Chapter 584: Chapter 584: You Can Leave Now
Seeing Shangguan Wuyue again was in the place agreed upon to meet Jin Chenglong yesterday, but this time Gu Ningyue paid special attention to the surrounding flowers and plants.
It always felt like Shangguan Wuyue chose this place not because of the poisonous flora behind it; for someone like Shangguan Wuyue who has encountered a hundred poisons, how could such trivial things determine his choice?
There should be some other purpose, right?
"Miss Gu is also here?" Shangguan Wuyue listened to the sounds coming from behind, turned around to look at the few people who had already entered, and a smile of unclear meaning appeared in his eyes: "Please have a seat, everyone! The preparations are ready; in another ten minutes, we can administer the drug to Miss Ji."
Ji Qianqian, hearing this, was somewhat frightened, clinging tightly to Gu Ningyue, sitting on the sofa very uneasily.
Gu Ningyue glanced around and reached out to touch Ji Qianqian’s head: "Don’t be afraid, after the doctor examines Qianqian, sister will take you out to play."
Ji Qianqian nodded, but her hands were nervously twisted together.
Gu Ningyue sighed, quietly sitting on the sofa without speaking further.
After a while, the man who had been guarding the room yesterday came in, holding a tray of pastries: "The teacher needs to wait for a while, these are pastries newly bought this morning, please feel free to try them."
Gu Ningyue responded, picking up the topmost pastry from the tray and handing it to Ji Qianqian: "Qianqian, isn’t this your favorite? Have a taste?"
Ji Qianqian took a piece and slowly took a bite.
Gu Ningyue looked up, discovering that the man who just brought them pastries was constantly watching them from the doorway.
Gu Ningyue was somewhat surprised, where did this man just emerge from?
As soon as she thought this, Lu Qingqing also picked up a piece of pastry and put it into her mouth.
But hardly had she eaten, Ji Qianqian, who had been sitting upright, suddenly swayed: "Sister, I’m so sleepy... I want to sleep..."
Gu Ningyue and Lu Qingqing simultaneously turned to Ji Qianqian, seeing her eyes slowly closing, leaning back on the sofa, already entering dreamland.
"What... what’s going on? Qianqian!" Lu Qingqing instantly panicked, not knowing what had just happened.
Gu Ningyue glanced at the pastries on the table, then focused her gaze on the person who had just brought them: "Did you put a sedative in the top pastry?"
After speaking, Lu Qingqing also cast her gaze toward him, "What did you do to Qianqian?"
The man chuckled, but before he could speak, Shangguan Wuyue had already walked out from inside: "It’s not a sedative; what’s in the pastry is the antidote for Miss Ji. She will wake up in half an hour; there’s no need to worry."
Lu Qingqing was stunned: "But... didn’t you just say..."
"If I didn’t say that, I’m afraid Miss Ji wouldn’t eat the pastry," Shangguan Wuyue looked at Lu Qingqing and said: "Once Miss Ji wakes up, you can take her back."
"Wh-what?" Lu Qingqing was noticeably shocked by Shangguan Wuyue’s words, "Is it really that simple?"
Originally thought it would be troublesome, unexpectedly it was just a matter of a pastry?
Lu Qingqing half-believingly looked at Shangguan Wuyue, but Shangguan Wuyue merely looked at her indifferently and said: "Come back at this time tomorrow, after tomorrow, Miss Ji can return to normal."
Gu Ningyue upon hearing this, glanced at Ji Qianqian who was leaning on the sofa, not really surprised by this outcome.
To Shangguan Wuyue, this poison was indeed not difficult to cure.
Lu Qingqing remained silent for a while, accepted the fact, then looked at Shangguan Wuyue and said: "Mr. Shangguan, is there anything you need help with today? If so, don’t hesitate to ask, maybe I can assist Mr. Shangguan."
Shangguan Wuyue looked at Lu Qingqing, but merely gave a faint smile: "I appreciate Miss Lu’s kindness, but there are some things I prefer to do myself."
Gu Ningyue watched Shangguan Wuyue, not expecting him to still have this personality after all this time.
As long as it’s within his capabilities, he does it himself.
Except for one person in the past, where he had already planned it out and had someone do the deed.
Perhaps sensing the smile at the corner of Gu Ningyue’s mouth, Shangguan Wuyue involuntarily looked at her: "Miss Gu’s eyes resemble those of a girl I once knew."
Especially this smile at the corner of the mouth, also quite like that girl Gu Weiwei.
If not for the completely different face, Shangguan Wuyue almost thought Gu Weiwei hadn’t died.
"Is that so?" Gu Ningyue said calmly: "Is that person a friend of Mr. Shangguan?"
Even though she knew in her heart about her relationship with Shangguan Wuyue, she was still somewhat eager to hear what kind of answer he might give about people he once knew.
"Her? Just a little girl," Shangguan Wuyue showed a smile: "At most, she was just helping me with errands!"
Gu Ningyue paused, scoffing inwardly, no wonder Shangguan Wuyue always ordered me around when Master wasn’t around, he had thought this all along!
"Oh!" Gu Ningyue looked at Shangguan Wuyue slowly and said: "Then she must have been quite beautiful."
She knew these words were rather shameless, but inexplicably, she just wanted to say them, wanted this peculiar old man to praise her!
"Beautiful?" Shangguan Wuyue mused: "Well, okay! The little girl had a quick mind, but unfortunately... after that, she could never be seen again!"
Gu Ningyue, hearing this, fell silent without speaking further, oh well, a little compliment to herself was good enough.
After staying with Shangguan Wuyue for half an hour, Ji Qianqian indeed woke up slowly.
Seeing Ji Qianqian awake, Lu Qingqing’s previously anxious feelings disappeared without a trace: "Qianqian, you’re awake? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"
Ji Qianqian shook her head: "Sister, did I fall asleep?"
Lu Qingqing responded, looking at Ji Qianqian: "Yes! Is anywhere uncomfortable for Qianqian?"
"No," Ji Qianqian replied cheerfully: "Sister, is it time for my check-up?"
Lu Qingqing cast her gaze toward Shangguan Wuyue, he walked to Ji Qianqian’s side, looking at her said: "Show me your wrist."
Ji Qianqian extended her wrist and Shangguan Wuyue pressed her pulse with his fingertips, then looked at the three people on the sofa and said: "Nothing’s wrong, let’s go home! Come back at this time tomorrow."
Ji Qianqian was somewhat thrilled upon hearing this, "Sister, can we go home now?"
For Ji Qianqian, being able to avoid the torment of medical examinations was a top relief.
For so long, she had been tormented by those check-ups till only fear remained.
Ji Qianqian didn’t understand why everyone said she was sick? She clearly could eat and sleep, and her body was quite healthy, how could she be sick?
