C15 Chapter 15

“Of course you suction it out. Did you expect your young master to swallow it?” Chu Jiuge pointed at Xie Xuan and said to the servant, “Hurry up and get the pill out of your young master.”

“Suction? How?” Hearing he still had a chance to make up for his mistake, the servant scrambled to his feet in surprise.

“Mouth-to-mouth. Suck in... then get it out.” Like when a child chokes on something—you either suction it out or pat their back to force it out.

Considering Xie Xuan was a grown man, there was no way they were going to flip him upside down, so suction was the best option.

“Mouth-to-mouth? No, no, I can’t. I really can’t do that.” The servant shook his head over and over, his face turning white with fear.

“This is to save his life. You need to find someone to suck the pill out of his throat. There’s no time—move!” Chu Jiuge swept her gaze over the Xie family servants.

If the page couldn’t do it, then one of the other servants had to. Either way, someone had to step up.

As for her?

Sorry, but she had never done anything like that before. As a renowned physician, a minor task like this was hardly something she needed to handle herself.

“Is suction the only way?” asked the guard by the carriage, the same one who had stopped Yuen Yunhua earlier.

Chu Jiuge glanced at him and guessed he was someone with authority, so she said, “You can also turn him over, lay him facedown across your lap, and pound his back. If that works, that’s fine too.”

The big man froze. The thought of his young master draped over his lap like a child sent a chill down his spine. “Then suction it is. Miss Chu, I’ll have to trouble you to do it.”

In just that short time, the man had already found out who Chu Jiuge was.

“Me? Are you kidding?” Chu Jiuge pointed at herself, looking utterly incredulous. “I’m an unmarried young woman, and I’m getting married tomorrow.”

“Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. You said it yourself—this is about saving a life.” The big man had assumed Chu Jiuge was only playing hard to get.

After all, their young master came from a distinguished family, was handsome, refined, and carried himself with grace... He had always been one of the most sought-after gentlemen in the capital. Countless young women had thrown themselves at him, hoping to win his favor. For all he knew, this Miss Chu might have been thinking that if she couldn’t get close to the living Third Young Master Xie, she wouldn’t even let the dying one go either. But...

The burly man studied Chu Jiuge’s open expression. When he suggested she suck the poison out for his young master, the shock and disbelief on her face didn’t seem fake, and that put him at ease.

“When a sister-in-law is drowning, even her brother-in-law should help—that’s just common sense. But here’s the problem: that only applies when there’s no one else around. You’re all standing right here, so what exactly needs excusing?” The Xie family might be powerful, but Chu Jiuge wasn’t afraid of them.

In fact, Chu Jiuge had never been afraid of anyone.

No matter how capable or influential someone was, they were still human. And if they were human, they could get sick, and sooner or later they would need a doctor. As a top physician, she had always been the one people begged for help, never the one doing the begging.

“Miss, please lend us a hand. The Xie family will be deeply grateful. And as for what happened to you today, the Xie family can take care of that too. I guarantee it... as long as you save our young master, no one in East Forest will dare lay a finger on you.” The burly man knew exactly what he was doing. As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Xiao Jing'an and Yuen Yunhua, making his meaning plain.

Even if the Xiao and Yuan families joined forces, they would still have to give the Xie family face.

To Chu Jiuge, this was a crisis big enough to crush her. To the Xie family, it was something they could settle with a flick of the wrist.

“You...” Chu Jiuge looked at the man in front of her, unable to refuse.

She had to admit, she was tempted.

She had never intended to stand by and watch someone die. The only reason she refused to suck the poison out herself was because she felt...