Since her pregnancy, Ni Sitian's appetite has gradually increased.
Dinner should consist of at least one and a half bowls of rice, and sometimes a late-night snack is also included.
Today, however, he only ate four or five dumplings before he couldn't eat anymore. He simply shook his head and went into the bedroom when Xu Tingchuan tried to persuade him.
Xu Tingchuan tidied up and followed her into the bedroom. He saw Ni Sitian curled up in a small ball, leaning against the headboard, her eyes lowered, her eyelashes casting shadows on her lower eyelids, looking as if she had something on her mind.
He walked to the bedside and sat down, taking Ni Sitian's hand, which was resting on her knee, and gently squeezing the back of her hand, holding it tightly in his palm. He said softly, "What are you thinking about?"
Ni Sitian didn't look up, letting Xu Tingchuan hold her hand like that. She pursed her lips and her nose seemed a little stuffy: "It feels like everyone around me is suffering because of me. Zhilan shouldn't have boarded the cruise ship, and Mom shouldn't have taken that medicine by mistake."
“Fool, there are some people in this world who want to harm others, and you can’t stop them. It’s their fault, and what does it have to do with you?” Xu Tingchuan got into bed, pulled Ni Sitian’s head to his shoulder, and whispered, “Besides, this matter hasn’t been investigated yet.”
Ni Sitian was still frustrated and sad. She asked herself that she had never harmed anyone or wronged anyone, so why was her life inexplicably full of crises?
Seeing that she seemed listless, Xu Tingchuan decided to discuss the topic more seriously, asking, "Where did you get that bottle of medicine?"
After all, it was two months ago. Ni Sitian thought for a moment and then said, "I originally got it from the maternal and child health center. After I finished it, I think I bought this bottle from the pharmacy."
"Which pharmacy?" Xu Tingchuan asked urgently.
“It was the pharmacy next to the bookstore on Guanghua Road that I often go to. That day, after I bought the book, I went next door to buy folic acid.” Ni Sitian thought carefully, her brow furrowing slightly: “I remember now, something was strange that day. The person who gave me the medicine went into the warehouse and took a while to come out. I clearly saw a box in the counter. Later, I thought she was trying to increase her sales by taking a more expensive bottle.”
“Folic acid is free for women and children, so how much more expensive can it be if we sell a few more?” Xu Tingchuan’s face darkened, and he continued, “What does that woman look like?”
"I didn't see clearly, but she was wearing a medical mask and cap, and kept her head down." Since it was a pharmacy, she could understand why she was wearing a mask and a nurse's cap, so she didn't think anything was special.
"I'll go check tomorrow." Xu Tingchuan wasn't very hopeful; it had been two months, and the person might have already left.
“I’m with you. I remember her hands. She has burn scars on her hands. I can recognize her,” Ni Sitian said earnestly, looking at Xu Tingchuan.
"Okay." Xu Tingchuan nodded, knowing that if he didn't let her go, she definitely wouldn't be able to rest easy.
Ni Sitian breathed a sigh of relief; at least she had a direction for the investigation. She was determined to catch the heartless person who had switched the medicine.
"Can we go eat a few more dumplings now?" Xu Tingchuan patted Ni Sitian's head and said softly, "Be careful not to get hungry."
"Are you worried that I'm hungry, or that the baby is hungry?" Ni Sitian pouted.
Xu Tingchuan chuckled softly, gently pinched the bridge of her nose, and said indulgently, "Aren't you my darling?"
Ni Sitian blushed slightly; she was completely outmatched by his skill in sweet talk.
In the end, Ni Sitian was coaxed into eating about ten dumplings.
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