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 and suck the medicine out of your young master’s throat.”

“Suck it out? How?” Hearing there was still a chance to make up for his mistake, the servant scrambled to his feet in surprise.

“Mouth-to-mouth. Take a breath... and suck it out.” Like when a child is choking—either suck it out or hit their back to force it out.

Since Xie Xuan was a grown man, there was no way they could just flip him upside down. Suction was the best option.

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

“This is about saving his life. One of you has to suck the pill out of his throat. There’s no time—move!” Chu Jiuge swept her gaze across the Xie family servants.

If the servant couldn’t do it, then one of the others had to. Either way, someone needed to step up.

As for her?

Sorry, but she had never done anything like this before. As a master physician, a small 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, guessing he was someone with authority, and said, “Turn him over and lay him face down across your lap. If you pound his back, that might work too.”

“This...” The burly man froze. The thought of his young master draped across his lap like a child made his skin crawl. “Then suction it is. Miss Chu, I’ll have to trouble you to do it.”

In the short time since, the man had already learned who Chu Jiuge was.

“Me? Are you out of your mind?” Chu Jiuge pointed at her own nose, looking utterly incredulous. “I’m an unmarried young woman, and I’m getting married tomorrow.”

“Desperate times call for desperate measures. You said it yourself—this is about saving a life.” The big man had assumed Chu Jiuge was only pretending to refuse.

After all, their young master came from an excellent family, was handsome, and carried himself with natural grace... he had always been one of the most sought-after young men in the capital. Countless young women had thrown themselves at him, hoping for a glance of favor. For all he knew, this Miss Chu might be one of those women who, unable to get close to the living Third Young Master Xie, wasn’t about to let even a dying one slip away. 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 no one else is around. With all of you standing here, what exactly is the excuse?” The Xie family might be powerful, but Chu Jiuge wasn’t about to be intimidated by them.

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

No matter how capable or powerful 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 others begged for help, never the one begging anyone else.

“Miss, please lend us a hand. The Xie family will be forever grateful. And as for what happened to you today, we can take care of that for you 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 crystal clear.

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

To Chu Jiuge, what seemed like a huge problem could be solved by the Xie family with a wave of their hand.

“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 let someone die. The only reason she refused to suck the poison out herself was because she felt...