Liu Chunxi lifted the curtain and came out again with a tray in his hand. He looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he found no one in the corridor.

So, with a smile, I went up to the third floor.

Zuo Li followed behind him.

Because the wooden stairs were too old, even though Zuo Li walked very lightly, there was still a 'creaking' sound. Fortunately, Liu Chunxi's attention was focused on the tray, and he did not pay attention to the faint sound behind him, assuming that it was just a customer walking around.

Zuo Li didn't even dare to breathe loudly. When he reached the corner on the third floor, he witnessed Liu Chunxi enter a room before going down to the first floor and going to the outhouse.

The matter needs to be investigated, but the pee also needs to be relieved.

Zuo Li was holding it in. After urinating, he shook himself, pulled up his pants, fastened his belt, washed his hands in the wooden tub by the well, and then returned to the private room on the second floor.

"I have other matters to attend to today, Brother Yun and Brother Lan, you two should go back first, and we can drink another day."

Since he wasn't on duty today, Zuo Li kept his sword at home and didn't bring it with him.

But it doesn't matter, he's good at martial arts.

Winning over a junior employee is a sure thing.

Because these kinds of things happen so often, Zuo Li's two friends have gotten used to it.

They didn't ask a single question and simply said goodbye.

After Zuo Li saw them off, he went downstairs to pay the bill and, using the excuse that he had left his things in the private room on the second floor, went back up the stairs. He happened to run into Liu Chunxi coming downstairs. The two brushed past each other, but their eyes did not meet.

Zuo Li slowed down and watched him disappear at the bottom of the stairs on the first floor before going up to the third floor.

He hid outside the room, eavesdropping.

"Brother Yan, eat up! Come on, eat up! Look how delicious these dishes are! Let me get you some!"

Upon hearing the name Yan, Zuo Li's eyes flashed.

The surname Yan is not very common.

In Shuangqiao Town, only Aunt Yan's family has the surname Yan.

Could it be...?

Zuo Li's expression turned serious.

"Don't put it in my hands, I can do it myself." Upon hearing Yan Hecheng's voice, Zuo Li immediately kicked open the wooden door.

The two people in the room were stunned.

"Zuo Li?" Yan Hecheng called out with a puzzled look.

"Uncle Yan, have you eaten this dish?" Zuo Li asked anxiously. He didn't know what kind of poison the waiter had put in the dish. If it was arsenic or some kind of poison that would kill him with just one bite.

"No, I haven't eaten yet, what's wrong?" Yan Hecheng asked, holding chopsticks in his hand.

Just as he picked up a slice of meat with his chopsticks and was about to put it in his mouth, Zuo Li kicked the door open and came in.

He naturally didn't get to eat it.

"That's good, the food was poisoned." Zuo Li breathed a sigh of relief and replied.

"What? The food is poisoned? Sun, I have no grudge against you, yet you harm me! I knew it! You insisted on making me eat here, it turns out you planned this all along. I refused to marry you, so you wanted your son to poison me? You are too cruel!!"

Sun Xiangxiang and Zuo Li.

Yan Hecheng naturally believed Zuo Li's words. He didn't have a shred of doubt and started cursing Sun Xiangxiang.

"I, I didn't! How could there be poison in the food? What nonsense are you spouting, kid? If the food was poisoned, why would I eat it! If my son poisoned it, he wouldn't escape responsibility. How could he do something so stupid?"

To avoid arousing Yan Hecheng's suspicion, Sun Xiangxiang ate a bite of food first before serving it to him.

Yan Hecheng saw it all.

Hearing this, he was also puzzled. "Yes, Zuo Li, she did eat the vegetables."

"I just saw with my own eyes that the waiter in the restaurant poured white powder into the dishes, and he did it from a private room on the second floor. If the powder wasn't poison, why was he acting so furtively, as if he was afraid of being seen?"

Zuo Li exuded a cold aura as he spoke.

Because she wasn't wearing an official's uniform, Sun Xiangxiang didn't know that Zuo Li was an official.

She only thought that Zuo Li was someone Yan Hecheng knew.

"What powder? That's salt! The chef at this restaurant makes the food bland, and my son knows I like it salty, so he secretly added salt. You brat, why are you saying there's poison in the food without even asking what happened? You scared me half to death! How could my son poison the food? Did he want to poison me too? Brother Yan, it's all a misunderstanding. Don't be angry. He's mistaken. Let me eat another bite to prove it to you. There's no poison in the food! Please sit down and eat."

Sun Xiangxiang was extremely anxious.

She felt a feverish sensation in her body and realized something was wrong.

The medicine worked faster than she had imagined.

This happened after just one bite of food.

In order to clear Yan Hecheng's name.

She simply picked up another piece of food with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth.

Prove it to him.

But Yan Hecheng no longer believed her.

"No, you can eat this meal yourself, Zuo Li. Let's go. No matter if the food is poisonous or not, I don't dare to eat it. Don't worry, I'll pay the bill."

After Yan Hecheng finished speaking, he pulled Zuo Li out of the room.

Sun Xiangxiang quickly chased after her.

"Don't go, Brother Yan! You promised me you'd eat this meal with me, but you didn't eat a single bite. That doesn't count as spending time with me. If you leave today, I'll still cling to you. Brother Yan, come back! If you dare leave, I'll stand at your door and tell everyone that you took my innocence but won't marry me! Let's see how you handle that!"

The threatening words ultimately stopped Yan Hecheng in his tracks.

"Zuo Li, this woman keeps bothering me, trying to ruin my reputation and wanting to marry me. I'm really annoyed by her. What do you think we should do?"

Yan Hecheng made a tough decision.

Since Sun Xiangxiang herself doesn't want to make things right, then don't blame him.

This was the first time Zuo Li had ever seen a woman clinging to a man so persistently.

The woman in front of him was quite beautiful, while Yan Hecheng looked like a complete old man.

He didn't speak, but observed the woman's clothing.

He understood.

They're probably after Aunt Yan's money.

Sun Xiangxiang noticed that Zuo Li was staring at her, scanning her up and down.

She felt a little uneasy.

This man is tall and strong, with a scar on his face. He doesn't look like a good person. Could he be a thug hired by the Yan family?

Did Yan Hecheng want to hit her?

It has to be said that Sun Xiangxiang has a good imagination.

Just as the three of them fell silent.

Their commotion was heard and seen by Liu Chunxi, who was standing on the first floor but keeping a close eye on the third floor. He quickly went up the stairs and ran to the third floor.

"mother--"

"Who are you, daring to bully my mother?"

Liu Chunxi stood protectively in front of Sun Xiangxiang.

He looked at Zuo Li with a fierce expression and said.

"Did you put poison in the food just now?" Zuo Li stared intently at Liu Chunxi with eyes like an eagle, as if he could see through his body to his heart.

Liu Chunxi felt a little flustered.

His voice trembled as he replied, "What poison powder? Don't talk nonsense! I'll report you to the authorities and say you're slandering me!"

How could such a frightened look escape Zuo Li's experienced eyes?

He gave a cold laugh.

Sudden!

Sun Xiangxiang collapsed to the ground.

She actually took off her outer clothes on her own initiative.

He was still making noises, his voice somewhat lewd and obscene.