Thirty minutes later, in the master bedroom on the second floor.
Tang Xiaowan lay on the soft, large bed, her face pale and eyes tightly closed.
Her wet dress had been changed by Tang i.
In the adjacent living room, Leng Lingxiao sat on the sofa, recalling everything that had just happened, his heart filled with confusion and unease.
Could it have been that the kiss lasted too long?
Navigating the maze had already exhausted her greatly, and I still... It’s all my fault!
I hope nothing’s wrong, please let there be nothing wrong.
As Leng Lingxiao was reflecting on his actions, Tang i ca out, holding a wooden silver needle box, her profound eyes showing neither joy nor anger.
Leng Lingxiao quickly walked over to her, extrely anxious, like a child who had made a mistake.
"Grandma, how is Tangtang?"
His voice was especially low, his gaze intense, and to those unaware, it seed as if he was awaiting a sentence.
Seeing this, Tang i’s eyes softened with a smile.
"Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious. It’s just a big emotional fluctuation, plus the effect of the dication inside her body, so... A few hours of rest and she should recover, no worries."
"What? dication effect?" Leng Lingxiao was shocked, staring steadily at Tang i.
Tang i raised an eyebrow, "Qingxin Pill."
She didn’t want to beat around the bush any longer, so she simply broke it down straightforwardly, after all, her heart was in the right place.
"How could that be?" Leng Lingxiao found it hard to believe, pausing for a few seconds before lowering his voice, "I indeed gave Tangtang a bottle of Qingxin Pills, but recently Tangtang, in order to recover her mory quickly, secretly increased her dosage and showed a reaction to the dication. Fearing it would harm her body, I switched the dication a couple of days ago with sedative pills."
Tang i listened and nodded slightly.
In fact, while administering the acupuncture to Tang Xiaowan just now, she had already noticed sothing was off, suspecting improper dication. Combined with Tang Xiaowan ntioning earlier that she seed to have been to Lingxiao Manor before, it only confird her suspicions further.
Fortunately, it wasn’t severe. The unabsorbed part had already been expelled, and a little rest would suffice.
Tang i appreciated Leng Lingxiao’s honesty.
"It’s okay, they’re just residual effects of the drug reaction. She will recover after so rest."
"I’m sorry, Grandma, it’s all my fault for not consulting with you in advance, but I was really worried Tangtang would forget about completely. I truly can’t be without her, I’m sorry."
Leng Lingxiao clenched his fists, filled with self-reproach.
He truly feared that Tang Xiaowan might never recover her mory, yet he didn’t want her to test drugs on herself due to the dreadful side effects. After all, compared to mory, being alive was most important.
In the end, Leng Lingxiao could only painfully decide to temporarily halt the dication, using other drugs to replace the Qingxin Pills.
"Since I dared to give you the prescription, I wasn’t afraid you’d try it. I just didn’t expect... your efficiency in handling this to be so high. Bring the dication over later for to check, and go change your clothes quickly. Tangtang is fine, don’t worry."
"Can I go in and see Tangtang?" Leng Lingxiao asked, frowning, still very unsure.
"Yes, you can, go ahead."
Watching Leng Lingxiao’s dampened shirt, Tang i shook her head, montarily unable to differentiate whether it was from the fountain water or excessive worry.
...
Jin City, Yishen Group.
In the lobby on the first floor, dozens of reporters holding microphones and caras nervously awaited the appearance of Li Zishen, the chairman of Yishen Group. Flashes of caras flickered continuously, like stars in the night sky.
Just then, the elevator doors opened.
Li Zishen walked out of the elevator, composed and unflustered. Seeing him appear, the reporters imdiately sward around him, surrounding him completely.
Microphones stretched towards Li Zishen’s mouth like long guns and short cannons, competing to get closer.
He scanned the room intensely.
In fact, before the video conference had even ended, Li Zishen had already received news that so odd-looking people were steadily entering the group building.
He suspected they were disguised as reporters but hadn’t had ti to confirm.
Unreasonably blocking them was definitely not the first option.
Li Zishen actually wanted to et them, gauge their intentions, and see if they were related to the strange threatening call he had received.
"Excuse , Mr. Li Zishen, is Jinyuan Hotel your personal property, or does it belong to the group? Could you clarify?"
"Personal property, unrelated to the group."
"Mr. Li Zishen, regarding the food poisoning incident at Jinyuan Hotel, could you give us a brief overview of the actual situation?"
"We adhere strictly to the results of the investigation."
"Mr. Li Zishen, have you found the specific cause of the food poisoning yet, and is it related to poor hotel managent?"
"Regarding the hotel’s hygiene and safety, we firmly believe that there are absolutely no substandard practices. This morning, we actively cooperated with the relevant departnts in their investigation and evidence collection, and we believe that results will soon be forthcoming. Thank you for your concern!"
Various questions continued.
In this chaos, a young man wearing black and a duckbill cap was observing everything from a hidden corner of the hall.
It was very secluded, a blind spot.
He fiddled with sothing black that looked like a car remote, seemingly orchestrating the chaos, expressionless, yet his eyes revealed a hint of smug disdain.
The man in black pressed a button on the remote, and the reporters suddenly beca more agitated.
Their questions beca more pressing, so even concerning Yishen Group’s trade secrets, and this sudden turn of events put imnse, invisible pressure on Li Zishen.
"Serves them right, they had it coming!"
The man in black sneered twice, continued pressing the remote, and the atmosphere on site grew even tenser, the questions ever sharper. Amidst the turmoil, Li Zishen struggled to keep his cool and earnestly answered each question.
Then, two n in security uniforms quickly broke through the crowd.
Though they appeared gentle and respectful, they forced their way through the journalists, successfully escorting Li Zishen out of the hall until he got into a black sedan and then returned.
Watching Li Zishen’s departing figure, the man in black’s lips curled into a cold smile as he pocketed the remote and disappeared into the crowd.
Inside the car, Li Zishen was deep in thought.
Just after nine in the morning, the poisoning incident at the Jinyuan Hotel had already attracted widespread attention.
As it trended on hot search, various criticisms arose, including doubts about the hotel’s hygiene, concerns about the guests’ conditions, and suspicions of foul play by competitors.
But all this was within Li Zishen’s expectations; thus, he took no drastic asures, just waited for the test results to be announced publicly.
Unexpectedly, many strange people turned up, ultimately revealed to be disguised reporters.
Their appearance in the hospital or at the Jinyuan Hotel wouldn’t have been surprising, but their presence in the group building, unrelated to the poisoning incident, was peculiar.
Li Zishen suspected that this sudden blockade was orchestrated by soone aiming to sar Yishen Group to drag him down, or perhaps he had cut off soone’s financial path and they were seeking revenge.
Combining this with the threat call from the day before and a recent theft of sample dications further convinced him of his judgnt, which couldn’t be more correct.
"Chen Xin, imdiately pull the surveillance footage from the building and carefully compare it with those who interviewed Ling Xiao right after the opening ceremony."
"Yes, Brother Shen, I’ll arrange it right away."
The sedan sped away, and as Li Zishen’s eyes lowered, he couldn’t help but worry about Tang Xiaowan.
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