Chapter 170: A Dying Person...

""That Gu Jianing—what right does she have to be Old Chen’s apprentice? She’s just some woman from the countryside. Does she even deserve it?""

""Who knows what tricks she used to bewitch Sheng Zexi into marrying her.""

""Are we really just going to stand by and watch that woman become Old Chen’s apprentice?""

As these thoughts swirled, someone suddenly called out, ""Dr. Lu, there’s a phone call for you—from Beijing...""

Lu Yanli didn’t have time to think further. She got up and went to answer the call.

A while later, Lu Yanli returned, sitting in her office with a frown, deep in thought.

Just then, the office door was knocked on. An elderly woman entered, coughing as she walked. Lu Yanli’s frown deepened as she watched her come in.

""Yanli..."" the old lady began, but Lu Yanli cut her off before she could finish.

""While you’re in the hospital, you should call me Dr. Lu.""

""Alright, Dr. Lu. About what we talked about last time, regarding Ah Hao’s job...""

""I’m working right now. I don’t discuss anything unrelated to work. If you’re not here as a patient, please leave,"" Lu Yanli said coldly.

""Alright, fine. I’ll come to your house after you get off work then.""

With that, the old lady struggled to her feet and turned to leave.

Lu Yanli watched her hunched back. She never cared much about family ties, not even her own relatives, let alone an aunt.

Especially when that aunt was already a dying person...

Wait—a dying person...

A glint flashed in Lu Yanli’s eyes, and they suddenly brightened.

She immediately called out, ""Wait...""

—

Ever since she’d agreed to become Old Chen’s apprentice, Old Chen had come by again to set the date for the apprenticeship ceremony—five days from now.

Old Chen had specifically chosen the date.

Whenever it was, Gu Jianing had no objections.

""Alright, today is your last treatment. Your body is fully healed now."" After finishing the treatment for Qi Yuancheng that day, Gu Jianing spoke.

""Thank you, Dr. Gu."" Qi Yuancheng clenched his fists in excitement, unable to hide the joy in his eyes.

""If Ah Rou and I have a child in the future, we’ll definitely come to thank you again.""

""I’ll look forward to it,"" Gu Jianing replied with a smile.

After Qi Yuancheng left, Gu Jianing found herself with some free time.

She let her consciousness enter her space to continue studying the PTSD course—just a little bit left, and she’d be done.

Half an hour later.

Gu Jianing’s soul returned to her body.

Then she heard the system’s voice in her mind.

[Congratulations, Host, for completing your studies and passing the assessment. Reward: 200 points, one drop of Spiritual Spring Water (produces one drop per day, automatically stored).]

Gu Jianing wasn’t surprised by the 100 points.

She’d spent a long time studying this time. Although not much time had passed in the real world, several years had gone by in the space.

After several years, Gu Jianing had thoroughly mastered the PTSD treatment course and passed the assessment.

""What’s this Spiritual Spring Water?""

Soon, Gu Jianing saw a detailed description of the Spiritual Spring Water.

[Spiritual Spring Water: Concentrated. One drop lasts seven days. Please dilute before use. Has effects of pain relief, calming, nerve healing, and strengthening the body.]

""Oh, what perfect timing!"" Gu Jianing was delighted as she read the description.

The strengthening effect aside, the pain relief, calming, and nerve healing properties were perfect for treating PTSD patients.

If a patient drank the Spiritual Spring Water in addition to her treatment, the results would be twice as good with half the effort.

With this, Gu Jianing felt even more confident about going to Beijing to treat Hua Zhenrong.

But first, she needed to finish treating Amber.

So, during Amber’s next treatment, Gu Jianing added some Spiritual Spring Water.

She could clearly see Amber growing stronger by the day. The PTSD symptoms that had plagued Amber were almost completely gone—she was basically cured now.

""Thank you, Sister."" Amber could feel her body getting stronger, and even the pups in her belly were thriving. She knew it was all thanks to Gu Jianing.

Amber was deeply grateful to Gu Jianing.

She vowed silently: from now on, she would protect her sister well. Now that Sister was pregnant, and would soon have her own pups, Amber’s own children would help protect them too.

Ever since Gu Jianing adopted Amber, Xiao Duo would occasionally show up, pretending it was by chance, to check on her.

But seeing how close Amber was to Gu Jianing, and how much better she got every day, he seemed to have made up his mind. He came by less and less, and recently hadn’t shown up at all.

Perhaps, he had truly entrusted Amber to Gu Jianing’s care.

—

Gu Jianing worked in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department. Because of the rumors, she’d gotten a lot more patients, and the department was no longer as deserted as before.

Aside from those seeking help with fertility, most of her patients didn’t have particularly difficult illnesses.

But today, after scanning the elderly woman before her—Aunt Liu—Gu Jianing frowned.

Aunt Liu was thin, her cheeks almost sunken.

Of course, in this era, many people were skinny from lack of food. But Aunt Liu’s thinness was clearly different.

It was the thinness of illness, her complexion pale.

She kept coughing as well.

""Aunt Liu, have you been coughing for years? And now, sometimes you cough up blood?"" Gu Jianing asked.

Aunt Liu’s eyes widened in surprise and she nodded.

""And you sometimes get fevers? Night sweats? Often feel weak and tired?""

""Yes, Dr. Gu, you’re exactly right."" Aunt Liu was amazed that this young, pretty doctor could tell all her symptoms just from feeling her pulse.

""Dr. Gu, can my illness be cured?"" Aunt Liu asked.

Gu Jianing thought for a moment, then nodded. ""Yes, it can.""

She’d already had the system bind Aunt Liu, and from the scan, she could see that Aunt Liu had tuberculosis.

In the terms of this era, it was called consumption.

Granny Qin had also suffered from consumption.

But the two cases were different.

Granny Qin had acute tuberculosis, which developed rapidly. Without treatment, she wouldn’t have lasted long.

Aunt Liu, on the other hand, had chronic tuberculosis.

She’d managed to hang on for years, which was no small feat.

Now, it had progressed to the point of coughing up blood.

If Aunt Liu hadn’t met Gu Jianing, she probably wouldn’t have lasted much longer.

Even if she went to a big hospital and saw other doctors, with the medical standards of this era, there was no way they could cure her."