In an instant, the atmosphere grew tense as drawn swords and bent bows.
All held their breath, watching the two people at the center of the vortex.
Nan Yu’s clear eyes carried no emotion, colder than a millennium-old glacial ice.
She parted her red lips lightly, "Is Vice Chairman Gu afraid of losing to me and tarnishing the ’Ghost Doctor’s’ reputation?"
Gu Chuxin stared into those eyes, which slowly overlapped with the eyes of her junior sister from three years ago.
Even though she could hardly remember her junior sister’s face, now she clearly recalled the same fierce determination in her junior sister’s eyes.
The thing she hated the most was a pair of eyes like that!
Gu Chuxin arrogantly said, "You, you are not even qualified to compete with me in medical skills."
"If you want the mask, I will have my assistant deliver it to you afterwards. If you don’t, then just throw it away."
Without further attention to Nan Yu, she turned to look at Qi Fenghao.
"Chairman Qi, let’s call it a day for the welcoming ceremony. I’m a bit tired and I’m going back to the hotel to rest."
Having said that, she left without regard for anyone, striding out.
Nan Qingqing, seeing this, immediately said, "Sister, you’re done for. You’ve angered the Ghost Doctor. You should hurry up and apologize."
The volume of her voice was enough for everyone to hear clearly.
Just as everyone was waiting for Nan Yu to speak up in rebuttal, unexpectedly, she took two steps forward and chased after her.
Nan Yu saw Gu Chuxin not far away getting into the car, and she immediately stretched out her hand to grab Gu Chuxin’s arm inside the car.
"Vice Chairman Gu, wait a moment."
Unexpectedly, Gu Chuxin inside the car had already removed her mask, revealing that familiar yet cunning face, and smashed the mask onto Nan Yu’s face.
"You wanted the mask, right? No need to chase me; I’ll toss it to you."
Nan Yu suddenly faced that familiar face, and for a moment, she was stunned, whispering softly.
"Gu Chuxin..."
But the next second, Gu Chuxin heard her name, her eyes flashing with a sinister edge, and she fiercely slammed the car door shut.
The stunned Nan Yu, seeing this scene, was too late to retract the half of her hand that had reached in.
If the car door were to hit, her right hand could at the very least be broken, or at worst, rendered useless.
Bang!
The car door slammed shut violently.
Then the roar of the car speeding away followed.
Nan Yu felt her body lift into the air.
As her world spun, by the time she came to, she had already fallen into a warm embrace.
The anticipated pain did not come, and her right hand was unharmed!
Nan Yu’s eyes snapped open to meet the cold black mask before her, the scent of a faint musky woody fragrance reaching her nose.
She sat securely on his knees, eyes locked with his.
Huo Juanyan sat in his wheelchair, releasing Nan Yu’s slender wrist and retracting the hand that had encircled her waist, watching her with a polite and distant gaze.
"You’re alright now."
Nan Yu quickly got down from him, realizing he had rescued her and saved her right hand from being ruined.
She looked at Huo Juanyan with gratitude, "Thank you for saving me."
Huo Juanyan suddenly felt the absence of weight in his arms, his gaze darkened slightly, and he pulled the woolen blanket over his knees back up, returning to his usual noble demeanor.
"You’re welcome. Be more careful next time," he said.
As soon as the words fell, the door behind them opened.
Nan Qingqing, who had attempted to sneak out of the banquet hall, ran straight into Nan Yu.
As she hesitated on how to start speaking, Meng Yi, who was following her, saw Nan Yu at the entrance and preemptively insulted her.
"Nan Yu, you don’t need to use so many tactics to get the Ghost Doctor’s attention. Rushing to her like that, she still disdains you—almost broke your hand, didn’t you?"
Nan Yu replied coldly, "I’m not interested in becoming Vice Chairman Gu’s disciple. You don’t need to be so hostile towards me."
Then she squinted at Nan Qingqing, "Are you two planning to run away?"
Meng Yi snorted coldly, "Who’s running away? The Ghost Doctor has left, so what’s the point in staying here?"
Nan Yu said with a light laugh, "As long as you’re not running away, that’s good."
"Nan Qingqing, now that everyone has admitted defeat, how do you plan to deliver the three kowtows you owe me?"