Chapter 127 Food Poisoning
Ji Peiheng returned to the bedroom, where the woman on the bed was sitting in a daze.
"It's still early, why aren't you asleep?"
Shi Yang looked up at him: "I can't sleep."
Knowing she was terrified last night, Ji Peiheng lay back down beside her and pulled her into his arms, saying, "Go to sleep, I'll comfort you."
Her long, smooth, jet-black hair clung to the man's chest and fell onto his arms.
A woman's muffled voice came from behind: "Won't staying with me interfere with your work?"
Ji Peiheng rested his chin on her head: "Liao Nan has already taken care of it."
Shi Yang wrapped her arms tightly around the man's lean waist and said in a muffled voice, "You should go on your business trip. I'm fine now."
"If the company is gone, I have Liao Nan; if Liao Nan is gone, there are others; but you only have me."
The man's kiss landed on her hair, as soft as a feather.
...
The property manager arrived at nine o'clock in the morning.
“Mr. Ji, Mrs. Ji, we interviewed some residents and heard that the person who sneaked into the community last night was probably a homeless person looking for a place to take shelter from the rain.”
Ji Peiheng swirled his teacup, not even lifting his eyelids: "What do you mean by 'heard'?"
The property manager said carefully, "The security cameras in the community were broken last night, but don't worry, we've interviewed many residents, and we're sure we've identified the homeless man correctly."
"The security cameras are broken?" Ji Peiheng lifted his eyelids, his eyes sharp as knives. "Is it because I didn't pay enough of my property management fees? Is that why the security cameras are broken?"
The manager's forehead was covered in cold sweat: "This really is a coincidence."
The voice grew softer and softer towards the end.
Shi Yang was lying in the bedroom when the sounds from downstairs reached her ears clearly.
The security camera is broken, the homeless man...
It all sounds too coincidental to be true.
In the following days, Shi Yang would observe his surroundings intentionally or unintentionally when he went out, but there was nothing suspicious.
Ji Peiheng would personally drive her to and from get off work every day.
After a period of calm, Shi Yang believed the crisis was over.
...
Time flies, and Ji Peiheng's birthday has arrived.
On his birthday, Shi Yang took a day off to stay home, planning to cook a meal for Ji Peiheng herself.
I went to the market this morning and bought the freshest vegetables.
Ji Peiheng returned earlier than usual. Shi Yang had told him yesterday to come back early today.
As soon as he entered the house, he heard clattering sounds from the kitchen.
After changing my shoes and entering the room, I found Naifu sleeping on the sofa. Hearing the noise, she gracefully opened her eyes briefly and then closed them again.
Ji Peiheng is allergic to cat fur and usually keeps his distance from it, and Naifu is not friendly to him either.
There was a lot of noise in the kitchen, and Shi Yang didn't hear Ji Peiheng return.
Holding a pot lid in one hand and a spatula in the other, she was battling a pot of dark, unidentifiable food.
Ji Peiheng watched as she threw something into the pot, oil splattering everywhere, which startled her so much that she threw the lid off the pot.
The stainless steel pot lid rolled twice on the ground with a loud bang. She hurriedly picked it up and ran to add water...
She went to chop vegetables and add seasonings.
Her busy figure could be seen everywhere in the kitchen.
"Oh."
Shi Yang exclaimed in surprise.
In a panic, Ji Peiheng rushed into the kitchen and grabbed her wrist.
Beads of bright red blood oozed from her slender, white fingertips.
Before Shi Yang could ask him when he returned, she was pulled out of the kitchen, and Ji Peiheng brought a band-aid to cover her wound.
Shi Yang was still worried about the food on the stove, so she rushed back to the kitchen in a hurry.
Half an hour later, the noise in the kitchen finally stopped.
"The food is here..."
Shi Yang called out and brought the first dish to the table.
Ji Peiheng looked closely and raised his eyebrows.
It was a dark, unrecognizable dish; you couldn't even tell what it contained.
The second and third dishes were then served.
Shi Yang smiled awkwardly: "Although it doesn't look very appealing, it tastes alright. You should try it."
