Ye Jingchi fell silent. To be honest, he didn't know where his mother was either. Tang Qiao never mentioned it. The Ye family only wanted him to be a member of the Ye family. As for who his biological mother was, he had searched for her, but to no avail.
"They might not be around anymore."
Ye Jingchi said, picking up the medicine soup and taking a few sips, then eating some cane sugar.
When Ye Jingchi went back to rest, Aunt Yang told Li Ying that there were not enough medicinal herbs for two decoctions.
"I understand, Aunt Yang. You've worked hard, please go and rest!"
Aunt Yang stepped down.
Li Ying sat in the living room, racking her brains, trying to figure out what other way she could help Ye Jingchi detoxify.
Zhou Qi hasn't returned from investigating Director Yu's matter, and neither has her junior brother. She has to figure out a solution herself.
"Miss Ying, Miss Sangzhi says she needs to see you." Aunt Yang rushed back and stopped.
"Let her in."
Soon, Sang Zhi entered the living room.
"Where have you been working lately?" Li Ying still hoped that Sang Zhi could come and live in the courtyard so that they could have each other's company.
"I sell clothes. Although it's not my major, I think it's okay."
"You really don't plan to continue being a doctor?"
Sang Zhi shook her head fiercely: "I know my thoughts might be too selfish, I can't be that tolerant. If I can't even protect the people I like, I can't save others."
This is because they are completely disheartened!
"You must have something to tell me. Just tell me what it is."
“I’m here to bring you this.” Sang Zhi handed a medicine box to Li Ying. “When I was on the front lines, I used this to relieve Ye Jingchi’s pain and to remove the scars on his arm. I have a few left here. I don’t need them, so take them and see if you can continue to use them on Ye Jingchi.”
Li Ying took the medicine box. The box was very ordinary and common. When she opened it, she found several vials of medicine inside, but these medicines were precious.
"Where did you get this medicine?" Li Ying asked in surprise.
“I saw this at a local doctor’s house. The doctor said this medicine could cure poisoning and was effective against some unknown poisons, so I gave it to Ye Jingchi. Of course, this was with his permission!”
Sang Zhi had no intention of bearing the consequences of poisoning someone's life.
"This medicine is indeed effective. Can you tell me where you got it?"
Sang Zhi stated the location and then asked, "Is there a problem?"
"It's nothing, I'm probably just overthinking it."
After delivering the medicine, Sang Zhi left. As she stepped outside, she saw Jing Yingyan standing not far away. He had followed her here.
Sang Zhi stepped forward: "Jing Yingyan, you're not the kind of person who clings on, so why are you following me?"
Jing Yingyan raised his hand and unfolded a portrait: "Have you seen this person before?"
Sang Zhi recognized the person in the painting as the one who gave her the antidote to save Ye Jingchi.
“Yes, I’ve seen him. I saw him at the home of a local barefoot doctor.” Sang Zhi asked, puzzled, “How do you have a portrait of this person?”
"Take me to him!" Jing Yingyan's face was cold and stern.
"Jing Yingyan, I won't go with you. I'm at work right now, and I don't have time for these pointless things." This is Sang Zhi's attitude towards life now—very indifferent.
“I know I have no reason to ask you to do anything, but if you agree to take me to see this person, I will tell you some things about Li Ting.”
Jing Yingyan had no other choice but to use these conditions in exchange.
"Okay, I need to go back and ask for leave."
After receiving the medicine, Li Ying had it tested to confirm that it could indeed detoxify and relieve pain before giving it to Ye Jingchi.
"Did Sang Zhi send this?" Ye Jingchi immediately recognized that Sang Zhi had used this box of medicine before.
“Yes, I’ve verified that it can indeed alleviate the virus, but it can’t eradicate it.” After removing the needle, Li Ying pressed the puncture site and looked at Ye Jingchi.
This person is truly unfortunate; he was poisoned one after another, yet he miraculously survived. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a miracle.
"I'm captivated by your eyes."
Ye Jingchi moved closer, almost touching Li Ying's lips. As his breath lingered around her, Li Ying stepped back.
"Ye Jingchi, do you believe me? I can cure you!"
Ye Jingchi chuckled softly: "I believe you!"
Li Ying is useless. It's already a blessing from heaven that she's alive. The poison has seeped into her bone marrow, so she can only be kept alive; she can't be saved at all.
But since she was so convinced, I didn't want to discourage her, so I just went along with it and let her be happy.
Zhou Qi had not returned yet, and Tong Danian had not brought back any news. However, Chi En seemed to have made a major discovery. He rushed to Li Ying's house, sat on a chair in the living room, and remained silent.
Seeing him like this, Li Ying didn't disturb him. She asked Aunt Yang to pour him a glass of water and kept him company while he spaced out.
Chi En sat for a full half hour before slowly raising her head.
"Li Ying, I've found the poison that poisoned Pingping."
Li Ying responded with an "oh," her tone flat: "Was it at your house?"
"How did you know?" Chi En asked in surprise, standing up and looking at Li Ying in disbelief.
"On the day Yu Pingping was poisoned, Tong Danian investigated all the people she contacted and found nothing unusual. Now that Director Yu is taking the blame, it means that the person who poisoned Yu Pingping was an acquaintance. And this acquaintance, besides you, is your family. Because Yu Pingping has very little social life and doesn't know many people. She doesn't trust many people either, and your family is one of them."
Chi En slumped into a chair, her eyes red-rimmed.
Why is this happening?
Li Ying picked up her teacup and took a sip, not pressing for more information. She knew that Chi En had discovered more than just this; there must be something even more shocking.
“They are all my family, including Pingping, so why did you do this?” Chi En found it hard to accept this fact, and even harder to accept was the relationship between Yu Pingping and herself.
"Director Yu has a childhood sweetheart, I think it must be related to this."
As Li Ying spoke, she looked at Chi En. She had no intention of hurting him, but now that things had come to this, only by revealing the truth could Director Yu be exonerated and Yu Pingping be able to rest in peace.
Chi En cried, a kind of unspeakable cry.
Li Ying guessed correctly. Chi En and Yu Pingping are related by blood, but Chi En fell in love with Yu Pingping, and Yu Pingping also fell in love with Chi En. In order to preserve this shameful relationship, they chose to sacrifice Yu Pingping.
"Why wasn't I the one who died?" Chi En cried bitterly.
Li Ying put down her teacup and looked at Chi En: "What's the use of crying? Yu Pingping died because of you. What you should do is not cry and repent here, but give Director Yu justice and give Yu Pingping an explanation!"
Chi En looked up, wanting to believe that Li Ying knew so much about these things.
"Who exactly are you, and how do you know so much?"
"I'm a doctor. I can make a judgment based on facial features alone, plus some minor details, so it's not surprising that I can guess. It's you who hasn't even mastered genetics and anatomy!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com