Jiang Wanqing was so hot that she couldn't stand it anymore, so she quickly took off her coat and patted her face.
"No, I'm going to take a shower."
Although she had already showered, she couldn't go on without showering now, as she was afraid she would explode from the heat. But she had only taken a couple of steps out of the door when Cheng Ran stepped forward and grabbed her hand.
Their palms were burning hot, and when they touched, they didn't want to separate at all; they just wanted to get closer and closer.
"I'll go wash too, let's go together, it'll be more efficient."
He was also afraid he wouldn't be able to wait for her to finish washing; it was too hot, and this heat gave him a strange, familiar feeling...
Even his eyes were red. Jiang Wanqing turned around and touched his face, then touched her own, and found that the fever was even more severe than that of a cold. Something was clearly wrong!
"You...you think again, were we tricked today? Did we eat something wrong?"
Logically speaking, neither of them ate out, let alone ate the same food.
Suddenly, Cheng Ran and Jiang Wanqing's eyes widened at the same time, and they opened their mouths in unison.
"It's dinner!"
Yes, everything was normal during the day, but it turned into this not long after dinner.
But... how could Cheng Ran's parents drug them? That's ridiculous. He felt it was unlikely and let go of Jiang Wanqing's hand.
"I'm going to check if my parents are having problems too..."
"Wait!" Jiang Wanqing grabbed his hand and shook her head. "No need to go, I roughly know what's going on!"
Her eyes were fixed on him, a hint of anger in them.
"What's going on? My mom cooked dinner, and she and my dad ate it too. The food was from the same pot, so how could it be different?"
“It’s just different. They didn’t drink the chicken soup, and they didn’t even touch the chicken. Your mom made us eat it all.”
Jiang Wanqing's words made Cheng Ran pause. It seemed to be true. This wasn't the first time his mother had cooked chicken, but only this time had his parents not touched their chopsticks. They even used serving chopsticks to put meat on their plates...
He swallowed hard. "You mean my parents...drugged us?!"
It was absurd. Even though it was confirmed, he still found it hard to believe and even considered going to his parents' room to ask them for clarification.
But the more excited he became, the faster the drug took effect, making him lose his sense of direction. Suddenly, his vision blurred, and all he could feel in his hand was the warmth of Jiang Wanqing's skin...
"I... feel so hot... feel so dizzy..."
Jiang Wanqing was in no better shape; she supported him while forcing herself to calm down.
"Go... I'll take a cold shower, and then I'll take you to the hospital."
He had just recovered, and giving him a cold shower now would probably cause both old and new injuries to flare up. She dared not let him gamble.
She quickly went to finish the task and came back after a quick shower.
Cheng Ran was helped to lie down on the bed, and she opened the window for ventilation.
"Wait for me, don't move around."
"Okay..." He kept pulling at his thin clothes, his heart burning with desire to devour the whole world.
Jiang Wanqing hurried to the bathroom. As soon as they made a commotion, the Cheng family elders also got up and came out to see what was going on and whether it had been done.
"Where did she go? She didn't go to see someone else, did she? That won't do... Cheng Ran is still in the room..."
As Cheng's mother was about to follow Jiang Wanqing, as if she were afraid that Jiang Wanqing would betray Cheng Ran, Cheng's father quickly stopped her.
"Aren't things chaotic enough already?! You're the one who poisoned them, just watch how you clean this up now! I think they went to the bathroom... I'm afraid it won't work this time. Don't use such a terrible idea next time. If you get caught, how are you going to explain it to those two juniors!"
"Hmph, what's there to explain? Who am I going to all this trouble for? For myself? It's all for those two young people!"
"Alright, alright... whatever you say makes sense. Hurry up and go back to your room. We'll go check on him later and take him to the hospital..."
"Hey, don't pull me!"
Fearing that Jiang Wanqing might notice and discover them, Cheng's father quickly pulled his wife, who had done something wrong, back to the room. "She's getting old, and she's ruining her reputation with something like this. If word gets out that her in-laws drugged her son and daughter-in-law, what kind of talk is that!"
Jiang Wanqing's body didn't allow her to notice anything else, but thankfully, after taking a shower and rinsing off with a bucket of cold water, she felt a little better.
She poured another bucket of cold water, making two buckets in total, to temporarily sober her up...
She didn't even have time to change her clothes before going back to her room to check on Cheng Ran's condition, still wearing her wet clothes.
He was curled up on the bed, his forehead covered in cold sweat. Jiang Wanqing went over and tried to pull him up so she could take him to the hospital quickly.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly opened his eyes, stared intently at her, and forcefully pulled her down.
"Ah... hiss..."
She was suddenly pulled down, her elbow hit the ground, and she gasped in pain.
"Cheng Ran... wake up, I'm taking you to the hospital..."
She struggled to lift him up, but he pressed down on her, hot sweat dripping onto her face, and he looked down into her eyes.
"Wanqing, you feel so cool and comfortable..."
She had just taken a cold shower, how could she not be cold? Jiang Wanqing nudged him.
"But you're burning up, you need to go to the hospital right away!"
"It's far from the hospital... It's too late..."
"It's not too late, I'll call someone to pick me up... um..."
Jiang Wanqing finally managed to create some distance, but Cheng Ran suddenly pressed down and kissed her lips.
"But I don't want to go..."
She opened her eyes, blinked, and sensed something had changed in him. A strange glint flashed in her eyes. When she reached out to touch him, he didn't push her away as usual, but instead moved closer to her.
"This medicine... was actually administered correctly?" Jiang Wanqing found it somewhat unbelievable and loosened her grip slightly.
"You really...can..."
She wanted to ask him if it was really possible, but she was afraid of saying the wrong thing and upsetting him, so she changed to a gentler way of asking. Unexpectedly, he smiled slightly.
"Try it... and you'll see."
"Um……"
...
Jiang Wanqing and Cheng Ran barely slept a wink that night, and the two elders of the Cheng family in the other room also didn't get any sleep.
The next day, all four of them appeared in the living room with dark circles under their eyes. Cheng's mother asked Cheng Ran with an awkward smile.
"Did you guys sleep well last night?"
"Mom, you..."
Cheng Ran was about to expose her for tampering with the chicken soup yesterday, but Jiang Wanqing pulled him back and shook her head.
"Mom, everything's fine. I'm taking Cheng Ran to the hospital for a check-up today. Could you please prepare a meal for us when we get back?"
Mr. Cheng was surprised. Did this mean that yesterday's medicine was ineffective, or did they not expect that it was Mrs. Cheng who administered it?
"Ahem... Okay, I'll keep an eye on your mother, you can go ahead without worry."
"Eh..."
Jiang Wanqing and Cheng Ran left the courtyard hand in hand. Cheng's mother craned her neck to look outside, then turned and glared at her husband.
"You know, let me ask you something. They didn't go to the hospital last night. Either they've recovered, or the medicine didn't work. If it didn't work, I'm going to find the person who sold me the medicine!"
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