Chapter 38 Poisoned
The matter of the Renyi Association was concluded. Although An Yan felt that it was not done cleanly, she planned to go to Wancaotang after lunch.
An Yichen chased downstairs and asked An Yan: "Sister, today should be the day when Li Xuan pays back the money. What should we do?"
"When I come back in the evening, just ask him to wait for me in the cafe downstairs." An Yan said and left.
Li Rongsen was at Wancaotang, and Madam Li was there too. She asked, "Is An Yan coming today?"
"I made an appointment with her. She said she would come this afternoon." Li Rongsen answered her.
"That's good. I must thank her in person, otherwise it would seem insincere." Mrs. Li nodded and added, "I wonder what dress she picked out that day. I really want to see her in an evening gown. She must look stunning."
Li Rongsen said, "Mom, you seem to like her very much."
"That's right, she is my savior, and now she is like my adoptive parent." Mrs. Li said approvingly as if she was talking about some great person.
"Mom, are you exaggerating too much?" Li Rongsen really couldn't believe his mother's state. She was always calm and had never treated anyone like this.
Madam Li said, "What do you know?" She moved closer to him and asked, "Look into my eyes, look carefully."
Li Rongsen took a quick look and didn't notice anything special, but he felt that her skin had improved a lot. He said, "What do you want me to see? Your skin looks pretty good."
"Lina said you've changed recently. You've become neither considerate nor gentle and lovely." Madam Li sighed and said, "I didn't believe it at first, but now I do. Why are you becoming more and more straight-laced? You don't understand women's hearts at all."
"What do you mean?" Li Rongsen didn't realize what he had done wrong.
"See? The fine lines under my eyes are gone, and my skin is so much tighter. It's like I'm back to my twenties." Madam Li touched her face and said, "It's all because of the ointment Yanyan gave me. I stopped using all those cosmetics and only use this one she made."
Li Rongsen really didn't expect that An Yan could make cosmetics.
Mrs. Li continued, "I bought a set of jewelry today specifically for her." She opened it and showed it to Li Rongsen, asking him, "What do you think?"
"It's really pretty, but I don't think she'll wear it very often."
"Then what do you think I should give her?" Mrs. Li only thought of giving the most expensive gift, but did not consider the style that would suit her best.
"The simpler one is best." Li Rongsen replied.
"NE brand has a limited edition set of jewelry recently. It's simple and elegant. You can buy it and give it to her for me. You can reimburse me later." Mrs. Li said.
"Just right, I have one here." Li Rongsen took it out of the drawer and placed it on the table, adding, "Sheng Mingjie insisted that I buy a set. I didn't even know what to do with it. It just happened to come in handy."
"Why don't you give it to Lina?" Mrs. Li asked him.
"She doesn't need it. What she has in abundance is jewelry." Li Rongsen had never thought of giving it to her.
"Your relationship with Lina has been very ordinary recently. Did something happen, or have you really changed your mind?" Mrs. Li asked him seriously.
"No, I'm just too busy with work."
"Your grandfather has designated a fiancée. Otherwise, you won't be able to inherit the Li family's property, including Wancao Hall." Madam Li had to remind him, but then she said, "Of course, if you can become strong on your own, I don't care who you want to marry. It's your turn to marry a wife."
Li Rongsen was trying to get rid of this matter, so he was working hard to move forward.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
Li Rongsen quickly said, "Please come in."
It was An Yan who walked in. When she saw Madam Li, she greeted her first and said, "Madam Li, you are here too."
"I want to thank you in person. The facial ointment you gave me is so useful. I don't need to use makeup anymore. Can you make me some more, please?" Mrs. Li looked at her expectantly.
An Yan nodded slightly and said, "Okay, no problem, I'll make it in a moment and ask President Li to bring it back to you."
"Thank you so much." Madam Li picked up the NE brand jewelry box on the table and put it in her hand, saying, "I picked this especially for you. It suits you very well. Don't refuse it."
"I don't wear jewelry." An Yan refused. She felt it was too inconvenient to wear that thing.
But Madam Li insisted, saying, "You must keep it. It's a token of my love for you. Once you get used to it, you'll like it."
An Yan didn't say anything, and Mrs. Li left first.
Li Rongsen motioned for An Yan to sit down, and at the same time he took a rosewood box from the bookshelf, placed it in front of her, and said, "This is for you."
An Yan placed the jewelry on the table, reached out to take the box, opened it, and saw a small purple lotus, exactly the snow lotus purple she wanted. She smiled and said, "Finally, my efforts were not in vain."
"Here's the contract, take a look at it. We'll each take half." Li Rongsen pushed another contract over.
An Yan took it and took a look. It was the distribution document of the shares of the Renyi Association. Then she heard Li Rongsen say, "This is a private contract. We each get half. This is fair."
"No need, keep it for yourself. Come back to discuss this matter after you get the shares from those two people." An Yan had no intention of signing. She was only thinking about how to steam the Snow Lotus Purple.
Ancheng's illness can finally be cured.
Li Rongsen reminded her when he saw her about to leave: "Take the jewelry away, it's yours."
"I don't need it. I really can't use it." An Yan had no interest in this thing at all.
"This is a gift from my mother." Li Rongsen opened it and took it out, holding it in his hand, saying, "It can be matched with any clothes. It suits you very well."
An Yan noticed that Li Rongsen's hand began to turn black, and hurriedly said, "Put it back quickly!"
Li Rongsen was also shocked and quickly put the necklace back into the box, but the black spot on his hand was getting bigger. Fortunately, An Yan had just learned poison from Hua Ye. She took out a golden needle and pricked his acupuncture point, then said, "This is it for now. I'll think of a solution later."
"This set of jewelry is poisonous." Li Rongsen really couldn't understand the reason.
"Who bought this? Who did your mother buy it from?" An Yan didn't believe that Mrs. Li would harm her.
"My mother said she wanted to give you a gift, so I bought this set of jewelry from a friend. I put it in the drawer for a few days and didn't touch it." Li Rongsen said.
"Has anyone come to your office?" An Yan asked again.
"It can't be Sheng Mingjie. We have been good friends for many years. He has no reason to harm me." Li Rongsen didn't believe that he did it.
"No matter who did it now, you can check it later. I'll go get you some medicine first." An Yan said and walked out of the office.
(End of this chapter)
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