Everyone stared at the large porcupine, filled with anxiety.
Each person's anxiety was different.
The doctors and nurses were anxious, fearing that if Lu Ming truly cured Ma Tengyun, they would lose face in the future.
Jiang Mengxin was anxious, fearing that if Lu Ming accidentally killed Ma Tengyun, she would be implicated.
Only Ma Xiaoling was genuinely worried about Ma Tengyun's safety.
Everyone harbored their own intentions.
After a moment, the chief physician said, "Miss Ma, I think we are just messing around, being completely fooled by a charlatan! It's possible that Mr. Ma is already dead."
Ma Xiaoling shot him a glare. The chief physician, feeling awkward, stopped speaking.
They all waited.
One hour.
Two hours.
Three hours.
It was already dark. Everyone had eaten dinner and was still waiting.
Finally, after waiting for five hours, Ma Tengyun let out a long sigh. Then, his eyes slowly opened. This time, he was truly awake!
"Where… where am I?" Ma Tengyun asked.
Ma Xiaoling excitedly rushed forward and clasped Ma Tengyun's hand. "Dad, you're finally awake. Thank God for bringing you back to me."
Afterward, Ma Xiaoling recounted everything that had happened to Ma Tengyun.
The doctors and nurses also conducted a full-body examination on Ma Tengyun.
No problems!
The examination results showed that the poison in Ma Tengyun's body had been completely cleared. Even his chronic headache had been cured.
This was a miracle in medicine!
Lu Ming smiled faintly and then began to remove the silver needles from Ma Tengyun's head.
The entire hospital was in an uproar.
Doctors and nurses marveled at Lu Ming's medical skills, which were simply divine. No one in the entire hospital could match him!
"Truly remarkable, to possess such medical skills at such a young age. He's like Hua Tuo reincarnated."
"With such superb medical expertise, he must be a disciple of a renowned physician."
"His name is Lu Ming, and he seems to be from Jinling."
"Jinling? Isn't the Divine Doctor of China from Jinling? That means he's very likely a direct descendant of the Divine Doctor of China!"
Everyone speculated wildly.
Little did they know, Lu Ming was actually the Divine Doctor of China himself!
However, even if Lu Ming admitted to being the Divine Doctor of China, these people would not have believed him, as he was too young. It was hard to accept that someone so young could possess such profound skills and be the Divine Doctor of China.
The most furious was the chief physician.
He had adamantly claimed that Ma Tengyun's illness was incurable, repeatedly obstructed Lu Ming's treatment, and even urged Ma Xiaoling to prepare for Ma Tengyun's final farewell!
If Ma Xiaoling hadn't insisted, Ma Tengyun would truly have died that night.
Therefore, the chief physician became the target of everyone's anger.
To salvage its reputation, the hospital did not hesitate to sacrifice one to save the many, directly firing the chief physician! This was to punish him for his diagnostic errors.
As for Ma Tengyun.
At this moment, he felt both gratitude towards Lu Ming and, more so, shame.
Lu Ming had previously warned him that the chrysanthemum silk fragrance was poisonous and should not be used. However, Ma Tengyun had not listened, had even ridiculed Lu Ming, and had driven him out of his home.
Looking back now, Ma Tengyun was so ashamed that he wished he could dig a hole and disappear into it.
He felt too embarrassed to look at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming seemed to sense Ma Tengyun's thoughts and said, "Mr. Ma, please rest well. I won't disturb you further and will take my leave now."
After Lu Ming left, Ma Tengyun shamefully held Ma Xiaoling's hand and said, "Alas… this is truly embarrassing. I insulted Lu Ming so much before, yet he not only bore no grudges but repaid my malice with kindness and saved my life. Xiaoling, tell me, how should I face him?"
Mere gratitude seemed insufficient.
Ma Xiaoling smiled slightly and said, "Dad, it's not just you. Didn't I also have some misunderstandings about Lu Ming before? Actually, Lu Ming is a good person, and I believe he won't hold a grudge. What we need to do now is to repay him properly. As long as we are sincere enough, I believe we can make up for our past mistakes."
"Yes, you are right," Ma Tengyun's eyebrows shot up as he said, "To show our sincerity, why don't we offer the 996 project and cooperate with Kaixuan Jewelry!"
Ma Xiaoling was greatly surprised.
She said, "Dad, the 996 project is no ordinary matter. So many influential figures have wanted to join before, and you refused them all. Now, to offer it for cooperation with Kaixuan Jewelry, the sacrifice is too great."
Ma Tengyun replied, "He repaid my malice with kindness and saved my life without holding any grudges. It is only right that we offer a little more."
Ma Xiaoling nodded, "Yes, Dad, you rest first. I'll go and talk to Jiang Mengxin and Lu Ming."
Later.
Ma Xiaoling arranged for someone to take Ma Tengyun home first, then found a high-end restaurant and invited Jiang Mengxin and Lu Ming for a meal.
Midway through the meal.
Ma Xiaoling brought up the matter.
To express their gratitude, Ma Tengyun decided to offer the 996 project for cooperation with Kaixuan Jewelry!
The 996 project?
Jiang Mengxin had only been in Modu for less than a month and didn't understand many things. Upon hearing about this project, she wasn't particularly moved.
As for Lu Ming, he was not interested in such matters at all.
However.
Since it was a project from the Ma family, it must be a good project.
Although Jiang Mengxin didn't know what this project entailed, being able to cooperate with the Ma family was definitely excellent, so she happily agreed.
It was late.
After finishing their meal, everyone went home.
Upon returning to the Xiao family, Jiang Mengxin informed the Xiao family patriarch, Xiao Wenrong, and Xiao Zhan about the 996 project. Unexpectedly, both Xiao Wenrong and Xiao Zhan were stunned into silence!
The scene was like hearing that the national football team had entered the World Cup, utterly unbelievable!
Xiao Zhan dug his ear and confirmed, "President Jiang, please repeat what project the Ma family wants to establish with you."
Ma Xiaoling replied with great certainty, "Didn't I just say? The 996 project. However, I only briefly mentioned it. I don't know the specifics of what this project is about. Anyway, I agreed for now, and we can discuss the details later. If it's a good project, we'll do it; if it's not, we'll politely decline."
And decline?
Xiao Wenrong and Xiao Zhan exchanged glances and smiled.
Xiao Wenrong said, "President Jiang, you may not know this, but the 996 project is a super grand project that Ma Tengyun has poured his life's effort into! The entire Modu, no, the entire country, all the prominent figures want to participate! The mayor of Modu, the richest man in the country, high-ranking military officials, underground powers, and even many foreign forces all want to be involved! Dignitaries and influential people have trampled the threshold of the Ma family's home, just to join the 996 project. But Ma Tengyun's attitude has been firm; he has never agreed to let any outsiders join this project! This shows how supreme the 996 project is!!!"
Jiang Mengxin listened, stunned.
She swallowed and said, "Is it that powerful? Then… won't I be making a fortune this time?"