Liu Xiwang didn’t show any disgust.
On the contrary, he was thrilled and overjoyed to see his mother wake up.
“Mom, you’re finally awake!” Liu Xiwang hurried forward, patting his mother’s back to soothe her.
The crowd around them erupted into chaos.
“Oh my heavens, she was actually brought back to life—how is this possible?!”
“We all saw it with our own eyes—how could it not be possible? This is a resurrection!”
“A miracle doctor—this is a miracle doctor!”
“But Aunt Liu had already stopped breathing, and her body was stiff. How could she still be saved? And why did she say earlier that Aunt Liu wasn’t dead? If she wasn’t dead, why was she like that?”
In any case, the moment Old Lady Liu woke up, public opinion had completely shifted.
Meanwhile, Lu Yanli stared wide-eyed at the scene before her, muttering in disbelief, “How is this possible… How is this possible…”
Gu Jianing turned her gaze toward her. “Why wouldn’t it be possible? Or is it because you were the one who caused this? You thought you had killed her, so now that I’ve brought her back, you find it impossible?”
Lu Yanli’s heart skipped a beat—how had Gu Jianing guessed?
She clenched her teeth, barely stopping herself from blurting out the question.
Under Gu Jianing’s clear, penetrating gaze—one that seemed to see right through her—Lu Yanli suddenly felt as if all her secrets had been laid bare.
No, impossible. There was no way she could know.
“Don’t spout nonsense, or I’ll report you to the authorities!”
Gu Jianing let out a soft scoff. “Even if you don’t, I will. I, Gu Jianing, won’t let anyone slander me so easily—especially not with a human life at stake.”
She turned to Sheng Zexi and said, “Brother Xi, please help me report this to the authorities and have them investigate.”
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion outside.
Then, to everyone’s surprise, the authorities and investigators arrived.
Gu Jianing blinked in surprise, then met Sheng Zexi’s gaze. He explained, “On my way here, I had someone inform the authorities and bring them over to investigate.”
Gu Jianing stared at him. “You believed me?”
Sheng Zexi replied, “I’ve always believed in you.”
A warmth like honey spread through Gu Jianing’s heart, and a faint smile curved her lips. The feeling of being unconditionally protected and trusted was truly wonderful.
“I won’t let you down.”
Meanwhile, Lu Yanli stared at the revived Old Lady Liu, her eyes wide as if she’d seen a ghost.
How is this possible?! How is this possible?!
She should be dead—her body was stiff, her breathing had stopped, she was clearly dead! How could she be alive again?!
Liu Xiwang hugged his mother, who had just woken up with a dazed expression, and burst into tears.
“Mom, you’re finally awake! I thought… I thought you were…”
At this moment, the authorities and investigators stepped forward. After hearing the details of the incident, they were astonished.
Could someone really come back from the dead?
The leader turned to Gu Jianing.
“Dr. Gu, could you explain exactly what happened? How did Old Lady Liu ‘return from the dead’?”
Gu Jianing nodded. “Old Lady Liu didn’t return from the dead—she was never dead in the first place.”
“She ingested nux vomica (strychnine), which caused her breathing to stop and her body to stiffen, putting her in a cataleptic state—a false death.”
“Just now, I used acupuncture to induce vomiting, expelling the nux vomica from her system. That’s why she woke up.”
“Fortunately, she was brought here in time. If it had been any later, even I wouldn’t have been able to save her.”
Old Man Chen suddenly understood—so it was nux vomica! Indeed, this medicinal herb could cause such symptoms.
He hadn’t considered that possibility earlier, but this girl Jianing had figured it out immediately.
As for Lu Yanli, she was completely stunned.
Nux vomica only induced temporary catalepsy?!
Meanwhile, Gu Jianing continued, “If we test the vomit, we’ll definitely detect traces of nux vomica. But…”
“The prescription I gave Old Lady Liu never included nux vomica.”
“So, I’m very curious—how did Old Lady Liu get her hands on this herb, and why did she ingest it?”
Almost as soon as Gu Jianing finished speaking, everyone’s eyes turned to Old Lady Liu.
By now, the old woman had recovered somewhat. After hearing the full story from her son, she was still in shock.
When she looked up and saw Gu Jianing’s questioning gaze, she immediately lowered her head, a flicker of guilt flashing in her eyes. She remained silent, refusing to speak.
Gu Jianing understood at once—she knew something, but was deliberately hiding it.
She stepped forward and said, “Aunt Liu, I cured your tuberculosis—why would you try to frame me?”
“Do you know what would happen to me if you had died?”
“They would have demanded my life in return.”
“Is this how Aunt Liu repays kindness—with betrayal?”
“No, no! That’s not it!” Almost as soon as Gu Jianing finished speaking, Old Lady Liu looked up, tears streaming down her face as she vehemently denied the accusation.
“It has nothing to do with you! I was already sick—I had tuberculosis, I was already dying,” she hurriedly explained.
“What? Aunt Liu had tuberculosis?”
“That makes sense—I often heard her coughing.”
“My God, tuberculosis… That’s deadly.”
“Wait, didn’t Dr. Gu just say she cured Aunt Liu’s tuberculosis?”
At that moment, Old Man Chen stepped forward, took Old Lady Liu’s wrist, and checked her pulse. After a moment, he declared, “Your tuberculosis is almost completely cured. Haven’t you noticed you’ve barely been coughing lately?”
Internally, Old Man Chen was stunned—his apprentice was truly remarkable.
She could even cure tuberculosis.
Truly, the student had surpassed the master.
Old Lady Liu froze. Her tuberculosis… was nearly cured?
She suddenly remembered Gu Jianing’s earlier promise to heal her.
She had thought it was just empty words, impossible to fulfill—but now…
“Then… that wasn’t just a temporary rally before death?” she muttered in disbelief.
“Mom, what temporary rally? Dr. Gu cured your illness!”
“Mom, are you hiding something? Tell us the truth!”
“Dr. Gu first treated your disease, and just now, she saved your life. She said if it had been any later, you would’ve died.”
“Mom, you’ve always taught me never to be ungrateful—that even the smallest kindness should be repaid tenfold!” Liu Xiwang knew his mother well.
So he was certain—she was keeping something from them.
Old Lady Liu’s mind was in chaos, but after a long moment, she finally sorted through her thoughts.
So… this young Dr. Gu had truly cured her tuberculosis?
And just now, she had also saved her life?
Her son said she had stopped breathing, her body had gone stiff—everyone thought she was dead.
And they were going to use her death to demand Dr. Gu’s life in return.
The thought horrified her.
If she hadn’t been revived, and things had continued down that path…
Dr. Gu would have been falsely accused, and she—who shouldn’t have died—would have been truly gone?!
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