"Xiaolv," she said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. It turned out to be the aphrodisiac pills she had made out of boredom once.
Xiaolv tilted its head and blinked at her, looking incredibly innocent.
Jiang Youli reached out, grabbed it, and pulled it out of the cabinet.
"You are just a little snake. How is it that the things in your head are even more messed up than mine?"
Xiaolv adorably flicked its forked tongue.
"Oh ho, you're actually proud of yourself, Xiaolv. Believe it or not, I'll feed these pills to you." Jiang Youli pretended as if she was going to force the pills in her hand down its throat.
Xiaolv quickly slithered away.
Jiang Youli smiled helplessly, looking down and playing with the two aphrodisiac pills in her hand.
Why would she and Qi Huan need to take something like this? Just looking at each other was already intoxicating enough that they could barely control themselves.
With that thought, she stuffed the pills back into the porcelain bottle.
Qi An'an's message arrived, once again reporting the screenshots of her victorious chat with Duan Jinghan from last night.
Duan Jinghan: [Jiang Youli, when I was delivering takeout today, a beautiful woman asked for my contact info, and I didn't give it to her. See how incredibly loyal I am to you? If it were Qi Huan, that might not be the case.]
Qi An'an: [Duan Jinghan, aren't you getting a bit too full of yourself? Just one woman making a move on you and you're showing off to me? Don't you know that Huanhuan used to have hundreds of women throwing themselves at him every day? But my Huanhuan rejected all of them!]
Duan Jinghan: [How is hundreds a day even possible? I don't even deliver that many takeout orders! This must be Qi Huan's own marketing to make himself look good!]
Qi An'an: [Just because you don't have that many women chasing you, you question others. You don't even look at my Huanhuan's status, position, and peerless looks! Is it exaggerating to say hundreds of women chase him every day? It's not an exaggeration, it's just something you can't imagine!]
Duan Jinghan: [Then you should feel even more insecure! With so many women chasing Qi Huan, how can you guarantee he won't be tempted one day? How can you be sure you are his only one?]
[But I'm different! I only have one beauty chasing me! My temptations are small, so I can be completely loyal to you!]
Qi An'an: [By your logic, as long as there are enough women tempting you, you wouldn't be able to stay loyal! Yet my Huanhuan has been tempted for so many years and has still kept himself pure!]
Duan Jinghan: [How do you know Qi Huan has kept himself pure? Who knows how many women he's slept with! But I can swear to the heavens that I'm still a virgin!]
Qi An'an: [...Your guarantee is absolutely useless!]
After reading the chat screenshots between the two, Jiang Youli guessed that the beautiful woman who took the initiative to ask for Duan Jinghan's contact information was probably the beauty from the honey trap Qi Huan had set up for him.
At the end of the screenshots, Qi An'an said: [Cousin-in-law, don't listen to Duan Jinghan's nonsense. I can swear on my own life that Brother Huan really hasn't touched any women.]
[Otherwise, with Brother Huan's status, if he really wanted to touch women, he wouldn't need to hide it at all. It wouldn't affect his future marriage alliances.]
[But I know Brother Huan cares about you, cousin-in-law, so I absolutely will not allow Brother Huan's reputation to be damaged! I have to clear things up for him!]
Looking at the messages, Jiang Youli burst out laughing and replied.
[Even if Huanhuan really had a past, as long as he wasn't messing around, I wouldn't mind.]
[Of course, I know Huanhuan has no past romantic history, and I am also sure that he has indeed kept himself pure.]
[But your oath is pretty ruthless, using your own life to swear for Huanhuan.]
Before long, Qi An'an replied.
Qi An'an: [I was just afraid you would misunderstand, cousin-in-law! Otherwise, I would have sworn on my ex-boyfriend's life!]
[Anyway, it's fine as long as you believe Brother Huan, cousin-in-law! But how are you so sure that Brother Huan has kept himself pure?]
Jiang Youli: [I treat Huanhuan every day and can detect the qi in his body. I can tell from his internal aura.]
Qi An'an: [Holy crap! That's awesome, cousin-in-law! You can even detect that? Next time I find a boyfriend, help me check him out too! I'm a germaphobe when it comes to relationships. Any man who sleeps with me in the future has to be clean!]
Jiang Youli said: [No problem.]
...
At dusk, the setting sun was like blood, dyeing half the sky red.
Jiang Yangxu strode into the house with angry steps. He had just heard shocking news from his wife Qin Yulian—his biological son Jiang Xing had been poisoned by Jiang Youli!
This news exploded in his heart like a bolt from the blue, making him rush home in a hurry.
As soon as he entered the house, Jiang Yangxu called Jiang Xing to him.
He stared intently at his son and asked urgently, "I heard from your mother that you were poisoned by Jiang Youli?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xing was slightly stunned, but he quickly recovered, secretly thinking that his adopted sister Jiang Yonghe must have snitched to their mother.
Thus, he nodded gently and replied, "Yes."
Jiang Yangxu's brows furrowed even tighter, and his expression became increasingly stern. "Why didn't you tell me and your mother when something like this happened?"
Facing his father's questioning, Jiang Xing replied guiltily, "Dad, I didn't want you guys to worry, so I thought I could solve this matter on my own."
However, Jiang Yangxu's anger did not subside because of his son's explanation. His gaze slowly moved down, eventually fixing on Jiang Xing's right foot. He pointed at Jiang Xing's right foot and said in a deep voice, "So to speak, your right foot was also crippled by that vile spawn Jiang Youli?"
Jiang Xing silently lowered his head, not voicing any denial.
At this moment, Jiang Yangxu only felt a surge of anger rushing straight to his head. He never expected that the person who had been so vicious to his son was not some cruel enemy, but his own biological daughter, Jiang Youli!
"I was wondering which enemy would be so ruthless as to directly cripple your foot. I didn't expect it to be the vile spawn I brought into this world!" Jiang Yangxu trembled with anger, his hands clenched tightly into fists, his nails digging deeply into his palms. "It seems we were too merciful to her before, which is why she is so aggressive!"
After a good while, he said fiercely, "You hid this from me and your mother for so long, and in the end, the poison still hasn't been cured. Since you can't solve this matter, then I will solve it!"
Jiang Xing said helplessly, "Dad, you've seen how capable she is. We can't catch her easily..."
He had also been driven to a dead end, leaving him no choice but to take the path of trying to please and make amends to Jiang Youli.
Jiang Yangxu's cold gaze was like a chilling blade, as if it was going to pierce through his son Jiang Xing. "Why are you so dense! Since we can't catch Jiang Youli head-on, then we'll catch the people she cares about!"
Hearing these words, Jiang Xing froze for a moment, and his face was stained with terror. "Dad, could it be that you want to..."
Jiang Yangxu said in an almost ruthless tone, "That's right. That vile spawn Jiang Youli has skills, but Zhang Susu doesn't have such great abilities!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xing shuddered, freezing in shock. "Dad, my right foot being crippled and the poisoning were solely Jiang Youli's doing. It has nothing to do with Aunt, right..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Jiang Yangxu brutally cut him off. "You've been tormented to this extent, yet you still think your uncle and aunt are blameless! If they hadn't completely ignored our wishes and taken in that vile spawn Jiang Youli, would she have been able to run rampant in the Jiang family? At the end of the day, it was your uncle and aunt who enabled her! I'm starting to suspect that their previous indifference and lack of ambition were nothing but a facade. Jiang Youli targeting our family like this might very well be at their instigation!"
