Chapter 489: Chapter 489: How Could Our Daughter Turn Out
“Let’s go down and grab something to eat first,” He Jingyao’s hoarse voice carried a trace of restraint, “I heard the banquet was canceled? Did something happen?”
It was then that Su Zixi remembered Su Lianxi’s incident and nodded, “It’s Su Lianxi…”
Hearing her out, He Jingyao’s gaze grew heavy.
“It sounds like she didn’t just suddenly fall ill, but must have taken the wrong medicine,” He Jingyao said with a sparse smile, “The food source at the President Mansion is certainly clean. If it weren’t, she wouldn’t be the only one affected. I guess someone might have introduced something dirty into a drink.”
Su Zixi frowned, “But who among those present would want to harm Su Lianxi…”
It should be said that the ones who hate Su Lianxi the most are the Ning Family, but the Ning Family has no reason to do such a thing! Because Su Lianxi represents the face of the Ning Family.
As for the others… these people were all elites from the political and commercial circles, and even if they wanted to harm the Ning Family or Su Lianxi, they wouldn’t likely resort to such tasteless and inefficient means.
“Just going by your intuition, who do you think is the most likely to do something like poisoning here?” He Jingyao raised his eyebrows.
Su Zixi blurted out, “Of course, it’s Su Lianxi!”
She is someone with a past record!
But meeting He Jingyao’s meaningful gaze, Su Zixi was shocked, “No… it can’t be, right? She wouldn’t be foolish enough to poison herself…”
“Maybe she intended to harm someone else, but ended up harming herself,” He Jingyao curved his lips into a cold arc.
Su Zixi’s eyes went wide!
Then she suddenly remembered, at tonight’s banquet, a waiter had brought her blackcurrant juice… Who knew she liked blackcurrant juice?
Could it be that her original target was herself?
If it hadn’t been for Ning Ruixin telling her to switch that drink, she might have been the one to suffer!
At this thought, Su Zixi broke into a cold sweat!
Seeing her pale face, He Jingyao’s gaze darkened, “What did you think of?”
Su Zixi nodded with difficulty, pulling up a smile, “I think… her target might have been me.”
He Jingyao’s pupils constricted slightly!
He lifted Su Zixi into his arms in one swift movement, “I’m sending for Dr. Li to come over.”
At nine o’clock in the evening, the President Mansion was still brightly lit.
In the living room, Chu Jinyu’s expression was as still as water, listening to Han Ying’s report.
“…It’s a type of hallucinogenic drug,” Han Ying said softly, “The same substance was found in a glass of juice left on the long table, which we initially estimate was the one consumed by the Ning Family’s Young Mistress. I questioned the maid responsible for juicing; she said that it was the Young Mistress who had ordered her to prepare the blackcurrant juice, knowing that the Young Mistress liked it… and it was also the Young Mistress who personally carried the tray out, so she herself is the most likely and had the opportunity to drug the drink. Moreover, I found the rest of the drug on the Young Mistress… she brought it in concealed inside her jewelry.”
After listening, Chu Jinyu sighed deeply.
She looked out into the night from the window, her expression bewildered and sorrowful.
Ajun… our daughter, how did she become ?
If you were still alive, you’d probably blame me, wouldn’t you?
“Also, after the Young Mistress brought out the tray and gave instructions to the waiter, she told them to deliver it to Mrs. He first…” Han Ying continued, “However, it seems Mrs. He didn’t drink the juice that was drugged. It’s unclear if Mrs. He was the Young Mistress’s primary target or not…”