After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved-Chapter 391: Do You Think I’m Dead?

This time, after finishing her words, Lu Sheng didn’t even bother to look at the Shi Family’s reactions and walked straight out of the room.

Before leaving, she shot a cold glance at Shi Yuwei, reminding her not to forget what she needed to do.

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After Lu Sheng left the house, Shi Suxin finally recovered from the suffocation of being choked earlier. Sitting directly on the floor, tears and snot streaming down her face, she began screaming hysterically.

"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! Some wild girl raised in the countryside almost strangled me to death in our house!"

"Call the police! Uncle Li, where’s Uncle Li? Call the police immediately! Get the cops here!"

"Muchuan, aren’t you a lawyer?! Sue her for me! Use all the Shi Family’s connections to send that girl to prison! I want her eating prison food for the rest of her life!"

Shi Suxin’s face twisted with rage, completely losing the graceful, poised elegance she carried earlier in her qipao.

"...Aunt, please calm down first." Shi Muchuan held Shi Suxin up, took a deep breath, and spoke with a tone tinged with helplessness.

"Putting aside the fact that the injuries Lu Sheng caused you at most constitute minor harm, even if we call the police, they would only mediate the conflict. There’s no way they’d really arrest Lu Sheng."

"Moreover, Aunt, you were at fault as well in what just happened. No matter what, you shouldn’t have repeatedly insulted Lu Sheng’s mother to her face. How could she not be upset listening to that?"

"And another thing—using the Shi Family’s connections to send her to jail... Have you forgotten who the man accompanying Lu Sheng to our house was? I’m afraid our Shi Family’s connections won’t outweigh his."

As Shi Muchuan spoke with clarity and reason, Shi Suxin’s eyes widened in fury, and her anger only intensified.

"Muchuan, what nonsense are you spouting? Are you siding with that little wench now?"

"Do you even know that wench’s mother killed your mother? Your mother died the day before your birthday—you stayed by her side through the wake until you passed out! Have you forgotten all that?"

Hearing Shi Suxin mention his mother, Shi Muchuan felt a sharp pain in his heart.

He finally pursed his lips slightly before responding, "...Aunt, regardless of what happened back then, none of that was Lu Sheng’s fault."

"She was just a child. For so many years, she lived a hard life in the countryside with Second Aunt."

"She came to the Shi Family to visit Grandpa. Even if you don’t welcome her, you shouldn’t take out your resentment toward Second Aunt on her."

Ever since Lu Sheng entered the house today, Shi Suxin had been relentlessly hostile, using Du Ran’s accident to attack Lu Sheng. In truth, she was merely venting her dissatisfaction with her sister.

But Shi Muchuan’s words had undoubtedly exposed the ugliness of her thoughts.

This made Shi Suxin fly into a rage of humiliation. "What kind of crap are you saying?! Do you think my scolding her isn’t out of pity for you kids who lost your mother so young?"

"Muchuan, you’ve truly disappointed me! What now—just because that wench came to the Shi Family, you’re actually going to treat her like your sister? Don’t you know the saying that a mother’s killer is someone you can never coexist with under the same sky?"

Shi Muchuan frowned slightly at her words.

After all, Second Aunt’s actions back then were unintentional.

And over the past twenty years, she had lived a life of poverty in the countryside, eventually succumbing to illness—she had already paid for her mistakes.

Talking about a "mother’s killer" was an exaggeration at best.

Furthermore, while Shi Suxin was his aunt, her vulgar habit of calling Lu Sheng a "little wench" with every sentence was something Shi Muchuan found increasingly grating.

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[Bedroom]

Lu Sheng returned to Shi Mingxiu’s room.

Li Muchen had always taken Lu Sheng’s words to heart. When Lu Sheng told him to stay by Old Mr. Shi’s side, he had not left the bed for a single step.

Seeing Lu Sheng enter, Li Muchen immediately stood up and asked, "Baby, nothing unusual has happened with Old Mr. Shi here. What about with you earlier? Did something happen?"

Not wanting Li Muchen to worry, Lu Sheng skipped over the confrontation she had with Shi Suxin and Shi Chengyun, briefly stating the key point.

