Ruan Xi's words were not finished yet, and his reaction was not fast enough. He could only watch Ruan Huaqing fall to the ground. Ma Hao, who was closest to her, stood there motionless as if he was possessed by a demon.
"Hua Qing!" The old lady also reacted, screamed in surprise, and wanted to reach out to pull her daughter, but her body was still very weak after all. In her haste, she failed to pull her daughter, but instead made her feet unstable and she almost fell down. Fortunately, the housekeeper supported her in time.
Everyone else seemed to be shocked by this sudden situation and had no time to react. Ruan Huaqing eventually fell to the ground, his face extremely pale, his eyes closed, as if he had lost his life in an instant.
"Huaqing!" The old lady called out anxiously, and almost at the same time as Ruan Xi, she rushed to Ruan Huaqing.
"Damn it! The poison's progress has accelerated, and that man attacked her again!" Ruan Xi felt a little annoyed. He thought he was still in time, but the fact was, he almost didn't make it.
Fortunately, he still had the tree! The extract from the leaves of the Tree of Life, while not as potent as the legendary elixir that could bring the dead back to life, was certainly enough to keep a critically ill patient alive.
Ruan Xi had no time to say more, and didn't even look up at the old lady whose every call was filled with anxiety. He just focused on saving people. He didn't let out a long sigh of relief until Ruan Huaqing's face turned from pale to dark purple and returned to pale again.
"Xiao Xi, how is your aunt?" Everyone could clearly see that although the dark purple color on Ruan Huaqing's face had faded, the rise and fall of her chest was so weak that it was close to zero, which made people feel uneasy.
The others were fine, but Miao Shulan, Ruan Mingxuan and Ruan Jun, a family of three, were so frightened that they were about to suffocate. They held their breath until they were unable to breathe before they finally regained the ability to breathe. They were all afraid that they would be the next person to be so miserable!
"She has saved her life for now, but the previous antidote is no longer effective for her. I have to prepare a new one." This means that if one is not careful, other accidents may happen during this period. It is unknown whether Ruan Huaqing will be so lucky this time.
At this moment, Ma Hao suddenly screamed, as if he had finally come to his senses after being stunned. He rushed over to hug Ruan Huaqing, but was stopped by the housekeeper, "Mr. Ma, please don't go near Miss Huaqing for now."
"I am her fiancé! No one is better suited to take care of her than me!" Ma Hao shouted sincerely and anxiously, but the housekeeper remained unmoved and blocked him tightly. In addition, with the old lady behind him, he really didn't dare to act too rashly.
At least, he didn't dare to do it openly.
Ruan Xi had been silently observing Ma Hao's every move. If this man was not acting so sincerely, then his acting skills were simply superb, and even he himself might have been fooled.
Ruan Xi had a profound understanding of human greed in his previous life. If, as he claimed, Ma Hao was the mastermind behind this, was his ultimate goal truly just the Ruan family's wealth? Even with his intimate knowledge of the world, he would never mistake the Ruan family for being incredibly wealthy. They were clearly middle class, not even remotely wealthy. Was there really such a reason for them to go to such extreme lengths? He'd even gone so far as to kill someone!
"Grandma, please let me take care of Hua Qing. She is my lover and my fiancée..." Ma Hao continued to call out to him sincerely. His acting was so real that Ruan Xi felt that if he didn't pay much attention to this man, he would probably be deceived.
However, unfortunately, he had already seen everything he should and shouldn't see. In Ruan Xi's eyes, Ma Hao's vest had basically fallen off.
Ruan Xi was about to speak when someone suddenly rushed over from the side. Before he had a chance to react, his arm was hugged with such great force that he was almost thrown to the ground. He managed to steady himself and turned around. It was Miao Shulan. At this moment, her facial expression was almost distorted with panic and tears were flowing out uncontrollably.
"Xiao Xi! Xiao Xi, please save mom, your brother and your dad. We don't want to die. Haven't you prepared the antidote? Give it to us quickly. We don't want to die..." Miao Shulan didn't bow her head to her eldest son sincerely until this moment. She was in a mess, and there was still no gratitude in her words and expression. She just felt that it was natural for Ruan Xi to save them, and not saving them would be against the will of heaven.
Ruan Xi wanted to sneer at her on the spot, but he held back.
Although his family was unkind to the original owner, he had never been unjust to them. Even beneath his cold and distant exterior, he had the softest heart that loved his family.
Oh, silly, you love them, but they don't love you at all.
But there is no way. Since he was reborn in the body of the original owner, he must live well together with the original owner.
"Don't worry, I will give you the antidote once I'm sure there's no abnormal change in the toxins in your bodies." He said this in a very official and formal manner, without any trace of affection. After saying this, he finally took advantage of Miao Shulan's slight distraction, successfully pulled out his arm, and walked back to Ruan Huaqing.
"Grandmother..." Ruan Xi had just opened his mouth when something unexpected happened. Ma Hao suddenly rushed towards him like a madman, roaring angrily, "It's you, the disaster! Hua Qing was fine to begin with, but as soon as you said she was poisoned, her condition immediately deteriorated. Now she's become like this. I think you were the one who poisoned her! Give my love back to me!"
Ma Hao's words were quite eloquent, and he finished yelling a long string of lines before rushing in front of Ruan Xi. Looking at Ma Hao's furious, almost ferocious face, Ruan Xi's brain had already issued a series of instructions, including dodging, counterattack, and cleaning up the mess. However, the original owner's physical fitness was too weak, and he couldn't execute any of the instructions. He could only watch helplessly as Ma Hao approached and punched him in the face...
"Ouch!" Ma Hao's fist was right in front of him, and Ruan Xi closed his eyes instinctively. However, he did not feel the expected pain. Instead, he heard Ma Hao let out a painful groan, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
Ruan Xi subconsciously opened his eyes, and then he saw He Ziqian, who should be hiding deep in the forest concentrating on repairing the mecha.
"Why are you here?" Ruan Xi had already said this when she reacted, but He Ziqian was calmer than anyone else, "I came to see you."
Ruan Xi: “…”
"Xiao Xi, your aunt is not in a good condition..." The old lady's voice interrupted the confrontation between the two. Ruan Xi immediately turned around to check on Ruan Huaqing's condition. Sure enough, something was wrong. She was twitching so hard that she was foaming at the mouth.
"Move the man to the medical room." Ruan Xi gave the order subconsciously, and then he was surprised to see that He Ziqian picked up Ruan Huaqing horizontally without hesitation and walked steadily towards the medical room.
Old lady: “…Who is this?”
Ruan Xi was silent for a while, and finally gave an answer, "This is my new temporary worker!"
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