RTIWTLITEOTW Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Poisoning

Jiang Xianchuan enthusiastically pulled Li Lingyu through the camp, as they explored for mouthwatering delicacies. They stopped at every food stall, carefully savoring the delicious dishes.

“Wow, Shi Yi, this vegetable and rib soup you made is absolutely amazing! The taste is so delicious that I can’t stop!” Jiang Xianchuan held a bowl of steaming soup in both hands, gulping it down while giving Shi Yi, who was standing beside him, a thumbs up and praising her generously.

Hearing Jiang Xianchuan’s high praise, Shi Yi’s face showed a gratified smile. She said softly, “If you like it, have some more. There’s plenty left in the pot.”

Time flew by, and night fell in the blink of an eye. The lively dessert party slowly came to an end amidst everyone’s laughter and satisfaction. However, no one expected that a sudden change was quietly approaching Jiang Xianchuan.

The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone through the window onto the bed, Jiang Xianchuan woke up slowly. But as soon as he got up, he felt a piercing pain in his abdomen, as if countless small insects were gnawing inside. He clutched his stomach tightly, his face instantly turning as pale as paper, and a layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead.

“Oh dear, why does my stomach hurt so much? I must have eaten something bad yesterday.” Jiang Xianchuan thought to himself. Because he was a person with an extremely fragile stomach, prone to gastroenteritis and other diseases, he couldn’t help but recall the food he had eaten yesterday, trying to find the culprit that caused his stomach pain.

“Lingyu, come and help me, my stomach hurts so much!” Jiang Xianchuan moaned in pain, his voice trembling and weak. Li Lingyu, who was busy in the living room, dropped what he was doing when he heard the call and rushed into the bedroom in a few strides. Seeing Jiang Xianchuan’s uncomfortable appearance, he immediately bent down and carefully carried him on his back, then hurried towards Lin Pianyue’s clinic.

Along the way, Jiang Xianchuan twisted his body non-stop because of the pain, and beads of sweat slid down his cheeks, dripping onto Li Lingyu’s neck. Li Lingyu was anxious, and his pace quickened, wishing he could fly to the clinic in an instant.

Finally arriving at the entrance of Lin Pianyue’s clinic, Li Lingyu found that it was already crowded with people. Many people were sitting in chairs waiting for treatment, clutching their stomachs with painful expressions, obviously experiencing abdominal pain like Jiang Xianchuan.

Seeing this scene, Li Lingyu’s heart suddenly sank. He prayed silently, hoping that Jiang Xianchuan could receive treatment as soon as possible.

“Sister Pianyue, can you see Jiang Xianchuan first? He can’t bear the pain anymore,” Li Lingyu shouted anxiously into the clinic.

Lin Pianyue heard the sound and quickly walked out. When she saw Jiang Xianchuan’s pale face and sweat-soaked clothes, she quickly arranged for others to help him into the room.

Li Lingyu stood outside the door, clenching his fists tightly, watching the door nervously.

His heart was full of doubts and worries, not understanding why everyone ate the same food yesterday, but only Jiang Xianchuan had such a strong reaction, while he was safe and sound.

No, Li Lingyu suddenly had an idea. Because he had no interest in drinking soup, he didn’t taste the pot of vegetable and rib soup that Shi Yi had carefully stewed. But he was someone who had enjoyed Shi Yi’s cooking before, how could there be a case where the food was not cooked thoroughly?

In this way, the problem must be with the ingredients. Li Lingyu frowned, thinking carefully, and felt more and more that something was strange.

Time passed by, minute by minute. Finally, the door of the room opened, and Lin Pianyue walked out with a smile.

“Don’t worry, he’s fine. It’s just an acute gastroenteritis attack. I’ve temporarily controlled it with my ability.” Hearing this news, Li Lingyu’s hanging heart finally landed, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Just then, a commotion suddenly came from outside the clinic. Zheng Jun was clutching his stomach tightly with both hands, his face as pale as paper, and shouting loudly, “Tell me! What did you add to this soup! You’ve made my stomach ache so much!”

