As her words fell, Nangong Xi, standing by her side, spoke up.
"Xi, come here, Sister Qiangwei’s wound hasn’t healed yet, so don’t touch it," she said.
With just that sentence, Nangong Xi’s confusion was interrupted.
They had clearly gone to Feifei’s ward first, so why was mommy lying?
Making eye contact with his mother, Nangong Xi didn’t speak again, but walked toward her instead.
Gu Qiangwei listened without harboring any suspicion.
Perhaps she really was overthinking things. There was a moment just now when she truly thought it could have been Nangong Feifei who was responsible.
But Aunt Tang had said, besides her and Xi, no one knew that the porridge was for her. Without that knowledge, there would be no reason for Nangong Feifei to poison it.
Then who could it be? A coincidence? Unlikely...
Telling her first lie, Tang Yuyan couldn’t help but be somewhat distracted, and Qin Sijue saw the whole scene.
"Qin Sijue, I feel a bit cold, let’s go back," said Gu Qiangwei, turning and suddenly speaking to Qin Sijue.
Upon hearing this, Qin Sijue’s expression tightened. "Cold?"
"Yes," she nodded, and in the next instant she stood up, "Let’s go back."
He frowned. Perhaps the cold was a pretense. Was she afraid he would continue to trouble Tang Yuyan?
Gu Qiangwei glanced at him, then looked at the Nangong couple and Nangong Xi, nodding slightly, "I take my leave."
With her departure, Qin Sijue naturally had no reason to stay either. He got up and followed her.
But as they reached the foyer, he stopped and turned back, his dark gaze falling on Tang Yuyan’s face.
Facing his piercing gaze, Tang Yuyan instinctively flinched, her guilt apparent, but she forced herself to seem composed, looking down.
After scrutinizing her for over half a minute, Qin Sijue finally turned away and took his leave.
Gu Qiangwei had just stepped into the courtyard when, the next second, she was scooped up from behind.
She was startled for a half-second but quickly calmed down, used to his sudden kisses, sudden lifts, and all the other unexpected things he did.
"What did I say last time?"
"What?" She looked up at him from his arms and asked.
"Without my permission to get out of bed, you get a spanking!"
"I’ve been able to get out of bed for a while now."
"But you still haven’t been discharged, have you?"
"So, are you really going to spank me?"
He narrowed his eyes, as if considering the question.
Moments later, the two had reached the car.
As he held her and they entered the back seat, he said, "Since you’ve just recovered from a serious illness, let’s change the punishment."
"Hmm?" What kind of punishment?
Uh, not that again...
Before her thoughts could settle, his domineering lips claimed hers, pinning her against the backrest of the rear seat.
After a deep kiss, he let her go.
Gu Qiangwei’s cheeks flushed red.
After all, Luo Chen and the driver were in the front seats...
She gave him a disgruntled glance before turning to face the car window.
Yet the next instant, she was forcibly pulled into his embrace again!
If it had been just the two of them, she might not have resisted, but with others present, she felt embarrassed!
"Weren’t you cold just now?" Qin Sijue remarked, finding a legitimate reason to hold her.
"The car has heating, I’m not cold anymore!"
"Wasn’t there heating in the room just now too?"
The luxurious Rolls-Royce slowly set off, arriving at the hospital after more than thirty minutes.
Upon reaching the entrance of the ward, they saw Huo Yishan, who looked anxious, rushing up to meet them, taking Gu Qiangwei’s hands as soon as she approached!