"ah--"
Qi Yaqin let out a wail and staggered back several steps, clutching her finger.
Xia Tianxiu rushed forward, raising her arms to block Qi Yaqin: "Ruyi, calm down, don't hit my mom!"
Seeing that Xia Tianxiu was as skilled at being a green tea bitch as ever, Su Ruyi immediately exposed her: "Which eye of yours saw me fight with your mother?! She was the one who tried to scratch me, I just blocked her!"
"Ruyi, don't be angry... I apologize on behalf of my mother!" Xia Tianxiu said, stepping forward again. "Please don't hold a grudge against my mother and refuse to treat my grandfather's illness!"
Su Ruyi's eyes widened.
This summer show is truly terrifying—not only did she curry favor with Qi Yuan, but she also drove a wedge between Qi Yuan and Qi Yaqin!
Even Xia Tianxiu knew that Su Ruyi was not to be offended, but Qi Yaqin didn't care and was determined to have a big fight with Su Ruyi!
The difference in quality is immediately apparent!
Qi Yuan immediately fell for Xia Tianxiu's trick and scolded Qi Yaqin, "Yaqin! How old are you? How can you be so immature? Go inside and stay here!"
Qi Yaqin glanced at Su Ruyi, then pulled Xia Tianxiu and said, "Yue'er, let's go back inside!"
"Ruyi, don't hold it against my mom, she's just worried about me!" Xia Tianxiu said before helping Qi Yaqin into the house.
Qi Yuan had a terrible headache. He stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Dr. Su, I'm so sorry. My daughter has mental problems and is spoiled by her mother. Please bear with her!"
Su Ruyi turned her gaze away from the direction the mother and daughter had left, and said with a faint smile, "It's alright."
Then, Qi Yuan led Su Ruyi to his bedroom.
Qi Yuan's body is recovering quickly and he is already able to withstand the next round of treatment.
Su Ruyi frowned and fell into deep thought.
Her thoughts were still somewhat lingering on the fact that Xia Tianxiu had become Qiao Tianyue, the granddaughter of the Qi family in Beijing.
Summer Show is fake; Qiao Tianyue is someone else entirely.
She knew, but did Xia Tianxiu herself know?
Xia Tianxiu and the Qi family must have some connection.
However, if Xia Tianxiu had always known that she might be the Qi family's granddaughter, why didn't she leave the Xia family in Haicheng sooner and go to Beijing to find the "biological parents" she believed to be?
Therefore, she must have only recently received the news.
Xia Tianxiu disappeared in Sanhe County after Ding Honglei took her group away from Dingjiatun.
Where did she go?
What happened?
Beijing, Haicheng, and Heilongjiang Province.
The three locations are completely opposite.
She remembered very clearly that the real Qiao Tianyue was finally found in the outskirts of Beijing.
Therefore, the person who is truly connected to Qiao Tianyue is more likely to be in the area around Beijing, and less likely to have run into Xia Tianxiu in Heilongjiang Province.
Xia Tianxiu and Qi Yaqin do look very alike.
If she herself was unaware, then there is only one possibility for her to recognize Qi Yaqin—someone who knew about it back then saw Xia Tianxiu's appearance, became suspicious, and then inquired about her adopted daughter's identity.
No!
Su Ruyi suddenly stiffened—she thought of another possibility!
Could Xia Tianxiu... have also been reborn?!
Seeing Su Ruyi's three fingers gripping his wrist, her expression shifting between light and dark, Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
Seeing that Su Ruyi remained silent for a long time, he pretended to be fearless and said, "Dr. Su, is it that you can't cure me? It's okay, just tell me the truth, this old man can handle it!"
Seeing that Qi Yuan had misunderstood, Su Ruyi quickly replied, "Elder Qi, don't worry—I'm just considering treatment methods. Regarding your lung problem, I went back and checked ancient texts. There's a treatment method that can cure it, but the process will be a bit..."
At this point, Su Ruyi had a sudden inspiration and changed the word "pain" to "difficulty".
Whether Xia Tianxiu knows she's a fake or not, she'll find out soon enough!
"A little...difficult?" Qi Yuan was even more confused after hearing Su Ruyi's words. "I don't quite understand...is it very painful? I'm not afraid of pain!"
“It doesn’t hurt much, but your family needs to cooperate,” Su Ruyi said. “Of course, your family also needs to accept this method!”
"Dr. Su, stop keeping me in suspense!" Qi Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I've been browsing through ancient books these past few days and found a prescription that perfectly matches your symptoms!" Su Ruyi deliberately spoke slowly, unraveling the mystery, "However..."
"Oh? Is it because the herbs in the prescription are hard to find?" Qi Yuan said, taking out paper and pen. "What herbs are missing? Why don't you write them down and I'll ask around?"
“I have all the medicinal materials, but the medicinal guide,” Su Ruyi paused for a moment, “requires the blood from the fingertips of two close female relatives, one drop from each finger, to be collected into one portion, dried, and divided into seven portions to be used as the medicinal guide.”
Qi Yuan fell silent.
Su Ruyi didn't say much, waiting for him to make his own decision.
Just then, Qi Yaqin lifted the curtain and walked in: "Little girl, can you guarantee that your strange method will cure it?!"
It turned out she had been eavesdropping at the door the whole time.
“Of course.” Su Ruyi looked at her with a calm yet firm gaze. “However, it’s understandable if you have concerns.”
"What could I possibly have to worry about? It's just a few drops of blood!" Qi Yaqin glanced at her disdainfully. "Don't be so narrow-minded!"
"It requires the blood from the fingertips of two close female relatives. Will your daughter agree to that?" Su Ruyi asked again.
Qi Yaqin hesitated for a moment: "Yue'er is so sensible, she should... agree, right?"
Su Ruyi stood up: "Let's go ask her together."
Qi Yuan also got up and followed the two. He also wanted to know if his overly obedient granddaughter really liked him as her grandfather and was willing to make sacrifices for him.
The three of them arrived at Xia Tianxiu's door.
Qi Yaqin lifted the curtain and went inside.
Su Ruyi's divine sense monitored Xia Tianxiu in the room.
She was sitting on a stool, resting her chin on her hand in deep thought, when she heard footsteps and immediately began to sob, wiping away her tears.
Qi Yaqin sighed, "Yue'er, you mustn't cry anymore! Your crying is breaking my heart!"
As he spoke, he stepped forward and pulled Xia Tianxiu into his arms.
"Ahem!" Su Ruyi coughed, reminding Qi Yaqin that there was still important business to attend to.
Qi Yaqin rolled her eyes at Su Ruyi, sighed, and said to Xia Tianxiu, "Yue'er, Mom wants to discuss something with you..."
"I agree!" Xia Tianxiu blurted out before Qi Yaqin could finish speaking.
Qi Yaqin exclaimed in surprise, "Mom hasn't said what it is yet!"
"Mom, I'll agree to anything!" Xia Tianxiu blinked her watery eyes, and at that moment, even Su Ruyi was almost fooled by her.
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