Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 376: Etched Into the Bone

Gu Zheng’s reaction made Gu Wanwan’s heart pound uncontrollably.

Her fingers clutched tightly onto the blanket as she thought for a long time before slowly speaking to Gu Zheng, "Dad, do you know something?"

If Gu Zheng didn’t know anything, when she asked him to divorce her mother, he should at least have asked why.

But Gu Zheng said nothing, and even seemed slightly relieved, so he must already know. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Gu Zheng reached out and patted Gu Wanwan’s head, "Just focus on recovering! Dad will find you the best lawyer in City A, you don’t have to worry about anything."

Gu Wanwan stared blankly at Gu Zheng, feeling a sudden sharp pain in her fingertips, a pain that was not very noticeable at first, but grew intense with each passing second.

"Wanwan, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Noticing Gu Wanwan’s slowly furrowing brows, Gu Zheng’s eyes flashed with confusion.

"My hands hurt so much..." Gu Wanwan looked at her ten fingers, seeing nothing unusual, but it felt like countless worms were gnawing at her bones.

Gu Zheng watched Gu Wanwan for a moment and then got up to call the doctor.

The doctor arrived shortly, "What happened?"

Gu Zheng explained the situation, and the elderly doctor began examining Gu Wanwan.

However, after a few minutes, the doctor’s expression turned grave, "How could this be? I need to call Director Li..."

Hearing Li Jing’s name, Gu Wanwan suddenly grabbed the doctor’s coat, "Wait, don’t call him!"

The doctor was stunned, "This condition is extremely rare. Only Li Jing has successfully treated a case like this. Miss Gu, if we don’t call Director Li, we’re at a loss too."

Gu Zheng looked at his increasingly pained daughter, "What is happening to my daughter? Is this some kind of difficult illness?"

The doctor tried to get Gu Wanwan to let go, but even under such circumstances, she showed no intention of letting him go. Sighing, the doctor turned to Gu Zheng, "It’s not exactly a difficult illness, but it’s hard to treat. It’s a condition that occurs in one in ten thousand people. It usually manifests when a patient has experienced significant stress, combined with reactions triggered by medication and psychological vulnerability, leading to these allergy-like symptoms. It won’t be fatal, but the process is extremely painful. I’ve worked in this hospital for years and have only seen three cases. Miss Gu is the fourth!"

Who would have thought that a girl capable of hiring someone to kill would be so psychologically fragile?

"How long will this episode last?" Gu Wanwan asked the doctor.

The doctor thought for a moment, "It’s hard to say. Some last for ten minutes, some for a few hours. One case even lasted a full day and night—until the pain caused hallucinations, and then it took a few more hours to pass."

Listening to the doctor, Gu Wanwan finally understood that what Li Jing said before leaving wasn’t an illusion.

He had planned it all along, knowing she’d eventually plead with him, so he left so quickly!

Despicable!

"So, what kind of drug did you give my daughter to trigger this condition?" Gu Zheng’s brows knitted tightly, "My daughter was fine when she got here, how did she end up like this all of a sudden?"

Seeing Gu Wanwan in visible agony, Gu Zheng’s voice turned cold as ice.

The doctor met Gu Zheng’s gaze, "Mr. Gu, this condition is unrelated to the medication. If you don’t believe me, you can check medical literature or consult other doctors. This is due to the patient’s own state, and even without any medication, the condition would only be delayed."

Gu Zheng searched the doctor’s eyes for doubt but found none.

"It better be that way! Otherwise, I wouldn’t mind having a talk with your supervisor." Gu Zheng turned to look at Gu Wanwan on the bed, "Wanwan, let him go. The priority now is to relieve the pain."

Hearing Gu Zheng say this, the force in Wanwan’s grip loosened slightly, but she shook her head vigorously, "No. I can endure it, maybe I’ll be lucky, and it’ll pass in ten minutes! Dad, don’t let him get Li Jing, please!"

Her eyes were filled with near-frenzied pleading, her tears blurring her vision, and seeing his daughter in such a state, Gu Zheng could only nod.

Only then did Wanwan release the doctor’s coat.

The doctor shook his head at her, "Miss Gu, any medication will only worsen the pain. If you truly can’t bear it, you should send for Director Li. He’s the only one in this hospital who can help you..."

Before he could finish, Wanwan had already harshly told him to get out.

It must be Li Jing, it must be his doing.

He anticipated she would switch doctors, so he deliberately planted hidden traps in her body.

What exactly did he do to her! This is not an ’allergy,’ definitely not the symptoms that doctor described!

"Wanwan, why won’t you let that doctor come to see you?" Gu Zheng looked at Wanwan, "And why did you switch him as your attending physician?"

He asked gently, but it made one feel they couldn’t lie.

Wanwan’s hands clutched the blanket tighter, "I don’t like him..."

Just these five short words seemed to drain all her strength.

Gu Zheng stood up, prompting Wanwan to scream in an instant, "Dad, don’t go to him, don’t go to him! I can endure it, I can endure it!"

She barely managed to get rid of Li Jing, switching her attending physician, and if they brought him back, she feared she’d never...

Wanwan’s behavior was so strange that it was hard for Gu Zheng not to be suspicious, "I’ll go ask other doctors. In such a large hospital, how could there be no one else with a solution?"

There were too many unresolved doubts about Wanwan’s condition now.

Once Gu Zheng left, Wanwan lay curled up on the hospital bed, her body wrapped tightly into a ball.

The pain shooting through her fingers was heart-wrenching, nearly claiming her life in such a short span.

How did people endure such pain that it caused hallucinations?

Why! Why did this have to happen to her?

She had done nothing wrong, why did she have to endure such agony?

Wanwan didn’t understand, seemingly having forgotten all the wrongs she once committed.

All that remained in her mind was Li Jing’s name, and the word ’hate’ imprinted deeply in her bones alongside this pain.