Chapter 338: Chapter 338: Still a Notch Below Her Man
After saying her piece, Gu Jiaojiao walked into Mu Ziquan’s room. She still needed to remove his needles.
When Mr. Mu saw that Jiaojiao wasn’t angry with him and had gone into Ziquan’s room to continue the treatment, he lost the heart to argue with his daughter.
He then went to the kitchen and ordered them to add a couple more of Jiaojiao’s favorite dishes. His son and daughter-in-law were gone; this was his only daughter left.
If she hadn’t started pointing and cursing at Jiaojiao the moment she arrived, he wouldn’t have told her to get out. "If you want to stay for dinner, then stop spouting nonsense."
Seeing that her father was no longer telling her to get out, Mu Qingtong immediately lowered her head and fell deathly silent.
Wang Yuting watched as Gu Jiaojiao brazenly swaggered into the room—the room where the man she longed for lived.
She tried to follow, but two bodyguards blocked her way. Gritting her teeth, she whispered a complaint to her adoptive mother through her tears.
"Mom, don’t just stand there being sad. We have to get to Ziquan’s room quickly! He might have been bewitched by that slut."
Seeing her adopted daughter’s self-righteous expression, Mu Qingtong said with a pang of pity, "Yuting, stop talking. Otherwise, your grandfather will kick us out."
At this, Wang Yuting quickly grabbed her. "Mom, you’re just going to let that vixen...?"
Mu Qingtong shot her a cold glance, the meaning clear: ’Shut up and stop causing trouble.’
She wasn’t actually stupid, just used to giving her adopted daughter whatever she wanted, so sometimes her common sense went offline.
At first, her father’s attitude had provoked her, but after hearing what Gu Jiaojiao had to say, she had calmed down.
’This woman, with her extraordinary aura and breathtaking beauty, couldn’t possibly be a country bumpkin.’
Most importantly, she was truly worthy of their family’s Ziquan. When it came to a choice between her adopted daughter and her only nephew, Mu Qingtong would always favor her nephew.
She hurried after her father to the kitchen, wanting to ask him what was really going on.
Wang Yuting watched her foolish adoptive mother abandon her and could only stomp her foot in frustration, ultimately not daring to say another word.
When Gu Jiaojiao entered Mu Ziquan’s room, she saw the man lying prone on the bed, his head turned toward the door.
His deep, dark eyes stared at the entrance with a hint of ferocity, which only softened slightly when he saw it was Gu Jiaojiao.
It had to be said, he was a stunningly handsome man.
However, just using the word "handsome" to describe him seemed a little inadequate.
Of course, Gu Jiaojiao was in love with Su Shuochi and, seeing him through a biased filter, believed he was the most handsome man in the world.
Besides, her first impression of Mu Ziquan was during his manic episode yesterday, which had marred his natural appeal.
But to be fair, seeing him quiet like this, he was really only a tiny bit less handsome than Su Shuochi.
Even though Mu Ziquan was paralyzed from the waist down, he radiated an aura so sharp you could almost see its cutting edge.
His features were deep-set and striking. His brow was sharp and slightly furrowed, and his eyes were long and narrow. The color of his irises also seemed... better than a normal person’s.
Even while being glared at by him, she had to admit that the somewhat fierce expression suited his face.
The overwhelming sense of raw masculinity made Gu Jiaojiao’s heart skip a beat. ’He’s definitely a handsome man,’ she thought, ’but still a notch below mine.’
Meanwhile, Su Shuochi, who was tidying up their small villa, sneezed. He rubbed his nose and muttered, "Could my wife be cursing me right now?"
"Su, are you catching a cold?" Geng Haoyi asked casually, without stopping his work.
"Nope. Your sister-in-law is just thinking of me," he replied. "Let’s hurry up and finish so we can go pick her up."
"Heh, they say a day apart feels like three years. For you, Su, is half a day without your wife like three years?"
"Smart-ass. Did you get anything out of him last night?"
