Song Yan Ning watched Han Zaiye’s retreating back, a glint of cold light flashing in her eyes.
"Doctor Song, I’ll toast to you as well," Elder Jin struggled inwardly for a long time before deciding to toast Song Yan Ning. He couldn’t bring himself to apologize, but he truly had some admiration for her. She was decisive and confident, not at all like a teenager.
Song Yan Ning poured herself a drink and raised it to clink glasses with Elder Jin. Elder Jin was about the same age as her grandfather, and she saw no need to hold a grudge against him. Besides, they were currently comrades in arms.
Han Zaiye glanced at his watch and looked towards Song Yan Ning. In no more than ten minutes, Song Yan Ning would fall into a coma. When he had toasted her, he had coated the rim of his own glass with a colorless and tasteless poison that would induce unconsciousness until the end of one’s life once ingested.
He kept his eyes on Song Yan Ning, who had just drunk with Elder Jin. Her lips had touched the rim where he had placed the poison; now the toxin had entered Song Yan Ning’s stomach. What could her medical skill do now?
"I feel a bit tipsy," Song Yan Ning shook her head and closed her eyes tightly to resist the drowsiness, but to no avail, and she slumped onto the table.
"Doctor Song!" Xu Bowen nudged Song Yan Ning with his hand, but she did not respond at all. "She must be drunk."
"I’ll take her back," Zhan Yihan stood up, reached out to lift Song Yan Ning, and walked toward the exit amid the astonished stares of the others.
Watching the departing figures of Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, Han Zaiye’s smile at the corner of his mouth slowly deepened. With Song Yan Ning drugged, the Huaxia Medical Team was at his mercy.
Once out of the restaurant, Song Yan Ning opened her eyes, which were clear and sparkling, mesmerizing like the stars in the sky.
Qin Yushen couldn’t help but lower his head and kissed her eyes, "What’s the plan now?" He knew the moment Han Zaiye poisoned Xiao Ning, Han Zaiye was as good as dead in his eyes.
"Let Han Zaiye be smug for a moment; there will be a good show tomorrow," Song Yan Ning said with a sly smile.
Qin Yushen affectionately rubbed his nose against Song Yan Ning’s, "Shall we go back to the hotel now?"
"Sure," Song Yan Ning nodded. Han Zaiye would definitely have people watching the hotel, waiting for them to return and report on her current condition. Since they were putting on an act, they might as well go all out.
Han Zaiye received the message from his subordinates and happily raised his glass, drinking several rounds with everyone. As long as Song Yan Ning remained unconscious, Qin Yushen would be anxious, and if Qin Yushen approached him for the antidote, Han Zaiye could take the opportunity to make his demands. No matter who was behind the attack on the Han Family, he believed that with Qin Yushen’s status as the Young Master of the Qin Family, he could help the Han Family through this crisis.
Dean Liu returned to the hotel and immediately went to Song Yan Ning’s room. Although he was somewhat drunk, his main concern was still Song Yan Ning. She was key to the medical team’s victory.
After knocking on the door for a long time without reply, Dean Liu had no choice but to return to his own room. He planned to come find Song Yan Ning first thing in the morning to inquire about the situation.
At this time, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen were strolling through the streets; the night market here was bustling, with stalls lining both sides selling crafts and various snacks.
"Xiao Ning, let’s go have a look over there," Qin Yushen said, noticing a blood-red coral at one of the stalls and leading Song Yan Ning towards it.