Secretary Chen knew that he had said everything he needed to say, and the rest depended on what Fu Chen thought and did.

The atmosphere in the office was suffocatingly depressing.

Fu Chen was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke in a hoarse voice, "Secretary Chen, please go out first. I want to be alone."

"Okay, Mr. Fu." Secretary Chen felt relieved and quickly left the office.

Fu Chen was the only one left in the office.

He sat alone behind his desk, his expression gloomy and his eyes unpredictable.

Secretary Chen's words were like a fuse, completely igniting the doubts in his heart.

The anonymous text messages, Secretary Chen's reminder, and his recently deteriorating physical condition, all pointed to a terrible truth.

Xu Zhiru was really lying to him!

This realization made Fu Chen feel a piercing pain, which was a hundred times more painful than any physical discomfort.

He has always loved Xu Zhiru, obeyed her every word, and regarded her as the most important person in his life.

However, if Xu Zhiru was really lying to him and really drugged him, then wouldn't all his trust and love for her become a huge joke?

Fu Chen couldn't accept this fact, but he had to admit that all the evidence pointed to this horrible truth.

He felt an unprecedented anger and humiliation, as if he had been slapped hard in the face and lost face.

On the other side, in the cafe, Ning Nanxue and Jiang Tingchen were also waiting for news from Secretary Chen.

"I don't know if Fu Chen has any response." Manager Song said anxiously.

Ning Nanxue looked out the window with a calm expression, "Don't worry, with Fu Chen's personality, he will definitely be suspicious."

"I hope so." Manager Song sighed.

Just then, Ning Nanxue's cell phone rang. It was a text message from Secretary Chen.

"Mr. Ning, Fu Chen has already started looking up information on psychiatric medications. He also asked me about their side effects."

Ning Nanxue's lips curled up slightly, and a sneer flashed in her eyes.

"It seems that President Fu has finally begun to wake up." Ning Nanxue said softly.

Jiang Tingchen also smiled, his eyes full of admiration.

"Xue'er, your plan was very successful."

"Next, it depends on how far Fu Chen can investigate." Ning Nanxue's tone was calm, but her eyes were full of anticipation.

Sleeping pills, sedatives and hypnotics...

These key words kept circling in his mind.

He remembered that Xu Zhiru would personally supervise him taking medicine every night, saying it was to help him sleep.

Could it be that what she gave him were sleeping pills?

Or, a psychotropic drug that is more powerful than sleeping pills?

The more Fu Chen thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and the doubts in his heart grew deeper.

He raised his head and called Secretary Chen over again, asking in a serious tone, "Secretary Chen, do you know any authoritative psychiatrists?"

Secretary Chen was delighted, knowing that Fu Chen had begun to waver.

He immediately replied, "I know someone who's my college classmate. He's currently the director of the psychiatric department at the City Central Hospital. He's a very skilled doctor. Mr. Fu, you want to..."

"Please help me contact him, I want to consult you about something." Fu Chen said in a deep voice.

"Okay, no problem, I'll arrange it right away." Secretary Chen responded immediately, secretly applauding Ning Nanxue and Jiang Tingchen's plan.

It seems that the first layer of Fu Chen's onion has begun to be peeled off.

Next, let’s watch the show begin.

After Secretary Chen left, Fu Chen sat alone in the office with a gloomy expression.

He picked up his phone and called Xu Zhiru.

The phone rang a few times and was connected.

"Achen, what's wrong? Are you done with work?" Xu Zhiru's gentle voice came from the receiver, as considerate and caring as ever.

Fu Chen took a deep breath and tried to make his tone sound calmer.

"Zhi Ru, what kind of medicine have I been taking recently? Can you tell me?" he asked directly, not wanting to beat around the bush.

On the other end of the phone, Xu Zhiru's voice paused noticeably, as if she was a little surprised.

"A Chen, why do you suddenly ask this? Didn't the doctor tell you? It's medicine to relieve anxiety and depression." Xu Zhiru's voice was still gentle, but it lacked a sense of naturalness and became more deliberate.

"The doctor only said it can relieve anxiety and depression, but he didn't tell me the specific name and ingredients of the medicine. Zhiru, is there anything else we can't talk about?" Fu Chen's tone was questioning.

Xu Zhiru was silent for a moment before she slowly spoke: "Ah Chen, I didn't mean to hide it from you. I just wanted to make you worry. These medicines do have some side effects. The doctor also told me about them, but he said that as long as you take them on time and in the right dosage, there won't be any major problems. Besides, your condition is getting better, isn't it?"

"Getting better?" Fu Chen sneered, his tone tinged with sarcasm. "I just feel my head hurting more and more, and I can't sleep more and more at night. Is this what you call getting better?"

Xu Zhiru's voice became a little flustered: "Ah Chen, don't get excited. This may be a normal reaction after reducing the dosage of the medicine. The doctor said that it will be fine after a period of persistence. You must trust me, trust the doctor, we are all doing this for your own good."

"For my own good?" Fu Chen repeated this sentence, his heart full of doubt and distrust.

"Zhiru, are you really aware of the ingredients and side effects of the medicine? Are you sure the doctor isn't hiding anything?"

Fu Chen asked again with a slightly aggressive tone.

On the other end of the phone, Xu Zhiru was silent for even longer, so long that Fu Chen almost thought the call was disconnected.

"Ah Chen, what's wrong with you today?" Xu Zhiru's voice finally rang out again, with a hint of grievance and confusion. "You never asked me this before. Don't you believe me anymore?"

Fu Chen's heart suddenly ached.

Don't believe her?

He once believed in her completely and regarded her as the most important person in his life.

But now, he had to start doubting.

"Zhi Ru, I just want to understand clearly. After all, it's medicine. I have the right to know what I'm taking into my body, right?" Fu Chen slowed down his tone and tried to make his voice sound calmer.

"Of course, you have the right to know." Xu Zhiru's voice softened, with a hint of helplessness. "But Ah Chen, this is all professional medical knowledge. You wouldn't understand even if I told you. The doctor is an expert. We take the medicine as he prescribes. Don't you still trust the doctor's professional judgment?"

"Professional judgment?" Fu Chen sneered, his suspicion growing even stronger. "If it was truly a professional judgment, why did they hide even the name and ingredients from me? Zhiru, tell me the truth. Who is that Doctor Li?"