Chapter 177: Who Was Really Behind Giving Lu Yanli the Idea?

Gu Jianing found it hard to comment on people like that.

But she didn’t want to forgive, nor did she want to have any further dealings with such a person.

“Auntie Liu, I don’t have much more to say about what happened today.”

“I just want to remind you, as a patient, I hope you’ll strictly follow the doctor’s orders and not take any other medicines on your own. Otherwise, I might be able to save you once, but I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to save you a second or third time.”

“Yes, yes, Dr. Gu, I understand.”

“Dr. Gu, about my mother’s tuberculosis…” Liu Xiwang asked cautiously.

He could tell that Dr. Gu was disappointed in his mother’s actions—he saw the indifference in her eyes. But as someone who had benefited from his mother’s so-called sacrifice, he couldn’t bring himself to criticize her.

After all, his mother had done it for him.

So, he still hoped his mother could recover.

“Auntie Liu’s tuberculosis will be completely cured as long as she continues taking the prescription I gave her for another week.”

“Alright, thank you, Dr. Gu.”

…

It wasn’t until Liu Xiwang helped Auntie Liu away, and Lu Yanli was also taken away, that this farce finally came to an end.

After saying goodbye to Elder Chen and the others, Gu Jianing was taken home by Sheng Zexi.

Once home, Sheng Zexi quickly heated up some food for her.

“Ningning, don’t let what happened today get to you,” Sheng Zexi comforted her.

Gu Jianing smiled at him. “Don’t worry, Brother Xi. I’m not that fragile, and I’m not so easily affected.”

“That’s good.” Hearing her say this, Sheng Zexi finally relaxed.

—

That same day, Lu Yanli was taken away, and her husband’s position was also suspended.

When Zheng Weimin heard what his wife had done, he felt a splitting headache.

He had always known his wife was selfish and self-serving.

But he never imagined she would do something like this.

If this matter couldn’t be smoothed over and was officially determined, not only would his wife’s career be over, but even his own position would be affected.

“No, I can’t just sit and wait for disaster.”

After thinking for a while, Zheng Weimin went to find Sheng Zexi, hoping he could persuade his wife to forgive Lu Yanli and ask for leniency.

But before Zheng Weimin could even finish speaking, Sheng Zexi’s face darkened and he refused outright.

He even threatened that if Zheng Weimin kept pressing, he would report him to the higher-ups.

Helpless, Zheng Weimin could only leave.

Watching Zheng Weimin’s departing figure, Sheng Zexi thought that if this matter only concerned himself, perhaps he could have shown some leniency. But since it involved Ningning… he would never back down.

No one was allowed to hurt Ningning.

Anyone who tried—he would be the first to make them pay, let alone show mercy.

Meanwhile, Lu Yanli, who was really just a bully who feared the strong and preyed on the weak, quickly confessed under questioning.

The root of it all was her jealousy toward Gu Jianing.

She had always wanted to be Elder Chen’s apprentice, but to her surprise, Elder Chen chose Gu Jianing instead. She couldn’t accept it.

So she encouraged Auntie Liu to seek treatment from Gu Jianing, and even gave Auntie Liu the nux vomica.

However, although Lu Yanli worked in internal medicine, she was a Western medicine doctor and didn’t know much about Chinese medicinal herbs.

She thought that once Auntie Liu took the nux vomica, she would die immediately.

She never expected it would only cause a fake death.

And she certainly didn’t expect Gu Jianing would actually save Auntie Liu and expose everything.

“I never thought I was the reason behind all this,” Elder Chen sighed.

After Lu Yanli was taken away for investigation, Elder Chen also put pressure on the authorities.

After all, Gu Jianing was his only treasured apprentice—he couldn’t let her be bullied for nothing.

He was determined to get to the bottom of it and see that Lu Yanli was severely punished.

But he hadn’t expected that the root cause was himself—because he had accepted Gu Jianing as his apprentice.

Elder Chen felt extremely guilty that Gu Jianing had suffered this disaster because of him.

“Master, this isn’t your fault.”

“People who want to do evil will always find all sorts of reasons.”

“Are you saying that, just because of Lu Yanli’s ridiculous excuses, you shouldn’t have taken me as your apprentice?” Gu Jianing asked.

“Of course not! You can only be my apprentice,” Elder Chen replied immediately.

“Then that’s settled.”

Elder Chen couldn’t help but laugh. “You little rascal.”

“So, Master, you don’t need to take this to heart.”

“Alright. By the way, I didn’t expect you, little girl, to actually cure tuberculosis. That’s always been a tough disease. Come, tell me how you did it.”

“Sure!”

“Dr. Gu, Dr. Gu, can we listen in too?” Dr. Zhou and Dr. Lu came over eagerly.

“Of course.”

So, Gu Jianing explained how she treated tuberculosis.

Both Elder Chen and Drs. Zhou and Lu listened, utterly absorbed.

When she finished, Elder Chen pondered for a moment and said, “Ning, how about this: let’s find a time for you to give a lecture. I’ll arrange a venue, and we’ll invite doctors from all over the country to come listen to your treatment for tuberculosis. What do you think?”

After saying this, Elder Chen felt a bit nervous. After all, treatment methods, like prescriptions, were often considered personal secrets.

Most people wouldn’t easily share their own prescriptions and methods.

So Elder Chen was a bit anxious as he asked.

He knew he was putting Gu Jianing on the spot.

But tuberculosis was a major challenge in medicine, with a high mortality rate.

Now that Gu Jianing had a treatment, if she could share it, countless people suffering from tuberculosis now and in the future could be saved.

Even if it was a bit shameless, Elder Chen still had to ask.

“Sure, but it’ll have to be after Qingming Festival. Around then, I might need to go to Beijing with my husband,” Gu Jianing replied without hesitation.

Elder Chen and Drs. Zhou and Lu all stared in astonishment.

Elder Chen said, “You—you agreed?”

Gu Jianing nodded. “As long as it can help more people, I’m willing to share this treatment.”

Elder Chen looked at Gu Jianing, his eyes instantly reddening. He patted her on the shoulder. “Good, good, Ning, you’re a good one. I knew I was right to take you as my apprentice.”

Drs. Zhou and Lu were also deeply shocked by Gu Jianing’s answer.

To be honest, if it were them who had found a cure for tuberculosis, and someone asked them to share it, they might not be willing, or at least would hesitate.

But Dr. Gu agreed without a second thought.

At that moment, they understood why Elder Chen had chosen Dr. Gu as his apprentice.

It wasn’t just her medical talent, but also her character…

Something they themselves couldn’t match.

Meanwhile, after returning home, Gu Jianing discussed with Sheng Zexi who was really behind giving Lu Yanli the idea."