The Terminally Ill Youngest Daughter of a Medical Dynasty Is a Genius Physician - Chapter 59

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Chapter 59
But his surprise faded quickly.
Yeon Hui-cheon composed himself at once.
“My physical condition was not good that day.”
“Your physical condition?”
Elder Heo Un-baek’s brow furrowed.
“Yes. My Qi-Blood Flow suddenly became unstable, and I experienced dizziness.”
Yeon Hui-cheon replied calmly.
“I judged it improper to examine a patient carelessly when my own body was not in sound condition.”
Byeok Chung-yeon regarded him for a moment.
“I see.”
A flicker of relief crossed Yeon Hui-cheon’s face.
Byeok Chung-yeon shrugged once and did not press the matter of the marketplace further.
“I’ll ask about that separately.”
Instead, his fingertip gestured toward the Red Ancient Book.
“What matters now is this.”
Yeon Hui-cheon clamped his mouth shut.
Then.
“Yeong-hwa is right.”
Yeon Do-hwa, who had remained silent until now, spoke. Her voice was low and measured.
Yeon Hui-cheon’s eyes widened.
“Mother…….”
Yeon Do-hwa looked at her son.
“If you wanted to confirm the contents of the book, you should have made a proper request.”
“…….”
“You could have asked Yeong-hwa to show it to you, or you could have requested direct access at the Central Archive.”
Her gaze turned cold and sharp.
“Yet you did neither.”
“I…….”
“Instead, you ordered it brought without anyone knowing, and told her not to return it until the report was finished today.”
Yeon Hui-cheon’s face contorted.
“Do not cover that action with a single claim that it was for the patient’s sake.”
“Mother…….”
Yeon Do-hwa said nothing further.
In that moment.
“Hui-cheon.”
The Household Head’s low voice rang out. He regarded the young man in silence for a time.
His face bore no anger—only an excessive, chilling calm.
“Was what you truly wanted information for the patient’s treatment?”
“…….”
Yeon Hui-cheon’s fingers twitched.
“Or.”
The Household Head’s gaze shifted to the Red Ancient Book, then returned to him.
“Was it to prevent Yeong-hwa from speaking that information here today?”
“……!”
Yeon Hui-cheon’s lips trembled, but no words came out.
“Household Head, I…….”
Yet no answer followed.
Everyone in the room knew why he could not speak.
Disappointment appeared on the Elder’s face as well.
After a long silence, the Household Head spoke.
“Yeon Hui-cheon.”
“……Yes, Household Head.”
“You are a physician serving as a joint examiner of the patient, yet you secretly removed materials discovered by another physician.”
Yeon Hui-cheon’s head bowed slowly.
“Moreover, knowing that those materials had disappeared, you attempted to use that very fact as grounds to cast doubt on Yeong-hwa’s judgment.”
“…….”
“You put your competitive spirit above the patient’s treatment.”
Yeon Hui-cheon’s fists clenched tightly.
“From this day forward, withdraw from the treatment of Branch Family Head Byeok.”
“……!”
Yeon Hui-cheon’s head snapped up.
“Household Head.”
“And I hereby impose confinement.”
A sharp voice cut through his words.
“During your confinement, you will not participate in the Physician Hall’s practical training. Return to the Medicine Hall and review your foundational practice.”
“…….”
“I will conduct a separate investigation into this matter before determining any further discipline.”
A long silence stretched between them.
Yeon Hui-cheon’s face had gone ashen.
But not long after, he composed himself.
“……I will obey the Household Head’s will.”
His voice, delivered in a low bow, was remarkably calm.
It was then that Elder Heo Un-baek picked up my medical examination records from the table.
He studied them for some time before turning his gaze to me.
“Even when physicians observe the same patient, there can be vast differences in how they read the progression of illness.”
I listened quietly to his words.
“You did not overlook even the smallest changes, and you did not stop at suspicion—you found direct evidence.”
Elder Heo Un-baek nodded slowly.
“Well done, Young Lady Yeong-hwa.”
“……Thank you.”
My chest grew warm.
Then Grandfather turned to look at me as well.
“Well done.”
