53. Night 53: Medicine Bottle
"Are you hurt?"
She walked in front of him, and the boy looked down at her. He could hear the worry hidden in her tone, and his goal was achieved.
"No."
Lu Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
When the mermaid went to take a shower, Lu Xi waited outside the bathroom with her back against the wall. When he came out, she looked up at the clean mermaid.
He was wearing a white bathrobe. There was no smell of blood on his body. Instead, he exuded the fragrance of shower gel, and there were a few drops of water hanging on the ends of his hair.
Seeing that he really had no wounds on his body, Lu Xi was sure that he was not lying. The stone in her heart fell, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
"Not hungry."
"In two days, we'll go to Taipei."
"Hmm." The merman's eyelashes trembled. "Ms. Lu Xi."
"Hmm?" She tilted her head slightly.
"Can I hug you?"
Lu Xi was stunned. This was the first time he had been close to her in the past few days, so had he calmed down?
Without waiting for her to agree, he took a step forward and hugged her, holding the slender girl in his arms and resting his chin on the back of her head.
This was not the first time that the mermaid hugged Lu Xi, but it was the first time that it was so formal. She could feel his heartbeat and smell his scent clearly. The arm around her back was very strong.
She also put her hand on his back. His body temperature was obviously very low, but the place where she touched felt as hot as if it was burned by fire. He did not dodge because he was afraid that if he did so, she would not hug him again next time.
The three people who had just got off the plane boarded a flight to Taipei. The news of Yuan Lou's death had been revealed yesterday, and it was all over the news and Weibo, because Yuan Lou was not only the head of the Yuan family, he was also a well-known real estate tycoon in the country and a bright star on the world's rich list. People on the Internet were speculating who would inherit his property.
Finally, his wife gave an interview and said that her husband had made a will, leaving his property to their only son. Only then did netizens realize that this wealthy man was not childless. He hid his child so well that the media had not found a single photo of him over the years.
Comments under a trending Weibo post:
Mei Zi doesn't drink: My condolences, but... he has a son. I never knew about this. I wonder if there are any photos?
Congcong is not Wuwu: @梅子不醉 probably looks similar to him. Their family has only one son for generations. I have seen the photos, and it's amazing. They look like they were cast in the same mold. If people could live that many years, I would suspect that they are the same person.
Awoo i: @匆匆不易不勿勿 That’s right, I’ve seen it too. The family genes are too strong. However, there are only a few old photos. I don’t know what their wives look like, or why their children all look like their fathers.
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The plane landed in Taipei. Lu Xi brought the mermaids and snake cubs down and got into a special car. She had never been to Taipei before. Although Xiecheng and Ancheng were prosperous enough, they were really different from here.
This is a big city...
There are tall buildings, busy traffic and the streets are bustling with pedestrians. Even though the boy carrying a suitcase is wearing a mask and sunglasses, he still stands out in the crowd. The mermaid grabs Lu Xi's wrist with his other hand and pulls her forward to get away from the sight of those humans.
It was difficult to push the wheelchair with one hand, so Lu Xi gently broke free from his hand. The mermaid frowned and looked at the snake cub with hostility.
Xing Ya's young body trembled, her face turned pale, her head almost completely retracted into her collar, and she didn't dare to say a word.
The person who was picking them up had arrived. They got in the car sent by Ji Qiuhu and went to the arranged accommodation. Not long after, Ji Qiuhu arrived.
She looked more haggard than before. She sent away the mermaid and the snake cub and spoke to Lu Xi alone, "Lu Xi, long time no see."
"Madam..." She didn't know what to say.
"I have arranged everything. The next head of the Yuan family will only be that mermaid." Her tone sounded a little tired.
Lu Xi moved his lips but didn't say anything.
"I heard that you encountered trouble in Ancheng."
"Yeah, but it's okay now."
"Leave the snake cub to me. You just need to focus on the mermaid." Ji Qiuhu raised his eyes slightly.
Lu Xi frowned, "I can take care of him."
"We don't have much time left, and I don't want anything to hinder me from achieving my goal, you know, Lu Xi."
"He won't be a hindrance. I can't give him to you."
Ji Qiuhu narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a dangerous aura. Lu Xi looked back at her expressionlessly, not intending to give in.
"That's really interesting." She glanced at Lu Xi.
"What kind of magic potion did Lu give you? Even if it's for the formula, there's no need for you to do it yourself. Wouldn't it be better if someone else did it for you? Since he's a demon cub, naturally no one would harm him."
Lu Xi shook her head, "I want to take care of this cub myself."
Since he was a patient requiring psychiatric treatment, she didn't want to hand him over to anyone until she was sure her mission was completed. Even if it was Ji Qiuhu, how could she guarantee that no one would attack the cub?
Lu Xi always felt that it was strange that Xing Ya couldn't awaken.
"Since you said it won't affect..." Her eyes became a little more fierce, "Lu Xi, I hope you can do what you should do."
For the first time, there was murderous intent in the woman's eyes. Lu Xi knew that she might really kill her. This woman always looked lazy, but she had been Madam Yuan for so many years, so how could she be a kind person?
She would really kill Lu Xi for her own sake.
