Chapter 94 Bubble Brothers
As night fell, the light in the examination room illuminated the blood test report in Pei Lian's hand, the edges of the paper crumpled from being squeezed.
Ruan Yi had already left, and he promised to inform her when the results were available.
The blood test results clearly showed the presence of a certain hypnotic and sedative drug.
Ironically, this is not a common, inexpensive drug on the market, but a top-tier product with near-zero side effects.
The other party clearly put a lot of thought into choosing this drug, which would hardly cause any real harm to the body; their purpose was terrifyingly pure.
The goal was to use the most covert methods to firmly grasp Ruan Yi's mind, simultaneously employing psychological suggestion and hypnotic mind control to gradually distort her perception.
This is basically consistent with his previous judgment on the speculation. Such a big situation is enough to make a person gradually develop an absolute perception that is deviating from the right track.
Pei Lian closed his eyes, and the expression on Ruan Yi's face when she mentioned Gu Zhi clearly appeared in his mind.
Even setting aside the effects of medication, that pure affection cannot be hidden; it has simply been distorted into a pathological dependence through mental manipulation.
He knew all too well that in Ruan Yi's heart right now, her nominal younger brother was the number one person in her life.
Accustomed to absolute control under the scalpel, he has never shown fear in anything.
But at this moment, my fingertip hovers over the phone screen, unable to bring it down.
He could not prove that Gu Zhi was the one who did these things.
It was only with great difficulty that he managed to get the girl to lower her guard a little and even develop some affection for him; this budding trust was pitifully fragile.
He couldn't imagine what would happen if he were to reveal the truth...
Especially if the suspect is someone Ruan Yi cares about most, how will she react?
They might turn on him on the spot and completely remove him from their friendship, like throwing away a piece of trash that's in their way.
The contacts scrolled slowly across the screen, each name appearing particularly glaring.
Pei Lian stared at it for a long time, his Adam's apple bobbing. His gaze swept over a line of notes, and a certain thought suddenly popped into his head.
Perhaps it would be a better choice to let Fu Jingchen say it.
Even if Ruan Yi got angry and refused to believe that Gu Zhi would do such a thing, she would only take her anger out on Fu Jingchen.
At least he could stay by Ruan Yi's side, preserving a sliver of possibility for an explanation.
This thought eased the man's tense shoulders, and he even gave a self-deprecating smile.
It turns out that there were times when he needed to "use someone else to do his dirty work".
Opening Fu Jingchen's chat window, his fingers moved with unusually swift speed as he typed the information.
In the living room of the seaside villa.
Two long, still shadows were cast on the floor.
Pei Lian placed the thin, yet strangely heavy lab report on the table, explaining the basic situation.
“I haven’t told her yet.” Pei Lian said, his voice deeper than the surging sea breeze outside the window.
Fu Jingchen picked up the report, his knuckles tightening slightly as his gaze swept over the specific data.
The only sound in the living room was the soft rustling of papers turning; neither of them spoke again.
Pei Lian stared at the other man's lowered eyelashes, watching his Adam's apple bob and his brows furrow.
He was waiting, waiting for Fu Jingchen to react in a way befitting a "love rival," such as anger at having one's possessions violated.
But the other party didn't.
Among the surging emotions on Fu Jingchen's face, the clearest was a kind of dull, melancholy, as if something was squeezing his heart and pulling him down.
"Ruan Yi is in a very dangerous situation right now."
Pei Lianxian broke the silence, his tone carrying an undeniable judgment.
"She stayed by Gu Zhi's side, and with the combination of drug administration and mind control, it was easy for him to do anything to her."
The moment the words left his mouth, the air froze again.
This time, he clearly noticed the unusual look in Fu Jingchen's eyes.
Surprisingly… it wasn’t anger? It was more like a mixture of anxiety and helpless pity.
It seems that his ability to accept reality is getting stronger each time.
"This is difficult... Are you being so magnanimous?"
Pei Lian suddenly smiled, deliberately softening his tone as if stating a trivial fact.
“I am just her doctor now, and I have no right to doubt anyone. You may have more reason than me to present this report to her and tell her the truth.”
