The ginseng did indeed belong to Li Ying's family, but it was stolen by Lu Xingzhou; it would be too shameful to tell anyone.
"Ningning, can we talk about this after the military parade?"
"I can't wait any longer. I don't want to stay at the nurses' station for even a day. You have to come with me to Academician Cao's house today, or I'll go find your superior!" Rong Ning threatened.
"Rong Ning!"
The two were arguing when Ye Jingchi came out of the military base.
"Battalion Commander Ye!" Lu Xingzhou saluted respectfully.
Rong Ning spoke first: "Battalion Commander Ye, Xing Zhou has something to do and would like to ask for a few days off."
Ye Jingchi glanced at Lu Xingzhou with a deep look in his eyes: "Are you sure?"
Lu Xingzhou wanted to refuse, but knowing Rong Ning's personality, he knew that if he didn't agree, this woman would keep making a fuss, so he could only nod emphatically.
"Battalion Commander Ye, I need to request leave!"
"Alright, I agree to your leave request, but you don't need to participate in this military parade."
Lu Xingzhou's expression changed drastically, but Rong Ning forcibly dragged him away.
It's just a small military parade. Lu Xingzhou will be promoted to battalion commander next year and will be even more outstanding than this year.
"Battalion Commander." Ye Jingchi's henchman Chen Ming walked over, "Why did Company Commander Lu take leave?"
"What kind of future does a man have who only revolves around women! Is everything all arranged?"
"Everything's arranged. We're just waiting to catch them like turtles in a jar."
This military parade is a pretext; the real purpose is to catch spies.
In the courtyard house, Jing Yingyan was arranged by Li Ying to sleep in the same room as Zhou Qi.
“I’ve said it before, I like quiet!” Jing Yingyan was very dissatisfied with this arrangement.
"Zhou Qi is very quiet."
Li Ying didn't want Jing Shao to encounter any trouble in her courtyard house.
Jing Yingyan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Li Ying, is this how you take care of patients?"
Li Ying shook her head calmly: "Young Master Jing is Mrs. Jing's darling, and I must be responsible for your safety. Treating your leg is crucial, but safety is also very important."
For the first time ever, Jing Yingyan didn't get truly angry. "I need some peace and quiet. You can all leave now!"
Zhou Qi followed Li Ying out of the house.
"Zhou Qi, take good care of him from now on, and I'll give you double the salary!"
“Okay, Sister Ying.” Zhou Qi hesitated before speaking.
"What do you want to say?"
After hesitating for a while, Zhou Qi said in a low voice, "Sister Ying, I have firsthand information. This military parade is very dangerous. Someone is trying to sabotage it and has set up a lot of explosives on the road leading from the troops to the parade site."
Li Ying felt a sudden tightness in her chest, and inexplicably felt a little flustered.
Ye Jingchi is in charge of this military parade. If something goes wrong, he might be demoted, or even seriously injured.
Where did you get this information?
Zhou Qi touched his nose: "To be honest, Sister Ying, I used to be involved in the underworld and know some brothers there. They told me this by chance."
Li Ying pondered for a moment: "How many days are left until the military parade?"
"Two days."
Li Ying's heart was pounding. Without thinking, she ran out of the house to the military base. When she arrived, she learned that she could not see Ye Jingchi. No one was allowed to see Ye Jingchi until the end of the parade.
Li Ying's heart was in turmoil. If something really happened to Ye Jingchi, would she feel at ease?
Remembering something, Li Ying asked the gatekeeper for a note, wrote a message, and handed it to the gatekeeper: "Please pass this on to Battalion Commander Ye."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law! I will definitely pass it on to Battalion Commander Ye!"
Li Ying only hoped that Ye Jingchi would see the note she wrote to him and be prepared.
She rushed to the hospital with a heavy heart, only to be stopped by Rong Ning.
"Li Ying, you're really cunning! You gave Lu Xingzhou a fake ginseng, which caused me to be kicked out of the research lab."
Li Ying smiled with narrowed eyes: "Why don't you say that you will surely perish because of your many evil deeds?"
"Don't get too cocky! Don't think your group will win just because I'm leaving the lab. Let me tell you, don't even think about it! Oh, by the way, Chen Wen asked me to give this to you. In two days, the Chen family patriarch will be holding a drug debate. Do you dare to participate?"
Old Master Chen is Chen Jisheng, the third-generation successor of the Chen family's pharmacy.
It's unexpected that Chen Wen has such a background. It's just a pity that Old Master Chen's lifelong reputation will be ruined by his arrogant granddaughter, Chen Wen.
"Why are you so happy about the Chen family's banquet?"
"you……"
"Chen Wen and I are best friends, and I will despise you with her!" Rong Ning gritted her teeth, determined to avenge the humiliation she had suffered these past few days!
Li Ying nodded: "I understand. You're just being spineless and making others save face for you, right?"
"you……"
"Li Ying!" Chen Wen walked over with her head held high, holding a red invitation card in her hand.
"My grandfather is going to hold a debate on medicinal herbs in two days. Do you dare to participate?"
Li Ying glanced at the invitation in Chen Wen's hand: "I dare, of course I dare, but I don't like participating in meaningless activities. If there's a prize involved, then I'm okay with it."
Chen Wen glared at Li Ying: "Li Ying, what are you pretending for? My grandfather's banquet is not for just anyone! I only persuaded him to send you this invitation because I know you have some ability. Don't push your luck!"
Li Ying smiled lightly, "If I don't go, I'll be disrespecting Miss Chen. How about this, I'll go, but I have one condition!"
"Li Ying, you've gone too far! Being able to attend such a banquet is already a great honor for you, and you still dare to make demands?" Rong Ning gritted her teeth.
Li Ying ignored Rong Ning and said to Chen Wen, "If I win this debate, I have only one condition: Rong Ning must apologize to me in public!"
Rong Ning said bitterly, "Li Ying, why are you using me as a bet in your competition?"
"Didn't you just say that you and Miss Chen were looking down on me? In that case, it's not wrong for me to use you as a prize, is it?"
Chen Wen tugged at Rong Ning: "Don't worry, our Chen family is a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, how could we lose to her?"
Rong Ning thought it made sense and immediately became smug: "Okay, Li Ying, since you've made this condition, what if you lose?"
Li Ying smiled calmly: "I won't lose!"
Rong Ning couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Li Ying, your blind confidence is really funny."
"Don't be afraid of her confidence. If she loses, don't blame us for being ruthless." Chen Wen was unconvinced and didn't believe Li Ying could win at all. She came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and had been exposed to it since childhood, so she knew everything about medicinal herbs.
Rong Ning beamed: "Miss Chen, I believe in you. You will definitely be able to defeat Li Ying and make her look foolish!"
"That's for sure!" Chen Wen said confidently.
Li Ying shrugged and stepped into the hospital, only to be stopped by Hua Chenyue, who suddenly appeared with a bouquet of flowers.
"What happened?" Chen Wen asked, puzzled.
"You don't know yet, do you? Li Ying is unfaithful and has been having affairs with other women during her marriage. She has no shame!" Rong Ning said through gritted teeth.
Chen Wen sneered, "It seems this Li Ying is even more promiscuous than I imagined. In that case, I'll not only have Grandpa invite the Ye family, but we'll also invite the Hua family. I'll make Li Ying lose face terribly!"
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