu Wanning nodded at everyone in greeting, then walked straight to Elder Jiang's bedside.
"Give me the inspection reports!"
"Here they are, Master!" Qi Gui hastily offered them up.
She took his pulse, while everyone watched her every move with bated breath, especially Jiang Haokun, the current head of the Jiang family and Jiang Yundu's father.
He had harbored persistent doubts—how could a twenty-year-old girl possibly cure his father?
Yet, the attitude of everyone present forced him to believe it.
He had just returned from abroad and hadn't had time to understand all the events that had transpired in the country over the past month, yet such a figure had emerged in the capital.
Worse still, she was Lu Siyan's wife. He was exceedingly familiar with Lu Siyan!
He and Lu Siyan's father were also close friends.
Ultimately, he had consented to Chu Wanning's intervention; if she could genuinely cure his father, she would be the savior of their Jiang family.
"He can be saved! Uncle Qi and he will stay; everyone else, wait outside!" Chu Wanning said in a flat tone.
"Understood!" Qi Gui replied, then turned to address the others, "Everyone, please step outside for now."
No one dared to delay any further!
The room was cleared instantly.
The ward connected directly to the operating room. After making the preliminary surgical preparations, Chu Wanning outlined the surgical plan, and with the two men assisting, the entire operation proceeded smoothly.
Three hours later, the surgery concluded.
"Master, if Elder Jiang hadn't run into you, I'm afraid..." Qi Gui said, looking as though they had narrowly escaped a catastrophe.
Qin Sikai, standing beside him, concurred entirely.
"The symptoms triggered by the toxins in Elder Jiang's body—any single one of them would be difficult to bear, let alone under such a double burden. It was indeed dangerous. Once he wakes up, I will help him completely purge the toxins."
Yet, when she had taken the old master's pulse last time, his poison hadn't been this severe. It seemed someone had made a move recently. Heh! They really couldn't sit still!
"Uncle Qi, I'll have to trouble you to keep watch over the aftermath. He probably won't wake up for another twenty-four hours; notify me then!"
She then looked at Qin Sikai. "Let's go outside and talk!"
The people waiting outside had long since grown anxious.
As soon as Chu Wanning stepped out, she was met with a sea of faces. Had the entire Jiang family shown up?
"Girl Ning, how is Elder Jiang?"
"Grandpa, Elder Jiang is fine. Once he wakes up, he'll be completely in the clear. Go back and rest for a bit, and come back after he wakes up!" Chu Wanning walked over and took the arm of Elder Lu to steady him.
"Alright, Grandpa will listen to you. Are you coming back to the old estate with me?"
"Grandpa, I still have some things to take care of. I'll go back with Siyan another day!" Chu Wanning genuinely had matters to attend to.
"Good, good! Then Grandpa will head back first!"
Jiang Haokun hurried over. "Uncle Lu, I'll walk you out!"
Jiang Yundu looked at Chu Wanning with eyes glowing with admiration, but just as he wanted to take another step closer, he was rudely shoved aside!
Jiang Yundu opened his mouth to hurl an insult, only to lock eyes with Lu Siyan's intensely possessive and dangerous gaze, while Chu Wanning was already safely pulled into Lu Siyan's embrace.
"O-Old Lu, why are you here?"
"If you have something to say, say it, but stay away from my wife!"
The crowd of Jiang family members nearby widened their eyes in shock. Many of them were unaware of the situation, having arrived later, and began to whisper among themselves.
"Is that the Wife of the King of Hell Lu?"
"She's so gorgeous! The two of them look genuinely well-matched!"
"They're both ruthless people, too. That young lady's medical skills are out of this world!"
"You can say that again. Anyone the head of the Lu family fancies couldn't possibly be ordinary! We'd better be respectful when we see her in the future and never provoke her—look at how fiercely the Lu family head treasures her!"
"If she were my wife, I'd treasure her just as much! Honestly, I was just terrified our eldest young master was about to get beaten up!"
"Shut your damn mouth!"