novelraw Chapter 190
Chapter 190
"Host, we've already swapped the hospital serum with our potion and restorative."
The system had taken care of all the details.
Shen Nanchu didn't need to lift a finger.
Shen Nanchu was quite satisfied with this.
Watching Jiang Shuyi standing motionless in the hospital room, a shadow of gloom flashed across Shen Nanchu's face.
Some people, since they don't want to save face, then they can't blame her for not being polite.
Shen Nanchu looked at Jiang Shuyi,
"Comrade Jiang, as far as I know, you were sent down to Wangjia Village, and you took several months of leave due to family matters, right?"
"So? Have you finished handling things at home?"
"Do you have so much free time that you can come work at the military hospital?"
Shen Nanchu's words made everyone in the room—Xiong Lei, Sun Xuelin, the attending doctor, and the assisting nurse—turn their gaze to Jiang Shuyi in unison.
Their eyes held scrutiny.
No one here was a fool.
Jiang Shuyi's expression remained calm; she had already prepared a countermeasure for this.
"I've already returned to the city."
"During my time in the countryside, I continued to study medicine on my own and achieved outstanding results, which is how I gained entry to the military hospital."
"After all, I am inherently excellent, not like some people who only know flashy tricks without real substance."
Who were these 'some people'?
Judging by Jiang Shuyi's demeanor, it went without saying—it was naturally Shen Nanchu.
Shen Nanchu, the one accused of 'flashy tricks', smiled even more deeply.
"You're right, your techniques are fierce and robust, suitable for splitting mountains and rocks. My skills, however, are indeed only fit for those with an appreciation to see."
"Besides, this is a passed-down, exquisite craft. It can not only fight, but after finishing, it can also leave a peony blossom on you. Want to give it a try?"
Xiong Lei and Sun Xuelin both took a step back.
Both had witnessed Shen Nanchu's prowess. If a real fight broke out, they were certain this Doctor Jiang would be no match for their sister-in-law.
A flicker of panic flashed in Jiang Shuyi's eyes, but she quickly composed herself and stopped engaging with Shen Nanchu.
She knew she couldn't win a war of words against Shen Nanchu's sharp tongue, so she simply shut her mouth.
She would wait.
Shen Nanchu sat in the chair, her brow slightly furrowed.
She wasn't afraid of a noisy opponent; she was wary of a silent one.
Who knew what kind of trouble she was brewing!
Shen Nanchu didn't believe Jiang Shuyi would stand there for no reason.
Unless she still thought she had a chance to step in and save Pei Zhengnian.
"System, is Jiang Shuyi plotting something?"
The system was silent for a moment before slowly speaking,
"Host, there are two pieces of news, one good and one bad. Which do you want to hear first?"
Shen Nanchu: "...Just say it. I can take it."
System: "The good news is you guessed right. The bad news is Jiang Shuyi also has a system."
Shen Nanchu immediately thought of the time a while back when her system had suddenly disappeared,
"That time you were acting half-dead, wasn't it because of Jiang Shuyi's system, was it?"
The system fell silent again, a self-isolating silence,
"..."
"Host, do you have to be so clever?"
Shen Nanchu was surprised: "I was just guessing randomly, and I hit the mark? Wait, you're not telling me you can't handle Jiang Shuyi's system?"
System silence: Please calculate the area of its psychological shadow at this moment.
Shen Nanchu also fell silent: ...
She could handle Jiang Shuyi, but her own system couldn't handle Jiang Shuyi's?
What kind of logic was that?
A woman who strives to be strong her whole life, how could she lose?
"Host, Jiang Shuyi is the female lead of this world. Her system is very powerful."
The system tried to find an excuse for its own weakness,
"To prevent it from detecting my presence, I expended a lot of energy to hide us."
Shen Nanchu's mouth twitched.
Being weak and still having excuses?
"Tell me, how do you become stronger than it?"
The system became somewhat hesitant,
"Host, actually, I'll grow stronger gradually. You don't need to go to great lengths."
A bad premonition rose in Shen Nanchu's heart,
"You little... don't tell me you need 'dislike points' to level up?"
"Wow, host, you're amazing!" The system knew that as long as it hinted this way, its host would figure it out.
Hehe, an absolute windfall was definitely coming its way.
The system's imagination was quite beautiful.
Splash~~~
It was poured!
Not a windfall, but a bucket of cold water.
"Then you'd better just lie low."
The system's heart shattered.
Shen Nanchu narrowed her eyes, secretly observing Jiang Shuyi.
So that was it!
No wonder Jiang Shuyi wasn't avoiding her now.
So she was relying on having a system!
Looking at it this way, her medical skills must also have been provided by the system.
The question was, what did Jiang Shuyi use to exchange for things with her system?
Shen Nanchu: "System, in Jiang Shuyi's exchange store, what does she use to trade for items?"
The system put away its river of sorrow, "Host, the female lead uses 'favorability points'."
Favorability points?!
Shen Nanchu's fingers unconsciously rubbed together.
Wasn't that exactly what she had scorned before?
"Are you from the same factory?"
"Um? Yes."
The system was somewhat embarrassed.
After all, Jiang Shuyi's system was just a tad more advanced than it.
Shen Nanchu already had a plan forming in her mind.
From the same factory.
Then it went without saying, right?
Weren't they all revolving around the male and female leads?
Only, she wanted to earn the male lead's dislike points, while Jiang Shuyi wanted to earn his favorability points.
So, Jiang Shuyi's unwillingness to leave was definitely because she wanted to capitalize on the debt of a life saved to capture favorability points.
At that moment,
The door to the hospital room was pushed open, and the nurse who had gone to fetch the medicine returned.
"System, Jiang Shuyi didn't tamper with this medicine, did she?"
"No."
The system hadn't detected any action from Jiang Shuyi's side.
Then,
A gleam of insight flashed in Shen Nanchu's eyes,
Jiang Shuyi was counting on this medicine not being able to cure Pei Zhengnian?
What did that mean?
She knew about this poison.
And, this poison currently had no cure.
That's why she was so confident.
So, did she administer the poison?
Or was it Pei Zhengwei?
Were these two in cahoots?
Shen Nanchu found it all increasingly interesting.
Watching the nurse inject Pei Zhengnian, Jiang Shuyi was brimming with confidence.
One hour later,
The bluish-purple tint on Pei Zhengnian's lips gradually faded to pale.
The scenario Jiang Shuyi had anticipated did not occur; disbelief flashed in her eyes.
How was this possible?
This was poison she had exchanged with her system; there shouldn't be an antidote.
But,
Pei Zhengnian's complexion, although deathly pale, was indeed slowly improving.
Shen Nanchu, seeing Jiang Shuyi's crestfallen appearance, felt quite pleased.
The feeling of having the enemy in the open while she remained hidden was just too good.
After leaving the hospital room, unable to contain her anger, Jiang Shuyi returned to her office and vented her frustration.
Once she had calmed down, she picked up the office telephone and dialed a number.
Soon, a man's voice came from the other end,
"Hello!"
"Your man messed up. The plan failed."
Jiang Shuyi's words caused a long silence on the other end,
"Then proceed with the next plan."
"Fine."
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