To seduce her

Seeing the security guards leave, both of them calmed down a little.

Qi Xiurui took a deep breath and adjusted his emotions, with a hint of hope in his eyes: "What happened to her?"

Gao Yuchuan's face was gloomy, and his voice was cold and sharp: "What kind of medicine did you send out?"

"The medicine was given by Mu Yian." Qi Xiurui said confidently: "After she gave it to me, I will save it up and give it to Miss Shen."

Qi Xiurui frowned: "Is there something wrong with the medicine?"

"That's not a special medicine." Gao Yuchuan's Adam's apple moved up and down, and his voice trembled slightly when he said these words: "It's just an ordinary painkiller."

Qi Xiurui was stunned and stood there.

"I...I clearly gave him a special medicine." Qi Xiurui's voice trembled a little. He tried hard to recall the situation at that time, trying to find the flaw.

Gao Yuchuan took a step closer, approaching Qi Xiurui, still unable to hide the rage in his eyes: "Then tell me, why did she suddenly become ill? Why did I take the medicine for testing and the result was painkillers?"

Qi Xiurui was forced to take a step back by Gao Yuchuan's momentum.

His heart was filled with doubts and anxieties. He clearly remembered that he had given the patient a special medicine. How could this happen?

"How could it be..." Qi Xiurui's voice became smaller and smaller, as if he was apologizing, but also seemed to be in disbelief.

In Qi Xiurui's mind, thoughts were intertwined like tangled threads. He tried hard to figure out the ins and outs of the matter, but he could not find a clue.

His brows were furrowed, his eyes were staring straight ahead, his mind was working rapidly, trying to grasp every clue, but it was still in vain.

There was obviously no problem with every link, so why did the medicine become a painkiller when it came to Shen Yaochu?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came into Qi Xiurui's mind, like a bolt of lightning cutting through the darkness.

Qi Xiurui then realized that if she had been taking painkillers all the time, it was equivalent to her being in a state of drug withdrawal and not even using any other auxiliary treatments.

Under such circumstances, Shen Yaochu's health not only did not improve, but might even worsen...

Once this thought emerged, it was like an invisible thread that connected all the previous doubts and confusions.

A strong sense of self-blame and guilt surged in Qi Xiurui's heart, and he realized that he might have made a serious mistake.

Qi Xiurui's heart was filled with anxiety and uneasiness. He took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to ask Gao Yuchuan.

His voice trembled slightly, and he had no confidence: "How is she now?"

Hearing this question, the anger in Gao Yuchuan's eyes gradually dissipated, and what followed was deep pain and helplessness.

Gao Yuchuan was silent for a moment, as if trying to calm himself down, and then he slowly spoke: "This time the onset was so sudden and severe that we were completely caught off guard."

His voice was low and hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from the bottom of his heart.

Gao Yuchuan clenched his fists and said, "I just signed a critical illness notice today."

"What?!" Qi Xiurui was stunned when he heard the news.

His mind was blank, as if all thoughts had stopped functioning.

He widened his eyes and stared at Gao Yuchuan blankly, his face full of disbelief and pain.

Gao Yuchuan raised his eyes and looked at Qi Xiurui, his eyes were complicated: "She is still in the intensive care unit."

"..."

*****

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The sunlight shines on the stone steps outside Qi's house, but it seems unable to dispel the heaviness and depression that permeates the air.

Everything around seemed to have lost its former color and looked dull and lifeless.

Qi Xiurui stood outside the door, the sunlight shining on his pale and dazed face, but it could not dispel the confusion and pain in his eyes. His brows were furrowed, his eyes were full of confusion and surprise, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.

He stared ahead, his eyes revealing a deep sense of powerlessness.

Qi Xiurui couldn't accept Gao Yuchuan's news that Shen Yaochu's condition had worsened because of the problem with the medicine he sent.

This fact was like a huge rock pressing on his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

The breeze blew gently, bringing the faint fragrance of flowers in the distance, but it could not dispel the haze in Qi Xiurui's heart.

Qi Xiurui opened his mouth, but couldn't utter the four words "Is she okay?"

He knew that Shen Yaochu must be in a very, very bad condition and was in critical condition. This could be clearly seen from Gao Yuchuan's emotional reaction.

The two men stood facing each other with gloomy expressions, and were silent for a moment.

Everything around me seemed so far away and unreal.

Gao Yuchuan and Qi Xiurui seemed to be isolated in the same lonely world. They shared the heavy pain, but neither of them could help the other.

The sunlight slanted onto the stone steps outside Qi's house, creating mottled light and shadows.

Gao Yuchuan looked at Qi Xiurui, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

He truly saw the pain and confusion in Qi Xiurui's eyes. He believed that Qi Xiurui was really unaware, otherwise he would not be so painful.

That kind of emotion can never be faked.

Gao Yuchuan's eyes darkened slightly: "So are you sure that the medicines you gave out were all given by Mu Yian?"

Qi Xiurui didn't have much time to immerse himself in his emotions, and Gao Yuchuan's words made him calm down quickly.

Qi Xiurui did not respond in a hurry. He just lowered his head and recalled what happened, from the source of the special medicine to the circumstances of delivering the medicine, not missing a single detail.

He analyzed it carefully in his mind, trying to find the flaws.

Qi Xiurui's brows were knitted, his face full of concentration and seriousness: "The drugs were sent to me by Mu Yian, so there should be no problem. After that, I collected them and sent them out. No one else should know that they were all taken away by your people."

"There will be no problem with my people." Gao Yuchuan said confidently: "My assistant has been handling this matter personally, and his people are all my confidants."

Gao Yuchuan's determination and calmness gave Qi Xiurui a great help, allowing him to keep a clear head and think about the problem.

He frowned and said, "I can guarantee that everything will be fine starting from my side. But ahead of that, I can't be completely sure."

Gao Yuchuan's eyes were solemn: "Tracing back, it was Mu Yian who sent the medicine, right?"

"Yeah." Qi Xiurui thought carefully, "Most of the time the servants would deliver it directly to me, but there were also several times when I saw with my own eyes that the person who delivered the medicine gave it to my servant, and the servant turned around and handed it to me."

Gao Yuchuan's face darkened, and Qi Xiurui seemed to realize something.

"Could it be...Mu Yian is so bold that he dares to give fake medicine?!"