A brief word.
“Truly well done, Yeong-hwa.”
I blinked, then nodded vigorously.
“Yes!”
Suddenly I felt a gaze from nearby.
I turned, and Byeok Chung-yeon was watching me.
His face was as impassive as always.
But at the edge of his blue eyes, a faint glimmer of satisfaction flickered.
I mouthed the words softly.
‘Thank you.’
Byeok Chung-yeon held my gaze for a moment, then turned away as though it were nothing.
Yet I caught the subtle curve of his lips.
And beyond him.
Yeon Hui-cheon was staring at me.
Unlike his carefully composed expression, his eyes were frozen with cold.
I kept my spine straight and did not flinch from his gaze.
Now he would understand.
That he could no longer achieve what he wanted by simply pushing me down and trampling me as before.
After a long moment.
It was Yeon Hui-cheon who looked away first.
……In all my cycles of regression, this had never happened before.
“Inquire by letter to the Jeok-hyeon Family regarding Branch Family Head Byeok’s condition—learn the details. And Yeong-hwa, go to the Central Medicinal Storehouse and find the herbs needed for Detoxification.”
“Yes!”
“The elders and Branch Family Head will remain. The rest of you may leave.”
After all the decisions were made.
People filed out of the Meeting Room one by one.
Thump-thump.
I walked toward the Main Hall’s gate with Ryu Jin, pressing my hand against my chest.
Even though the meeting had ended, my heart would not settle.
‘I didn’t just find a clue to treat the patient……I was recognized by the elders.’
The fact that everyone had acknowledged my judgment still felt unreal.
That I had observed the patient’s changes myself, uncovered the cause, and in doing so had actually helped them—it felt far more gratifying than I had expected.
I truly felt as though I had taken a real step forward on the path of a physician.
The emotion was so strange that I bit my lip.
I clutched the Red Ancient Book I had recovered close to my chest.
That was when.
“Yeon Yeong-hwa.”
I stopped in my tracks at the low voice calling me from behind.
Turning, I found Byeok Chung-yeon standing at the entrance to the meeting room.
“Branch Family Head Byeok.”
I approached him with genuine warmth.
“Thank you for earlier, truly.”
“I merely repaid a debt from the marketplace.”
“Even so—if you hadn’t brought that book, my brother Yeon Hui-cheon might never have believed my side of the story.”
“You have no real skill, yet your audacity runs thicker than I expected.”
Byeok Chung-yeon murmured coldly.
I laughed softly.
“All the same, thanks to you, the truth came to light.”
“You discovered it yourself. I merely confirmed what you had already found.”
“Isn’t that usually what people call ‘helping’?”
As I mimicked his measured tone, Byeok Chung-yeon let out a quiet chuckle.
I held the Red Ancient Book more firmly against my chest.
“But how did you know Baek Cheon-ho had it?”
“I was outside at dawn…….”
“……What?”
Byeok Chung-yeon’s words trailed off.
I narrowed my eyes.
“Why were you outside at dawn?”
“…….”
“Branch Family Head?”
Byeok Chung-yeon’s gaze shifted away for a moment.
“I couldn’t sleep.”
“And you saw Baek Cheon-ho coming out of the Separate Quarters?”
“…….”
Something was off.
Very much so.
I hugged the book closer and looked up at him intently.
“What were you doing?”
“……Nothing much.”
“What were you doing?”
Byeok Chung-yeon finally opened his mouth with reluctance.
“I was practicing the blade. Just a little.”
“…….”
“Really, just a little.”
I watched him in silence.
Byeok Chung-yeon added belatedly,
“Only my left hand. I didn’t use my right.”
“I thought I expressly prohibited all training, patient.”
“It wasn’t training.”
Byeok Chung-yeon spoke with casual indifference.
“I was merely loosening up my body.”
“…….”
Clutching the Red Ancient Book, I peered up at him with a long, steady look.
Byeok Chung-yeon’s eyes rolled sideways with the subtlest of movements.
He dodged responsibility so smoothly it was hard to believe this was the same man who’d been cornering Yeon Hui-cheon in the meeting room moments before.

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