Chapter 243: Chapter 225: Deception, Falsehood, Concealment 1
Su Xiaomeng, after shouting, realized that her reaction was a bit intense. She swallowed, "I... I’m a bit hungry."
Yin Shixiu was stunned for a second, then lowered his head to kiss her forehead, "Okay, let’s eat first. I’ll take a shower and change my clothes."
"Okay."
Su Xiaomeng nodded, got off the countertop, and turned around to continue chopping vegetables. The shadow cast by her long lashes under her eyes was quite heavy.
Yin Shixiu glanced at her, then turned and walked out of the kitchen and into the bedroom. By the time he finished his shower and changed clothes, the meal was ready and covered on the table.
Xiao Meng was squatting, organizing Yin Shixiu’s luggage.
"Weren’t you hungry? Eat first, then tidy up."
Yin Shixiu said to her.
"It’s okay, you eat first. I’ll be done in a moment."
Su Xiaomeng swiftly packed his changed clothes into the bathroom. After sorting out the clothes and some documents, there was still a gift box at the bottom of the suitcase.
Yin Shixiu walked over, squatted down, and handed the gift box to her, "Open it and see."
"What is it?"
Xiao Meng, while asking, started to open it. Underneath the packaging was a delicate gift box, inside which lay an irregularly shaped red crystal.
Yin Shixiu took out the red crystal and then placed it around her neck, "This is a Cinnabar Crystal, wearing it is good for your health."
Su Xiaomeng touched the irregular crystal on her neck, but it was surprisingly smooth.
"Where’s it from?"
"I snatched it from someone else."
Su Xiaomeng blinked at him, not really understanding.
"Cinnabar Crystals are well-known internationally in the gem category. A project partner from the Miao Clan was wearing this crystal at the airport. He said it’s excellent for health maintenance."
Yin Shixiu pulled her up, hugged her waist, and walked to the dining table to sit down, "You’ve been sick for over half a month and need to recuperate well. Wear it from now on, and at night, put it under your pillow for a calming effect."
"...Is it that miraculous?"
"Yes, from a scientific perspective, the components of the Cinnabar Crystal are indeed beneficial to the body."
Su Xiaomeng did not ask how he snatched it from someone else’s hands. It was obvious that for her, he owed someone else another favor.
Yin Shixiu served the rice and placed chopsticks in front of her, "When did you have lunch?"
"Ah? Oh... past ten."
Su Xiaomeng said offhandedly. Lunch... She couldn’t even remember when her last meal was.
Her stomach was empty, but she had no appetite.
Last night, she went to the hospital overnight, did a urine test and a blood test. After returning, she ate some porridge. But shortly after eating, she vomited it all.
This morning, she went to pick up the report. The components found in her blood and urine were equivalent to "ecstasy," a drug primarily inducing excitement and hallucinations.
Despair could be no greater than a dead heart.
She never thought she would curse someone from the bottom of her heart, yet she cursed Ren Yixuan.
Cursed him to the eighteenth level of hell, cursed that he would never find happiness in this life.
A warm and large hand covered her forehead...
Su Xiaomeng was surprised.
"Why so low in spirits?"
Yin Shixiu asked, the temperature from his palm was indeed a bit high. He got up to fetch an electronic thermometer and measured Su Xiaomeng’s temperature.
"Thirty-seven point six, a slight fever."
Yin Shixiu felt somewhat frustrated. He turned to make a call home, instructing the family doctor to come over in the evening.
"It’s nothing..."
Su Xiaomeng said faintly.
Yin Shixiu hung up the phone and sat back, "It’s nothing to you, but to me it is. A check-up gives me peace of mind."
Su Xiaomeng nodded, a thousand words stuck in her throat.
By the time the family doctor arrived, it was very late. He brought some medicine for Su Xiaomeng and a thermos of ginseng soup.
"The old madam went to the kitchen herself to brew this ginseng decoction for you with some ginger and other herbs after receiving the call."
Su Xiaomeng sat to the side drinking...
"So bitter..."
She murmured a little. What was more bitter than the ginseng soup was her heart.
"Fourth Young Madam, good medicine tastes bitter; in this season, viral influenza can be very deadly."
"Okay."
Su Xiaomeng replied, finishing the large bowl of ginseng soup in a few gulps, tears welling up from the bitterness.
Yin Shixiu was speechless, "That bitter?"
"Here, have a sip?"
Su Xiaomeng handed the bowl to him, with a look that said "easy for you to say."
Yin Shixiu chuckled, then asked Su Xiaomeng about her symptoms in detail before seeing the family doctor out.
After returning, Yin Shixiu sat next to Su Xiaomeng, placing both hands on her shoulders, "What should I do now?"
"Huh? What?"
"Is it not nice to bully you when you’re sick?"