Jia Xu felt bitter inside, but he said nothing!
Never mind that Wang Xuan was taking the blame for him—the man responsible for all the actual affairs had an incredibly hard time keeping a low profile. How could he avoid making people resent him? That was completely at odds with his understanding of how to survive in this world.
He had always pursued working behind the scenes and never stepping into the limelight. And now look at him—Li Ru had dragged him into a terrible mess.
Leaving aside how the two of them tore into each other, Jia Xu ultimately still had to obediently prepare for the whole series of tasks that followed.
Wang Xuan, meanwhile, stayed home in peace, waiting for Mi Zhen to give birth.
Three days later, she began to bleed. The entire Wang residence immediately entered a state of battle readiness. Wang Xuan ordered the best midwives in the city to be brought over, and they stood by around the clock.
Even Hua Tuo was invited over by Wang Xuan. Rarely seen, Wang Xuan's attitude was surprisingly good.
"Isn't your medical skill also extremely advanced? I remember you even performed an excision operation on Huang Xu?" Hua Tuo couldn't understand Wang Xuan's behavior at all. In his mind, Wang Xuan's medical skills should have been even better than his own.
"How could that be the same?" Wang Xuan rolled his eyes dramatically. He knew exactly what his own medical skills were like. Back then, to ensure the operation's success, he had killed several people beforehand while practicing.
"That was someone else's son." As he spoke, Wang Xuan instinctively lowered his voice. "It wouldn't matter if I botched it. But this is my own child!"
Hua Tuo nearly vomited blood. He was a true physician, and at