Ji Peiheng picked up his chopsticks, hesitated for a moment in mid-air, and then picked up the dish next to him that he could vaguely make out as eggs.
Seeing him take a bite, Shi Yang asked expectantly, "How is it?"
Meeting her bright, sparkling eyes, Ji Peiheng let the bitterness spread in his mouth and smiled, "It's quite delicious."
Shi Yang's eyes immediately lit up: "I knew I had a talent for cooking, you should try the others."
As she spoke, she put other dishes into his bowl.
Looking at the mountain of bowls, Ji Peiheng said calmly, "Isn't this a bit monotonous? How about I have someone send over a few more dishes?"
"This is still monotonous? Three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, it's not monotonous anymore."
Under her gaze, Ji Peiheng picked up his chopsticks again, just as the doorbell rang.
Ji Peiheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Shi Yang went to open the door, and Xie Ran and Wen Huai'an stood at the door with two bottles of red wine: "Good evening, sister-in-law. We've come to celebrate brother's birthday."
After Xie Ran entered the room, he saw the dishes on the dining table and burst out laughing: "Does your housekeeper think she's not paid enough?"
Shi Yang's smile vanished, and she pursed her lips.
Wen Huai'an then realized something and smoothed things over, saying, "Although the presentation is so-so, the taste is definitely alright."
Shi Yang smiled again: "These are the dishes I made, please try them."
Wen Huai'an and Xie Ran took their seats, and Shi Yang gave them new bowls and chopsticks.
Wen Huai'an picked up a dish and tasted it. It was so sour that he almost lost his tongue. He glanced at Ji Peiheng, who looked perfectly normal, and suppressed the sourness without saying a word.
Xie Ran almost died from the saltiness as well, but this time he was wiser and didn't dare to say anything.
Unconvinced, he picked up another green bean and gave his assessment: "Hmm...not bad..."
Wen Huai'an and Ji Peiheng exchanged a glance and simultaneously reached for the dish containing green beans.
Wen Huai'an breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, there was something edible.
Shi Yang went to the kitchen to get busy again.
Wen Huai'an quickly grabbed his water glass and gulped it down, saying, "It's so salty, so salty!"
A short while later, Shi Yang placed a bowl of fragrant noodles in front of Ji Peiheng: "Longevity has arrived."
The longevity noodles were delicious and visually appealing, with an egg placed on top. Ji Peiheng took a bite and found the taste to be surprisingly good.
Shi Yang said with a smile, "Longevity noodles represent longevity, so you can't bite them off!"
Xie Ran, with a craving, asked, "Sister-in-law, do you still have longevity noodles?"
Shi Yang shook his head: "I only made one bowl."
Wen Huai'an and Xie Ran watched him eat noodles with envy, while they reluctantly picked up the only edible green beans from the plate.
Just as Shi Yang sat down to eat, Xie Ran suddenly cried out in pain and clutched her stomach.
Wen Huai'an: "Old Xie, what's wrong?"
Xie Ran's face contorted: "My stomach hurts."
This was followed by Wen Huai'an's painful cry: "My stomach hurts too."
Shi Yang was terrified.
Even Wen Huai'an, a doctor, was slow to realize what was happening, and his face twisted in disbelief: "Sister-in-law, your green beans aren't ripe, are they?"
...
Shi Yang never expected that Wen Huai'an and Xie Ran would get food poisoning after eating the dishes she made.
Seeing the two brothers sitting side by side receiving IV drips, Shi Yang felt a pang of guilt: "I'm so sorry..."
Wen Huai'an was speechless: "It's alright, sister-in-law, we took the blame for our second brother."
Ji Peiheng remained silent on the side; if it weren't for their arrival...
He's the one sitting here now.
Xie Ran said weakly, "I'm no longer envious of you having a wife..."
Shi Yang felt extremely guilty: "This is my first time making it, I have no experience. I will make it for you next time, it will definitely be better than this."
Wen Huai'an and Xie Ran waved their hands in unison: "Sister-in-law, please don't!"
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