Chapter 8

Qi Huaizhou’s fingers supporting himself on the ground tightened inexplicably.

Jiang Mi used the light from his cell phone to see the person in front of him clearly, and it was indeed Qi Huaizhou.

But what’s with his expression?

Under the direct sunlight of the white light, Qi Huaizhou’s face was as pale as paper, and there was not even a trace of blood on his thin lips. His breathing was short, and sweat was oozing from his forehead.

He tried to stand up, but failed after two attempts.

Jiang Mi hurriedly leaned over to support him.

Qi Huaizhou pushed him away, and Jiang Mi’s phone fell to the ground without him. Qi Huaizhou half-closed his eyelids and fumbled in his pockets in a daze.

Hell, his consciousness was peeling away, and he couldn’t even remember which pocket the medicine was in.

“What are you looking for?” Jiang Mi was about to bend down to pick up the phone that was turned upside down by the light when he suddenly heard someone coming.

She quickly recognized Su Rongbing’s voice as the one speaking to Zhang Ma.

Qi Huaizhou’s face turned even worse. He gritted his teeth and tried to stand up. His arms, which were holding onto the rockery, were shaking violently. Just as he was about to lose his strength, the person beside him supported him at the right moment: “Third Uncle.”

Jiang Mi helped the man behind the rockery without saying a word.

Soon, Su Rongbing and Zhang Ma walked past.

Their voices faded away.

Jiang Mi breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t turn on the light again and groped in the dark to find something in Qi Huaizhou’s shirt pocket – candy?

Jiang Mi twisted it with his fingertips and confirmed that it was candy wrapper.

She peeled off the candy wrapper: “Is it hypoglycemia?”

In the darkness, the man hummed softly.

Is he afraid that Su Rongbing will find out that he has hypoglycemia?

Jiang Mi didn’t quite understand why she was so worried. Hypoglycemia wasn’t a big deal. But then she thought, maybe Qi Huaizhou didn’t want Su Rongbing to see him in such a state of disarray?

There was no light behind the rockery. Jiang Mi called out “Third Uncle” in a low voice, and Qi Huaizhou responded.

“Open your mouth.” Jiang Mi followed the sound and fed the candy to him.

First, she touched his slightly cool thin lips. Her fingertips shrank slightly. When she instinctively wanted to pull back, half of her finger was held in Qi Huaizhou’s mouth.

Jiang Mi’s heart skipped a beat.

Qi Huaizhou put the pill in her hand into his mouth, closed his eyes and leaned against the rockery.

Jiang Mi pinched her fingertips, which began to feel hot in the cold winter night. Her wrist suddenly tightened, and the man’s slender hand clamped around her: “Why are you helping me?”

Is this even necessary?

Of course it’s to increase your favorability!

Jiang Mi cleared his throat and asked obediently, “Are you feeling better, Uncle San?”

Qi Huaizhou sneered: “No need to get too close.”

All right.

Jiang Mi pursed his lips: “I really didn’t mean to go against you, I can swear to heaven!”

After a long while, I heard him say, “Get lost.”

Jiang Mi is always obedient: “If you need help, just call me. I promise to be there whenever you call.”

Before leaving, she took off her coat and covered Qi Huaizhou with it. After all, it was easy to catch a cold if you stayed outside for a long time in this kind of weather, not to mention that Qi Huaizhou looked in very bad condition now. When Jiang Mi went to help him before, she found that his whole body was cold and he had no temperature at all.

Seeing that the old man will not live for many days, Jiang Mi naturally has to be loyal to the male protagonist!

The red plaid coat was filled with the scent of lemon detergent that girls liked. Qi Huaizhou rubbed his chin gently against the plaid collar. In the cool air, he seemed to smell the scent of coconut. Did he eat coconut cake again in the evening?

Why do you like coconut flavored things so much?

Qi Huaizhou closed his eyes and sniffed again, and unknowingly felt a little warmth on his body.

–

It was past midnight when Qi Huaizhou returned to his room. He threw his red plaid jacket on the bed, held his stomach with one hand, pushed open the bathroom door, and flipped open Shen Juan’s chat box to send a message: [Neutralization reagent is not very effective]

The other side called quickly: “Are there any side effects?”

Qi Huaizhou put on his headphones, placed his phone on the sink, and retched for a while with his hands against his stomach before hissing, “The duration is too short, only four hours at most. I almost fainted.”

Chen Juan cursed, “All medicines are poisonous. You can’t be impatient in your situation. The reagent I prepared for you has a short duration, but it has almost no side effects. It will take some time to completely neutralize the toxin.”

The only “almost no side effects” of Shen Ju’an’s medication were burning pains in the stomach every time the medication took effect. Qi Huaizhou rubbed his stomach and fell onto the toilet.

Shen Juan asked again: “Why didn’t you call the police about this?”

Qi Huaizhou was not sick, he was poisoned. It happened on the day he returned to Ningcheng for a meeting.

His stomach was still cramping, but the effect of the medicine made Qi Huaizhou’s thoughts much clearer: “My father has already experienced the pain of losing a child before him. Besides, he can’t stand any stimulation in his current condition.”

Moreover, if this matter becomes a big deal, the chairman will be seriously ill and the executive president will be poisoned. It is estimated that hundreds of billions of dollars will be lost by the group overnight.

“Did your sister-in-law do this?” Shen Juan asked.

Qi Huaizhou didn’t say anything.

The phone vibrated.

Eldest niece: [Uncle San, have you returned to your room? ]

Qi Huaizhou stared at this piece of information for a long time.

Shen Juan: “Zhou?”

Qi Huaizhou: “Yeah.”

“Fuck, is it really her?” Chen Ju’an cursed, “How could your eldest brother marry such a vicious woman?”

Qi Huaizhou came back to his senses and replied with a “hmm” while saying, “It’s not her.”

Chen Juan: “…you just said yes!”

Qi Huaizhou: “I didn’t tell you just now.”

Chen Juan was silent for two seconds: “Fuck, is there someone in your room? Meng Huazi?”

Eldest niece: [I’m glad you’re back. Uncle, have a good rest. Good night.]

Qi Huaizhou frowned: “What do you think she meant?”

Chen Juan laughed: “What else can it mean? I want to marry you!”

Qi Huaizhou was momentarily stunned: “She also said this is incest.”

Chen Juan was stunned for a long moment: “Fuck! Meng Huazi is your father’s illegitimate daughter??”

Qi Huaizhou: “…”

–

In the early morning, there was a moderate rain in Linjiang, and there was still a hint of chill in the air when I woke up in the morning.

Qi Huaizhou left home early and was rushing to fly to Ningcheng headquarters.

The driver had been waiting outside Qiyuan early in the morning. Qi Huaizhou pushed open the door and went out. As soon as he got into the car, he heard someone knocking on the window.

Qi Huaizhou looked up and saw his eldest niece smiling sincerely.

Jiang Mi gestured for him to roll down the window.

Qi Huaizhou frowned and looked at her for two seconds, then rolled down the car window.

“Uncle San, hand.”

Qi Huaizhou inexplicably stretched out his hand, and the girl stuffed a handful of candy into his hand.

Qi Huaizhou was stunned by the colorful cartoon candy wrappers.

Jiang Mi leaned over and whispered, “Yesterday I found that you only had one candy on you, so it’s better to bring more with you in case of emergency.” As she spoke, she stepped back and waved at him, “Goodbye, Third Uncle.”

Qi Huaizhou pursed his lips, clenched his palm, and the candy wrapper made a series of subtle rustling sounds.

His Adam’s apple moved up and down, and he subconsciously turned his head to look. The slender figure was still standing there waving.