His eyes locked on Su Wan.

Because in the original novel, the old man’s collapse was blamed on her. The original Su Wan had been accused of causing the shock, of delivering news so vile it stopped the old man’s heart. She had been banished from the hospital. Forbidden from seeing the grandfather who had once been her only ally.

And this time—

Someone had already set another trap.

Su Wan felt the weight of every gaze turn toward her.

But she didn’t flinch.

She had read this scene.

And she already knew—

She wasn’t walking into the trap.

She was walking through it.

Chaos erupted.

Doctors rushed past. Nurses shouted. The entire VIP floor of Lu Group Hospital descended into panic.

"Cardiac distress!"

"Move!"

"Hurry!"

Lu Shaohan turned and strode toward the emergency ward, his expression colder than Su Wan had yet seen, his calm had cracked.

Su Wan followed closely.

And the moment she entered the emergency corridor, her blood ran cold.

On the hospital bed, an old man convulsed violently. Oxygen mask slipping. Pulse monitor screaming. And surrounding him, were doctors who had frozen. Hesitating.

The wrong medication was laid on the tray and the wrong procedure was performed.

In a flash, the original novel’s memory surfaced.

This wasn’t a heart attack.

It was a drug reaction.

Someone had tampered with Old Master Lu’s medicine. And if they administered that injection, he would die. Then all the blame would fall on her.

Another trap.

---

Su Wan moved before thinking.

"Stop!"

Her voice cracked through the room.

And everyone froze. One doctor snapped angrily, "Mrs. Lu, step back—"

Su Wan pointed at the syringe. "Don’t inject that."

Silence.

Then the doctor scoffed. "What do you know?"

But Su Wan’s gaze sharpened. "If you give him that, he’ll go into shock in under three minutes."

Even the room stilled.

Then, Lu Shaohan turned. His dark eyes were fixed on her dark and unreadable.

"You’re interfering in my grandfather’s treatment?"

Su Wan looked directly at him without fright. "No. I’m saving his life."

The arrogance in her actions and voice, the audacity. It stunned everyone.

Including him.

---

The senior physician hesitated.

And in that hesitation, Old Master Lu’s monitor screamed. His pulse dropped. Fast.

Su Wan shoved past them. Grabbed the medication tray and knocked the syringe to the floor.

Crash—

Glass shattered.

And gasps echoed.

Then she barked, "Change to atropine. Now."

No one moved.

So she turned and looked straight at Lu Shaohan.

"Either you trust me... or watch your grandfather die."

Silence. Heavy. Deadly.

Then the impossible happened.

Lu Shaohan spoke. "Do as she says."

---

The room exploded into motion.

Medicine changed. Injection administered.

Seconds dragged by.

One.

Two.

Three—

Then the monitor stabilized.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

It became steady.

Alive.

The room fell silent. No one breathed.

Because she was right.

She had saved Old Master Lu’s life.

---

The old doctor stared at Su Wan in disbelief. "How did you know...?"

But Su Wan didn’t answer.

Because she felt it.

A gaze.

Burning.

She looked up and saw, Lu Shaohan staring at her. Not coldly. Not cruelly.

But as if he was seeing her for the first time.

Then his voice came low almost suspicious.

"Su Wan..."

He stepped closer. Too close that she could hear his heartbeat.

"Who exactly are you?"

---

In the corner, Su Yao’s face had turned white.

Because if Su Wan could change this part of the plot— what else could she change?

And for the first time— Su Yao felt fear.

The emergency ward was silent.

Only the steady rhythm of the heart monitor remained.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

Alive.

Old Master Lu was alive. And everyone in the room knew, it was because of Su Wan.

The senior physician lowered his head, sweat beading at his temples. "I... misjudged the reaction."

Misjudged?

Su Wan’s eyes cooled.

No. Someone had intended to murder.

But before she could speak, a rough voice came from the hospital bed.

"...Shaohan."

The room froze.

Old Master Lu’s fingers moved and his eyes slowly opened.

"Grandfather!"

For the first time, a genuine alarm flashed across Lu Shaohan’s face as he stepped forward.

The old man looked weak. But sharp. Very sharp.

His gaze moved, past Lu Shaohan, past the doctors, and landed on Su Wan.

He stared at her for a long time. Then slowly asked, "...Was it you who saved me?"

Su Wan paused. Then nodded tentatively "Yes."

The old man looked at her as if he were reassessing a person he thought he knew.

Then he lifted a trembling hand and pointed at her.

"You. Come here."

Everyone held their breath. Even Su Yao stiffened near the doorway.

Su Wan stepped closer and Old Master Lu suddenly caught her wrist. His grip was surprisingly strong.

Then he said something that made the room explode.

"From today... No one in the Lu family is allowed to bully my granddaughter-in-law."

Silence. Complete silence.

Su Yao’s face turned white. The doctors froze. Even Lu Shaohan’s expression shifted.

Because everyone knew, Old Master Lu never openly protected anyone.

Yet now, he was protecting Su Wan. Publicly.