Chapter 5 Could he be the one who poisoned Chi Yanzhou?

Zhang Xianya personally saw Xia Yuhuan off.

At the door, he repeatedly told Yu Huan, "If you are bullied in the Xia family, come directly to the Chi family and I will help you."

Xia Yuhuan nodded in agreement, and Zhang Xianya reluctantly let her leave.

Upon seeing this, Chi Zhenghao's eyes darkened slightly.

He said goodbye to Zhang Xianya, "Auntie, I'm going home now."

"Okay, drive carefully," Zhang Xianya instructed before turning and going back into the house.

Chi Zhenghao caught up with Xia Yuhuan.

"Are you really going to marry my brother?" Chi Zhenghao asked.

Xia Yuhuan turned to look at him and said calmly, "Yes, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"

After Zhang Xianya's introduction, she learned that the person in front of her was Chi Yanzhou's second uncle's son, his cousin Chi Zhenghao.

Chi Zhenghao's face was cold and expressionless, but now a hint of mockery appeared on his face.

"I never imagined there were actually fools in the world who would jump into a fire pit on their own."

Xia Yuhuan narrowed her eyes, "You mean your brother is a fire pit? And I'm the fool who jumped into that fire pit?"

"Putting that aside for now, what I'm curious about is, he's your brother, and under these circumstances, someone is still willing to marry him. Shouldn't you be happy for him? What are you doing here being sarcastic? You really can't stand to see him doing well?"

Xia Yuhuan could sense the disgust and disdain emanating from Chi Zhenghao.

She couldn't remember what she had done to offend this person; she just felt completely baffled.

Chi Zhenghao wasn't angry that Xia Yuhuan implied he wasn't a good person.

He leaned closer to Xia Yuhuan, forcing her to take a step back.

"Stand still, don't stand so close to me," Xia Yuhuan scolded in a low voice, her face showing displeasure.

She was not short, standing at 1.68 meters tall, with a slender and well-proportioned figure—a very standard physique.

However, Ji Zhenghao is 1.8 meters tall, and when he looks down at her, she feels that she is extremely short.

Xia Yuhuan muttered to herself: "So what if you're tall? You're using your height to intimidate people. Shameless."

Chi Zhenghao said, "You think that my brother being in a coma and possibly in a vegetative state is the terrible situation you're going to face?"

Before Xia Yuhuan could answer, Chi Zhenghao continued, "My brother has a child. You didn't know that, did you?"

Xia Yuhuan's expression froze slightly upon hearing this.

Chi Zhenghao admired her expression with satisfaction before saying, "I advise you not to covet what doesn't belong to you, or you'll suffer the consequences."

After saying this, Chi Jung-ho strode away.

Xia Yuhuan watched his retreating figure, her eyes flickering.

Her expression changed not because Chi Zhenghao said his brother had a child, but because of what he said.

According to Zhang Xianya, in order to make her willingly marry into the family, the Chi family kept the fact that Chi Yanzhou had a child a secret from her.

People in the family compound give face to the Chi family, so naturally they won't gossip in front of her.

The Xia family would love for her to marry Chi Yanzhou in place of Xia Zhuyu and live a life of widowhood as an unloved stepmother, so they would never tell her that.

So it wasn't until Zhang Xianya told her that Chi Yanzhou had a child that she found out for the first time.

In contrast, the Chi family members were the least willing to tell her about this.

After all, she had said that the marriage could change, and if she knew that, she might not want to marry Chi Yanzhou anymore.

Chi Zhenghao told her about this at this time, clearly intending to ruin the marriage.

Since he can't stand seeing Chi Yanzhou doing well, could the person who poisoned Chi Yanzhou be Chi Zhenghao?

That's right, Xia Yuhuan discovered that Chi Yanzhou was poisoned just as she was taking his pulse.

Although the injury is not deep yet, it has affected the recovery of his physical injuries and is pressing on him so that he cannot wake up.

Giving him an antidote is a bit troublesome; she needs to personally oversee the process, and it will take a long time. That's why Xia Yuhuan didn't tell Zhang Xianya about it today.

