Chapter 251: Hemostatic Medicine
Sheng Shijing felt much better after confiding in his dear sister. After finishing his meal, he settled down to read quietly.
Though his mother’s tearful complaints still echoed in his ears, he didn’t have much of a reaction.
’Just as Jiaojiao said, Mom knew I was seriously injured, yet she still came crying to me. Does she even have a conscience?’
’How could my mother be so heartless!’
’It was just that all her attention was focused on her daughter. Their family had plenty of boys, so she simply didn’t care as much about her sons.’
’If Jiaojiao hadn’t pulled me back from the brink of death, the grass on my grave would already be overgrown. What was the point of holding a grudge against my mother?’
If he didn’t call home, his mother couldn’t find him. Before, his brush with death had left him yearning for the warmth of family.
But his mother’s incessant wailing was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the flicker of longing that had just begun to form.
’Sigh... From now on, I’ll just call Dad’s office occasionally to report on my condition. That should be enough.’
Once he came to this realization, Sheng Shijing felt a weight lift from his shoulders. What no one knew was that without Gu Jiaojiao’s guidance, not only would his physical recovery have been difficult, but his thoughts might have turned extremist, and he could have gone down a very dark path.
Gu Jiaojiao said goodbye to Sheng Shijing and went to Xiao Yue and Han Jingshen’s hospital room.
Seeing Dean Rong bandaging Xiao Yue’s wound, Gu Jiaojiao asked quizzically, "What happened to Mr. Xiao? How can his wound be bleeding while he’s just lying in bed?"
"Little Divine Doctor, come quickly! For some reason, Xiao Yue’s wound has split open!"
Gu Jiaojiao hurried forward and could tell at a glance that the patient had reopened the wound by moving around against her orders.
Then she caught the scent of blood from Han Jingshen’s bed on the other side of the room, and her anger flared.
"Were you two so eager to recover that you ignored my instructions and secretly tried to train, only to tear your wounds open?"
As she spoke, she began cleaning his wound, her movements deliberately rough. The pain made Xiao Yue, a man as fierce as a Zhan Lang, break out in a cold sweat.
He looked up and saw the Little Divine Doctor’s icy eyes, which seemed to capture and reflect the surrounding light, creating a breathtaking swirl like a galaxy of scattered stars.
Xiao Yue was in so much pain he didn’t even dare to draw a sharp breath, and his dark complexion grew slick with sweat as he held it in.
The patient’s silent defiance, on top of his disobedience, made Gu Jiaojiao furious. She let them have it, dressing them down sharply.
A startled Dean Rong flinched and quickly moved over to check on Han Jingshen’s wound.
Mr. Han was secretly pleased to see Gu Jiaojiao showing Xiao Yue no deference. ’Serves the boy right,’ he thought. ’He’s too used to being the center of the universe.’
But Mr. Han was also afraid that Xiao Yue might hold a grudge against Gu Jiaojiao, so he pretended to ask her a question, intending it as a subtle reminder.
"Little sister, you’re quite bold to scold just anyone. Do you have any idea who he is?"
"I don’t care who he is. Right now, he’s my patient. And because he was disobedient, all my hard work has gone to waste. If you don’t want to get better, just say so. Don’t waste so much of my good medicine."
Gu Jiaojiao was genuinely furious. Because of this patient, her plans to treat her man’s leg injury had been delayed.
"If I had known they were so careless with their own bodies, I would have saved my energy to treat someone else!"
"Little Divine Doctor, please don’t be angry. I’m sorry. It’s all my fault for making you angry," Xiao Yue apologized sincerely, gritting his teeth against the pain.
Xiao Yue’s apology startled everyone in the room. Their eyes widened in disbelief.
For a long moment, no one moved. They didn’t know whether to look at Xiao Yue or the Little Divine Doctor first.
"Hmph! Fine. I’ll give you acupuncture for eight more days, and then I’m leaving. How much you recover after that is none of my concern."
Gu Jiaojiao said this with a stern expression, though she also realized she had been too emotional just now. ’I shouldn’t have yelled at a big shot like that.’