Ji Qiuhu left her residence and passed by the mermaid before leaving. Before she could restrain her murderous intent, she was targeted by the murderous intent.
"Ascent."
Lu Xi's voice stopped the sharp claws that were stretched out secretly. The mermaid turned her head and saw Lu Xi standing in the corridor on the second floor with a serious expression.
Lu Xi's gaze fell on Ji Qiuhu, and Ji Qiuhu also looked at her deeply. Lu Xi's existence was threatening to Ji Qiuhu, because she made this disobedient mermaid even more disobedient, but no matter what, Ji Qiuhu wishfully believed that the mermaid was the perfect heir, and it didn't matter that there were so many uncertain factors in him.
Sitting in the car, the woman looked into the distance ahead. Those vehicles were traveling on the road, never knowing how to get tired.
"Ma'am, I found it."
"Go ahead."
Sitting next to him was Zixi's sister Lanxi.
"There's another group of people in Ancheng who are experimenting on humans."
She had originally lowered her eyes to stare at her nails, but suddenly her pointed nails paused and her eyebrows raised. "Are they the remnants of those poachers?"
"We can't find out yet," Lan Xi said. "They got away, but all the signs indicate it wasn't poachers who did it."
"No?" The woman narrowed her eyes dangerously. If it wasn't a poacher, then who could it be? Who would have such courage?
"It's very likely... it's within the Yuan family."
"Those old foxes don't want to live anymore." She sneered, "Yuan Lou, you just left and some people can't hold back anymore."
Lan Xi remained silent and didn't dare to say more.
In the room, Lu Xi walked to the mermaid and looked up at him.
"Did you just have murderous intent?"
He turned his face away and said, "No, you saw it wrong."
"No, I'm not mistaken."
"I'm hungry. I want to eat fish."
He tried to get away with it, but Lu Xi grabbed his wrist and stopped him from leaving. "Asent." Her face turned serious.
Sensing the change in her aura, the mermaid knew that she was angry because he had inexplicably developed murderous intentions towards others. In her opinion, this was wrong. No one could kill people at will without any scruples.
"She wants to hurt you." The merman stopped lying and his expression lost its pretense, becoming incomparably cold. "No one can hurt you."
"I'm fine. She won't touch me."
She was still useful to that woman.
However, the stubbornness on the merman's face told Lu Xi that even if it happened again, he would still show his murderous intention towards that woman.
The mermaid turned and left. Lu Xi sighed and suddenly remembered that she had never seen the snake cubs, so she asked the maid who took care of the residence.
"Cub? He just went to his room to rest."
Lu Xi walked towards the end of the corridor. Since Xing Ya had difficulty walking, she asked the maid to arrange a room for him on the first floor.
This residence is a very old western-style house that looks like it was built many years ago. The light in the corridor is not very good. Lu Xi walked very quietly and soon came to the door and gently pushed open the half-closed door.
"Xing Ya?"
She suddenly opened the door, which seemed to alarm the people in the room. There was a panicky rustling sound, as if they were trying to hide something. The high blackout curtains made it difficult to see what was in the room. There was the crisp sound of particles rolling on the floor, and the sound of bottle caps being screwed on.
Lu Xi walked over and quickly pulled open the curtains and opened the glass window. Gusts of wind blew in from outside. She saw the cub sitting in a wheelchair holding a bottle of medicine in his hand. It seemed that he screwed the bottle on in a hurry and didn't hold it firmly, so a few pills fell to the ground. He bit his lip and his face was pale.
"Are you taking medicine?" she frowned.
"Hmm..." He tightened his fingers.
"What medicine? Are you sick?"
There was a hint of panic on his face, as if he hadn't expected anyone to find out he was taking medicine. "Headache...I asked the maid for the medicine..."
"Don't take medicine carelessly." She walked over and took the medicine bottle from his hand. He panicked and tried to take it back, but she had already taken a step back and he couldn't reach it. She touched his forehead with one hand and put the medicine bottle in her pocket. "Besides the headache, if you feel any other discomfort, I'll take you to see a doctor."
"No need... I'll just take the medicine." He said hurriedly.
"No, wait here for a while, I'll let the driver drive." After Lu Xi finished speaking, she walked towards the door. The cub stared at the medicine bottle that was sticking out of her pocket, wanting to say something but stopping himself. In the end, he bit his lip and said nothing.
"Meng Na, please put this bottle of medicine away."
"Medicine, what medicine?" the maid asked puzzledly.
"Isn't this the medicine you gave the cub?" She placed the bottle in front of the maid. "Don't give him medicine carelessly next time."
"No, Miss Lu Xi, I think you misunderstood." Meng Na waved her hand and said, "This is not the medicine I gave him. I didn't know about it."
"Didn't you give it to me?" Lu Xi was stunned.
"Yes, I don't dare to give medicine to the cubs carelessly."
"If it wasn't you who gave it to me, then who did?"
Apart from the maid, she is the only one here, otherwise she must be a merman. He should not give him the medicine. Why did Xing Ya lie?
Lu Xi stared at the medicine bottle in her hand. She hadn't looked at it carefully just now. There was no label on it, so she had no idea what the medicine was.
How could he have such medicine of unknown origin?
"Okay, I got it." She stuffed the bottle back into her pocket.
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