Chapter 220 Intentions Turn into Malice
A food poisoning incident occurred at the birthday banquet, affecting most of the attendees, and the Shen family's old residence was in complete chaos.
Seeing that the two children were alright, Han Xi felt relieved but also somewhat puzzled.
Han Yuxuan is a well-known foodie. She remembers that from the morning onwards, the boy was picking out all kinds of pastries and his mouth never stopped. Her daughter was the same, and she ate quite a lot.
Knowing that both children had eaten quite a lot, Han Xi was so worried when she heard about the food poisoning that she rushed back, but it turned out that both children were perfectly fine.
Han Xi, sitting between the two, asked curiously, "Have you eaten the food on the table?"
Han Yuxuan nodded: "It's delicious! The pine nut fish is even better than what you get outside."
Han Xi then looked at her daughter, who nodded and uttered two words: "Delicious."
They all ate it and were fine, so why did others get poisoned? Thinking back, I also ate something, so how come I was fine?
Han Xi had a feeling that this matter was not simple and wondered if it was a malicious incident.
She immediately called Gu Beichen and asked him to come and take the child back first, as they definitely needed help here and she couldn't leave yet.
Gu Beichen immediately brought his servants to help when he learned of the situation, and he was also surprised to see the scene.
"How did it come to this? I think it will soon become the talk of the town in Chongqing again."
Han Xi sighed, "I don't know either. The police and the food supervision bureau have both come. This has caused quite a stir."
Gu Beichen comforted him, "Since things have come to this, we can only investigate and resolve them slowly. Don't think too much about it. I will take good care of the child."
Han Xi nodded; for now, they could only take it one step at a time.
The two carried the child downstairs, and Han Xi felt a strange mix of emotions when she saw the birthday cakes on the table.
Yesterday, Grandma Gu suggested that it was best not to bring food, because if something went wrong, she would also be included in the investigation.
The number of people poisoned is increasing, and this is no longer a simple problem.
Watching the children leave, Han Xi felt heavy-hearted. Turning around, she saw an ambulance carrying the old lady out, and she immediately went to greet it.
Grandma, are you feeling better?
The old woman opened her eyes and said weakly, "I'm fine. How are the children?"
"Grandma, don't worry, they're fine. I'll have my brother take them home first. Grandma, do you remember what you ate?"
Han Xi wanted to help find the root cause of the poisoning.
The old lady sighed and recalled, "I only had some porridge this morning. I don't like sweets, so I ate a few longevity cakes. These cakes were delicious and not greasy."
Upon hearing the words "longevity cake," Han Xi's heart skipped a beat. Seeing the old lady's rapid breathing, he didn't want to delay any longer.
"Grandma, you can go to the hospital without worry. I'll help Ji Heng handle these things."
The old lady held her hand and nodded, and then Mrs. Shen accompanied her to the hospital.
Han Xi suddenly remembered something and quickly ran to the hall. She saw that almost all the birthday cakes on the table had been eaten. She picked up the two remaining cakes and sniffed them, but found nothing unusual.
She found other people who had been poisoned, and discovered that everyone claimed to have eaten longevity cakes.
Han Xi called Gu Beichen again and asked him to ask the children if they had eaten birthday cakes today. Both children said they had eaten too many the past two days and hadn't touched any today.
A sense of fear welled up in Han Xi's heart. He found Bai Xue, who was helping out, and learned that she hadn't eaten anything today either, not even Madam Shen.
So... is this really the problem?
Han Xi arrived at the door and saw Shen Jiheng still anxiously directing the rescue efforts. With a heavy heart, she walked over.
Seeing her distressed expression, Shen Jiheng reassured her, "Han Xi, don't worry, the hospital is all set, there won't be any problems."
Han Xi sighed and held up the longevity cake in his hand, saying, "The problem might lie in this cake. Those who haven't been poisoned are those who didn't eat it. We didn't touch it today."
Shen Jiheng asked incredulously, "Are you telling the truth? If so, then Ding Shan is committing murder."
Han Xi frowned and shook her head. She was only guessing at the moment and had no evidence yet.
Shen Jiheng beckoned to Qin Chuan and instructed, "Collect all the remaining birthday cakes immediately and have them tested, the sooner the better."
Qin Chuan saw his expression and knew something was wrong, so he immediately took his bodyguards to deal with it.
Shen Jiheng said with a solemn expression, "Han Xi, you should understand my personality. When the results come out, if it is found that she did everything, I will never forgive her."
"It was my carelessness, and I also bear responsibility." If I had listened to my grandmother's advice, this wouldn't have happened.
If that's the case, Shen Jiheng is also to blame, as he was the one who supported it at the time.
Now we can only hope that they are wrong and that the poisoning was caused by something else.
The guests were gradually sent away, and even those who were not poisoned were taken to the hospital for examination.
Han Xi stood at the door of the testing room waiting for the results, but instead received a call from Gu Beichen.
Han Xi felt even more uneasy when she saw the number, and when she answered it, she heard him crying in a panic.
"Han Xi, my mother..."
"What's wrong with my aunt?"
"She attempted suicide by cutting her wrists in the bathroom and is currently on her way to the hospital. Her condition is critical, and we don't know if she can be saved."
Han Xi's heart sank. In this situation, it seemed there was no need to wait for the test results; the truth was already obvious.
But Han Xi really didn't understand how she could be so cruel. If she hated herself, or even hated Ji Heng, she shouldn't have used such a cruel way to take revenge on so many people.
Gu Beichen choked up and said, "When you called to ask if the child had eaten the birthday cake, I guessed it was related to her. I questioned her and we argued a bit, but I never expected her to do something like this."
“Brother, you did nothing wrong, so don’t blame yourself. The problem really lies with the birthday cakes she sent. I just don’t understand.”
Han Xi didn't understand her vengeful mentality and couldn't explain it to her with her own voice.
Gu Beichen sighed: "I know your difficulties. Please apologize to Ji Heng for me. I have no face to face him anymore."
"He won't blame you. Nobody expected things to turn out this way. Take care of her first, and contact us again if anything happens."
Gu Beichen did nothing wrong. He was still happy for his mother's change. The most painful thing about this was that he had to bear the guilt towards his brother.
Han Xi offered a few words of comfort and hung up the phone, but things took an uncontrollable turn, exceeding Han Xi's expectations.
A short while later, Professor Yang came out with the test report. Han Xi frowned when she saw the words on it. She hadn't expected Ding Shan to be so vicious. It really was Ding Shan who had tampered with it.
Han Xi slumped into a chair. She was the one who gave the gift, and now that something had happened, how was she supposed to face the Shen family in the future?
The report in her hand was suddenly taken away. Han Xi looked up and saw Shen Jiheng staring at the contents of the report with a livid face, his anger almost burning.
"It's all my fault for not listening to my grandmother, which led to this serious consequence."
Shen Jiheng said coldly, "Gu Beichen just called and said she's in critical condition. She did these bad things and wants to run away."
The originally friendly relationship between the two families has been severely strained by this incident. Is this the result Ding Shan wanted?
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