Zhou Qiqi pulled Yuan Xiaoyuan aside and gave her several more detailed instructions before watching her walk away with the net bag of snacks.
She stood at the gate of the courtyard, composed herself, and slowly turned around and walked back.
As she passed the entrance to the main room, she involuntarily stopped, her gaze falling on the window in the living room.
He Wanrou just said that she found the small nitroglycerin bottle in the crack under the window.
But Zhou Qiqi clearly remembered when she and her father-in-law Shen Zhenbang went to look for it.
But they didn't even leave out the windowsill, the bottom of the cabinet, or some nooks and crannies; both of them were covered in dust.
She had a good memory and remembered that she had definitely looked through the window crack, but she didn't see the small brown bottle at all.
Why is it that He Wanrou found it in the window crack without much effort as soon as she arrived?
Could it be that I was too hasty and missed something?
She had her doubts, and couldn't help but walk over again, bend down, and examine it carefully.
These days, old-fashioned wooden windows are still commonly used, and the workmanship isn't considered refined.
The rain came suddenly last night, and she didn't have time to close the door properly at first.
Later, when the rain stopped, she opened the windows wider to let in more air, fearing the room would be stuffy.
She bent down and peered closer at the gap below the window frame.
The gap wasn't small; you could fit a little finger in it.
She reached in and touched it.
A cool, damp sensation immediately reached my fingertips!
This is the problem with these old-fashioned wooden windows: poor sealing.
Although the rain last night came down quickly and stopped just as fast, as long as the rain streaks drifted sideways, they could seep into the cracks and soak the wood until it became damp.
Although most of the night has passed, moisture still accumulates deep in the cracks, the wood feels damp to the touch, and its color is darker than the surrounding area.
Zhou Qiqi's heart sank.
My father-in-law, Shen Zhenbang, went to look for the medicine in his handbag on the sofa this morning, but couldn't find it.
Finally, the medicine bottle miraculously appeared in the damp window crack.
What does this tell us?
This means that the medicine bottle was dropped here last night!
It stayed in that damp window crack for at least a whole night!
If that's the case, how could the medicine bottle not get damp after being in the cracks of this damp wood all night?
However, after He Wanrou found the medicine bottle, she took a few extra glances at it.
That small brown glass bottle was plugged with a wooden stopper.
The exposed part of the stopper was a dry, light brown color, not at all like the color it would have when it got wet!
You can wipe the bottle dry easily, but what about the cork in the bottle opening?
It comes into direct contact with the humid air outside!
How could it possibly retain such a dry color after being trapped in the damp window cracks all night?
Unless... unless it was never in that wet place at all!
As soon as the thought crossed her mind, Zhou Qiqi shuddered, feeling a chill run up her spine!
Then, recalling the few dirty pills she found under the cabinet by the window last night...
She had a vague guess in her mind, but the guess was too creepy, and she felt a chill just thinking about it.
Without concrete evidence, she cannot, and is unwilling to, draw conclusions about a person based solely on this suspicion.
But if this guess were to come true... just how vicious would that be?
If someone like that continues to stay with their in-laws, who knows what might happen next...
But... we can't alert them; we need to investigate slowly...
Just then, Shen Huaichuan's voice came from the bedroom door: "Qiqi? What are you standing there daydreaming about? Mom is calling you."
Zhou Qiqi snapped out of her daze and quickly replied, "Yes, I'm coming!"
He instantly concealed all the strange expressions on his face, turned around, and walked into the house.
In any case, the most important thing right now is my mother-in-law's health.
Zhou Qiqi took a deep breath, turned around, and quickly walked into the bedroom.
As soon as she entered, the eyes of several people inside fell on her.
Her father, Shen Zhenbang, was sitting by her bedside, holding his wife's hand. Seeing her enter, he immediately looked up, his eyes filled with worry, and asked:
"Why did it take so long? Did Nurse Yuan not explain something important?"
He was clearly frightened by the sudden situation just now, fearing that Yuan Xiaoyuan might say something bad again.
Spending too much time in the hospital means that if someone doesn't say something to your face but only brings it up later, it usually means the situation is quite serious.
Zhou Qiqi quickly shook her head, forcing a relaxed smile, and said:
"No, no, Nurse Yuan has said everything she needed to say. It was me... I just casually mentioned something else to her, which took up too much time."
Hearing this, Shen Zhenbang's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he let out a long sigh, saying:
"Oh, that's good, that's good..."
Qin Peilan, who was leaning against the headboard, also visibly breathed a sigh of relief and loosened her grip on her husband's hand.
At this moment, He Wanrou, who was standing next to her, patted her chest, let out a long sigh of relief, and said softly:
"Oh dear, so they went to gossip... Seriously, they were gone for so long, I was almost scared to death, my heart was in my throat the whole time."
She spoke to Zhou Qiqi, but her eyes were fixed on Qin Peilan, her tone full of lingering fear and relief:
"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright! We can only be at ease now that you're alright, Auntie!"
These words sound like genuine concern, but upon closer examination, something just doesn't feel right.
It seems that He Wanrou is the one who cares the most about her aunt, and is extremely worried about her, which makes Zhou Qiqi, the legitimate daughter-in-law, seem unreliable.
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