Yun Suiwan looked at Huo Beichen in astonishment.
Does he even know what he's saying?
He wants to form a business alliance with the Yun family.
Yun Suiwan couldn't help but laugh. "Mr. Huo, are you joking? Are you trying to use this to threaten me into a marriage alliance?"
Huo Beichen was quite honest, "Yes."
"..."
What if I refuse?
“You can refuse, but there’s a time limit. Given your physical condition, you probably can’t refuse for long.”
“There are only five days left until the full moon. If you try to use Lu Dongjue to alleviate your poisoning on that day, you will be killing him,” Huo Beichen added.
Looking at Huo Beichen's cold expression, Yun Suiwan wished she could slap him.
"I will never compromise!"
Huo Beichen's thin lips curled slightly as he said, "It seems you don't care about Lu Dongjue's life either?"
Yun Suiwan pursed her lips tightly.
"Or do you have a grudge against him and want him dead? If that's the case, you can continue being with him. But the outcome for both of you will definitely be tragic. Having someone to die with you seems rather—romantic."
When Huo Beichen uttered the word "romantic," Yun Suiwan felt incredibly mocked.
Lu Dongjue was her Achilles' heel.
She could refuse to obey even at the cost of her life, but she couldn't just stand by and watch Lu Dongjue get into trouble.
"Miss Yun, our marriage will greatly benefit the businesses of both our families," Huo Beichen said, seemingly trying to entice her.
Yun Suiwan kept a straight face and didn't say a word.
Huo Beichen knew the resentment in her heart.
He had a smile on his lips, but the smile seemed increasingly cold and aloof.
"Miss Yun, are you still fantasizing about love? We all bear heavy responsibilities to our families. Romantic love? We are not qualified."
Yun Suiwan looked straight at him, wanting to tell him loudly that she had the right to, because she and Lu Dongjue loved each other.
"Miss Yun, I'll be going now. If you change your mind, please contact me."
Just then, Yun Suiwan's phone rang.
The caller was Shen Xinghui.
Yun Suiwan glanced at Huo Beichen before answering the phone.
"Wanwan, Dongjue has fainted and is in the hospital now." Shen Xinghui's voice was somewhat low.
Upon hearing this, Yun Suiwan's body instantly stiffened.
She glared at Huo Beichen with hatred.
“Miss Yun, I’m ready to wait for you to ‘change your mind’ anytime.”
Yun Suiwan ignored him and quickly left the office with her phone in hand.
**
Inside the hospital, Lu Dongjue was undergoing a doctor's examination. Three people were standing outside the ward: Shen Xinghui, Lin Zhibai, and Sheng Nanyin, who had come to visit that day.
Sheng Nanyin, dressed in a white cheongsam, stood ramrod straight to one side.
When Yun Suiwan arrived, he noticed her immediately.
"Xinghui, how is Dongjue?" Yun Suiwan's voice was panting, and her pretty face was full of anxiety.
"Don't worry, Wanwan, the doctor is already examining you."
"What happened?"
“Dongjue, he…” Shen Xing turned to Sheng Nanyin.
Sheng Nanyin walked over and smiled gently at Yun Suiwan. "Hello, Miss Yun. I am Sheng Nanyin. I am the person Mr. Lu found to cure your poison."
"..."
Sheng Nanyin looked at Yun Suiwan with a smile in her eyes, as if she had seen through Yun Suiwan.
"What...what happened to him?" Yun Suiwan's voice gradually became calm.
"Miss Yun, may I speak to you in private?"
Yun Suiwan nodded.
The two of them arrived at the fire escape.
Sheng Nanyin stared intently at Yun Suiwan, just as she had been looking at her for a moment, as if she couldn't get enough of it.
"Miss Sheng, my poison..."
"Miss Yun, don't you know that your poison is having a significant impact on Mr. Lu?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Suiwan's heart clenched instantly, her dry lips moved, but she couldn't utter a word.
“Mr. Lu has the special blood of the Lu family flowing through his veins. Your union with him will accelerate the depletion of his body. At present, only the East Sea Night-Shining Pearl and the Thousand-Year Snow Lotus can cure your poison. Mr. Lu is too stubborn. He wants to save you by his own strength, but this is just like throwing an egg against a rock.”
Yun Suiwan lowered her eyes, her whole being enveloped in a somber mood.
She had anticipated this day would come, but she never expected it to arrive so soon.
"Miss Yun, please spend some time with Mr. Lu. His health is getting weaker and weaker."
“What…” Yun Suiwan looked at Sheng Nanyin in disbelief.
Sheng Nanyin smiled helplessly, "I only know how to cure your poison, but I don't have the antidote on hand."
Yun Suiwan realized that Huo Beichen was the only one who could save them now.
"Okay, I understand, thank you."
With that, Yun Suiwan turned to leave.
"Wait."
Sheng Nanyin suddenly called out to Yun Suiwan, her hand quickly sweeping across Yun Suiwan's head.
Yun Suiwan looked at Sheng Nanyin with a puzzled expression.
Sheng Nanyin said, "You have something dirty on your head."
Yun Suiwan had no time to pay attention to these things. She nodded to Sheng Nanyin and left.
Sheng Nanyin then looked at the white powder in her hand, and a smile appeared on her lips.
I'm sorry, I had to do this.
**
Yun Suiwan arrived outside the ward and looked at Lu Dongjue inside with great concern.
"Wanwan, don't be afraid, Dongjue will be fine."
Yun Suiwan nodded.
Suddenly, her legs buckled and she stumbled back two steps.
"Wanwan!"
Lin Zhibai and Shen Xinghui quickly came over to help her when they saw this.
At this moment, Yun Suiwan's face turned deathly pale and bloodless.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Yun Suiwan suddenly felt a rush of panic and shortness of breath. Then her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"Wanwan!"
Lin Zhibai and the other person quickly hugged her.
"What happened?" Sheng Nanyin rushed over upon seeing this.
After she came over, she directly grasped Yun Suiwan's hand, opened it, and saw that the red dot on her palm was already the size of a one-yuan coin.
"Quick, call a doctor! She's been poisoned!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xinghui picked up Yun Suiwan and Lin Zhibai hurriedly went to call the doctor.
By this time, Yun Suiwan had already lost consciousness.
She seemed to be in a dream, a dream filled with a vast expanse of white, like a thick fog.
She groped helplessly inside, calling out, "Lu Dongjue, Lu Dongjue..."
The only person she could think of was Lu Dongjue.
However, no matter how hoarse she called out, she couldn't find him.
She didn't know how long she had walked until she saw a glimmer of light in the distance.
She walked quickly toward the light, and then she heard the cries of many people.
A sense of fear rose in her heart.
When she came to the light, she was shocked to see Lu Dongjue's portrait!
"Lu Dongjue!"
Yun Suiwan suddenly sat up, instantly waking up.
"Wanwan?"
Yun Suiwan's eyes were lifeless. She looked around, but everything in front of her was white. After a long time, she finally found herself again.
"Where is Lu... Dongjue?"
It was already late at night. After Yun Suiwan fell into a coma, the doctor examined her and found the same result as Lu Dongjue: all her bodily functions were fine, but he didn't know why she had fallen into a coma.
He hasn't woken up yet.
"What exactly happened to him?" Yun Suiwan's voice was choked with sobs.
Shen Xinghui lowered her head and shook it.
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