Ma Fang’s heart lurched, and he quickly turned to look.
He saw a young and very beautiful girl walk in, saying coldly to him, “This elderly woman clearly can still be saved. If you don’t have the skill, just say your medical skills aren’t good enough, why lie and tell them there’s nothing more to be done?”
As Gu Wanshi spoke, she walked over to the elderly woman’s side and raised a hand to check her pulse.
Taking her pulse only confirmed her earlier diagnosis further.
If this elderly woman received prompt treatment, her life wouldn’t be in danger.
If Ma Fang had honestly said she could still be saved but that he lacked the skill to do it, then maybe the granddaughter and the restaurant staff could have thought of another way.
But Ma Fang had actually lied and told them there was nothing more to be done, wasn’t that putting her life at risk?
“Really?” The elderly woman’s granddaughter immediately threw herself in front of Gu Wanshi, tears streaming down her face. “Please, save my grandmother, she’s the person I’m closest to in this world!”
“Don’t worry,” Gu Wanshi patted her hand. “I have a way.”
“That’s, that’s nonsense!” Ma Fang was still stubborn. “The old lady is clearly beyond saving. What could you possibly know? I can see clearly you’re just putting on a show!”
Gu Wanshi didn’t even bother with him and instead turned to ask a staff member, “You have a medical office here, don’t you? Do you have silver needles and the related equipment?”
“We do!” the staff member nodded hurriedly. “I’ll go get them right away!”
As it happened, the silver needles in the medical office had been bought on a whim back when they’d purchased medical equipment, no one had expected they’d actually come in handy today.
While waiting, Gu Wanshi had them lay the elderly woman flat on the nearby sofa.
Ma Fang’s face darkened, and he sneered from the side, “I really can’t believe you’d trust some little girl. Heh, does she even know what medicine is? If she botches the treatment and hurts this elderly woman, what will you do then!”
Hearing this, the granddaughter began to hesitate.
The female manager who knew Gu Wanshi also walked over and whispered in her ear, “Miss Gu, can you really cure this elderly woman? She’s the Mu family’s matriarch! If anything goes wrong…”
Gu Wanshi smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I know.”
She’d already recognized her the moment she’d walked in.
The Mu family was among the very top of the elite.
The Mu family’s matriarch had once appeared in financial news, which the original owner had happened to see, so she existed in the original owner’s memories.
And while reading the novel, Gu Wanshi had also seen the Mu family mentioned briefly.
The Gu family counted as a wealthy family too, but compared to a top-tier family like the Mu family, they were nothing to speak of.
“Heh, I’m the doctor here, and you don’t trust me, but you trust her? Is she a doctor? Has she even studied medicine?” Ma Fang kept mocking. “If she can cure Madam Mu, I’ll cut off my own head and let you all kick it like a ball!”
“Shut up,” Gu Wanshi said, annoyed. “Zhao Tong!”
“Yes, boss.”
Zhao Tong immediately understood, stepping in front of Ma Fang and saying menacingly, “If you say one more word, I’ll tear your mouth apart.”
Ma Fang was short and thin, and he was genuinely intimidated by Zhao Tong’s threat, so he could only glare resentfully at Gu Wanshi.
He simply refused to believe that some little girl could actually cure Madam Mu’s condition!
Gu Wanshi then turned to look at the elderly woman’s granddaughter, Mu Anqian, and said, “I can save the old lady. If you trust me, I’ll stake my life on it. If you won’t allow me to treat her… then there’s nothing more I can do.”
Mu Anqian looked at Ma Fang’s furious face, then at her grandmother lying pale on the sofa, and gritted her teeth. “I trust you! Please, if you can cure my grandmother, you can ask anything of me afterward, and I’ll do it!”
Things had already come to this point, so she had no choice but to gamble.
And for some reason, she felt this girl in front of her was no ordinary person.
At that moment, the staff member who’d gone to fetch the silver needles returned.
Without wasting any more time, Gu Wanshi swiftly sterilized the needles and prepared to administer acupuncture to Madam Mu.
Seeing this, the disdain in Ma Fang’s eyes grew even more obvious.
Some young little girl, daring to give a patient acupuncture?
Just wait, Madam Mu would surely suffer for it.
And this damned girl would end up with nowhere to bury her body!
But just as Gu Wanshi finished the treatment and pulled the four silver needles out of Madam Mu’s body, Madam Mu suddenly coughed heavily twice, then began breathing in deep gasps.
Her face was still quite pale, but it was clear she was already looking better than before.
“Grandma!” Mu Anqian rushed over. “Grandma, how are you feeling?”
Madam Mu slowly opened her eyes.
She seemed not to know yet what had just happened, her eyes hazy with confusion.
“Xiaoqian, what happened to me?”
“Grandma!” Mu Anqian gripped her hand tightly, crying with joy. “You really scared me half to death just now!”
The restaurant staff all let out a sigh of relief as well.
Except for Ma Fang, of course.
At this moment his face had turned ashen, and his heart was racing with panic.
He’d just sworn up and down that the old lady was beyond saving and had mocked Gu Wanshi mercilessly.
But now, Gu Wanshi had all but slapped his face swollen!
Getting his face slapped was the least of it, how was he going to explain himself to this elderly woman and her granddaughter? People who dined here and could afford a private room were all either wealthy or powerful…
Gu Wanshi spoke up. “Miss Mu, the old lady is elderly, so her body is bound to have some issues from time to time. Simply put, her condition just now was caused by her breath suddenly getting stuck. My needles helped clear her airway, and now the old lady is no longer in any life-threatening danger. But it would still be best to take her to the hospital shortly for a full checkup, and have her admitted for a few days of treatment.”
“I understand,” Mu Anqian looked at her gratefully. “Thank you so much, you’re our Mu family’s benefactor! Grandma, you fell ill just now, and this miracle doctor saved you!”
Madam Mu had also realized by now what had just happened, and she immediately stood up to bow to Gu Wanshi.
Gu Wanshi hurried to stop her. “No need, Madam Mu, your body is still a bit weak right now, there’s no need for that.”
“Miracle doctor, how should I address you?” Madam Mu asked gratefully and respectfully.
“No need to keep calling me miracle doctor,” Gu Wanshi said, a little embarrassed. “I’m Gu Wanshi.”
Mu Anqian vaguely felt the name sounded familiar, but couldn’t quite place where she’d heard it.
“Then I’ll just call you Wanshi from now on!” Mu Anqian said with a smile. “Wanshi, I will absolutely repay you for what you’ve done for our Mu family. From now on, if you ever need anything, just come to me, I’ll never refuse!”
Mu Anqian had originally thought about offering Gu Wanshi money directly, but then reconsidered, since Gu Wanshi could afford to dine here, she surely wasn’t short on money, and offering her money might even upset her.
But she truly wanted to repay Gu Wanshi.
Hearing this, Gu Wanshi nodded with a smile.
An opportunity to get acquainted with the Mu family had presented itself right in front of her, why would she pass it up?
At that moment, a staff member who had never gotten along well with Ma Fang suddenly spoke up. “Huh, that’s strange. Didn’t Dr. Ma just say that even an immortal from the heavens couldn’t save Madam Mu?”
Mu Anqian immediately turned a cold gaze toward Ma Fang.