"Fu Junyuan said Jiang Ruyan wanted to become his stepmother. Because he didn’t agree, she hired someone to kill him."
"That’s possible. She might not have recognized me. We’ll let Fu Junyuan handle this matter."
Su Shuochi let out a huge sigh of relief. He would find it incredibly annoying if that woman tried to get close to him again.
’As long as she’s not after me, it’s fine. But if she is, I definitely won’t go easy on her. I will never let my wife be unhappy.’
Being stared at by Gu Jiaojiao made Mu Ziquan’s face flush and his heart race. "Ma’am, can you remove the needles now?"
"One more minute. Is it very painful?" Gu Jiaojiao had been comparing Mu Ziquan to her own man and had zoned out for a moment.
"It doesn’t hurt. It just feels like ants are gnawing on my whole body," Mu Ziquan answered honestly.
Gu Jiaojiao: ...’That’s not the reaction he should be having!’
’Could it be that my staring made him uncomfortable?’
"That’s a normal reaction. It means the silver needles are working to expel the toxins," Gu Jiaojiao said, spouting nonsense with a perfectly straight face.
"But I still can’t feel any pain in my legs. Is it going to be a long time?" More than ever before, Mu Ziquan wanted to stand up.
He had heard everything from the living room clearly. His aunt was very good to him.
But that adopted daughter of hers had been devious since she was a child. Both he and his grandfather despised her.
His uncle and two cousins only tolerated her because she was somewhat filial to her adoptive mother; otherwise, they would have kicked her out long ago.
’That ignorant little thing, daring to point at Ma’am and call her a vixen. She deserves to die a thousand deaths.’
’If only she really were a vixen... But she doesn’t even have eyes for me!’
Noticing Mu Ziquan’s mood suddenly sink, Gu Jiaojiao quickly removed the silver needles for him.
"I’m going home this afternoon to move. Starting tomorrow, I’ll begin making the antidote pills for you. Once the Poisonous Gu is neutralized and we’ve done a few more days of silver needle treatments to regulate your system, we can do the surgery."
"You’re moving, Ma’am?" Mu Ziquan was surprised she would tell him about her personal affairs.
"Mhm. My husband and I just came to the Imperial City from Qing City. We’re temporarily staying with my family, but I think my husband doesn’t like my older brother. We’ve only been there a day and he already wants to move out."
"Didn’t Han Jingyi say that your husband has mobility issues?"
"Having mobility issues doesn’t stop him from moving. He’ll be able to walk freely very soon. I operated on him half a month ago."
"You can walk freely so soon after surgery?" Mu Ziquan was incredibly excited.
"Yup. After the surgery, if it’s successful, you can start rehabilitation exercises a month later."
Gu Jiaojiao said, full of confidence. She deliberately emphasized "if it’s successful" so that no one would grow suspicious.
’I have a cheat tool now,’ she thought. ’For someone as strong-willed as Mu Ziquan, it would be perfectly normal to be walking freely in two months.’
’If I weren’t afraid of someone trying to steal my Spiritual Spring Space, I could have Mu Ziquan walking in ten days.’
While Gu Jiaojiao and Mu Ziquan were talking, a bodyguard had already come over to help Mu Ziquan put on his shirt.
He looked up excitedly and asked, "Ma’am, when can my master have the surgery?"
"It will take me about a week to make the antidote. After another week of conditioning, he can have the surgery."
Gu Jiaojiao’s casual words, spoken as if she were merely discussing what to eat for dinner, left both Mu Ziquan and his bodyguard so stunned they didn’t know how to react.
"I’ll be going now."
"Ma’am, you should wait and leave with me!" Mu Ziquan snapped out of his shock.
"Are you afraid your cousin will give me a hard time? I really don’t know where all her hostility comes from," Gu Jiaojiao asked, genuinely puzzled.
"She’s not my real cousin. She’s my aunt’s adopted daughter," Mu Ziquan explained in a low voice.
"Even if she’s not your cousin, she still shouldn’t be so hostile toward me, right?"
