Upon hearing this, Jiang Youli laughed and explained, “Good things are always rare, and this poison is no exception. It’s not like I can make as much as I want. I only managed to develop five pills in total.”
“To be honest, Jiang Xing is a lucky one—he was the second person I poisoned with this.”
“Qi Feixue is the third, so I only have two pills left on hand.”
She went on to explain, “The reason this poison can’t be detected in the human body is that its venom is extracted from Little Black’s mouth.”
“And this poison is controlled by Little Black. As long as Little Black doesn’t trigger the symptoms in the poisoned person, they won’t show any signs, so it remains undetectable.”
“Extracting too much venom harms Little Black, and if something happens to Little Black, the poison’s effect completely fails. That’s the real way to cure this poison. The antidote I developed can only suppress the toxin, so the poisoned person needs to take medicine regularly.”
Qi Huan understood and said, “So if people found out the real cure, Little Black’s life would be in danger. The more people are poisoned, the more dangerous it becomes for Little Black.”
Jiang Youli nodded. “Yes, that’s the logic.”
Qi Huan remarked, “In that case, using such a precious pill on Qi Feixue seems like a bit of a waste.”
“There’s no waste about it. If someone stirs that thought in me, I’ll just poison them,” Jiang Youli said unconcernedly. “Besides, I have other types of poison that, while not undetectable, are more than enough to make someone suffer.”
After finishing the acupuncture, Jiang Youli took out some Chinese herbal oil and applied it to Qi Huan’s knees and calves. Then she summoned Xiao Bai and Xiao Lü.
This time, Xiao Bai—who usually completed tasks quietly—didn’t immediately start the massage therapy. Instead, it crawled onto Qi Huan’s thigh and stared straight at him.
Qi Huan looked at Jiang Youli, confused.
Jiang Youli translated, “Xiao Bai is warning you not to reveal that Little Black’s death would break the poison’s effect.”
Qi Huan was startled for a moment, then smiled faintly at Xiao Bai and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep my mouth shut.”
Only then did Xiao Bai begin wrapping around his knee to massage it.
Qi Huan couldn’t help but sigh, “They’re more loyal than a lot of people.”
At that, Jiang Youli watched Xiao Bai and Xiao Lü coiling around Qi Huan’s leg and couldn’t hold back a smile. “Yeah, that’s exactly why all three ended up in my hands. One of them bit Grandpa Luo’s wife, and when Grandpa Luo tracked it, the other two refused to leave it behind, so all three were caught together.”
Qi Huan looked down at the two little snakes massaging his leg, and his discomfort with it seemed to fade a little.
...
Back at the company, Jiang Youli called her beautiful mother to say she’d be going to the Qi family home that evening.
Her mother said understandingly, “Oh, that’s fine. Since our two families are now linked by marriage, you really should go visit Grandpa Qi. I’ll tell Wang Ma not to prepare dinner for you tonight.”
“Mm-hmm~”
After work, Jiang Youli got into Qi Huan’s car as he came to pick her up, under the envious gazes of her employees.
At seven in the evening, the car arrived at the Qi family’s old mansion.
Getting out, Jiang Youli personally pushed Qi Huan’s wheelchair and headed straight for the front hall.
“Huanhuan, you guessed right—it really is Qi Feixue.” Jiang Youli, seeing Qi Feixue and Qi Shaoxiong sitting in the front hall, leaned down to whisper with a knowing smile.
But there was one person she hadn’t expected: Jiang Xing.
The moment she saw Jiang Xing, Jiang Youli guessed why he was there.
Hah, no doubt he was here to serve as Qi Feixue’s witness, to testify that she had indeed poisoned her.
With that thought, Jiang Youli didn’t even spare Jiang Xing a glance.
Unlike Jiang Youli’s cold indifference, Jiang Xing stiffened when he saw his younger sister. For a moment, he even had the impulse to stand up and call out to her.
But when he saw she hadn’t looked his way, he dropped the idea, and the excited expression on his face gradually fell.
Seeing Jiang Youli’s utterly unbothered face, Qi Feixue struggled to suppress the urge to lash out at her right away.
