"It's nothing, it's nothing..." Gu Ningning's behavior was too unusual, so everyone became suspicious of the bird's nest soup that Shen Zhi Qiu was supposed to drink.
"If there's nothing else, then drink the bird's nest soup." Gu Suian said sternly with a gloomy face, his tone very firm, as if he would not let Gu Ningning off the hook if she dared not drink it.
"Uncle, I...I..."
"I won't drink it!" Gu Ningning resolutely declared.
"Don't want to drink, or are you afraid to drink?" Gu Suian asked calmly, tapping the table lightly with his fingers.
Seeing him like this, Mu Ziqi knew that he was already trying his best to control his temper.
Although Gu Suian usually seemed easy to talk to, that was only towards Mu Ziqi. After all, he had once been in charge of the Gu Group, and a ruthless figure in the business world couldn't possibly be as kind and approachable as he appeared. Over the years, out of consideration for Gu Ningning as a junior, he hadn't held her accountable for her willful behavior. Regarding the incident where she pushed Chen Zhi Qiu down the stairs, he initially thought Gu Qingyan had taught her a lesson, but unexpectedly, she had become even more outrageous.
"Uncle, I..." Gu Ningning slowly sat down, the thing poking her in the back but she didn't dare to make a sound, trying to make her voice sound steady, but everyone present could clearly feel the tremor in her voice. She clenched her hands tightly under the table, and her legs began to shake slightly. Seeing Gu Suian's stern gaze, she immediately lowered her head guiltily.
"Drink it, and I'll trust you." Gu Suian tapped the table again, pressing him further.
Gu Ningning's breath hitched, and she felt a chill run through her from head to toe. Her shoulders began to tremble with fear.
Shen Zhi Qiu glanced at Gu Ningning's face, which was already flushed red, and thought that she really had the desire but not the courage, and kept doing stupid things that made it impossible for her to get away.
Seeing Gu Ningning's reaction, Mu Ziqi roughly understood what was going on, and a lot of resentment arose in her heart.
"Okay, Ningning, it's fine if you don't want to drink it. But we suspect you added something shady to it. So let's call the police and leave everything to them." Mu Ziqi's face turned cold for once, and she said sternly.
"No, no, no, you can't call the police! Auntie, you've always been the one who loves me the most! How can you call the police?! No, no!" Gu Ningning panicked when she heard that the police were going to be called again. Her head buzzed and her legs went weak. She quickly grabbed Mu Ziqi, her eyes filled with fear.
"Tell me the truth, what exactly did you do?! If you can't explain it clearly, we'll go to the police station and talk it out!" Mu Ziqi slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and roared at Gu Ningning.
"I just wanted to play a prank, just a prank." Seeing that Mu Ziqi was so angry, Gu Ningning didn't dare to ask her for anything more, so she simply turned around and grabbed Shen Zhiqi. "Sister-in-law, you see, I really didn't mean to hurt you, I just wanted to tease you."
"Oh?" Shen Zhi Qiu remained noncommittal. "Then what did you add to it?"
"I just added a little laxative..." Gu Ningning said, touching her nose awkwardly.
"Really? Then why don't you dare drink it?" Gu Suian glanced at the direction of the stairs and said calmly, "You'll find out soon enough."
Then everyone noticed that the butler, Uncle Chen, had gone upstairs and taken down the bag that Gu Ningning had brought with her.
"What are you doing! Who told you to take it!" Gu Ningning was shocked. She rushed over, snatched the bag, and desperately held it to her chest.
Seeing her like this, Gu Suian knew his earlier deduction was correct. He coldly rebuked her, "I told you to get it! What? The medicine is in the bag, right?"
Then he ordered Uncle Chen, "Bring me the bag!"
"You can't take my bag! This is my stuff!" When Gu Ningning saw the housekeeper about to grab it, she quickly bent down and squatted on the ground, tightly protecting the bag.
Uncle Chen was at a loss for what to do. After all, the second young lady was also the mistress, and he couldn't go too far, so he stood there awkwardly, caught in a dilemma.
“Ningning, I’m giving you a way out. If you don’t hand it over to Uncle Chen, I’ll call the police right now. They’ll take the bag away by force. If you’re willing to do that, I don’t mind.” Gu Suian’s cold voice reached Gu Ningning’s ears, and she couldn’t help but shrink back, her shoulders trembling.
"Uncle, are you really going to keep pushing me like this? I'm your own niece! Are you really so heartless as to send me to the police station?" Gu Ningning pouted, tears streaming down her face, looking extremely aggrieved.
"How dare you say that? If you hadn't had bad intentions, would we be like this?" Gu Suian was furious. Seeing her unrepentant appearance, he stood up and pointed at her, questioning her.
"Who told Shen Zhi Qiu to marry my brother! I don't want her to be my sister-in-law! People I don't like should die!" Gu Ningning roared through gritted teeth, her hatred overflowing.
Everyone present was stunned by these words.
"I'm the one who married Shen Zhi Qiu, she's my wife. When did it become your place to interfere?" Gu Qingyan's angry voice rang out at the doorway, and he strode in with steady steps.
When he saw Gu Ningning on the ground, he was clearly stunned for a moment, not immediately associating this colorful, ugly thing with his pampered younger sister. When he saw her face, his expression twitched involuntarily, and he said with disgust, "What the hell are you wearing?"
"Brother." Gu Ningning bit her lip tightly, her eyes glistening. The tear stains from before were still dry on her face. She shrank back, looking particularly pitiful.
"What have you done now?" Gu Qingyan glanced at the people in the room, knowing in his heart that it must be more than just his spoiled and willful sister spouting nonsense.
"I..." Gu Ningning flinched back guiltily, hesitating about what to say.
Before Gu Ningning could answer, he handed the box of tonics to the nanny and instructed her to stew it for Shen Zhi Qiu later to help her recover.
The nanny glanced at it and stammered, "Bird's nest?"
Zhou Xiaoran, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Are you going to poison Zhi Qiu again?"
"What poisoning?" Gu Qingyan stared wide-eyed in shock, her face filled with disbelief.
"Of course it's your good sister. She drugged Zhi Qiu in the bird's nest. She's really cruel. Last time she tried to push Zhi Qiu down the stairs, and this time she actually..."
Before Zhou Xiaoran could finish speaking, Gu Qingyan was already furious and strode towards Gu Ningning.
No one stopped them.
Mu Ziqi pursed her lips. She knew her son's temperament very well, but at this moment, Gu Ningning really needed someone to teach her a lesson. After all, she and Gu Suian were elders, and it would be inappropriate to resort to violence.
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