Chapter 673 — It's Raining Again

Wei Zhao kept channeling energy in with his left hand while his right hand moved ceaselessly from one acupuncture point to the next. Gu Mengyao's face grew paler and paler, the beads of sweat on her forehead more and more numerous -- clearly she was in unbearable agony.

"Come on, Sister Yaoyao, you're the best, you've always been Xiaoshu's idol!" Shen Yushu clenched Gu Mengyao's hand and cheered her on.

"Mm..." Gu Mengyao smiled bitterly, her voice already sounding strange and strained. "Xiaoshu, it hurts so much!"

"I know. If I could, Xiaoshu would rather suffer it in your place!" When Shen Yushu said this, she meant it from the bottom of her heart.

"Ha, how could I let you suffer? It's a good thing the poison got me this time and not you..." Gu Mengyao smiled. "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. It's awful, but I can hold out!"

The reason Wei Zhao had kept Shen Yushu here was partly this: Shen Yushu could talk to Gu Mengyao without pause, cheering her on and helping her hold out to the end. Otherwise, Wei Zhao truly would not have known how to persuade Gu Mengyao to keep going.

Gu Mengyao's urge to urinate grew stronger and stronger, but she remembered Wei Zhao's words and did not dare let it out carelessly; she could only endure it with great effort. If the poison could not be expelled, what then? Not only would Wei Zhao have wasted all his hard work, but she herself would have suffered for nothing, wouldn't she?

So Gu Mengyao held it and held it, but after all, there is a limit to how much a person can endure. At last, Gu Mengyao truly could bear it no longer! She cried out in alarm, "I can't, I can't hold it, Xiaoshu! Hurry!"

"Oh, I'm coming, I'm coming!" Shen Yushu had set the disposable cup aside earlier in order to hold Gu Mengyao's hand, and now in her panic she could not find it again. "Where's the cup, where's the cup? Where did I put the cup?"

"Hurry, Xiaoshu! I can't hold it much longer!" Gu Mengyao had thought that once she spoke, Xiaoshu would bring the cup right over -- how was she to know the girl had lost it? Wasn't that just sabotaging her?

"Found it, found it! I'm coming!" Shen Yushu finally spotted it -- the disposable cup had been set on the floor behind her. She snatched it up and ran over.

And Wei Zhao, meanwhile, released Gu Mengyao's hand, inserted the last silver needle, and stepped back.

"I can't--" Gu Mengyao was about to cry. She was going to burst, how could she possibly hold it any longer? Never mind whether Xiaoshu had made it over or not, she simply let go.

Wei Zhao had barely retreated two steps when he felt a stream of water come down from above, drenching his head and covering his face...

And Gu Mengyao saw it too. Seeing that she had actually sprayed Wei Zhao's face and body, she was so mortified she nearly wished she could crawl into a crack in the floor! In her heart she cursed Xiaoshu to death -- dropping the ball at the critical moment, was she even reliable?

Gu Mengyao wanted to hold it back, but how could she? Once released, it was like a flood bursting through a dam -- she had already endured it to the limit!

Wei Zhao was stunned by this sudden turn of events as well. He stood frozen in place, staring dumbfounded at the young lady!

"Get out of the way!" Gu Mengyao was frantic. Seeing Wei Zhao still standing there motionless, eyes fixed on her without blinking, she nearly dropped dead on the spot.

"Uh..." Only then did Wei Zhao come back to his senses. He hastily dodged to the side, unable to suppress a bitter smile! This really was tit for tat -- he had once drenched Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu, and Feng Xiaoxiao too, and now it was the young lady's turn to drench him!

But in that instant, it had felt rather thrilling, hadn't it? Wei Zhao's heart gave a sudden lurch as he recalled a scene he had seen in those little movies... Wasn't this just like the legendary...

Shen Yushu was a bit dumbstruck too -- she had not expected Wei Zhao to get splashed! By the time she came to her senses, she hurried over in front of Gu Mengyao to catch the urine for her.

As she caught it, she said, "Oh, it's raining in the operating room too. Sister Yaoyao, you're way too fierce!"

Gu Mengyao had not expected Shen Yushu to still be in the mood to joke around. She shot her a glare and snapped, "Why didn't it drown you?"

"Oh, I don't mind, it's fine." Shen Yushu said carelessly, "Look, Sister Yaoyao, it got all over me too!"

"Xiaoshu, no need to catch it anymore." Wei Zhao shook off those unhealthy thoughts in his head and said to Shen Yushu.

"Oh? No need?" Shen Yushu was taken aback.

"Mm..." Wei Zhao smiled bitterly. "I originally wanted to collect some urine to test for the poison's components, but now it's saved me the trouble -- I got it straight in the mouth, and I already know what the poison is..."

Wei Zhao did not think he had any tendencies or tastes of a madman, yet when he said this, there was not a trace of revulsion in him. Was it because the other party was the young lady? Or was it because he still harbored designs on her?

When Gu Mengyao heard Wei Zhao say he had gotten the urine in his mouth, she wished she could crawl into a crack in the floor. It was over, truly over now -- how could she have been so useless? Couldn't she have held on just a little longer and waited for Xiaoshu to come over? Now, how was she supposed to face Wei Zhao in the future? How was she supposed to get along with him?

"Wow, Arrow Bro is amazing -- he knows what the poison is just from a taste!" Hearing that there was no need to catch it anymore, Shen Yushu casually tossed the disposable cup in her hand onto the floor. With a plop, the urine inside spilled all over the ground.

Gu Mengyao was somewhat speechless. Couldn't Xiaoshu be a little cleaner? How could she just throw something like that on the floor? But when she thought about how the bed, the floor, and the walls of the operating room had all been soaked by her, Gu Mengyao understood Xiaoshu's action -- since it made no difference where it went, she might as well toss it on the floor.

"I'll go out first. Yaoyao should be fine now." Wei Zhao had also noticed Gu Mengyao's embarrassment, so he intended to leave the operating room ahead of them. "Xiaoshu, once Yaoyao has rested, help her get dressed."

"Oh, okay!" Shen Yushu nodded.

Gu Mengyao wanted to say thank you, but somehow the words would not come out. She truly did not know how to face Wei Zhao, truly did not!

Wei Zhao casually wiped his wet hair. Fortunately there was no strange smell, otherwise he would probably be humiliated once he went out. He opened the operating room door and slipped out quickly, shutting the door before Gu Pengzhan, Guan Xuemin, and the others could make out the scene inside.

In fact, even if they had seen clearly, they would not have been able to see Gu Mengyao -- beside the bed in the operating room there was still a screen.

"Xiaoyi!" Gu Pengzhan and Guan Xuemin came forward at the same time, gazing at Wei Zhao with eager eyes.

"Uncle Chu, Yaoyao is fine now. Xiaoshu will stay with her while she rests a bit, and then they'll come out." Wei Zhao knew what he was thinking, and spoke before Gu Pengzhan could even ask.