Chapter 143: Chapter 143: Destroy this pot of meat and potatoes!
Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand on the edge of the pot was trembling.
There was even a momentary blank in her mind.
At that moment, Gu Qiaoqiao’s heart seemed as if it were about to jump out of her chest.
Meanwhile, Zhu Xiaohong and Choo Lan were looking at her with odd expressions in their eyes.
Because they had also seen Gu Qiaoqiao’s sick and retching appearance just now.
A sense of dread settled in Choo Lan’s heart.
She still had that much common sense.
Could it be that Gu Qiaoqiao was pregnant?
This realization plunged Choo Lan’s heart into an endless abyss.
The bowl in her hand felt as though it would shatter with just a little more force.
And at this time, no one noticed Choo Lan’s odd behavior.
Because all of Gu Qiaoqiao’s attention was focused on the pot of meat.
What on earth was going on?
The meat was fine before; how did it suddenly become poisoned?
At this time, Luh Fei simply could not resist the tempting aroma of the braised pork, and with a grin, he said to Gu Qiaoqiao, “Sister-in-law, this meat smells too good, let me try a piece.”
He reached out, pinched the top piece of meat on the spoon, and was about to put it into his mouth.
Gu Qiaoqiao was scared out of her wits.
Without thinking, she extended her hand and slapped Luh Fei’s hand away.
The piece of meat fell from Luh Fei’s unguarded hand onto the table, and then rolled onto the floor.
Luh Fei looked at Gu Qiaoqiao’s reaction with surprise, his face showing embarrassment and annoyance, along with a bit of discomfort.
He didn’t understand why Gu Qiaoqiao, who was always smiling, was suddenly being so disrespectful to him.
Gu Qiaoqiao’s mind was in total chaos at that moment, and her heart was in disarray as well.
This was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
And with three other people in the room, she couldn’t afford to react too much, everything had to be done by instinct.
Taking a deep breath, Gu Qiaoqiao glared at Luh Fei and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, “Luh Fei, why are you like my brother, always liking to pick up food with your hands?”
Luh Fei opened his mouth but did not speak.
Gu Qiaoqiao knew that no matter what she said, her reaction just now made Luh Fei lose face.
But there was no helping it, she could only do that at the time.
Choo Lan finally reacted, her eyes flashed with a cold sneer, “Sister-in-law, you’re really too petty, it’s just a piece of meat. What does it matter if he eats with his hands? We’re all quite straightforward, sometimes we’re not fussy about the little things…”
Gu Qiaoqiao gritted her teeth; Choo Lan was really adding to the chaos.
She gave Choo Lan a sidelong glare and said unapologetically, “Because I’m familiar with Luh Fei, that’s why I can’t let him develop bad habits. What does that have to do with not being fussy?”
Then looking at Luh Fei, she forced a smile and asked, “Luh Fei, you’re not mad, are you?”
Seeing Gu Qiaoqiao’s cautious appearance, Luh Fei, in turn, felt embarrassed and shook his head quickly, “Sister-in-law, I’m not a little girl, who gets angry over nothing, it’s fine, it’s fine. I just really couldn’t help myself; your cooking is just too delicious…”
Choo Lan curled her lips imperceptibly, cursing inwardly, Brown-noser!
Gu Qiaoqiao forced a smile, feeling as if her heart was being tossed by turbulent waves.
At that moment, she really wanted to go into the living room and call Qin Yize in.
Then tell him that the meat couldn’t be eaten, that there was poison in this meat, and it was a very potent poison at that.
But how was she supposed to explain to Qin Yize how she knew there was poison in the meat…
And more importantly, today was actually a very joyful day.
Due to the complex composition of the base, each of the three investing parties had their own people involved; the base also implemented a semi-military management, and the research and experiments they conducted were very secretive.
There were guards from the security team stationed at the laboratory building where Qin Yize worked.
No one could enter without a pass, including Gu Qiaoqiao.
Because this is the coldest region in the country, the base was established here due to its unique environment and climate. For the staff at the Northern Border City base, being able to drink heavily and eat large portions of meat after arduous work was like living a life of an Immortal.
Moreover, it was the rare Saturday when everyone gathered together.
The base had been built for ten years now, and there was an unwritten rule that when family members came, those who knew each other would get together to celebrate.
Like today, many medical researchers and engineers who usually had a good relationship with Qin Yize came over.
It was a rare opportunity to dine together.
The dinner they had prepared was also very lavish.
So everyone was in very high spirits.
They played cards so intensely they lost themselves in the game.
On such a special day, how could Gu Qiaoqiao tell Qin Yize, “This meat can’t be eaten, there’s poison in the meat?”
Then the question arose.
Who had poisoned the meat?
Or was it her, Gu Qiaoqiao?
Even if the superiors knew that these two people would definitely not do such a thing, they would not let the matter rest.
An investigation would certainly be carried out with great effort.
And if she were taken away by the security team for investigation, how would she explain? How did she know there was poison in the meat?
What kind of theoretical knowledge or experience had she used?
Choo Lan stared at Gu Qiaoqiao daydreaming, her heart filled with glee as she looked down on her.
Having such a petty mindset, getting all flustered over a small matter.
It was truly contemptible.
Yet at this moment, Gu Qiaoqiao’s mind was a complete mess.
But thankfully she had lived through another life.
Otherwise, she really would have been panic-stricken.
It was in the blink of an eye that Gu Qiaoqiao cast aside all these jumbled emotions in her mind and decided to leave it all behind.
Since she couldn’t tell everyone about the poison in the meat at the moment, she would have to destroy the pot of meat and potatoes.
Gu Qiaoqiao’s grip on the iron pot tightened.
Suddenly frowning, she said to Luh Fei, “Ah, I just remembered, I forgot to add salt to this pot of meat.”
“Ah, you forgot to add salt?” Luh Fei asked, bewildered.
The meat could be eaten without salt, but it would definitely lack flavor.
Luh Fei then said, “But it smells really good.”
“It won’t do, even if it smells good. How can you eat meat without salt?” Gu Qiaoqiao then told Luh Fei, “Take the frying spoon off the stove, I need to heat up this pot of meat on the stove and then add salt. Otherwise, the salt won’t dissolve.”
“Oh…” Luh Fei looked at Gu Qiaoqiao somewhat perplexedly, feeling that her face was frightfully pale.
And if he was not mistaken, Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand gripping the pot was trembling slightly.
Was it because of her negligence in forgetting to add salt?
Luh Fei didn’t ask any further and hurriedly moved the frying spoon from the stove as Gu Qiaoqiao had instructed.
Then Gu Qiaoqiao, carrying the iron pot, walked towards the stove.
The kitchen was already small to begin with.
The distance from the current position to the stove was just five steps.
However, on her second step, Gu Qiaoqiao suddenly stumbled, then seemed unable to maintain her balance and fell forward.
The pot of meat in her hands was also tipped onto the floor as a result.