Rebirth: She Became a Beautiful and Cool Bigshot

Mrs. Gu had a sudden epiphany. She took the money from Meng Chuyue and strode over to Gu Xiaoling, delivering a heavy slap across her face with a "smack".

Meng Chuyue was speechless.

How could Mrs. Gu, who seemed so gentle and soft, be so violent?

Gu Xiaoling was also stunned.

However, she quickly found a reason for Mrs. Gu's action: it wasn't that Mrs. Gu believed what Meng Chuyue said about her being cured, but rather that Mrs. Gu no longer wanted to deal with her.

In other words, she was disgusted by her.

What she didn't know was Mrs. Gu truly did believe what Meng Chuyue said.

Mrs. Gu was not like Gu Xiaoling.

She had a mysterious trust in doctors.

She believed that Meng Chuyue was capable of determining that Gu Xiaoling had recovered.

Plus, Meng Chuyue's words that "if not cured" could also serve as a reason to drive them away made her really believe that Meng Chuyue had no reason to lie.

After slapping Gu Xiaoling, the fleeting astonishment and fury in Gu Xiaoling's eyes further confirmed Mrs. Gu's belief: Gu Xiaoling was feigning her illness.

To seek comfort, she actually pretended to be ill...

Completely disregarding other people's feelings, Mrs. Gu was infuriated and decided to slap Gu Xiaoling until she admitted she was cured.

So, raising her hand again, she slapped Gu Xiaoling's face and cursed, "I dare you to fake your illness, I dare you to fake your illness, are you crazy or what? Let me knock some sense into you."

One slap followed another, leaving Gu Xiaoling completely dazed.

However, she clung to one belief: she absolutely could not admit to being well at this moment, or she would lose face. If she had to get better, it would have to be later, not now.

Unwilling to admit to her recovery and not wanting to be hit, she turned her head, rolled her eyes, and "fainted" to the ground.

She thought feigning unconsciousness had saved her from further trouble, only to be awakened shortly after by Meng Chuyue's silver needles.

As Mrs. Gu was about to hit her again, Meng Chuyue stopped her and said, "It's painful to keep hitting her. I have itching powder here; it won't kill a person, but it causes an unbearable itch all over the body. Shall we sprinkle some on her?"

Look, Meng Chuyue and Mrs. Gu had become allies.

Indeed, her hands aching, Mrs. Gu immediately agreed to Meng Chuyue's suggestion.

As Meng Chuyue took out the itching powder, she sneered at Gu Xiaoling, "Xiaoling, don't blame your mother for being heartless. It's just that you are too selfish. Do you know that because I had to accompany you for medical treatment, your nephew had no one to look after him and nearly drowned in the river a few days ago?

We've gone through so much trouble for you, and yet, once you're better, you selfishly pretend to be sick. Tell me, shouldn't I punish you?"

Meng Chuyue was silent.

Indeed, that deserved a beating.

Gu Xiaoling was also petrified.

So much so that she forgot to avoid the itching powder.

Well, she actually scorned the itching powder.

Because she was one of the rare few who weren't ticklish.

However, she didn't realize that the itching powder was so potent that even those who weren't ticklish would find it unbearable once affected.

Holding a bottle in her hand, Meng Chuyue waited for Gu Xiaoling to itch unbearably before saying, "Gu Xiaoling, admit that you are well and I'll give you the antidote. Otherwise, suffer for a full twelve hours."

Gu Xiaoling was speechless.

Twelve hours?

How could you be so malicious, Meng Chuyue?

In her heart, Gu Xiaoling cursed Meng Chuyue with every insult she could think of.

But in the end, she could not bear the power of the itching powder and gave in.

With her face swollen like a pig's head and a clear-eyed look, Gu Xiaoling admitted to Meng Chuyue, "I confess that you are right, I am cured now. Give me the antidote."

This time Meng Chuyue didn't give her a hard time and handed over the antidote immediately.

After taking the medicine, Gu Xiaoling's itching stopped at once.

She glared hatefully at Meng Chuyue, ready to leave, but Meng Chuyue called out to her, "Wait, Gu Xiaoling, before you go, we need to settle an account.

To tell you the truth, you were only treated so well because I was not at home, and my family thought you were really my friend. If I had been home, you wouldn't even think about stepping through my door. You've lived here for so long, not paying for medicines is one thing, but you've been living on my dime for food and housing. Anyone would sincerely say thank you, but you? Not only do you hold a grudge against me, but you also speak ill of me at every turn. How can you be so shameless?"