The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Hide Multiple Identities
Chapter 190: Sect’s Secret Medicine

Chapter 190: Chapter 190: Sect’s Secret Medicine

"Vice Chairman Gu, do you really have no solution at all? Could it be that you read the pulse incorrectly?"

Known for his frankness, Nan Zhou directly addressed Gu Chuxin.

Gu Chuxin glanced at the impolite Nan Zhou, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes as her icy voice rang out.

"So you are the Fourth Young Master Nan Zhou. I’ve heard rumors about you, that you are an arrogant and haughty little overlord. Now that I see you, it appears to be true."

"From the tone of your voice, are you now questioning my medical skills?"

Nan Zhou wanted to speak again, but Nan Zhuoyuan stood up beside him and gave him a warning look.

Then Nan Zhuoyuan, facing Gu Chuxin, smiled and said, "Vice Chairman Gu, Azhou is just anxious about our mother’s illness. His temper has made him speak rudely, but he definitely didn’t mean to question your medical skills."

Having said that, he turned back to Nan Zhou and said, "Azhou, apologize to Vice Chairman Gu."

Under his elder brother’s scrutinizing gaze, Nan Zhou bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "Vice Chairman Gu, I’m sorry, I misspoke earlier. I just wanted to ask if there was any way to keep my mother alive."

Only then did Gu Chuxin drop her displeasure, turning her attention to Nan Qingqing, who was kneeling on the ground, and assumed a compassionate elder’s demeanor.

"Qingqing, stand up. You’ve knelt and begged me like this, so even if I can’t save Duan Zhu, I will do my best to extend her life a bit longer."

Nan Qingqing slowly stood up, tearfully looking towards Gu Chuxin.

"Vice Chairman Gu, really?"

Gu Chuxin nodded, "I have a kind of Secret Medicine from my lineage, a single dose can prolong life for a week. However, it has severe side effects; it causes irreversible damage to the body. Once it’s taken, she’ll never wake again, but she can live to old age as a vegetable."

"Since she is not likely to wake again anyway, this side effect, for her, doesn’t really count as one."

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Nan Qingqing’s eyes as she said, "As long as it keeps my mother alive, even if she never wakes again, I can accept it. What if there’s a miracle and she wakes up someday?"

Nan Zhuoyuan stood in silence, a complex and indescribable expression on his face, the emotions in his eyes completely unreadable.

Meanwhile, Nan Zhou, with a frown, straightforwardly said, "No, she can’t take this medicine!"

Hearing these words, Gu Chuxin’s face immediately turned extremely grim.

She said coldly, "Qingqing, I came today out of consideration for you, to provide treatment for Duan Zhu, and even the Secret Medicine, which our sect never shares with the outside, I brought out."

"I have done everything within my power for Duan Zhu’s illness, but since your fourth brother disagrees, let’s forget about it."

After saying that, she released Nan Qingqing’s hand and stepped toward the exit.

Seeing her about to leave, Nan Qingqing became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, quickly grabbing her.

"Vice Chairman Gu, please don’t go. Everyone in this world knows you have the best medical skills. If you do not save her, then no one else can save my mother."

Seeing Gu Chuxin determined to leave, she looked back at Nan Zhou with a pleading gaze.

"Fourth Brother, please agree. Do you really want to watch Mother die with your own eyes?"

Nan Zhou’s face turned ashen as he looked at the pitiful Nan Qingqing.

Recalling his mother’s teaching from childhood, that if his sister someday returned, he must try his best to compensate her, and grant her every request, these words were etched into his brain, into his soul, making it impossible for him to refuse Nan Qingqing.

"Vice Chairman Gu, I..."

He had barely begun to speak when Nan Zhuoyuan interrupted him.

"Vice Chairman Gu, my fourth brother is not articulate enough. You need not mind his words. However, the matter of treating our mother is a significant one, not something the three of us siblings can simply decide."

He lifted his dark eyes to Gu Chuxin, "I need to discuss it with my entire family before we can decide whether to agree."

"It won’t take long. At the latest, by the day after tomorrow, I will give you a response."