Unexpectedly, before she even married into the Chi family, she was already a suspect in the poisoning.

Xia Yuhuan kept this matter to herself.

Once she marries him, the matter will naturally become clear.

Xia Yuhuan continued walking towards the Xia family home.

She has a slight problem navigating a direction and took the wrong turn. Unexpectedly, she saw Xia Zhuyu and a man sneaking around into the shadows.

That man was one of the people who attacked Xia Yuhuan today.

Xia Yuhuan's eyes lit up, and she immediately and cautiously moved closer to them.

Xia Zhuyu was furious at this moment.

"Useless! All of you can't even take down a country bumpkin when you're all together, and you let her get away. You're completely useless!" Xia Zhuyu growled angrily.

"Zhuzhu, don't be angry. She threw some kind of powder at us, and we were in so much pain that we accidentally let her get away."

“We were caught off guard this time, but next time we will definitely be able to catch her and help you get the jade pendant back.”

"You've wasted such a good opportunity this time, how can I expect anything from you next time?"

Xia Zhuyu added, "You should leave for a while and make sure no one finds out. I'll contact you again if I need anything."

Although the man was unwilling, he could only obediently agree and leave.

After he left, Xia Zhuyu gritted her teeth and whispered, "Xia Yuhuan, you're lucky this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!"

Xia Zhuyu waited until the person was out of sight before emerging from the shadows to leave.

It was at this moment that Xia Yuhuan called out to her: "Xia Zhuyu".

Xia Zhuyu was startled by Xia Yuhuan and turned around to look at her, her face was pale.

"What are you doing here? How long have you been here?" Xia Zhuyu asked, her voice trembling slightly.

Xia Yuhuan must have seen everything that just happened.

Xia Yuhuan said, "I just got here. Why do you look like you've seen a ghost? Oh, you're not doing something bad here and you're afraid I'll find out, are you?"

She feigned ignorance, which successfully put Xia Zhuyu at ease.

Thank goodness, she didn't see it.

Immediately, Xia Zhuyu said in embarrassment and anger, "You're the one who did bad things, your whole family does bad things, I can't be bothered with you."

Then, feeling guilty, Xia Zhuyu strode forward.

Xia Yuhuan chuckled softly as she watched her retreating figure.

Although she overheard most of Xia Zhuyu's conversation with the man, she didn't intend to tell Xia Zhuyu directly.

She wanted to keep Xia Zhuyu hanging on, making her uneasy and anxious all the time.

Xia Yuhuan caught up with Xia Zhuyu and said, "I saw you walking this way with a man from afar. You're not dating someone, are you? Who is that man? I didn't see him when I came over."

Xia Zhuyu's heart, which had just been at ease, immediately tightened again.

She asked tentatively, "You...you saw his face?"

If Xia Yuhuan sees this, then she can't let her stay!

A sharp glint flashed in Xia Zhuyu's eyes, her heart filled with ruthlessness.

Xia Yuhuan could clearly sense the change in Xia Zhuyu's aura.

She secretly thought to herself: I have to be careful of Xia Zhuyu, lest I push her to the brink.

After all, Xia Zhuyu didn't seem like a kind person; she was clearly the kind of person who would do anything for herself.

"I didn't see him. What's wrong? Is he ashamed to be seen?" Xia Yuhuan asked back.

Xia Zhuyu stared at her, as if to make sure she wasn't lying.

However, he said, "He's not my boyfriend, just a regular friend. He also works in the compound."

"Oh. I thought you were dating him, which is why you didn't want to marry Chi Yanzhou."

“I went to see Chi Yanzhou today. His house is really impressive, and he is also good-looking. When he wakes up, the Xia family’s conditions won’t even be a fraction of his.”

"You're so willing to give up such a great marriage partner to me, I really have to thank you."

Xia Zhuyu thought to herself: What good is it for a idiot to be a vegetable, no matter how good-looking or from a good family?

Only a fool like Xia Yuhuan would believe them and think that Chi Yanzhou could wake up and that he would be a good match.