Chapter 410 The Dark Side
Li Simin was a little embarrassed because she hadn't expected the first question to be about her boyfriend: "Auntie, there's no rush."
Fang Hua sighed, strongly disagreeing: "How can you not be anxious? You're already twenty-eight, you should start thinking about your personal life. Are there too few women in your workplace? Now that you're back in Beijing, I'll help you keep an eye out for women."
After saying that, she looked at Jiang Zhizhi and said, "You should also check if your hospital has any suitable female doctors to introduce to Si Min. I think it would be good for Si Min to have a doctor, who can also take care of his health."
Shang Shiying nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's a good idea. I also think it would be good for Si Min to find a doctor. Zhizhi, your cousin's matter depends on you."
Li Simin quickly stopped Shang Shiying: "Mom, don't add to the trouble. I'm busy with work lately, and I have several projects to do. I don't have time."
Shang Shiying scoffed, "No matter how busy you are, don't you even have time for a wedding? Before, when you were in the Northwest, there was nothing we could do, and I didn't want you to find someone from out of town. Now that you're back in Beijing, I refuse to believe you can't find a girl from Beijing?"
Li Simin didn't refute anymore, but just smiled, not wanting to come back and cause trouble.
Jiang Zhizhi quickly changed the subject: "Little Zhou Ji, Shang Shang, come and see your uncle."
The lively little Zhou Ji had already run over and jumped into Li Simin's arms: "Big Dou Dou is good, Big Dou Dou is good."
Shang Shiying laughed again: "It's Uncle, not Dou Dou, Xiao Zhouji."
Little Zhou is still persisting with his pronunciation.
Shangshang also came over, and she could clearly say, "Hello, Uncle. Uncle is handsome. Shangshang likes you."
As she spoke, she lay on Li Simin's lap, reaching out her little hands to grab his, giggling.
Li Simin found it amazing. The last time he saw them, they were two tiny babies lying down and not moving at all. Now they could run around and even talk.
The two children have grown up; the boy looks like Zhou Xiye, and the girl looks like Jiang Zhizhi. They are two very beautiful little babies.
He smiled and picked up Shangshang, letting her sit on his lap: "Time flies! You've grown so much already?"
Shang Shiying sneered from the side: "In two years, Shang Shang and Xiao Zhou will both be in school, and you'll still be a bachelor."
Li Simin smiled helplessly and turned to chat with Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye.
No one mentioned Song Man. Sister Chen came over to pour tea. After pouring the tea, she noticed a small rag doll on the floor next to the single sofa and exclaimed, "Oh, right, this must be where Song Man's daughter dropped it..."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to him.
Sister Chen immediately stopped talking. She had been with the Zhou family for several years and had heard about Song Man and Li Simin's affair, but she hadn't thought it through and had just blurted it out. Only now did she realize that she had caused trouble.
Shang Shiying quickly looked at her son and saw that Li Simin's expression remained unchanged, with a slight smile on his face, but she felt nervous.
Fang Hua didn't know what to say and nervously looked at Jiang Zhizhi.
Jiang Zhizhi didn't know what to say, so she forced herself to look at Li Simin and abruptly changed the subject: "Brother Simin, are you not leaving this time you're back?"
Li Simin smiled and nodded: "Yes, I'm not leaving this time. I'll work in Beijing from now on."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "Then Auntie will be happy because she can see you every day."
Li Simin shook his head: "That won't work either. We'll be assigned dorm rooms, and we can only go home once a project is completed. After all, a lot of things involve confidentiality, and if we come back every day, the chance of leaks is too high."
After an awkward chat for a while, Shang Shiying left, not in a good mood.
On the way back, Shang Shiying couldn't help but say, "Now that Song Man is divorced and has come back with a daughter, I don't care what your feelings for her were before, you are not allowed to have any thoughts about her in the future."
Li Simin was slightly surprised: "Song Man got divorced?"
Shang Shiying nodded resentfully: "Yes, we're divorced, but you're not allowed to have any connection with her. If you still have feelings for her, I won't let you off the hook."
Li Simin frowned slightly but remained silent.
Shang Shiying was furious. She slapped her son's arm and said, "Did you hear me? You're not allowed to go see her! She's not good enough for you now, a divorced woman!"
Li Simin sighed softly: "Mom, don't talk nonsense. She's just divorced; it's not like she committed any heinous crime."
Shang Shiying was almost in tears: "How could she not? She's a divorcee, how could she be good enough for you? And she has a child with her, you can forget about being that cheap father."
Li Simin's expression was somewhat unpleasant, and he refrained from speaking.
Bian Suxi quickly interjected, "Alright, alright, why can't you say it back home? Why do you have to shout it out on the main road? People will laugh at you if they hear it."
Shang Shih-ying's tone was even worse: "I'm definitely worried. Why should my son marry a second-hand woman?"
Li Simin frowned and gently scolded, "Mom!"
Shang Shiying also felt that those words were harsh, so she stopped talking and walked home in a huff.
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Fang Hua was equally worried at home: "It's all a tragic fate. It's such a coincidence that she left and he came. I think Si Min hasn't forgotten Song Man."
Jiang Zhizhi couldn't say for sure either. After all, Li Simin's performance seemed calm and collected, but who knew if it was genuine or just an act?
"Mom, don't worry about this. Everyone has their own destiny when it comes to marriage, and we can't stop it."
Fang Hua sighed, "That's all we can do. I hope everything will be alright."
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The next morning, Jiang Zhizhi went to the school to find Jin Huaiying and discussed Song Wanying's condition with her.
Jin Huaiying also found it strange: "The pulse is not obvious? What about the complexion?"
Jiang Zhizhi shook her head: "His complexion looks normal, and his pulse is like that of someone with qi deficiency, but it is different from that of someone with qi deficiency, so I suspect it is poisoning."
Jin Huaiying has no doubt about Jiang Zhizhi's abilities; over the past few years, Jiang Zhizhi has made zero mistakes in diagnosing patients.
Therefore, if Jiang Zhizhi suspects poisoning, then she must have been poisoned.
Jiang Zhizhi thought for a moment and continued, "Also, my mother's nerves are damaged, and she often forgets things, which means that the poison has damaged her brain nerves. In the long run, it may not be fatal, but it will lead to dementia."
Jin Huaiying showed some interest: "I'll go with you to take a look at this at noon. I've never encountered these symptoms before."
As they were talking, Liao Guoqing came over with the documents. He smiled and looked at Jin Huaiying as he entered the room: "Teacher, this set of experiments has been completed. Now we need you to sign to confirm it."
Jin Huaiying took the document, flipped to the last page, and when she saw the list of lab technicians, she froze, her face immediately falling: "How come Chen Minzhi is on this list?"
Liao Guoqing smiled apologetically: "She was my student and participated in the experiment later on, so it's only right to include her name."
Jin Huaiying slammed the documents on the table: "She helped deliver a few documents, does that count as participating in the experiment? If that's the case, shouldn't the logistics staff be included too!"
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