The glimmer of hope that had risen in his eyes was instantly extinguished.

At this moment, the female veterinarian came out of the shop and handed Shang Yan a lab report, saying, "The poison it was ingested is cyanide."

Shang Yan took the test results from her and glanced at them, then asked in confusion, "Cyanide?"

"Many pet poisoning incidents are caused by cyanide, which is usually made into poison bait and hidden in the pet's food," the female veterinarian explained.

Shang Yan asked in confusion, "When I took it for a walk this morning, it didn't eat anything outside. How could it have been poisoned?"

"Well... I'm not entirely sure either, but based on the test results, it did indeed die from cyanide poisoning."

Shang Yan was silent for a moment before asking, "How do you all deal with the bodies of your deceased pets?"

There is a pet funeral home.

Could you please give me the address?

"Of course, wait for me a moment."

The female veterinarian turned and went back into the shop. When she came out again, she had a business card in her hand.

"The address is on this."

"Thanks."

Shang Yan took the cigarette, tossed it aside (it had already burned out), got into the car, and headed straight for the address on the business card…

As I drove to an intersection and waited at the traffic light, I suddenly remembered that I had been in the office with Yu Sheng that afternoon. Yu Sheng had asked me if Chi Tu was still vomiting. She had been worried about Chi Tu. Now that Chi Tu was gone, should he inform her?

If Gu Ye hadn't come to his office to cause trouble today, he would definitely have notified her without hesitation, but now... he hesitated...

After a brief hesitation, Shang Yan decided to inform Yu Sheng.

After passing the traffic light, he pulled over and dialed Yu Sheng's number...

After threatening to commit suicide by cutting her wrists to drive Gu Ye out of the house, Yu Sheng collapsed on the ground and cried for a long time before wrapping herself tightly in her clothes and walking upstairs step by step...

After going upstairs, when she stood in front of the mirror, she realized how broken and wretched she was. Her appearance and the lingering scent of Gu Ye reminded her of what had just happened.

She stood under the showerhead, still fully clothed, letting the water flow over her head, and then repeatedly lathered herself with shower gel, washing her body...

She washed away the lingering scent of Gu Ye on her body, but she couldn't wash away the humiliating hickeys he had left on her neck. In desperation, she took out some ointment and applied it, using this self-deceptive method to temporarily soothe the pain in her heart.

After doing all that, she changed into a white floral nightgown and sat on the sofa, thinking: Gu Ye wasn't like this before, how did he become like this?

A message from Zhou Jiashu interrupted her thoughts: "Yu Sheng, I asked the director about your upcoming schedule. He didn't give specifics, but I guess he's quite busy. He wants us to have a meeting at the concert hall at 10 AM tomorrow; he'll probably give us more details then."

Zhou Jiashu's message reminded Yu Sheng of her promise to Gu to reply to Teacher Wu tonight.

She originally wanted to cooperate with him in psychological counseling as a last-ditch effort to win him back, but now... she doesn't want to cooperate anymore, because she doesn't want to win him back!

So she decisively dialed Mr. Wu's number and said, "Mr. Wu, I'm sorry, I should not do the consultation anymore. I've taken up your time."

Teacher Wu was quite surprised: "What happened?"

Yu Sheng naturally didn't have the courage to tell her what had just happened, so he said "I'm sorry" and hung up the phone.

Then, she began to think about how to handle her relationship with Gu Ye.

Just then, Shang Yan called.

When she saw the words "Caller: Brother" appear on the screen, she unconsciously clenched her hands, an indescribable tension spreading through her body, while Gu Ye's devilish question echoed in her ears—

"Tell me, is it appropriate for your brother to hug you like that?"

"It seems neither of you knows what the saying 'men and women should not touch each other' means!"

She initially thought Shang Yan had no romantic feelings for her, but Gu Ye's words made her think more deeply...

Because it was really inappropriate for him to hug her like that...

Could it be... that, as Gu Ye said, Shang Yan has feelings for her?

The idea had barely formed in her mind when she rejected it—impossible!

Even if the world ends, Shang Yan will not like her!

He hugged her simply because she had twisted her ankle!

As Yu Sheng tried to convince herself, she couldn't help but wonder: Why did he send it to her?

She thought about it and felt that it must be related to Red Hare.

Could it be that Red Hare is feeling unwell again?

Thinking of this, Yu Sheng wanted to answer, and her fingertips almost touched the receiver, but then she hesitated.

If he can't contact her, he'll look for Li Susu.

The bell rang for a long time before stopping.

She picked up her phone, looked at the missed call notifications on the screen, swiped the page, and returned to her main task.

Just as she was about to put down her phone, it rang again.

It was Shang Yan calling again.

Looking at the noisy ringing phone in her hand, Yu Sheng felt like she was holding a hot potato.

She muted the phone and placed it face down on the sofa.

About several tens of seconds later, she turned on her phone.

Besides a missed call notification, she saw a WeChat message on the screen.

Shang Yan: [Red Hare has passed away...]