Chapter 156 He drank her blood
After hanging up, Fu Beichen called Ji Shiyi again, telling him that he didn't need to respond and only needed to investigate the source of the article.
This insidious act doesn't seem like Lu Lie's style, after all, he was the first to know he was poisoned.
The source of this should be the person behind Jian Sisi.
Gu Xingnian rolled her eyes at him and went straight to the laboratory.
Having eliminated the danger, she now brought both groups together.
"I will give you the formula in advance. Please help me to blend the extracts I have as soon as possible. Time is very tight, thank you all for your hard work."
So she raised her hand and wrote several long equations on the whiteboard.
After I finished writing it, I explained it to everyone, and then everyone started to divide the work.
If all goes well, the official antidote will be ready tomorrow, and she used her own blood to replace the missing Nine Heavens Warmth.
She devoted herself entirely to refining the Seven-Colored Brocade, trying her best to remove the toxicity while retaining the detoxifying factors.
Because if it contains even a trace of toxicity, Fu Beichen will be poisoned by the Seven-Colored Brocade if he drinks the reagent.
Her blood could only yield a very small amount of detoxifying factors, which was far from enough to suppress the toxicity.
It is undoubtedly very difficult to make a horse run without feeding it.
Right now, everyone is racing against time.
Gu Xingnian stayed in the laboratory the whole time. She drew more than a dozen tubes of blood from herself and kept separating them, putting the tiny amount of effective detoxifying components into test tubes little by little.
Her body is able to effectively resist toxins because of her powerful immune function, so using blood alone will not achieve good results.
She didn't come out until late at night, so Fu Beichen went to the laboratory again.
Seeing her red eyes, I felt my voice tighten, "Niannian, I've come to take you home to rest."
Gu Xingnian walked over, swayed slightly, and felt a little dizzy.
Fu Beichen's heart nearly jumped out of his chest. He quickly reached out to support her, noticing her pale face.
"You can't keep going like this, you're too tired." After saying that, he bent down and picked her up.
Gu Xingnian's eyes were stubborn. She struggled for a moment, "Put me down. I'm working. I haven't finished yet."
"We'll do it tomorrow." Fu Beichen ignored her resistance and strode out.
Unexpectedly, she fell asleep before they even reached the main house.
Fu Beichen carried her light body upstairs, his heart aching with heartache.
In the middle of the night, Gu Xingnian suddenly woke up.
She patted her head and then ran to the lab. In the other two labs, almost everyone was working without rest.
Normally, when conducting experiments, at least 50 tubes of a single reagent are needed to detect various problems, but now there is simply no time for testing.
The next morning at eight o'clock, the first version of the antidote was finally synthesized.
Gu Xingnian excitedly took it to the main house and gave it to Fu Beichen, who was about to tilt his head back and drink it.
She nervously pulled him back, "Drink half first. If there are any problems, we can adjust it."
"Don't worry." Fu Beichen patted her little hand, then tilted his head back and drank the reagent.
Lin Qi and Gu Xingnian carefully observed his condition, silently praying that the reagent would work.
A peculiar feeling surged through Fu Beichen's chest, and suddenly, he felt a tightness in his chest.
He vomited a large mouthful of blood.
"President Fu!"
"Fu Beichen!"
Lin Qi quickly helped him lie down. "Madam, what's wrong?"
Fu Beichen's lips slowly turned purple, a clear sign of poisoning, from the Seven-Colored Brocade.
"He's been poisoned!" Gu Xingnian exclaimed nervously. He had been very careful and hadn't added much, but he was still poisoned.
"What do we do? What do we do now?" Lin Qi exclaimed. "Madam, please give President Fu an antidote!"
"The only antidote for the Seven-Colored Brocade poison is the Nine Heavens Warmth!" Her eyes were filled with confusion and despair.
The last time I gave him a small amount, it was mixed with her blood, which is why he wasn't poisoned.
But such a small amount was simply not enough to remove the neurotoxins from his body.
This is a dead end!
"Madam? Think of something quickly, Mr. Fu has vomited blood again." Lin Qi was terrified and at a loss.
Fu Beichen's face was contorted in pain as he spat out another mouthful of blood.
Gu Xingnian suddenly picked up a scalpel and forcefully slashed her left palm, drawing blood.
Lin Qi was startled. "Madam, what... are you doing?"
“My blood can alleviate the poison.” Gu Xingnian reached out and pinched Fu Beichen’s jaw, and drops of blood fell into his mouth.
Fu Beichen's eyes widened, his pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had seen something very shocking.
Suddenly, he resisted and shut his mouth.
"Hold him down!" Gu Xingnian shouted anxiously, not giving him a chance to break free.
Lin Qi disregarded his status and quickly reached out to hold down his body and arms.
"Gu Xingnian, get out of here!" Fu Beichen roared with all his might, his eyes burning with rage.
Due to poisoning, his limbs began to become numb and weak.
Gu Xingnian tried to pry his mouth open again, but it was impossible. He kept it tightly shut and struggled desperately.
As she tore at his hands, drops of blood fell onto his face and forehead, splashing out like tiny red flowers.
"Fu Beichen, I'm not in pain, please open your mouth, okay?" Gu Xingnian's eyes were red, and her voice was trembling with tears. "If you can't get the antidote, you will... die!"
However, Fu Beichen refused to open his mouth even under the threat of death. How could he drink her blood to prolong his life?
He'd rather die like this!
Gu Xingnian steeled her resolve and bit her tongue hard with her pearly teeth.
Hmm!
The intense pain, accompanied by a strong metallic taste, exploded in my mouth instantly.
