Chapter 121: Help Luo Yuhe Detoxify! A Doctor's "Parental Heart"!
[Location: Ankang Hospital - VIP Ward]
The hospital room was silent, save for the hum of the air conditioner.
At this moment, Luo Yuhe looked at Shen Anyu with complicated eyes. Her heart was filled with doubt and confusion, battling with overwhelming gratitude.
Just who was Shen Anyu?
To be able to make Jin Haining, the richest man in Jinling—a tyrant who ruled with an iron fist—bow his head and swallow his pride? To force him to sacrifice his own son?
And why was Shen Anyu so excessively good to her?
It was so good that Luo Yuhe still found it hard to believe. That was six-tenths of the [Jinling Jin Family's] assets! Over sixty billion Yuan! And Shen Anyu just... gave it to her? Without asking for anything in return?
Even if he truly liked Luo Xiaoxiao and treated her like a daughter, it wouldn't be to this extent. This was a king's ransom.
After Jin Haining and the others left, dragging the broken Jin Shiming away, the room felt emptier but safer.
Luo Yuhe's pale pink lips parted. She softly asked, her voice trembling slightly:
"Shen Anyu... why are you so good to me and Luoxiao? Who are you really?"
Shen Anyu turned his head. He looked at the bewildered Luo Yuhe and smiled, a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Call me Luoxiao's Dad!"
Luo Yuhe blushed instantly.
She had called Shen Anyu "Luoxiao's Dad" earlier only because she didn't want to expose him in front of Jin Haining and Jin Shiming. She wanted to support his cover story. After all, Shen Anyu had a more legitimate reason to act in the capacity of Luoxiao's dad if they thought they were a family.
But now... they were alone. Still calling him "Luoxiao's Dad" made her feel a bit shy and awkward. It felt intimate. Too real.
After all, the two of them weren't really that familiar. They had met only hours ago.
However, looking at Shen Anyu's gentle and smiling gaze, Luo Yuhe suppressed her shyness. She took a light breath and said, testing the words:
"Luoxiao's Dad... why are you so good to me and Luoxiao?"
Shen Anyu raised an eyebrow. He asked back in confusion, as if the answer were obvious:
"You already said I'm Luoxiao's Dad. So isn't it natural for me to be good to you and Luoxiao? A father provides."
At this point, Shen Anyu picked up Luo Xiaoxiao from the bed. He held her high, making her giggle.
He asked with a beaming smile:
"Luoxiao! Is Daddy right? Isn't it natural for Daddy to be good to Luoxiao and Mommy?"
Luo Xiaoxiao bit her finger thoughtfully. She looked at Luo Yuhe strangely, then at Shen Anyu.
She said with a giggle, "Daddy is right! Daddy is good to Luoxiao and Mommy, so Luoxiao and Mommy should also be good to Daddy!"
"So well-behaved. Luoxiao, give Daddy a kiss."
"Smooch…"
Luo Xiaoxiao planted a wet kiss on his cheek.
Watching Shen Anyu and Luo Xiaoxiao interact, Luo Yuhe felt both amused and touched. A warmth spread through her chest that she hadn't felt in years.
But the matter was too important for her not to ask. The power disparity terrified her.
So she said, her voice serious:
"Luoxiao's Dad... why is Jin Haining so afraid of you? And even agreed to such terms? He gave up his fortune and his son!"
This was what Luo Yuhe couldn't understand at all. Jin Haining was the richest man in Jinling, with immense wealth and power. He was a prominent figure in Jinling and had deep connections in the capital.
In the business world, he had always been extremely domineering and absolute. He crushed opponents for sport.
But Shen Anyu's terms... demanding six-tenths of the Jin Family's assets as compensation and having Jin Haining's son Jin Shiming imprisoned and executed...
How could Jin Haining agree to such harsh conditions without a fight?
How could Luo Yuhe not be shocked, curious, and confused by this? It defied logic.
Shen Anyu casually replied while playing patty-cake with Luo Xiaoxiao, his tone light:
"Because my grandfather, Shen Dingguo, is the head of the [Yanxia Shen Family]. One of the founders of modern Yanxia commerce."
"And my maternal grandfather, An Youmin, is the head of the [Yanxia An Family]. A pillar of the military."
"My father is..."
Listening to the series of important names Shen Anyu spoke so casually, Luo Yuhe's pale pink lips opened wider and wider.
Even though she had been living in obscurity for five or six years and was unaware of much outside information, how could she not know the names Shen Anyu mentioned?
These were the most prominent figures in Yanxia. The titans. They often appeared in prime-time news and even in textbooks. Few among the billions of people didn't know them; their names were like thunder echoing across the nation.
"No wonder... no wonder Jin Haining was so respectful... and even agreed to such harsh conditions…"
Luo Yuhe looked at Shen Anyu in shock. She never expected that behind Shen Anyu stood the [Yanxia Shen Family] and the [Yanxia An Family]. Two top-tier aristocratic families combined in one heir.
