To put it plainly, this was a transaction between her and Aunt Lin.
It was something that had been agreed upon from the very beginning.
"Working" was already annoying enough; now it was even more so.
Lu Siche: "…"
He stared at Xia You, his brow furrowing slightly, a hint of danger flickering in his eyes.
It was as if he had played a card, and she had simply flipped the entire table over.
Everyone else: "…"
Daring to speak to Young Master Che like that—did she not want to live?
Given Lu Siche's temper, whether this woman would even see the sun tomorrow was still an open question.
Lin Siyi said awkwardly, "…This isn't really appropriate, is it?"
Neither of them should be calling the other "Dad"…
But no one expected Lu Siche to actually agree?!
"Fine." The curve of Lu Siche's lips deepened, his eyes carrying a hint of coldness as he fixed his gaze on Xia You.
Xia You turned around. "Take me to see the patient."
The Lin family members looked like they were about to raise objections again.
"Take her to see the old lady." Lu Siche gave the order, his gaze still locked on Xia You.
Under Lu Siche's single sentence, the Lin family members actually didn't move at all.
They exchanged glances, their expressions varied.
Lin Siyi quickly stepped forward. "Come, I'll take you inside."
Xia You glanced at Lu Siche.
This person didn't seem to be a member of the Lin family.
Yet why did he have such a strong say in the Lin household?
She furrowed her brow slightly, then turned and followed Lin Siyi into the inner room.
The others all wanted to follow as well.
"If I'm disturbed during the treatment and something goes wrong, whoever comes in will be held responsible."
That one sentence successfully stopped everyone from stepping inside.
Lu Siche raised an eyebrow with interest, sat down on a chair behind him, crossed his legs, and stared intently at the door.
He reached over to the fruit plate beside him, picked up an orange, and began peeling it.
After entering the room, Xia You saw Old Mrs. Lin lying on the hospital bed.
The old lady was currently awake, looking at Xia You with puzzled eyes.
"I'm the doctor here to treat you. No need to be nervous—just relax." Xia You began taking out the silver needles from the case.
Her voice was light and plain, yet it carried a calming power.
The doubt in the old lady's eyes faded, and her whole body began to relax.
Xia You—or rather, the person now living in Xia You's body—had been the thirty-ninth generation Successor of the Medical Sect in her previous life.
In her past life, she had lived in a parallel dimension similar to this world, but while flying on an airplane, she was struck by lightning, and her soul was directly blasted into this body of the recently deceased Xia You.
That was how she had been reborn in this body.
Her acquaintance with Lin Siyi came about because she had saved a person while in prison.
That person was acquainted with Lin Siyi, and through that connection, the two of them had come to know each other.
Xia You had been able to diagnose Old Mrs. Lin's symptoms and certain details of her condition that no one else knew simply from verbal descriptions, which had earned her Lin Siyi's complete trust.
After that, Lin Siyi would often visit her, regularly sending money and supplies to Xia You in prison.
In return, Xia You had promised to treat Old Mrs. Lin's illness once she got out.
So, after being released from prison, Lin Siyi had eagerly sent people to pick her up.
After calming the old lady down, Xia You pressed her hands against the old lady's meridians and applied several precise techniques, kneading along the meridian pathways.
Then, Xia You picked up several silver needles.
With a flick of her wrist, she sent five needles flying into acupuncture points nearly twenty centimeters apart.
Wisps of qi began to rise from the acupuncture points, and the old lady's entire body convulsed once—but soon, the pain on her face began to gradually fade.
Although the Lin family members hadn't gone inside, the old lady's room had a special observation glass door.
So they could all see what was happening inside from outside.
When they witnessed this scene, shock was written on every face.
And then! When they saw Xia You's needling technique, their eyes went wide.
It was practically flying needles through acupuncture points! Utterly miraculous!
Lu Siche's pupils also contracted sharply.
Such force and precision… How on earth did she manage it?