She didn't care about anything else, leaned down, aimed at those tightly pursed thin lips, and kissed them forcefully.
This was not a tender, lingering kiss.
It was more like an unquestionable plunder, with a desperate determination and an irresistible force.
Fu Beichen's tall body suddenly stiffened.
He tried to turn his head away to avoid the sudden attack.
But Gu Xingnian's hand held his jaw like an iron clamp, making him unable to move.
Her tongue forcefully pried open his tightly closed teeth.
Warm, sweet-smelling liquid began to flow into his mouth continuously.
Fu Beichen's pupils suddenly contracted.
He tasted it.
That familiar, uniquely sweet scent was now mixed with a chilling, bloody stench.
It's her blood!
It felt as if an invisible giant hammer was pounding against his heart, again and again, inside his chest.
pain!
The pain was so intense that his internal organs felt dislocated.
He was forced to suck the blood from her mouth, and a stream of warm liquid slid down his cheek.
Lin Qi couldn't help but run outside.
Squatting at the doorway, his eyes were red like a rabbit's; he knew they were saying goodbye, a farewell that felt like a matter of life and death!
Mr. Fu, please be sure nothing happens to you!
Your wife loves you so much!
This kiss felt endless.
Until Fu Beichen felt his strength gradually returning to his body.
Until... Gu Xingnian collapsed softly.
He suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed her swaying body.
"Nian Nian!"
His voice was hoarse, carrying a clear-headed bewilderment and a deep-seated panic.
"Niannian, wake up!"
The person in his arms was as pale as a sheet of paper, and showed no reaction.
His mind went blank for a moment, as if he had just thought of something. He moved so fast that he stirred up a gust of wind and quickly pulled up her sleeve.
Just as expected!
The backs of her arms were a shocking purplish-black.
The surface was covered with seven or eight fresh needle marks!
So... she's been using her own blood as an antidote for him?
This truth, like a poisoned dagger, pierced Fu Beichen's heart.
pain!
The pain was so intense he could barely breathe!
He held her tightly, nestling her soft body in his arms, his forehead pressed firmly against her cheek.
Tears, which she could no longer control, streamed down her face, hot and falling into her cold neck.
The warm touch carried a suffocating pain...
It is said that men do not easily shed tears, but that is only because they are deeply saddened!
Around noon, Gu Xingnian woke up with both her hands wrapped in gauze and needles inserted into the backs of her hands, receiving intravenous fluids.
A knock sounded at the door, and Lin Qi walked in carrying a steaming bowl of soup.
"Madam, you're awake?" Lin Qi's face was filled with undisguised joy.
Gu Xingnian's throat was terribly dry and hoarse, and she licked her slightly chapped lips.
"Where is Fu Beichen?" she asked anxiously. "How is his poison?"
"It seems that President Fu's poisoning is no longer a major concern." Lin Qi put down the soup bowl and reported in a relaxed tone, "His hands and feet are no longer numb, and his lips have regained their color."
Gu Xingnian's brows furrowed into a deep frown, as if she were deep in thought.
A moment later, she threw off the covers and made a move to get out of bed.
"Could you hold this IV drip bag for me and take it to the lab?"
Lin Qi looked troubled.
"Madam, this won't do." He quickly stepped forward, trying to stop her. "President Fu instructed that you must rest here today. You are not allowed to go anywhere; you have lost a lot of blood."
"I know my own body best." Gu Xingnian's voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable firmness.
She looked up and stared straight at Lin Qi.
"Take me there."
Looking at her pale yet stubborn face, Lin Qi finally gave in.
He sighed, carefully held up the IV drip, and helped her out of bed.
It's already very cold.
Before leaving, Lin Qi specially found a thick woolen coat and carefully draped it over her shoulders.
She had no idea that Fu Beichen had suddenly fainted while she was asleep, and had fallen down the stairs in the morning, and had not woken up since.
The laboratory lights were a stark white.
Gu Xingnian plunged in and never came out again.
The sky outside the window changed from bright to dark, and then to a deep, inky black.
Fu Beichen never appeared.
She repeated the experimental steps again and again, striving for extreme precision in every minute ratio.
This time, she absolutely, positively cannot let him get poisoned again!
Finally, after countless attempts, a brand new reagent slowly took shape in her hands, revealing a translucent pale red color.
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to put the reagents into the insulated box.
Suddenly, a strong feeling of dizziness struck.
Everything in front of me began to spin and shake.
She stumbled, losing her grip on the reagent bottle—
"Smack!"
The crisp cracking sound was particularly jarring in the silent laboratory.
The pale red solution splashed out instantly, staining the floor with a color of despair.
Gu Xingnian's eyes instantly reddened.
She stared blankly at the mess on the ground, her lips moving as she murmured to herself, "How...how did I fall?"
His voice trembled with disbelief.
"I finally managed to put it together... how could it fall and break like that..."
The string in her heart, stretched to its limit day and night, snapped completely with a "bang" at this moment.
She could no longer hold on, her body went limp, and she slowly squatted down along the lab table.
He hugged his knees tightly with both hands and buried his face in them.
At first, it was suppressed sobbing, which slowly turned into an uncontrollable outburst of crying.
"How...did you fall..."
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... Fu Beichen..."
"I...want to...make it...I'm being very careful..."
"But why...why can't I do anything right..."
The cries were shrill and mournful, like a dull knife cutting into one's heart, shattering the tranquility of the night.
Only four days left... only four days left!
He was getting closer and closer to death. She had saved so many people, but why, why couldn't she save him...?
(PS: The author was moved to tears while writing this; it was truly a difficult experience.)
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