Such a background meant he could literally walk sideways, reaching the heavens. He was royalty.
At this moment, Luo Xiaoxiao was tired from playing. She yawned, her eyelids fighting to stay open. The trauma and excitement of the day caught up with her. Children fall asleep quickly, and she was soon fast asleep in Shen Anyu's arms.
Shen Anyu gently placed her back on the bed and tucked her in.
He turned his head and said to Luo Yuhe with a smile, his voice lowering to a whisper:
"Let Luoxiao rest. It seems you still have many questions, and I'll explain them to you slowly."
"And... I have a way to deal with the severe poison in your body."
"What?"
Hearing Shen Anyu's words, Luo Yuhe's face immediately lit up with surprise and disbelief.
She was originally gifted. She broke through to [Martial Arts Grandmaster] at just over twenty years old, a genius ranked in the Jinling Amethyst Special Forces. She and her older sister, Luo Xuemei, were known as the Twin Pearls of Jinling, with boundless futures.
But six years ago... tragedy struck.
While on an outdoor mission, she encountered a crazy and powerful man (Yan Lingxiao). Her older sister, Luo Xuemei, was forcibly defiled to protect her, giving birth to Luo Xiaoxiao. And even worse, she contracted a severe, mystical poison from that man's body.
Even Luo Yuhe, who merely cared for her older sister Luo Xuemei during the aftermath, indirectly contracted the severe poison through contact. This led to the shattering of her meridians, the loss of all her cultivation, and a perpetually weakened body.
Otherwise, if she still had her [Martial Arts Grandmaster] cultivation, she wouldn't have been reduced to sleeping under a bridge or in a doghouse when facing persecution from the Jin Family. She would have fought back.
Looking at Shen Anyu, hope flickered in Luo Yuhe's eyes like a candle in the wind.
Although even a [Martial Arts Grandmaster] couldn't contend with that severe poison... Shen Anyu, as the heir of the Yanxia Shen Family, with such a family background... might truly have a way to solve it. Maybe he had access to resources she didn't.
What Shen Anyu said was naturally not false.
The severe poison in Luo Yuhe's body... let alone a normal Martial Arts Grandmaster, even Yan Lingxiao, the Child of Destiny and War God at the initial stage of [Martial Dao Grandmaster], took several years to resolve it within himself.
If Luo Yuhe's older sister, Luo Xuemei, hadn't shared half of the severe poison back then, acting as a filter, Yan Lingxiao might have already died!
But for Shen Anyu, who now possessed [Divine Medical Skill] and [Divine Poison Skill]... this severe poison was mere child's play. It was nothing to him.
However... would Shen Anyu honestly detoxify her? Without a price?
Meeting Luo Yuhe's expectant and surprised gaze, Shen Anyu suddenly put on an extremely hesitant, troubled expression. He frowned, looking at her then looking away.
Luo Yuhe's heart sank. She had a bad premonition.
She asked nervously, gripping the bedsheet:
"Is... is there a difficulty? Is it incurable?"
Shen Anyu lightly coughed a few times. He looked serious.
"I possess the [Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles], [Zaohua Divine Needles], [Shennong Nine Needles], and other miraculous acupuncture methods. I can cure it."
"But... there's a bit of a difficulty."
"To administer the needles effectively for this specific poison... I need to see all your acupoints and meridian nodes clearly. Without obstruction."
"I need to be precise."
Upon hearing this, Luo Yuhe's beautiful face froze.
She possessed both heroism and gentleness, a rare beauty. But now, her face instantly turned crimson. The blush spread rapidly, covering her fair, delicate neck and even her earlobes in a deep shade of red.
She understood what he meant.
Shen Anyu found it amusing, but on the surface, he maintained a righteous facade.
"Luoxiao's Mom... rest assured. A doctor's heart is like a parent's. It is pure."
"With my medical skills and ethics, I certainly won't have any improper thoughts when treating and saving people. I see only the patient."
"Such minor details are nothing to worry about compared to your life."
"The severe poison in your body is greatly affecting your health. It is eating away at your lifespan. It must be resolved as soon as possible, or you won't live to see Luoxiao grow up."
"Yuhe... you don't want Luoxiao to grow up without a mother, do you? To be an orphan in this cruel world?"
Looking at Shen Anyu's righteous expression and hearing his logical arguments, Luo Yuhe bit her lip.
She blushed and stammered, torn between shame and survival.
"But... but..."
"There are no 'buts'!"
Shen Anyu interrupted her firmly. He stood up, his presence commanding.
"I cannot stand by and watch you suffer from this severe poison. Not when I have the power to save you."
"Even if you blame me later... even if you hate me... I must help you resolve it! For Luoxiao!"
Saying that, Shen Anyu didn't give her time to retreat.
He reached out and forcefully took Luo Yuhe's slender, cold hand.
He pulled her up and led her towards the adjacent empty ward, closing the door behind them with a click.
The lock turned.
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