256 Calm
Qiao Jing nodded and took a step back, indicating that Lu Ying should go ahead with the examination.
Lu Ying took out the box of acupuncture needles that he carried with him, pulled up Qiao Yue’s sleeves and started inserting needles.
Qiao Yue’s arms were covered in scars. Although Qiao Jing was standing a short distance away, he could still see them.
Among them was a scar from an injury she sustained when Qiao Jing rescued her the last time. It was since then that Qiao Jing started investigating Qiao Yue’s background.
Lu Ying inserted a number of needles into Qiao Yue’s arms. Dark blood emerged in several places where her skin was pierced.
Qiao Jing frowned. Although he did not know much about medicine, dark blood was not a good sign. It usually signified toxin in the patient’s body.
Qiao Jing asked Lu Ying with a frown, “Is it because there’s toxin in Qiao Yue’s body?”
Lu Ying nodded and turned to Qiao Jing. “Second young master, I’m afraid you’ll have to check her food.”
Qiao Yue’s food?
“Has Qiao Yue been poisoned?”
Lu Ying nodded solemnly. “Qiao Yue had shown signs of poisoning before,” Lu Ying said after some hesitation. “I’ve also found the same kind of poison when I diagnosed Old Master Qiao.”
Lu Ying’s words hit Qiao Jing like a ton of bricks.
“Why didn’t you say anything before?” Qiao Jing’s gaze was sharp.
Lu Ying looked at Qiao Jing and replied, “I’ve already told Qiao Yue when I found out that she had been poisoned before. When she was living in Nanshan village, she always had problems with her sleep. She also felt sleepy all the time when she first came to live here.”
Qiao Jing suddenly remembered that when Qiao Yue first arrived, she often fell asleep in the car.
“But her symptoms have improved over the past few months. I don’t know why she fainted this time from the poison.” Lu Ying frowned.
He also noticed something else. If someone wanted to poison Qiao Yue, there was no reason for this person to stop halfway. Or did this person just want to torture Qiao Yue repeatedly?
Lu Ying found this person’s method strange.
“This poison can be removed without any side effects but it could be torturous for the victim.” Lu Ying continued, “This poison makes people nervous, sleepy all the time, and anxious. It can be removed if found in time.”
“Then why were the old master’s symptoms so severe?” Qiao Jing did not understand.
“The old master was poisoned with a much larger dose than Qiao Yue. The person who poisoned the old master wanted to kill him, but the person who poisoned Qiao Yue probably just wanted to torture her mentally.”
Qiao Yue was already highly strung with all the burdens she was carrying. If she was poisoned on top of this, the consequences could be unimaginable.
If it weren’t for Qiao Yue’s strong willpower, the repeated poisoning would have driven her crazy.
“I’ll check.” Qiao Jing’s face darkened. He had been so vigilant, but such a thing still happened in under the Qiao roof.
Lu Ying nodded, kept his needles and left.
Qiao Jing stood in the room and looked at Qiao Yue. Qiao Yue was still frowning, as if she was experiencing a nightmare she couldn’t escape.
Qiao Jing sat down and soothed Qiao Yue’s forehead, in an attempt to calm her down.
Qiao Yue calmed down under Qiao Jing’s touch and finally fell into a deep sleep.
Qiao Jing sighed and felt a little guilty. He hadn’t protected Qiao Yue well enough that something like this happened to her.
He would never let Qiao Yue get into danger again. Whatever she wanted to do, he would protect her well.
When Qiao Yue woke up, it was already the next morning.
She felt like she had a very long dream. In her dream, she saw her mother and the Godfather. Everything flashed by like a rotating lantern, and she thought that she was going to die.
Qiao Yue turned her head and saw Qiao Jing’s face. The air was filled with the faint fragrance of round-leafed eucalyptus.
“Second brother.” Qiao Yue’s voice was a little hoarse.
Qiao Jing was still fast asleep on a chair, holding her hand.
Qiao Jing must have stayed by her side the whole night. At the thought of this, Qiao Yue felt a dull ache in her heart.