Su Wanting looked at her still young and beautiful face in the mirror, her eyes gradually turning cold.
It seems that Shen Zixi, that spoiled brat, won't leave anytime soon.
But it's okay, she has a way to separate them in advance.
*
Su Wanting began to appear more frequently in places where Pei Jiwang might be.
She went to the reconnaissance company under the pretext of discussing the arts performance, wearing a carefully altered military uniform that was perfectly fitted at the waist.
When she bumps into Pei Jiwang, she always flashes a smile that she has practiced countless times—a smile that is both gentle and dashing.
But Pei Jiwang's reaction was even colder than in his previous life.
His gaze was always calm and detached, polite yet distant, and his conversations never strayed beyond the scope of work.
What bothered Su Wanting even more was that when she happened to run into Pei Jiwang and Shen Zixi together several times, the atmosphere between the two seemed to be different from that in her previous life.
That delicate capitalist's daughter actually glanced at Pei Jiwang secretly while he was speaking.
Pei Jiwang would also inadvertently turn to shield Shen Zixi from the wind when she hunched her neck in the sea breeze.
They looked like a newlywed couple.
No, that's impossible.
Su Wanting told herself that this was simply due to Pei Jiwang's sense of responsibility.
There could be no genuine feelings between them.
But this situation was too unfavorable for her, and she had to act quickly.
Through her memories of her past life, Su Wanting remembered that there was someone on the island who could get that kind of medicine.
He was a veteran whose hometown was on the border. He now worked at the docks and secretly dealt in shady dealings.
She found the man after carefully disguising herself.
She fabricated a tragic story about her husband being impotent and her wanting a child, and bought a small packet of white powder at a high price.
"Put it in water or wine and it will take effect in half an hour. I guarantee your husband will be unable to resist you!"
The man grinned lewdly.
Su Wanting clenched the paper package tightly, a cold smile playing on her lips.
This time, she wanted to create a more private and inescapable scenario.
The opportunity came quickly.
The division was going to hold a small symposium for key cultural and artistic personnel, and Su Wanting was one of the organizers.
She knew that Pei Jiwang would also participate as a representative of young cadres.
The meeting was scheduled for Saturday afternoon, followed by a short tea party.
Su Wanting took the initiative to prepare the tea.
She carefully divided the powder into two portions, putting one portion into an enamel mug specially prepared for Pei Jiwang, as she remembered he only drank plain water.
She carefully kept the other copy, just in case.
However, what she didn't know was that Sister Li had dragged Zixi here to experience the artistic atmosphere, and she was sitting in the corner of the conference room.
Zi Xi didn't look well. Sister Li whispered that she had caught a chill and wasn't feeling well.
As the tea party began, Su Wanting smiled and distributed tea to everyone.
When it was Pei Jiwang's turn, she deliberately handed him the marked enamel mug: "Company Commander Lu, plain water."
Pei Jiwang took it, thanked him, placed it on the table, and continued talking to the person next to him.
[The smell here is so mixed...it's awful.]
Just then, Zi Xi coughed softly, her face growing paler.
"Xiao Shen, are you feeling unwell? Why don't you drink some hot water?"
Sister Li quickly asked.
Zi Xi waved her hand, but couldn't stop coughing.
Pei Jiwang glanced at it, frowned slightly, and casually handed over the jar of water he hadn't drunk from yet: "Have some water."
His movements were so natural, as if it were just an ordinary thing.
Su Wanting watched helplessly as Shen Zixi took the cup, her heart skipped a beat, but it was too late to stop her.
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