Pei Lian wouldn't tell Fu Jingchen that Ruan Yi was trying to steal his girlfriend away.
All we need to do is go along with it and give him the choice.
Fu Jingchen suddenly looked up, and a look of shock, almost shattering, appeared on his usually calm and icy face.
As if he hadn't expected the other party to hand him this hot potato, it took him a while before he asked in a hoarse voice.
Should I go and tell them?
"Should I go?"
Pei Lian twitched the corners of his mouth, a self-deprecating coldness in his smile, "The person she trusts now is not me."
"As for Fu Jingchen, of course not."
But who cares about Fu Jingchen? Under these circumstances, their relationship can't even be called plastic; it's more like a superficial brotherhood.
The words, sharp as a cone, instantly pierced the unspoken deadlock between the two.
Silence fell in the living room again, but this time it was no longer a tense standoff; instead, there was a strange tacit understanding.
They all knew that it would be futile for anyone to speak at this moment; Ruan Yi's heart was now only open to that madman.
Anyone who questions her closest brother will likely be seen as a hostile accusation by her.
Even if the drug is discovered, in Ruan Yi's eyes, the person who drugged her could be anyone—it could be Fu Jingchen, Pei Lian, or many other inexplicable possibilities.
But unsurprisingly, she would never have guessed it was Gu Zhi.
It's not a good idea to convey the results through Ruan Ying. The other party is far away in China and it's impossible for them to know the test results without a reason. In the end, Ruan Yi will still think that they have ulterior motives.
The distant waves crashed against the shore, and the two men, each lost in their own thoughts, remained silent in tacit agreement.
The two faces stared at each other, looking at the test results, the atmosphere strangely absurd.
They were like two elementary school students clutching failing test papers, neither willing to go to their parents for a signature first, locked in a stalemate, each afraid of becoming the first to stick their neck out.
With Ruan Yi's unpredictable thought process, her guard is sometimes high and sometimes low, making it difficult to gain a good impression in her heart on a normal day.
Now, however, she has been given an SSS-level hellish mission that she has no choice but to accept—to expose the person she trusts most without any direct evidence.
Whoever speaks first is likely to be seen as the most treacherous person in her eyes.
They might even be completely blacklisted, with no room for maneuver.
This seems to be a high-stakes gamble with less than a 1% chance of winning, a gamble where the girl could kick you out of the game at any moment.
Fu Jingchen clenched and unclenched his fists at his sides, his knuckles turning white and then losing their color, clearly struggling with an internal conflict.
Pei Lian also felt uncomfortable. He changed the position of his crossed legs, but then felt awkward. Finally, he simply frowned, breaking the agonizing silence.
Are you going to go or not?
His words carried a hint of being forced into a situation.
Fu Jingchen raised his eyes, a hint of helpless melancholy in them.
"I need to find someone who is closer to her and who is also... less afraid of death."
The so-called fearlessness of death does not mean actually going to one's death.
Instead, they weren't afraid of "dying" in Ruan Yi's heart, being completely rejected by her, and never paying attention to her again.
These words acted like a switch, and the two of them suddenly looked up and stared at each other.
The next second, the two best friends broke the silence in unison and uttered two words.
“Sinking and hunched”.
That guy is incredibly stupid, stubborn as a rock, and constantly bickering and arguing with Ruan Yi. He's really annoying to watch.
Giving him this task is like it was tailor-made for him.
Ruan Yi would likely be furious if Shen Xun told her the truth, and wouldn't believe a word of it, but once she heard it, a thorn would inevitably be planted in her heart.
Even if she kicked Chen Xun away in anger, it wouldn't affect the two of them.
More importantly, it can cause trouble for Gu Zhi and crack the facade he has carefully maintained.
This is a perfect solution that kills three birds with one stone!
The two stared at each other for a moment, then couldn't help but burst out laughing.
There was no warmth in the laughter, but rather a knowing tacit understanding of their collusion.
In the matter of defeating a common enemy...
The Bubble Brothers surprisingly reached a consensus.
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