Chapter 9: Binding the Patient, Activating the System

Gu Jianing and Sheng Zexi went out for a walk. Back at home, after the matchmaker was sent off, the Gu family began discussing Sheng Zexi’s near-infertility.

“Mother, how could you agree to this without thinking it over more carefully?” In the Gu family, although Gu Yunzhou got along best with Sheng Zexi, Gu Jianing was his real sister. He knew where his priorities lay.

A man unable to have children was a serious issue. In the end, the pressure might fall on his little sister.

Facing her family’s doubts, Yao Chunhua shared the method her daughter had told her.

“…I figured, having children is a big deal. Ningning wouldn’t lie about this—maybe she really does have a way. After all, she studied nursing at a vocational school.”

Yao Chunhua remembered how confident her daughter had looked; she didn’t seem like she was lying.

Aside from this one flaw, Zexi was excellent in every other way. If this could be cured, he’d be perfect.

Hearing this, the Gu family fell silent, but they agreed with Yao Chunhua’s reasoning. Maybe the little sister really did inherit some miraculous medical skills and could cure Sheng Zexi’s infertility.

If that was the case, they could rest easy.

Only one person’s heart was pounding wildly.

It wasn’t until she returned to her room that Yang Manman finally calmed down. All she could think about was her mother-in-law’s words: if her sister-in-law could cure Sheng Zexi’s infertility, could she also cure her own inability to conceive?

If her sister-in-law really had a way to cure Officer Sheng’s infertility, did that mean she could also help her, so she could have a child?

The thought filled Yang Manman with hope she hadn’t felt in a long time.

She and her husband, Gu Yunting, had married for love. Her husband was a good man, and his family treated her well. The only regret was that after three years of marriage, they still didn’t have a child.

They had gone to the hospital, and the problem was with her.

She had drunk countless bitter medicines over the past two years, but her belly remained unchanged.

Eventually, she would drink the medicine while crying, but no matter how much she drank, it was useless.

Her husband had comforted her, saying that even if they never had children, they could still live happily together. If she really wanted a child, they could adopt.

She was grateful for his understanding and comfort, but could a family really be complete without a child? Adopt? How could an adopted child compare to one of her own?

Yang Manman was nearly in despair, but now, hearing her mother-in-law say her sister-in-law might have this skill—even if she suspected it might be a bluff—hope still sprouted in her heart. What if it was true?

After a while, Yang Manman heard movement outside and knew her sister-in-law had returned. She resisted the urge to rush out and ask for help, waiting until noon when her husband came home from the steel factory. She told him everything.

When Gu Yunting came home for lunch, his younger brother told him all about Sheng Zexi’s matchmaking visit, and he was surprised to learn his little sister might have such abilities.

Seeing his wife’s red eyes and pleading expression, Gu Yunting took her hand and led her outside. “Come on, let’s go find my sister right now.”

Gu Yunting wanted a child with his wife as much as she did. He knew how much she had suffered these past three years. Now that there was hope, they had to try, no matter what.

When Gu Jianing learned why her eldest brother and sister-in-law had come, she couldn’t help but think it was like a pillow arriving just as she was dozing off. She had planned to treat her sister-in-law anyway, since she was thinking about the Pregnancy Sacred Body Pill, and she did owe her brother and sister-in-law from her previous life—she wanted to make it up to them.

She’d been worrying about how to convince her sister-in-law, but hadn’t expected them to come to her first.

She was delighted, but hesitated on the surface. “I can try, but I can’t guarantee anything—I’ve never treated anyone before.” Gu Jianing was confident, but since she hadn’t done it yet, she didn’t want to make any promises.

Yang Manman was overjoyed, grabbing Gu Jianing’s hand, her eyes brimming with tears. “Thank you, little sister. No matter what happens, I can handle it.”

“Alright.”

“System, bind my sister-in-law Yang Manman as my first patient,” Gu Jianing said silently to the system.

[Ding! Patient No. 1, Yang Manman, has been bound.]

[Ding! Miracle Doctor Space and System Shop are now open. Patient’s body has been scanned, and information has been updated in the Miracle Space’s study section. Please check promptly.]

After telling her brother and sister-in-law that treatment would start tomorrow and seeing them off, Gu Jianing returned to her room to check the system.

[The host can now enter the Miracle Doctor Space for targeted study. Completing studies will also earn points.]

Following the system’s guidance, Gu Jianing’s soul entered the Miracle Doctor Space.

The space had three sections: one was storage, about 100 cubic meters, where things could be stored and kept fresh forever.

Another was the patient section. Information on bound patients would appear here and could be viewed in detail.

Currently, she had only bound one patient—her sister-in-law, Yang Manman. Clicking on it, she saw all of Yang Manman’s health information: name, age, current physical condition, treatment progress, mood, and more.

Gu Jianing’s gaze fell on the pregnancy status.

[Pregnant: No. Patient suffers from severe uterine cold. Conception rate: 3%.]

“So it’s uterine cold… A 3% conception rate is way too low.” No wonder her sister-in-law hadn’t gotten pregnant after three years of marriage. In her previous life, her brother and sister-in-law had never had children.

The system explained further: after Gu Jianing treated Yang Manman, as soon as she had been pregnant for one month, it could be detected. The system could even monitor how many babies were in the womb, the specific condition of mother and fetus, who the father was, and so on, all the way until the child was born. As long as Gu Jianing didn’t unbind the patient, she could keep monitoring.

Gu Jianing was amazed. “This is incredible. So advanced!”

She then turned to the last section—the study section.

Every time a patient was bound and their illness analyzed, the study section would provide relevant courses for Gu Jianing to learn, along with a dedicated miracle doctor teacher to guide her in diagnosis, prescriptions, and so on.

[Each time the host studies, passing the theory and clinical exams will earn points.]

Looking at the dozen thick books on “uterine cold” in front of her, and the stern teacher standing nearby, Gu Jianing—never much of a bookworm—felt a little nervous.

She didn’t like studying, but since these were medical books she was interested in, she gritted her teeth and persevered.

[Host, don’t worry. Time flows much slower in the study space: one hour outside equals a year in here.]

Gu Jianing: …Alright, I have nothing to say.

[Host, would you like to start studying now?]

Gu Jianing hesitated, then gritted her teeth. “Let’s give it a try.”

Fifteen minutes later, Gu Jianing emerged from the Miracle Doctor Space, wishing she could go back and slap herself fifteen minutes ago.

Fifteen minutes had passed outside, but three months had passed in the space.

During those three months, she first studied the theory and passed the exam. Maybe because she already had a medical background and a good memory, that part wasn’t too hard.

The difficult part was the hands-on treatment. The teacher taught her how to diagnose and treat “uterine cold” from both Western and Chinese medicine perspectives, including acupuncture, prescriptions, and more—she had to master it all perfectly.

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