Chapter 76: Chapter 76

“I think you’ve been completely bewitched by that woman—she’s got you all confused!”

Peng Wenjing could no longer sit still. She immediately rushed toward the operating room.

There, she saw a mother and her two sons waiting anxiously outside. She hurried over. “Are you Captain Cui Bin’s family?”

Mrs. Yu and her two sons were waiting outside when a nurse suddenly ran up to them, looking flustered.

Mrs. Yu quickly realized what was happening and nodded. “Yes, I’m Cui Bin’s wife.”

“So, Captain Cui really is having leg surgery in there? And it’s being done by Captain Sheng’s country wife?”

Mrs. Yu frowned. What did she mean by “country wife”? That sounded a bit insulting.

She studied Peng Wenjing, thinking the nurse looked familiar. In a moment, she realized who she was.

This was the nurse named Peng Wenjing, the one who’d been pursuing Captain Sheng for years.

Rumor had it she’d been waiting all this time just to marry Captain Sheng, waiting so long she’d become an old maid.

So, this Nurse Peng must be Jia Ning’s rival in love, right?

Mrs. Yu was definitely on Gu Jia Ning’s side. Now that she realized who Peng Wenjing was, her gaze turned wary.

“Nurse Peng, this has nothing to do with you.”

Peng Wenjing saw her reaction and immediately became certain that it was indeed Captain Sheng’s country wife performing surgery on Cui Bin.

And from the look of it, Cui Bin’s wife had clearly been taken in by that woman.

She was furious. “Do you think I want to meddle in your business? Captain Cui’s leg injury—even our hospital’s top surgeon, the director himself, didn’t dare operate. He said the risk was too high, that one wrong move could damage a major artery and put his life in danger. That’s why we’ve always stuck to conservative treatment.”

“And yet you trust some country woman? Is she even a doctor? Does she have a medical license? She’s probably illiterate—how could she possibly perform surgery? You’ve all been fooled by her! For all you know, Captain Cui’s life is at risk right now!”

Peng Wenjing’s words made Mrs. Yu’s heart skip a beat. She couldn’t help but worry about the possibility.

But then she remembered how calm and confident Gu Jia Ning had been when she’d treated them before, and how she’d been right every time. Even Jiang Baihe had started seeking out Jia Ning for treatment, saying she trusted her.

Mrs. Yu admitted that Peng Wenjing’s concerns made sense.

But who said only licensed doctors could heal? Weren’t there countless miracle doctors hidden away in the mountains?

Mrs. Yu felt that Gu Jia Ning wasn’t the type to deceive people. She must be confident in her skills—otherwise, why would she take on such a thankless task?

After all, if any of those she treated had problems, they’d surely come after her. But if she cured them, what could they really do to repay her?

Gu Jia Ning was helping them because they were friends.

So, they had to trust her.

Thinking this, Mrs. Yu retorted,

Her meaning was clear: she believed in Gu Jia Ning.

Peng Wenjing stared at Mrs. Yu in shock. She hadn’t expected that, even after she’d laid everything out so clearly, this woman would still be so stubborn.

“I think you’ve been completely bewitched by that woman—she’s got you all confused!”

“Forget it, I’m done talking to you.”

Peng Wenjing realized there was no point arguing further with Mrs. Yu, but she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing. She immediately ran off.

She planned to go straight to Director Shu. Only the director could put a stop to this.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Yu’s son watched Peng Wenjing’s departing figure, worry written all over his face as he turned to his mother. “Mom, what that nurse just said…”

Before he could finish, Mrs. Yu cut him off. “Ashu, don’t listen to her. She just likes your Uncle Sheng, but he doesn’t like her. That’s why she’s jealous of your Aunt Jia Ning and saying all this.”

“Your dad and I both know how skilled your Aunt Jia Ning is. Don’t worry, we’re not stupid.”

“We have to trust your Aunt Jia Ning.”

Hearing this, her son finally relaxed and settled in to wait patiently.

At that moment, inside the operating room, Gu Jia Ning had no idea what had just happened outside—the soundproofing was excellent.

Cui Bin, lying on the operating table, had already fallen into a deep sleep under anesthesia.

Gu Jia Ning picked up the scalpel, located the spot where the shrapnel was lodged in Cui Bin’s leg, disinfected the area, and made the incision…

Peng Wenjing ran all the way to Director Shu’s office, only to learn that he and the hospital’s doctors were in a meeting.

She hurried to the conference room. She knew she couldn’t barge in while they were meeting, but…

In the end, Peng Wenjing gritted her teeth and pushed open the conference room door.

“Director Shu, I have something urgent—someone’s life is at stake!”

As soon as she opened the door, she blurted it out.

Looking up, she saw not only Director Shu Langxing, who was frowning at her from the head of the table, but also all the other doctors in the room, their eyes fixed on her.

For a moment, she was the center of attention.

Director Shu was clearly annoyed at the interruption, but recalling Peng Wenjing’s words about a life-or-death matter, he managed to suppress his anger.

He also recognized the nurse standing before him—wasn’t she Peng Yude’s younger sister?

“Nurse Peng, what is it?”

“Director Shu, it’s like this…” Peng Wenjing quickly explained the situation.

“...Right now, that woman is in the operating room planning to operate on Captain Cui. Director, you have to go check it out—better yet, stop her! Otherwise, Captain Cui’s life could be in danger!”

As soon as Peng Wenjing finished, not only did Shu Langxing’s eyes widen, but the whole conference room seemed to explode like a bomb had gone off.

“What? An unlicensed woman is performing surgery? That’s outrageous—she’s treating a human life like a joke!”

“Wait, didn’t we just discuss this? Isn’t Captain Sheng Zexi’s wife skilled in medicine? Could it be she’s not just good at traditional medicine, but also at surgery?”

“I know Captain Cui’s case—I’ve seen his leg before. With current medical techniques, there’s no way to operate.”

“Could it be that Captain Sheng’s wife is confident she can do it?”

The doctors in the conference room began to discuss heatedly, while Shu Langxing fell into deep thought.

If it hadn’t been for the meeting they’d just had, he might have rushed to the operating room at once to stop everything.

But remembering the content of their meeting, he held back for the moment.

The reason for today’s meeting was, in fact, Gu Jia Ning.

More precisely, it was about the stomach pills and rheumatism ointment Gu Jia Ning had given to Sheng Zexi."