Sweet Rebirth: The Little Healer

’There was no news from her father’s side, so Guo Dongmei could only count on her older brother.’

”Brother, you’re back? Have you eaten?” Guo Dongmei said enthusiastically. In this family, she couldn’t count on her father anymore; her only hope for news was her older brother.

Guo Donghai saw his younger sister approach and said, ”Dongmei, this young woman named Wang Yuan is here to see you.”

’Whoa, since when is my brother’s voice so gentle? He’s usually so crude.’

’Now that I see her, there’s a woman standing behind my brother. It’s actually Wang Yuan!’

”Oh, it’s you! I didn’t expect you to come looking for me so soon!” Guo Dongmei was happy to see Wang Yuan. ”Brother, go get something to eat and have some tea. I need to discuss something with Wang Yuan. I’ll talk to you about other things later.”

”Oh, okay. You two go ahead. I’ll go get a bite to eat.” Seeing that his sister didn’t want him around, Guo Donghai felt it would be awkward to stay. He glanced at Wang Yuan, then turned and left.

Seeing her brother act like that, Guo Dongmei complained internally. ’My goodness, he’s already taken with her after just one meeting!’

’Her brother was married, yet he was always fooling around with other young women.’

’Her sister-in-law had cried and thrown fits, but her brother would only behave for a short while before falling back into his old habits, continuing his dalliances with those other women.’

’Eventually, her sister-in-law realized she couldn’t stop him and just gave up. As long as her position in the family was secure, she ignored everything else.’

’As a result, her brother became even more shameless. And now he was even interested in a simple-looking girl like Wang Yuan?’

’But it didn’t matter. It was normal for men to have multiple partners. Even though things were different now, who was going to police what happened in private?’

’Take Li Gongming, for example. Guo Dongmei figured that even if she married him, he wouldn’t give up his women on the side.’

’But Guo Dongmei didn’t care about any of that. All she wanted was the position of the Li family’s young mistress.’

’As long as she married Li Gongming, gave birth to a son, and secured her status, she couldn’t care less what he did on the side.’

”Thank you, Brother,” Guo Dongmei said with a smile, then looked at Wang Yuan. ”Wang Yuan, come with me. I have something to tell you.”

”Okay.” Wang Yuan followed Guo Dongmei into her study.

”I knew you would come, but I didn’t expect you to be so quick. It’s for the best, though. It doesn’t waste your time or mine. Let’s get this done quickly. You get what you want, I get what I want. We help each other, and we both benefit. Isn’t that great?” Guo Dongmei chuckled, her large, almond-shaped eyes gazing at Wang Yuan with a smirk.

Wang Yuan flinched under Guo Dongmei’s gaze, her heart pounding with panic. But since she had already come this far, she had to see it through.

”Just tell me what it is. As long as it’s not murder or arson, I’ll do it,” Wang Yuan said. She didn’t want to get involved in anything like that. After all, even with Guo Dongmei’s protection, she was afraid it would be discovered. Then, she would just be a discarded pawn with no way out but death.

Guo Dongmei knew Wang Yuan was shrewd; she had made her position clear from the very beginning.

’But this time, it wasn’t about giving Zhao Nuanyue a lethal poison, but a drug that would make a woman regret it for the rest of her life!’

”This is Jincheng City. Why would I ever ask you to commit murder or arson?” Guo Dongmei said with a beaming smile. ”Oh, right. I almost forgot. You said you poisoned Gu Qingyu before, but she’s still alive. Care to explain that to me?”

Wang Yuan froze. She didn’t pay attention to major corporate affairs, and Gu Qingyu kept a low profile, so she had no idea that Gu Qingyu’s health was improving.

”I don’t know what happened, but I swear on my life, I definitely used your potion on Gu Qingyu. I even did it twice,” Wang Yuan said firmly. She wasn’t brave; when she did it, she couldn’t sleep for days and nights on end.

At the same time, she didn’t dare lie to Guo Dongmei. If she hadn’t actually poisoned Gu Qingyu, she wouldn’t have dared to make any demands of her.

On this point, even though Guo Dongmei hadn’t personally witnessed Wang Yuan administer the poison, she was inclined to believe she wasn’t lying.

Gu Qingyu had a National Doctor by her side named Sun Haoran, a renowned physician of his generation. He wasn’t just skilled at treating illnesses but was also an expert in detoxification. Perhaps Sun Haoran had intervened.

And that same Sun Haoran was also Zhao Nuanyue’s master.

Right now, the Guo Family couldn’t deal with Sun Haoran, but they could deal with Zhao Nuanyue.

To others, the Hua family might seem like a high and mighty behemoth, but to the Guo Family, they were nothing. The Guo Family had once risen to prominence by stepping on the Hua family, surpassing them entirely.

Therefore, as the Hua family’s future daughter-in-law, Zhao Nuanyue was someone Guo Dongmei didn’t care about at all. Dealing with her wouldn’t be a problem.

”There’s some truth to what you’re saying. Don’t worry, I have no intention of settling old scores. I brought you here this time for something else.” Guo Dongmei took a sip of warm water and continued slowly, ”Have you made contact with Zhao Nuanyue yet?”

Hearing Guo Dongmei’s question, Wang Yuan nodded. ”Yes, I have. We first met at the Immortal Grass Hall clinic. Zhao Nuanyue was seeing patients, and I brought my mother in. The second time was today. I brought some homemade rice cakes for her. Zhao Nuanyue also gave me her home address and told me to come visit when I have time.”

”Heh...” Guo Dongmei let out a soft laugh. ”Since Zhao Nuanyue has extended such a warm invitation, you should go visit her often.”

”As a friend, I’ll visit Zhao Nuanyue often, of course. But what’s my mission? You can’t just be asking me to go hang out with her, can you?” Wang Yuan asked, suspicious and doubtful. ’What on earth is Guo Dongmei going to make me do?’

”Heh, it’s actually very simple.” A cold smirk played on Guo Dongmei’s lips. ”I have a bottle of potion here...”

”Oh my god, didn’t you say no murder or arson? Why are we using poison again?” Wang Yuan was so startled she stumbled back two steps.

”Hey, don’t be scared. I, Guo Dongmei, always keep my word. If I say I won’t make you commit murder or arson, I mean it. This potion isn’t lethal at all. It has another purpose.” Guo Dongmei laughed. ’This Wang Yuan is such a coward.’

Wang Yuan froze. ’If it isn’t a poison that kills, then what is it?’

”What exactly is this poison?” Wang Yuan asked. ”What does it do? And what are the consequences?”