’But then again, I am Divine Doctor Su Gu right now!’
’A great Divine Doctor has no need to lower herself and apologize to a patient, right?’
Your relationship with anyone doesn’t really depend on how nice you are to them.
Instead, it depends on your strength and how many bargaining chips you hold.
People are generally more forgiving of the strong, while the weak are treated harshly even when they’ve done nothing wrong.
Even if you just swallow your pride and endure it, you’re often seen as just trying to cheaply curry favor.
Understanding this principle from a young age, Gu Jiaojiao had always worked desperately hard, which allowed her to stand firm in any unfair world.
Because she had discovered that only when you are strong will the world be pleasant and kind to you.
Despising the poor and fawning over the rich, bullying the weak and fearing the strong—these are unavoidable parts of human nature.
Therefore, she had to possess enough ability and bargaining chips at all times to build good relationships with others.
Seeing the Little Divine Doctor’s finality and her expression that said she wanted nothing more to do with him, Xiao Yue felt for the first time that he had truly done something wrong.
"Little Divine Doctor, from now on, I will strictly follow your instructions. I will stay in bed until I’ve recovered."
"Good, that’s the right attitude. It’s not like you’re a patient who’s been bedridden for ages. Once the wound heals, everything will be fine. What’s the rush?"
Gu Jiaojiao instinctively softened her tone. She had already realized that Xiao Yue’s status was considerable, seeing as even Mr. Han had to show him some deference.
’Truly, the new waves are already overtaking the old,’ she mused.
Mr. Han saw that not only was his sworn sister unafraid of offending Xiao Yue, but she was continuing to lecture him with a powerful presence.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yue was acting as meek as a lamb, quietly apologizing. ’Why does this feel so damn satisfying!’ Mr. Han thought.
Soon, the doctor and patient had reconciled, and they all had a cheerful and harmonious dinner together again.
Xiao Yue called his father and told him he had met a Divine Doctor who had an excellent formula for a hemostatic medicine.
Within the bounds of government policy, the Xiao Family was already preparing to establish a pharmaceutical factory, which would primarily focus on producing special-supply medicines in cooperation with the military.
Patriarch Xiao, who was Xiao Yue’s father, discussed the matter with the other key figures in the Xiao Family. In the end, they told Xiao Yue to ask the Little Divine Doctor if she wanted to take a stake in the company or accept a buyout for her formula.
Although Gu Jiaojiao was short on cash, she thought about the long term and decided to take the shares.
Since she planned to continuously develop new products, she requested a 10% stake. However, when Patriarch Xiao learned that she would be providing a steady stream of new formulas...
Gu Jiaojiao gave the sample and the formula to Xiao Yue, who had them sent back to the Imperial City by helicopter.
The first product of their collaboration, a hemostatic powder packaged in small vials, was named "Xiao Yue Hemostatic."
Just a sprinkle could stop bleeding in an instant and also promote wound healing. It was sure to be a bestseller once it hit the market.
With a grand gesture, Patriarch Xiao generously offered Gu Jiaojiao a 20% stake and immediately sent someone over to sign the contract.
Gu Jiaojiao hadn’t expected Patriarch Xiao to be so efficient; she hadn’t even had a chance to discuss it with Su Shuochi yet.
"Divine Doctor Su Gu" was just an alias without an official ID, so she signed the contract with her real name, Gu Jiaojiao, and provided the Su family’s phone number as the contact.
She didn’t explain why, and the Xiao Family didn’t ask.
The contract signing was done in secret. Aside from the relevant parties in the Xiao Family, no one else knew—not even Mr. Han.
As soon as the contract was signed, Gu Jiaojiao gave them another formula and sample, this time for a painkiller.
It was named "Su Gu Pain Relief." The small, round, white tablets could relieve headaches, internal pain, and even rheumatic joint pain...
Gu Jiaojiao became even busier with various matters related to her collaboration with the Xiao Family, but she still tried her best to make time to have meals with Sheng Shijing.
She would only be back in Qing City for a short while before leaving for the Imperial City to study, and after that, it would be difficult to see Sheng Shijing...