Chapter 163: Confessed to in Public
"Divine Doctor Su Gu, look! The patient’s heart rate has stabilized!" a young doctor exclaimed.
"A miracle! It’s truly a miracle." The hospital’s deputy director’s eyes gleamed as he stared at Gu Jiaojiao.
Xia Qiuming said proudly, "Su Gu is the disciple of a famous international medical expert. She’s my mentor."
Gu Jiaojiao glanced at Xia Qiuming. Though she knew he was spouting nonsense, she didn’t stop him.
’In her past life, she’d attended countless medical conferences, and many top international medical experts had called her their mentor.’
She said with composure, "You can open the operating room doors now."
Even with Gu Jiaojiao’s swift and efficient work, the surgery took three hours. To Su Shuochi, waiting outside, it felt as long as a century.
He stared anxiously at the doors of the operating room. Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought the patient inside was his own relative.
Mr. Xi’s sons, daughters-in-law, and a dozen or so grandchildren all stared intently at the doors to the operating room.
To them, these three hours felt longer than an entire workday. They had never endured such a long and agonizing wait.
Just as everyone’s anxiety reached a fever pitch, the operating room door opened. A tall woman in a white lab coat was the first to emerge.
She had a mane of big, blonde, wavy curls. Even with a surgical mask on, it couldn’t conceal the devastating beauty of her face.
Beneath the white lab coat, she wore white skinny jeans, putting her long legs on perfect display for all to see.
Gu Jiaojiao walked out, removed her mask, and said, "Mr. Xi, your father is fine. The anesthesia just hasn’t worn off yet. He’ll be able to speak once he wakes up."
Xi Gaoguan was overjoyed. He thanked her profusely, his voice thick with emotion. "Thank you, Divine Doctor Su Gu! Thank you so much, Divine Doctor Su Gu..."
The dozen or so of Mr. Xi’s children and grandchildren hadn’t seen Divine Doctor Su Gu before arriving.
They had only heard from their Family Head that Divine Doctor Su Gu could save their father (or grandfather). In their minds, Divine Doctor Su Gu was supposed to be an old man.
So when they saw a young, alluringly beautiful woman emerge and speak with the head of their family, they were stunned.
With a great clamor, the entire Xi Family, young and old, swarmed around her, bombarding her with questions.
"You’re Divine Doctor Su Gu? You’re incredible! My grandfather is really going to be okay!"
Xi Gaoguan’s youngest daughter stared at Gu Jiaojiao, her large, dewy eyes sparkling with admiration.
"Divine Doctor Su Gu, are you the best Divine Doctor in all of China?"
"I know! Divine Doctor Su Gu is so incredible, and on top of that, she’s young and beautiful."
Several outstanding young men in their twenties were also gazing at Gu Jiaojiao, completely captivated.
Their gazes were adoring, not lecherous—the natural admiration of a gentleman for a fair lady. ’I got used to stares like these in my past life,’ Gu Jiaojiao thought, so it didn’t faze her.
She smiled and explained humbly, "I was just lucky. I happen to know a thing or two, which is why Mr. Xi is safe now. The credit doesn’t all belong to me."
After speaking, she started to walk toward Su Shuochi, since it would be difficult for him to navigate his wheelchair through the crowd.
"Divine Doctor Su Gu’s skills are brilliant, and she’s so humble. Such excellent character."
It wasn’t just Mr. Xi’s sons and daughters-in-law; even high-ranking officials from Qing City wanted to exchange pleasantries with Gu Jiaojiao. After all, who wouldn’t want to get on the good side of a Divine Doctor?
While the Xi Family might not be considered a top-tier powerhouse in the Imperial City, their standing in Qing City was exceptionally high.
Old Sir Xi, in particular, had a distinguished military record from his younger days, and the current Family Head was one of the most influential figures in Qing City.
If Old Sir Xi hadn’t made it this time, the Xi Family would have undoubtedly suffered a crippling blow.
That was why everyone in the Xi Family was so grateful to Divine Doctor Su Gu for intervening to save their patriarch.
’After I fell into that deep coma, I thought I would never wake up again. There was still so much I hadn’t told my children and grandchildren.’
’What a regret!’
When he woke up again, he found an oxygen mask over his face, ECG electrodes on his chest, and an IV needle in his right hand.
’I wanted to take off the mask. I was terrified because the operating room was so large and silent.’
Then, he became fully conscious. And what was that he heard?
’My heart rate has stabilized?’
’Could something this wonderful really be happening?’
’I’ve been lying in this hospital bed for two whole years, watching my body slowly wither and waste away.’
’Toward the end, I didn’t even have the strength to open my eyes and see the world anymore. Just a moment ago, I was filled with regret...’
"Dad... you’re finally awake... You scared us to death..."
After thanking Divine Doctor Su Gu, Chairman Xi suddenly looked up and saw his father lying in bed, his eyes wide open.
Although his father’s face was pale and he looked feeble, Chairman Xi was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.
Gu Jiaojiao hadn’t expected Old Sir Xi to wake up so quickly. This was the first critical patient she had saved since arriving in this world.
She broke into a wide, happy grin, and the pure, genuine smile added a unique charm to her beauty.
It was as if she were untouched by the dust of the mortal world, so beautiful that it was impossible for anyone to look away.
"Divine Doctor Su Gu... I really like you. May I have your permission to pursue you?" a young man from the Xi family asked, looking at Gu Jiaojiao tentatively.
These words from Xi Guodong, the most outstanding of the Xi Family’s grandchildren, were like water hitting hot oil, setting off a sizzling uproar among the onlookers.
Everyone who knew Xi Guodong was dumbfounded, frozen on the spot as they stared at him.
Su Shuochi watched as a vibrant, healthy man publicly declared his intention to pursue his wife.
The man’s eyes were as deep as the ocean, his nose was strong and straight, his lips were sensual—all his features combined to make him incredibly handsome.
Su Shuochi’s heart leaped into his throat. He stared intently at his wife, not blinking for an instant.
A flicker of anxiety and worry crossed his eyes. He swallowed hard, suppressing the urge to cry out, terrified that his wife might actually be swayed by this man.
Xi Guodong was known as the number one young gentleman of Qing City. At twenty-one, he was not only strikingly handsome but also exceptionally talented.
He was a freshman at the most prestigious university in the Imperial City. All the heiresses of Qing City’s elite families dreamed of marrying him, and he had no shortage of female classmates in the Imperial City pursuing him as well.
He had always been disdainful of his pursuers. Those female classmates would often confess their feelings for him loudly and publicly.
’How shameless do you have to be to shout something like that in public?’ he used to think to himself.
Yet, the moment he laid eyes on Divine Doctor Su Gu, he wanted to be just like those girls and shout it out loud.
’Divine Doctor Su Gu, I love you! Will you marry me?’
But his deep-seated propriety made him hesitate for a long time before he finally managed to ask the question so tentatively.
"Thank you for your kind words, but you can’t pursue me. I’m already married," Gu Jiaojiao said with a radiant smile.
Even though he had been rejected, Xi Guodong didn’t feel the slightest bit embarrassed or resentful.
In fact, it made him admire her even more. ’Even the way the Divine Doctor rejects someone is so graceful,’ he thought.
’Not like me, always scowling at the girls who pursue me, acting like I’m God’s gift to the world.’
Hearing Gu Jiaojiao firmly reject the man and state that she was already married, it was now Su Shuochi’s turn to be ecstatic.
’It was as if colorful fireworks were exploding in his mind. A wave of immense joy spread from the depths of his heart.’
’He wished he could announce to the world: Divine Doctor Su Gu is my beloved, my wife!’