Chapter 3: These Days Are Truly Becoming More and More Promising!

How could she persuade Lu Jingtian to see Old Madam Lu? As a senior medical student, even if she claimed she could cure Old Madam Lu, she would probably just be seen as a nuisance and thrown out. Besides, she wasn’t even sure if she could cure her…

Chu Qiao paced back and forth in front of the Lu family mansion, hands in her pockets and brows furrowed, searching desperately for a complaint button or a system uninstall option.

At that moment, the usually bustling entrance suddenly filled with exclamations. Then came a continuous, respectful chorus of “Mr. Lu.”

Chu Qiao instinctively looked up.

She saw Lu Jingtian stepping out slowly from the main gate—at least 1.85 meters tall, handsome, but radiating an aura of intimidation. Behind him followed Lu’s second uncle and Lu Anjun, core members of the Lu family rarely seen by outsiders.

The crowd instinctively parted, making way for Lu Jingtian.

Whispers of astonishment reached Chu Qiao’s ears:

“Who’s the big shot coming that Mr. Lu is personally greeting?”

“Could it be Senior Lin Yanfeng? Only he deserves such treatment!”

“Impossible. I just heard from my teacher that Senior Lin Yanfeng’s condition… well, he certainly wouldn’t attend any medical-related affair!”

“Then who else could it be?”

Chu Qiao was stunned too. Who was this heavyweight guest? Tonight’s attendees were all prominent figures in the medical world, yet no one could guess who it was.

More importantly, was there a chance she could ride on this person’s prestige to accomplish her mission?

Shrinking behind the crowd, Chu Qiao tiptoed forward to get a better look.

Suddenly, someone tapped her on the shoulder.

Turning, she saw the Lu family’s old butler standing politely behind her, flanked by two bodyguards, smiling courteously:

“Miss, may I ask if you have business here? I noticed you’ve been lingering outside for quite some time.”

Though his tone was polite, his gaze was sharp. She was neither dressed in formal attire nor accompanied by anyone, and had arrived by taxi—it all looked suspicious.

Chu Qiao thought: Trouble!

If she was suspected here, she’d have no chance of seeing Old Madam Lu later.

“Ah, no, I…” Chu Qiao pulled her hands out of her pockets, waving for a chance to explain.

But she accidentally dropped the jade token she had slipped in earlier.

It clattered to the ground.

The token didn’t break.

Chu Qiao looked down at the reverse side, where the characters “Lin Yanfeng” were engraved, and felt like she might shatter.

Someone wandering in front of the Lu family mansion, carrying a strange jade token inscribed with the name of a medical legend… at such a prestigious banquet… It hardly looked like she was here for good reasons.

The butler’s gaze sharpened even more.

With a wave, the two bodyguards stepped forward, ready to detain her for questioning.

“Wait, wait… I have my reasons…” Chu Qiao retreated quickly, about to plead honestly for leniency.

Just then, Lu’s second uncle was drawn over by the commotion and turned to look.

His eyes suddenly focused on the jade token at Chu Qiao’s feet, and he exclaimed:

“This is the token given by the Divine Doctor Lin to his student!”

“Exactly! The inscription matches Lin’s handwriting perfectly!”

“This young lady must be the Divine Doctor Lin’s student!”

A wave of murmurs erupted.

The medical dignitaries present turned to look at Chu Qiao with shock, admiration, and respect.

The butler’s face was full of astonishment.

Chu Qiao was even more stunned.

Lin’s student? Who? Me?

Soon, Lu Jingtian strode over to her side.

He lowered his gaze slightly to study the pretty but somewhat dazed girl before him. His sharp, commanding eyes softened a fraction.

As if fearing to startle her, he even lowered his voice:

“Have you been here long? Sorry for the Lu family’s neglect.”

Chu Qiao: “… No neglect, no neglect…”

Really, people actually used jade tokens as identity badges these days!

Her head buzzed. Was she the one out of touch?

Meanwhile, Lu’s second uncle had learned about the earlier disturbance from the butler.

He looked at Chu Qiao again, puzzled:

“Why didn’t you say anything when you arrived? What were you doing wandering outside?”

He didn’t dare ask outright, as it might offend the Divine Doctor’s student.

Because, honestly, he’d just found out too—he was Lin’s student as well…

At this point, clarifying the misunderstanding was no better than asking for trouble; Chu Qiao could only laugh awkwardly:

“I have social anxiety, I’m afraid to talk to people.”

Lu Jingtian immediately showed understanding:

“Please come inside.”

Chu Qiao: “…Alright.”

Steeling herself, clutching the jade token, she stepped inside.

The Lu family head and core members—people usually impossible to meet—flanked her, escorting her in.

Chu Qiao felt every eye on her.

Low whispers buzzed in her ears again:

“What?! This young lady is the Divine Doctor Lin’s student?”

“Come to think of it, I did hear that Lin recently took on a new student…”

“Seems this new student is quite capable, even surpassing her three senior brothers… Otherwise, why would Lin let her attend tonight’s banquet alone, and why would Mr. Lu value her so highly?”

“What a pity! She walked by me just now for a long time, and I didn’t recognize her—missed such a rare opportunity!”

Chu Qiao felt as if needles pricked her back.

By the time she stood beside Old Madam Lu’s bedside, cold sweat still beaded her forehead.

Though her goal was achieved, the police, probably on their way to arrest her for fraud as warned by Divine Doctor Lin, loomed ahead…

Her life was truly headed for disaster.

Lu Jingtian stood beside her, noting her ashen face and the layers of sweat on her brow. His gaze darkened.

“Miss Chu, do you really think there’s little hope for my grandmother’s illness?”

If the Divine Doctor’s student was this unsettled, was there truly no hope for Old Madam Lu?

Out of consideration for Chu Qiao’s social anxiety, Lu Jingtian had thoughtfully asked everyone else to wait outside.

Only he and Chu Qiao entered the grandmother’s chamber.

Yet now, he wished he had never come in.

Chu Qiao quickly snapped back to herself.

If she failed this mission, she’d be utterly ruined without even a chance to go to jail.

If she succeeded, as Lu Jingtian’s benefactor, she might still have a sliver of hope.

She hurriedly looked at the deeply unconscious Old Madam Lu on the bed and said:

“Mr. Lu, please give me your grandmother’s previous medical records…”

She intended to follow protocol and review past diagnoses and treatments for clues.

But when her eyes fell upon Old Madam Lu, she suddenly opened them wide in shock:

“This is…”