Chapter 266 Grandma's in Trouble?!

The capital city.

These two words were like two steel needles coated with deadly poison, piercing deeply into Su Yue's brain.

Gu Beichen's steady breathing could be clearly heard through the phone receiver, but Su Yue felt as if all the blood in her body had frozen in an instant.

An unprecedented, overwhelming killing intent, a mixture of lingering fear and rage, exploded from the deepest part of her heart.

Lin Wan'er!

How dare she!

How dare she harm her family!

The hand gripping the receiver was so tight that the knuckles were taut, almost crushing the black bakelite casing.

"Yueyue?" Gu Beichen on the other end of the phone noticed her silence.

After extreme anger comes absolute calm.

Su Yue closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, all the surging emotions were forcibly suppressed, turning into a bottomless, icy pool.

"I'm fine."

Her answer was eerily calm.

"Although Grandma is out of danger now, she is extremely weak and cannot be subjected to any further stimulation. You should immediately arrange for the best nurses to take care of her 24 hours a day, and all food and supplies entering and leaving the house must be double-checked."

As a top medical doctor, she immediately and methodically guided the subsequent treatment and care plan over the phone.

"Also, seal that newspaper and envelope in a sealed bag and don't let anyone touch them. I suspect the contents are pollen from the 'South China Sea Purple Stamen Flower.' This stuff is extremely rare. Have Bei Xiao investigate whether anyone has recently obtained it through special channels."

"Okay," Gu Beichen replied in a deep voice.

After hanging up the phone, Su Yue stood still, motionless.

The warm light in the guesthouse room now sent a chill down her spine.

A question that sent chills down her spine suddenly popped into her mind.

How did Lin Wan'er know that her grandmother was allergic to that particular type of pollen?

This matter is the deepest secret of the Su and Chen families.

Because the situation was special and rare, even his uncle Chen Kai only knew a little about it and did not know the specific allergen.

The only ones who truly know the truth about this are her maternal grandfather and herself from her previous life!

Lin Wan'er... how could she know?

Could it be...?

An absurd and terrifying guess sent a shiver down Su Yue's spine, making her hands and feet go cold.

Could it be that in Lin Wan'er's "past life" memories, she and Lin Wan'er were not mortal enemies, but rather... "sisters" who could talk about anything?

So, how did she come to know so many secrets that even her family might not know?

This thought, like a venomous snake, tightly coiled around Su Yue's heart, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

She always thought that her greatest advantage was that she had a grasp of the general plot of the book.

But now she realized with shock that Lin Wan'er possessed a "past life" that belonged to her, a past that she knew nothing about and was full of fatal flaws!

This enemy was a hundred times, a thousand times more terrifying than she had imagined!

She is no longer a simple reborn woman with a cheat code.

She is a devil who crawled back from hell, possessing all her weaknesses and fatal flaws!

The female lead's halo is indeed powerful!

We must fight back!

And it was a thunderous strike!

The killing intent that had been forcibly suppressed surged up again within Su Yue's body, but it transformed into an even more resolute and icy coldness.

She quickly walked to the phone and asked for the encrypted dedicated line to Hainan Island again.

"Beichen, do as I say."

"First, immediately release the news that Grandma was sent to the hospital but failed to be saved and is now in critical condition, only hanging on by a thread."

"Second, send your people to the military hospital to create the illusion that the whole family is in chaos and preparing for the worst."

"Third, and most importantly, we need to send Bei Xiao to the black market in person. He needs to make a big show of it, acting as if he's desperate and willing to do anything to buy a few of the rarest life-saving herbs, such as a hundred-year-old wild ginseng or a thousand-year-old he shou wu. The bigger the commotion, the better."

She wanted Lin Wan'er to believe that her scheme had succeeded.

She wanted to make that viper, in its self-righteous victory, completely lower its guard.

"I understand." Gu Beichen instantly grasped her intention.

After hanging up the call with Gu Beichen, Su Yue didn't pause for a moment before dialing the number again.

This time, she was looking for Qin Zheng.

When the call connected, Qin Zheng's perpetually calm and collected tone came through.

"Comrade Su Yue."

Su Yue didn't beat around the bush with him. Her voice carried a perfect amount of weariness and hoarseness, and even a faint hint of a sob.

"Comrade Qin Zheng, I... something happened at home."

Qin Zheng remained silent for a moment on the other end of the phone.

"My grandmother suffered a sudden heart attack and is currently in the hospital undergoing emergency treatment. The doctor said... her chances of survival are slim."

Su Yue's voice trembled, perfectly portraying the image of someone who had lost a loved one and was completely disoriented.

“I suspect that someone deliberately poisoned the animals, but I have no evidence.”

“You are the only person I can trust in the capital who has access to information from special sources.”

"So, I'd like to ask you for a favor..."

Su Yue paused for a moment, giving the other party enough time to react.

"Please keep an eye out for anyone who has recently come into contact with any 'special things' they shouldn't have. Or, has anyone been asking about my grandmother's health?"

These words were a plea for help, a test, and a deadly lure.

She laid bare the choice in front of Qin Zheng.

The choice is to continue feigning friendship with that venomous snake, Lin Wan'er, and then wait to be dealt with by oneself.

Seize this last opportunity, completely side with her, and offer your true "pledge of allegiance."

A long, deathly silence fell over the other end of the phone.

Su Yue could clearly hear Qin Zheng's breathing, which had become somewhat heavy.

After a long while, he slowly spoke.

"Okay, I understand."

There were no unnecessary promises, nor any false comforts.

But Su Yue knew that the fish had taken the bait.

...

The guesthouse room was dark and damp.

Lin Wan'er listened intently to the gossip coming from the corridor outside the window.

"Have you heard? That old lady from the Gu family is dying!"

"That's right! I heard the Gu family has practically turned the black market upside down, searching everywhere for a miracle cure!"

"Oh dear, this is truly an unexpected disaster..."

Upon hearing this, a twisted and gleeful smile finally appeared on Lin Wan'er's face.

Su Yue, aren't you a miracle doctor?

Aren't you capable of bringing the dead back to life?

I'd like to see how you're going to save your loved ones this time!

She could almost see Su Yue's heartbroken and disoriented state after receiving the devastating news.

The thrill of revenge seemed to lessen the pain in her broken leg considerably.

Just as she was basking in the ecstasy of revenge, there was a loud knock on the door.

Lin Wan'er stood up warily.

"who?"