Chapter 335: Chapter 211 Miss, You Overthought It Chapter 335: Chapter 211 Miss, You Overthought It Gu Changsheng glanced at Zhou Mu again, then lowered his head to look down.
The calculating girl was still half-prostrating, refusing to get up, her figure like a fragile willow braving the wind, eliciting pity.
The heart of a woman is indeed unfathomable. The sly and ruthless look in her eyes just now had all been noticed by Gu Changsheng. Clearly, this act wasn’t for him, Gu Changsheng!
It was for all the people around who sympathized with the beauty!
“Miss, before you came to seek medical advice, did you really not inquire about my character?” Gu Changsheng’s lips curled into a faint smile, as if he had no stake in the matter.
Huo Shuixian, upon hearing this, suddenly looked up, glanced at the high and stunning woman, cursed “bitch” under her breath, and then looked down again, appearing even more delicate, as if even a breeze might blow her over.
How could Huo Shuixian not have inquired about Gu Changsheng’s reputation?
The fame of Medicine God Lady Changsheng in the streets was sky-high. The praises Ru Yu relayed were endless, causing Huo Shuixian to grit her teeth with envy.
This, Gu Changsheng had not foreseen. Gu Changsheng did have self-awareness. She felt her arrogant and domineering deeds were not few; just three months had passed, and the commoners might not have forgotten. So, Huo Shuixian must have heard at least a little about her, not to mention her beating up the eunuch and the Imperial Forest Army.
But the common people disappointed Gu Changsheng. Having accepted her favors–grain at lower prices, medicine at lower prices–these matters concerned their own interests. Therefore, no one spoke of her misdeeds; Medicine God Lady Changsheng was like the most perfect and capable person!
Seeing Huo Shuixian adhere to her silence-is-golden stance, Gu Changsheng lifted a finger, casually tapping her own chin intermittently, with a thoughtful gleam in her eyes.
“Miss, let me remind you. Seeking medical advice isn’t done your way. Your each and every word directly targets me. If I called you to stand up and agreed to treat your mother, wouldn’t it seem like I, Gu Changsheng, am intimidated by your dual tactics?” Gu Changsheng pushed Zhou Mu to the side, freeing herself from his grip, and paced slowly on the steps.
Seeing Gu Changsheng speak so bluntly about her coercive tactics, Huo Shuixian was momentarily stunned. According to her expectations, Gu Changsheng should have yielded to the pressure of her reputation and agreed to treat her mother without hesitation!
“Is Lady Changsheng refusing Shuixian? If there has been any offense in my words and actions, I hope for Lady Changsheng’s forgiveness, it’s just that my mother…” Huo Shuixian continued, lowering her body a bit more and bowing, her voice already tinged with a hint of sobbing.
The onlookers, seeing this, showed even greater sympathy on their faces.
Shuixian! Truly a beguiling daffodil! Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but criticize inwardly, observing her every move to garner sympathy: The perfect balance — too much would overdo it, too little would be insufficient, exactly right, the performance thorough and complete! She acted as if Gu Changsheng was utterly iniquitous, bullying her.
Best actress indeed! None other than Huo Shuixian!
“Miss, how does your mother’s condition concern me? Did you truly not inquire about my character? With each of your pressing lines, you polish your own reputation as being purely kind and dutiful, yet you force me into a dilemma. Miss, you truly are too clever by half, overthinking everything!”
“Miss, turn around and look. The people requesting my treatment extend from Tongji Street to three other streets. If today I agreed to your kind of request, what should I do when others follow suit, one after another?”
Huo Shuixian slightly raised her head and saw the woman on the steps showing a serene, mocking smile, as if silently jeering at her!
“Lady Changsheng speaks sensibly. If everyone behaved , Lady Changsheng, even with the ability to achieve the impossible, wouldn’t be able to cope!” Elder Yhan’s aged eyes flashed with insight, admiring this flower-like and beautiful scoundrel, but with his neck almost buried in the yellow earth of old age past the season of youthful lust, despite having weathered many storms, his mind remained clear.
The words of Elder Yhan, like a small stone thrown into a lake, immediately caused many people to nod and whisper among themselves.
“Lady Changsheng, aren’t you worried that the world will say you lack the compassionate heart of a doctor and don’t deserve the name of Medicine God?” Huo Shuixian, seeing this, couldn’t hide the gloom in her voice as she raged with envy.