Qin Feiwann only had time to see a car window slowly rolling up.
The profile glimpsed through the window was strangely familiar.
She quickened her pace, trying to get a clear look at the person inside, but the car had already started and was pulling away.
"Auntie?"
An An followed her gaze, looking at the departing car. There was nothing particularly special about it.
"Auntie?" he called again.
"Hmm?" Qin Feiwann stopped in a daze and turned to look at him, her eyes still holding a strange emotion.
She forced a smile. "What is it, An An?"
"What are you looking at, Auntie? Is there something in that car?" An An was now also a bit on edge, not letting even the slightest disturbance pass unnoticed.
Qin Feiwann gazed in the direction the car had gone, a peculiar feeling stirring within her.
"It's nothing, let's go."
The direction back to the Qin family was the same as the direction the car had left. She kept looking out the car window along the way.
She unconsciously fiddled with the ring on her finger, her heart already in turmoil.
Even though it was far away, even though she hadn't seen clearly, she felt it was the person she hadn't seen in a long time.
He...
If it really was him, why did he still not want to see her?
If it wasn't him...
Qin Feiwann gave a wry smile and withdrew her gaze.
Upon returning to the Qin family, Doctor Tao and Shen Wuyou were already waiting.
"A Rou!"
Shen Wuyou rushed forward the moment he saw Huo Rou, taking her wrist.
Doctor Tao looked intently at Shen Wuyou's hand as he felt Huo Rou's pulse.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly once more, the Shen family truly deserved its reputation as a medical lineage.
"Hmm?" Everything Shen Wuyou had worried about hadn't happened. He carefully examined the pulse and couldn't help but let out a question.
Qin Ningyi tried to ignore Shen Wuyou holding Huo Rou's wrist. Hearing his question, her heart also tensed.
"What is it?"
Shen Wuyou momentarily doubted his own medical skills. He thoughtfully released Huo Rou's hand.
"Doctor Tao, please take a look."
Hearing this, Doctor Tao dared not be negligent and quickly stepped forward to examine her in his own way.
The results he found also left him somewhat puzzled.
"The toxicity has been suppressed," Shen Wuyou said slowly, looking at Doctor Tao's expression as he reached his conclusion.
He then asked, somewhat unconfidently, "Is that right?"
Doctor Tao nodded, but his expression was grave.
"Miss Huo, have you eaten anything unusual in the past few days?"
Huo Rou listened to their conversation, further confirming that the medicine Shen Yuanshu had given her was indeed effective.
"I have," she stated with certainty.
She looked at Shen Wuyou, her eyes smiling. "This poison is called Samael, and Shen Yuanshu was involved in its research."
"He helped you?" Shen Wuyou had made no progress because he didn't know what raw materials were used, and without anything to compare, the tests yielded no results.
Huo Rou nodded. "Yes, he developed a drug to suppress the toxicity. A complete cure hasn't been found yet."
"Where is he? Take me to him, I need to ask him!"
Shen Wuyou saw a glimmer of hope. He turned to Qin Ningyi, wanting to see Shen Yuanshu immediately.
"Someone is copying the data. It will be sent over later," Huo Rou interjected, stopping him.
"And I've memorized most of it."
She had thought of having a backup plan, and this situation was the best possible outcome.
Doctor Tao looked at the testing instrument, whose results were slowly appearing in his hand, and asked solemnly, "Besides this, did he give you anything else?"
"Perhaps we should go to the hospital for a detailed examination." He shook the instrument in his hand. "What this is showing is a bit strange."
After seeing the information on Samael, Huo Rou's spirits lifted, especially since Shen Yuanshu had indeed developed a drug to suppress the toxicity.
She no longer feared she might leave at any moment, and consequently, she cooperated actively.
The examination was more comprehensive. During the process, Qin Feiwann chatted with An An, while Qin Ningyi waited outside with a stern face.
Inside the room, Shen Wuyou and Doctor Tao watched as each data point appeared, their expressions becoming increasingly complex.
The other substance Shen Yuanshu had given Huo Rou, according to the data, could cause memory loss.
It was a truly insidious thing.
If Huo Rou hadn't been rescued, even if she found an opportunity to escape, she might not have remembered why she needed to escape.
"Can it be cured?" Huo Rou asked calmly. She had told them about Shen Yuanshu's poisoning, and the test results seemed to corroborate it.
Doctor Tao was still frowning in thought.
Shen Wuyou's eyes flickered with struggle. For a moment, a wild thought crossed his mind.
Shen Yuanshu's drug could cause gradual memory loss.
If left untreated, or if it were to worsen.
Huo Rou would forget many things, including...