Qi Huan smiled and said, “Grandfather, I’ve brought Xiao Li’er.”
Then he glanced at Qi Shaoxiong and Qi Feixue, adding charmingly, “Oh, I almost forgot. Ah Xiong, I’m glad you found Xiao Xue’er, and that she’s safe.”
Qi Feixue: “...”
She hated his smile!
Qi Shaoxiong said nothing.
Qi Huan continued, “Grandfather, why are Ah Xiong and Xiao Xue’er here? Is it a family dinner tonight? Then why didn’t you invite Feifan and Xiuyuan?”
Qi Feixue suppressed her anger and forced a smile. “Brother Qi, you know exactly why I’m here. Why play dumb?”
Qi Huan’s tone was puzzled. “Playing dumb? What do you mean?”
Qi Feixue: “...”
Jiang Youli couldn’t help but let out a snort of laughter. Huanhuan really loved annoying people with his politeness.
Old Master Qi waved his hand. “Alright, Xiao Li, sit down first.”
“Okay, Grandpa Qi.”
Jiang Youli pushed Qi Huan over to the sofa opposite Qi Feixue and sat down.
“Grandfather, did you specially call me here today because you missed me?” Jiang Youli asked, echoing Qi Huan’s tactic of feigning ignorance, completely ignoring Qi Feixue’s furious expression.
Old Master Qi gave a kind smile. “Of course I missed you. It’s been ages since you came to see me.”
Jiang Youli sighed with feigned grievance. “Grandpa Qi, you have no idea how busy I am running the company. But if you miss me, just let Huanhuan know like today, and I’ll definitely come!”
“Good, haha...” Old Master Qi didn’t know why, but he couldn’t help feeling cheerful whenever Jiang Youli spoke.
Grandfather! How can he still be laughing?
Off to the side, Qi Feixue held back her anger and said with a reproachful tone, “Grandfather, don’t forget why you called Miss Jiang to our house today.”
Jiang Youli pretended to be curious. “Grandpa Qi, what does Sister Feixue mean? Did you really not call me here because you missed me?”
Sister Feixue?!
Qi Feixue was incredulous. Even now, Jiang Youli was still using such a familiar term for her!
How did she have the nerve?!
Qi Feixue glared at Jiang Youli. “Miss Jiang, stop pretending. You know exactly what I mean.”
Old Master Qi stopped smiling and sighed. “Xiao Li, my granddaughter says you’ve poisoned her.”
Jiang Youli gasped. “Poisoned her? Grandpa Qi, why on earth would I poison Sister Feixue for no reason?”
“She says you did it to threaten me on Huan’er’s behalf,” Old Master Qi said, glancing at his grandson. “Huan’er, Xue’er says that the day she came to the old mansion, you suddenly kidnapped her. Is that true?”
Qi Huan sighed helplessly. “Grandfather, why would I kidnap Xiao Xue’er for no reason?”
Then he specifically turned to Qi Feixue. “Xiao Xue’er, tell me: why would I kidnap you?”
Seeing Qi Huan deny it straight-faced, Qi Feixue said angrily, “Because you wanted to take me hostage and make my brother give up the competition to be the Qi family heir!”
Qi Shaoxiong knew perfectly well that his sister Qi Feixue was lying. Qi Huan had kidnapped her because he himself had taken Qi Yue hostage, intending to use Qi Yue as bait to threaten Qi Huan into going to Africa.
But he never expected Qi Huan to go all the way and simply have someone kidnap his sister in retaliation.
Qi Huan still said helplessly, "Wouldn’t it be easier for me to just kidnap your brother directly? Why go through the trouble of kidnapping you to threaten him?"
Qi Shaoxiong knew that they, as siblings, had no evidence to prove that Qi Feixue had been kidnapped by Qi Huan. Without proof, even if their grandfather knew it was Qi Huan who did it, he wouldn’t believe it out loud. So he spoke up: "Who actually kidnapped my sister no longer matters. What matters now is that my sister has been poisoned, and that poison can only be cured by Miss Jiang."
"For that reason, I specifically went to Jiang Xing and confirmed the matter."
"Right, Jiang Xing? You’re also suffering from the same poison as my sister."