Standing in front of him, Shi Yi looked angry and retorted, “I really didn’t add anything. Don’t slander me and falsely accuse a good person!”

“Humph, added nothing? If that’s the case, then why does my stomach hurt so much? And I only ate the bowl of soup you stewed yesterday. Besides, there are many other people in the clinic who are also showing symptoms of discomfort, could they all be pretending?” Zheng Jun widened his eyes, glaring fiercely at Shi Yi, looking like he would not let the matter rest.

Shi Yi stood at the door of the clinic, looking at the noisy crowd inside, and for a moment she didn’t know how to speak. She clearly remembered that these people had indeed drunk the soup she had stewed. At this moment, facing everyone’s accusations and suspicions, she felt both aggrieved and helpless.

“Then… then you can’t just assume it’s my responsibility, can you? How can you be sure it’s not because you ate something else?” Shi Yi tried hard to defend herself.

However, Zheng Jun, who claimed to have been harmed by her, was relentless. “It must be your doing! You just don’t like me and deliberately want to mess with me! Oh my God, what am I going to do! I must report to the camp leader!”

At this moment, a commotion came from inside the room. It turned out that Jiang Xianchuan had heard the noise outside, and he asked Li Lingyu to help him out.

“What’s all the noise about! Everyone be quiet! Don’t slander good people here, or I’ll beat you up again!” Jiang Xianchuan sternly scolded.

Zheng Jun, who was originally arrogant and unreasonable, immediately wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost when he saw Jiang Xianchuan, and didn’t dare to say another word.

Shi Yi watched Jiang Xianchuan walk out of the clinic, and her heart couldn’t help but skip a beat. Could it really be that there was a problem with the soup she stewed?

However, she had been carefully taking care of the pot of soup from the preparation of the ingredients to the completion of the stew, and she had strictly controlled every step. In theory, there shouldn’t be any mistakes.

As if seeing through Shi Yi’s inner thoughts, Jiang Xianchuan raised his head slightly, looked at her with firm eyes, and said, “It can’t be your problem. My stomach has always been bad. Maybe it’s just because I ate too much of a variety of things.” After speaking, he squeezed out a smile, trying to appease Shi Yi’s nervous and uneasy emotions.

“I knew it, you and this dead girl are in cahoots! You are in league with each other, colluding to bully me!” Zheng Jun glared angrily, pointed his finger fiercely at Jiang Xianchuan, and shouted loudly, his voice deafening, as if he could lift the roof.

Just then, a tall, dignified figure walked slowly over, it was Qi Xiaoyao. He frowned and asked with a displeased expression, “What’s all the commotion about so early in the morning?”

Hearing Qi Xiaoyao’s question, Zheng Jun rushed forward as if he had seen a savior, and complained with a face full of grievance, “Boss Qi, you have to stand up for me! This dead girl is too vicious, she actually wants to poison us! Yesterday, she didn’t know what she added to her soup, and then we drank it, and as a result, my stomach is killing me today, oh my…” While speaking, Zheng Jun didn’t forget to cover his abdomen with his hand, pretending to be in great pain.

After hearing this, Qi Xiaoyao’s face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to calm. He looked at Zheng Jun and asked in a calm tone, “How can you be so sure that she put something in it? Do you have evidence?”

As soon as Zheng Jun heard this, he straightened his body and replied with confidence, “Does it need to be asked? I didn’t eat anything else all day yesterday except for drinking her soup. If it wasn’t her, who else would do this?”

However, Qi Xiaoyao was unmoved, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. He asked, “Oh? According to you, just because you only drank her soup, you can conclude that it was her? Then who knows if what you said is true? How about this, you take out your stomach and let me have a look, so that I can believe you.” After speaking, Qi Xiaoyao folded his arms and stared coldly at Zheng Jun.

Zheng Jun never expected that Qi Xiaoyao would say this, and he was immediately furious, trembling all over. He jumped up and down and cursed, “Okay, you are really in cahoots! Even you are helping this bitch to speak! I must report to the camp leader!”