"The Fox Demon who planted the Parasitic Gu in Grandpa is Shi Yuwei. We’ve had some history before."

Lu Sheng said, "I’ve struck a deal with her—she’ll extract the Parasitic Gu from Grandpa, and I’ll spare her life."

Although Li Muchen had no idea what kind of deal Lu Sheng had made with Shi Yuwei,

he carefully examined Lu Sheng from head to toe, and after ensuring she wasn’t injured, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"So, you’re saying the Gu Worm inside Old Mr. Shi’s heart will come out now?" Li Muchen asked.

"Yes." Lu Sheng nodded and stayed by the bed with Li Muchen, keeping her eyes locked on Shi Mingxiu to monitor his body’s reaction.

The air instantly grew tense and silent.

A few seconds later, Lu Sheng and Li Muchen watched as a black Gu Worm with a bloated belly wriggled out of Shi Mingxiu’s ear.

It seemed Shi Yuwei had kept her promise.

With a speed born of sharp reflexes, Lu Sheng pinched the Gu Worm between her fingers. With an expression of disgust, she flung it to the ground and crushed it underfoot.

The Gu Worm bled green.

At the moment Lu Sheng crushed it, a nauseating stench mixed with a hint of fox musk wafted through the room, making both Lu Sheng and Li Muchen frown.

But at the same time, Lu Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, glancing at Shi Mingxiu, who remained unconscious on the bed.

—Thankfully she came in time.

If she had been even a day or two late, Grandpa’s Essence would’ve been completely drained by that damned Parasitic Gu.

Li Muchen grabbed a wet wipe from beside the bed and gently wiped Lu Sheng’s fingers that had touched the Gu Worm. He asked, "Now that it’s dealt with, is Old Mr. Shi out of danger?"

Lu Sheng gently shook her head. "The Essence already consumed by the Gu Worm is irreversible. All we’ve done is remove the immediate threat to Grandpa’s life."

"I can transfer some of my Soul Power to him for now. After that, the only thing we can do is gradually nurture his frail body, helping him replenish his Essence and vitality."

As she spoke, Lu Sheng sat at the bedside, placing her palm over Shi Mingxiu’s heart.

Li Muchen watched as a red glow emanated from Lu Sheng’s palm, seeping into Shi Mingxiu’s heart.

What followed was nothing short of miraculous.

As the Soul Power flowed into him, Old Mr. Shi’s originally pale, bloodless lips began to regain a rosy hue. Even strands of his once fully-white hair started to darken.

Though his eyes remained closed and his emaciated body still looked skeletal, the difference was nothing short of astonishing compared to the deathly state he had been in an hour ago.

Yet just as Li Muchen was about to relax, he noticed the girl pulling her hand back—her own lips had turned pale.

As she stood, her body swayed precariously.

"Baby!" Li Muchen moved swiftly, catching Lu Sheng before she could collapse. He sat her back down on a chair and positioned her comfortably in his arms to rest.

"You transferred your Soul Power to Old Mr. Shi. Does that mean you’ll grow weaker yourself?" Li Muchen frowned deeply, his voice tinged with worry.

"...I’ll be fine," Lu Sheng gasped for air. "I just overdid it a little. Let me rest for a moment, and I’ll recover."

Just as Lu Sheng leaned against Li Muchen’s chest to catch her breath, the bedroom door unexpectedly burst open with a loud bang.

"Lu Sheng!" Shi Suxin barged in, looking as though she wanted to tear Lu Sheng apart.

She roared furiously, "You little wench! How dare you put your hands on me! Get out of the Shi Family right now! I won’t let you off..."

Lu Sheng was genuinely exhausted.

Her body needed rest and recovery, and she had no energy left to engage in any battles of words with Shi Suxin.

But just then, a firm yet weathered voice rang out from the bed. It carried an air of authority and anger.

"...Suxin! Do you think I’m already dead? Right in front of me, and you bully this child like this?!"

Both Shi Suxin and Shi Chengyun froze in place, staring at the now-sitting Shi Mingxiu in disbelief. Their eyes widened, and their jaws dropped.

They simply couldn’t believe what they were seeing—it seemed impossible.